Xiang Shaolong was startled and secretly thought that if someone as calm and experienced as Tu Xian was to be scolded, this matter must be something serious, so he hurriedly asked for details.
Tu Xian said: "Your uncle went to the Prime Minister's Mansion to see Lu Buwei last night. We talked for two hours. Afterwards, Lu Buwei ordered Lu Xiong and I to send people to monitor your movements. He also lost his temper and scolded you, saying that you don't know.
You have promoted me and recommended Xu Xian to be the Prime Minister of the Left. It seems that your uncle must not have anything good to say to you."
This time it was Xiang Shaolong's turn, his face green and his lips pale. He hurriedly invited his father-in-law Wu Yingyuan and Teng Yi to come over and tell them the inside story of the matter.
Wu Yingyuan banged the table and cursed: "This disobedient son dares to betray the family. I will definitely execute him according to the family law."
Teng Yi's face also became very ugly. If Lu Buwei wanted to deal with them, it would be a real headache.
Xiang Shaolong said: "What exactly did Master Tingwei say to Lu Buwei? If Lu Buwei knew the whole thing, he would probably avoid me or even execute me immediately. He would not let me do things for him like now."
Wu Yingyuan's whole figure suddenly aged nearly ten years, and he sighed dejectedly: "Fortunately, I was on guard against them. I only said that Lu Buwei seemed to be open-minded and generous on the surface, but in fact he was very shy and unreliable. Now Shaolong has
The king and queen love pets, so they may be jealous of him, so they must take precautions in advance and prepare an escape route. As for the details, they were not told."
Teng Yi said in a deep voice: "I don't think Young Master Ting Wei is so bold yet. There may be other elders in the clan supporting this matter, so don't act rashly until we have investigated clearly."
Tu Xian nodded and said: "Brother Teng is right. If Master Tingwei is captured, Lu Buwei will be alerted, and then he will know that there is a traitor."
Wu Yingyuan sighed again, his eyes filled with tears. After all, Wu Tingwei was his biological flesh and blood, so he could not be heartbroken.
Tu Xian continued: "With Lu Buwei's shrewdness, after seeing Shaolong that you failed to return from your mission, he immediately retreated to the pasture and prepared a retreat. He must have guessed that you have discovered his conspiracy. If this matter is leaked, it will be harmful to him."
The impact is significant, and he will never let you go."
Wu Yingyuan wiped away his tears and snorted coldly: "Now everyone in the Qin court looks at Shaolong in a different light, and our Wu family ranch is doing well, what can he do to us?"
Tu Xian said: "Lv Buwei has recently recruited a famous swordsman. He is from the same guard as Lian Jin, who was killed by Shaolong before. I heard that the two of them are brothers. This man is called Guan Zhongxie, and he is born as a senior swordsman.
Brother Shaolong and Brother Teng are even stronger, their strength is comparable to that of Wei Mou, their swordsmanship and riding skills are even better, and they have the courage to fight a hundred. They are also gloomy and wise, and now they have become Lu Buwei's confidant, responsible for
Training generals for him will double Lu Buwei's strength, this person must not be underestimated."
Teng Yi and Xiang Shaolong both felt their scalps numb. If this person was more powerful than Xiao Wei Mou, I'm afraid they would be no match.
The reason why Xiao Wei Mou was able to be killed that day was because he shot him with an arrow first, otherwise the outcome would still be difficult to predict.
Wu Yingyuan said: "Has Butler Tu ever fought with him?"
Tu Xian smiled bitterly and said: "I played with him a few times, and although I couldn't tell the winner, I knew I couldn't compare to him, otherwise I would have taken him to heart."
All three of them were moved.
You must know that among the generals in the Lu family, Tu Xian has always been the best in swordsmanship. If even he thinks he is not as good as Guan Zhongxie, then you can see how powerful he is.
Teng Yi said: "Since Lu Buwei has this person, he might use the pretext of performing swordsmanship at a banquet to force Shaolong to take action, and then use the excuse of his mistake to kill Shaolong. That is not a private fight, the people of Qin are competing in martial arts at the banquet.
He treats it as a common occurrence, and after it has become a fact, I am afraid that the king will not be able to blame him."
Wu Yingyuan had full confidence in Xiang Shaolong. This was of course because he didn't know how powerful Wei Mou was. He sneered and said, "Is Shaolong so easy to kill? But I have to be careful when going out in the future."
Xiang Shaolong secretly thought that since he and Lu Buwei had not formally turned against each other for a day, many things were unavoidable. He sighed: "Lu Buwei is recruiting talents everywhere, what other decent people are there?"
Tu Xian said: "There is a person named Mo Ao who is writing the paper. He is extremely intelligent and knowledgeable. However, he has a very bad mind. The idea of having someone pretend to be Lord Yangquan to sneak attack on you may be due to this person's bad heart. He
He also has great experience in medicine, and he should have prepared the poison for the death of the late king."
Teng Yi frowned and said, "Don't you even know about this?"
Tu Xian sighed: "Mo Ao married Lu Xiong's sister, which can be regarded as a relative of Lu Buwei. Apart from his own tribe, this extremely important matter was hidden from even me, his confidant who has been with him for more than ten years.
, and now you are still trying to kill my people, alas." At the end of the sentence, he showed a hurt and confused mood.
Wu Yingyuan couldn't help but said: "Why doesn't Butler Tu just walk away like Mr. Xiao?"
Tu Xian's face darkened, and he gritted his teeth and said: "How can I watch the end of such a ruthless and unjust person? Fortunately, I still have great use value for him. As long as he doesn't know that I have known him for a day,
Even if his conspiracy is exposed, he still won't deal with me. On the surface, he still pretends to be a hypocritical person who values love and justice."
Xiang Shaolong accompanied him and sighed: "Just now you said that Mo Ao is the literary one, who else is the martial artist?"
Tu Xian said: "There are still three people, although they are not as good as Guan Zhongxie, but they are already rare first-class masters. They are Lu Can, Zhou Zihuan and Du."
Xiang Shaolong said in shock: "Poison?"
The three of them stared at him in surprise.
Tu Xianqi said: "Do you know him? Although he is from Zhao, he left Zhao three years ago to pursue opportunities. Later, he seduced Han Chuang's concubine in South Korea. Han Chuang sent people to hunt him down and was forced to
Sneaked away to Xianyang. Shaolong should have no chance to meet him."
Xiang Shaolong has a hard time talking about it. In the movie about Qin Shihuang, Du is an important villain. After hooking up with Zhu Ji, he broke away from Lu Buwei's control, interfered with the government, and conspired to rebel. How could he tell them these things?
He smiled bitterly and said: "Nothing? It's just that this person's name is weird."
The three of them still looked at him suspiciously.
Xiang Shaolong spread his hands and said: "To be honest, I don't know why I feel a little frightened when I hear this person's name. Hey, what kind of person is this?"
When he said this, the three of them accepted it, and all of them felt chilled.
Teng Yi was originally a person who had nothing to fear, but now that he has a loving wife and son, his mood is completely different.
Tu Xian pondered for a long time and said: "Du is a very scheming person. He is the best at flattering people, which makes him very popular with Lu Buwei. In addition, he is born with a talented person, like a jade tree facing the wind. Many women and girls see him.
Like a hungry ant seeing honey. In Xianyang, he is the most popular person among brothel girls."
After a pause, he continued: "It is said that he is extremely talented and will not be overwhelmed even if he fights in bed every night. He once had the record of taming ten women in a row. Lu Buwei loves to make use of his expertise, asking him to seduce other people's wives and concubines to find out the news.
Hum, this man is born to be ruthless and unjust, and he has ruined the lives of many good women. If Lu Buwei hadn't been there to protect him, he would have been killed long ago."
The four of them fell silent.
Among the people Lu Buwei recruited, there were many such "odd people and strangers". It would not be a pleasant thing to openly confront him.
Wu Yingyuan sighed and said, "Butler Tu comes to us like this, aren't you afraid that Lu Buwei will become suspicious?"
Tu Xian said: "I came here on his orders this time to invite Shaolong to a banquet at Xianyang Prime Minister's Mansion in three days. As for why he invited Shaolong to the banquet, I don't know. It doesn't seem to be a good thing.
.Uncle Wu is not among those invited."
Xiang Shaolong thought of Lu Buwei's forced marriage and sighed: "The soldiers will come to block it, and the water will come to cover it up. Just wait and see. Some things cannot be avoided."
Wu Yingyuan said: "Although external troubles are terrible, internal troubles are even more worrying. If you don't make up your mind to clean up your family, you will suffer big losses in the future, and you will regret it."
Tu Xian said: "You must not act rashly, let alone let Master Tingwei know that the matter has been revealed. You may even use him to create a false impression and deceive Lu Buwei."
Turning to Xiang Shaolong, he said: "Lu Buwei is the most adept at conspiracy methods I have ever seen. The only person in Xianyang who can deal with him now is you, Xiang Shaolong. Your Wu family has an internal problem like Master Tingwei.
There is someone in the house who wants to take the initiative, so let us compare with him."
Xiang Shaolong regained his composure and said with a smile: "I won't say any more unnecessary words. As long as I, Xiang Shaolong, am alive, I will eventually seek justice for the brothers who were killed and Princess Qian."
Xiang Shaolong returned to the backyard, where Wu Tingfang, Zhao Zhi, Ji Yanran and the Tian sisters were having fun.
Although Xiang Shaolong was in a bad mood, he still picked up the son who was named Bao'er by Ji Yanran and teased him for a while. Seeing the girls being so happy and thinking that danger could always come, he couldn't help but have mixed feelings.
Ji Yanran Huizhi Lanxin saw his uneasiness and pulled him aside to ask why.
Xiang Shaolong told the story about Wu Tingwei, and at the same time said: "The most important thing to remind Tingfang is that if this kid asks about the mission, he must not reveal the secret to him."
Ji Yanran pondered for a while and then said: "I think of a way, which is to let Tingfang leak another illusion. Tingwei will definitely believe it and rush to tell Lu Buwei. Maybe we can tell Lu Buwei
He deceived me"
Xiang Shaolong said distressedly: "But what lie can explain that we have to go outside the Great Wall to avoid Lu Buwei?"
Ji Yanran said: "Lu Xiong is a person who can be exploited. As long as we guess that Lu Xiong and Yang Quanjun's people are secretly communicating with each other, and therefore suspect that Lu Buwei is secretly instigating it, the thing that Lu Buwei is most afraid of will not be revealed.
Because what Lu Buwei is most afraid of being known is that the attacker is not Yangquan Jun’s at all.”
Xiang Shaolong was so happy that he kissed Ji Yanran's cheek and praised: "That's it, I have a female Zhuge like you planning for me, so what do I have to worry about?" Ji Yanran asked in astonishment: "What is a female Zhuge?"
Only then did Xiang Shaolong realize that he had let it slip. Zhuge Liang was from the Three Kingdoms and would not be born until hundreds of years later. Of course Ji Cainv didn't know that.
Fortunately, Zhao Zhi came over at this time and complained: "Sister Rou is really worrying. She hasn't asked anyone to send a letter for so long. Sister Lan is even more to blame for not coming to see her."
Xiang Shaolong thought of Shanrou and Zhao Ya at the same time, and the mood that had just been relieved due to Ji Yanran's clever plan became heavy again.
After comforting Zhao Zhi, Xiang Shaolong said to Ji Yanran: "We will return to Xianyang tomorrow. Didn't Qin Qing invite you to stay at her house? I can take you there along the way."
Ji Yanran agreed with a smile and went over to drag Wu Tingfang to Neixuan, of course to use her for planning.
Xiang Shaolong couldn't bear to see Wu Tingfang being shocked and sad after learning about Brother Nai's bad deeds, so he sneaked away to find Teng Yi to practice his sword.
For future crises, he must keep himself in the best condition.
In this age of war, wisdom and swordsmanship are indispensable.
The next ten years will be a very long and difficult time.
When he was about to leave for Xianyang the next day, he realized that Wu Yingyuan had fallen ill.
Xiang Shaolong, the father-in-law, has always been in good health and rarely suffers from illness. His sudden illness was naturally a result of the unscrupulous Wu Ting's power.
After Xiang Shaolong asked Wu Tingfang to serve him well, he worriedly rushed to Xianyang with the iron guard composed of Ji Yanran, Teng Yi, Jing Jun and more than ten elite soldiers.
Wu Zhuo and a thousand disciples have been away from the ranch for more than a month, and there is still no news coming back. However, since Wang Jian is taking care of them, Xiang Shaolong does not need to worry.
The next morning, after entering the city gate, Xiang Shaolong endured the excitement of meeting Qin Qing and sent Jing Jun, who was very happy, to take charge of sending Ji Yanran to Qin Qing's mansion near the palace, while he and Teng Yi returned.
Wufu.
As soon as he stepped into the mansion, he saw Wu Tingwei and Tao Fang arguing about something unknown. When Wu Tingwei saw Xiang and Teng arriving, he greeted them coldly and left angrily.
Tao Fang shook his head and sighed: "There is really nothing we can do against him."
After the three of them sat down, Tao Fang said: "He asked me for five ingots of gold just the day before yesterday, and today he forced me to give him another five ingots. It doesn't matter if I give it to him, but when the uncle blames me, who will bear the responsibility?"
Hum, I heard that he has been obsessed with Shan Meimei, the bitch of Zui Feng Tower, in recent months. No wonder he spends money like water. The enemy is always the enemy. He gives gold to others, but others use gold to stick to the pretty boy."
Xiang Shaolong didn't expect that this kind of situation was the same in the past, so he asked casually: "How can that pretty boy have such ability to make the red lady from the brothel fall in love with him?"
Tao Fang said disdainfully: "He is not a brother of Prime Minister Lu. He boasts that if he uses that thing to hold the wheel, not even a mule can pull the car. Do you believe it?"
Xiang Shaolong and Teng Yi looked at each other, feeling that they had feelings for each other.
The former said in a deep voice: "Is it poison?"
Tao Fang said in shock: "Have you heard of him too?"
Tao Fang still didn't know about Wu Tingwei's betrayal of the family, so Xiang Shaolong took this opportunity to speak out.
Tao Fang's face changed when he heard this, and he sighed: "I had guessed that this situation would happen. Ever since Shaolong came to the Wu family, you have been suppressing this rebellious son who thinks highly of himself. How could he be convinced? And Xianyang
It is so lively and prosperous, and asking him to leave and go to suffer outside the Great Wall would be worse than killing him."
Teng Yi said: "It seems that Lu Buwei has been using him, otherwise the poison would not have controlled Wu Tingwei through that Shan Meimei. We have to improve our twelve spirits. Assuming that Lu Buwei kills Wu Ye, the family business will be justified and settled here."
In the hands of unscrupulous people, and with the support of other elders, how can we stay in the Wu family?"
Tao Fang's face suddenly turned pale and he said in a trembling voice: "Young master, you can't be so bold."
Xiang Shaolong snorted coldly: "He is obsessed with sex, and combined with the desire for profit, he can't do anything. Merely leaking secrets to Lu Buwei is no different from actually killing his father."
Teng Yi was shocked and said: "Do you remember that Mo Ao, whom Tu Xian mentioned before, was the best at using medicine, and he killed people, but nothing could be found afterwards. We must be careful about this."
Tao Fang's face turned even more ugly. He stood up and said, "Let me go back to the ranch and have a clear talk with the young master."
Xiang Shaolong nodded and said, "My father-in-law is ill and lying on his bed. You might as well go and see him."
Tao Fang and Wu Yingyuan had a deep love for each other, so they left in a hurry after hearing this.
As soon as he left the house, a servant from the palace arrived and told Xiang Shaolong to come to the palace to see him.
Xiang Shaolong didn't even have a chance to finish the cup of tea, and immediately hurried into the palace.
When they arrived at the palace, An Gu, the commander of the imperial guards, came up to him and said, "The king was about to send someone to the pasture to look for you. I heard that the master had come to Xianyang, which saved me a lot of time."
Xiang Shaolong was surprised: "Why are you so anxious for me?"
An Gu leaned into his ear and said, "The Wei people have really retreated."
Xiang Shaolong only remembered this matter and secretly thought that Lord Xinling would be in trouble during his trip today, so he couldn't help but think of Zhao Ya again.
An Gu added: "The Grand Tutor has paid an audience with the Queen. Please come to the Tai Tu's Palace for a walk. Li Tingwei hopes to reminisce with the Grand Tutor."
Xiang Shaolong recalled Li Tingwei in his mind several times before he realized it was Li Si and said happily: "I also want to see him. Commander Li'an must be quite familiar with him now."
An Gu led him onto the long corridor leading to the inner court and said with a smile: "Mr. Li has a great mind for managing the world. Not only do we respect him, the king, queen and prince all admire his knowledge."
Xiang Shaolong secretly laughed in his heart. He could be said to be the most "visionary" person in this era, so how could the person recommended by him be wrong? If Li Siruo couldn't even do this, who would be able to sit in the second place in the Qin Kingdom in the future?
Location.
The most effective thing for this boy is the Legalist school, which is of the same lineage as Shang Yang, and naturally suits the Qin people's taste.
Although Tingwei has a low position, he is a close minister of the prince. As long as he has real talents and knowledge and knows how to cater to the small crowd, he will surely prosper in the future.
While I was thinking about it, I arrived in front of the grand palace gate of the inner court.
After boarding the captain and entering the palace, King Zhuang Xiang's joyful voice came: "Come quickly, young dragon. You have made great contributions to our great Qin this time. I will definitely reward you heavily."
Xiang Shaolong looked into the palace and saw that in addition to the two prime ministers Lu Buwei and Xu Xian, Lu Gong, Jia Gongcheng, Cai Ze, Ying Lou, Ying Ao, Wang Ling and other powerful officials and generals from the original group that he had met last time were all here.
, he only owed Du Bi, a general who had a bad attitude towards him.
He hurriedly walked forward and knelt down in front of the Long Court, saying: "Doing your best for the Qin Dynasty is a matter within the scope of a minor official. Your Majesty does not need to take it to heart."
King Zhuang Xiang said with a smile: "Get up quickly and be so calm that you can resolve the danger of breaking through the barrier. This is what everyone wants."
After Xiang Shaolong got up, he glanced at Lu Buwei secretly, and saw the murderous intent in his eyes disappearing. He put on a smile and said: "Shaolong is such a person who takes credit but is not arrogant. However, Shaolong has no military merit yet. Your Majesty will be the next day."
But if he is sent to lead an army on an expedition, and when he returns in triumph, he will be rewarded for his merits, wouldn't it be justifiable to change his name?"
At this time, Xiang Shaolong retreated to the last position and was chewing on the murderous intent revealed in Lu Buwei's eyes just now. He secretly thought that he must be more careful during the banquet at the Prime Minister's Mansion tomorrow, otherwise he might really use the competition as a pretext for Lu Buwei.
Slaughtered alive.
However, the unintentional words spoken by King Zhuang Xiang just now showed that he did not like to engage in rash wars and had a peaceful character, which actually ran counter to Lu Buwei's ambitions.
The Duke of Lu laughed and said: "You Xiangguo's idea is too flexible. He made the Wei people retreat without spending a single soldier, making it more difficult for the other four countries to persist. Isn't this a military merit?"
King Zhuang Xiang said cheerfully: "What Mr. Lu said is exactly what he meant. Do you have any other suggestions?"
At this moment, anyone who is not deaf or blind knows that King Zhuang Xiang is extremely fond of Xiang Shaolong. Who dares to object? After some discussion, it was decided to make Xiang Shaolong the emperor's commander-in-chief and the crown prince and Taifu, together with An Gu.
At the same level, if the King of Qin were to lead the expedition in person, he and An Gu would be the bodyguard generals serving on the left and right, but for now they are still just fictitious titles and have no real power to lead troops.
Everyone congratulated him one after another.
Under this situation, Xiang Shaolong could push him but he could not push him. At the same time, he also knew that King Zhuang Xiang's favor would further push him to fight against Lu Buwei.
In the past, even when facing such a powerful enemy as Zhao Mu, he did not have the slightest fear. But as long as he remembered that the history clearly stated that in the ten years after the death of King Zhuang Xiang, Lu Buwei had always had power in the government and no one dared to compete with him.
And I don't know if I will fall into his hands. Just thinking about it makes me feel numb and troubled.
This is the downside of knowing part of your destiny.
After another chat, King Zhuang Xiang specifically asked Xiang Shaolong to spend time with him tonight, and then he happily left and returned to the harem to rest.
Xiang Shaolong was even more upset in his heart because King Zhuang Xiang did not invite Lu Buwei, making it clear that the credit for this trip belongs to him alone, Xiang Shaolong.
However, he had no choice but to go to see Li Si after arguing with Lu Buweixu.
Li Si moved to the guest house next to the crown prince's palace. When he saw Xiang Shaolong, he showed a sincere smile as if he had shared hardships together. After thanking An Gu, he led him into the small hall of the guest house.
Xiang Shaolong saw that he had washed away his old bad luck and was in high spirits, so he happily said on his behalf: "Brother Li's life here must be very satisfying."
Li Si smiled and said: "It's all thanks to Brother Xiang's suggestion. This place and the Prime Minister's Mansion are two different worlds. If I want to go back there, I would rather die."
After saying this, Xiang Shaolong immediately knew that he must have experienced a lot of hardships in the Prime Minister's Mansion, such as unpleasant incidents of being ostracized and insulted by others.
At this time, a pretty maid offered him some fragrant tea before returning to the inner hall.
Xiang Shaolong saw her beauty and excellent quality, so he couldn't help but take a second look.
Li Si lowered his voice and said: "This is a meeting gift given to me by Prince Zheng. It's not bad."
Xiang Shaolong was deeply moved when he heard this, remembering that Xiao Pan was often rude to his servant girl and was scolded by his mother Zhao Ni, but now he gives away beauties casually.
However, this boy is still obedient, treats Li Si well according to his instructions, and also knows how to win over people. It is not easy.
I couldn't help but ask: "Brother Li, what do you think of the prince?"
Li Si showed a look of respect and whispered: "The prince has ambitions to govern the world, is keen in observation, and has a high ability to learn. He will definitely be a great monarch who will dominate the world in the future. Li Si is lucky to be able to support the Ming Lord. I really owe it to Brother Xiang."
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This time it was Xiang Shaolong's turn to show respect to Li Si.
He had full confidence in Xiaopan, the future Qin Shihuang, because he had predicted the outcome from history. However, Li Si could see that Xiaopan was not a thing in the future just by looking at it, so he was certainly much smarter than him.
Li Si's eyes showed reverence again, but the target was Xiang Shaolong instead of Xiaopan. He said seriously: "The day before yesterday when I was reading with the prince, the king and the queen came to visit the prince. They mentioned that Brother Xiang had proposed to unify the world.
Then he built the Great Wall of various countries, unified the currency system, established prefectures and counties, opened post roads, and built canals, so that he could share the same culture and travel on the same track. He was indeed far-sighted and far-sighted. Li Si admired him greatly."
Xiang Shaolong was dumbfounded after hearing this. He never imagined that King Zhuang Xiang would use the words he was forced to "recite" as a teaching material for Xiaopan.
The coming incident has affected history. How should we settle this confusing account?
After a few words of genuine humility, Li Si asked Xiang Shaolong about Lu Buwei's movements.
After Xiang Shaolong said this, Li Si said: "Brother Xiang, don't worry. From what I see, your Majesty's aggressive attack on Lu Buwei has also provoked the Five Nations Allied Forces to approach the pass. He has already begun to murmur. I'm afraid that this great traitor will live in glory."
It won’t be long.”
Xiang Shaolong secretly sighed in his heart, no matter how hard Li Si looked, he didn’t know that King Zhuang Xiang was about to die soon. He said sincerely: "God, not everything can go as people wish. No matter what happens in the future, Brother Li only needs to remember to do his best."
Assist the prince and ignore other matters."
Li Si said displeasedly: "Brother Xiang, who do you think I am, Li Si? Since we are sincere friends, we should share weal and woe. Li Si never wants to hear such words again."
When Xiang Shaolong smiled bitterly, Xiaopan sent someone to summon him to see him.
Both of them felt that the time they spent together was short, but since the prince was destined, they could only say goodbye reluctantly.
Although Xiang Shaolong made many enemies, he also made many friends.