Before noon, the hunting teams came back one after another, and naturally there was a lot of excitement.
The Imperial Guards and the Cavalry Army, with the former in charge of the interior and the latter of the exterior, silently entered a state of alert to cope with the coming turmoil.
Of course, no one will see the large-scale mobilization and arrangements, so as not to alert the enemy and scare Gao Lingjun's people away.
Jing Jun became Xiaopan's spy chief, and used the guards from the Wu family's elite regiment to form a reconnaissance network covering both inside and outside the camp to monitor the movements of Gaoling Jun, Lu Buwei and others.
This reconnaissance network is still in a semi-static state, because no matter how bold Gaoling Jun is, he will never dare to sneak attack before the night hunt when everyone is gearing up. And if the camp is set up during the day, it will be just a joke.
It's just a field.
Lunch was spent in a peaceful atmosphere.
Those who are eligible to participate in the late hunt will go to the camp to take a short break to recharge their batteries.
Time flies by minute by second.
When the horn sounded and the hunting team was summoned to gather at the main cavalry shooting range in front of the king's camp, the atmosphere began to become tense.
In Xiaopan, Zhu Ji and a group of ministers were in the stands to review the team heading for the evening hunt in Xishou Mountain. They watched the energetic participants leaving one by one. Everyone in the know felt the pressure of the impending rain.
Ying Ying and other female soldiers also went out with the brigade.
The sun gradually sets towards the west mountain.
The lights in the camp were turned on, smoke was everywhere, and the village was even more lively. The guards were preparing the venue and food for the dinner.
At this time, Prince Dan and his subordinates suddenly left and returned to Xianyang. This move was beyond Lu Buwei's expectation, but it still did not arouse his alarm. He only thought that because of his defeat last night, he had no face to attend tonight's banquet.
In the dusk, the action finally began.
The first to be mobilized was the cavalry army commanded by Huan Qi. Part of them quietly crossed the Jingshui River and set up defenses at hidden points on both sides of the river. No one was allowed to leave the team to avoid leaking the news.
The imperial guards in the camp secretly strengthened the defense of the king's camp.
Jing Jun's reconnaissance team became active, and everything inside and outside the camp was under strict supervision. This group of people had been trained by Xiang Shaolong, a man who was proficient in espionage reconnaissance, and they were well equipped for this not-so-difficult task.
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Before entering the banquet venue, Xiang Shaolong and Lu Gong stood on the top of the slope outside the wooden village, feeling the long wind of the wilderness blowing towards the Jingshui River, and looking at the dim land under the setting sun, they were all very excited.
Lu Gong sighed: "Since the White Qi, our Great Qin has no more talented and brave generals. Now that we finally have Shaolong, I am very relieved." Xiang Shaolong said with shame: "Lu Gong praised me so quickly.
After coming to Qin, I have not officially led an army on an expedition, how can I deserve the praise of Lord Lu?"
Lu Gong smiled and said: "You can only see the truth when you look at people from a small perspective. When Bai first debuted, he was just like Shao Long. He did everything, no matter how big or small. Everyone was convinced and the soldiers were loyal to their lives. Although Shao Long did not officially fight on the battlefield, he was able to
Making everyone above and below you willing to work for you is the basic condition for being a famous general."
After a pause, he said: "The way to be a general is to manage the army. Just look at Shaolong's leisurely look now, and you will know that you understand the way of a general. How can the so-called lax discipline be corrected? How can it be done unless you practice it skillfully?
Leisure? If he is not both well and leisurely, how can he be victorious in all battles and invincible in the world? Just looking at the way young dragon is so well rested in the past few days reminds me of Bai Qi back then."
Xiang Shaolong was dumbfounded when he heard what Lu Gong said. Even when he was fighting against Zhao Mu in Handan, he had Teng Yi and Jing Jun under his command, two fierce generals in his brother class, and an elite army.
The training was excellent, and there were Liu Chao and other ambushes in Zhao Mu's mansion. After deciding on the strategy, it was indeed easy to organize, but I never thought that this was a requirement for becoming a famous general.
I'm afraid this is what Sun Tzu's art of war says about "choosing men and taking advantage of them."
Lu Gong talked about Dao Dao: "A natural talent is destined to be used by the next generation. It is not a worry that there is no one in the world, but a worry of not knowing people; it is not a worry of not knowing people, but a worry of knowing people and not being able to use them. Just look at how Shaolong recommended Li Si to the prince one after another.
Huan Qi looks at Wang Jian differently, so you can see how brilliant Shaolong's vision is. I'm afraid Bai Qi is even inferior to you in this regard."
Xiang Shaolong secretly felt ashamed.
At this time, his subordinates came to invite the two of them to a banquet in the village and ended the conversation.
The sun finally disappeared under the western mountains.
Mo Ao's death is coming soon.
The atmosphere of the banquet was still as lively as ever, and Lord Gao Ling, of course, just found an excuse to not attend.
Ji Yanran and the other girls all came to sit down with Qin Qing. They all came with the intention of watching a show. Besides, the safest place right now is within this wooden village.
Including Xiaopan, all the ministers are still in full hunting attire. As usual, the banquet on the last day will be held all night long to wait for the late hunting team to come back before dawn.
Jing Jun, Huan Qi, and Chang Wenjun each had their own tasks and were not present.
Xiaopan was in high spirits and his eyes were shining, showing that he was in a very excited state.
Lu Buwei was also in high spirits and kept toasting to Zhu Ji and talking and laughing.
I don’t know whether he wanted to watch Xiang Shaolong die from the poison with his own eyes, or whether he no longer had to hide his identity, but Mo Ao also attended the banquet and sat in the back seat with Lu Can, Zhou Zihuan and others.
Sitting between Lu Buwei and Guan Zhongxie, Lu Niangrong kept her head lowered and did not look at Xiang Shaolong.
After a group of masters selected from the Imperial Guard performed a wonderful sword dance, amid warm applause, Jing Jun's right-hand man and fellow villager Jing Shan came to Xiang Shaolong's back and reported in a low voice: "Gaoling Jun's people started setting fire to
Oil was poured outside the tents behind the village, and Lord Jun deliberately sent people to patrol nearby, teaching them that they could only perform tricks in the limited tents."
Xiang Shaolong whispered: "What's going on with Lu Buwei's people?"
Jing Shan said: "Lu Buwei's three hundred generals left the camp one by one and sneaked into Jingshui River. Master Jun estimated that they still adopted the strategy of ambush in the water. When the bridge was cut off and the troops were in panic, his men naturally
You can do whatever you want."
After Jing Shan left, Xiang Shaolong said to Lord Changping beside him: "Brother, it's time."
Changping Jun exchanged excited glances with him and quietly left the table. Li Si on the other side moved closer to Xiang Shaolong and whispered: "Looking at Lu Buwei's expression, it seems strange that your poison has not yet reached its peak, hehe.
It’s so much fun.”
After a pause, he continued: "But I still don't understand. Isn't Lu Buwei not afraid of playing with fire and getting killed by others when he lets Lord Gao Ling's people run wild?"
At this time, Xiang Shaolong saw Zhou Zihuan and Lu Can sneak away one after another, and smiled slightly and said: "First of all, there must be a spy sent by Lu Buwei among Lord Gaoling's men, so that Lu Buwei is well aware of Lord Gaoling's actions. Secondly,
Although there are only a few hundred people around Lu Buwei, another group of his subordinates can take advantage of the chaos to come here to carry out conspiracy. In addition, I should be dead by then. Guan Zhongxie took the opportunity to seize the command. As long as Lu Buwei is beside the Queen Mother,
With the prince beside him, and Mo Ao giving him advice, who can not listen to his father-in-law?"
He sighed again: "If you don't take some risks, how can you have a good harvest?"
Li Si couldn't help but laugh and said: "I have never thought about such a complicated situation. Hey, you see how energetic the prince is. He only slept for two or three hours at most last night, and he has been busy all day today.
He is still so arrogant now, the former king is far behind him."
Xiang Shaolong agreed in his heart that those who can achieve great things are always those with extraordinary energy, otherwise they would not have the energy to do things and cope with all kinds of pressure. Since Xiaopan is Qin Shihuang, of course he has much more energy than ordinary people.
Guan Zhongxie left his seat at this time and walked around to talk to Miao Du.
Xiang Shaolong almost wanted to send someone to eavesdrop, but he finally suppressed the strong impulse. At the same time, he thought about whether Miao Du was on Lu Buwei's assassination list tonight.
Jing Shan came again at this time and said: "According to the light signal, Gaolingjun's people hiding in the dense forest in the upper reaches have pushed the giant trees and rafts into the water. As long as the camp is on fire, they will immediately cooperate to attack. Zhou Zihuan and Lu Can
One went to the Jinghe River, and the other left the camp. It seems that he is going to join another group of Lu Buwei's men. Master Jun has asked Pubu to follow him. If there is any abnormal movement, he will be killed without mercy."
After Jing Shan left, Xiang Shaolong turned sideways and said to Li Si: "It's time, Master Li, go and inform the crown prince, while I will go over and look for Lu Buwei to stir up trouble."
The two of them went their separate ways. After arranging everything, Changping Lord turned around and met Xiang Shaolong and said: "All the royal family members have been evacuated to safe places. Everything is safe. Now I will protect the Queen Mother and the Crown Prince. Shaolong."
Be careful."
The two looked at each other, smiled, and went their separate ways.
Xiang Shaolong made a circle and came to Guan Zhongxie and Miao Du first, smiling and saying: "Why are the two adults talking so happily?"
In fact, both of them had solemn expressions, without the slightest hint of excitement. After hearing his description, they both knew that there was something in Xiang Shaolong's words.
Guan Zhongxie smiled awkwardly and said: "Without Mr. Xiang here, I can't talk enough. Come and have a drink with us."
This table was placed under Lu Buwei, which separated the three tables. However, because Xiang Shaolong, Guan Zhongxie and Miao Du were all majestic in stature, Lu Buwei, who was talking to Zhu Ji, looked at him in surprise.
Xiang Shaolong raised his head and looked at the crescent moon in the sky, shook his head and said: "Tonight the moon is bright and dark, which is the best for sneak attacks. I am responsible for security and it is not appropriate to drink. Please spare me these two drinks."
Despite Guan Zhongxie's coldness and deepness, he still couldn't help but change his face slightly.
Miao Du showed no clue and said with a smile: "With Xiang Shaolong here, whoever dares to steal the camp will be in a big fight."
Xiang Shaolong secretly thought that he would not take advantage of this moment to dampen Guan Zhongxie's confidence, but he said earnestly and sincerely: "The world's weird and strange things are often unexpected. It is said that man's calculation is not as good as God's. Mr. Guan thinks that what I said
Is there any truth to what you said?"
Guan Zhongxie felt that something was wrong, and when his expression changed again, Xiang Shaolong left with a smile.
Xiang Shaolong walked towards Lu Buwei and Mo Ao.
I have a lot of mixed feelings in my heart, and my thoughts are ups and downs.
Ever since Princess Qian and the four maids Chun Ying were attacked and died tragically, he had been at an absolute disadvantage. Even though he had all kinds of resentment and indignation, he could only suppress it deep in his heart, feeling sorry for himself.
When Wu Tingwei was indirectly killed by Lu Buwei, and King Zhuang Xiang, who was deeply devoted to him, cried out for his life, the thing he looked forward to most was the moment when he stabbed the sharp knife into Lu Buwei's belly.
However, knowing that Lu Buwei's life was "not yet exhausted", the eager anticipation turned into deep sadness.
Using various methods to make Lu Xiong lose his official position, he only released a little bit of the bad energy accumulated in his heart, but he still didn't feel any greater relief.
But this trip is different, because it will be Mo Ao who dies.
Without Mo Ao, it is still unknown whether Lu Buwei would have used such vicious methods to deal with him.
So Mo Ao is really the culprit.
After tonight, he will never be polite to Lu Buwei again.
Only by going all out and fighting hard can he survive the day when the underdog is crowned.
And before Mo Ao died, he was determined to tease Lu Buwei and Mo Ao to their heart's content, just to collect some debts first.
While thinking about it, I came to where Mo Ao was sitting.
Lu Buwei and Lu Niangrong, who were sitting at the front table, turned to look at him in surprise. The former smiled and said, "Shaolong, come and drink with me?"
Zhu Ji's beautiful eyes also glanced at him, and she was very surprised to see his solemn expression.
Guan Zhongxie chased after him and came to Xiang Shaolong's side. When he saw him staring at Mo Ao coldly, his expression changed again.
At this time, everyone at the banquet was chatting and drinking with each other, and the atmosphere was harmonious and lively. However, Lu Gong, Xu Xian, Wang Ling, etc. had received the signal and fled one by one.
Xiaopan looked calm and talked affectionately with Zhu Ji, but their eyes were fixed on Xiang Shaolong.
Xiang Shaolong glanced at Lu Buwei and Lu Niangrong, and said with a smile: "I came here today to express my gratitude to Mr. Mo."
Even with Mo Ao's intelligence, he still couldn't fathom the mystery behind Xiang Shaolong's words, but he knew it was not quite right. He stood up in shock and said with a blank look, "For what purpose does Master Xiang want to thank Mo?"
Qin people's banquets were casual and casual, with many people just standing and drinking. So although the three of them were standing and talking, they were also at the back seats, so they didn't attract much attention.
Zhu Ji and Xiao Pan stopped talking and pricked up their ears to listen to their answers.
Lu Buwei also felt the strange atmosphere. He stood up with a wine glass in hand, moved to the middle of them and said, "What does Shaolong want to thank Mr. Mo for? I'm also anxious to hear it."
Xiang Shaolong glanced at Guan Zhongxie, who had a serious look on his face, and said calmly: "The first thing I want to thank is that Mr. Mo asked Mr. Wu Fu from Zui Feng Tower to give me the flying dragon. Xiang Shaolong will use it to gallop on the battlefield. To commemorate Mr. Mo’s gift of a gun.”
"when"
Lu Buwei's hand shook, and the wine glass fell to the ground and broke into pieces.
The three of them turned pale at the same time.
Xiang Shaolong looked at the broken wine glass on the ground, laughed and said: "Flowers bloom on the ground, wealth and prosperity, a good sign. I only wish Father Zhong a long life and good health."
As soon as these words came out, not only Lu Buwei and others couldn't stand it, but even Zhu Ji's appearance changed dramatically, and she saw something was wrong.
Mo Ao was surprised and said: "Master Wu Fu gave Master Xiang a treasured spear. Does it have anything to do with me, Mo?"
Lu Buwei's face darkened. Xiang Shaolong's wish for him a long life just now was clearly sarcastic, but considering that his life was not long, of course he would not be stupid enough to conflict with him in front of Zhu Ji and Xiao Pan.
Cai Tan, Wang Wan and others at the next table began to feel the strange atmosphere between them, and stopped talking and looked at them.
Xiaopan knew that Xiang Shaolong was creating opportunities for him, so he escaped on the pretext of going to the toilet.
Lu Buwei and others didn't know Xiaopan was leaving, but Xiang Shaolong's shocking words left them no time to deal with other matters.
Xiang Shaolong's eyes flashed with cold light, he stared at Mo Ao and said: "A wise man will always make mistakes. I only said that Wu Fu gave me the flying dragon, but I didn't say whether it was a gun or a sword. Why did Mr. Mo know that the flying dragon was a treasured gun? Woolen cloth?"
When Mo Ao responded in shock, Guan Zhongxie said in a deep voice: "What is the second thing that Mr. Xiang wants to thank Mr. Mo for?"
Xiang Shaolong looked up to the sky and smiled: "Of course it was Miss Han Yan's affectionate kiss. Mr. Mo is used to the kiss of a beautiful woman, and of course he knows the taste of it better than my little brother."
Lu Buwei and the three others couldn't control themselves, and their expressions changed drastically at the same time.
After all, Mo Ao was so smart that he suddenly touched his throat and said in horror: "You..."
Xiang Shaolong looked up at the sky and said with a sigh: "It's almost time. Mr. Mo has always been good at calculating and will not make any mistakes when it comes to his life and death."
Then two gleams of cold light shot out from his eyes, covering Mo Ao, and said word by word: "Those who count others also count their numbers. Do you understand the meaning of this sentence, Mr. Mo?"
Lu Buwei shouted coldly: "Shaolong"
Xiang Shaolong looked at him coldly and said in a deep voice: "Where are Zhou Zihuan and Lu Can? The situation outside is chaotic now. Just don't let someone kill you by mistake."
Lu Buwei's face changed again, and he yelled: "What do Commander Xiang mean by these words?"
"ah"
Mo Ao's face changed drastically, he clenched his throat with both hands, "hehe" and was speechless, with a look of fear in his eyes.
Guan Zhongxie grabbed his arm before grabbing him and said in shock: "What's the matter?"
Mo Ao shook a little, big beads of sweat flowed down from his forehead, and blood streamed from the corners of his mouth. The shape was extremely terrifying.
Xiang Shaolong said to Guan Zhongxie: "Master Guan, you'd better not leave here, otherwise don't blame me for using military law to punish you for leaving your post without permission."
Then he turned to Lu Buwei and smiled lightly: "The moonlight is dark tonight, so Father Zhong should be careful when walking across the bridge."
When Mo Ao fell into Guan Zhongxie's arms, Xiang Shaolong had already walked away proudly.
The light of fire and the cry of killing came from the side of Muzhai on the other side of the river at the same time, and the first rebellion after Xiaopan took over finally began.