Outside the city of Chang'an, high in the sky.

The three saints of Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism sat in the clouds, and the three sects and celestials stood solemnly in front.

Dao Sheng said expressionlessly, "Where is Lin Ze?"

Lin Ze, who was hiding behind Zhuang Zhou, heard the call of the Dao Sage, hurriedly stepped forward, bowed down and replied, "The disciple is here." ”

Dao Sheng: "I heard that because of your own selfishness, you did not listen to the advice of your allies, ignored the overall situation of the Qin, acted perfunctory, and acted passively, resulting in the slow progress of the Qin, but is there such a thing?"

Lin Ze replied in a very affirmative tone: "Teacher Hui, there is no such thing. ”

Lin Ze first expressed his attitude, and then said angrily: "Dare to ask the teacher, I don't know who is secretly slandering the disciple, and the disciple is willing to confront him face to face." As the disciple said, the disciple is willing to accept the punishment, and if someone deliberately smears the disciple, the disciple implores the teacher to uphold justice. ”

Dao Sheng coughed lightly and said: "I'll talk about the confrontation later, I ask you for the teacher, some people say that after you arrived in Chang'an, you didn't move for a few days, but is there such a thing?"

Lin Ze hesitated for a moment, and replied honestly: "This is indeed the case." ”

Dao Sheng's tone was slightly cold: "Why?"

Lin Ze replied as usual: "Teacher Hui, Chang'an City is strong, and it is not something that a disciple can take alone, and the disciple wants to join forces with the two allies of Buddhism and Confucianism to attack the city together." ”

The reason why the troops did not move was because the disciple learned that the Buddhist Confucian army had arrived before the disciple, and had stopped outside Chang'an for several days, thinking that the Buddhists and Confucianism had other plans, and did not dare to act rashly. ”

The disciple waited for a few days, but did not see the Buddhists contact the disciples, and asked the senior brother Zhuang Zhou to know that the Qin Emperor's destiny had not been lost, and the Buddhists and Confucians had concerns, so they stagnated. ”

"Until yesterday, Senior Brother Zhuang Zhou told his disciple that the teacher and the Buddha and the Confucian sage were coming to Chang'an in person, and the disciple thought that things would make progress and waited for the teacher to come with peace of mind. ”

The Dao Sage couldn't help but continue to ask: "Why is it a few days slower to arrive in Chang'an than Buddhism and Confucianism?"

Lin Ze replied with a natural expression: "The disciple is cautious by nature, and he is better at advancing steadily, which is slower than the Confucian spirit and bravery, but the disciple also leads the army to attack the city and plunder the land every day, and there is no perfunctory at all. ”

"The teacher only has to send someone to check the disciple's itinerary, and if there is any deliberate delay, the disciple is willing to admit his mistake. ”

Lin Ze is not stupid, even if he is passive and slacking off, he will try his best to do it without revealing it.

There are some things that can be done and not too ugly on the table.

Lin Ze's eyes swept over the Confucian people, and a sneer crossed the corner of his mouth: "As far as the disciples know, the speed of the Confucian march is fast, but after several battles, the loss of troops is nearly seventy percent, and there are only more than 50,000 left in the 150,000 army, and I don't know how much strength is left to attack Chang'an?"

"The speed of the disciple's march is a little slower, but the 150,000 army went out to fight all the way to the city of Chang'an, not only did not lose money, but instead recruited tens of thousands of Qin troops. ”

"I knew that the war against Qin was just for a momentary mood, and did not pay attention to the final result, so why did the disciple have to fight steadily and steadily, so that he was slandered. ”

When the Confucian people heard this, their colors suddenly changed, and if they weren't worried about the presence of the three sages, they would have had an attack.

"Caution," Dao Sheng drank and continued, "For the teacher, I asked you, how can you explain that you have spent a lot of energy to place officials and take the captured counties as your own?"

Lin Ze smiled brightly and said, "Teacher Mingjian, this is the embodiment of the disciple's dedication to the great cause of Qin." ”

"As we all know, the biggest concern of the three sects is that Emperor Qin has the Mandate of Heaven and fights rashly, and is prone to being attacked by the Heavenly Dao. ”

"And the Mandate of Heaven is the ultimate embodiment of luck, the root is luck, and the luck of the Qin Emperor basically comes from the ordinary people of the Qin State, and the disciples have tried their best to turn the people of the Qin State into the people of the Western Qin, and the ultimate goal is to deal with the Qin Emperor?"

After speaking, Lin Ze sighed: "The disciple didn't expect that he was obviously focused on the overall situation, why did someone still frame the disciple, the way of heaven is unfair." ”

It wasn't until Dao Sheng's unkind gaze came over that Lin Ze hurriedly shut up, his face was solemn, and he pretended to be an honest man.

Dao Sheng's face softened slightly, turned his head to look left and right, and asked, "What do you two think?"

The Buddha clasped his hands together and pronounced the Buddha's horn and said: "Amitabha, Lin Ze's little benefactor is not at fault, it was the Buddhist disciple who committed the reluctance vow, and after this incident, the poor monk will definitely give him an explanation." ”

The Confucian saint smiled and said: "Master Li is brave and resourceful, and can be a teacher, and some disciples of Confucianism not only choose their merits and learn from them, but instead develop jealousy and should be severely punished." ”

When Lin Ze heard this, he knew that this level was over.

Of course, Lin Ze had already expected that as long as he was still a disciple of the Dao Saint, as long as he still represented the interests of the Dao Palace, as long as the Dao Saint was still alive, he would definitely be fine.

Dao Sheng said indifferently: "This matter is over, there is no need to mention it again, let's talk about the attack on Chang'an, how should the three sects work together?"

Confucian Sheng smiled and said, "I see that Master Li is good at military affairs, why don't you listen to his opinions?"

The Buddha also smiled and said, "The poor monk seconded the proposal. ”

Lin Ze sneered in his heart, he just lost a game, is this targeting me?

The Dao Sage didn't seem to notice anything wrong, and asked according to his words: "Lin Ze, it's rare for the Confucian Sage Buddha to respect you so much, do you have a good plan?"

Lin Ze bowed, and said with a hesitant expression: "Back to the teacher, the disciple doesn't dare to say it." ”

Dao Sheng frowned slightly: "Why don't you dare to say it?"

Lin Ze hesitated for a moment, and then said, "If the disciple's strategy is not complete, those who slander the disciple for no reason must not attack the disciple wildly?"

"After all, if you are dedicated to the overall situation, you will be questioned, and if you make a mistake, the disciple is afraid that she will not be able to clear it. ”

Dao Sheng's face showed displeasure, and he shouted coldly: "Lin Ze, don't talk nonsense. Zhuang Zhou, why don't you take your little junior brother down and discipline him well, what kind of nonsense is it like?"

"Disciple obeys," Zhuang Zhou hurriedly stepped forward when he heard this, pulling Lin Ze, who was half-pushed and half-pushed, down.

Lin Ze pretended to be full of grievances, but there was no discomfort in his heart, as he expected, the Dao Saint would resolutely stand on his side and push the boat down the river to take him out.

The Buddha and the Confucian sage are wishful thinking, and they are reluctant to even put the bait, just based on two words of praise, they want to let themselves into the pit, how is it possible?

Even if he wanted to offer advice, Lin Ze had to clear his responsibilities in advance, so as not to be used as an excuse by Buddhism and Confucianism.

After all, after the destruction of Qin, Dao Buddha Confucianism will turn from an ally to a competitor.

Obviously, Buddhism and Confucianism have been very close recently, and Lin Ze, as the person who represents the Dao Palace to compete for the Mandate of Heaven, will be the first target of the two families.

Dao Sheng said apologetically to the Buddha and Confucian Sage: "The disciple is not Xiao, so that the two of them laughed." ”

At the moment, it is necessary to maintain the harmony of the surface.

The Buddha said with a sad face: "The fault of this matter lies with the disciples of Buddhism, it is the poor monk who should be sorry, and the words of the Taoist saint make the poor monk embarrassed." ”

The Confucian sage echoed on the side: "Master Li's words are serious, I should investigate this matter thoroughly immediately, and I definitely can't chill Lin Ze's heart because of the actions of a few Confucian disciples." ”

The atmosphere was silent.

Yan Hui said in a timely voice: "Regarding the punishment, the disciple is willing to share the worries of the teacher, but now is the critical moment to destroy Qin in one fell swoop, and I ask the teacher to put it aside for the time being." ”

"Confucianism is righteous for a long time, and the disciples and others are willing to be eaten by the way of heaven, and they will definitely welcome the teacher into Chang'an. ”

Jin Chanzi stepped forward and said: "Tell the Buddha that the disciple has gathered 30,000 Buddhist disciples, and he is willing to fight to the death to break Chang'an." ”

The sudden statement of Buddhism and Confucianism surprised Lin Ze.

Thinking that he couldn't let the Taoist saint lose face in front of the Buddha and the Confucian saint, Lin Ze said righteously: "Teacher Qiqi, 150,000 Western Qin soldiers are waiting for the teacher, and they are willing to pave the way for the teacher." ”