Emperor Qin's figure dissipated in the air without leaving any trace, as if this person had never appeared in the world.
Lin Ze looked sad, always feeling a little pity.
If Emperor Qin had not insisted on dismounting the saint, but had retreated bravely, he might not have been able to live a life of seclusion in the mountains and forests.
If it were Lin Ze, faced with this situation, he would probably hide in secret and stay there for tens of thousands of years, until he had the strength to challenge the saint, and then come out again.
Everyone has their own ambitions, and no one can give a standard answer to who is right or wrong.
After sighing for a long time, Lin Ze suddenly said: "Senior brother has been here for a long time, why don't you show up and see him?"
Not long after the Three Saints lost their throne, Zhuang Zhou escaped from prison and secretly came to Chang'an to secretly inquire about the situation.
When he saw Lin Ze and Emperor Qin talking together, Zhuang Zhou, for some unknown reason, chose to hide in the dark and eavesdrop.
As early as Zhuang Zhou arrived, Lin Ze was aware of it, but ignored it. Even Zhuang Zhou eavesdropped on Lin Ze without revealing it because he was more concerned about the conversation with Emperor Qin.
Only after Emperor Qin's figure completely disappeared did Lin Ze point out the matter.
Zhuang Zhou coughed lightly, revealed his body, and said without changing his expression: "It is just when Emperor Qin is dying, and Junior Brother and Emperor Qin are having a great conversation. Senior Brother, I really can't bear to disturb you."
Lin Ze smiled and said calmly: "Senior Brother, I have heard a lot, and you should know that this matter has little to do with Junior Brother, but is the result of Emperor Qin's layout for hundreds of years and what he achieved at any cost."
"If you look closely, it can be said that the three saints deserved it. They were flying geese all day long, but they were pecked in the eye by geese. It's just karma."
Zhuang Zhou looked at Lin Ze, hesitated for a moment, and suddenly asked: "Junior brother, you really wanted the teacher to come to Chang'an before?"
Lin Ze asked back: "Brother, do you suspect that I want to harm the teacher?"
Zhuang Zhou said calmly: "For junior brother, aren't all saints a threat? Besides, junior brother has a lot of complaints against the teacher."
Zhuang Zhou only listened to part of the conversation between Lin Ze and Emperor Qin, and did not hear the sentence "there is no guarantee that all the saints will be attracted", so he became suspicious.
If Zhuang Zhou heard this sentence, he would no longer be suspicious, and he would be sure that Lin Ze had ill intentions towards the Taoist Saint.
Lin Zeyi pointed out: "So senior brother intends to convict junior brother on unfounded charges and use this to please the teacher in exchange for his understanding of your private promotion to the saint realm?"
Lin Ze's words made it clear. Let's not say that you have no evidence. Even if the teacher believes it, can you escape the teacher's blame for secretly advancing to the saint realm?
Zhuang Zhou couldn't deny it and said: "The pursuit of the Great Way is human nature. How can the teacher be blamed for this?"
Lin Ze replied confidently: "Junior brother joined forces with Emperor Qin to make the Three Saints lose their thrones in one fell swoop. From then on, the Dao Palace became the dominant family in the world. As far as the Dao Palace is concerned, it has all advantages and no disadvantages. How can we be casually suspicious because of some assumptions?
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Zhuang Zhou was stunned when he heard this and shook his head: "Junior brother's words are sharp, but I can't speak to you."
Lin Zeyi replied eloquently: "As the saying goes, you can travel all over the world with reason. Junior brother is reasonable. How can senior brother say that to me?"
Zhuang Zhou quickly waved his hand and said: "Junior brother, please don't hold on to me any longer, and tell me what your next plan is."
"You won such a big game, wouldn't you tell me that you had no backup plan?"
Lin Ze smiled and said: "Senior brother has said so, how can I disappoint you? There are three bright roads to take next, all of which require the support of senior brother, why not let senior brother choose one of them?"
Zhuang Zhou said calmly: "Tell me and listen."
Lin Ze took a deep breath and said: "First, senior brother took action to suppress the remaining Buddhist Confucianists in the third realm of heaven and humanity. Junior brother led people to hunt down and kill the Buddhist Confucian disciples and took the opportunity to catch them all."
"From now on, the Taoist family is the only one left in the world, and the Taoist palace is respected. Anyone who disobeys orders will be killed without mercy."
Hearing this, Zhuang Zhou couldn't help but interject: "The Taoist sect has always been indifferent to fame and fortune. For tens of thousands of years, the Taoist palace has advocated purity and inaction. What my junior brother did was too violent and undesirable."
Lin Ze seemed to have expected that Zhuang Zhou would say this, and said nonchalantly: "Since senior brother thinks it is inappropriate, you can choose the second way, coercion and bribery to induce the Buddhist Confucians to surrender to the Taoist Palace and regard the Taoist Palace as their respect."
"Compared with the first article, this step does not require mass killings, but it only needs to guard against Buddhist and Confucian disobedience and covert rebellion."
"Junior brother believes that as long as we deal with it properly and use both kindness and power, there won't be any big problems until a new saint appears in Buddhism and Confucianism."
Zhuang Zhou still frowned: "Although the Buddha and Confucian saints temporarily lost their holy status due to a moment of carelessness, there may not be a way to recover quickly. This move of my junior brother is still not advisable."
"If the Buddha, the Confucian saint, returns soon, everything he has done will be in vain."
Lin Ze nodded and said, "What senior brother said is absolutely true. Then choose the third path and warn the Buddhists and Confucians to withdraw from the struggle for destiny and stop interfering in worldly affairs."
"As for whether Buddhism and Confucianism are life or death, as long as they don't cause trouble, the Taoist palace will ignore it."
"Junior brother, I can be sure that without the suppression of the Buddhist and Confucian saints, and without the sense of crisis brought by the Taoist palace, the two schools of Buddhism and Confucianism would not be under each other's control, and they would fall apart in a short time."
"At that time, it will be easy for the Taoist Palace to sit on the sidelines and watch the decline of Buddhism and Confucianism with a cold eye, or to intervene and defeat them one by one."
Zhuang Zhou thought for a while and said: "As you said, it seems that the third way is most appropriate."
Lin Ze replied calmly: "It's fine if senior brother likes this plan. Junior brother thinks that if you can get what you want without losing any blood, why bother to put in more effort."
Zhuang Zhou looked determined: "Then let's follow the third rule."
Lin Ze nodded slightly: "Brother, please inform the Buddhist Confucianists as soon as possible. Unfortunately, the Buddhist Confucian sage was tricked and is now missing."
Zhuang Zhou looked puzzled, expressing his confusion.
Upon seeing this, Lin Ze added: "If nothing happens to the Buddha and Confucian saints, how many Buddhist Confucianists would dare to betray them and establish their own school?"
"Only by clearly telling Meng Ke, Maitreya and others that the Confucian sage and Buddha will not appear in the short term, they will find ways to seize the opportunity and take advantage of the opportunity to establish their own business."
"After all, if they don't establish their own business, they will always be stuck in the third realm of heaven and human beings, unable to go any further."
"Senior brother should know better than me how tempting the Saint Realm is to the third realm of Heaven and Human."
Upon hearing this, Zhuang Zhou took a breath and continued: "As long as Meng Ke Maitreya succeeds in establishing his own school, he will definitely summon his disciples. In this way, even if the Buddha and Confucian saints return to heaven and earth, they will face a situation of fragmentation."
Lin Ze heard this and praised: "Senior brother is so wise and powerful that he can even guess the outcome. He is indeed worthy of a contemporary saint."
Zhuang Zhou glanced at Lin Ze and said calmly: "Follow the third avenue first. If there are any changes, make adjustments later."
"I'm going to meet with some Buddhist and Confucian people now to decide on certain things. You wait for me here and don't leave."