Xiang Shaolong arrived at Li Mu's General's Mansion in Handan. Over a thousand people gathered in the square inside the wall, getting ready as if they were about to go out immediately.
Xiang Shaolong's heart sank. When he was led by the guards to see Li Mu, Li Mu was coming out of the house. He was dressed in military uniform. When he saw Xiang Shaolong, he pulled him aside and said: "There is no hope for Zhao. Today the king will
I was summoned to the palace and told to rush back to northern Xinjiang immediately to deal with the Xiongnu. They did not give me a chance to mention Zhao Ni's matter. They also made it clear that Zhao Mu would be in charge of Handan. You must leave quickly or your life will be in danger."
King Xiaocheng's reaction was obviously beyond the general's expectation.
Li Mu whispered again: "Many of the generals in Handan City were my former subordinates. I have told them about you and asked them to help you secretly." Then he named a few names.
He added: "If Zhao Mu sends people to chase you, you can flee to the northern border. As long as you enter my sphere of influence, I will have a way to protect you. Even the king can't do anything to me."
Xiang Shaolong could not have imagined that this person whom he had only met three times would have such deep friendship and profound loyalty. He was so grateful that he was speechless.
Li Mu took off the accompanying sword and handed it to him: "This sword is called 'Blood Wave'. It is even better than Fei Hong. It can break hair with a blow and break the enemy's armor as if it were nothing. With your peerless swordsmanship, you should have it."
Even more powerful, don't refuse, otherwise Li Mu will look down on you."
Xiang Shaolong burst into tears and took the sword with a terrible name.
Li Mu patted him on the shoulder and said with a sigh: "If that place can accommodate you, go there. Maybe one day we will meet on the battlefield. At that time, each of us will be his own master. We may have to meet life or death. I will never show mercy."
, you should treat me like that."
After saying this, he laughed out loud, feeling indescribably desolate and tragic, and resolutely mounted his horse and left the house, embarking on the journey to the north.
Xiang Shaolong had mixed feelings and watched in a daze, suddenly feeling quite unaccompanied.
When he drew the sword and took a look, he saw that the bright and long sword body had maroon blood lines hidden in it, which were in the shape of waves.
The hilt of the sword is inscribed with the word "blood wave" in ancient seal script.
The joy of last night has disappeared. The only thing that can be done now is to rely on one's own wisdom and ability to enable the Wu family and his beloved people to safely leave this unnatural place.
Xiang Shaolong left the General's Mansion in confusion.
Without a highly respected person like Li Mu in charge of the overall situation, even though the military was dissatisfied with Zhao Mu, they did not dare to take the risk of killing the clan and speak out for Zhao Ni's case. No one dared to stand on his side, and he did not want to implicate other people.
, now we can only rely on the Wu family and ourselves.
Li Mu was deported to Northern Xinjiang. The entire Zhao Kingdom's military and political circles knew that King Zhao wanted to stand on the same side as Zhao Mu, and Xiang Shaolong was Zhao Mu's biggest thorn in his side.
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Not many people are willing to offer help in times of need, but adding insult to injury is something everyone enjoys because it can both attack the Wu family and please Zhao Mu.
The biggest question now is when Zhao Mu will obtain the consent of King Zhao to eliminate the Wu family and Xiang Shaolong in one fell swoop.
Is there any way to delay King Zhao from making this decision?
When he returned to Wushi Castle in distress, Tao Fang came up to him and said, "We captured that Chu man named Shan Jin and locked him up in a cell. However, this man is a tough guy and he refused to say anything."
, now let’s see what your opinion is, Shaolong, maybe he will be punished severely.”
Xiang Shaolong seemed to see a glimmer of hope and said, "Have you searched his luggage?"
Tao Fang sighed: "They are all irrelevant things. With Zhao Mu's cunning, there will never be such an easy excuse for others to catch." Then he said dejectedly: "Even if this person is willing to cooperate obediently and stand up to testify.
Zhao Mu, Zhao Mu can still blame us completely and accuse us of framed him. Hey, do you think King Xiaocheng believes in his man or in us?"
Xiang Shaolong muttered: "As long as we know the ins and outs of Zhao Mu and the Chu people, we can design a plan to deal with him, so we must not let this clue go easily."
The two of them arrived at the back house and entered the heavily guarded underground cell through the secret entrance of a building.
The Chu spy Shan Jin was tied to a wooden stake, his face was covered with blood, his spirit was depressed, he had obviously suffered a lot, he lowered his head and remained silent.
Although Xiang Shaolong sympathized with him, he had no other choice. This was like war, and being kind to the enemy was simply like committing suicide.
Xiang Shaolong had an idea and pulled Tao Fang aside and said: "You can tell at a glance that this person is not afraid of death, otherwise the Chu people would not send him to take charge of such an important task, but anyone's endurance is limited.
There is no limit, as long as we find the way, we can destroy his will."
Tao Fang said angrily: "The question is what can be done?"
Xiang Shaolong said: "This method is called fatigue interrogation. You bring in more than ten people and ask them repeated questions. They are not allowed to go to the toilet or eat. The most important thing is not to let him sleep. During the interrogation, you must use strong force.
Let the light shine on him and let's see how long he can last."
This was the first time Tao Fang heard of such an interrogation method, and he asked with hesitation: "Will it really work?"
Xiang Shaolong said firmly: "Guarantee is useful. You need to have someone take care of his wounds first and change him into clean clothes before proceeding."
He also told him some interrogation techniques and things to ask, which made Tao Fang feel that it made sense, so Xiang Shaolong went to find Wu Yingyuan.
Wu Yingyuan was receiving a guest in a secret room. When he heard of his arrival, he immediately invited him in.
He was an inconspicuous traveling businessman, tall and tall, but his appearance was wretched and not pleasing to the eye at all.
Wu Yingyuan asked Xiang Shaolong to sit down and said, "Shaolong, this is Mr. Xiao Yuetan, whom Mr. Tu relies on most and is known as a wise man."
Xiang Shaolong thought that it turned out to be the secret envoy sent by Lu Buwei's number one subordinate Tu Xian. It seemed that Lu Buwei was willing to do whatever it took to bring Zhu Ji, mother and son back to Xianyang in a short time.
Xiao Yuetan was quite polite and said: "Before I arrived in Handan, I heard about Mr. Xiang's name. Please don't be offended. Xiao's appearance now is fake. He has no choice but to show his true face to others."
Xiang Shaolong suddenly realized that this person was a master of disguise. There was no flaw in his appearance. He thought inwardly: "That means that you can transform the prince, mother and son into any shape."
Xiao Yuetan nodded and said: "Master Xiang's thinking is very quick. This is one of the reasons why Mr. Tu sent someone Xiao to Handan. But how to steal them out depends on you."
Xiang Shaolong was about to say that it was not difficult to steal her mother and son out, but he was kicked by Wu Yingyuan a few times, and he hurriedly swallowed his words.
Wu Yingyuan joined in and said, "If we can rescue the mother and son, how will Mr. Lu support us?"
Only then did Xiang Shaolong suddenly realize that with their strength and Xiao Yuetanzhuo's disguise skills, rescuing her mother and son should not be a problem. The difficulty was that the Wu family had to flee at the same time, so Wu Yingyuan took Ying Zheng's mother and son away
Linked up with the Wu family, forcing Lu Buwei to take them in as well.
Sure enough, Wu Yingyuan continued: "Zhizi Mansion is heavily guarded. Since King Zhuang Xiang came to the throne, a battalion of imperial guards has been stationed in the mansion for a long time. Handan City is famous for its strict prohibition. There is no other way except to attack by force.
.But please rest assured, Mr. Xiao, we have a proper plan to ensure that the mother and son can be sent outside the city without any danger."
Xiang Shaolong knew that he was exaggerating and had no plan to save people, but he had no choice but to deceive the other party's trust in this way.
Xiao Yuetan said: "My lord has discussed this issue with King Zhuang Xiang. At that time, our army will pretend to attack Langmeng and Yuci cities in Taiyuan County to distract the attention of the Zhao people, and Master Tu will personally lead his elite troops and sneak into the Zhao territory.
According to the agreement, as long as you reach the west bank of the Zhang River in the east of Luanyang, Master Tu can escort you back to our country through Wei and Han." After a pause, he said, "Xiao, can you listen to your ingenious plan first?"
Xiang Shaolong secretly screamed, he said so many words, but in fact he did not reveal the location and route of Tu Xian leading the elite troops, because if he wanted to cooperate with the action, Tu Xian had to be in Zhao territory.
He kicked Wu Yingyuan a few times, apparently asking him to immediately come up with a non-existent plan to deal with this distinguished guest.
What is Xiang Shaolong's plan? He pretended to be mysterious and said: "Mr. Xiao, can you wait three days? Because the most important part of the plan is to contact the mother and son. I am still working on this matter. Once I get a clue, other details will be announced."
Only then can you make the final choice.”
Xiao Yuetan said dissatisfied: "At least a little bit of the situation should be disclosed to Xiao?"
Xiang Shaolong pretended to be calm and said: "Sir's appearance may change the whole plan. Maybe we can use your disguise skills to keep us away from Handan. The Zhao people are still unaware, so I have to make a new one."
deploy."
Xiao Yuetan's face widened slightly and she said, "I kind of understand." She turned to Wu Yingyuan and said, "I heard that the Wu family's singing and dancing girls are famous all over the world. How could Xiao miss it?"
Wu Yingyuan laughed and said, "I have already made arrangements for you, sir."
Xiang Shaolong knew he had nothing to do with him and slipped out.
When he stepped out of Wu Yingyuan's inner house, Xiang Shaolong felt exhausted. The castle was peaceful in the afternoon. The maids and children were playing ball-tossing games in the garden, and bursts of laughter could be heard. The snow on the ground had already fallen.
It was eradicated, but the treetops were still covered with frosty icicles.
As he walked by, the more beautiful maids all looked at him and winked at him, hoping to gain favor.
But this self-admiring person only feels sad.
Although Wu Yingyuan once said that he would transfer most of the people away from Zhao Kingdom as early as possible, everyone knew that it only meant immediate relatives. As for the more distant ones and the servants in front of him, they would be ruthlessly abandoned and eventually become Zhao people.
object of anger.
This was a helpless matter, and Xiang Shaolong had no choice.
In this era of divided power, people's destiny is not controlled by themselves.
Heaven will suddenly turn into a terrible hell.
He was not worried that Lu Buwei would betray them. In this land of constant war, the Wu family's animal husbandry was extremely important to both the military and the economy. With the strength of the Wu family's father and son, they would be able to withdraw some of their resources, while others would not.
If left to the Zhao people, it would be a fatal blow to the Zhao State and make it even more difficult for them to survive peacefully. This is also the consequences of the Zhao King's own doing.
Wu Yingyuan is a man of great talent and strategy. He began to arrange everything quietly a few years ago. Just look at his vision for her and he did not hesitate to marry his favorite daughter to him, which shows his courage and foresight.
Only such people can live happily in this world.
A whistle came from behind.
Before he could look back, Jing Jun rushed to his side like a whirlwind, looking relaxed.
Xiang Shaolong asked curiously: "Have you succeeded?" The person who asked was naturally Zhao Zhi.
Jing Jun shook his head with great pride and said leisurely: "She kept ignoring me, and finally followed me home, and even used a sword to chase me away."
Xiang Shaolong said in astonishment: "Then I really can't guess why you can still be as happy as you are now."
Jing Jun chuckled and said, "The wonderful thing is that her real father turned out to be a private school teacher. He came out and reprimanded me severely, saying a lot of things like don't look at any evil, don't say anything that's inappropriate, etc. I actually couldn't hear a word of it.
But for the sake of his beautiful daughter, he pretended to be educated, and maybe he saw that I looked like a talented person in reading; he actually said that there is no distinction between education and distinction, and asked me to go to school every day to be taught and learn how to be a human being, as long as it was during the New Year and holidays
Just give me some bacon. Hee, Zhao Zhi was so angry that he almost went crazy. He stared at me, but there was nothing he could do. Brother Xiang, do you think this is wonderful?"
Xiang Shaolong shook his head and laughed. If someone like Jing Jun gets entangled with him, this girl Zhao Zhi might be in trouble. She can't beat him again and again, but can't drive him away. How will she deal with it?
Jing Jun asked: "Where is Brother Teng?"
Xiang Shaolong replied: "He has a special mission and went to the big ranch outside the city."
Having said this, I thought: "Is there any way to make thousands of war horses have soft hooves and cannot walk?"
Jing Jun frowned and said, "It's enough to feed them some medicine, but if there are too many, it may be a little more difficult."
Xiang Shaolong thought that he should ask Wu Yingyuan about this matter. The Wu family's animal husbandry has been passed down from generation to generation, and no one is better at it than them.
Jing Jun said excitedly: "Is there anything you want me to do?"
Xiang Shaolong shook his head and said: "You can read it with confidence but remember Brother Teng's instructions and don't get too crazy and indulged. You have to go to the Proton Mansion tonight."
Jing Jun agreed and left with a smile.
Xiang Shaolong walked into his Hidden Dragon Residence and just wanted to fall down and have a good sleep without thinking about anything.
When I woke up, it was already dusk.
Xiang Shaolong regained his energy and became more optimistic and encouraging.
Wu Tingfang and others naturally served him wholeheartedly.
Chunying's four maids' eyebrows were full of sorrow and resentment, and they blamed him for not having sex with them for real until today.
He could only smile bitterly in his heart. Although his physical strength was much better than that of ordinary people, it was still limited in origin. Therefore, although the four girls were young and beautiful, youthful and charming, important matters were more important and he could only suppress his impulse.
During dinner, Mrs. Ya's loyal servant Zhao Da unexpectedly came to see him.
Xiang Shaolong thought that Zhao Ya was in a hurry, so he hurriedly threw down the bowls and chopsticks and welcomed him into the inner room.
Zhao Da looked strange, and after a while he said: "This villain comes to see the young master, and the lady doesn't know about it."
Xiang Shaolong felt something was wrong and said sincerely: "If you have something to say, feel free to say it and I will take responsibility for you."
Zhao Da Dao: "Originally, I, as a current man, have no qualifications to take care of my wife's affairs, but as several of us brothers, we have long regarded the young master as our most worthy master, so we no longer care about other things."
Xiang Shaolong felt even worse and urged him to tell him his purpose.
Zhao Dameng made up his mind and said in a deep voice: "Less than a month after my wife came back, a nobleman named Qi Yu came to Handan from Qi State as an envoy. This man was more handsome than Lian Jin, and his talents and swordsmanship were the best in Qi State.
He was very famous and a master of makeup, but when he came to Queen Zhao, he pursued her passionately as if he only had a soft spot for his wife, and the king and Zhao Mu constantly created opportunities for him to get along with his wife.
, it seems that Madam is also interested in him."
Xiang Shaolong was relieved when he heard this. He was very confident in this aspect of himself, and he did not believe that Zhao Ya, who had been through thick and thin together, would fall in love so easily.
Zhao Da looked at his expression and said anxiously: "There are some things that I have to say even if I don't want to say them. After my wife came back, I missed you so much that I didn't even think about food and drinks. However, rumors of the young master's death continued to spread in the city. Then Qi Yu
So he took advantage of the opportunity and spent several nights in the madam's room. After the young master came back, the madam alienated him. However, he came to pester the madam again last night and did not leave until this morning. After discussion, our brothers decided
I came to tell the young master."
Xiang Shaolong's heart immediately became cold. With Zhao Ya's always dissolute attitude, in that situation where she was thinking about him so hard, she really needed the comfort and stimulation of other men to relieve her pain and loneliness.
Human beings are not grass and trees, so who can be ruthless. It is difficult to break up this kind of thing between men and women once it begins. In addition, Qi Yu has conditions that are no worse than him, so Zhao Ya will be disconnected from him and become entangled.
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A slut will always be a slut, which may involve physiological hormonal issues. It will be very difficult for her to be without a man to comfort her for a long time.
He felt painfully cheated.
Zhao Da lowered his voice and said: "If Madam is just fooling around with men, we will never tip her off to become a traitor. Madam is very kind to us, even if she dies, we are willing to do so, but we are afraid that she is being deceived by others."
In addition to cheating and deception, if you also have ulterior motives and harm the young master, it’s not worth it.”
Xiang Shaolong was stunned and said: "What exactly is going on?"
Zhao Da said painfully: "We have investigated Qi Yu privately and found that every time he has a tryst with his wife, he immediately goes to see Zhao Mu secretly."
Xiang Shaolong said in shock: "What?"
Zhao Da's eyes turned red, he lowered his head and clenched his hands into fists, showing that he was filled with indignation.
To him, Xiang Shaolong is a great hero with great righteousness. Only he is worthy of Mrs. Ya, while Zhao Mu is a person hated by everyone in Handan. You can imagine how he feels at this moment.
Xiang Shaolong gradually understood.
This male sex trick is pretty awesome.
If Zhao Muke takes control of Zhao Ya again, then they will never be able to imagine that one of them will be able to leave Handan, and Zhu Ji, mother and son will be doomed. Because Zhao Ya is well aware of all their actions and secrets.
However, it seems that although Zhao Ya is entangled with Qi Yu, she has not yet betrayed him. Thinking of her sad expression today that she wanted to take her away from the Zhao Kingdom, but was afraid that the Qin people would be difficult to rely on, we knew that she was in a conflicted mood. After all, she was in a conflicted mood.
, King Zhao still loves her very much, is she really willing to betray King Xiaocheng?
The main reason why she wanted to leave Zhao was because Zhao was hopeless, so she didn't want to be subjugated. Qi Yu could also give her this kind of protection and bring her back to Qi, which was separated from the Qin people by Zhao.
It seems that there was a secret agreement between Qi and Chu, and they would do anything to prevent the unification of the three Jins, or even divide the three Jins. Therefore, Zhao Mu could not only invite Wei Mou to deal with him, but now he could also invite a love expert to fight for his love.
Of course, King Zhao was behind this matter, because he did not want Zhao Ya to be involved with the Wu family; at the same time, he also wanted to learn the secrets of the Wu family through Zhao Ya. When the time came, he would uproot the Wu family and take over all the pastures.
This is a serious problem.
Xiang Shaolong's thoughts couldn't help but expand, and he remembered that Zhao Ni might also be a participant in the matter, because Xiaopan once said that they fell asleep after eating the cakes sent by King Zhao.
King Zhao allowed Zhao Mu to do this because he thought that Mrs. Ni only fell in love with Xiang Shaolong because she couldn't stand loneliness, so as long as Zhao Mu could give her the same enjoyment, he could win her back. However, Zhao Ni had a chaste nature and was defiled.
He later committed suicide.
With this understanding, all the unclear things will suddenly become clear.
That's why Zhao Mu could cover up Zhao Ni's murder case with one hand, because it was King Zhao who was willing to do it. He didn't want to expose his evil deeds, and would rather offend Li Mu than suppress the matter.
He really gave up on Zhao Guo.
The name of King Zhao was also added to his revenge list.
The biggest headache now is Zhao Ya.
Has she fallen into deep trouble with Qi Yu?
No wonder King Zhao handed Zhao Qian over to her so easily.
But could Queen Jing be acting out half-truths? She deliberately led him to assassinate Zhao Mu, so King Zhao would have an excuse to oust the Wu family.
Thinking of this, I can't help but sweat.
Zhao Dadao: "Master, what should we do now?"
Xiang Shaolong sighed and said, "Just pretend you don't know anything about this matter, and don't follow or investigate Qi Yu again. This matter is extremely important, do you understand?"
Zhao Da nodded and stopped talking.
Xiang Shaolong thought of something and asked, "You are so loyal to my wife, why didn't you tell my wife that you knew Qi Yu was going to see Zhao Mu?"
Zhao Da said dejectedly: "I told her a long time ago, but she was scolded, saying that Qi Yu was an envoy from the State of Qi, so Zhao Mu would naturally entertain her attentively. He also said that if we follow Qi Yu again, we will not be lenient."
Xiang Shaolong screamed in his heart, it seemed that Qi Yu had really charmed this fickle slut, otherwise why wouldn't Zhao Da be allowed to investigate the truth?
He can snatch her away from Lian Jin, and of course others can snatch her away from him. This is very fair.
What's more, Mrs. Ya's many good relationships in the past show that she loves to try new things.
Zhao Dazhong couldn't help but said: "If Madam really returns to Qi Yu, we hope to come and follow the Young Master."
With Zhao Da's loyalty, he actually said such betrayal, which shows how disappointed and sad they were towards Zhao Ya.
Zhao Ya has betrayed him once, will history repeat itself this time?
When she knows there is no hope of escape, will she betray Qi Yu again because of her own interests?
Xiang Shaolong felt sad and resentful in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "One day in the future, if I, Xiang Shaolong, can really stand out and you come to me, I will be happy to take you in."
Zhao Da thanked him happily and then left.
Xiang Shaolong felt melancholy, his mind went blank and he didn't want to think about anything.
The girls saw that he had a strange look on his face and hurriedly asked why.
How could he tell them what was on his mind and say with all his heart: "Chunying, you go prepare hot water, I want all of you to accompany me in the pool."
Chun Ying and others heard the elegant meaning of the song and immediately blushed, but they were overjoyed and rushed to the bathhouse.
Xiang Shaolong steeled himself, thinking to himself that if the soldiers came to stop him, the water would come and the earth would submerge him, who else should I be afraid of?
What he needs most at this time is stimulation to liberate his spirit from the emotions of loss and grief.
The strong is king.
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Let me, Xiang Shaolong, see who is the strong one.