In Chang'an, Lin Ze's study, a colorful butterfly appeared out of thin air, flapped its wings, and then revealed Zhuang Zhou's figure.
Lin Ze, who was dealing with government affairs with his head down, raised his head and smiled: "Senior brother is here."
Zhuang Zhou looked calm and said: "I just received a message from my teacher, saying that my junior brother has successfully obtained the destiny of heaven and has been promoted to the third level of heaven and man. The Buddhist Confucianists are unwilling to do anything against the junior brother, so they asked me to protect the junior brother."
Lin Ze said with a smile on his face: "Excuse me, senior brother. Please sit down, senior brother."
Zhuang Zhou didn't take it seriously and said, "Junior brother, as long as you don't dislike him."
Lin Ze was stunned when he heard this, and asked in surprise: "Senior brother, why did you say this?"
Zhuang Zhou said with a serious face: "Junior brother, if you think I am not trustworthy, or think that I am sent by the teacher to monitor you, you can tell me directly, otherwise it will cause misunderstanding."
Lin Ze instantly understood the meaning of Zhuang Zhou's words. He had previously told Zhuang Zhou that he would return to the Taoist Palace to ask for help from the Taoist Saint, and in the end, he obtained the destiny by offering sacrifices to heaven.
In Zhuang Zhou's view, Lin Ze's behavior was a sign of distrust in him, so Zhuang Zhou had an opinion.
Lin Ze speculated that Zhuang Zhou might even be blamed by the Taoist sage because of this incident.
Thinking of this, Lin Ze stood up and saluted Zhuang Zhou solemnly: "Junior brother acted recklessly before and failed to take into account the feelings of senior brother. I would like to apologize to senior brother. I hope that senior brother will not take into account the faults of others."
Zhuang Zhou was stunned. He probably didn't expect Lin Ze to admit his mistake like this. After struggling for a moment, he sighed and said: "Junior brother, please remember that the teacher and senior brother will not harm you. Even if you have to take risks next time, you should warn me in advance."
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"Although senior brother may not be able to help much, he has lived for tens of thousands of years and can still solve some of the problems."
Lin Ze nodded sincerely and said, "Junior brother understands and will never do it again next time."
Zhuang Zhou took a deep look at Lin Ze and said meaningfully: "Junior brother, if you believe in me, I will try my best to protect you."
Lin Ze vowed and said: "I have absolute unconditional trust in my senior brother. Senior brother, please sit down. Someone will come and brew the good tea that I have collected and bring it to you."
Saying a few nice words can make the number one saint among saints protect him with all his heart. Only Lin Ze would be stupid to say no.
Lin Ze's sincere and enthusiastic attitude made Zhuang Zhou a little confused about whether it was true or not. He couldn't resist the kindness and sat on the chair Lin Ze moved for him.
Zhuang Zhou soon felt relieved. Is the truth so important? You have to protect him anyway, right?
Zhuang Zhou took the hot tea from Lin Ze, sniffed it gently, and praised: "Good tea. For the sake of this tea, senior brother will spare you this time."
Lin Ze, who successfully resolved Zhuang Zhou's dissatisfaction, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, the commander of the Guanzhong Jinyi Guards hurried to the door of the study and bowed loudly: "Your Majesty, the information you asked for earlier has been confirmed."
Lin Ze said with a serious face: "Come in and talk."
The commander of the Jin Yiwei Yi Yan walked into the study and bowed and said: "I sent people to investigate the place where Hu Hai lived in seclusion. Except for the disappearance of Hu Hai, the others are safe and sound. The messenger who came to report is still on the way and is expected to arrive tomorrow."
Lin Ze looked clear. Yan Hui was not lying. It was Confucianism who took Hu Hai away. Otherwise, there would be no survivors left in the secluded place.
"According to the three imperial doctors who served Hu Hai, two of the twenty concubines given to Hu Hai by His Majesty are pregnant."
"Huh? Is this serious?" Lin Ze's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he couldn't help but ask.
The commander of the Jin Yiwei bowed and said: "I dare not deceive you."
Lin Ze laughed and said: "Okay, very good, send people to take those two people to Chang'an immediately, take good care of them, and make sure they give birth to Hu Hai's blood safely."
Zhuang Zhou asked abruptly from the side: "Hu Hai has a bloodline. Junior brother seems to be very happy?"
Lin Ze said without hiding it: "Of course I'm happy. I won't hide it from my senior brother. This is very important to my junior brother and will bring unexpected benefits to my junior brother."
Lin Ze was referring to a deal between him and Emperor Qin. Lin Ze promised not to cut off Emperor Qin's bloodline in exchange for the inheritance left by Emperor Qin, one of which was the Imperial Jade Seal.
Just like this time, how could Lin Ze have obtained the destiny in one fell swoop if he hadn't passed on the imperial seal to help?
Lin Ze swore an oath with his Taoist heart. If he could not complete it, even if the Tao that Lin Ze understood was himself, he would be affected in some way.
Now it is a matter of concern.
Commander of the Jinyi Guards: "I obey the order. I have one more thing to report. The secret agents lurking in Linzi have received news that the Confucianists are plotting to unify the three kingdoms. It seems that they are going to integrate the power of Chu, Han and South Vietnam to fight against the Western Qin."
Lin Ze thought for a while and said decisively: "Send an order to the spies lurking in the Han Kingdom and ask them to pay close attention to the movements of the Han Kingdom and pay attention to delivering the news in a timely manner."
The commander of the Jin Yiwei bowed and bowed before retreating.
Lin Ze turned to look at Zhuang Zhou and said, "According to what my senior brother sees, the Buddhist Confucian sage and Master Tongtian will directly attack me, my junior brother?"
Zhuang Zhou was suddenly confused and said: "Junior brother, what do you want to do? The power of the saints is incalculable. Junior brother, please don't take the risk of offending them."
Lin Ze spread his hands and said, "It's just because I don't want to take risks, that's why I asked my senior brother."
Zhuang Zhou shook his head repeatedly and said firmly: "Junior brother, tell me first what you plan to do."
Lin Ze looked calmly and said: "Senior brother, I just heard that the Buddha and Confucian saints planned to integrate the power of Chu, Han, and South Vietnam to deal with the Western Qin. Others may not know it, but senior brother doesn't know it yet. What they really want to deal with is me, junior brother."
"As the saying goes, you can only be a thief for a thousand days, but how can you prevent a thief for a thousand days? Junior brother, you can't just sit back and wait for them to destroy you."
"That's why, junior brother wants to strike first and take advantage of it. Before the three kingdoms are unified, use the power of Western Qin to destroy one party first, thereby reducing the pressure."
"What I'm worried about, junior brother, is that if junior brother personally leads the troops to go to war, will the Buddha and Confucian saints attack me directly and make me fall on the spot with his supreme cultivation."
Zhuang Zhou thought for a moment and said, "Probably not."
Lin Ze's face turned dark immediately. This is a matter of life and death for me. You shouldn't say a word to me. Isn't it too irresponsible?
Seemingly sensing Lin Ze's displeasure, Zhuang Zhou explained: "Logically speaking, if the Buddhist Confucian sage had made up his mind to attack his junior brother, even if he did not appear in front of them, hiding in Chang'an would be of no use."
Lin Ze couldn't deny it and said: "That's not necessarily the case. If junior brother is hiding in Chang'an, the Buddhist Confucian sage will only let his disciples attack me out of some concerns. If junior brother destroys Chu Han Nanyue in front of them, attack
Can they still bear to kill Buddhist and Confucian disciples?"
Zhuang Zhou frowned slightly when he heard this and said, "That's right. Junior brother, why don't you just stay in Chang'an and consolidate your cultivation with peace of mind. When junior brother's cultivation improves, and with the blessing of destiny, you don't have to worry about the Buddha and Confucian saints attacking you."
Lin Ze said angrily: "Brother, do you think the Buddha and Confucian saints will give me too much time? Maybe in a few months, junior brother's cultivation level will not improve much, and the Three Kingdoms have already arrived outside the city."
Zhuang Zhou nodded: "That's right."
Lin Ze's face darkened. Didn't he agree to forget about the past? What's going on with this perfunctory attitude?
Zhuang Zhou looked at Lin Ze's depressed expression and felt very happy. He took the tea and drank it in one gulp. He chuckled and said: "Junior brother is just worried that the Buddha and Confucian saints will take action against you directly by bullying the small ones. This matter can actually be solved very easily.
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Lin Ze quickly asked: "How to solve it?"
Zhuang Zhou said proudly: "Senior brother, although I dare not say that I can confront the saint head-on, I can say that it is not difficult to save my junior brother's life in the hands of the saint."
Lin Ze looked at Zhuang Zhou with doubt on his face, his disbelief evident in his words.
Zhuang Zhou saw this and said angrily: "If this were not the case, would the teacher let me protect you?"