That night Xiang Shaolong visited Xiaopan and expressed that he would send Jing Jun and his men back to Xianyang to assist Teng Yi in dealing with Lu Buwei.
Xiaopan wanted to refuse but could not, so he agreed immediately. This allowed Xiang Shaolong to formally arrange the ship and other matters, and he was not afraid that anyone would become suspicious and inspect.
In the morning of the next day, Qin Qing went to see Xiaopan and said that he had received a notice from the Queen Mother that he would stay at Dazheng Palace for two days.
Xiaopen was not afraid of fraud, so at Qinqing's insistence, he had no choice but to agree.
Teng Yi smiled and said, "Everything has been arranged. We just have to wait for the general to come back and take charge of the overall situation."
Xiang Shaoyou smiled and punched Teng Yi's thick arm and said: "Second brother also came to play tricks on me, which shows how cheerful I am. We only have two days now, so we must act immediately."
Ji Yanran asked Xiao Yuetan, "What's the news from Manager Tu?"
Xiao Yuetan replied: "Tugong, Jiaxiao and more than 300 of his confidants are ready. As long as we inform him, he will poison him immediately."
Teng Yi said: "Time coordination is the most important thing. When General Manager Tu poisons us, we must seize Xu Shang's capital guard power at the same time. Only in this way can General Manager Tu and his family and confidants be able to leave the city safely without worrying about Lu."
The old thief can escape from our grasp."
Xiao Yuetan sighed: "This is where the anesthetic method is not perfect. This medicine is very strong and will cause symptoms within a moment of taking it. In order to make more people poisoned, I had to poison them during dinner, but
As for how many people will be tricked, it’s hard to say for certain.”
Jing Jun said: "As long as we secretly surround Zhongfu's house, we won't be afraid of Lu Buwei escaping."
Xiang Shaolong asked: "Does Manager Tu know the entrance and exit of Father Zhong's underground secret passage?"
Xiao Yuetan said: "When the old thief built Zhong's father's house, it was the most unhappy period for Tu Gong. He was only responsible for handling materials, so he didn't know anything about this aspect."
Xiang Shaolong said: "In this case, we have to send another person to set up an outpost outside the city. Alas, unless we have the prince's royal order in hand, we cannot prohibit him from leaving the city. The generals of Duqi will become suspicious because of this.
So we have no choice but to hunt him down ourselves."
Turning to Qin Qing, he said: "Sister Qing can now be accompanied by Mr. Tao back to her home. We will see who should be brought along. The others will be dismissed appropriately, and then they will immediately rush to the ranch to wait for our good news."
Qin Qing bit her lower lip and nodded as she felt the tense atmosphere about to come.
When Xiang Shaolong felt pity in his heart, Ji Yanran asked Teng Yi, "Have you seen any traces of the enemy nearby?"
Everyone understood that the "enemy" she meant was Wei Liao's 40,000-strong army, and their eyes focused on Teng Yi.
Teng Yi said doubtfully: "I am also surprised by this, because there is no sign of them at all."
Xiao Yuetan said: "Now we are racing against time. According to me, Wei Liao's army should be stationed somewhere upstream, waiting for Yingzheng's instructions. It can arrive in Xianyang at any time in a short time. As long as we act quickly, we can
Stay away when the lieutenants arrive."
Xiang Shaolong put everything aside and said vigorously: "The time for action has come."
Everyone agreed with a roar.
All the generals had already heard about the collusion between Lü and Mu, and Xiang Shaolong had always been the prince's confidant and had a high reputation. In addition, he showed the tiger talisman. If he was suspected of being there, he would definitely serve to the death.
At this time, it was just the time when the lanterns were first turned on. The city was peaceful and peaceful, and there was no abnormality at all.
Xiang Shaolong first ordered the imperial guards and cavalry troops to surround the official office, and then led his personal entourage directly into the official office along with Teng Yi, Jing Jun, Ji Yanran, Xiao Yuetan and others.
The guards at the gate had already subdued them before they could pass the news.
At this time, Xu Shangzheng and others were discussing matters in the main hall. Suddenly, they saw Xiang Shaolong barging in. Before he could react, he was threatened by dozens of crossbows and was unable to move.
Xu Shang and his men all changed their expressions.
This master, who is known as the best swordsman in Shangcai, didn't even get a chance to unsheath the sword on his waist. This thing really happened so suddenly, especially Xiang Shaolong should still be in Yongdu.
Xu Shang still couldn't keep calm and said in a deep voice: "General, what do you mean by this?"
Xiang Shaolong waited until his men had surrendered their weapons, then he showed his tiger talisman and said, "I have received an order from the king. From now on, I will take full charge of the Guards Army. Who dares to disobey?"
When Xu Shang saw the tiger talisman, he immediately knew that the situation was over and there was no way to save him. Others were as silent as a cicada.
Seeing that he had taken control of the situation, Xiang Shaolong ordered: "The others will escort me to the cell, leaving only Commander Xu here. When only Xu Shang was left, Xiang Shaolong got on the throne and ordered Xu Shang to be beside him.
Sit down. After obtaining Xu Shang's commanding talisman, Teng Yi and Jing Jun rushed to receive the guards. Xu Shang smiled bitterly: "You win."
Xiang Shaolong said calmly with a pun: "This is destined history. I, Xiang Shaolong, only executed Lu Buwei's poisoning to kill the late king. From the moment Lu Buwei poisoned the late king, Lu Thief was destined to end tragically. The question is whether Brother Xu cares about his own ending.
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Hope flashed in Xu Shang's eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "General, will you let me go?"
Xiang Shaolong smiled and said: "Brother Xu should know that I am not a cruel person who is easy to kill. I even let Guan Zhongxie and Third Miss go. They should have arrived in the Chu Kingdom now, so now I just want to know about Brother Xu.
Mind."
Hearing that Guan Zhongxie failed and was released and escaped, Xu Shang collapsed and sighed: "The general is indeed an invincible general, what exactly do you want me to do?"
Xiang Shaolong said: "As long as Brother Xu tells me Lu Buwei's escape route in case of emergency, I can immediately send Brother Xu and his family away from the city."
When Xu Shang was still pondering and hesitating, Xiang Shaolong said: "Brother Xu, if you want to listen to Lan Gongyuan's fairy music again, you must make a decision."
Ji Yanran said softly: "Even if Lu Buwei can escape from the city, he will still have to die in the end. Brother Xu, don't lose the opportunity."
Xiao Yuetan said lightly: "I am Xiao Yuetan, Brother Xu should have heard of my name."
Xu Shang looked at Xiao Yuetan in shock and said, "Didn't you die long ago?"
Xiao Yuetan said harshly: "If I don't cheat my death, how can Lu Buwei let me go? Do you think Lu Buwei really values you? Anyone who becomes Lu Buwei's subordinate is just his pawn and can be abandoned and killed at any time. Do you understand?
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Xu Shang finally gave in and said, "Father Zhong has a secret entrance to his bedroom, which leads to a large house on Baitong Street in the south of the city. That's all I know."
Xiang Shaolong stood up bravely and the opportunity to kill Lu Buwei, his great enemy, finally arrived after waiting for nearly ten years.
Xiang Shaolong and others gathered around the exit of the secret passage, all puzzled.
When Tu Xian led Jing Jun, Teng Yi and others into Zhong's father's house two hours ago, the house was full of people who had been drugged with anesthetics, but Lu Xiawei was nowhere to be found, so he naturally escaped through a secret passage.
The problem is that we have not yet received any report about Lu Buwei leaving the city. Does he still dare to hide in the city?
This is really unreasonable.
Jing Jun said: "Let's search the whole city to see where he can hide?"
Tu Xian said: "We might as well search this empty house first. If my prediction is correct, there must be another secret passage in this house that can lead to a residence or warehouse near the city wall. There should be another secret passage out of the city."
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Teng Yi waved his hand, and his men hurriedly took action.
Ji Yanran sighed: "If that's the case, we can say that we missed the mark on this trip because of the sentry posts posted outside the city and only paid attention to the key entrances and exits of a few city gates."
Xiao Yuetan said: "Thief Lu will definitely be reluctant to part with his jewelry and property. Walking in the tunnel is farther than walking on the road. Why don't we bet on him and bet that he has left the tunnel and fled to the border by land, because the waterway in Xianyang is
We have traffic in the palm of our hands."
Xiang Shaolong gave an order decisively: "No need to search, we will leave the city immediately." Xiang Shaolong and others, together with more than 200 iron soldiers of the Wu family, all left the city with light cavalry. They were galloping in the direction of Zhaojing, and there was no sound of sound in the distance.
Many footprints were found outside the city, some of which were particularly deep, indicating that they had carried heavy objects.
Everyone was very excited.
Jing Jun frowned and said: "Just looking at the footprints, the opponent has more than two thousand people and is far stronger than us."
Teng Yi smiled and said: "How can those who escape be brave? Besides, there must be women and children among them, so there is no need to be afraid."
Xiang Shaolong said solemnly: "There are many masters among the generals of the Lu family. If we chase after them, they can hear the sound of hoofbeats and know whether we are true or not, and they will definitely turn around and fight. Although we may not be defeated, casualties are inevitable, so
Not the best idea."
Ji Yanran said: "Assuming that we can predict Thief Lu's escape route, and ride a horse quickly to ambush him in advance, we can give Thief Lu a head-on blow, and if the other party knows that we have fewer people, then we will be more confident."
Already."
Tuxian knew Lu Buwei's situation best and said: "According to the direction of the footprints, they should have fled to Wuchang, a large town downstream. The guard there is his confidant. Once there, they can take a boat and go eastward along the river. Otherwise, they can go eastward by boat.
How far can you escape with your feet?"
Teng Yi said happily: "On the way to Wuchang, there is a place called Kuangfeng Gorge. It is the only way to get there. Even if we take a detour based on our horse power, we can reach there in two hours at most. How about we just go there?"
There I am waiting for my father-in-law’s arrival.”
Xiang Shaolong laughed loudly and said, "What you sow will be what you reap. If Master Tu hadn't been there to take care of Old Thief Lu on this trip, we would have missed the mark."
Tu Xian smiled and said: "There, General Teng, please lead the army first."
With high morale, more than two hundred riders left like a whirlwind.