On the wall of Peixian City, a newly made hourglass over three feet high stood there. The fine sand above the hourglass flowed down at a constant speed.
After a while, half of the gravel above the hourglass flowed to the bottom.
There were four Confucian scholars surrounding the hourglass. They stared nervously at the hourglass for a while, wishing that the gravel would flow down ten times slower.
After a while, he looked back at the city, with a hint of worry on his face, wondering when his fellow disciples would be able to persuade Pei Gong Liu Ji to come and resolve the misunderstanding.
For a moment, the four of them would look at Lin Ze, who was standing calmly in mid-air, with a hint of helplessness on their faces.
In the decades of experience of the four of them, this was probably the first time they met such an "honest" heavenly being as Lin Ze, who even brought out the hourglass when he said he would only give him a quarter of an hour.
Moreover, this big hourglass was made temporarily by the other party based on his supreme cultivation.
Normally, the four of them would have laughed and exclaimed that the world is so big and full of wonders.
But today, the four of them couldn't laugh at all, because Lin Ze was here to cause trouble.
Moreover, the attitude shown by Lin Ze made the four of them very worried.
For such a "sincere" heavenly being, if Pei Gong and Liu Ji really refused to come forward, there is no way that the other party would really disregard Confucianism's face and lead an army to attack the city.
Putting aside the opponent's peerless cultivation level in the Heavenly Realm, can the 20,000 mob in Peixian County stop the opponent's 100,000 elites?
The four of them didn't have any confidence at all.
Several of them were ordered by the sages to assist Liu Ji. If Pei County was destroyed and Liu Ji died, how would they face the Confucian sages?
For this plan, the four of them only thought that their fellow disciples could persuade Liu Ji and come out to resolve the misunderstanding.
As long as the city is not broken, both sides still have room for maneuver. If the city is broken and Liu Ji dies, both sides will really fight to the death.
Unlike the four people who were worried, the person involved, Lin Ze, was standing in mid-air with a calm face and looking straight ahead.
After a while, Lin Ze said slowly: "I would like to remind everyone that there is not much left in a quarter of an hour. If Liu Ji refuses to come forward, you will bear all the consequences."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Ze seemed to feel something. The corners of his mouth curved and he chuckled: "The turtle with his head is finally out."
He saw three figures flying across the sky quickly and landing on the city wall. Lin Ze took a quick look and saw Liu Jili on the left. One of them was a young Confucian scholar with an elegant face.
The young Confucian scholar smiled at Lin Ze, clasped his hands and gestured: "Confucian Yan Hui, I have met Brother Lin, a disciple of the Taoist Palace."
Yan Hui? Liu Ji was able to invite Confucius's proud disciple to come forward. It seems that Confucianism really values him.
Lin Ze hid his surprise deep in his heart and calmly returned the greeting with his hands raised: "Lin Ze from the Taoist Palace has met Confucian sages."
Yan Hui smiled and looked away from Lin Ze, passing through the layers of people and finally landing on Zhuang Zhou who was hiding among the army.
"Since Brother Zhuang is here, why is he hiding in the crowd and refusing to show himself to others? Do you think that I am not qualified to entertain Brother Zhuang?"
Yan Hui stared at Zhuang Zhou and said loudly.
Lin Ze's eyes immediately roamed back and forth between the two of them, with an inquiring look on his face.
Zhuang Zhou in the crowd stretched, and after a while, an afterimage passed through the air and fell on the city wall. He said with a smile: "Brother Yan, you are serious. Today, Pindao just came with his junior brother to seek justice. I didn't expect Yan.
My brother is actually here, so I would be rude and disrespectful if I failed to visit him immediately."
Yan Hui replied as gentle as jade: "It's not too late now. If Brother Zhuang doesn't dislike it, how about he follow the younger brother into the city and sit down to drink tea and discuss Taoism?"
Zhuang Zhou shook his head and said: "Pintao's junior brother's matter has not been resolved yet. As a senior brother, how can we only care about ourselves? Brother Yan's kindness is appreciated by Pindao, so I can only say sorry."
"If the matter is solved perfectly, don't talk about drinking tea and discussing Taoism. Even if you drink tea and discuss Taoism, I will have fun with Brother Yan."
Lin Ze silently praised Zhuang Zhou from the side. Fortunately, he was not a cheater. He was afraid that Zhuang Zhou would meet an acquaintance and be led by others because he could not save face, so that his plan would fail.
Unexpectedly, this second senior brother is quite reliable sometimes.
Yan Hui turned his gaze to Lin Ze and said in surprise: "I wonder if little brother Lin has something urgent to solve? You can tell me and listen, maybe I can help you."
"Little brother, please don't be embarrassed. Based on the friendship between Confucianism and Taoism for so many years, if I can help you, I will never refuse. I hope that little brother will not hesitate to ask."
Yan Hui's words seemed to be well-intentioned, but in fact he was implying that he had a good relationship between Confucianism and the Taoist palace, and he was willing to be merciful and merciful.
Lin Ze moved forward slightly, fell from the air, cupped his hands and said, "I am very grateful to Yan Shengxian for his kindness. Confucianism is indeed a noble sect that integrates benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom and trust. Today I can meet Yan Shengxian.
Only then did we know that the rumors in the world were true."
Since the other party showed generosity and righteousness, Lin Ze didn't mind picking him up first.
"To be honest, Yan Shengxian, I am here because of him." Lin Ze pointed at Liu Ji beside Yan Hui and said with cold eyes.
Yan Hui happened to be surprised and asked, "Why did Brother Lin say this?"
Lin Ze said with an angry look on his face: "Ten days ago, this man's 50,000-strong army invaded my territory for no reason and killed more than 2,000 of my soldiers. I am here today to raise an army and question the crime."
"I want to ask him, how dare he, a mere mortal, dare to embarrass himself in the realm of gods and humans like me? Could it be because of Confucianism?"
Liu Ji, who was standing aside, quickly defended: "Yan Sheng Mingjian, I am wronged. As far as I know, the purpose of the army sent by me is to capture the land of Yan and Zhao. I have no intention of invading the territory of Western Qin."
Yan Hui heard this and asked, "Liu Ji, are you sure?"
Liu Ji said with excitement on his face: "I swear to heaven that if I have the idea of invading Western Qin, I will let the heavens strike with five thunders and I will not die a good death."
Liu Ji was telling the truth. It was not like he had never seen how cruel Lin Ze was. How could he dare to tease the tiger's beard when he was not sure?
Yan Hui coughed lightly, looked at Lin Ze and said, "Brother Lin, do you think there is any misunderstanding here?"
Lin Ze said with a sneer: "Misunderstanding? The fact that Liu Ji's army attacked Jinyang and killed two thousand of my soldiers is there. I'm afraid I won't be able to convince my little brother just by using the word misunderstanding."
Liu Ji said anxiously: "Your Excellency also said that that is Jinyang. Jinyang was originally the territory of the Qin State. When did it become your Excellency's?"
"I think it's just a misunderstanding caused by my subordinates not being aware of it in time."
Lin Ze looked at Liu Ji coldly and said quietly: "According to what you said, Peixian County was once the territory of the Qin State. Now I am ordering an attack on the city, and it has nothing to do with you."
"It's not enough to talk about speculation. In that case, I will order an attack on the city now. Let everyone speak according to their abilities."
After Lin Ze finished speaking, he turned around and was about to leave. Yan Hui hurriedly spoke out to persuade him: "Brother Lin, wait a minute. The misunderstanding has not been resolved yet. How about we talk about it slowly?"
Lin Ze turned around with a sneer on his face and said: "If Yan Shengxian says this is a misunderstanding, I will naturally believe Yan Shengxian, but Liu Ji is talking nonsense, and I can't bear it."
"What does it mean to not be aware of it for a moment? Liu Ji is thousands of miles away and does not know the situation in Jinyang. He is excusable. But the army is attacking the city and plundering the land. If you don't even know who is defending the city, doesn't Yan Shengxian feel that
Is it funny?"
"Is it possible that Liu Ji's army is all fools and can only do rampage? In this case, will one day his army unite to attack Pei County?"
"Because they never care whether the city is an enemy or a friend. As long as the mood comes, no matter whether they can fight or not, they will fight first and then talk about it."
Yan Hui glanced at the speechless Liu Ji, knowing that upon closer inspection, Liu Ji must be at fault.
If it were an ordinary force, Yan Hui believed that he could still "convince others with virtue", but the other party was a Taoist palace after all.
Continuing to entangle will only worsen the relationship between them, so Yan Hui said decisively: "This matter is what Liu Ji's army did wrong. Brother Wei asked him to explain it to Brother Lin. Let's reduce the big matter to the trivial matter.