More than a hundred three-masted ships formed a huge fleet and sailed upstream to the dock south of Yongdu.
The two warships dropped hundreds of guards and formed an escort team, giving people a majestic and tense atmosphere.
Jidu led all the officials from Yongdu to line up in front of the pier to welcome him.
Wu Guo and Jing Jun, played by Xiang Shaolong, were beside An Guxi, watching the powerful fleet from a distance.
Jing Jun approached Xiang Shaolong and whispered: "Look at Miao Du's appearance, he must have not slept at all last night."
They still didn't know that Han Jie had escaped at night, and they all didn't understand why Miao Du's spirit was so bad.
The small dragon boat docked amidst the rumble.
Jing Jun said worriedly: "What if that kid Wu Guo finds out his identity and is carried down tied up like a pig?"
Xiang Shaolong smiled bitterly and said: "The only way to confuse the enemy is to tell Yingzheng, but our plan will be over."
An Guxi then said to Jing Jun: "I haven't seen my third brother for a long time. I miss him very much. Come here."
Came out with a slap on the horse.
The two men followed hurriedly.
The gangplank was lowered from the ship's surface, and Miao Du ordered people on the shore to play welcoming music.
The three hundred guards who disembarked first built a three-layer human wall on the left and right, leaving a space about ten feet wide in the middle. They acted in unison, neatly and beautifully.
An Guxi and others dismounted and knelt beside the horse.
Chang Wenjun took the lead in striding down the springboard, followed by twenty elite guards who opened the way. The first two held the royal flag and clan flag.
Then there were ten courtiers holding various ritual vessels and sacrificial vessels, and then twenty imperial guards, and then they saw the future Qin Shihuang Xiaopan and his concubines wearing veils in the presence of Lord Changping, Wang Guo, Li Si, and Cai Ze.
Qin Qing, Wu Guo, who was dressed as Xiang Shaolong, and other civil and military ministers gathered around him and stepped off the boat.
The tens of thousands of Yongdu city residents outside immediately burst into loud cheers, shouted long live, and knelt down one after another. The atmosphere was extremely fiery.
Xiang Jing was relieved to see Wu Guo "safe and sound".
Xiang Shaolong glanced at Miao Du in the distance, and saw that he heard the welcoming shouts of the crowd, and his face darkened. He sighed inwardly, "You are a pretty boy who relies on nepotism to gain a title, no matter in terms of military strength, popular support, or image."
, how can he compare to Qin Shihuang?"
After Xiaopan calmly accepted the congratulations on the poison, he and his concubine boarded the dragon carriage, escorted by Chang Wenjun's guards, and drove to the city gate. An Guxi's army also guarded along the way, and the security was impeccable. Xiang Shao
Long and Jing Jun found an opportunity to board Wu Guo's car. Xiang Shaolong and Wu Guo took off their masks and clothes and exchanged their clothes.
Wu Guo said proudly: "Fortunately I know how to pretend to be sick, otherwise I wouldn't know how to deal with those people."
Xiang Shaolong said: "Didn't the Crown Prince look for you?"
Wu Guo said: "He only sent an imperial doctor to see me, and said that after landing, he would accompany him to Dazheng Palace to meet the Queen Mother."
Xiang Shaolong lost his voice and said: "What?"
Only then did An Guxi take the time to ride his horse to their car. Xiang Shaolong quickly sat on Wu Guo's seat and said with a smile, "Hello, General."
An Guxixian was at a loss to understand the conflict between him and Xiaopan. He smiled and said: "Shaolong calls me Guxi as usual. Shaolong is really majestic and the pillar of our Qin country."
Xiang Shaolong chatted with him for a while without saying a word. After the motorcade entered the city gate, An Gu apologized and went to do other things.
Xiang Shaolong leaned against the back of the chair and breathed a sigh of relief.
The first stage of the plan was completed, and all that was left was how to escape Xiaopan's plot and sneak back to Xianyang.
Xiaopan and his concubine led a group of courtiers to get off the bus in front of the main hall of Dazheng Palace.
Xiang Shaolong breathed a sigh of relief when he saw so many people accompanying him. He secretly thought that it would be miserable if it was just him and Xiaopan who went to see Zhu Ji.
After being reminded by his manager Yanran, he painfully realized that under the current circumstances, Zhu Ji was in deep trouble and would never be able to leave Miao Du and follow him.
But how can we save her life?
This may still be possible.
But after losing Miao Du and his son, it becomes clearer that Xiao Pan is not his biological child. She is like a walking corpse while she is alive. What is the point of being a human being?
At this time, Mao Jiao came out of the palace to greet her and knelt down and said: "The Queen Mother is a little unwell today and does not want to see so many people. I only invite the Crown Prince and the General to come in and see each other."
Everyone was stunned.
Xiaopan and Xiang Shaolong looked at each other. If there was an ambush in the palace, they would be chopped into pieces.
Chang Wenjun said: "The last general must be at his side."
Jidu on the side said with a smile: "The Queen Mother just doesn't want to see so many people at once, of course the minister of the Imperial Guard will accompany her."
Xiaopan suddenly said: "No, please go to the general and accompany me to the palace to say hello."
Xiang Shaolong caught a glimpse of Mao Jiao making secret gestures to Xiao Pan, and then he understood why Xiao Pan was suddenly so heroic.
Xiaopan gestured to Xiang Shaolong and climbed up the steps boldly, Xiang Shaolong followed hurriedly.
Xiaopen said in a low voice without turning his head, "What is that woman thinking?"
Xiang Shaolong responded in a low voice: "Because she wants to clarify the matter and see if she should fully support Miao Du."
Xiaopan said coldly without any surprise: "This is called making the same mistake again and again."
Xiang Shaolong wanted to try his best to remind him to keep his promise, but he knew it was nonsense, so he suppressed the urge.
Zhu Ji sat high on the throne of the Queen Mother, and there was no one else in the palace except her. When her boots stepped on the floor of the hall, the sound of footsteps echoed that made people's hearts tremble.
The empty hall was cold and lifeless.
Zhu Ji gained a little weight, but she still looked gorgeous and looked not at all old. But her face was a little haggard. She looked at the two men making love to her coldly. Zhu Ji said calmly: "Your Majesty, General, please take a seat.
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The two of them sat down on her lower right, and Xiaopan said in a formal way: "Wang'er was very pleased to see that his mother's appearance was better than before."
Zhu Ji sighed and said, "How long has it been since the Ai family has seen Wang'er? I'm afraid that for three or four years, the Ai family really thought they had never given birth to a son like you."
Xiao Panlong's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he quickly pretended to be respectful and said: "The queen is at fault. The prince is just busy with state affairs, and he is afraid of disturbing the queen's rest, but the prince still cares about and loves the queen as before."
Xiang Shaolong stared ahead blankly, hoping in his heart that this was just a dream, because the reality was too cruel.
Recalling how Zhu Ji and Xiao Pan loved each other when they arrived in Handan at the beginning of the year, but now they are deceiving each other and scheming against each other.
Zhu Ji's eyes fell on Xiang Shaolong and her voice changed to Judo: "The Ai family hasn't had a chance to congratulate the General on his triumphant return yet."
Xiang Shaolong looked at her deeply, his chest filled with sincere and profound feelings and guilt, and sighed: "I just saved my life, how can I deserve the queen's praise?"
Zhu Jifeng's eyes turned cold and she said: "Rumors about the life experience of the Crown Prince have been rampant recently. What good strategies does the General have to deal with it? Can you tell the An Ai family's feelings?"
Xiaopan interrupted coldly: "Wang'er has sent an order to the whole country not to allow anyone to talk about this matter again. I hope the Queen Mother will learn from it, so there is no need to be suspicious."
Zhu Ji was furious and said: "Are you not even allowed to tell me that you are your mother?"
Xiaopan was so calm that he had time to say: "How dare you, Wang? But the general has the pain of not being able to disobey orders."
Zhu Ji gave a slightly abnormal smile and said sadly: "The Ai family almost forgot that the prince will officially ascend the throne in three days. Naturally, there is no need to take me as the queen mother seriously."
Xiaopan said calmly: "The queen has blamed Wang Er. In short, the gossips that the queen heard are all deliberate attempts to drive a wedge between our mother and son."
Then he stood up and said: "My mother is not in good health and it is not appropriate to be excited. Your Majesty has resigned. I will come back later to say hello to my mother."
Xiang Shaolong still has no chance to speak until now.
She secretly sighed in her heart, even though Xiaopan had no intention of killing her before, Zhu Ji's words had already brought her death.
But he couldn't do anything to save her.
Because Zhu Ji no longer had any love for him, but only gnashing of teeth and hatred.
Because she was already sure that he had lied to her, and even thought that he had killed her real son.
What else could he do in this situation?
Palace of Prayer for Harvest.
In the imperial room, Xiao Pan took the big iron bow from Guan Zhongxie handed over by Xiang Shaolong and laughed loudly: "Guan Qing's family, if you haven't become a fool now, you should know that you took refuge with old thief Lu in the past.
It was the most wrong move in your life."
Li Si, Lord Changping, Lord Changwen, An Guxi, Wang Guo, etc. who stood on both sides of the palace all congratulated Xiang Shaolong for his first achievement.
Xiaopan put the iron bow on the table with relief, sat down with all the ministers, and asked Xiang Shaolong with a smile: "It's a pity that we can't see the evil head, but I also completely agree with Jing Qing's approach. Only by destroying the corpse and removing traces will it be safe."
Alarm the eunuchs."
After a pause, he continued: "We must be careful about our diet these days, so as not to fall into the poisonous hands of Thief Miao."
Lord Changping said happily: "Don't worry, Prince, the ministers will pay more attention to you."
Xiaopan looked around everyone, and finally his eyes fell on Xiang Shaolong, and said softly: "General, are you feeling better?"
Xiang Shaolong shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I was tired when I was fleeing on the border between Han and Wei. I could still hold on at that time, but I didn't know that I would have it from time to time after I came back. I'm even afraid of taking medicine."
Xiaopan said: "General, don't work too hard these days and have a good rest."
Then Long Mu Hanmang Dasheng snorted coldly: "Miao's party has determined to cause chaos at the state banquet on the night of his accession to the throne. What is the general's plan to deal with it?"
Xiang Shaolong said calmly: "First control others, and then be controlled by others. This is the eternal truth."
Xiao Pan slapped his palm on the table in front of the dragon table and sighed: "With these words, we are sure of victory."
The Wang Guan frowned and said, "Please forgive me for being confused. Didn't we plan to wait until the mash party breaks into chaos before punishing them?"
Xiaopan smiled calmly and said: "This moment is the same, and the other moment is the same. Victory is the most important, so no matter what method we use. Let's take action before the state banquet to catch him off guard."
Li Sidao: "That evil thief Miao Du may not even know where the mistakes were made even after he died."
Li Si was of course referring to Mao Jiao, the big traitor. It was precisely because Xiaopan knew Miao Du's reality and arrangement time so well that he could deal with it calmly.
Xiao Panxian was very confident and said calmly: "One hour before the state banquet, General An issued an order to seize the power of the city guards, control all access roads, and not allow anyone to leave. This will definitely force Miao.
The poison was activated early. The imperial guards were responsible for sealing off the Palace of Prayer for Good Harvests. On the one hand, they could protect the ministers, and they could also arrest traitors in the palace according to the list."
After a pause, he continued: "At the same time, the king's general's army will march into the city and kill all the rebels.
General Xiang Shang and his men are attacking the Dazheng Palace. Let us see how Miao Du ends up."
Everyone praised him for his kindness.
Only Xiang Shaolong knew full well that if he didn't have a way to deal with it, Dazheng Palace would be where he would be buried.
When Xiang Shaolong returned to the courtyard assigned to him in the harem of the Palace of Prayer for Good Harvests, Qin Qing and Ji Yanran, who were pretending to be maids, slipped over next door and were chatting with Jing Jun and Wu Guo.
When they saw Xiang Shaolong, the two girls were naturally overjoyed.
Xiang Shaolong sat down and asked, "Have you contacted your fourth brother?"
Jing Jun nodded and said, "I met the third brother just now when he was at Dazheng Palace."
Ji Yanran asked: "What does Zhu Ji have to say?"
Xiang Shaolong sighed: "The situation is so bad that the relationship between the prince and her finally broke down completely."
After answering, he turned to Jing Jun and said, "Fourth brother, what can you say?"
Jing Jun said: "Fourth brother said that the crown prince has issued an order to him. From now on, Yongdu will be sealed off and no one will be allowed in or out unless they have special documents."
Xiang Shaolong was shocked and said: "The prince is lying to me again. Just now he only said that he would besiege the city after the coronation ceremony and before the state banquet."
Qin Qing was taken aback and said, "What should we do?"
Xiang Shaolong thought: "It's easy for me to leave. I just need to disguise myself as Wu Guo and formally tell the prince that I need to lead people back to Xianyang to strengthen my second brother, and then I can slip away. There will be no problem for Wu Guo to go back. He just needs to change his appearance."
Return to yourself, and with the help of your fourth brother, you can escape smoothly. The problem is just Sister Qing, Ying Zhenghui sent people under the guise of protection, but in fact they are under strict surveillance, so what should we do?"
Ji Yanran said: "My husband, have you decided when to go back?"
Xiang Shaolong said: "I should leave with Jing Jun tomorrow. But how can I leave you like this? The prince knows me too well."
Ji Yanran smiled and said: "Then we will go back together."
Everyone looked at this beautiful talented woman in astonishment.
Qin Qing said happily: "Yanran, don't show off, what good plan have you come up with?"
Ji Yanran said happily: "I was just touched by your husband's words. He took advantage of the ambiguous situation between the Queen Mother and the Crown Prince. Just imagine what the Crown Prince would do if the Queen Mother sent someone to invite our Master Qin to the Dazheng Palace to accompany her to relieve her boredom.
reaction?"
Everyone hurriedly exclaimed.
Qin Qing said happily: "I can use some means to arrange this, and it will be difficult for the prince to refuse."
Everyone knows that she is most familiar with court matters, so there is no need to worry about her in this regard.
Ji Yanran said: "This move can also make the prince think that your husband has no intention of running away. Little did he know that our Grand Tutor Qin had already slipped away on the way before he arrived at Dazheng Palace. Wu Guo asked: "Then
How can I, a general, go in and escape for my life?"
Xiang Shaolong said: "Basically, we are adapting to circumstances and taking life-saving as the first priority. But don't wait until the coronation ceremony. Yingzheng will not let you slip out of sight at that time."
Ji Yanran said: "If we leave one night before the coronation, we will have two days of buffer, so we can deal with Lu Buwei."
Jing Jun reminded: "Remember not to stay in Xianyang for too long, but go back to the pasture. After gathering, you can escape according to the plan. You will be done."
Xiang Shaolong sighed: "After working hard for so many years, God should allow me to live a more comfortable and leisurely life."
There was a look of longing in everyone's eyes, and the sound of the hooves of the lost-hearted Pegasus on the prairie outside the Jianma Great Wall seemed to be ringing in their ears.