After hearing what Xiang Shaolong said without any concealment, Zhao Mu stood up in excitement, looked up to the sky and said with a smile: "God is really helping me this time. If I sit on the throne one day, you will be my commander-in-chief."
Xiang Shaolong said with a smile in his heart: "Without further delay, we must immediately make arrangements to deal with King Xiaocheng, otherwise if Li Mu really leads his troops back to the court, things will be bad."
Zhao Mu pondered for a while and asked: "It's not surprising that Zhao Ya has been tamed by you. Why does Queen Jing have to speak for you? She and Cheng Xu have already had a hand, and there is no reason why she would help you, an outsider, for nothing.
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Xiang Shaolong smiled and revealed a little bit about Han Chuang. Zhao Mu laughed even more, and his sorrow was relieved. He sat back next to him and said: "I must reveal something about your relationship with me. Tian Dan knows it, so it's safe."
His heart."
Xiang Shaolong's expression changed and he said, "Absolutely not. Unless the Marquis is willing to reveal his true identity, how can he be so shrewd as to be credulous? If I don't pretend to be a trap, I might be able to recruit some unexpected soldiers."
Effectively. Working with this person is like seeking the skin of a tiger, so you must guard against him."
Zhao Mu nodded and said: "You are very thoughtful, just do it like this. Li Mu doesn't just say he can come back, we still have plenty of time."
Marquis Xiang Shaolong had better find some people for me to communicate with that foolish King Xiaocheng, so that I can win his favor even more."
Zhao Mu smiled and said: "What if everyone is told to him? But let me think about this matter again. Only after we have decided on the entire strategy can we proceed step by step. As long as we can pretend to be Xiang Shaolong and assassinate him.
King Xiaocheng, the military power has fallen into our hands again, even if the bitch Queen Jing won't cooperate with us. Li Mu and Lian Po can't even think about being arrogant anymore. Heng Le might as well die, I always have a little bit of him.
Suspect."
Xiang Shaolong took the opportunity to ask: "What is the relationship between Tian Dan and Li Yuan?" Zhao Mu said: "I think they are using each other."
Xiang Shaolong secretly thought that Tian Dan had obviously hidden this from Zhao Mu, so he stopped asking, "Before I am officially appointed, I will try to meet with Tian Dan in order to win his trust. What instructions does the Marquis have?"
?" Zhao Mu said happily: "I have full confidence in you and have the courage to adapt to changes. After I have figured out some links, I will discuss the big plan with you."
After a pause, he said, "Tian Dan will go to Guo Zong's place for a banquet in the evening. See if you can stop him and have a few words with him on the way."
Xiang Shaolong felt a ridiculous feeling and went happily.
Xiang Shaolong was in a good mood, so he slipped away to see Ji Yanran and told her what had happened. After some intimacy, he rode his horse to stop Tian Dan's motorcade at dusk and boarded the car to have a confidential conversation with him.
Tian Dan was indeed very careful, and the two masters Liu Zhongxia and Liu Zhongshi were still in the car closely protecting him.
Xiang Shaolong got straight to the point and said: "I have thought about it and am determined to serve Prime Minister Tian till my death."
Tian Dan was overjoyed and asked curiously: "Brother Dong, didn't you say you have to think about it for a few days? Why can you suddenly make a decision in a hurry?" Xiang Shaolong said seriously: "Because I just met King Xiaocheng, and he decided to make an exception.
I am the city guard, taking over the position of Le Cheng, so I am forced to make a choice. I decided to lead the crowd to leave tonight at night, and sent people to intercept the livestock of relatives who came to Zhao and transfer them to the noble territory to show their opposition to the fields.
The faithfulness of the phase.”
Considering how powerful Tian Dan was, it took him a while to calm down and said in surprise: "Is Handan really so talentless? Why would King Xiaocheng hire you, a person with no qualifications? I don't believe King Xiaocheng.
I have such a big heart and vision.”
Xiang Shaolong said: "Maybe it's because of my relationship with Mrs. Ya. She knows that I am very dissatisfied with King Xiaocheng, so she wants to use this position to keep me here so that I can live with her." He spoke while talking.
, while paying attention to the other party's expression, Tian Dan could not help but flash a cold light in his eyes when he heard about his relationship with Zhao Ya, obviously thinking that if he could control Zhao Ya through Dong Kuang, he would wait for the "secret record"
"It's in hand.
Tian Dan suddenly stretched out his strong hand, grabbed Xiang Shaolong's shoulder, and said seriously: "Brother Dong, please don't just run away like this. If you really take the position of city guard, it will be even more beneficial to me."
Do you understand?" Xiang Shaolong hesitated and said: "But..." Tian Dan emphasized and said: "From today onwards, Dong Kuang is my good brother of Tian Dan.
After guarding the city for two days, I will naturally explain it further to you."
Xiang Shaolong secretly sighed in his heart, everyone in this era is really open-minded and deceiving. On the one hand, Tian Dan sent people to kill him, but when he saw that his use value had greatly increased, he called him brother and brother again. If it weren't for his special status, it would be for him.
You could lie to death and still not notice it.
At this time, the motorcade was about to drive up the mountain road to Guo Mansion. Xiang Shaolong hurriedly said goodbye and got out of the car, heading back to the Mansion.
The next morning, before dawn, Xiang Shaolong and Teng Yi entered the palace to attend the morning court.
King Xiaocheng served as a civil and military official, and formally appointed Xiang Shaolong as the city guard general and Teng Yi as his deputy general. He also gave Xiang Shaolong ceremonial and important military talisman, sword and commission certificate.
Guo Kai knew that the matter was a foregone conclusion, so of course he did not dare to say anything wrong. Other officers and generals who were close to Zhao Mu, or people who belonged to Queen Jing or Zhao Ya's system all agreed in unison. What was originally impossible was decided like this.
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Afterwards, all the officials congratulated the two people one after another, trying to curry favor with them, making them feel that they were different from the past.
After the morning court, King Xiaocheng personally accompanied Xiang Teng to inspect the city soldiers, letting everyone in the three armies know that the two of them were favored by him and did not dare to disobey.
King Xiaocheng talked with them about how to defend the city. Teng Yigu was outstanding at the job. Xiang Shaolong relied on his previous knowledge and the military skills of Mozi, the great master of city defense, to deal with them one by one. King Xiaocheng was completely relieved.
Come on, Shenqing does not appoint non-human beings.
The other generals who were accompanying them were all surprised, because many of the tactics of defending the city that the two men casually mentioned were unheard of and had never been seen by anyone before them. Those who were originally dissatisfied were now convinced.
After King Xiaocheng returned to the palace, Xiang and Teng, accompanied by another deputy general Zhao Mingxiong, returned to the Dongmen Military Guard Command Post. When Xiang Shaolong occupied the general seat at the north end of the lobby of the command post, more than a hundred people
When the generals, assistant generals, captains, and captains lined up on both sides and knelt down to salute, Xiang Shaolong felt as if he was in a dream, unable to believe the facts in front of him.
In the next few days, the two of them were very busy, reorganizing the generals who defended the city, strengthening their armaments and training, and at the same time, they inserted their own elite soldiers as guards. They also recruited Pubu, who was serving in the city soldiers.
Wait for four of your own people to join a group of people and be promoted to generals, so that they can be used like arms and fingers.
When everything was in order, Xiang Shaolong breathed a sigh of relief and went to see Zhao Mu.
The traitor called him into the secret room, sat down and said with a hearty smile: "General Dong, what do you think Guo Kai can do against you? It turns out that this ungrateful guy used another person to inform me that you are King Xiaocheng.
The spy you used to deal with me told me to be careful about you, which almost made me laugh out loud."
Xiang Shaolong was furious in his heart. A villain like Guo Kai, for the sake of his own selfish interests, ignored the overall situation to frame himself so that he could achieve nothing. This is indeed extremely insidious and despicable. He said coldly: "Can we take this opportunity to
How can we overthrow Guo Kai?" Zhao Mu said: "A small impatience will ruin a big plan. When Zhao falls into our hands in the future, we will destroy his family and die, and suffer cruel torture. For now, we will let him be proud for a while."
Only then did Xiang Shaolong have the opportunity to reveal the secret discussion he had with Tian Dan in the carriage that day.
Zhao Mu sighed: "Wang Zhuo, what you did is really powerful. No wonder Tian Dan has been very active in the past two days and has frequently approached me to discuss the matter of seizing Zhao Zheng. Now everything is ready, all he needs is an opportunity to assassinate King Xiaocheng. Alas, I
I really can’t wait.”
Xiang Shaolong said: "Don't be too hasty about this matter. I have only been guarding the city for a short period of time, and I haven't really been able to control the overall situation. But with every passing day, I will be more sure. The most important thing now is to win the trust of King Xiaocheng and do the work.
Come out and show him some results."
Zhao Mu said: "This is easy. Now let's reveal some of the arrangements and let King Xiaocheng know. Even if he doesn't treat you like a jewel like a treasure?"
"The two of them discussed it carefully, and it took a long time before Zhao Mu came up with a bunch of names, all of which were city guards or generals from some towns outside of Handan in the Zhao Kingdom.
Seeing his eyes twinkling, Xiang Shaolong knew that these people might have nothing to do with Zhao Mu, but Zhao Mu wanted to use him to frame them. He cursed in his heart and frowned: "Why is a person from Handan City
None?" Zhao Mu hesitated for a long time before he was willing to reveal the names of two ministers and four generals. The last four were all the guards responsible for the outskirts of Handan or the Great Wall. Xiang Shaolong knew Zi County when he went to Daliang.
The tile-shouwa chariot is on the list.
At this time, Xiang Shaolong had no doubt that the traitor was using a borrowed knife to kill someone. Of course he would not tell the truth. He nodded and said: "The Marquis's imperial guards in the palace will never be without their own people. It is best to expose two of them so that they can be used."
That Hunjun is convinced."
Zhao Mu readily called out two people this time. One of them was Zha Yuanyu, the battalion officer who had followed Xiang Shaolong to Daliang. Xiang Shaolong was even more amused. He knew that Zhao Mu was bullying him because he was not familiar with the situation in Handan, so how could he know about Zha Yuanyu?
Yu knew his character better than Zhao Mu. He deliberately teased him and said: "Well, it is a bit inappropriate to expose the identity of our people like this. Why don't I avoid these people and find a few scapegoats to temporarily sacrifice, like this
It will also be able to defeat the forces that will resist us in the future."
Zhao Mu's expression suddenly changed, but he knew that he was suffering. If he changed his words at this time, wouldn't he be lying to his "confidant"? He hurriedly said: "I think it's better to wait a few days. If you get so many accurate information so quickly
The information is really unreasonable."
Xiang Shaolong smiled secretly in his heart and agreed: "I only follow the orders of the Marquis. The Marquis thought that the time had come, so he ordered me to do it."
Zhao Mu breathed a sigh of relief and saw that Xiang Shaolong was still so obedient after becoming a city guard. He said happily: "I know that you have recently promoted a group of people. I also have a few names. You can use them as you see fit.
This will enable you to better control the city guards."
Xiang Shaolong knew that Zhao Mu was trusting him more and more, so he began to reveal some real information to him. He patted his chest and promised, "I'll take care of this. I'll put these people into important positions immediately tomorrow."
Zhao Mu was overjoyed and named the four generals.
In the city guard system, the highest official rank is of course the chief general of the city guard, followed by two deputy generals, eight partial generals and twenty assistant generals, all of whom have the power to lead troops.
The city guard is divided into ten armies, each of which has about 3,000 men. The army is divided into subordinates, schools, departments, teams and corps.
The smallest military unit "Team" has five people in each "Team", one of whom is chosen as the captain. The "Team" at the upper level has fifty people and is led by the captain.
A "Pi" is a thousand people, led by General Pi, who is an upper-level general in the military.
The partial generals have a higher status and have the right to lead the "army". However, the partial generals who lead the army are also divided into main and deputy generals, and the armies are also divided into strong and weak. So as long as Xiang Shaolong puts these four people into the leading army
The position allowed them to command the more elite city army, and Zhao Mu could indirectly control the city guards.
Xiang Shaolong has his own strategy of checks and balances and is not afraid of his arrangement.
Xiang Shaolong knew that Zhao Mu would never let him know all about the traitors who colluded with him, so he came up with a plan: "People's hearts are unpredictable. Is there anything the Marquis can do to ensure that those people below will get into trouble?"
Shi Yi gave full support to Lord Hou without any hesitation?" Zhao Mu smiled bitterly and said: "Who can guarantee this kind of thing?"
Xiang Shaolong was thinking of the contract in the 21st century at this time and said with a smile: "I have a humble opinion, that is, loyalty. The Marquis can teach those people to swear allegiance in words of loyalty and hand it over to the Marquis.
If the Marquis is in trouble in the future, these oaths of allegiance will inevitably fall into the hands of King Xiaocheng. For this reason, they have no choice but to share weal and woe, so they have no choice but to rebel against the Marquis wholeheartedly."
Zhao Muna knew what the plan was, and he said: "With this clever plan of yours, there is no need to worry about the big thing failing."
Xiang Shaolong volunteered himself and said: "I, Dong Kuang, will write the first letter of allegiance to the Marquis to show my gratitude to the Lord and my loyalty to the Marquis."
Zhao Mu was so happy that he almost hugged Xiang Shaolong and kissed him twice, and quickly sent someone to fetch pens, ink and silk.
Xiang Shaolong secretly wondered how his handwriting would be good except for a signature that was barely manageable. However, at this point, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and write "Dong Kuang is loyal to Zhao Mu" in six crooked words and draw a monogram.
Zhao Muna didn't know how to compare, and he was even more convinced that he was from a "barbarian tribe".
The relationship between the two has become so close that there is no doubt about it.
After leaving Prince Hou's Mansion, Xiang Shaolong hurriedly entered the palace to meet King Xiaocheng. When Xiang Shaolong reported a secret, King Xiaocheng introduced him into the palace to talk.
This was the first time that Xiang Shaolong was alone in a room with the leader of the Zhao Kingdom. Knowing that he truly regarded him as a confidant, he said respectfully: "The general has successfully broken into Zhao Mu's group."
King Xiaocheng was surprised and said: "How could Zhao Mu believe you so easily?" Xiang Shaolong said: "Firstly, because we have always had a good relationship, and even more because I wrote down my allegiance."
He immediately told the situation and said at the same time: "As long as we can get these loyalties, we will know who the traitor is, and we won't be afraid of killing the wrong person."
This time it was King Xiaocheng's turn to laugh loudly and said: "General Dong's plan is indeed the best in the world. I am completely relieved for this trip. When the time comes, General Dong will search Zhao Mu's house for me."
After these loyal people come out, let’s see who dares to rebel.”
Xiang Shaolong said: "This is still not the best strategy. If it doesn't work well, civil strife will break out. Besides, Tian Dan is still watching eagerly. I thought that the last general would first get these loyalists to check and clear out the Imperial Guards."
After the thieves of □ have no internal worries and then deal with the remnants of the army, even if Zhao Mu has three heads and six arms, he will have no choice but to fall down and kill him."
King Xiaocheng couldn't help but nodded excitedly and said, "General, I'll leave this matter to you."
Xiang Shaolong explained his relationship with Tian Dan again, and King Xiaocheng's eyes flashed with coldness, and he gritted his teeth and said, "You really want to plot against me, Zhao. I gave the general a try and found out."
Xiang Shaolong discussed with him again before resigning.
As soon as Xiang Shaolong left the restaurant, he was intercepted by a palace lady and said that Queen Jing was inviting her.
He had long heard that King Xiaocheng did not pay much attention to Queen Jing's affairs because of his own "problems", but he still didn't expect her to be so blatant. As soon as he saw King Xiaocheng, he sent him to block the way and ask her to leave, but he had no choice but to follow Gong'e to the court. Go to the palace.
Just like last time, all the warblers and swallows he met on the road looked at him with hungry eyes and their eyes wide open.
In the past few days, he had to go to the palace before dawn, and he was busy with city affairs. Not only did he not have time to see Zhao Ya and Ji Yanran, but all the girls had already rested after returning home. Although the Tian sisters insisted on waiting for him to come back, But how could he bear the thought of these lovely people staying up late at night, so he was determined not to wait on them, and he didn't even say a few words to the other girls.
I had a little free time today. I wanted to visit Ji Cainnv or meet Zhao Ya, but I regretted that Queen Jing got there first. I couldn't help but feel distressed, but there was nothing I could do.
Until this moment, he still didn't really know the extent of the ambiguous relationship between Queen Jing and Zhao Mu. It would be good to take this opportunity to explore the situation.
The palace maid took him straight to a quiet small building in the east of the imperial garden. Along the way, the guards all saluted him solemnly, allowing him to enjoy unprecedented vanity and scenery.
The other two maids opened the door and said with charming smiles: "The queen is waiting for the general upstairs."
Before he had a chance to react, two pretty palace ladies were already kneeling on both sides, waiting for him to take off his boots.
Xiang Shaolong's heart skipped a beat, thinking to himself that people and things have always changed, and he was living in this ancient Warring States era. If he could join hands with the queen of a country to have fun, it would always be a rare chance encounter.
Recalling her charming attitude when she tried to refuse him but finally rejected him, her heart couldn't help but heat up.
But he was not without scruples. If King Xiaocheng knew about it, what would he do to him?
In this conflicting mood, he climbed up the small building.
Every step feels like it weighs a thousand pounds.
Queen Jing was dressed in rich clothes, leaning alone on a long table with her back against a soft cushion. When she saw him appearing at the end of the stairs, she said happily: "The general is here, please sit next to me."
Xiang Shaolong gritted his teeth and sat on the edge of the other side of the table. He let out a breath and said, "Why do you summon the queen?" Queen Jing's slender phoenix eyes on her temples blinked for a moment, and she sighed faintly: "Dong General, have you just met the king? Alas, your king's health has become much worse in recent years, and he refuses to rest more. I am really afraid that he will be ill next time and will not be able to get up from bed again."
Xiang Shaolong was seductive and realized her methods again.
Although her tone sounded like she cared about King Xiaocheng, she was hinting that if King Xiaocheng died and the crown prince ascended the throne, since he was only about the same age as Xiaopan, he would naturally follow her orders. At that time, she would become Xiang Shaolong's mistress. , so if Xiang Shaolong understands current affairs, he must watch her face and behave as a person."
With just a few words, he has given you both kindness and power, plus a sense of intimacy and seduction, which makes it hard to resist.
Before Xiang Shaolong had a chance to speak, Queen Jing clapped her hands lightly and walked upstairs to the two palace maids. She put the hot white wine and wine on the small table between them and stepped back.
Queen Jing personally took the cup and poured two full cups. She held up her slender hands that had never done any menial work before and looked like spring onions and were coated with red grease. She handed one cup to Xiang Shaolong, then she picked up another cup and presented it to Xiang Shaolong.
Shaolong said respectfully: "I would like to congratulate you, General, on your appointment to the position of city guard."
Xiang Shaolong said hurriedly: "Thank you Queen for the promotion."
"when"
The two collided in the air. Queen Jing covered her eyes with her sleeves and drank the wine in one breath. When she couldn't let it go, two red clouds rose up on her jade cheeks, making her look even more gorgeous.
Xiang Shaolong promised: "Dong Kuang will never forget the Queen's kindness, so the Queen can rest assured."
Queen Jing glanced at him charmingly and said softly: "I naturally know that the general is not that kind of ungrateful person. Your performance that day was really wonderful. Now people are becoming more and more relieved about you. Look at you.
You look restless, are you afraid that the king will know that you are here?" Xiang Shaolong sighed and said calmly: "I know that the queen is very kind to me, but it seems a bit inappropriate to live in the same room like this. If
The king has misunderstood the queen, and I will not be able to escape the blame even if I die."
Queen Jing said with a sweet smile: "You speak tactfully, unlike your usual style. It was clearly someone who summoned you, but you made it sound like you were the cause of this matter. Don't worry, Your Majesty will ignore this matter.
I won't be dissatisfied with you because of this. Are you relieved?" Xiang Shaolong couldn't understand more and more what was going on in the palace. Everything seemed not to follow common sense. He was thinking about how to find out about her and Zhao Mu's relationship.
During the relationship, Queen Jing stared at him and said, "Has Zhao Mu ever mentioned me in front of you?" Xiang Shaolong said calmly: "Queen, don't blame me for speaking frankly. Although Zhao Mu didn't say it explicitly, he vaguely hinted that the queen is his
People from Fang, I don’t dare to tell the king about this matter, the queen can rest assured.”
Queen Jing's eyes flashed with a cold look, and she gritted her teeth and said, "So what if I tell him? This was all caused by him."
Having said this, Xiang Shaolong naturally knew that it was related to the affair between King Xiaocheng and Zhao Mu. He didn't expect that even the queen would not be spared. This shows how debauched and immoral King Xiaocheng was.
Queen Jing sighed quietly and said: "Fortunately, Dong Kuang reminded us. We didn't expect that Zhao Mu was so stupid that he would lead a wolf into the house and even provoke an ambitious man like Tian Dan."
Xiang Shaolong almost cheered loudly. This was intentional and unintentional. Queen Jing's words immediately made him realize that Queen Jing had indeed conspired with Zhao Mu. Now he was just afraid of Tian Dan's intervention, so he backed down and tried to save himself.
Save.
The relationship between these people is constantly changing as interests conflict. If Zhao Mu really gains power, Queen Jing may return to his arms.
Queen Jing glanced at him and frowned: "Why don't you speak?"
Hearing her tone becoming more and more friendly, Xiang Shaolong's heart trembled and he said, "I am thinking that if there is anything I can do to make the queen happy, I will go through fire and water without hesitation."
Queen Jing laughed sweetly, and after a while she glanced at him charmingly, and said softly: "You are a rough but subtle person, and you know how to please women. No wonder Zhao Ya's coquettish hooves fascinate you.
Turning it upside down, it shut out Qi Yu, Han Chuang and Li Yuan, and was still in such high spirits that even Xiang Shaolong had forgotten about it. I also want to try that kind of feeling. After all, I know you are busy.
, I won’t keep you anymore.”
Xiang Shaolong was elated when he heard this, secretly happy that he could finally taste the taste of the superior Zhao State. However, he knew that the other party suddenly issued an eviction order at the last moment, and knew that this cunning queen was playing tricks like welcoming but actually rejecting them. He was filled with hatred.
, but had no choice but to bow out and leave.
Before leaving the palace, I had the urge to see Mrs. Ya and explore Xiao Zhao's daughters, but in the end I suppressed my unwise desire and went back to the command post.