Chapter six hundred and sixty-one from the heart and the attitude of the state of Chu
In Kuaiji, in front of the gate of the Chu Palace, there is a wooden table two meters long and one meter wide, with a newly made copper pot placed on the table.
There was charcoal burning under the copper pot, and the copper pot contained a soup base made from various medicinal materials. The taste was similar to the spicy soup base that Lin Ze was familiar with in his previous life.
Lin Ze was sitting alone at the table, simmering hot pot and drinking wine, very happy.
In the Chu Palace, there were countless people secretly looking at Lin Ze under the cover of the palace wall, daring to be angry but not daring to speak.
Lin Ze blocked the entrance to the palace for three days.
Three days ago, in order to solve the hidden danger of Xiang Ji, Lin Ze traveled thousands of miles to chase him to Kuaiji, only to find that Xiang Ji had indeed absconded.
Originally, Lin Ze only planned to ruin Xiang Ji's reputation and force him to come out to duel with him.
But for some unknown reason, when Lin Ze came to Kuaiji and saw the gorgeous and solemn Chu Palace, he suddenly wanted to block the door.
Just do it if you want to, and then there will be a scene of blocking the door.
When the guards of the King's Palace of Chu saw a stranger blocking the door, their first reaction was to rush forward with weapons and kill him first.
Facing a group of Chu King's palace guards who were not even middle-grade, Lin Ze just waved his sleeves and collapsed.
Then Xiangzhuang, the chief guard of the Chu King's palace, was attracted.
When everyone in the King's Palace of Chu saw that Lin Ze easily defeated Xiang Zhuang, who was at the peak of the sixth level, with just a snap of his fingers, they already knew that someone extraordinary had arrived.
Lang Yan, who begged for help, was immediately let out by the guards of the King's Palace of Chu.
A quarter of an hour later, the head of the third Qu family in Zhaojing and others arrived. When they saw Lin Ze, their expressions suddenly changed.
Back in Chang'an, the head of the Qu San family in Zhaojing had met Lin Ze, and he even ordered him to arrest him and guard him in black clothes. He was very familiar with this face.
The champion of the Qin State, Lin Ze, the great master, the biggest obstacle to the Six Kingdoms' destruction of Qin, and other information flashed through the minds of these powerful people in the Chu State.
Then they fled, panicking and fleeing for their lives.
What surprised them was that Lin Ze did not take action against them or pursue them.
The dignitaries of the Chu State who originally planned to flee with their families began to take the opportunity to get together and figure out the purpose of Lin Ze's visit to Kuaiji.
It didn't take long for them to find out that Lin Ze was here for Xiang Yu. From a few words, they deduced that he was probably here to hunt down Xiang Yu.
This answer is very intriguing.
Xiang Ji led an army of 300,000 to attack Qin. The first and most difficult obstacle was to attack Hangu Pass where Lin Ze was stationed.
Within a few days, Lin Ze single-handedly attacked Kuaiji.
After consulting the dignitaries and officials of the Chu State, they quickly guessed the "truth": Xiang Ji was defeated and escaped, so Lin Ze came to hunt him down.
In this way, the fact that Lin Ze did not kill the powerful people of Chu is even more intriguing.
"Could it be that he wanted to eliminate the need for weapons and recruit the people of Chu to surrender?" Someone raised this idea.
It was instantly recognized by most people.
"Then what should we do? Should we escape?" Someone finally asked a crucial question.
Immediately, most people's eyes rested on the four heads of the Xiang family and the Zhaojing Qu family.
The head of the Zhao family glanced at the other three people with his peripheral vision and spoke first: "No matter whether the Qin State plans to surrender or not, we cannot place all our hopes on this. We must find another way out."
"I believe that each family needs to send away some of their direct descendants overnight to ensure the continuation of the family."
This is also recognized by everyone. Families that have been passed down for many years usually do not put all their eggs in the same basket.
A small family raised a question: "The overlord has been defeated, and no one in the world is a rival to Qin. If he escapes, where can he escape to?"
The head of the Jing family sighed and said, "Whether you go south or go to the sea, you have to keep a bloodline."
"Although the Qin State intends to surrender, you and I have surrendered and then rebelled. Who knows if the Qin State will have a grudge this time and exterminate our clan?"
A young family leader looked at the elder of the Xiang clan and hesitated for a long time. Then he gritted his teeth and asked, "What do you think of Qin's surrender?"
The head of the Qu family said without changing his expression: "If the Overlord is really defeated and Qin is willing to surrender, he will naturally accept it."
"I'm just afraid that you and I might get it wrong."
A certain young prince of Chu State showed an unhappy look on his face and said: "Qin and Chu are feuding, and King Huai Xiong Xin died at the hands of Qin assassins. With your attitude like this, are you not afraid of chilling the hearts of the people of Chu?"
At this time, the elder of the Xiang clan spoke: "In any case, let's send someone to contact the champion first and test his attitude. If the Qin State is willing to let go of the past, there will naturally be no problem in surrendering."
"Even if you have to pay a small price, as long as the price is within the tolerance, it is not unacceptable."
The Xiang family elder's words were like a heavy hammer hitting the young prince's chest. Even the Xiang family members had such an attitude, which was really hard for him to understand.
But most people in the room didn't find it strange.
There are many aristocratic families who died for the country, but they do not include those families who surrendered once when the Chu Kingdom fell.
In their eyes, whose top priority is the continuation and prosperity of their family, if surrender can fully protect their own interests, why not do it?
When the time comes, it will turn out to be nothing more than a curveball to save the country.
The dignitaries of the Chu State discussed this matter for an entire hour, and finally Xiang Zhaojing persuaded the four families and each sent a representative to contact Lin Ze.
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After a while, four representatives in colorful clothes approached Lin Ze on foot. The leader shouted loudly: "In front of you is Lord Champion Hou. Xiang Mao, the next Xiang family, represents all the families in Chu State and comes to pay homage."
Lin Ze turned his head and looked at the four people who were slowly approaching with a puzzled look on his face: "Are you not afraid of death?"
Xiang Juan quickly waved his hand and said: "Don't misunderstand me, the champion. We are really here to see you. The champion has come all the way. It must be extremely hard. I wonder if I can give you a favor and go to the palace to rest for a while?"
Lin Ze frowned slightly, what kind of operation is this?
"No need, I feel comfortable blocking the door." Lin Ze said coldly.
For a moment, Xiang Dan and others murmured, looking at this appearance, the champion didn't look like he was here to recruit someone to surrender. Did the clan elder (head of the family) and the others make a mistake?
Xiang Juan showed what he thought was a bright smile and said, "I wonder if the champion has any other instructions?"
Lin Ze wanted to say no, but suddenly felt that standing here blocking the door seemed like a waste of sand dollars. Why not block it on one side and make hot pot at the same time?
As soon as this idea appeared in Lin Ze's mind, it immediately took root and couldn't go away.
Hence the scene of Lin Ze cooking hot pot at the gate of the Chu Palace.
The copper pot was customized by Lin Ze and Xiang Juan and others.
The soup base was prepared by Lin Ze, with the help of Xiao Jin, who selected dozens of medicinal materials from the palace of the King of Chu.
The wine is said to be collected by each family.
The dignitaries of the Chu State were also puzzled after learning about Lin Ze's special request from Xiang Juan. What kind of trouble was this champion going to make?
In any case, Lin Ze at least showed no malice.
Each family can only forcefully guess how delicious the champion is, and this is an opportunity to test everyone.
So each family sent the delicious ingredients they could collect to Lin Ze for him to enjoy.
Lin Ze also refused to refuse anyone who came, so he treated himself to a hot pot buffet.
On the second day after eating the hot pot, Lin Ze had an unexpected harvest.
He could clearly feel that his soul had strengthened a lot.
This kind of enhancement is not that the soul has grown taller, but that the soul feels more transparent and more agile.
Lin Ze immediately fell into deep thought. What does this situation mean?
There are not many records about the cultivation of the Soul Realm in the classics that Lin Ze obtained.
Whether it's Lu Chunqiu's "Lu Shi Chun Qiu" or Wei Yang's cultivation experience, they only mentioned a few vague sentences without going into details.
There is an article on the secret of training the soul in the God of War Catalog, but it is a little different from the situation Lin Ze encountered.
Lin Ze seemed to have grasped some key points. At first he wanted to block the entrance to the Chu Palace, but then he blocked it subconsciously.
Then I wanted to eat hot pot with the door blocked, and then I did it again.
After these two events, Lin Ze's spirit became stronger.
Lin Ze had to wonder if there was any inevitable connection between them.