Zhang Yi is thirty-one years old this year. He has lived for so many years. In his impression, he has never felt that an hour can be so long and short. Even at the ceremony where he formally accepted the title of Heavenly Master last year, he was not in the mood.
Today has been so complicated.
In the autumn of Shu, the heat of midsummer was no longer there, but Zhang Yi felt his mouth was dry and his whole body was dripping with heat and sweat.
Lin Ze didn't urge Zhang Yi too much, or even disturb him on purpose. Instead, he frequently signaled to Xuan Ming, and the two drank cup after cup of Shu mountain tea in silence.
However, an hour passed quickly. Lin Ze said calmly: "What did the Heavenly Master think about it? Are you willing to dedicate your heart to the people of Shu, or do you choose to protect yourself and leave Shu?"
Zhang Yi felt his whole body trembling slightly, and said bitterly: "Is there no other choice? I, the Tianshi Dao, would like to pay taxes like other people in Shu. Isn't this okay?"
Lin Ze nodded and said: "Okay, according to the laws of the Qin Dynasty, the people of Shu must respond unconditionally to the government's call. If the Celestial Master is really like ordinary people and is willing to accept the call, I will draft the recruitment document immediately. If the Celestial Master is
If Dao refuses to respond, he will be punished for treason. Does the Heavenly Master want to choose this?"
Zhang Yi was shocked and said quickly: "No, no, no, my lord has misunderstood, please let me think about it for a moment or two."
Lin Ze shook his head and said: "An hour has passed. I will give you ten more breaths. If you do not answer within ten breaths, it will be deemed that all members of Tianshi Dao have chosen to withdraw from Shu and will never set foot in Shu again for life."
Zhang Yi couldn't help but pause: "Sir..."
Lin Ze turned a blind eye and muttered: "Ten, nine..."
Zhang Yi looked at Xuan Ming for help. Xuan Ming had already seen that Lin Ze had made up his mind, and he might not be able to persuade him, so he turned his head to one side and did not look at Zhang Yi.
"Eight, seven..." Lin Ze did not stop because of this and continued to read.
"three two,……."
"Wait a minute, sir, Xiaodao has thought it through," at the last moment, Zhang Yi quickly stopped. If he didn't stop, Tianshi Dao would really leave Shu.
Lin Ze said unconcernedly: "The Heavenly Master can now express his choice."
Zhang Yi gritted his teeth slightly and said: "Tianshi Dao is willing to obey the instructions of the Governor-General's Office, remove the cancer of barbarians in Shu, and restore peace to Shu. Please allow me, Tianshi Dao, to stay in Shu."
Sacrificing some disciples in exchange for the interests of the entire Tianshi Tao is actually not in line with the teachings of Tianshi Tao. In comparison, Tianshi Tao advocates mutual benefit and mutual assistance rather than a "heroic" culture.
However, as a Celestial Master of Celestial Master Dao, Zhang Yi had to consider the overall situation of Celestial Master Dao.
Not to mention that if Tianshi Dao leaves Shu, its foundation will be shaken. Just because 90% of Tianshi Dao’s disciples are from Shu, once he says that he will lead Tianshi Dao to leave Shu and never come back for the rest of his life, I’m afraid Tianshi Dao will immediately be destroyed.
About to separate and fall apart.
There was no other way to agree to surrender. After all, the conditions proposed by Lin Ze were too harsh.
Lin Ze smiled slightly and said: "Then I welcome the help of Tianshi Tao on behalf of the Governor. Since Tianshi Tao is a disciple of the Governor's Mansion, it can naturally travel freely in Shu."
Zhang Yi remained silent, only bowing his head slightly to show his submission.
Lin Ze then said: "Since the Heavenly Master has agreed to help, I will tell the Heavenly Master more details."
"After the Heavenly Master returns, he immediately mobilizes the disciples of the Heavenly Master Dao and selects disciples with superb Taoist skills to come to the capital of Shu and wait for orders. When the Governor's Mansion conquers the barbarians, a certain number of the Heavenly Master Dao disciples will be selected to follow."
"Oh, by the way, whether they are on standby or accompanying the army, they can all receive subsidies for martial arts training resources from the Governor's Mansion. If there are those who have made great contributions in the army and their qualifications are not bad, the rewarded resources should be enough for a person
What is needed for a third-level warrior to break through to the middle level."
Zhang Yi was stunned for a moment: "Is there a training resource subsidy? Are there other rewards?"
Lin Ze said nonchalantly: "That's natural. Is it possible that our Governor's Mansion will still mistreat his subordinates who work hard for me? Who doesn't know that military merit is the most important thing in the Qin Dynasty. If the disciples of Tianshi Dao can really make great achievements, I will definitely not hesitate to do so.
reward."
After Zhang Yi thought about it, it seemed pretty good to say so. At least he could give an explanation to the elders and disciples when he went back.
I heard Zhang Yi cough lightly: "I wonder if you, sir, would be willing to do Xiaodao a small favor?"
Lin Ze glanced at him intently and said with a smile, "Master Tian, please tell me."
There was a trace of embarrassment on Zhang Yi's face and he said: "Xiao Dao doesn't want the Tianshi Dao disciples to know that he was forced to assist the Governor's Mansion in conquering the barbarians, so I would like to ask you not to tell the truth and only announce that Tianshi Dao is actively assisting."
How about the Governor's Palace?"
Lin Ze pondered for a while and thought secretly: "Should I agree or not? If I agree, the advantage is that Tianshi Dao disciples will not feel coerced and will be more attentive to assist the army in the conquest. Tianshi Dao's
The higher-ups will also be grateful, so that they can better control the way of the Heavenly Master."
However, as a result, the mentality of Tianshi Dao disciples will be different. They will think that they are here to help, and will not obey orders so obediently, which may easily lead to hidden dangers.
vice versa.
Lin Ze thought about it repeatedly and refused: "No, the disciples of Tianshi Dao must obey the jurisdiction of the Governor's Mansion. If they just help, the name is not legitimate and the words are not smooth. How can the Governor's Mansion mobilize the disciples of Tianshi Dao?"
In Lin Ze's view, the role of Tianshi Dao is only to minimize the casualties of the Tianlang Army so as to better achieve the purpose of training troops.
After all, veterans who have survived several battles are more likely to become elite soldiers.
As for the thoughts of Tianshi Dao, Lin Ze didn't bother to care. For him, it was enough to get people, and it didn't matter if he didn't mean it.
If Tianshi Dao dares to harbor resentment over this, he can just hold it back. If he can't help it and wants to cause trouble, he can just suppress it.
Zhang Yi asked softly: "Sir, is there really no discussion?"
When Lin Ze heard this, his last bit of patience finally ran out, and he scolded coldly: "For the sake of the Dao Palace, I only talked to the Heavenly Master. Does the Heavenly Master think that everything can be bargained for?"
Zhang Yi's face turned red with embarrassment and he didn't dare to speak. He just looked at Xuan Ming.
Xuan Ming was helpless and had no choice but to say: "The Great Qin government is most particular about status, so the Heavenly Master should not talk about it any more. As for the Heavenly Master Dao disciples, the sages will take care of them even for the sake of the Dao Palace."
"If there are really disciples of Tianshi Dao who harbor resentment, Pindao is willing to send some experienced disciples from the Dao Palace to join the disciples of Tianshi Dao under the jurisdiction of the sages."
"If even the Dao Palace disciples are willing to accept the assignment, I'm afraid the Tianshi Dao disciples will have nothing to say."
After hearing this, a hint of joy appeared on Lin Ze's face. Could it be possible that he had done a buy-one-get-one-free deal today? If Dao Palace disciples joined, he would be more confident about saving his life.
After hearing what Xuan Ming said, Zhang Yi could only nod his head and said: "I am willing to obey your arrangements."