Xiang Shaolong, two brothers Teng, Jing and Tao Fang, under the wings of the Eighteen Iron Guards, entered the palace. Suddenly, the sound of hoofbeats suddenly sounded in front of them. In the dark mist, a horse galloped from the front, followed by more than ten people.
The knights are like using the long street as a race track.
Teng Yi shouted: "Stop the horse."
The knight in front had come within the range illuminated by the lantern light. He was covered in blood and shouted: "General, save me."
Everyone took a closer look and saw that it was Guoxing.
Guoxing tried to rein in his horse, but he could no longer hold on and fell sideways from his horse to the left.
Just when the war horse stopped and Guoxing was about to hit the ground with his shoulder, there was a sound from the bowstring, and a powerful arrow was shot from the hand of the knight behind. It penetrated through the back of Guoxing's neck with incredible accuracy, penetrated through the front of Guoxing's neck, and reached Guoxing.
When it fell to the ground, it was already a lifeless corpse.
Even with Xiang Shaolong's usual quick reaction, his scalp was still numb and his eyes were about to burst.
All the eighteen iron guards drew their crossbows and quickly loaded the arrows.
The group of people rushed to where Guoxing fell to the ground and reined in their horses one after another. The leader, Guan Zhongxiezheng, hung his strong bow back on his horse and said loudly: "Commander Xiang saw this. Guoxing fled in fear of crime, so his subordinates had to execute
Wang Ling, shoot him."
Xiang Shaolong's whole body was ice-cold, and at the same time he was filled with raging flames. He pulled out the sword of Bai Zhan with a "clang" sound and shouted coldly: "Guan Zhongxie, how dare you shoot me, the deputy commander of the cavalry, in front of me?"
Guan Zhongxie's personal guards raised their iron shields and stood in front of him, forming a shield wall.
Guan Zhongxie took time to calm down and said with a smile: "Commander Xiang, please don't misunderstand me. Please listen to me in detail. I have been ordered by the Crown Prince to track down the murderer who deliberately assassinated the Crown Prince this morning. I found out that the murderer was actually Qiu Ri, the master of the Samurai Hall."
Sheng colluded and came to Xianyang. Now Qiu Risheng and all the murderers were arrested, and Zhong's father interrogated himself. Guoxing resisted arrest and escaped. Commander Xiang clearly saw that if he felt that he had neglected his duty, he could do it before the crown prince, Zhong's father and
The Queen Mother will tell you before she comes."
Then he shouted: "Move the body for me"
Xiang Shaolong didn't know how to deal with it for a moment and shouted: "Don't touch him"
Guan Zhongxie gained the upper hand and laughed loudly and said: "Commander Xiang has an order, how dare you disobey your humble position? Let's go."
Pat the horse and turn around and go.
After the group of guards rode their horses back more than ten steps, they roared in unison, turned off their horses, and chased Guan Zhongxie.
Xiang Shaolong and others looked at each other in disbelief, and finally their eyes fell on the body of Guoxing, who had been stabbed in the neck by a powerful arrow and was lying in a pool of blood.
Tao Fang sighed: "We underestimated Lu Buwei after all. This move was indeed extremely vicious. It not only annihilated the samurai villa, but also lost face to us and Miao Du. It could also directly point the finger at Miao Du or even Du."
Bi and Pu Hu."
Teng Yi solemnly said: "Lu Buwei might take the opportunity to use this matter to cause trouble and deal with Miao Du and his men."
Xiang Shaolong shook his head and said: "He will definitely not be able to touch Miao Du. Xiaojun, please help me deal with the posthumous affairs for Guoxing and protect his family at the same time. I will go to the palace immediately to meet with the crown prince to see how to deal with this matter."
Clamping on the horse's belly, he galloped forward, unable to bear to see the tragic situation of the country's prosperity.
Although Guan Zhongxie has always been his enemy, he still has a lot of sympathy for him.
But at this moment, he just wanted to cut him into pieces without feeling any pity.
When we arrived at the road leading to the palace, we saw a lot of traffic. The ministers seemed to have no idea about the bloodshed in Xianyang City, and they all went to the spring banquet happily.
When he arrived at the palace gate, he met Chang Wenjun, who came up to him with a solemn expression and said, "The prince is looking for Shaolong."
Xiang Shaolong suddenly remembered something, and immediately he was sweating profusely, and said to Teng Yi: "Xianyang City will definitely be unable to fly tonight, Zhao Dahe Shan Meimei..."
Teng Yi was shocked and said: "I understand" and turned around.
Xiang Shaolong hurriedly ordered Chang Wenjun to send a team of imperial guards to protect Teng Yi before entering the palace to meet him.
It is still hard to let go of Guoxing's death in his heart.
I was really dazzled by the victory, and I didn't want to think about how huge Lu Buwei's power was in Chengyang City.
With his shrewdness, how could he not have imagined that Du Bi and Pu Hu must be closely related to Xiao Pan's assassination.
Now that Lu Buwei has captured Qiu Risheng, it is clear that he wants to deal with Miao Du.
However, he knew clearly, or knew from history that before Miao Du openly rebelled, Lu Buwei still could not do anything to Miao Du.
If you are against someone like Lu Buwei, you will suffer big losses if you are not careful.
Thinking that Guoxing was shot and killed by Guan Zhongxie right in front of his eyes as soon as he abandoned the dark side and turned to the bright side. The feeling of resentment and helplessness made him want to immediately mobilize all the best soldiers of the Wu family and rush into Zhongfu's house.
Xiaopan was in the room at this time, talking to four close ministers and generals, namely Lord Changping, Li Si, Wang Chi and Wang Ling. His expression was surprisingly calm. When he saw him coming, he happily said: "Master, no courtesy."
Xiang Shaolong barely suppressed the turbulent emotions in his heart, sat down under the king's teeth, and asked in a deep voice: "How is the situation at hand?"
Wang Chi replied: "Guan Zhongxie just launched a raid on the samurai guild. Chang Jie and An Jinliang were killed on the spot. Qiu Risheng smashed the right bone of their right hand with a stick. There were more than 200 core samurai in the guild."
They were all captured, and two injured assassins were also interrogated. The evidence was so conclusive that Qiu Risheng had no choice but to deny it."
Li Si said on the opposite side: "Those people who were sent to me, including Qiu Risheng, all insisted that they were ordered by Miao Du. Since the Weinan Warriors Hall was able to reopen thanks to Miao Du's strong sponsorship, so
It will be difficult for Miao Du to stay out of the matter this time."
Xiaopan said: "I want to find the Tutor just because I want to discuss it with you. Is this a good opportunity to get rid of Miao Poison?"
Xiang Shaolong suddenly realized that although Xiaopan was forced to accept his ingenious plan of using Miao to control Lu, in fact he despised and hated Miao Du because Miao Du and others had snatched Zhu Ji away from him.
To a large extent, Xiaopan also longed for the opportunity to deeply hurt Zhu Ji to vent his resentment. Now that Black Dragon was born, he was no longer as afraid of Lu Buwei as before, so he found this idea even more tempting.
As long as Xiang Shaolong nodded slightly and Xiao Pan gave the order, Lu Buwei, who probably hated Miao Du even more than Xiao Pan, would immediately send people to kill all of Miao Du's generals, castrate him, and beat him into submission before handing him over.
Let Li Si, the official, handle it.
Zhu Ji herself has no strength. If Xiao Pan is not on her side, Lu Buwei can do whatever he wants.
Xiang Shaolong sighed and said, "Where is Miao Du now?"
Chang Wenjun replied: "He and Da Piao's confidants hid in Ganquan Palace. The Queen Mother sent people to summon the prince twice, but he declined both times."
Only now did Xiang Shaolong realize how dangerous the situation was. Things happened so fast. Lu Buwei must have known that Qiu Risheng was involved in the matter, so he took action before the Spring Banquet was held, catching everyone off guard.
Everyone's eyes fell on him, and they clearly knew Xiaopan's intentions, so they neither dared to object nor perhaps did not want to object, leaving it to him to make a decision that would influence the future Qin Shihuang.
In fact, Xiang Shaolong couldn't find any strong reason to object.
I saw the little dragon's eyes shining brightly, staring at me for a moment, full of longing and expectation.
Xiao Pan's treatment of him was different from that of others. Although his authority grew day by day, he still respected his opinions wholeheartedly in the end.
After sighing, he told Guan Zhongxie that he shot Guoxing in front of him.
Everyone's expression changed at the same time.
Wang Ling said angrily: "This is too much."
Xiang Shaolong said calmly: "Not a single person here will sigh at the death of Miao Du, but we must consider the consequences that will follow."
Then he winked at Li Si.
This can be said to be an opportunity for Li Si to show whether he is a good enough friend.
Now the person Xiaopan trusts the most, besides him, Xiang Shaolong, is Li Si, and everyone else is far behind.
Li Sinai was an extremely shrewd person and knew Xiang Shaolong's intentions, so he nodded affirmatively and said: "If Miao Poison is removed at this moment, the one who will be hit the hardest is of course the Queen Mother. If this happens, the Queen Mother's prestige will be lost, and it will be difficult for her to be in charge of the government.
, In that case, as long as Lu Buwei unites with the ministers of the DPRK and China, and maybe he can really become the auxiliary minister, then the situation we have created with Black Dragon's hard work will be in vain."
Wang Chi said in a deep voice: "We can recommend Shaolong to assist the government as Taifu, especially since Shaolong has done a good job in escorting the emperor this morning, and also with the birth of the Black Dragon, Wang Wan, Cai Ze and others all know who the Lord is. Even if Lu Buwei wants to reverse the situation,
I’m afraid it won’t be able to be reversed.”
Lord Chang Qian agreed: "No one is more suitable to be the auxiliary minister than Shao Long."
Xiang Shaolong smiled bitterly and said: "The prince and you all think so highly of me, I am naturally very happy. However, Lu Buwei suddenly attacked Miao Du on this trip. He was afraid that we would remove him from the post of Guan Zhongxie, but he did not necessarily point the finger directly at the Queen Mother.
It can be seen that he must have other evil intentions, and his final goal is still to fight against our precious dragon."
Xiaopan pondered for a while, nodded and said: "Even we all know that Qiu Risheng and Du Bi and Pu Hu secretly colluded. Lu Buwei has no reason not to know, but this time he only targeted Miao Du and did not mention Du Bi and Pu Hu.
There is indeed something wrong with it.”
Li Si's color changed: "Could it be that Lu Buwei has reached a secret agreement with Du Bi and Pu Hu to sacrifice Qiu Risheng to bring down Miao Du and the Queen Mother? Then...hey?"
Everyone's expression changed at the same time.
Chang Wenjun lost his voice and said: "This is by no means unfounded, because when Pu Hu returned from the festival, he was invited by Lu Buwei to sit in his car, and maybe an agreement was reached in the car."
This is politics.
Although it seems impossible, under drastic changes in the situation, hostile people can become collaborators by weighing the interests and risks.
From Lu Buwei's point of view, he is already at odds with Miao Du and Zhu Ji, and the political group headed by Xiaopan and Xiang Shaolong is even more hostile to him. If he hadn't been supported by Meng Ao's strength,
He had already lost his life. But if he unites with the interest group centered on Cheng Qiao, the momentum will naturally be different.
Xiaopan looked solemnly and said, "I didn't expect this."
Wang Lingxu let out a breath of cold air and said: "Since the birth of Black Dragon, Lu Buwei, Du Bi and others have all panicked. In an effort to regain the general trend, it is not surprising that they did this. The problem now is that we all dislike Miao Du.
Should we just take the opportunity to bring him down?"
Everyone's eyes fell on Xiang Shaolong again.
Xiang Shaolong began to feel that fate was irreversible. Miao Du was destined not to be defeated so quickly, so everyone suddenly had such an idea.
For Lu Buwei, Cheng Qiao's prestige is at least a few blocks lower than Xiao Pan's. Du Bi and Pu Hu are also far inferior to Wang Chi, Li Si and himself, so if Cheng Qiao replaces Xiao Pan as the king of Qin, it will be
You can only be controlled by him, but you have absolutely no power of independence.
This also shows that he is disappointed with Xiaopan, his "son".
Smiling slightly, he said: "What is Miao Poison? Our biggest enemy right now is just Lu Buwei, so the smartest way for now is to leave Miao Poison to control Lu Buwei, and then try to eliminate Cheng Qiao and others. Then there is no need to worry
What else can Lu Buwei do?"
Xiaopan was still a little uneasy and frowned: "But what method do we have to deal with Cheng Qiao?"
Xiang Shaolong smiled and said, "That's not easy. If he leads the troops to conquer the Zhao Kingdom, his relationship with the Zhao people will be invisible."
Everyone was shocked and applauded at the same time.
This is the importance of intelligence. If Xiang Shaolong had not been deeply aware of the relationship between Pu Hu and Zhao State General Pang Yuan, it would have been difficult to come up with this clever plan.
Xiaopan was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly and said: "There is no simpler and more direct method than this, but you have to wait for the opportunity. The black dragon has not been born for a long time, and I still need some time to consolidate my power."
After Li Si became a court captain, his status was very different. He changed his previous attitude of keeping a low profile and said: "In this case, we should let Miao Du know clearly that Lu Buwei wants to destroy him, and then he and Lu Buwei will become more and more at odds.
"
Wang Ling said cautiously: "However, this matter has its advantages and disadvantages. It is conceivable that the Queen Mother will understand more clearly from this incident that Miao Du's power is too weak, and will fight for greater power for him at all costs in the future."
Wang Chi said: "No matter how hard she tries, it will never be his turn to become the general. How much can he accomplish?"
Xiaopan stood up and everyone hurriedly stood up and bowed.
Xiaopan said with high spirits: "I will go to host the Spring Banquet immediately. Taifu Xiang can lead a team of guards to escort the Queen Mother and the fake eunuch to the palace to participate in the Spring Banquet. Even if his energy is not exhausted this time.
"
Then he snorted coldly and walked away.
Everyone was busy following him around.
Xiang Shaolong suddenly felt a headache when he thought about going to see Zhu Ji.
Who would have thought that something would suddenly happen? I hope my plan of "extending the holiday" will not be disrupted by this. Thank God.
Xiang Shaolong led the Eighteen Iron Guards and a regiment of fifty guards, one of Xiaopan's most elite, to the outside of Ganquan Palace at lightning speed. A group of guards rushed out and blocked the way.
Xiang Shaolong had known that Guan Zhongxie would surround Ganquan Palace with his men, so he pulled out the sword of hundreds of battles and shouted: "Who dares to stop me, Xiang Shaolong?"
The Iron Guards shouted, pulled out their shields, crossbows, and spears, formed a formation, protected Xiang Shaolong in the center, pointed their bows and spears forward, and rushed over.
Those guards who dared to rebel were scattered to both sides.
The suspension bridge of Ganquan Palace was raised and the palace gate was closed.
Xiang Shaolong and others came to the small river that protected the palace city, reined in their horses and stopped.
Guan Zhongxie led Xu Shang and five or sixty guards to greet him. The former said coldly: "Didn't Commander Xiang go to the spring banquet?"
Xiang Shaolong thought of the prosperity of the country and wanted to kill him with a knife. When he came close and reined in his horse, he smiled and said: "If Xiang launches a flying needle at Mr. Guan, I don't know how sure Mr. Guan can avoid it."
Woolen cloth?"
Guan Zhongxie and Xu Shang's expressions changed at the same time. Their eyes fell on his right hand that was deliberately lowered to the horse's body. The former forced a smile and said: "Commander Xiang is joking. Of course, for a humble position, one can only die."
Xiang Shaolong said calmly: "You two had better not act rashly. I, Xiang Shaolong, am not joking. By surrounding Ganquan Palace like this, you have committed a serious crime of offending the Queen Mother. If I want to execute you, who dares to say that I will do it?"
Not right."
Xu Shang replied calmly and said calmly: "General Xiang misunderstood, we are just following Father Zhong's order to protect the Queen Mother."
Xiang Shaolong pretended to be surprised and said: "So that's the case, then you guys should evacuate immediately. I'll leave the responsibility of protection to this great general."
Guan Zhongxie flashed an angry look, lowered his head and said: "I will obey the order of the general."
He shouted: "Get them all out!"
He turned his horse's head and galloped away.
The sound of hooves suddenly started.
In the blink of an eye, everyone was gone.
Xiang Shaolong called towards the Ganquan Palace gate: "Master Miao, please lower the suspension bridge."
With a rolling sound, the suspension bridge lowered.
Xiang Shaolong asked everyone to put away their weapons and took the lead to gallop into the palace.
As soon as they entered the palace gate, Miao Du, Han Jie, Ling Qi, Miao Si and others came to greet them, everyone was fully armed.
Xiang Shaolong jumped off the horse, stretched out his hand to shake hands with Miao Du, and said with a smile: "Master Miao, please forgive Shaolong for being late. Is the Queen Mother frightened?"
Miao Du looked grateful and whispered: "This matter..."
Xiang Shaolong's men were waiting in the square. He put his arm on Miao Du's shoulder and walked towards the main hall. He said easily: "After I learned about Qiu Risheng, I immediately went to the palace to see him and strongly stated that Qiu Risheng had colluded with outsiders to assassinate the crown prince.
The matter has absolutely nothing to do with Sir Miao. Only then did the Crown Prince realize that he had wrongly blamed Sir, and ordered me to come immediately to fetch the Queen Mother and Sir Miao to the palace for the spring banquet."
Miao Du was shocked and said: "Shaolong is such a good friend. I, Miao Du, will never forget him. Alas, I really don't know why Qiu Risheng did such a stupid thing. What good will this do to him?"
Xiang Shaolong chuckled and said: "Of course it is of great benefit to him, and it is even more beneficial to Du Bi and Pu Hu. But Brother Miao has lost even half of the benefit."
Miao Du suddenly realized: "This is a damned bitch. He was caught and still wanted to frame me."
The two of them walked into the palace at this time and saw Zhu Ji standing in the center of the palace, with a frosty face and powerful eyes, staring at Xiang Shaolong fiercely, as if she wanted to vent all her resentment on him.
Xiang Shaolong prostrated himself on the ground, performed the courtesy of a monarch and a minister, and said loudly: "Xiang Shaolong was ordered by the Crown Prince to welcome the Queen Mother to the palace to host the spring banquet."
Zhu Ji sneered and said, "Does that disobedient son still remember me?"
Miao Du was startled and said with a smile: "The Queen Mother..."
Zhu Ji shouted coldly: "You don't need to interrupt."
Miao Du was greatly embarrassed, and at the same time remained silent, not daring to talk to him anymore, and stood aside.
Xiang Shaolong stood up, smiled slightly and said: "The Queen Mother misunderstood the Crown Prince. He just found out about this, so he sent his ministers and imperial guards to greet him."
Zhu Ji still couldn't let go and said angrily: "Xiang Shaolong, as the commander of the cavalry, when you saw someone daring to surround the Ganquan Palace of the Ai family, you didn't take these people on the spot. How dare you come to see the Ai family?
?”
Xiang Shaolong looked deeply into her eyes and said with a wry smile: "Isn't this the first day the Queen Mother has met Lu Buwei?
If the Queen Mother is determined to blame the Crown Prince and me, Xiang Shaolong, isn’t it true that relatives hate enemies? If the Queen Mother doesn’t even trust Master Miao and the ministers, who else can she trust?"
Miao Du hurriedly said: "Yes, Shaolong is indeed a loyal friend to all ministers."
Zhu Ji was stunned for a long time, and after giving Xiang Shaolong a faint look, as if saying that I can never defeat you, she said sadly: "Yes, there are fewer and fewer people in the Ai family who can be trusted, but Ai family
I am no longer in the mood for a banquet at home. You and Miao Feng often go there, but I want you to swear an oath to ensure Feng Chang's safety."
Xiang Shaolong said flatly: "Shaolong dares to use Xiang's head to guarantee that the crown prince understands that Qiu Risheng's incident has nothing to do with Mr. Miao. But Shaolong still has to ask the Queen Mother to enter the palace for the banquet, otherwise he will just teach the despicable villain to secretly be proud of himself."
, thinking that the success damaged the harmonious relationship between the Queen Mother and the Crown Prince."
Zhu Ji mockingly said: "We have a harmonious relationship, but the Ai family should have a detailed discussion with Wang Er."
Xiang Shaolong urged: "Please get up, Queen Mother."
Zhu Ji hesitated for a while, then sighed and said, "Shaolong, please accompany me in the car. The Ai family has something to ask you."
Xiang Shaolong glanced at Miao Du secretly, only to see him lowering his head, and the look of jealousy could not be concealed in a flash.
I couldn't help but sigh in my heart.
Miao Du, your mind is too narrow, how can you accomplish great things?
Even you, my savior, treat me like this, which shows how terrible your nature is.