Qinqing stayed for three days before returning to Xianyang.
Xiang Shaolong now fully understands Xiaopan's intentions. In order to maintain the throne, he will never be merciless in killing people.
Although it is difficult to say whether he dares to deal with him, after Linzi's lesson, Xiang Shaolong no longer dares to take it lightly.
He kept the habit of getting up before dawn every day to practice swordsmanship, and practiced archery even more diligently.
They selected 300 soldiers from the Wu family and the Jing clan, including first-class masters such as Wu Yanzhu and Jing Shan. They were equipped with steel swords and powerful crossbows made by Uncle Qing, and were equipped with strong crossbows made by Xiang Shao.
Long taught them the skills of steel needles and practiced them day and night.
Wu Yingyuan and others began to evacuate in batches. Today is the turn of Wu Tingfang, Zhao Zhi, Zhou Wei, Shan Lan, Tian sisters, Lu Dan'er, Xiang Bao'er and others to say goodbye, with their own emotions.
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Xiang Shaolong, Teng Yi, Jing Jun and Ji Yanran accompanied the brigade for three days before returning to the ranch. They found that the ranch suddenly became deserted and felt very uncomfortable.
During dinner, Teng Yi said in a deep voice: "Wu Ying'en may be the traitor."
Everyone was shocked.
Wu Ying'en was Wu Yingyuan's third brother, and he had never agreed to give up the glory and wealth of Xianyang, but no one thought that he would become Xiao Pan's traitor.
Ji Yanran said: "I have always paid attention to this person, but how can the second brother be so sure?"
Teng Yi said: "Because he insisted on staying to manage the ranch and did not leave until the last moment. This is very different from his greedy and fearful character, so I specially sent someone to secretly monitor the movements of him and his generals. I felt that he had
I sent people secretly to Xianyang many times. So I informed Mr. Tao and asked him to send people to follow his generals in Xianyang. As expected, he sneaked into the palace to report secretly."
Jing Junlang scolded: "I have never liked this guy."
Xiang Shaolong said: "Fortunately, we were on guard, but with him here, it will always be a hindrance to what we do. Is there any way to force him and his people away?"
Ji Yanran said: "He was just deceived by others and coveted wealth and comfort, so he did such a stupid thing. As long as we target his greedy and fearful character, we can intimidate him and make him understand that the Crown Prince will never let anyone know that he is plotting against you."
Secret, I guarantee he will wake up."
Teng Yi frowned and said, "Don't make a mistake. If he reports this to the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince will know that we are wary of him."
Ji Yanran's beautiful eyes sparkled, and she hummed: "As long as we send all his wives, concubines, and children away immediately, what else will he dare to do? Let Yanran handle this matter."
Seeing Ji Yanran personally taking action, Xiang Shaolong felt relieved and said, "We are going back to Xianyang tomorrow. Who can stay at the ranch to take care of everything?"
Ji Yanran smiled bitterly and said: "Ji Yanran stays, otherwise Wu Guo may not be able to control the third master."
Xiang Shaolong saw that although he was reluctant to give up, he had no other choice. Time was getting increasingly tight. There were still three months until the big day when Xiaopan ascended the throne. Everything would be resolved within those few days.
When Xiang Shaolong returned to Xianyang, the first thing he did was to enter the palace to meet Xiaopan.
Xiaopan met him in the room as usual, with Li Si accompanying him.
After performing the courtesy of the monarch and his ministers, Xiaopan said: "Li Qing will report the current situation first."
Li Sixiang was a little afraid of meeting Xiang Shaolong's eyes. He lowered his head and flipped through the papers on the table, and said in a deep voice: "Lu Buwei was away from Xianyang most of the time. It was called supervising the final stage of Zheng Guo Canal project, but in fact it was to contact him.
Local forces can gain local support when there are changes in the court."
Xiang Shaolong deliberately tested him and said, "Where is Guan Zhongxie?"
Li Si still didn't look at him, lowered his head and said: "Guan Zhongxie was just transferred to Korea by the prince to put pressure on the Koreans. Unless he comes back against the order, he should still be far away on the day of the prince's coronation."
Xiaopan said calmly: "This man's archery skills are so powerful. With him here, I will have trouble sleeping and eating. Among the people around him, there are spies set up by me. As long as he does something strange, someone will follow him.
He will be executed immediately according to my decree."
Li Si quickly glanced at Xiang Shaolong, then lowered his head and said: "Now Yongdu has actually fallen into the hands of Miao Du. The number of his subordinates has increased to 30,000, occupying all the official positions in Yongdu."
Xiaopan smiled and said: "I deliberately let him get rich so that he will not be on guard, and then I will completely eliminate him and the traitors in one fell swoop. Let him live happily for a while longer."
Li Si Ci looked at Xiang Shaolong and said: "According to the prince's estimation, Lu Buwei will take advantage of the prince's coronation in Yongdu and move at the same time as Miao Du to control Xianyang. Since the capital guards are still in the hands of Xu Shang,
Lord Chang Wen's imperial guards followed the prince to Yongdu. Changes occurred suddenly, and Thief Lu is indeed capable of doing this."
Xiao Pan said: "Thieves Lu and Thieves Miao have the Queen Mother's seal in their hands. Others without knowing the circumstances can easily be fooled by them and become accomplices without knowing it."
Xiang Shaolong talked and said: "Leave Xianyang to me to ensure that Lu Buwei will not succeed."
Xiao Pan and Li Si looked at each other in astonishment.
After a long while, Xiaopan said in a deep voice: "Without the general by my side, how can I feel at ease? Xianyang should be left to the two generals Teng and Jing. The general must accompany me to Yongdu."
Xiang Shaolong had known that he would react like this. He sighed secretly in his heart, but on the surface he pretended to be nonchalant and said: "The prince has an order, how dare I disobey him."
Xiaopan frowned and looked at him for a long time, then turned to Li Sid and said, "I would like to have a few words with the general."
Li Si did not even dare to look at Xiang Shaolong and exited the room.
There was an embarrassing silence in the room.
Xiaopan sighed and said, "Is the General dissatisfied with me? In many cases, I have no choice but to take extraordinary measures out of desperation."
Xiang Shaolong stared at him deeply, feeling as if he were looking at a complete stranger, and said lightly: "How does the Crown Prince plan to deal with the Queen Mother?"
Xiaopan looked at him without flinching at all. When he heard this, his eyes shone with cold light, and he snorted coldly: "To this day, the general still wants to destroy the name of our great Qin family for the sake of those **** palace curtains."
Do women speak?”
Xiang Shaolong also had cold eyes, stared at him and said coldly: "This is my only request to the crown prince. I don't care who you want to kill, but I ask you to remember your past kindness and let the queen mother go."
Xiaopanlongmu's murderous intent flashed away, but he didn't know if it was aimed at Zhu Ji or Xiang Shaolong. He quickly regained his composure and said in deep thought: "As long as she no longer cares about the government affairs and stays in the palace, I will never be ungrateful."
The general will be satisfied with how he treats her."
If it weren't for the information revealed by Qin Qing, maybe Xiang Shaolong would really believe what he said, but now he just felt a chill.
If Xiang Shaolong was Ziran and had no worries, he would simply give up at this moment and directly accuse him of duplicity.
But thinking of the lives of hundreds of people including Teng Yi, Jing Jun, Ji Yanran, and even the lives of the Wu and Jing tribes, he could only endure the bad breath in front of him.
Accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. If one is not careful, he will immediately bring disaster to his life and annihilate his family.
The future Qin Shihuang was not easy to deal with.
Xiaopan's tone softened and she said softly: "Master, don't you believe me?"
Xiang Shaolong sighed with emotion and said in a deep voice: "The prince has already made a plan in dealing with Lu and Miao, so why do you still need my help? If not, I will leave tonight."
Xiaopanju said: "No"
Xiang Shaolong was also greatly shocked.
His few words were purely to test Xiaopan's reaction, and the inference he drew now was naturally the most terrifying one.
Xiaopan took a deep breath and said: "Master promised me that he would only leave after witnessing my ascension to the throne. How could Master not keep his promise?"
He sighed again and said, "Don't you want to kill Thief Lu with your own hands?"
Xiang Shaolong knew that if he persisted, he might not even be able to get out of the palace. He pretended to be exhausted and said with a wry smile: "If you keep your promise, will the Crown Prince also keep your promise?"
Xiaopan said displeasedly: "On what matters have I ever broken my promise?"
Xiang Shaolong secretly thought to himself that two years had changed so much that he and Xiaopan no longer had the mutual trust they had in the past, and were even more deceitful and duplicitous.
Of course he would not be stupid enough to expose Xiao Pan's conspiracy against Zhu Ji, and said with a smile: "If you have nothing else to do, I would like to go home and rest."
After leaving the room, Li Sizheng stood outside the door. When he saw Xiang Shaolong, he whispered: "Can you let me give the general a lift?"
Xiang Shaolong knew that he had something to say, so he walked side by side with him. Unexpectedly, Li Si did not speak for the entire long distance until he reached the square.
When Jing Shan and others saw Xiang Shaolong, they led their horses over.
Li Si suddenly whispered: "Go to Shaolong"
Then he turned back with a sad expression.
Xiang Shaolong's heart suddenly surged with huge waves, and he could not calm down for a long time.
Li Si is now Xiao Pan's closest favorite. With his intelligence, he can clearly grasp Xiao Pan's state of mind. He even guessed Xiao Pan's identity from various clues, and also inferred Xiao Pan's true relationship with him.
Xiang Shaolong will not let him go.
Without Zhu Ji and Xiang Shaolong, Xiaopan will be able to maintain his status as a political winner forever.
No matter what other people say, it won't have any influence.
As I ran out of the palace gate, someone called me from behind.
Xiang Shaolong looked back and saw Lord Chang Wen chasing after him from the palace gate and said, "Let's talk as we walk."
Xiang Shaolong asked curiously: "What's the matter? Don't you have to be on duty in the palace?"
Chang Wenjun looked solemn and said: "Does Shaolong really want to go outside the Great Wall?"
Xiang Shaolong said calmly: "I am not suitable to stay here, because I am most afraid of seeing war and killings. You have known me for so long, you should know what kind of person I am."
Chang Wenjun was silent for a long time, and then said: "The prince seems not very happy about this matter, saying that this will shake the morale of the army."
Xiang Shaolong felt a pain in his heart and whispered: "Don't persuade me. The only thing I regret now is that I didn't leave two years ago. Then my memory of Da Qin will be when I was galloping on the prairie.
, the most memorable one.”
After saying this, he pinched the horse's belly and galloped away, leaving Jun Chang Wen far behind who had stopped in surprise.
A group of more than ten riders, passing horses and cars, galloped like a whirlwind along Xianyang Avenue under the sunset.
Only at this moment did Xiang Shaolong really give up on Xiaopan.
The only thing he has to do now is how to help Zhu Ji escape the danger of death.
Since coming to this world of the ancient Warring States Period, he has faced all kinds of struggles every day to train his mind. Everyone must be strong. Even if he is Qin Shihuang, he is not afraid at all.
But he will never underestimate Xiaopan, because he is the person in this era who can best understand his horror. In history, Qin Shihuang was a high-pressure ruler, and everyone had to bow to him in the end.
The most ironic thing is that this historical giant was cultivated by him.
Xiang Shaolong wanted to shout to the sky to vent his resentment.
But of course he can't do that.
Only in this way can he hope to live a happy new life outside the Great Wall.
Assuming Zhu Ji is willing to go with him, he will definitely take her away with him to make up for the guilt of deceiving her for many years.
Xiang Shaolong had just stepped into the Wu Mansion and was already being pulled by Tao Fang toward the inner hall. He couldn't help but wonder, "What's going on?"
Tao Fang smiled mysteriously and said: "An old friend is here."
Just as he entered the inner hall, Teng Yi was chatting with two guests, and surprisingly it was Tu Xian and Xiao Yuetan.
Xiang Shaolong was overjoyed and ran over, holding their hands. He was so happy that he couldn't speak.
Tu Xian's eyes turned red with excitement and he said: "I didn't know beforehand." Everyone burst into laughter. Tu Xian sighed: "That's really good. It's better to walk. We were just studying how to get out of this stormy right and wrong."
place."
Tao Fang smiled and said, "Sit down and talk later."
After everyone was seated, Xiao Yuetan said: "I came to Xianyang this time to see with my own eyes how Thief Lu fell. However, after talking to Brother Teng just now, I realized that Shaolong's situation is quite bad."
When Xiang Shaolong saw Xiao Yuetan, the sorrow in his heart was swept away, replaced by a surge of pride. He laughed and said: "The one who can stand firm in adversity is the real good man. Now I have Brother Xiao to help me."
, why worry about the big thing failing."
Tu Xian said happily: "Of course we are happy to see Shaolong's confidence. No matter how dangerous the situation is, our fighting spirit is high. Now that the Lu thieves are defeated, the only question is how to get outside the wall safely so that we can live a happy life."
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Tao Fang said: "Just now Steward Tu analyzed Thief Lu's situation in detail. The only bargaining chips he has now are the capital guards still in his hands, the troops in charge of evil, fifteen thousand famous generals and
The complicit Miao Party, as well as other internal and external officials who have always colluded with him, will be of no use in the event of an incident, so as long as we can make good arrangements, we will be able to force him to a desperate end and avenge us."
Xiao Yuetan said solemnly: "The question is how we can leave safely after killing Thief Lu."
Xiang Shaolong smiled and said: "I wasn't sure at first, but now that I'm here, it's a different story."
Xiao Yuetan smiled bitterly and said: "Don't rely on me so much, maybe I will disappoint you." Xiang Shaolong whispered: "Brother, are you sure you can conjure another Xiang Shaolong?"
Everyone was shocked.
Xiang Shaolong said happily: "Wuguo is pretending to be a god or a ghost, and his body shape is the closest to mine. As long as I have a way to disguise his face like mine, I will be sure to deceive him."
Everyone is using secret tactics to deal with the enemy."
Xiao Yuetan groaned under the expectation of everyone, and finally said decisively: "This is the biggest challenge for me, Xiao Yuetan. Although it is extremely difficult, I can still guarantee that I will not let Shaolong down."
Xiang Shaolong slapped the table with his palm and laughed loudly: "With these words from my brother, the whole situation will be different. The first person we want to kill is Guan Zhongxie. As long as this person is gone, Lu Buwei will be like
A tiger without teeth can no longer do evil."
Teng Yi nodded in agreement: "If this person is allowed to pick up a bow and arrow, I really don't know how many people can survive."
Tao Fang said: "But what we are worried about now is not Lu Buwei but Yingzheng."
Xiang Shaolong said calmly: "This is exactly why I need another Xiang Shaolong."
A smile appeared at the corner of Xiao Yuetan's mouth, and after exchanging glances with Tu Xian, he smiled and sighed: "Shaolong is really amazing, he deceived us so much."
At this moment, Xiang Shaolong knew that Xiao Yuetan and Tu Xian had guessed that Xiao Panfei was really winning the government.
And this is exactly why Xiaopan wants to kill himself.
Anyone who knows the inside story will know that the rumors come out of nowhere and have no reason.
Only when Xiang Shaolong is no longer alive can Xiaopan eliminate this scourge that makes him uneasy day and night.
The break between him and Xiao Pan was destined long ago and no one could change it.