Chen Ping is no longer the slightly green young man he was back then. Even though he was so shocked that he couldn't attach anything to it, he had been through big scenes for a long time and managed to regain his composure within three breaths.
"Why did Uncle Master say this? Even though His Majesty is young and ignorant, he is very suspicious of Uncle Master. With his power, he is not a threat to Uncle Master at all, so why should Uncle Master kill him and replace him?"
After barely regaining his composure, Chen Ping couldn't help but persuade him.
Although Chen Ping was full of disdain for Hu Hai's ungrateful behavior, in his opinion, Hu Hai's crime was not worthy of death.
"Besides, my uncle is not a person who is greedy for power. He has never been interested in the throne. Why has he changed his original intention now?"
"Uncle, please think twice."
Seeing Chen Ping's nervous expression, thinking that he was trying to usurp the throne, Lin Ze felt angry and funny.
However, Lin Ze did not rush to explain. Instead, he said in a cold voice with an expressionless face: "Stop talking nonsense, my uncle just wants to ask you one question, which side will you stand between Qin and my uncle?"
"Don't worry, no matter which side you choose to stand on, my uncle will not make things difficult for you. You just need to answer truthfully."
When Chen Ping heard this, his heart kept sinking. His uncle was determined to kill His Majesty and replace him.
Where should I go?
Chen Ping thought about it with a look of pain on his face, closed his eyes, and did not dare to face Lin Ze.
Chen Ping's tangled, painful, and slightly uneasy look was completely expected by Lin Ze.
Lin Ze did not urge Chen Ping to respond. Instead, he looked calm and calmly picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea.
Chen Ping's state only lasted for ten breaths. He forcefully regained his composure again and said slowly: "Uncle Master, please give your Majesty a decent way to die."
"Master Nephew will help Master Master stabilize the court until the world is completely peaceful, and then return to the mountains and forests. I ask Master Master for permission."
After getting the answer, Lin Ze asked with a smile on his face: "Who told you that I was going to kill Hu Hai and make myself king?"
As soon as these words came out, Chen Ping was immediately dumbfounded and his eyes were dull.
After a while, Chen Ping said with a frantic look on his face: "Uncle, why are you joking about something like this? My nephew is being driven crazy, do you know that?"
Lin Ze frowned slightly and said, "Who is kidding you?"
Chen Ping...
Taking a deep breath, Chen Ping stood up suddenly, bowed and said: "Uncle, please tell me frankly."
After two wrong guesses, Chen Ping decided not to guess anymore.
In his opinion, this uncle had too many clever ideas and his thoughts were always wild and unconstrained. Sometimes, it was better not to guess.
If you guess too many wrong things, you will inevitably feel like your intelligence has declined.
Upon seeing this, Lin Ze stretched out a hand, pressed it down, and gestured: "Sit down and wait until Uncle Master talks to you slowly."
Chen Ping was a little dumbfounded and said: "Uncle, please speak concisely. If you don't speak clearly, my nephew's heart will be restless and he will never be at peace."
Lin Ze nodded slightly and briefly explained his plans to establish a country in the Western Region and the North and support the country's leader.
"If you are interested, how about my uncle asking you to be the leader of a country?"
After hearing this, Chen Ping was relieved at first. It turned out that his uncle had no intention of usurping the throne.
Chen Ping had no doubts about this statement, because Lin Ze had no need to lie.
In other words, if Lin Zeruo really wants to usurp the throne, no one can stop him.
Then Chen Ping was a little confused and asked: "If my uncle wanted to establish a country, he could not choose the fertile Guanzhong and the endless fertile Central Plains. Why should he choose the remote and barren Western Regions and the North?"
Lin Ze raised his eyebrows slightly and said: "According to what you say, I can directly seek the throne and usurp the throne, so why should I establish a country?"
Chen Ping had a stern look on his face, and he flattered him calmly and said: "What my uncle said makes sense. It's because my nephew's talent is limited and he can't guess what his true thoughts are."
Lin Ze didn't pay much attention and changed the subject and asked: "How about setting up a small country? Are you sure about it?"
Chen Ping said happily: "Uncle, please rest assured. Since my nephew became the prime minister of Qin, he has trained several batches of talents, which are more than enough to govern a small country."
"But how can uncle bypass His Majesty and obtain permission to establish a small country? If the situation is not handled well, the small country established by uncle may be in violent conflict with Qin."
"Even the relationship between Uncle Master and Your Majesty may become a life-or-death enemy."
Lin Ze chuckled and said: "This should be the easiest. As long as I take the initiative to mention this to Hu Hai, he will only wish that I really want to do this."
"It's too late for him to be happy when I leave Qin. How can he stop me?"
Chen Ping smiled bitterly when he heard this: "What my uncle said is absolutely true. My nephew has made a mistake. I wonder when my uncle plans to establish a country?"
Lin Ze estimated the time and found that it would be at least half a year before those people from the outer world arrived, so there was relatively plenty of time.
"Build the wall high, accumulate food widely, and become king slowly."
"The first step now is to store enough resources to prepare for future disasters."
"Looking back, I will argue with Hu Hai that using the excuse that the Byzantine Empire once invaded my territory and killed my people, I must retaliate with tooth for tooth and blood for blood."
"At that time, you will be in charge of logistics and send people to the Western Regions to deliver grain, grass, and various types of ordnance."
"Among other things, black powder must provide five hundred boxes of finished products every month, which will be of great use in the future."
"By the way, you can collect all kinds of talents and send them over as well. These people will be the economic backbone of the Western Region Country in the future."
After listening to what Lin Ze said, Chen Ping felt that it was very reasonable. He nodded repeatedly and said: "Uncle, please rest assured, my nephew will make arrangements."
Lin Ze said "hmm" and added: "Look back, I will ask Qianyuan to come over to help you, and you can just take charge of the overall situation."
Then the two discussed some details.
Finally, Lin Ze reiterated his old words: "Are you interested in being the leader of a country? Although the Western Region and the North are relatively barren and the kingdoms they have established are weaker, at least they are kingdoms spanning thousands of miles. The status and status of
It won’t go any lower.”
"When the Chen clan's ancestral temple is established, wouldn't you, Chen Ping, be honored as the founder of the dynasty?"
Chen Ping did not refuse in a hurry this time. Instead, he pondered for a few breaths and asked: "Uncle Master, why don't you establish yourself as the country's leader? Instead, let someone else be the country's leader?"
Because both Confucianism and Buddhism use a method of support rather than a method of replacing it.
Out of caution, of course Lin Ze had to learn from them.
If he could help him practice martial arts and advance to immortality, Lin Ze wouldn't mind having a taste of what it was like to be the leader of a country.
If there are no benefits to being the leader of a country, only benefits to supporters, wouldn't it be foolish for Lin Zemao to become the leader of a country rashly?
Of course, Lin Ze would not tell Chen Ping everything, but said sincerely: "You don't have to test it, I don't have this ambition, and you don't have to think too much. The founding of the country is very likely to bring me a lot of benefits, so I will plan this."
thing."
"But I can guarantee that for you, although it is not without disadvantages, compared with the advantages, the disadvantages are almost negligible."
"If you are willing, I can give you a month to weigh the pros and cons and give me a reply after you have considered it carefully."
"After a month, I will find someone else. You must know that once you miss some opportunities, you cannot come back."
Chen Ping was silent for a long time, then bowed and said: "Thank you for the opportunity, uncle. I will definitely give you a reply in one month."
Chen Ping did not refuse in a hurry, but planned to seriously consider it.
The allure of being the leader of a country is not that simple.