Chapter nine hundred and seventy-eight is getting better
Zhang Daoling, Taishan Monarch and Mo Zhai were stunned for a moment when they heard this, and then smiles appeared on their faces, and they seemed to like what they heard.
Zhang Daoling was even more excited: "This is a good thing. I will take this opportunity to tell the world that our Tao Palace has two saints. Who can compete?"
"Junior Brother Lin Ze, please tell me, how can we help you?"
Lin Ze said seriously: "I have just discussed with Senior Brother Zhuang Zhou and the feast is scheduled for the seventh day of July. There is still one and a half months from now."
"Senior Brother Daoling, Lord Shen, Mr. Mo Zhai, the most important thing right now is to notify as many heavenly beings as possible to come to the banquet."
"This matter may be a bit overkill for the three of them, but after all, it is a banquet for a newly promoted saint. Among the guests invited, there are many who are hostile to the Taoist palace. Only the three of them can do it in a foolproof way."
Mo Zhai suddenly asked: "What should we do if someone refuses to come to the banquet?"
Lin Ze replied without thinking: "This matter concerns Senior Brother Zhuang Zhou, a newly promoted saint, and he is only attending a banquet to celebrate. In my opinion, most people will not refuse."
"If there are a few who insist and refuse to come, Mr. Mo Zhai only needs to say, "You will be responsible for the consequences." Never use coercion, inducement or other underhanded tactics."
Mo Zhai looked at Lin Ze with deep thoughts, nodded slightly and said, "I understand."
The God of Mount Tai asked: "Do Confucians and Buddhists also need to be notified?"
Lin Ze said firmly: "The newly promoted saint is a major event in the world. How can we exclude people because of sectarian opinions?"
"Confucianism and Buddhism must not only inform them, but also remind them not to be absent."
Mo Zhai listened and shook his head secretly. Dao Palace has always been aloof from others, but he didn't expect to accept such a strong disciple.
I don’t know if it’s a blessing or a curse?
Lin Ze waited for a while and saw that the three of them showed no sign of continuing to ask questions, so he couldn't help asking: "Do you three have any other questions?"
Zhang Daoling was still the first to respond: "No."
Lin Ze bowed his hands and said: "This matter is not easy. If necessary, the three of you can be tougher and try your best to let those heavenly beings attend the banquet to protect my senior brother's face."
Zhang Daoling and the others returned the greeting and said, "We will fulfill our mission and take our leave."
As soon as the words were finished, the three people disappeared, and it was unknown where they went.
Lin Ze stared blankly at the direction in which the three people were leaving, feeling a little lost.
At first, Lin Ze never thought of relying on Zhuang Zhou's name to facilitate this matter.
After plotting against the Three Saints, he originally wanted to bring people to visit him, and coerce and lure those heavenly beings to register their names in the golden book, so as to gain luck and increase his cultivation.
The reason why it happened like this was because Lin Ze missed something.
Lin Ze originally thought that the Taoist Saint would pay some price to help him restore his cultivation for the sake of destiny. What he didn't expect was that the Taoist Saint didn't mention this at all.
Lin Ze, who did not have a strong cultivation base by his side, was constrained in doing things, walking on thin ice. If he was not careful, he would fall into an abyss.
After recalling the bad memories, a look of determination appeared on Lin Ze's face. When enough luck has gathered, the backlash from heaven has been eliminated, and his cultivation has returned to normal, everything will be fine.
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A few days passed in the blink of an eye. From time to time, Zhang Daoling and the others returned to Chang'an with some good news and found many heavenly beings. After some "persuasion", the other party agreed to come to Chang'an three days in advance and attend the banquet on time.
Lin Ze was not surprised by this result.
Not to mention the news that Dao Gong defeated the Confucian Sage Buddha and the Tongtian Sword Master spread, Dao Gong's reputation was greatly boosted, which was enough to awe people and make them agree to it honestly.
Given Zhang Daoling's ability to deliver letters, few people would dare to refuse him face to face.
What's more, this is a banquet held to celebrate Zhuang Zhou's promotion to a saint.
Those people finally achieved immortality and were promoted to the realm of gods and humans. Only when they got tired of living did they choose to offend a saint.
Zhang Daoling's invitation to the heavenly beings to attend the banquet went smoothly, and Han Xin and Zhang Han's group attacked the world, and they also received good news one after another.
Without the influence of Confucianism and Buddhism, and with the elite soldiers, sophisticated weapons, and unrivaled generals of the Western Qin Dynasty, how could the Han Kingdom in South Vietnam be its rival?
Han Xin acted like he was in trouble, leading his army to the east and west, conquering twenty-five cities in South Vietnam in one day, beating Zhao Tuo until he could not breathe.
In addition, Han Xin did not intend to let Nanzhao go, and gradually encroached on Nanzhao's territory with Li Xin as the commander-in-chief.
Lin Ze read the battle report and made a simple estimate. With Han Xin's style of play, South Vietnam would be destroyed in less than a month.
In a few more months, Chu State will probably be gone.
Compared with Han Xin's overwhelming power, Zhang Han and Yu Ziqi's methods were much calmer.
These two men have recently been playing the game of subduing the enemy without fighting. When the troops arrive at the city, they do not attack the city, but send people to persuade them to surrender.
After a while, almost nine out of ten cities opened their gates and surrendered.
There was only one left, and before they could set up their formation, they broke through the city and entered.
As a result, the soldiers led by the two men complained.
The Western Qin Dynasty basically copied the Qin system, and military merit represented everything.
In the past, it was all about whoever got the most heads, who would be promoted and made rich, and who would be given the title of wife and son.
Now that there is no war to fight and no achievements to be made, how can they not complain?
Zhang Han and Yu Ziqi themselves were very talented. As early as when such signs appeared, he took many actions to appease the soldiers.
Zhang Han and Yu Ziqi also specially sent people to publicize it to avoid unnecessary sacrifices, hoping to gain the understanding of the soldiers.
However, the results were minimal. No matter how good the slogan was, it could not offset the soldiers' most simple wish: to fill themselves and their families.
As for sacrifice, it's not the first time on the battlefield. If you were really afraid of death, you would have gone home and farmed long ago. Why do you need to live such a life of licking blood from the edge of a knife?
When Zhang Han and Yu Ziqi realized that this method of siege was not suitable for the Western Qin army, they suddenly realized that it was already too late.
When those Han officials surrendered before, they would pretend to be reserved. They waited for Xi Qin to speak earnestly and then walked down the steps.
After learning that the Western Qin court kept its word and treated the prisoners well, the Han officials behind them suddenly lost all the steps they had set up and couldn't wait to surrender to the Western Qin.
When surrender became the norm, even if Zhang Han and Yu Ziqi tried their best, they could not find out the previous mistakes.
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A few days passed in the blink of an eye.
Wu Fan hurriedly ran into the Shuhou Mansion, bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, there is urgent information coming from the east. Please give it to your Majesty for your inspection."
Lin Ze waved his hand and said, "Open it and read it to me."
"I obey my orders"
Wu Fan couldn't help but be startled after opening the letter in the mailbox.
Lin Ze asked calmly: "What was written in the letter?"
Wu Fan smiled bitterly and said: "This is a battle report. General Zhang Han and General Yu Ziqi jointly attacked Qin. Not long ago, General Yu Ziqi led an army of 50,000 to attack Linzi, but General Zhang Han captured the city first.
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"General Yu Ziqi believes that he has also contributed, and the credit should be shared equally, not just one person."
"General Zhang Han naturally refused to agree to General Yu Ziqi's proposal. At this moment, the two sides, with their large armies, were entrenched near Linzi and almost started fighting."
Lin Ze frowned slightly and scolded: "You are nonsense, how can military affairs be child's play? Tell Zhang Han and Yu Ziqi for me that if they really dare to attack their brothers, they will be severely punished."
"In addition, tell them to seize the time to destroy the Han Dynasty and capture Liu Ji, Zhang Liang, Xiao He and others. When they return to Chang'an and resume their lives, I will celebrate their success."
"If they cannot destroy Han as soon as possible, they will have to bear punishment when they come back."