"According to the order of Emperor Qin, destroy the barbarian country Nanzhao."
Faced with Zhao Tuo's words, Lin Ze did not directly answer whether it was possible or not, but changed his approach.
Zhao Tuo didn't take it seriously and said: "With three hundred and fifty thousand heads, plus the head of a Grandmaster-level warrior, the Champion is enough to deal with anyone."
A mocking smile appeared on Lin Ze's face: "Have you ever heard, Marquis Longchuan, that if you hit a snake but it doesn't die, you will suffer its own consequences? If you cut the grass without eradicating the root, it will grow again with the spring breeze?"
"Longchuan Marquis himself also said that so many people died in Nanzhao this time, how can he not hold a grudge? If I don't take the opportunity to completely cripple Nanzhao and frighten him, how can I not wait for him to recover in a few years?
revenge?"
"If Nanzhao goes north from time to time in the name of revenge, how can there be peace on the Qin border? I will have to lead my army south to kill, wouldn't it be troublesome?"
The ruthlessness shown by Lin Ze made Zhao Tuo's face slightly unnatural.
However, Zhao Tuo did not give up, but continued to persuade: "As far as I know, Nanzhao is vast and sparsely populated, with a total population of less than six million. Except for the old, weak, sick and disabled, there are hunting teams that are indispensable for every village.
, King Nanzhao can command less than 1.5 million young men."
"In this battle, Nanzhao sent a total of 500,000 troops, and they all retreated here. It is believed that within twenty years, Nanzhao will not dare to go south easily."
Lin Ze couldn't deny it and said: "In the final analysis, these are just the speculations of Marquis Longchuan. Whether it is credible or not is not yet known. Moreover, since he is not of my race, his heart must be different. I really can't think of a reason to let Nanzhao go.
Why don't Marquis Longchuan think of one for me?"
Zhao Tuo's eyes lit up and he said: "As long as the champion is willing to let Nanzhao go, with some conditions, I believe Nanzhao will definitely agree."
"I wonder what the champion wants?"
Lin Ze shook his head and said: "I have not promised to let Nanzhao go. With my attitude like this, does Marquis Longchuan still have some misunderstanding?"
Zhao Tuo felt that arguing was too troublesome, so he directly jumped into the topic and asked: "I wonder how the champion will let Nanzhao go?"
Lin Ze stared at Zhao Tuo closely and asked: "Why does Marquis Longchuan insist on protecting Nanzhao? If I remember correctly, Marquis Longchuan had a bloody feud with Nanzhao before betraying Qin."
"Is it possible that now that you have betrayed Qin, your temper has changed?"
Zhao Tuo's expression dropped and he said, "You don't have to be so sarcastic, Lord Champion. I can tell you clearly that preserving Nanzhao is a requirement of Buddhism. I have taken advantage of Buddhism and have no choice but to be a lobbyist."
"Otherwise, let alone the champion who wants to destroy Nanzhao, even I would not mind leading the Southern Conquest Army southward and turning that fertile land into the backyard of the Southern Conquest Army."
What is Buddhism’s request? An intriguing look appeared on Lin Ze’s face. What exactly is Buddhism planning?
After thinking about it, Lin Ze said tentatively: "In that case, I am thinking that if you and I join forces to destroy Nanzhao, the territory will belong to you and the resources collected will belong to me."
"As for Buddhism, Marquis Longchuan has all the benefits, so why worry about it? If it dares to jump out, it will never stop doing anything. How about you and I working together to do it? Anyway, there is only one grandmaster left in Buddhism, so there is no need to come even if you think about it.
I will be your opponent."
Hearing Lin Ze's "bold words", Zhao Tuo's face couldn't help but twitch, and he took a deep breath and said: "Buddhism is not as simple as the champion thought. I advise you to give up this idea, otherwise you will die in the future.
have no idea."
Lin Ze chuckled and said, "Did Marquis Longchuan refer to the powerful Buddhist recluse who will return soon?"
Zhao Tuo's face was stern, then he showed a look of surprise: "It seems that there is indeed an expert behind the champion, otherwise he would not know such secret things."
"Since the Champion knows that Buddhism is not simple, why would he say such things?"
Lin Ze said with a relaxed look: "What are you afraid of? As long as you and I do it cleanly, who knows who did it? After all, we are still hostile forces on the surface."
Zhao Tuo couldn't help but fell into deep thought, is this feasible? He quickly dismissed this thought from his mind, with an angry look on his face, and almost got involved by this guy.
Is Buddhism so easy to destroy? How can Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism, or even hundreds of schools of thought be simple?
Zhao Tuo said in a deep voice: "I don't want to conflict with the champion, and I don't want to fight against the millions of soldiers marching to the south. Let the champion make some conditions. As long as it's not too much, I can make the decision and agree to you.
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"Magical weapons, peerless elixirs, heavenly materials and earthly treasures, or supreme techniques, whatever the champion wants, you can choose at will."
Lin Ze silently complained: "Children only make choices, I want them all."
Zhao Tuo was a bit dumbfounded: "You can't be too greedy, otherwise no one dares to agree."
Lin Ze sighed slightly and said: "So, Marquis Longchuan intends to protect Nanzhao, and he will even lead the southern army to fight with me?"
Zhao Tuo nodded and said: "Yes, since I have benefited from Buddhism, and the other party is willing to fully support me, I naturally have to give this face. What do you think about it, the champion?"
"I still have a question. As long as Marquis Longchuan can answer it clearly, I will definitely give you a clear answer," Lin Ze thought for a while and said.
"Excuse me, Lord Champion."
A strange look appeared on Lin Ze's face, and he asked: "Since Buddhism requires Marquis Longchuan to protect Nanzhao, why is the rescue deliberately late?"
"If I remember correctly, Nanzhao's army stayed at Hongyan Mountain for eight days. If Longchuanhou really wants to rescue, I will not be able to destroy Nanzhao's army so easily."
Zhao Tuo said calmly: "I thought what made the champion so confused, it turned out to be this. I can tell you clearly that the destruction of Nanzhao's 350,000 troops was originally negotiated between me and the Buddhists."
"If Buddhism and this prince hadn't teamed up to deceive Nanzhao, the champion prince would have had to chase all the way to Nanzhao before he could catch up with the 350,000-strong army."
"If the champion wants to achieve this kind of result, he will have to pay a heavy price."
Lin Ze frowned: "Why did Marquis Longchuan want to harm Nanzhao?"
Zhao Tuo sighed slightly and said: "The champion can be regarded as this is a letter of declaration from Buddhism to prove the sincerity of cooperation with me."
"Although I have been secretly connected with Buddhism for a long time, the friendship between us is not deep. Buddhism said that it would fully support me, even if it gave me a treasure for self-defense, I don't believe it."
Lin Ze frowned slightly: "Could it be that cheating Nanzhao can prove the sincerity of Buddhism?"
Zhao Tuo smiled calmly and said: "There are also experts behind the champion prince. How could you not have thought that only the prince and Nanzhao in the south have the strength to compete in the world. This move of Buddhism has offended Nanzhao to death. If Buddhism wants to plan and get
Besides cooperating with me, what other choice is there?"
"I am a little curious. The Buddhists told me that the Qin Dynasty will be destroyed and that no force will support the Qin Dynasty. But I don't know what force behind the champion dares to go upstream?"
Zhao Tuo thought that Lin Ze knew about it, and his words made Lin Ze even more certain that Confucianism and Buddhism must have some agenda in supporting the feudal forces to compete in the world, but for some reason they were all sure that the Qin Dynasty would be destroyed?
Lin Ze once tried to deduce the secret of heaven, but he didn't see the call for Qin to be destroyed.
Speaking of this, Zhao Tuo added: "After this incident, Nanzhao will definitely hate me to the core. If he has the strength to retaliate, he will come towards me. The champion prince does not have to worry about Nanzhao going north to retaliate against the Qin Dynasty.
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Lin Ze remained silent, with a thoughtful look on his face.