Lin Ze walked to the yard, found a stone bench and sat down, quietly waiting for someone to come over.
After a while, other subordinate officers who received the message from Wu Fan ran over and saw Lin Ze sitting in the courtyard wearing the official uniform of the commander. They understood in their hearts and saluted Lin Ze: "Welcome back, sir."
Lin Ze nodded indifferently and said towards the direction of the public house: "Go and clean it up."
Several subordinate officials followed the instructions and walked in. They were secretly frightened when they saw the bright red everywhere. They looked back at Lin Ze who was sitting in the yard as if nothing had happened, and their vigilance increased greatly.
I'm afraid you have to be more careful when working under this lord in the future, otherwise this lord will kill people without any hesitation.
Those subordinate officials had all seen the world, and after being frightened, they returned to normal. One of them went out and called a helper to come over and tidy the room.
Then he brought water in a big wooden bucket, washed the floor clean, and brought the tables, chairs, cabinets over again, restoring the room to its previous appearance.
Only the faint smell of blood lingering in the air indicated what had just happened here.
There was a burst of hurried footsteps. Meng Tian walked up to Lin Ze with anger on his face and said angrily: "Lin Ze, you have gone too far. Why are you so cruel to Commander Li? Don't you think about the overall situation?"
"I have worked so hard to unite everyone, but you will make all my efforts go to waste. Do you know that? How can I convince Prime Minister Li?"
Lin Ze replied with a cold face: "Mr. Meng has figured it out. It was Li Gang who ignored the overall situation, not me. It was he who provoked me first. Is it possible that I will let him bully me? I didn't kill him, so it's all up to you.
I’m saving face with Prime Minister Li.”
"Besides, I don't know if Li Si can convince me. I only know that if I don't agree, my master will definitely not agree. Master Meng can decide for himself whether the master or Li Si is more important."
Meng Tian's face froze, and he said with a slight embarrassment: "Then you shouldn't be so cruel. After all, Li Gang is a relative of Prime Minister Li."
Lin Ze's face turned completely gloomy. Was he being too talkative?
Lin Ze took out his waist badge and seal from his arms, put it gently on the table, and said: "Since Mr. Meng is dissatisfied with my behavior, I will let go of what I said before. I will not do this command. I will take my leave."
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He said he wanted to stand up and walked outside without looking back.
Meng Tian was anxious when he heard this. He had finally managed to win over a few allies and planned to work together to protect himself. But he was about to fall apart. Then wouldn't his efforts be in vain?
Who allowed me to be the court captain and catch up with the turmoil? If I don't handle it well, the next imperial edict may be that Meng Tian is unfavorable in tracking down the traitor and is suspected of being an accomplice of the traitor.
Isn’t that why Mr. Wu An was convicted?
Therefore, Meng Tian quickly moved forward, stopped in front of Lin Ze, forced a smile and said: "Young man, please don't be impulsive. If you have any matters, please discuss them carefully."
Lin Ze stood still, looked directly into Meng Tian's eyes and said: "Mr. Meng, cooperation requires the sincerity of both parties. As the initiator, you especially need to stand impartially. If you can't be impartial, I advise you to give up, lest you end up
If you fail to be an ally, you will become an enemy."
Meng Tian quickly apologized and said: "I was too concerned about the alliance just now. I was impulsive and said the wrong thing. Lin Ze, please bear with me for once."
In desperation, Meng Tian even brought out the fact that he was Lin Zeyibo.
After hearing this, Lin Ze's face softened and he said in a calm tone: "Since Mr. Meng has said so, it would be too stingy if I don't give you any face. Then I would like to trouble Mr. Meng to take more care of Li Gang's disposal.
"
Well, just show your dissatisfaction appropriately. I really want to make Meng Tian anxious. If the two fall apart, my Kong Ming Grass will be lost.
Meng Tian also breathed a sigh of relief, pulled Lin Ze back to sit on the stone bench, and said: "Then let's discuss the alliance and Mr. Wu An. Prime Minister Li, I will contact him later."
Lin Ze shook his head and said: "Master Meng, please listen to me. Li Si has just been appointed as the prime minister, and his son Li Youshang has become a princess. The Li family is in great prosperity. You thought he would give up the great situation of the Li family and take risks with you.
Or will you convey this little idea to Your Majesty and use it to consolidate your position?"
Meng Tian was startled, what Lin Ze said was quite reasonable, and she had not thought it through well.
Lin Ze then said: "Maybe if I destroy Li Gang and kick him out, it will be a good thing for Mr. Meng."
Meng Tian sighed: "According to what you said, I didn't think about it. I didn't expect that my life would be in vain compared to you at my age."
Lin Ze quickly advised: "Mr. Meng is also concerned about chaos. When you calm down, you will naturally understand."
Meng Tian began to look directly at Lin Ze, bowed his hands and said, "Lin Ze, according to your opinion, how should this matter be handled?"
Lin Ze quickly stood up and replied: "Mr. Meng, I am so embarrassed, but I have some shallow opinions in my heart, so I just offered some advice and said that I would listen to Mr. Meng first."
"As for the alliance, Mr. Meng has also said that at present, the master and Marquis Wu Cheng have acquiesced in the matter. The remaining three marquises of the five major military mansions are thousands of miles away, so the possibility of winning over them is very small.
Therefore, you don’t need to think about it.”
"The remaining ones in Chang'an City, once Li Si is timid and cautious, is now considered to be in the ascendant, he may not dare to interfere with this matter. Zhao Gao, as a servant, is loyal to His Majesty, so there is no need to consider it. In this way, the only one you can win over is Zhao Gao.
The old lieutenant."
Meng Tian hesitated and said: "The old lieutenant may not get involved."
Lin Ze smiled and said, "Mr. Meng, don't worry about the result. Just give it a try first. Maybe it will work?"
Meng Tian nodded: "I will pay a visit to Mr. Taiwei right away."
Lin Ze quickly stopped him and said, "Sir, wait a minute."
Meng Tian looked at Lin Ze doubtfully, didn't you ask me to go?
Lin Ze smiled bitterly and said, "Why do you need to go there in person? It's not a good thing to attract so much attention. Isn't there a close relationship between Ling Gongzi Meng Yi and the grandson of the Taiwei?
Your Excellency, you can just ask Mr. Ling to go there, it won't attract attention, and if it fails, you can deny it and just say that it was a young man who spoke inappropriately, wouldn't you be happy?"
Meng Tian stroked his palm and said, "Good."
After saying that, he left again.
Lin Ze looked speechless and said, "Sir, can you please listen to what I have to say?"
Meng Tian was surprised and said: "Ah, Lin Ze, haven't you finished speaking yet? Then continue."
Lin Ze could only continue: "If you can trust me regarding Mr. Wu An, I am willing to take the risk to find Mr. Wu An to see if the matter can be resolved smoothly. However, when I enter Mr. Wu An's mansion, you must stand still and wait for my news.
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Meng Tian looked hesitant and said: "I'm afraid this matter won't be easy to handle. I'll give you two days at most. If it's more, Your Majesty won't be able to explain it."
Lin Ze smiled and replied: "One day is enough."
Meng Tian turned to ask: "Is there anything else?"
Lin Ze said with a smile: "There is one more thing. Regarding Li Gang, I still need you to testify for me. It is true that he was at fault first."
Meng Tian replied seriously: "This is natural. I will write to Your Majesty later to warn Li Gang that he has maliciously attacked his colleagues many times and has been punished."
Meng Tian also made a big decision. Now that he had made a choice between Li Si and Xu Fu, he no longer hesitated.
Lin Ze smiled and said: "Then it'll be fine. Master Meng can go about his business as much as he can."
Meng Tian left in a hurry.
Lin Ze looked at Meng Tian's figure and sighed secretly: "All he can do is to stir up the muddy water as much as possible. Emperor Qin's intention to cleanse the powerful is clear at a glance. He can only try to do something to delay the time and let himself be as soon as possible."
Grow up, otherwise when your biggest supporter, Xu Fu, falls, your own troubles may follow."
Yes, for now, Xu Fu is Lin Ze's biggest backer, the one who gives him the confidence to offend Meng Tian and even Li Si.
If Xu Fu falls, Hu Hai alone may not be able to withstand the pressure from all sides. After all, Lin Ze has offended too many people.
"Grow up quickly. Only when you reach the sixth level of martial arts will you be able to protect yourself." Lin Ze said secretly to himself.