In Chang'an, Shuhou Mansion, Lin Ze was sitting alone in his study, writing furiously.
After writing on a piece of white paper, Lin Ze casually crumpled it into a ball, threw it into the wastebasket, and then spread out the second piece of paper.
After writing twenty pages in succession, Lin Ze threw the pen aside and leaned against the back of his chair with a gloomy expression.
Emperor Qin's aura was looming over the Shuhou Mansion, which made Lin Ze, who was planning to run away, feel extremely bad.
At this time, the housekeeper of the Shuhou Mansion came to the study door and gently knocked on the door, calling: "Master Hou."
Lin Ze looked up and said coldly: "What's the matter?"
A nervous look appeared on the butler's face immediately and he said: "Please tell me, Lord Marquis, there is news from the palace. It's time for you to send someone to the palace to accept the news."
"Eunuch Zhang, who came last time to convey the message, asked me to tell you that His Majesty mentioned casually in private that although the Marquis has severed the father-son relationship with Commander Lin, blood is thicker than water after all. If the Marquis is busy with affairs and has no time to pay attention to the marriage,
, can be handed over to Commander Lin to take full responsibility."
"His Majesty also made a special decree to promote Commander Lin to the right eunuch of Fengchang Mansion so that he can better take over this matter."
"I don't know what the Marquis thinks, so I came here to report it."
Accept?
Lin Ze's cheeks twitched slightly. Emperor Qin was really resolute. He just issued the imperial edict granting marriage yesterday, and today he was urged to start.
Nacai is the first of the six steps of marriage negotiation in the Qin Dynasty, that is, the man goes to the woman's house to propose marriage.
This kind of thing was originally arranged by the man's parents, but through the influence of Hu Hai in his early years, Lin Ze officially announced that he had severed the father-son relationship with Lin Dong. Therefore, if he really wanted to accept the offer, it was Lin Ze who arranged it himself.
Although Emperor Qin issued an imperial edict, Lin Ze was unwilling and would naturally find ways to delay it.
Who would have expected that Emperor Qin would come under fire and directly ignore Lin Ze's severing of relations with Lin Dong, saying "blood is thicker than water" to force Lin Dong into the mix.
This is the plan for the overlord to force his bow.
After a moment of silence, Lin Ze chuckled and said: "Since it is His Majesty's will, just follow the arrangements. There are some things that you need to cooperate with, so go ahead."
"By the way, by the way, throw out these pieces of paper for me." Lin Ze pointed at the paper balls scattered on the ground and said.
The housekeeper glanced at Lin Ze in surprise, lowered his head quickly and said, "I obey, I'll take my leave."
Then he took a few steps forward, wrapped the paper balls on the ground together in his robe, and quickly stepped back.
Lin Ze looked at the steward's leaving figure, his eyes flickering, and he turned the pen and inkstone into ashes.
A quarter of an hour later, a secret message flowed out from the Marquis of Shu, but it was unknown where it went, and there was an undercurrent.
Lin Ze, who was a little bored and irritable in the study, slowly walked to the garden, only to see a butterfly flying towards him.
Seeing this, Lin Ze felt so blessed that he extended his right hand to this butterfly, which rarely appeared in winter, and issued a friendly invitation.
This butterfly seemed to be quite intelligent. It took the initiative to land on Lin Ze's index finger, and its wings swayed slightly. It was really cute.
Lin Ze watched, and his mind was involuntarily immersed in it.
In the moment of losing consciousness, Lin Ze's alarm suddenly increased. He suddenly came back to his senses, opened his eyes wide, and found that he was at an unknown height in the sky.
"Where is this?"
This thought came to Lin Ze's mind, and he instinctively released half of the Grandmaster's power in his body to form a shield to protect him. At the same time, the Tianwen Sword was unsheathed, and the power of the soul spread out to explore whether there was any unknown danger in all directions.
"Little friend, don't panic. Pindao was just entrusted by someone and came here to save you."
The sudden sound in his ears startled Lin Ze. When he looked back, he saw a plump and handsome young Taoist standing five meters away, looking at him with a smile.
But under the influence of Lin Ze's soul power, how could there be anyone else five meters away?
Lin Ze frowned slightly. He was able to hide his perception and take Emperor Qin out of Chang'an without alerting him. The iconic animal on the scene was a butterfly. The identity of the person in front of him was simply self-evident.
So Lin Ze bowed and saluted and said: "Lin Ze thanks Zhuang Sheng for saving me. It's our first time meeting you. If I'm disrespectful or careless, I hope you will forgive me."
A look of surprise appeared on the young Taoist's face and he said, "Do you know Pindao?"
Lin Ze smiled bitterly and said: "My next life will be rough and uneven, and I will make very few friends. Although the world is big, there are not many people who are capable of saving people in the realm of gods and humans, so I am sure that my senior comes from the Tao Palace."
"Coincidentally, I once saw a sentence in a classic book, Zhuang Zhouxiao dreamed of butterflies, so I boldly guessed that the senior was Zhuang Sheng."
"That's it," Zhuang Zhou replied with a soft smile, but there was no follow-up.
Lin Ze's brain was spinning rapidly. Zhuang Zhou claimed that he was entrusted by someone, so the people who entrusted him must be Shouzheng and Xuanming. The good image he had worked so hard to establish in front of the Taoist Palace was not in vain.
With a legendary figure standing in front of me, is it okay to become my disciple now?
Lin Ze thought about it carefully and dismissed this abrupt idea.
When we meet for the first time, I don’t know Zhuang Zhou as a person, and I don’t know the true attitude of Taoist palace, so I rush to become a disciple. What if the other party misunderstands me as a flatterer, and doesn’t even give him the secret method to advance to the realm of heaven and man?
Besides, it happened that a disciple of the Dao Palace was implicated by Lin Ze and died at the hands of Emperor Qin. Who can guarantee that Zhuang Zhou has no resentment towards him?
Thinking of this, Lin Ze secretly made up his mind: before meeting Shouzheng and Xuanming, the fox's tail must be hidden and no clues should be revealed.
After watching for a while, Zhuang Zhou stood there without any movement. Lin Ze couldn't help but ask: "May I ask Zhuang Sheng if you can take him down to the Dao Palace and thank the Lord of Shouzheng Palace in person?"
Zhuang Zhou smiled gently and said, "Please wait a moment, little friend. After Pindao has finished handling some minor matters, he will take you away."
Just when Lin Ze was about to ask what was going on, he suddenly heard a loud shout: "How dare you, Xiaoxiao, to cause trouble in my capital?"
Did Emperor Qin find out?
A strange look appeared on Lin Ze's face. It seemed that Zhuang Zhou's level was not much higher than that of Emperor Qin.
While Lin Ze was thinking wildly, Emperor Qin suddenly appeared a hundred meters away. He glanced at Lin Ze, stared at Zhuang Zhou and asked, "Who are you?"
Zhuang Zhou smiled and replied: "Zhuang Zhou, a poor Taoist, has seen the Human Emperor."
Emperor Qin said in a deep voice: "It turns out to be the Yasheng of the Taoist sect, but Yasheng is such an amazing person, why do you want to plot against my important minister?"
Zhuang Zhou shook his head slightly and said: "Although little friend Lin Ze is a minister of the Human Emperor, he is also a free man. He voluntarily meets the poor Taoist, so how can he plan anything?"
Emperor Qin snorted coldly and said: "I've seen you all, it's time for Ya Sheng to let him go."
Zhuang Zhou still shook his head: "Whether to leave or to stay, it all depends on Lin Ze's thoughts. How can a poor Taoist deliberately distort other people's thoughts?"
Emperor Qin lowered his gaze on Lin Ze and said meaningfully: "It's time for you to go back with me."
Lin Ze bowed slightly and said, "I would like to visit my friend, please Your Majesty."
Emperor Qin's face darkened: "What if I insist on you going back now?"
Hearing this, the corner of Lin Ze's mouth curved and he said seriously: "I would like to resign from the position of marquis, retire and return to my hometown."
Emperor Qin's tone turned cold: "You must not forget that your parents, relatives and friends are all in Chang'an."
Lin Ze said without changing his expression: "Everyone has his or her own fate, you can't force it."
Threatening his relatives and friends, Lin Ze felt that Emperor Qin didn't understand him at all.
Emperor Qin's face was gloomy and he said in a cold voice: "You really don't want to go back with me?"
Lin Ze sighed slightly and said with a hint: "May I ask Your Majesty, if Lord Shang didn't give the disciples who moved the wood a hundred gold, would the Qin State have swallowed up the world?"
Emperor Qin's face changed greatly when he heard this.
Lin Ze pretended not to see it and continued: "May I ask Your Majesty, where is the man who spent so much money to write about the Spring and Autumn Period today?"
Emperor Qin didn't speak, and his figure suddenly shook.
At the same time, Zhuang Zhou swayed.
Lin Ze only felt a strong wind coming from nowhere, blowing towards his face and messing up his hair and clothes.
Cold sweat streamed down Lin Ze's forehead. How could he not know that he had just passed through the gate of hell?
Emperor Qin looked at Zhuang Zhou coldly: "Is the Taoist sect determined to go against me?"