The Western Qin officials who received the order responded quickly. On the next morning, people entered Chang'an City one after another and came to the gate of Shuhou Mansion to ask to see Lin Ze.
Lin Ze had no intention of meeting them, so he sent people to settle them in a mansion near the Shuhou Mansion, waiting for orders.
Anyway, there are a lot of vacant mansions in Chang'an, so it won't be a problem to accommodate tens of thousands of people.
In the next two days, Lin Ze didn't see Hui Shi. He didn't know where he was hiding.
The occasional breath reminded Lin Ze that Hui Shi had not left Chang'an and was protecting him secretly.
On the evening of the next day, Qianyuan, who was covered in dust, secretly came to Lin Ze's study while avoiding the eyes and ears. He bowed and said, "To the Lord of the Kingdom, the altar has been completed."
Lin Ze's expression changed and he said with appreciation: "You have done a good job in this matter. When you finish this work, you will be rewarded heavily."
Qianyuan, who was praised by Lin Ze, suddenly lost 70% of his fatigue, and left happily.
Lin Ze walked out of the study, looked at the starry sky, and looked thoughtful. This time, it would be the biggest crisis he had encountered since he came to this world.
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In the early morning, Lin Ze changed into a black dragon robe under the service of the maid.
After checking a few items he carried with him, Lin Ze opened the door and strode out. Outside was a group of Western Qin civil and military officials waiting for his orders.
Looking at the Western Qin officials standing solemnly in the darkness, Lin Ze asked calmly: "Are you all here?"
The Commander of the Jinyi Guards in Guanzhong bowed and responded: "Reporting to the Lord, there is not a single one of Guanzhong's fifth rank and above. They are all here."
Lin Ze nodded slightly: "Very good, it's still early today and I haven't eaten yet. It's a rare time to get together with all the ministers. Come and prepare a banquet."
As soon as this statement came out, the officials were in an uproar and went to great lengths to summon people here just for a banquet? Are you trying to imitate King You of Zhou?
Someone couldn't hold it back and took a step forward and said: "To inform the lord of the country, I believe that state affairs are more important, and the banquet is the second most important. If the lord has not eaten yet, I can wait for a while. The banquet is a waste of time and delays the official business."
, I hope the king will think twice."
This is categorically opposed.
Someone followed up and said: "This is for the lord of the country. I know that the main body of the country sympathizes with the ministers, but as Mr. Zhou said, state affairs come first. After the discussion, can the lord of the country entertain the ministers?"
This is tactful persuasion.
Then all the ministers said to me were against Lin Ze's breakfast banquet.
Lin Ze's lukewarm voice echoed throughout the Shuhou Mansion: "Are you trying to disobey me?"
All the Jin Yiwei silently took a step forward and put their hands on the hilts of their swords, as if Lin Ze gave the order and rushed forward to capture all the disobedient people.
The agitation of the ministers calmed down a lot in an instant. Some of the timid ones simply shut up and remained silent, while some of the loyal ones trembled all over.
Although the Western Qin is now powerful and powerful, there are still three kingdoms of Chu, Han, and South Vietnam that are eyeing it. If the leader of the country is so unreasonable, how can the Western Qin have a future?
Restlessness is restlessness, but there are not even half of them who risk their lives to remonstrate.
If you think about it carefully, these people have gone through the Qin Emperor, Hu Hai, Li Si and the four generations of the Western Qin Dynasty. How can there be any pure and loyal ministers who are not afraid of death?
The small group of people who are truly loyal to Lin Ze will not publicly oppose Lin Ze. At most, they will hand over a memorial in private and give some advice.
Others may observe the direction of the wind, or offer flattery, or righteous persuasion, but anyway, they cannot put their wealth or life on the line.
Under Lin Ze's strong force, the ministers hibernated, and tables were brought up one by one and placed in front of the ministers.
Then barbecued meat, soup, fresh fruits and fine wine were all brought up, the aroma was overflowing and the appetite was greatly increased.
The ministers who saw this scene were finally convinced that Lin Ze was serious. Most of them smiled and seemed to be very happy about the banquet.
Lin Ze's indifferent eyes swept over the faces of the ministers, and he said calmly: "There are important things to do later, so please take the wine away."
Watching the jars of fine wine being removed, the alert officials realized something was wrong and secretly pondered the meaning of Lin Ze's move.
How could the leader of Western Qin, who started almost from scratch, gnawed away at Qin bit by bit, and established himself as Western Qin, be as stupid as King You of Zhou?
But there was no sign of Lin Ze's abnormality, so that the officials could not guess it at all.
The banquet lasted for a full hour and a half. Lin Ze, who had been motionless, suddenly stood up and said loudly: "We are almost full. Come, please take the things away. I have to deal with business."
The ministers, who were sitting on pins and needles, secretly breathed a sigh of relief. This uncomfortable banquet was finally over.
Although the leftovers and tables and chairs were removed, the smell in the air could not be dissipated. Lin Ze looked at the ministers who were covering their noses from time to time and said thoughtfully: "This is not a suitable place for discussion. Please move to another place."
After saying that, he walked towards the outside of Shuhou Mansion.
The ministers were stunned for a moment, looked at the guarded guards all around, and quickly followed them.
Lin Ze led the officials through several streets and came to an altar. When they saw the scene behind the altar, the officials' expressions changed.
The former Xianyang Palace is now the Tomb of Emperor Qin.
Some officials who were paranoid about persecution were even trembling slightly. Could it be that the leader of the country thought that some people still harbored Qin's feelings and wanted to trap them and kill them?
Lin Ze stopped in front of the altar, raised his head and glanced at the position of the sun. Before the time came, he turned to look at the ministers and said calmly: "My lords, do you know why I want you to abandon your government affairs and come to Chang'an?"
The official surnamed Zhou who was the first to dissuade him just now took a step forward, bowed and said: "Please make it clear to the Lord."
Lin Ze chuckled: "I received a secret report that the three kingdoms of Chu, Han, and South Vietnam were plotting to join forces to deal with the Western Qin. I thought that I could not just sit back and wait for death, but had to make arrangements in advance, so I summoned all the ministers to discuss countermeasures."
The official surnamed Zhou said loudly: "To the lord of the country, in my opinion, the Three Kingdoms are nothing more than chickens and dogs. They can be destroyed by a few hands. If the Western Qin had not been established at the beginning and its foundation was unstable, this world would have belonged to the Western Qin long ago."
"Now that the Three Kingdoms are plotting against the Western Qin, it is actually a good thing for the Western Qin. In this way, the Western Qin can justifiably send out troops to destroy the country, dominate the world, and be immortal for generations to come."
Lin Ze smiled slightly: "Qing Zhou's words are very suitable for you. Do you have any other good strategies?"
This move of the official named Zhou undoubtedly gave the ministers a good start. Many people jumped out and said flattering words one after another. Even Lin Ze, as a heavenly being, could not help but get goosebumps all over his body.
The civil servants sang their praises, and the generals were unambiguous and asked for battle one after another. One said that he would cut off the head of the King of Han to celebrate Lin Ze's birthday, and the other said that he would open up thousands of miles of territory. From sunrise in the east to sunset in the west, they would all become the land of the Western Qin.
Lin Ze had a smile on his face and seemed to find this scene extremely interesting.
When the ministers saw this, they did not dare to stop even if their mouths were dry.
After a long time, Xiao Jin's voice sounded in Lin Ze's mind: "The time has come."
The smile disappeared from Lin Ze's face, his expression was extremely serious, and he said indifferently: "Gu Yu sacrifices himself to the sky and calls himself the emperor, is there any objection among the ministers?"
Human Emperor? Isn’t this the title of the ancient emperor?
A look of confusion appeared on the faces of the ministers, but after the banquet and the singing of praises, no one dared to raise any objections.
Everyone knows that the king is acting strangely today. Wouldn't he be digging his own grave if he bumped into this?
Lin Ze chuckled lightly: "Gu is going to sacrifice to heaven. If anyone objects, you can just raise it now. If you don't know what to do later, don't blame Gu for annihilating his nine tribes."
As soon as this statement came out, the officials did not dare to say a word.
Lin Ze walked up to the altar step by step. While the ceremony was being held, Hui Shi suddenly appeared and asked loudly: "Junior brother, what are you doing?"
Lin Ze smiled secretly: "Senior brother, can't you read minds? Why don't you take a guess?"
Hui Shi's face turned dark and he said in a deep voice: "Zhuang Zhou asked me to bring my junior brother back to the Dao Palace safely. My junior brother actually plans to become the emperor of the ancients. If he fails, the consequences will be unpredictable."
Lin Ze said calmly: "Third Senior Brother, you also said that Second Senior Brother just asked you to take me back to the Dao Palace, and I agreed to let you go back. Third Senior Brother seems to have no legitimate reason to stop me."
Hui Shi's expression changed slightly, and just when he was about to speak, he saw the sky changed drastically, with dark clouds in the sky, lightning and thunder, just like the end of the world.
When Hui Shi saw this, he lost his voice and said, "Have you started?"
Lin Ze smiled calmly and said: "Senior Brother's guess is correct. Junior Brother just hooked up with Tiandao and silently recited the memorial in his heart. Unless Senior Brother wants to kill me, he will never stop me."
"Even if junior brother acts recklessly, the crime will not lead to death. Senior brother should not forcibly interrupt junior brother's sacrifice to heaven and put junior brother to death, right?"
Hui Shi looked deeply at Lin Ze, and his expression returned to calm: "You are right in your calculation. If I kill you because of this matter, I will have no way to explain it to the teacher."
"I didn't expect you to take risks and even deceive Zhuang Zhou. If anything happens to you, Zhuang Zhou and I will be punished by the teacher."
Lin Ze paused for a moment and said with a little helplessness: "Junior brother has never thought of harming the two senior brothers. Junior brother just has no choice."
Hui Shi shook his head: "It's true that you had no intention of harming me and Zhuang Zhou, but if you say you had no choice, it would be better to say that you can't trust the Taoist palace or the teacher."
"That's it for now. You can rest in peace for the time being. You should know that after this incident, no matter what the outcome is, you will still have to give an explanation to me, Zhuang Zhou, and the teacher."
Lin Ze bowed slightly: "Excuse me, senior brother, to protect the law."
Hui Shi looked indifferent: "Junior brother, don't worry, for the sake of teacher and Zhuang Zhou, I won't let others disturb you."
After saying this, Hui Shi walked aside and stood guard like a door god without saying a word.
Lin Ze breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what, the first level was over for the time being.
Under Lin Ze's operation, part of the power of Heavenly Dao manifested around the altar, seeming to be examining whether Lin Ze was qualified to be the Human Emperor.
Lin Ze looked at the ministers and said in a cold tone: "Don't you all pay homage to the Human Emperor?"
The official surnamed Zhou was the first to fall to the ground and shouted: "I pay my respects to the Emperor."
At the same time, in the main hall of Handan City, under the arrangement of Chen Ping, hundreds of officials from the Western Qin Dynasty knelt three times and kowtowed in the direction of Chang'an: "I will pay my respects to the Emperor."
In the capital of Shu, Wu Fan stood with a sword in his hand. Many officials faced the direction of Chang'an and bowed: "I pay my respects to the Emperor."
The three voices came together in a mysterious way, seeming to have touched the way of heaven. A phantom of a crown appeared behind Lin Ze, but it was still unable to take shape.
In other words, this is not enough.
Lin Ze seemed to have anticipated this situation. He calmly took out something from a jade box in his arms.
If there are people who are familiar with this thing, they might shout: "The jade seal of the country."
This imperial jade seal was made by Emperor Qin who collected a large number of rare things. The most important thing is that it contains the aura of destiny.
The jade seal was given by Emperor Qin, and even the method of worshiping heaven was taught by Emperor Qin.
Lin Ze only did one thing, spending a lot of luck, using the destiny to infer the truth and falsehood.
Obviously, this is all true.
Lin Ze held up the imperial seal high, uttered a few words, and the crown turned from virtual to solid and landed firmly on his head.