Chapter 71 Chapter Four Love and Hate

With the strong will trained by the special forces, Xiang Shaolong reluctantly got out of bed and went to the living room to meet Zhao Mu. Zhao Mu looked friendly and said, "Come on! Let's have a good talk." Xiang Shaolong pretended to be stunned and said, "Don't you want to go to Ji Cai girl immediately?" Zhao Mu smiled wryly and said, "This man sent someone to inform me this morning that he felt a little unwell, so the matter of seeing the horses had to be rescheduled. Sigh! A woman's heart is the most unpredictable, especially this kind of heart. A proud peerless beauty."

Xiang Shaolong secretly laughed in his heart, what is unpredictable?Ji Yanran just followed his instructions and canceled the appointment to avoid embarrassment.However, it was unexpected that Zhao Mu would come to inform him personally. After swiping back to the left and right, Xiang Shaolong sat down beside him, and said, "Did Hou Ye sleep well last night?" Zhao Mu sighed: "I almost didn't close my eyes, too many things happened at the banquet, I told myself not to think about it, my head is not obedient." He lowered his voice and said, "So Li Yuan brought a large number of disciples here today, he can be called a master There are only thirty people, all of whom are well-known swordsmen from the Chu Kingdom who have recently been accepted by him as generals. He usually keeps a low profile in the Chu Kingdom, so as not to arouse his father's suspicion, but once he arrives here, he will show his true colors."

Xiang Shaolong said: "Don't worry, Lord Hou, I'm sure I can teach him not to go back to our Great Chu alive." Zhao Mu looked at him movedly and said, "Father really did not pick the wrong person, who is your real identity? Why have I never heard of you before?" Xiang Shaolong had already prepared the draft, and said calmly: "My real name is Wang Zhuo, and I am a hunter of the Xiutu tribe. You once came to hunt near me, met wolves, and was rescued by me. Since then, your lord has deliberately Cultivate me, and make my family enjoy wealth and honor, and my kindness to you is as great as a mountain. Your Majesty wants me to complete the plan to support you as King Zhao, so you have never brought me back to the mansion. This time I came to Handan to share with you Lord Hou echoes each other and acts in camera, isn't this world your Huang family's? The servants of the villain are all from the Xiutu tribe, they are absolutely reliable, Lord Hou can rest assured."

Zhao Mu was elated when he heard that, thinking that Dad really knows how to employ people, this Wang Zhuo is smart and courageous, and his swordsmanship is even more superb, with this person's help, and Le Cheng's support, the position of Mr. Zhao is not in my pocket?The biggest obstacles are only Lian Po and Li Mu. Zhao Mudao: "I thought about it all night last night, and finally came up with a feasible plan, but the time is not yet ripe, so I will discuss it with you later. Since that faint king, King Xiaocheng, has high expectations for you, the most important thing is for you to show some performance as soon as possible."

Xiang Shaolong laughed secretly, the most important thing is your last sentence.He stood up and said, "Thank you for the reminder, Lord Hou. I will immediately lead my men to the new site of the farm on the outskirts of the city to study how to develop and arrange it." Zhao Mu had originally come to find him to deal with Lord Longyang who was interested in Xiang Shaolong, so as not to offend the dignitaries of the Wei state.Hearing this, he had no choice but to stand up with him and said: "I remember Guo Zong's banquet tonight, and I have to come back before dusk." Xiang Shaolong agreed and sent him out of the mansion, and then set out with Wu Zhuo and others to the outskirts of the city.

◇◇◇◇◇◇ Wu Zhuo, Jing Jun and most of the people stayed in the Tibetan Army Valley where the new pasture is located, setting up camps, cutting down trees, laying bridges and building roads, pretending to prepare everything, but in fact they just set up strongholds, so as not to catch them all in one go. I was also afraid that Jing Jun would not be able to bear it and went to find Zhao Zhi privately. Before dusk, Xiang Shaolong, Teng Yi and more than 30 elite soldiers from the elite regiment rushed back to Handan without stopping. When he arrived at the city gate, the city guard said to him: "Your Majesty has an order to order Mr. Dong to enter the palace immediately."

Xiang Shaolong and Teng Yi exchanged glances, both felt bad, King Zhao would never summon him for no reason. After the two exchanged a few words, Xiang Shaolong, under the guard of Zhao Bing, entered the palace to meet King Xiaocheng. Cheng Xu personally took him to the Wenying Hall, where King Xiaocheng lived and worked. The person who accompanied him was not Zhao Mu but Guo Kai. Xiang Shaolong saw that Xiaocheng's expression was normal, so he was relieved, and sat down on the lower left side according to the obeisance, facing Guo Kai. Cheng Xu stood behind King Xiao Cheng. Guo Kai winked at him, expressing that he was taking care of him.

After asking a few words about the ranch, King Xiaocheng sighed and said, "Mr. Dong had better slow down for the time being and try not to reveal the matter of the ranch." Xiang Shaolong said in astonishment: "Your Majesty has orders, I will naturally obey, I just don't know why?" King Xiaocheng smiled wryly and said: "It is imperative to expand the ranch, but suddenly there are some twists and turns, let Dr. Guo tell the sir!" Guo Kai coughed dryly, and said in his strange voice: "It was all made by Li Yuan. I don't know how he found out that Mr. Dong returned to my country this time. When he saw the king in the morning, he said that although Mr. Dong is from Zhao, But in the end it belongs to Chu Chen, if we allow Mr. Zhao to stay in Zhao, it will have a bad impact on the diplomatic relations between the two countries."

Xiang Shaolong almost exploded his lungs with anger, this Li Yuan clearly saw that Ji Yanran sat with him last night and had an intimate conversation, so he became jealous and deliberately sabotaged his affairs.Needless to say, he must have said other bad things.Fortunately, King Xiaocheng really needed him so much, otherwise he might be tied up immediately and sent back to Chu State. King Xiaocheng said emphatically: "I will never take his words to heart, but the current situation is delicate. This person's sister is the favorite concubine of the King of Chu, and she is in power for a while. If he speaks a few words in front of the King of Chu, persuade him Don't send troops to deal with the Qin people, our 'He Zong' will fail, so we still have to deal with him now."

Guo Kai said with a smile: "After Li Yanyan gave birth to a child, even if Li Yuan speaks in front of the King of Chu, it will be useless." Xiang Shaolong laughed along with the two of them. He naturally understood that what Guo Kai was referring to was that King Chu was born unable to make a woman bear a son, so Li Yanyan was no exception.But he knew that the real person who dealt with it this time was Lord Chunshen and not the King of Chu, and at least half the chance of giving birth to a boy, although Guo Kai's guess may not be accurate.Of course, it is no wonder that he is not to blame, who would have thought that there is such a mystery in it.

Xiang Shaolong's heart moved: "Should I avoid it for a while?" King Xiaocheng said: "It's absolutely impossible. Is it because the widow wants to behave according to Li Yuan's face? The widow said to Li Yuan at that time: Mr. Dong has not yet decided to stay, so he is delaying the matter. So now I ask you not to make a big fuss for the time being. After Li Yuan left, we made the arrangement." Xiang Shaolong was overjoyed in his heart, pretending to be helpless and said: "In this case, I will send people out to intercept the animals that are on the way, but I am afraid that the first batch to go on the road should have already entered the territory." King Xiaocheng said: "Whoever comes, come! We really need to replenish the horses, and we will do the rest according to the master's idea." Xiang Shaolong was worried that he had no excuse to send someone back to Qin to report the news, so he quickly agreed. King Xiaocheng pondered for a while, and said with some difficulty: "Last night, the Marquis of Julu left you behind after the banquet. What did you say?" Xiang Shaolong's heart shuddered, and he exclaimed brilliantly. Unexpectedly, King Xiaocheng finally became suspicious of Zhao Mu, the "lover". Of course, Guo Kai, who was as treacherous as a ghost, was contributing to the flames. He pretended to be shocked and said: " Is there a problem, Lord Hou?" Guo Kai reminded him: "Sir, you haven't answered your Majesty's question yet?" Xiang Shaolong pretended to be panic, pleaded guilty and said: "Juluhou confided in me, said he would take care of me, so that I can show my strength, and said, hey..." King Xiaocheng frowned and said, "Even if you speak badly about the widow, Mr. Dong, please speak out." Xiang Shaolong said: "It's not a bad word, Master Hou just said that if he is willing to say a few good words for me in front of the king, I will guarantee my wealth and glory. Sigh! In fact, I am a reckless man, I only hope that I can raise my horse with peace of mind. Do your best for the country you love so much! Not to mention the glory and wealth, even life and death are nothing." King Xiaocheng snorted coldly when he heard Zhao Mu win over him, and finally when Xiang Shaolong "confessed his heart", he showed a moved expression and nodded repeatedly to express his appreciation. Xiang Shaolong continued: "Master Hou still wanted to keep me in the Hou Mansion and find me a singer to stay with me, but I firmly refused because I thought the business was important." Guo Kaidao: "Your Majesty appreciates your work ethic very much, but it's best for you to just play around these few days. We have several famous official brothels in Handan. Let me lead you to take advantage of the excitement tomorrow!" After chatting for a few more words, after King Xiaocheng ordered not to reveal the content of the conversation to Zhao Mu, Guo Kai accompanied Xiang Shaolong to leave Wenying Hall. Stepping on the familiar corridors and palace courtyards, revisiting old places, recalling the faintly scented Mrs. Ni, Xiang Shaolong was overwhelmed with emotion, and even Guo Kai babbled endlessly in his ears, but he just listened to each sentence without saying a word. Seeing him in a trance, Guo Kai thought he was unhappy because of Li Yuan's matter, so he comforted him: "Mr. Dong, don't worry about people like Li Yuan, yes! Aren't you going to Guo Zong's dinner tonight?" Xiang Shaolong woke up with a jolt, secretly blamed how could he get emotional at this moment, he asked in surprise, "Didn't the doctor also go together?" Guo Kai smiled and said: "I have already turned it down. Since Ji Zhong of Eastern Zhou Jun arrived in Handan, I was so busy that I couldn't breathe. I just drafted the proposal for the king, and I couldn't sleep well for many days. " Just as Xiang Shaolong was about to answer, a group of people from the imperial road on the left, guarding a carriage, slowly drove over, just in time to bump into them. Guo Kai showed a dazed look on his face, and said in a low voice, "Lady Ya is here!" Xiang Shaolong recognized Zhao Da and the others earlier, so he stopped to let the convoy go first. Zhao Da and others paid tribute to Guo Kai. Seeing that the carriage was turning to the square, the carriage curtain was drawn up, revealing Zhao Ya's pretty face which was slightly pale and tired due to lack of sleep. When she saw Xiang Shaolong, she didn't show any surprise, as if she knew he was coming Wang Gong just yelled, "Stop!" The carriage and entourage stopped. Zhao Yana's beautiful eyes, which were still bright and moving, fell on Guo Kai's face first, and said with a smile: "Hello, Mr. Guo!" Guo Kaise conferred the soul and said: "I haven't played piano and chess with my wife for so long, how can it be called good?" Xiang Shaolong was furious when he heard that, he wished he could give Zhao Ya a slap in the face, she really didn't know how to love herself. Zhao Ya saw Guo Kai saying such flirtatious words in front of this idiot, and replied awkwardly: "Doctor Guo is joking." Turning his gaze to Xiang Shaolong's face, he said softly: "Whether Mr. Dong wants to go to the Guo Mansion, if you don't mind, why don't you go with Zhao Ya!" Xiang Shaolong said coldly: "Thank you Madam for your kindness, I just want to walk alone so that I can think about some things." Guo Kai thought it was not surprising that he was still brooding over Li Yuan's matter; Zhao Ya guessed that because he was rudely rejected by him last night, so now he wants to pay back.Thinking to himself that this person's bones are really hard, he seems to have crushed Xiang Shaolong. My heart softened, and I said softly: "It's not too much, sir." The carriage huddled before and after, and galloped towards the palace gate. Xiang Shaolong rejected Guo Kai's suggestion to ride in a carriage together, saying: "I love riding horses the most. Only on horseback can I feel safe and satisfied. Can the doctor ask the guards not to follow, and let me wander alone and think about some problems by the way." Guo Kai asked suspiciously: "Sir, when you come to Handan for the first time, how do you know how to get to Guo's house?" Xiang Shaolong was stunned in his heart, knowing that it was easiest to show his flaws in such innocuous details, so he said casually: "Don't worry, doctor, I have already asked the way clearly." He flew on the horse and waved away. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ Once out of the palace gate, Xiang Shaolong let his horse gallop and caught up with Zhao Ya's motorcade after a while. Mrs. Ya heard the sound of hoofbeats and saw him galloping towards him majestically, her beautiful eyes shone involuntarily, and then she became dazed again. After Xiang Shaolong left Zhao, she experienced unprecedented torture, and guilt gnawed at her heart like a poisonous snake. In order to forget the man who occupied her heart, she acted more recklessly than before, but Xiang Shaolong always occupied an irreplaceable position in her heart.For a while, she got involved with Han Chuang, thinking that she could successfully forget Xiang Shaolong, but Dong Kuang's appearance aroused subtle excitement and memories in her, and made her less interested in Han Chuang. Xiang Shaolong deliberately ignored her and left her behind in an instant. At this moment in Handan City, thousands of houses were lit up, and it was just after dinner. There were not many people and cars on the streets, and the streets were deserted. Xiang Shaolong thought of his lovely wife and maid who was far away in Qin State, his heart warmed, and he wished he could immediately capture Zhao Mu alive, kill Le Cheng, and bring Mei back to his teacher. When walking up the mountain road leading to Guo Zong's mansion, there was a sudden sound of hooves from behind, and looking back, it was Zhao Zhi who caught up. When Xiang Shaolong saw her, he thought of Jing Jun and Teng Wu's proposal, immediately felt a headache and slowed down. Zhao Zhi came to his side in a blink of an eye, rode side by side with him, stared deeply at him and said, "Mr. Dong seems to be very familiar with the streets and alleys of Handan!" Having said that, Xiang Shaolong immediately knew that she had followed him for a long time, and he only exerted all his strength to catch up with him. He felt bad, and said, "When I came here just now, someone pointed out the way for me. Did the young lady arrive as well?" Where is the Guo Mansion attending the banquet?" Zhao Zhi didn't answer him, but stared at him and said, "I'm afraid Mr.'s voice is deliberately made so hoarse and low!" Xiang Shaolong groaned in his heart, if she believed that he was Xiang Shaolong, how could she be deceived by a mere fake face? This time, it would be impossible without love means, so he sighed, and performed his stunt, pressing the horse's back, and volleying Amidst Zhao Zhijiao's cry, he fell behind her, put his hands forward, tightly wrapped around her belly with no excess fat, pressed her face and said, "Young lady's words are so strange? Why did I deliberately make my voice into a How about this?" Zhao Zhi was embarrassed and struggled violently twice, but in this situation it was enough to strengthen the contact between the two, and he said angrily, "What are you doing?" Xiang Shaolong laughed, reached up with one hand, grabbed her chin, turned his jade face, and kissed her delicate and charming lips heavily. Zhao Zhi let out a "wow", as if lost in his masculine charm and flirtatiousness, Xuan came to his senses again, and bumped hard on his fragile side with his back elbow. Xiang Shaolong let out a miserable snort, and fell down from the horse's buttocks. Actually, although it was very painful, he didn't make it so bad, it was just to give her a chance to step down. Zhao Zhi was so frightened that his face turned pale, he turned the horse's head, galloped back to the place where Xiang Shaolong was lying on his back, jumped off the horse, knelt down on the ground, and exclaimed coquettishly, "Dong Kuang! Are you okay!" Xiang Shaolong opened his eyes, stretched out his ape arms, and hugged her on his body again, then turned over and pressed her to the grass beside the road. Zhao Zhi's body became weak from being hugged by him, but he was unwilling to be taken advantage of by him, and more importantly, he was still not sure whether he was Xiang Shaolong, if he kissed him like this again, wouldn't he be sorry for his secret love The man burst into tears and said: "If you treat me lightly again, I will die for you!" Xiang Shaolong didn't expect her to be so chaste and strong, and he respected her deeply, but he knew that if he left her like this, the situation would be even more embarrassing, and before he knew the truth, he couldn't reveal his true identity, so he could only hold her down firmly. She said softly, "Does Miss Zhi hate me?" Zhao Zhi felt that his body had no intention of rejecting the other party at all, so annoyed and hated, he closed his beautiful eyes, let the tears flow down, and said weakly: "Don't let me go, if someone passes by and sees it, everything will be over for them .” Xiang Shaolong bowed his head, kissed away one of her teardrops, stood up with his arms around her, and said: "Young lady is so charming, please forgive me for not being able to help myself at the moment." Zhao Zhi burst into tears like a fountain, shook his head sadly and said: "You are just playing with me, otherwise why would you lie to others, I know you are him." Xiang Shaolong sighed secretly, and still in a hoarse voice, he said softly: "I'll come to your house to look for you tonight, okay?" Zhao Zhi opened Wu Lingling's beautiful eyes in surprise, and nodded vigorously. Xiang Shaolong raised his sleeve to wipe away the tears for her, feeling guilty, and said: "Come on! If we don't go, it will be too late." Zhao Zhi broke free from his embrace, lowered his head and said in a low voice, "Zhao Zhi will be waiting for you at home tonight." Xiang Shaolong was stunned and said, "Aren't you going?" Zhao Zhi laughed through his tears, and said slightly annoyed: "You make him look so bad, how can he be respected." Leaping on the back of the horse and galloping a few steps, he still did not forget to turn his head and wave his hands, sending him a charming and sweet smile, that kind of affectionate look of a young girl Huaichun, which made Xiang Shaolong's heart beat a few times. It wasn't until she disappeared down the mountain road that Xiang Shaolong calmed down and went to the Guo Mansion for a banquet. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ Guo Mansion's banquet tonight has far fewer guests. Apart from Zhao Mu, Le Cheng, Han Chuang, and Zhao Ba, there is only Li Yuan, whom Xiang Shaolong doesn't want to see. If you add Zhao Ya and him, it will be seven Personally, Guo Zong's two sons were not present, and they may have gone to work elsewhere. Guo Zong lost the enthusiasm he had for him last night, and objected to Li Yuan's special greeting, as if he was the host and guest. Xiang Shaolong was used to this kind of coldness in the world, and knew that Guo Zong was deliberately indifferent to himself, so as to win the favor of Li Yuan, who might become the most powerful newcomer in Chu State. Li Yuan remained polite to his rival in love, but Xiang Shaolong clearly felt his jealousy towards him. It's no wonder that last night he witnessed Ji Yanran still talking intimately to him during the song and dance performance, with his shrewdness and familiarity with Ji Yanran, it's not hard to see the clue, and realize that this peerless beauty is quite interesting to him. After a few gossips, Zhao Mu pulled him aside with an excuse, and asked in a low voice, "Why did your majesty summon you?" Xiang Shaolong was waiting for his words, and said in the middle of his heart: "They asked what Lord Hou said to me last night, of course I would not tell the truth, only said that Master Hou and I discussed the opening of a new pasture. Lord Hou ! It’s not that the villain is supercilious, the faint-hearted King Xiaocheng seems to be suspicious of you, I think Guo Kai must have betrayed you secretly!” A frightening cold light flashed in Zhao Mu's eyes, he snorted coldly and said, "I'll teach them how powerful it is later!" Xiang Shaolong knew that he had forced Zhao Mu to embark on the road of treason, at this moment Zhao Ba came over, and the two hurriedly changed their chatter. Zhao Mu smiled and said, "Won't the owner of the hall, Peugeot, accompany you tonight?" Zhao Badao: "She should come, I just sent someone to look for her." With the ringing sound, Zhao Ya came lightly. Guo Zong accused Li Yuan, Le Cheng and Han Chuang of their crimes, and stepped forward to welcome them. Zhao Ya's eyes fell on Xiang Shaolong first, then moved to Han Chuang and Li Yuan, after a moment of hesitation, she walked towards Xiang Shaolong.Xiang Shaolong purposely avoided looking at her, and looked elsewhere. This time it is set up like Ji Yanran's "joint joint" in Daliang Xiangju. There is a large round table in the center of the hall, with a total of ten seats. Xiang Shaolong secretly counted in his mind, even if Zhao Zhi was included, there was still an empty seat, but he didn't know that there was still that honored guest in the future. The fragrant wind came, and after Zhao Ya greeted everyone, she said to Xiang Shaolong who just turned his head back: "Mr. Dong's horse is really fast, it arrived so much earlier than others." Xiang Shaolong smiled smartly, and it was his answer. At this moment, someone came again. With the support of two maids, a beautiful girl who had deliberately dressed up and wore a cloud bun walked in gracefully.Zhao Mu and the others were all surprised, obviously not knowing who she was. The answer to this mystery was revealed by Guo Zong himself, and the great merchant laughed and said: "Xiu'er! Come and meet all the distinguished guests." Then he said to everyone: "This is Guo Xiu'er, a young girl of a certain Guo!" Zhao Mu said in surprise: "It turned out to be Duke Guo's favorite jewel, why has it been put away, and it is only today that we can see it." Xiang Shaolong's heart moved, he thought that Guo Zong intended to marry the young girl to Li Yuan, if something happened to Zhao State in the future, he could avoid Chu State, which was not the first to be the leader of Qin State, and continue to do his business. Iron smelting and weaponry tycoons like Guo Zong are welcomed by no country, but with the support of a minister in power like Li Yuan, of course it will be a matter of course. With the current situation in the world, apart from the three countries, the first choice for the happy land far away from the strong Qin Dynasty is Chu State.Qi State is adjacent to the Three Kingdoms, and it is in danger of losing lips and teeth. After Yan State was defeated by Tian Dan, it has been devastated.Only the Chu State in the remote south is still strong in national strength, and it still has the power to be peaceful in the short term.One day, the Three Kingdoms are still there, and the people of Chu don't have to worry about the people of Qin taking the risk of setting up another front. The Wu family successfully moved to Qin, Guo Zong, a shrewd businessman, naturally had to make plans for himself. At this time, Guo Xiu'er Yingying came to the front of the crowd, gathered her knees and saluted. This young girl who is only sixteen years old is curvy and has a delicate oval face. Those beautiful eyes are as attractive as they can talk, and they are as clear as autumn water, making them even more charming.There was a shy and sweet smile on the corner of his mouth, and his radiant face was almost comparable to Wu Tingfang. Including Li Yuan, everyone was moved. Seeing this, Guo Zong was very proud, and waved: "Xiuer, come and pay a visit to Mr. Li." Guo Xiu'er's beautiful eyes lit up immediately when she saw Li Yuan, but she lowered her head shyly and moved her delicate body over. Everyone suddenly felt left out, and Zhao Ya's expression became unnatural. Zhao Mu glanced at Li Yuan, flashed a strong murderous intent, and then suppressed it, but he couldn't hide it from Xiang Shaolong's sharp eyes. Now Zhao Ya felt that her heart was leaning more toward the unpredictable Dong Kuang, and she moved closer to him and said, "Sir, if you have time, can you come and see the horses you have raised, so that Zhao Ya can ask for your experience in raising horses." Zhao Mu thought she was finally willing to approach "Wang Zhuo" obediently, and said with a smile: "It's rare for Madam to invite me, so I asked Ben Hou to agree on his behalf." Xiang Shaolong couldn't face Zhao Mu in public, so he nodded helplessly. Seeing that he agreed so reluctantly, Zhao Ya gave him a blank look and didn't say the time of day. The bell rang, and it was time to be seated.