Chapter 43 Chapter Nine: The Bad News

At dusk the next day, the four of them came to the pass outside Zixian County and entered the Zhao territory. At this time, Zhao Qian disguised herself as Jing Jun's younger brother. Since none of the generals of the garrison army had ever seen this beautiful third princess, So if you haven't entered Handan for a day, you don't have to worry about your identity being exposed. The defenders on the city wall had just stopped four people, and it was clearly Xiang Shaolong. The guard at the gate did not wait for the order from his superiors, and immediately let people into the city with a switch. His attitude was extremely respectful. It can be seen that Xiang Shaolong has established a lofty reputation among the Zhao army. status and prestige.In fact, Xiang Shaolong kept sending the heads of the thieves and the captured weapons and horses back to Zhao State after the victory. The first thing he knew was the defenders, so Xiang Shaolong naturally admired them.

Surrounded by Zhao Jun, Xiang Shaolong and the other four rode their horses towards Zi County.Zhao Qian's riding skills are also quite good, sitting high on the horse, she looks like a beautiful boy.Before reaching Zixian County, a group of Zhao Jun rushed out in front of him.The two teams gradually approached, and Xiang Shaolong recognized the two leading generals, one was General Wa Che, the city guard, and the other was the great enemy Zhao Mu.Zhao Qian and Xiang Shaolong's expression changed at the same time.At this time, there is no way to avoid it, so I have to bite the bullet and go forward.

Zhao Mu rushed forward on his horse, and Wa Che hurriedly chased after him.The two teams met and jumped off their horses one after another.When Zhao Mu saw Zhao Qian who was disguised as a man, he recognized it immediately, his eyes flashed with lust, he knelt down and saluted, "Juluhou pays homage to the third princess!" Wa Che and others hurriedly bowed down to the ground in fright. .Xiang Shaolong groaned in his heart, Zhao Mu's unexpected appearance ruined what he thought was a seamless arrangement, and he had to deal with the consequences of Zhao Qian being found out and broke.

Zhao Qian was surprisingly calm and said, "Juluhou, please stand up!" This time it was Xiang Shaolong's turn to lead Teng Yi and Jing Jun to salute Zhao Mu.Both of them had already understood the relationship between Xiang Shaolong and Zhao Mu, and put on a respectful look, of course they were fucking the eighteen generations of the traitor's ancestors in their hearts. Zhao Mu instructed Wa Chadao: "The third princess must have suffered a lot of fatigue and fright along the way, so hurry up and escort Luan back to the city to rest." Zhao Qian was also quite well-behaved, she didn't even look at Xiang Shaolong, and went with the wagon first.

Zhao Mu and Xiang Shaolong rode side by side, applauding: "Madame Ya and Cheng Xu have already reported what happened in Daliang to the king, and the king appreciates Shaolong's coping methods and wit very much. The only trouble is An Li The Hunjun sent an envoy to blame the king, saying that he had kidnapped the third princess without even seeing her. This matter is quite troublesome, it seems that there is more to come." Xiang Shaolong pretended to be completely trusting and loyal to him and said, "Please also ask Hou Ye to speak kindly before the king." Zhao Muyan replied insincerely, "Of course!"

He asked about Teng Yi and Jing Jun.Xiang Shaolong said: "They are all Koreans who have helped the humble officials, and the humble officials have taken them as domestic servants." But he didn't say anything about Xiaowei Mou.Zhao Mu pondered: "Did Shaolong encounter any enemies on the way back?" Xiang Shaolong intuitively felt that Zhao Mu's words were serious.And with Zhao Mu's identity, how could he come here specially to wait for him?Could it be that Zhao Mu and Xiao Wei Mou had a secret relationship?At the same time, I remembered Xiao Wei Mou's words that Zhao Qian should not be hurt, maybe he promised Zhao Mu to hand over her to him.

Responding: "I met Xiao Wei Mou and beheaded him!" Zhao Mu was startled and said, "What?" Xiang Shaolong was more sure of his guess, if Zhao Mu knew Xiao Wei Mou's strength , How could it be so shocking. After hearing Xiang Shaolong repeating it once, Zhao Mu pondered for a moment, turned his face sideways, stared at him and said, "According to our spies in Daliang: The night you escaped from Lord Xinling's mansion, you were bullied by Wei Mou and his You were besieged by your subordinates, and then someone rescued you and sent you out of Daliang, who was that person?"

Xiang Shaolong was even more sure that Zhao Mu and Xiao Weimou were secretly in collusion.Because the incident happened very fast at that time, the residents there were afraid of causing trouble and did not dare to watch, and the bystanders did not know that the besiegers were Xiao Wei Mou and his subordinates, and they would mistake them for Wei Guo soldiers.The only reason why Zhao Mu is so aware of what happened at that time is that the news came from Xiao Wei Mou. He hated secretly in his heart, but on the surface he sighed nonchalantly: "I also want to know who the hero who acted righteously is, but he took me and the princess out of danger and left without leaving his name."

Zhao Mu frowned and said, "Weren't you seriously injured at that time?" Xiang Shaolong chuckled secretly, traitor, you finally showed your fox tail, if Xiao Wei Mou hadn't told you, how could you even know the severity of my injuries.Looking at him pretending to be strange, he said, "Whoever told you that I was seriously injured, it's just an insignificant minor injury!" Zhao Mu also knew that he was venting, coughed twice to cover up the embarrassment in his heart.At this time, people and horses entered the gate of Zi County. Xiang Shaolong thought to himself: Let the horse come here!Let's see who is the final winner.

◇◇◇◇◇◇ The next morning Xiang Shaolong and Zhao Mu set off at dawn and returned to Handan after two days along the official road, and immediately went to the palace to meet King Zhao.Teng Yi and Jing Jun were arranged by him to go to Wu's house first.King Zhao met him in the council hall, and only Zhao Mu accompanied him. After performing the ceremonies of the monarch and ministers, King Xiaocheng walked down the stone steps from the dragon chair, came behind him and said with his hands behind his back: "Young dragon! Tell me how to deal with you? You successfully stole the secret record of Duke Lu and killed Huihu , I went to my big Zhao, a disaster, and made a great contribution. But you didn't obey the orders of the widow, and brought the third princess back on your own initiative, and taught me to break my promise to the Wei people. Tell me! The widow should reward you or punish you .”

Xiang Shaolong pretended to be panic-stricken, knelt down and said, "Your servant is guilty, but he was forced to do so, the people of Wei simply..." Zhao Wang interrupted him and said: "Don't say too much, sister Ya Wang told the widow what you want to say, but in the end she didn't fulfill the mission entrusted to you by the widow. If King Anli breaks the marriage contract, he will break the promise and break the agreement." But now he is the one who can accuse the widow, how do you teach the widow to explain it?" Xiang Shaolong got angry for no reason, and almost wanted to crush King Xiaocheng to death. How could a father who doesn't care about his daughter's happiness be worthy of being the king of a country? He calmly untied the package with Xiao Wei Mou's head on his back, and put it in front of him. , said: "Your Majesty, send the head of Xiao Wei Mou back to the King of Wei, and he will know that we have discovered the conspiracy with Xiao Wei Mou, and will not pursue this matter again!" King Zhao looked at the package in astonishment, and then looked at Zhao Mu, a little unsure how to deal with Xiang Shaolong's proposal. Zhao Mu pretended to be a good person and said: "Your proposal, Shaolong, is very bold. But the king of Wei can push away the relationship with Xiaowei Mou with a casual sentence, and even say that you framed him. Alas! Shaolong The experience is still a little tender." Xiang Shaolong had predicted that the traitor would say this, and smiled slightly: "He and we are all looking for excuses! The king just needs to say to An Li: I will avoid Xiao Wei Mou's pursuit in order to save the princess." Killed and fled back to Handan. Wei's territory is too unsafe. If the people of Wei want to marry the princess, please send someone to welcome the princess, let's see what he will do?" Zhao Mu didn't expect Xiang Shaolong to come up with such a method, so he was speechless for a moment. Zhao Wang stayed for a long time, nodded and said: "This is also an expedient measure, let's do it this way, let's see how that old guy An Li will deal with it?" Then he said to Xiang Shaolong: "For the time being, your merits and demerits will be offset, and you will stay in your original position , take a good rest for a few days! If something happens, I will call you into the palace." Xiang Shaolong wiped off his cold sweat, and hastily left. Just as Xiang Shaolong left the palace gate, Cheng Xu greeted him, but he did not have the joy of reunion after a long absence, and said in a low voice with a sullen face: "Lady Ya is waiting for Xiang Bingwei." He sighed.Feeling ominous, Xiang Shaolong took a deep breath and said, "What happened?" Cheng Xu's eyes showed grief and indignation, and he said through gritted teeth, "Madam Ni is dead!" Xiang Shaolong was shocked and said, "What?" Cheng Xu looked sad and said: "It happened on the third day after you left. When the maid entered her room in the morning, she found that she was holding a sharp dagger and had a fatal wound on her lower abdomen. The bed was completely stained red with blood. .” Xiang Shaolong seemed to have fallen from heaven to hell, the blood all over his body was congealed, his chest seemed to be hit by a heavy blow, his breathing was difficult, the strength in his body suddenly disappeared, he staggered, and almost fell to the ground, thanks to Cheng Xu's support. His face became pale as paper, and tears flowed down his cheeks uncontrollably.Thinking of Mrs. Ni's deep love, gentleness and elegance, but such a violent death, is there any justice in this world? After Cheng Xu supported him and stood there for a while, Xiang Shaolong gritted his teeth and said, "She definitely did not commit suicide, don't those maids know anything?" Cheng Xu sighed: "We knew so much after we came back. Now those maids have been dismissed, and it is impossible to find someone to ask. The people in the court are afraid of Zhao Mu's despicable power and dare not ask. Your Majesty is now completely Manipulated by Zhao Mu, he will not object to anything." Xiang Shaolong lost his voice and said: "Zhao Mu?" Gradually he understood in his heart.When Zhao Mu saw that Mrs. Ni had followed him, she became jealous and raped Zhao Ni secretly. After Zhao Ni was humiliated, she was filled with grief and indignation, and she died to avenge her shame.Zhao Mu is a traitor who is not as good as a beast!A burst of piercing pain and misery welled up in his heart, and Xiang Shaolong finally couldn't help crying bitterly. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ Xiang Shaolong hugged Zhao Ya tightly, as if he was afraid that she would suddenly disappear like Zhao Ni.Mrs. Ya shed tears with him, and said sadly: "Xiang Lang! Take heart, Zhao Mu will not let you and the Wu family off now, if you don't become strong, we will all be killed by him sooner or later." Xiang Shaolong said, "Where is Xiaopan?" Mrs. Ya said: "Now he is being taken care of by Sister Wang temporarily. This child is very strange. After crying for a few days, he fell silent and never cried again. He only said that he would wait for you to come back." When he said the last sentence, Zhao Pan's voice hissed wildly outside the door: "Master!" Xiang Shaolong pushed away Mrs. Ya, and put his arms around Zhao Pan who rushed into his arms. The young master lost a lot of weight, and wept bitterly: "Master! It was Zhao Mu, a traitor, who killed my mother. Pan'er hates it very much!" Xiang Shaolong calmed down and said, "Tell me what happened that night?" Zhao Pandao: "I don't know anything. That day the king sent someone to bring some snacks. After I ate, I passed out. When I woke up, my mother was killed and even her body was removed. Mother is very miserable! "He burst into tears again. Mrs. Ya couldn't help but feel sad, she fell on Xiang Shaolong's back and wept uncontrollably, all gloomy and misty.Xiang Shaolong put his arms around Mrs. Ya, and said in a deep voice: "From today onwards, Xiao Pan, you will follow Aunt Ya Wang. We must avenge your mother's revenge, but don't act recklessly, otherwise you will only teach Zhao thief Use an excuse to deal with us, understand?" Zhao Pan nodded vigorously, and said: "Xiao Pan fully understands, these days, I practice swords according to my master's teaching every day, and I want to kill Zhao Mu with my own hands." Xiang Shaolong said to Zhao Ya: "Ya'er take good care of Xiao Pan, for the time being Zhao Muying still dare not deal with you and Qian'er, but it is necessary to be careful. Can you take Qian'er out to the madam's mansion outside the palace to meet you?" Live together, and at the same time ask Zhao Da and others to strengthen their defenses, lest Zhao Mu take advantage of it?" Zhao Yadao: "Brother Wang usually doesn't care much about Princess Qian, but now because of her marriage contract with Wei Ren, it may be a bit difficult to pick her up like this, but I will find a way, I got the "Secret Record" After returning, Brother Wang attaches great importance to me, maybe I can convince him." Xiang Shaolong remembered something, and instructed Zhao Pan to go out of the living room first, and then told Zhao Ya that he had had a physical relationship with Zhao Qian. Zhao Ya's expression changed: "What should I do? Zhao Mu will definitely encourage Brother Wang to have someone check whether Zhao Qian is complete. If there is a problem, he will definitely not let you go." Xiang Shaolong said: "Zhao Mu's mind is in a turmoil right now, maybe he can't think of this at the moment." Then he frowned and said, "How on earth do you know whether Qian'er is still a virgin?" Zhao Yadao: "The main thing is to see if her uterus is complete." Xiang Shaolong thought to himself that this was the case, and said, "Who will check?" Zhao Yadao: "Queen Jing should inspect it personally, because Zhao Qian is the body of a daughter, and no one else can touch her body." Thinking of Queen Zhao, Xiang Shaolong had a glimmer of hope in his heart, and said, "No matter what, first try to get Qian'er to leave the dangerous place of the palace, and then think about how to fight Zhao Mu." At this time, Tao Fang had arrived with Wu Tingfang and the two daughters of Tingfang's family. It was a joy to meet again after the farewell.Madame Jophene's death was the happiest moment of life, but now it was another matter. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ In the secret room of Wujia Castle, Xiang Shaolong's first important meeting after his return was held.In addition to Wu Zhiji, Wu Yingyuan and Tao Fang, there is also Wu Zhuo, the leader of the disciples, and now he has become Xiang Shaolong's closest and most reliable comrade in arms. Wu Shiji first expressed his appreciation for Xiang Shaolong: "Shaolong showed his power in the Wei realm and shocked the government and the public. Now everyone regards Shaolong as the most promising figure in the Zhao country. But it also aroused the Zhao Mu faction. jealousy." Wu Yingyuan said: "Now we have no choice but to join the Qin people and have a chance of survival, otherwise we have to sit and wait for death." Everyone's heart is heavy, among the five countries other than Qin and Zhao, Wei and Qi all hate Xiang Shaolong to the bone, Yan country is in danger now, is being attacked by Lian Po's army, South Korea is weak and weak.The remaining Chu was too far away, and had no friendship with the Wu family, so seeking refuge in Qin became the only way out. Xiang Shaolong smiled wryly in his heart, he came to this Warring States era by time-space machine, at the beginning he thought of taking refuge in Qin Shihuang who was still struggling here, but later things went up and down again, leaving him no time to catch his breath, he couldn't think of going around Turn, and finally return to this old road. Wu Yingyuan said: "I had contact with the people sent by Tu Xian last month." Seeing Xiang Shaolong's bewildered look, he explained: "Tu Xian is Lu Buwei's number one general. My relationship is pretty good." Then he sighed and said: "According to the picture first: Although King Zhuang Xiang of the Qin Kingdom sat on the throne in a righteous way, everyone suspected that King Xiaowen was killed by the joint efforts of him and Lu Buwei, and King Zhuang Xiang had been acting for a long time. The quality resides in Zhao, and it is still difficult for Lu Buwei to sit on the position of Xiangguo for the time being." Tao Fang changed his face and said, "If Lu Buwei is pushed out, we will be finished too." Wu Zhijian said: "We are currently secretly helping Lu Buwei in various ways. Fortunately, this man is very scheming and powerful, so he will never be overthrown easily. As long as King Zhuang Xiang still stands by his side, things will be possible." Wu Yingyuan said: "This is the most critical point. King Zhuang Xiang's favorite woman is Zhu Ji, and his beloved son is Ying Zheng. As long as we can send her mother and son back to Xianyang, Zhuang Xiang can be firmly bound. King's heart, and this is only possible for us, although it is not easy." Tao Fang was afraid that Xiang Shaolong would not understand, and said: "Zhu Ji was originally Lu Buwei's concubine, in order to please King Zhuang Xiang, he sent her to be his wife." Wu Zhijian said: "This woman is very beautiful, she is proficient in flattering men, and she is very loyal to Lu Buwei. If she is by King Zhuang Xiang's side, it can be guaranteed that King Zhuang Xiang will not have any dissatisfaction with Lu Buwei." Xiang Shaolong couldn't help asking: "Is Ying Zheng the son of Lu Buwei or King Zhuang Xiang? How old is he?" Wu Yingyuan was stunned and said, "I'm afraid Zhu Ji will know about this. Ying Zheng was born before the Changping War, and he is at least thirteen years old now. It looks like he should be between fifteen and six years old." Xiang Shaolong was really puzzled, according to the history books, Qin Shihuang was only thirteen years old when he came to the throne a few years later, how could the history books be so wrong. Wu Yingyuan said: "I have made an agreement with Tu Xian to try to send Zhu Ji's mother and son back to Xianyang in the shortest possible time, so the immediate priority is not to kill Zhao Mu, but to try to contact Zhu Ji's mother and son to see if there is any How can we get them out of Handan without anyone noticing." Xiang Shaolong said in a deep voice, "How many available people do we have?" Wu Zhuo replied: "We mainly have two groups of warriors under our command. One group is recruited from all over the world, but these people are not reliable. If there is an incident, they may quit. There are more than 2,000 adopted orphans and relatives and children of the Wu family, all of whom are absolutely trustworthy and willing to shed blood or even sacrifice their lives for the Wu family." Xiang Shaolong said: "If you want to transport Zhu Ji's mother and child away, what is the biggest obstacle?" Tao Fang said: "It's still Zhao Mu that traitor, the biggest problem is that he coaxed Ying Zheng to give up on him." Xiang Shaolong gritted his teeth and said, "It's this traitor again!" Wu Shijian said: "Don't underestimate Zhao Mu, this guy not only controlled King Xiaocheng, but also formed a party with Guo Zong; the largest warrior guild of Zhao clan and Mohist guild here have the same nostrils as him, Even generals with military power like Lian Po and Li Mu dare not offend him too much. Shaolong, you are now a thorn in his side, and you have to be careful every step of the way, otherwise you will end up dead at any time." Xiang Shaolong was stunned and said, "What is a warrior guild?" Tao Fang said: "That is a venue for training professional warriors. The owner of the Zhao Clan Warrior Guild is Zhao Ba, who is skilled in martial arts. Be careful when you meet him. In Handan, he is very powerful!" After everyone discussed the details for a while, Xiang Shaolong returned to his hidden dragon residence. Tao Fang accompanied him and said, "Our people have gone to the valley you mentioned in Sanglin Village, and the house is still there, but we still haven't seen Miss Candy come back. But don't worry! I've tried my best to find her." .” Xiang Shaolong has one more thing on his mind for no reason. It has been more than a year since he came to this era, and he is getting deeper and deeper in both personnel and emotions. Sorrow and joy alternately impact his mood, making the 21st century far from him. Even more distant. Sometimes it is really hard to tell which of these two eras is more like a dream.Or maybe life is just a big dream.Time is just an illusion, and the space-time machine is something that can make people experience different illusions.Even a madman who made a space-time machine might not be able to figure out these confusing questions. Tao Fang said again: "I arranged for your two friends to live in the courtyard next to your Yinlong residence. Hey! Jing Jun and Teng Yi are just the opposite. When they see a beautiful woman, their eyes shine immediately, but Teng Yi has no interest at all." , How strange!" With Yin Longju in sight, Xiang Shaolong stopped and briefly told Tao Fang about Teng Yi's tragic experience, then he broke up with Tao Fang and went to see Teng and Jing first. Jing Jun was making out with a beautiful maid with his arms around him, when he saw Xiang Shaolong startled, he stood up, quite at a loss what to do.Xiang Shaolong smiled and said: "Enjoy yourself! Just ignore me!" He went into the inner hall to look for Teng Yi.Teng Yi sat alone on the mat and meditated, wondering if he was thinking of his dead wife, children and relatives again.Xiang Shaolong sat next to him and explained the current situation to him. After hearing this, Teng Yi said: "If there are two thousand dead soldiers, it is not a problem to break out of the city, but it is more difficult to deal with the pursuers. If possible, I hope to train these two thousand people myself." Xiang Shaolong thought for a while and said, "Let me discuss it with Wu Zhuo." Teng Yi said: "Let me be his second-in-command! Regarding marching and fighting, I have put a lot of effort into studying the art of war from ancient times to the present. When I was a general, I fought against the Qin and Wei people for a long time, and I have quite a bit of experience. " Xiang Shaolong knew that this person was not lying, so he must be very confident in saying this.Daxie said: "It's not too late! Let's talk to Wu Zhuo immediately." Teng Yi admired his style of doing what he said, and readily agreed.Right now Xiang Shaolong took him to see Wu Zhuo, the two hit it off right away, chatting freely about the ways of military warfare, talking speculatively, it seems like they met each other and hated it too late. Xiang Shaolong was overjoyed in his heart, afraid that Wu Tingfang would blame him for leaving her alone, and left the two of them alone.Mrs. Ni's tragic death rekindled his hatred for Zhao Mu, and he also knew the importance of preemptive strikes.The most important thing right now is to get in touch with Ying Zheng first, and then it's time to escape from Handan.Thinking of this, I couldn't help thinking about Mei Can Niang. God has been very cruel to him, and I hope nothing more unfortunate will happen to her.You should also cultivate your heart and mind, unless you really have the ability to protect your beloved woman, you should no longer provoke love.For those who are familiar with Xiang Shaolong, they will know how unbelievable his change of thought is.