Chapter five hundred and eighty first champion Hou atmosphere
Keeping Qingyuan's story in his mind for the time being, Lin Ze returned to the capital of Shu and found Li Xin who was immersed in his work. He asked with a smile: "How are you preparing to counterattack Nanzhao?"
When Li Xin heard the familiar voice, he raised his head and said with surprise: "Master Marquis, you are back. The general is currently feeling in a dilemma and can't make up his mind. It would be nice if you came back."
The smile on Lin Ze's face froze instantly, and he sighed slightly and asked, "Tell me, what happened?"
Li Xin quickly stood up, brought a map, pointed to the mountains and forests on the border between Shu and Nanyun Province, and said: "Three days ago, Lord Marquis arrived in time and killed the Nanzhao Grandmaster and the Nanzhao army with supreme force.
Then we retreated all the way south."
"The scouts inquired and learned that the Nanzhao army retreating south came to the junction of the two provinces yesterday afternoon, but suddenly stopped for some unknown reason. It set up camp and built fortifications here. It seemed that it planned to stay here forever."
"The Marquis is not here. I suspect that Nanzhao has a back-up plan. I dare not act rashly. This is against the order given by the Marquis before he left. Please forgive me."
"That's it. It doesn't matter. I didn't expect you to counterattack with this small force. In a few days, Han Xin will arrive with a large army, and then he will give Nanzhao a hard blow," Lin Ze patted
He patted Li Xin on the shoulder and said indifferently.
"It's a good thing to be cautious, at least you won't make mistakes," Lin Ze praised Li Xin, and then asked: "How are the provisions and ordnance required for the army to go?"
A trace of embarrassment appeared on Li Xin's face and he said: "Reporting to Lord Marquis, things are not going well."
Seeing that Lin Ze's face was about to fall, Li Xin quickly explained: "Master Marquis, please listen to what I have to say. In order to defend the capital of Shu, I will make promises to the major forces in Shu in the name of Da Qin."
All kinds of benefits.”
"The Marquis came over that day and after repelling Nanzhao's army, he disappeared after leaving Shu due to other matters. Upon seeing this, the major forces thought that the general would not be able to fulfill his promise, so they became resistant to raising supplies and were unwilling to contribute."
Lin Ze didn't ask Li Xin if he had reported his name. Each family was not a philanthropist. The previous defense of the city was to protect their own interests. Naturally, each family would work hard.
Now that we are counterattacking Nanzhao, if we don't have the benefit of attracting them, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to get anything out of them.
Lin Ze asked: "What did you promise them before?"
Li Xin said without hesitation: "No matter how much they sacrificed in defending the city, this victory will be rewarded double."
"That's okay," Lin Ze breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. He was afraid that Li Xin's promise would not be smooth.
In this case, it will be more difficult for Lin Ze to take things out of each family's pockets.
Of course, taking it by force is the most direct and effective way, but as a last resort, Lin Ze would use this method of killing the goose to lay the eggs.
Lin Ze thought for a while and then said: "I will send invitations to each family on my behalf, saying that in order to thank each family for their hard work in defending the city, I invite them to come to the Governor's Mansion for a banquet, and everyone will be honored."
Li Xin's face showed excitement and said: "I will obey your order."
Soon, invitations one after another were delivered to the four major forces in Shu.
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In the Ba family, Widow Qing handed the invitation to her son and said with a sigh on her face: "A few years ago, your mother and I saw this young man for the first time and felt that he would do great things in the future."
"It's just that your mother and I didn't expect that in just a few years, this young man would make countless huge waves and become a rising star in the Qin Dynasty. The young master, who had accumulated many achievements and became a prince, was not like Han Fei back then.
Stunning.”
"The champion has the most merit in the entire army. He killed the master and rebel Chen She, and defeated the rebel Li Si. He deserves his title."
A smile appeared on Bachchan's face and he said: "Mother seems to have a lot of feelings for this champion. Do you need me to select a few girls of the right age from the clan and send them to his house?"
Widow Qing shook her head and said: "I have missed it. I should have given it a few years ago. If I give it now, the flattery is too obvious. He will not accept it. It will only make people laugh."
"Fortunately, the Ba family has had good cooperation with him several times, and they are somewhat in love with each other. Now that he wants to make great achievements and go further, I, the Ba family, will support him."
"Maybe there will be some unexpected gains."
Bachchan nodded slightly and said, "I understand, my mother. Even if my mother goes to the Governor's Mansion for a banquet, I will go to the warehouse to count out a batch of weapons and food, and send it over at any time."
Widow Qing glanced at her son with satisfaction and reminded: "Don't prepare too much at one time. Only when the water flows slowly can the value of the Ba family be more reflected."
"I understand, kid," a hint of admiration appeared on Bachchan's face. Sure enough, he is still smarter with age.
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Tianshi Dao, the contemporary Tianshi Zhang Yi received Lin Ze's invitation. When he opened it, he couldn't help but think of that hateful and terrifying face, and his whole body trembled.
Then without thinking, he called two Tianshi Dao elders and asked: "The champion has sent an invitation to a banquet for me, Tianshi. What should I do?"
The second elder looked at his timid appearance and said a little speechlessly: "The champion has stated that it is a thank you banquet, so the Celestial Master does not need to worry."
Zhang Yi shook his head: "As the saying goes, there is no good banquet, just in case..."
The second elder interrupted without hesitation: "Even if the champion has evil intentions, will the Heavenly Master dare to refuse?"
Tianshi Zhang Yi's face immediately turned red and he was speechless.
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In the backyard of the Governor's Mansion, Lin Ze opened his eyes and briefly felt the spiritual thoughts that had been successfully fused. He immediately stood up and extinguished the remaining ambergris, leaving it for next time.
This is the fourth time Lin Ze has integrated spiritual thoughts, and he seems to be extremely familiar with everything he does.
At this time, someone knocked on the door lightly and said: "Master Qi, all the people you invited for the banquet have arrived. General Li asked the young one to come over and invite you over."
Lin Ze carefully put away the remaining ambergris and said, "I will come over right now."
The people outside the door remained silent and waited quietly at the door for Lin Ze to come out.
Lin Ze opened the courtyard door, nodded slightly at him, and strode towards the main hall of the Governor's Mansion.
Lin Ze stepped into the main hall. Widow Qing and others all stood up and saluted, saying, "I have met the Marquis."
With a smile on his face, Lin Ze stretched out his hand and lowered his hand slightly and said, "You don't have to be polite, please take a seat." He walked to the center seat and sat on it without hesitation.
When the others saw Lin Ze sitting down, they followed suit.
Lin Ze raised the wine bottle and said: "Thank you for helping the government defend the city. I would like to toast you all."
Jingmeng, the master of the Jiange Pavilion, said first: "The Marquis is too polite. Based on the kindness of the Marquis to me, it is my honor to be able to contribute to the Marquis."
Others looked at the flattering smile on Jingmeng's face and couldn't help but be a little stunned. Is this still the cold-hearted killing machine known as the Jingmeng Swordsman?
Sure enough, the rumors were not believable.
So Zhang Yi followed up and said: "Tianshi Dao has been taken care of by the Marquis for a long time, and it is our duty to contribute."
"Thanks to the iron ore sent by the Marquis, the forging skills of the disciples of our sect can be greatly improved. What does it mean to build some weapons for the Marquis?" The leader of the Weapon Sect was not to be outdone.
Lin Ze's face was full of smiles and he said: "I will keep your thoughts in mind. Come on, let's drink this cup first."
After a while of reminiscing about old times, the atmosphere of the banquet suddenly became lively.
Li Xin, on the other hand, stepped forward to toast one by one, as if he would never return until he was drunk.
After the banquet had been going on for a while, the widow raised the wine bottle and stood up and said, "The Marquis summoned us today. I'm afraid it's not just to thank us. I think there must be other things to say."
"We are all non-outsiders here, why don't you speak frankly?"
Lin Ze laughed and said: "The old lady guessed it right. I do have something to say. Nanzhao, a land of barbarians, dared to invade our Qin land. The crime cannot be pardoned. I want to raise troops to fight for the dead Qin people."
We seek justice and please continue to support the government."
Jing Meng was the first to express his position: "It's easy to say, whatever the Marquis' sword points to, I will definitely reach it."
"There are hundreds of thousands of followers of Tianshi Tao, and they are willing to work for the Marquis," Zhang Yi said in a bold voice, as if he was a little drunk after drinking some wine.
The leader of the Qi Sect smiled and said: "I, the Qi Sect, have no other skills. I am a good blacksmith. I hope Mr. Hou will not dislike me."
Widow Qingyi said in a deep voice: "Fifty thousand stones of food and grass will be transported into the military camp tomorrow."
Lin Ze couldn't help stroking his palms and shouted: "Okay, I would like to thank you all for your support."
"There are many copper mines in Nanzhao. When I conquer Nanzhao, some of the copper mines I will obtain will be converted into 30% of the market price to offset everyone's efforts."
"If we only severely damaged Nanzhao without capturing it, but used the copper mines in Nanyun Province as compensation, what do you think?"
"What General Li Xin promised you before will be counted as double."
Everyone didn't feel much about the first sentence, they just felt that Lin Ze had made an empty pie, but the latter sentence was what really moved their faces.
Everyone does not have much confidence in destroying Nanzhao. After all, the Nanzhao Army has nearly a million troops and has been fighting for dozens or hundreds of years, but it is not necessarily possible to destroy it.
But Nanyun Province, no matter what, the Qin State will take it back. Listening to the wishes of this champion, he plans to use the copper mines in Nanyun Province as a reward for everyone. How can we not make people excited?
What makes people feel more reliable is that Lin Ze promised these things after they agreed to support him, rather than in order to gain their support.
Widow Qing, who had always been calm and composed, couldn't help but excitedly said: "The champion is so generous."