Not to mention that Xiang Shaolong is now cold and disheartened about going to various countries as envoys. Basically, all his belongings and documents were lost in the battle of Red Pine Forest, and he also lost contact with the Qin army. In this way, he went to visit the monarchs of various countries with nothing.
joke.
After setting up camp and preparing for dinner that day, everyone was surprised that Xiao Yuetan was missing. Li Si came over angrily and said, "Old Xiao is ill."
Everyone was shocked, but there had been signs of this happening. Xiao Yuetan had been looking sick these days, but when asked, he said it was nothing. Now he couldn't hold it anymore.
Everyone rushed into the tent and were all shocked.
Xiao Yuetan's face was ashen, she opened her eyes weakly, and said with a bitter smile: "I can't do it anymore."
Wu Tingfang and the Meng brothers, who had always been friendly with him, couldn't help crying.
Ji Yanran said sadly: "Mr. Xiao, if you rest for two days, you will be fine."
When she wanted to check his pulse, Xiao Yuetan refused and said, "Xiao is proficient in medicine and he will know the condition of his illness by himself. I want to have a few words with Shaolong alone."
Everyone could only leave the tent sadly.
When Xiang Shaolong was the only one left, Xiao Yuetan actually sat up, his eyes filled with contentment. Although his face was still that deathly gray, his feeling was completely different.
When Xiang Shaolong was stunned, he realized that he was pretending to be seriously ill through the disguise technique. He was so happy that he grabbed his hand and was speechless.
Xiao Yuetan said apologetically: "I'm sorry, I was so tired that Tingfang cried, but that's not the case. I'm afraid I won't be able to deceive Xiao Wu and Xiao Tian."
Xiang Shaolong came over understandingly and whispered: "Brother Xiao is not planning to return to Xianyang."
Xiao Yuetan nodded and said: "I can no longer bear to face that traitor with a smile. He wants to get rid of me this time so as to weaken Tu Ye's power and replace him with someone from the Lu clan. But he doesn't dare to blatantly do so.
If you do this, I'm afraid that if there are too many people, he won't miss the old relationship." He took out a lacquered bamboo tube from under his pillow, stuffed it into Xiang Shaolong's hand and said, "Except for Li Si, Teng Yi and Long Shao, the only other people involved in my cheating death are you, Li Si, Teng Yi and Long Shao.
Only Mr. Tu can know. Shaolong, please give this letter to Mr. Tu personally. He will understand after reading it. At the same time, please ask him to dismiss the concubines and servants at home for me. Fortunately, I have no children, otherwise it would be very difficult to leave.
It’s hard to do.”
Xiang Shaolong remembered that he did not have the burden of children. At this moment, it seemed that it was a good thing rather than a bad thing.
But hearing the bleak tone of this resourceful man, recalling the scene of the first meeting in Handan, I couldn't help but be filled with emotion, sighed, and said indifferently: "Where are you going, Brother Xiao?"
Xiao Yuetan smiled and said: "The world is so big, why can't we have room for it? I, Xiao Yuetan, still have some gadgets to sell. If I want to ask for one night and two meals, there should be no problem. It's better than sharing a room with a tiger."
Xiang Shaolong nodded and was speechless.
Xiao Yuetan said: "After I have a place to stay, I will let someone tell Shaolong. Remember, when I go back, I must pretend as if nothing happened. Although Yangquan Jun's ambition was exaggerated by Lu Buwei, he himself is not a good man or woman, so he will take the opportunity to get rid of
He should be a good thing, but we can't control how many people will be implicated."
He paused and then said: "Among the people of the Lu clan, if Zhu Meng is really killed in the battle of Henglong Ridge, then the Lu clan will have no one who can make a difference for the time being. As long as he still relies on Master Tu, Master Tu can take care of you. Remember.
Retreat immediately after returning to Xianyang, and don't see Empress Ji and Prince Zheng unless necessary. This is the way to save your life."
Xiang Shaolong thought of Xiao Pan and felt secretly worried. How could he completely ignore him? But he couldn't explain the reason to Xiao Pan, for fear that he wouldn't be able to bear the burden.
Xiao Yuetan lowered his voice and said: "You guys will cover me tonight and after I escape secretly, I will burn the entire camp and say it is my life. Shaolong, be careful. Li Si is an insignificant person in Lu Buwei's eyes. Nothing will happen if he goes back."
.I never thought that this person is so talented in intelligence and education, and he will be a powerful help to you in the future."
Xiang Shaolong thought of the beautiful scene of Li Si paying homage to the prime minister the next day, and at the same time, the tragic scene of the Qin people's conquest of the six kingdoms, with thousands of troops fighting against each other, appeared in his mind.
I couldn't help but feel heroic and heroic in my heart.
Xiang Shaolong, you must not become depressed, otherwise you will never live to see those scenes.
Depressed and sad, Xiang Shaolong returned to Xianyang. Lu Buwei had received the news early and met them outside the city.
Everyone wanted to stab him in the belly a few times, but the more than a hundred personal guards beside him were all tough and tough, and they were not easy to deal with. It was obvious that he was guarding against them even though he didn't know the true situation.
Meng Ao also came with him. He was very surprised when he saw that everyone was returning dejectedly. Qu Douqi, Lu Xiong, Xiao Pengtan, a thousand Qin troops and three hundred Xiangfu family generals were nowhere to be seen. They were not like Lu Buwei.
It was usually just an act. Meng Wu and Meng Tian returned from the disaster, but they were still young. When they saw their biological father, they immediately jumped off their horses, rushed into Meng Ao's arms, and told the story in tears, which saved the day.
Xiang Shaolong worked hard.
When talking about the battle of Henglong Ridge, Lu Buwei breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the conspiracy had not been exposed yet.
When he heard that Xiao Yuetan "died due to illness", Lu Buwei sighed with a sigh of relief: "I will definitely seek justice for Yuetan in this matter." He turned to Xiang Shaolong and said: "Shaolong, this matter is not your fault.
I will go to the palace with you immediately to report this matter to the king."
In the past, Xiang Shaolong would have felt grateful, but now it was of course a different matter.
Everyone was divided into four groups. Meng Ao expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Xiang Shaolong and took his two sons back to his house.
Teng Yi, Ji Yanran, Wu Tingfang and others returned to Wu Mansion.
Li Si was escorted by several Lu Buwei's personal guards to the Prime Minister's Mansion. Lu Buwei and Xiang Shaolong rode into the palace together.
With the clatter of hoofbeats, Xiang Shaolong wanted to find something to say to stabilize Lu Buwei, but he only had a monstrous blood feud in his heart and couldn't say a single word.
Lu Buwei thought he was worried that King Zhuang Xiang would blame him, so he pretended to comfort him: "It's all my fault. I didn't expect that Xu Yi, a Yan man, would have ambushed the troops here. Otherwise, I would not have taught Shaolong to end up in such a field and lose his wife."
My maid is dead. When I select a few beauties in the house for you, forget about the past."
Xiang Shaolong's heart was bleeding and he said: "Prime Minister Lu, please don't do this. What happened to the Eastern Zhou Dynasty?"
Lu Buwei immediately beamed and said proudly: "It's just the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, but I haven't got it yet. At my suggestion, the king has merged the old places of the Eastern and Western Zhou Dynasties into three counties, three rivers, Luo and Yi, and also sealed my composition."
Marquis Xin is responsible for the governance of this county, with a settlement of 100,000 households."
After a pause, he said excitedly: "Of course, Mr. Yangquan cannot be let go. It is an unforgivable crime for the Han people to collude with him. Now that there is no more obstruction from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, I will immediately ask the king to use troops against Han. At this time, the Six Kingdoms
When you have no time to take care of yourself, try to occupy the Korean lands as much as possible, and then it will be the turn of Zhao and Wei."
Xiang Shaolong secretly felt chilled, Xiao Yuetan was right, in terms of ruthlessness and conspiracy, there were indeed not many people who could rival Lu Buwei.
At this point, the magnificent palace gate appears in front of you.
Xiang Shaolong sighed, King Zhuang Xiang trusted him so much, yet he had to harden his heart to lie to him. Why are there always so many helpless things in life?
King Zhuang Xiang met Xiang Shaolong in the harem. After hearing this, Houlong's color changed, showing that he was really angry, and he was silent.
Zhu Ji, who was sitting on the right seat with Xiaopan, cried out sadly: "Mr. Yangquan acted so boldly and recklessly, causing Shaolong to lose his beloved wife and lose his army. Your Majesty will definitely recover this blood debt for him."
Xiaopan also burst out with anger in his eyes and clenched his fists, because he had deep feelings for Zhao Qian like mother and son. Lu Buwei even used his best acting skills to sigh and said: "I have always followed the king's instructions and hugged Prime Minister Zuo.
With an attitude of valuing peace, how can one know that people's hearts are unpredictable? Even though he was kind to the king, the king has been extremely benevolent and righteous to him. How dare he repay kindness with evil in this way? I really don't know what to say."
Xiang Shaolong lowered his head to prevent Lu Buwei from seeing through the contempt in his heart.
King Zhuang Xiang thought for a while and then said to Xiang Shaolong: "On this mission, all the martyrs and their families will receive ten taels of gold. Alas, people cannot be resurrected. Shaolong, the most important thing for you is to express your condolences and obey. First of all, the Tingfang family
He passed away from illness, and then Princess Qian was killed. I feel the same for you. If Shaolong has any request, just say it, and I will definitely try to do it for you."
Zhu Ji and Lu Buwei hurriedly winked at him and told him to ask King Zhuang Xiang to seek justice for him.
Xiang Shaolong pretended not to be able to see her, knelt down and kowtowed and said, "Shaolong, I don't want anything. I just hope that I can retreat out of the mountains and forests temporarily so that I can mourn my deceased wife."
King Zhuang Xiang, Zhu Ji, Lu Buwei and Xiaopan were all shocked and looked at each other, speechless.
A strange feeling arose in Zhu Ji's heart, and she frowned, thinking hard about the reason.
She knows best that Xiang Shaolong has a clear grudge, so how can she let Yangquan Jun go?
Lu Buwei didn't know that his treacherous plot was exposed. Seeing that he was disheartened, he was secretly happy.
Xiaopan was shocked and wondered if the master had stopped paying attention to me. Fortunately, he knew best about Xiang Shaolong's deep feelings for Zhao Qian, so although he was unhappy, he didn't blame him.
King Zhuang Xiang thought that Xiang Shaolong was afraid of making things difficult for him, so he even put aside the big enemy, and said warmly in his heart: "Shaolong, it's better to take a rest first, but I will never ignore this matter.
I'll go see the Queen Mother soon and say hello to her first."
Zhu Ji lost her voice and said: "Your Majesty, please do not do this. Although the Queen Mother does not like Mr. Yangquan, in the final analysis, we all have flesh-and-blood feelings. If Mr. Yangquan is alarmed, sudden disaster will only bring suffering to the people."
Lu Buwei also left his seat and kowtowed: "Those who achieve great things do not stick to trivial matters. Your Majesty, please give an order immediately. Under the command of my subordinates, we will catch all the traitors in one fell swoop and establish your authority for Your Majesty."
King Zhuang Xiang stared at Xiang Shaolong and Lu Buwei who were kneeling in front of them, and said fiercely: "Okay, I will leave this matter to the Prime Minister, but although I will spare Prime Minister Zuo's life, I will not do anything until I inform the Queen Mother.
Decision."
Lu Buwei endured the ecstasy in his heart and agreed loudly.
Xiang Shaolong thought in his heart: "Well, even if I let you run wild for a while, one day, I will teach you, the great traitor, to lose your life at the hands of me, a person from the 21st century."
When we returned to Wu Mansion, everyone's faces were filled with sadness and gloomy clouds shrouded them.
Tao Fang stopped him at the gate and pulled him into the garden. He sighed but was speechless.
Xiang Shaolong felt something was wrong and asked in a trembling voice: "What's the matter?"
Tao Fang shook his head and said, "A lot of things happened between Zhao and Wei. I'm afraid Mrs. Ya won't come."
Xiang Shaolong was shocked and said, "Isn't she dead?"
Tao Fang smiled bitterly and said: "I'm not dead, but my old love with Mr. Xinling has rekindled. Forget about such a free-spirited woman."
Xiang Shaolong felt relieved, as long as she was willing, he wouldn't blame her.
Ever since I met her, she has always had this dissolute and passionate character. Xinlingjun is undoubtedly a very attractive man, but I didn't expect that after so much happened between them, they could still be together.
Tao Fang's voice rang in his ears again: "Han Jing became the Queen Mother and took control of the power of Zhao State. She actually sent someone to inform the King of Wei and asked him to execute Zhao Ya. Fortunately, Lord Long Yang notified Zhao Ya to escape, and Zhao Ya
So she took refuge in Lord Xinling's house and escaped this difficulty with his protection. Zhao Ya was grateful and would not leave Lord Xinling for the time being. But she sent someone to tell you that the only person she truly loves is you. I hope
You can understand her."
Xiang Shaolong didn't expect that there were so many twists and turns. Long Yang Junguo kept his word and was much better than many people. He didn't stop taking care of Zhao Ya just because Dong Ma Chi was "dead". He said in a deep voice: "
What about Zhao Zhi?"
Tao Fang said: "Don't worry, she came back a long time ago and is now in the house."
Xiang Shaolong breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I thought it was something. Mr. Tao, your expression almost scared me just now. Why is your face still so ugly?"
Tao Fang said dejectedly: "Cuilu and Cuitong heard that the third princess was murdered, and secretly hanged themselves together. Now we have just died, and our bodies are still warm."
These few words were like a thunderbolt from the blue, which shook Xiang Shaolong's whole body and made him burst into tears. He could no longer see clearly this cruel and ruthless reality.
In the side hall of the inner house, the expressionless Xiang Shaolong handed the letter entrusted by Xiao Yuetan to Tu Xian, who came to pay homage to Zhao Qian and the maids.
Tu said nothing at first, unplugged the piston, took out the silk roll, and stirred it silently, his expression surprisingly not changing much.
After reading it, he immediately burned the silk. When it turned into ashes, he said calmly: "In the past ten years or so, I, Tu Xian, have never regarded Xiao Yuetan as a subordinate, or even as a better friend than a full brother. It's just that everyone tacitly understood that there was no such thing as a subordinate."
If I tell you, I will only feel relieved if he does things. At this time, he is still willing to give me this letter, and I finally did not miss this good brother."
Xiang Shaolong sighed, shook his head and was speechless.
Tuli shrugged his shoulders coolly and said nonchalantly: "The bird is hidden behind its bow. This is the truth that has never changed from ancient times to the present. It is easy to share adversity together, but it is difficult to share wealth and honor. It is a mistake for us old ministers to know too much about Mr. Lu."
The matter, especially the matter between him and Empress Ji. In fact, before reading this letter, I had already asked Li Si about everything, so I was not surprised at all."
Xiang Shaolong suddenly understood why Tu Xian could act so calmly in the first place.
Tu Xian said coldly: "Although Lu Buwei is powerful, I, Tu Xian, am not someone to be trifled with. Zhu Meng hasn't come back yet, so it's probably the worst. Lu Xiong has just come back. Be careful, Meng Ao, if
Let him know the truth. With his upright character, he can never hide his heart, so he was killed by Lu Buwei. Now Yangquan Jun is imprisoned, and tens of thousands of people are implicated. Most of the people in Qin Dynasty have surrendered to Lu Buwei.
, If we use a clear sword and a clear spear, I can't fight with you even half a finger."
Xiang Shaolong nodded and said: "Brother Tu, what are you going to do?"
A cold smile appeared on Tuli's lips, and he whispered: "Just like you, I'm waiting for the best opportunity."
He laughed, relieved the anger in his heart, and got up to go.
Xiang Shaolong sat there blankly until Wu Yingyuan came next to him and finally regained consciousness.
Wu Yingyuan sighed and said: "Lü Xiangjiao, let me advise you. When he is hiring people, General Meng Ao is about to go to Korea. Will Shaolong be his deputy general?"
Xiang Shaolong said sincerely: "Does your father-in-law trust me?"
Wu Yingyuan was slightly startled, then nodded and said, "Does this need to be said? I trust you more than my own son."
Xiang Shaolong whispered: "I do everything for my own benefit, including this retreat to the mountains and forests. One day my father-in-law will understand why my son-in-law did this, but please don't ask for the reason now."
Wu Yingyuan was shocked and his expression changed: "What are you hiding from me?"
Xiang Shaolong's eyes welled up with tears, and he said slowly: "Didn't my father-in-law want to build a glorious tomb for Grandpa Wu in Xianyang? If I, Xiang Shaolong, are still alive in ten years, I will surely fulfill my father-in-law's wish.
"
After Wu Yingyuan was stunned for a while, he let out a long breath and nodded: "I understand that we will move out of Xianyang immediately tomorrow. No matter what, the relationship between our father-in-law and son-in-law will never change."