Chapter 104 Chapter 5: Surprised by the Conspiracy

"Stuck!" The sound of the giant lock being opened resounded in the silent hall, which was extremely shocking. Xiang Shaolong and Shanrou leaned head to head on the huge round beam, and used the dagger to insert into the beam to stabilize his body. Unless someone climbed up to see, this is indeed the safest hiding place. This beam supported the other eight smaller trusses at a ninety angle to it, forming a roof structure that was three feet above the ground. Xiang Shaolong and Shanrou poked their heads out a little, looked down, and saw Tian Dan and Li Yuan each occupying a short table, while Zhao Mu reached into the open big iron box to get things.

The Liu brothers squatted and knelt behind Tian Shan, one of them was still looking up, and the two of them hurriedly retreated in fright. Zhao Mu went back to his short table, put the whole stack of loyalty letters on the table, and there was the sound of flipping through. Li Yuan smiled and said, "Master Hou is really amazing. He actually came up with such a brilliant method to make these people have to serve Master Hou." Tian Dan also smiled and said, "Did the Marquis come up with this himself? Or was it a clever plan offered by your subordinates." Zhao Mu laughed proudly and said: "It's just a trivial matter!" He took other people's tricks as his own without any shame.

Xiang Shaolong let go of his worries, knowing that Zhao Mu did not show his letter of allegiance to Tian Dan, otherwise this powerful person would immediately see that there was something wrong with him. Zhao Mu is extremely scruples towards Li Yuan, because if Dong Kuang's "true identity" is exposed, then his relationship with Chun Shenjun will also be revealed. Li Yuan sighed: "Unexpectedly, Zhao Mingxiong is actually a member of Lord Hou. It has always been heard that he belongs to Li Mulianpo's system. Lord Hou really has a way." Xiang Shaolong on the top was so startled that he almost fell off the beam, Zhao Mingxiong was his lieutenant general, and he and Teng Yi admired him very much, but he was unexpectedly a spy.

Zhao Mu said triumphantly: "He is not only my man, but also has a family relationship with blood thicker than water. I arranged for him to work with Li Mu. I originally intended to deal with Li Mu, but unexpectedly, Lian Po used it to push him down." He is Le Cheng's lieutenant general, and I deliberately squeezed him out many times, that bitch Zhao Ya is so stupid as to speak to Xiao Cheng for him, it's really ridiculous!" Xiang Shaolong was covered in cold sweat, secretly screaming that it was dangerous, it was like keeping a tiger by his side, if he was not careful, he would be bitten to death without knowing what it was.At the same time, he also learned how well Zhao Mu hides his secrets.He also remembered that he had discussed with Xiaocheng this morning about the commander of the imperial guards. If something happened to Chengxu, Zhao Mu would most likely nominate Zhao Mingxiong as his successor.The two major systems of City Guard and Imperial Guard fell into Zhao Mu's hands.

When Xiang Shaolong wished Li Yuan could continue talking about the list of allegiances, Tian Dan smiled and said, "How is the situation with Empress Jing?" Zhao Mu proudly said: "Who can see through the real relationship between the two of us, let alone Xiaocheng, even Guo Kai and Zhao Ya have been deceived by us. Han Jing is cold on the outside and hot on the inside, once he falls in love with a man, he will never turn back Gu, if she hadn't been so devoted to me and kept urging Xiaocheng not to call Li Mu and Lian Po back, I'm afraid it would be difficult for me to sit here and talk to them now."

Xiang Shaolong was even more stunned when he heard it, he couldn't believe what he heard was the truth.Have the two been acting?It was just Zhao Mu's wishful thinking. Li Yuandao: "Can Empress Jing really control Dong Kuang?" Xiang Shaolong's heart beating violently on the beam, even Shanrou could sense his shock. Tian Dan said: "Dong Kuang is straightforward and rough on the surface, but he is actually very wise and knows how to follow others. You can see that he has made a big bet after he became Jing behind his back and resolved Han Chuang's collusion with Lord Xinling." In Empress Jing, I look forward to Xiaocheng's return to heaven in the future, so that he can flourish. This kind of person must not be left in this world."

Li Yuan said coldly: "I want to deal with him with my own hands." Zhao Mu said lightly: "This person is still of great use value, at least he is ignorant of the relationship between Empress Jing and me. Hmph! This person is ungrateful for profit, even if Uncle Guo doesn't settle accounts with him, this Marquis And I will never let him go." Xiang Shaolong calmed down at this moment, quickly calculated, and knew that he had shown his flaws in the matter of Han Chuang.The most hateful thing is Queen Jing, who betrayed him to Zhao Mu. From this, it can be seen that she and Zhao Mu are indeed adulterers and prostitutes colluding with each other.

Tian Dan's voice came, and he said spontaneously: "The two seem to have overlooked a key person." Zhao Mu and Li Yuan seemed to be astonished. Tian Dan said: "That's Xiang Shaolong, Le Cheng's death must have something to do with him, but I still don't understand why he asked Le Cheng for the surgery first." He paused and said, "If Xiaocheng sent someone to do it. , There must be clues to be found afterwards, for example, some of his cronies will disappear due to death or injury, and since this situation is not seen now, it is obviously not his doing. This matter is really intriguing."

The faces of Xiang Shaolong and Shanrou above changed at the same time. Tian Dan said again: "I reminded Dong Kuang to send someone to investigate whether there is a traitor among Le Cheng's subordinates, but he obviously didn't take any action, or he couldn't find anything. But we can't interfere in this matter, In order not to startle the snake and spoil the big event." Li Yuandao: "The death of Le Cheng, the biggest beneficiary is Dong Kuang, could it be him who did it?" Zhao Mu said decisively: "He didn't even know that he could be the city guard. If I hadn't instructed Empress Jing to encourage Xiaocheng, when would it be his turn?"

Xiang Shaolong's brain was shocked, and it was only now that he understood why Empress Jing fell in love with him.Tonight it was all due to a strange accident that I heard his secret words, otherwise I would die as a fool. Tian Dan said: "Dong Kuang can pretend that he can't afford the injury, but seeing that none of his subordinates were injured or injured, we know that Le Cheng's death has nothing to do with him." Zhao Mu sighed: "Lecheng's enemies are all over the world, it's very difficult to determine who did it, as long as the visitor has a way to leave the city quickly, we won't be able to find out who it is."

Tian Dan said with certainty: "Xiang Shaolong must have done it, and I knew he was in the city, otherwise Zhao Ya wouldn't have gotten angry. Just now I met her walking with Dong Kuang outside the Hou's mansion, she was in high spirits, It will only appear on a woman when she is loved and nourished by a man." Li Yuan sneered, "Is she in love with Dong Kuang?" Zhao Mu changed his face and said: "Tian Xiang is right, it must be Xiang Shaolong who has returned. I know her character very well, she and Dong Kuang are just having fun, she always has only Xiang Shaolong in her heart. Maybe Xiang Shaolong The dragon is hiding in her mansion." Tian Dan moved and said: "The possibility of this matter is extremely high, no matter it is true or not, we can try to frame Zhao Ya, as long as we find traces of Xiang Shaolong's hiding, no matter how exquisite Zhao Ya is, we will be unable to explain it. Taking advantage of Guo Kaichengxu's eagerness to make contributions before Xiaocheng, so as not to be overshadowed by Dong Kuang's brilliance, he will definitely not let go of such a good opportunity, does Hou Ye understand my intention?" Zhao Mu laughed loudly and said, "Tian Xiangguo is extremely intelligent and has no plans left. I have a better suggestion. Empress Jing will order Dong Kuang to do it. Just put some flying needles and bloody clothes. The things are in Zhao Ya's room, and Zhao Ya couldn't get rid of them when they found them. This can test Dong Kuang's loyalty to Empress Jing. Hmph! Zhao Ya is a bitch, I wanted to punish her a long time ago." The two on Liang looked at each other, sweating coldly.What the following three treacherous people came up with were all poisonous and non-toxic tricks. Even if they knew it clearly, it was still difficult to resolve it for a while. Tian Dan stood up and said, "We shouldn't stay here for too long, otherwise it won't be like a normal dinner party. Lord Hou will ascend the throne someday, so don't forget about Tian and Uncle Guo." Zhao Mu hurriedly expressed his gratitude. There was the sound of the iron box being closed and locked, and the three of them left the pavilion. After the guards came in and closed the windows and doors and blew out the lights, Shan Rou leaned into his ear and said, "What should we do!" Xiang Shaolong returned to his absolute calmness, and said softly: "It doesn't matter whether you read the letter of allegiance or not, as long as we can leave safely, this battle will be considered as our victory." ◇◇◇◇◇◇ Xiang Shao woke up refreshed. The tiredness of last night was swept away, and a lot of worries were lost.Because he finally clearly understood the relationship between the situation in front of him and Queen Zhao Mujing and others. Tian Zhen had just stepped into the dormitory at this moment, seeing him awake, Xi Zizi came up to him and said, "Master Dong! Let the little servant wait on you." Xiang Shaolong woke up happily, changed his clothes, and went to the hall to have breakfast with Teng Yi, Zhao Zhi, and Shanrou who were waiting for him. Last night Teng Yi and Wu Guo pretended to be the fake Dong Kuang deliberately stayed at the command post until the third watch before returning, and now he and Xiang Shaolong met for the first time since he sneaked into the Hou's mansion. Xiang Shaolong said: "Rourou told you what happened!" Teng Yi nodded and said: "It's clear. When it comes to plots and tricks, we are still no match for Zhao Mutian and the others. If you hadn't heard what they said, I don't think anyone will be able to return to Xianyang alive today." Zhao Zhi worried: "What should they do if they want to force you to frame Mrs. Ya?" Xiang Shaolong thought to himself that this is equivalent to the spies of the twentieth century eavesdropping on information, and it is the most effective.He smiled and said: "This matter can be seen as tricks and tricks. The most favorable factor for me at present is that they have not yet suspected my identity as Dong Kuang, and only mistaken me for someone who sees the wind and the rudder. What's even better is that Zhao Mu dare not expose it. With my secret relationship with him, with these advantages, we can deal with these traitors to the end." Teng Yi sighed: "Unexpectedly, Zhao Mingxiong is actually Zhao Mu's man, it's useless for me to think highly of him." Xiang Shaolong pondered for a moment, and said: "I still don't believe that Empress Jing will give up on Zhao Mu. This woman's use of means is probably just to use Zhao Mu to achieve her goal. If I can find out her true attitude, everything will be easy to handle. too much." Shanrou frowned and said: "You have said so much, and you look confident, how can you deal with him? Maybe Queen Huijing will call you to force you to deal with Zhao Ya!" Xiang Shaolong shrugged his shoulders gracefully, hurriedly ate the steamed bun in his hand, then patted Teng Yi on the shoulder, stood up and said, "We're going to see Ya'er, you two wait for this general to come back obediently." Amid Shanrou's scolding and Zhao Zhi's exhortations, the two left the house. While riding horses side by side on the long street, Teng Yi said: "Should we rearrange the city defense?" Xiang Shaolong shook his head and said: "Don't do this, otherwise Zhao Mingxiong and Zhao Mu will be alarmed. The second brother will send someone to call Xiaojun back later to see if he has any achievements in scouting the Qi army." While the two were chatting, the Furen's Mansion was in sight, Xiang Shaolong went to look for Zhao Ya, and Teng Yi went back to the command post. At noon, Zhao Mu sent someone to meet him again. Xiang Shaolong knew that the traitor had made a plan with Tian Dan and Li Yuan last night, so he came to him. In the secret room of the Marquis Mansion, Zhao Mu still had that friendly look of treating him as his confidant, and said: "Li Yuan has tricked him into thinking that I, Zhao Mu, are willing to cooperate with him, hmph! I will definitely teach him to leave Handan without his life." At this time, Xiang Shaolong didn't believe any of this gentleman's words anymore, but on the surface he had to ask him with a look of great joy. Zhao Mu showed a sinister smile, and said: "Let's talk about this matter later, how is your relationship with Empress Jing and Zhao Ya? I heard from Tian Dan that I met you and Zhao Ya together on the street last night." Xiang Shaolong smiled and said: "Zhao Yanai is a born adulterer, as long as I can please her on the couch, even if she doesn't give up on me. The relationship with Empress Jing is getting better and better. I haven't had the opportunity to report to Lord Hou yet. The warriors who criticized Lord Xinling were actually seduced by Han Chuang. I did not leave any of them behind. Handy. Now I am urging Xiaocheng to hand over the other half of the soldier talisman to me, then I can fully mobilize the soldiers and horses in the city, is Hou Ye still worried about the big thing?" Zhao Mu showed a shocked expression, obviously he did not expect Xiang Shaolong to tell him this matter. Xiang Shaolong secretly laughed in his heart. The reason why the traitor doubted his "sincerity" was because he kept this matter from him, making him think that he had voted for Queen Jing. After Zhao Mu stared at him for a while, he said in a deep voice, "Why didn't you tell me about this earlier?" Xiang Shaolong said as if nothing had happened: "This is just a trivial matter. I never thought of making a special report to Lord Hou. It was only when Lord Hou asked about the relationship between my servant and Queen Jing that I mentioned it by the way. The two most important things in front of me are The characters are Jinghou and Zhao Ya. Only with their full support, Xiaocheng will ignore Guo Kai's objection and hand over the military power to me. At that time, Handan will be our world. Alas! As long as we can repay Chunshen Your Majesty has shown me grace, and I, Dong Kuang, will go through fire and water, and I will not hesitate to do so." Zhao Mu's expression changed, he frowned and said, "Whether Le Cheng was killed was Xiaocheng's fault?" Xiang Shaolong felt even more amused in his heart, and said: "It was definitely not Xiaocheng's fault. Tian Dan once reminded me to thoroughly investigate Le Cheng's guards to see if anyone leaked Le Cheng's behavior that night, so as to track down the real mastermind Or, this matter is still under investigation, and there should be a result soon. In my opinion, that Xiang Shaolong is the most suspected." Zhao Mu could no longer hide his shocked expression, and bowed his head in meditation. Xiang Shaolong wondered why Zhao Mu could not regain his trust in him even though he was so honest with him, he had an idea and knew the reason, so he lowered his voice and pretended to be mysterious: "Didn't Lord Hou want to get rid of Cheng Xu? My lord I have come up with a plan for Lord Hou." Zhao Mu raised his head in astonishment, and asked, "What's the plan?" Xiang Shaolong said indifferently: "I have disclosed the letter of loyalty to Xiaocheng, and promised to steal this batch of letters of loyalty, so as long as Lord Hou can forge another batch of letters of loyalty, including Cheng Xu, then I'm also afraid that Xiaocheng won't dismiss him immediately to avoid raising tigers." When Zhao Mu heard that he had revealed the secret of the letter of loyalty to Xiaocheng, he was not surprised, obviously Jinghou knew about it. Xiang Shaolong secretly begged to take the risk, if he failed to make this bet, it would be impossible for Zhao Muken to trust him again. Sure enough, Zhao Mu lost all doubt and sighed: "Wang Zhuo, you must never tell me anything you do in the future, lest there will be many misunderstandings." Xiang Shaolong pretended to be dazed and said, "What? Did Lord Hou doubt my loyalty?" Zhao Mu returned to his original attitude, reached out and grabbed his shoulder and said, "Now that the rain is over, you don't need to worry about anything. As long as you follow the instructions of this Marquis, you will be rich and honored together in the future." Paused Dun continued: "The most important thing now is to get the other half of the soldier talisman in Xiaocheng's hand, and add the hand edict, and you can mobilize troops at will..." Then he pondered, hesitant to speak. Xiang Shaolong immediately knew that he had notified Queen Jing to teach her to force him to frame Zhao Ya, but he couldn't say anything, so as not to expose his relationship with Queen Jing, so he said: "What's on your mind, Lord Hou, just tell me !" Zhao Mu let go of the hand holding his shoulder, nodded and said: "No matter what action you take in the future, you must first discuss it with me before proceeding. You must remember this point." Xiang Shaolong knew that he was still not completely at ease with him, so he deliberately let Queen Jing give orders to him, so as to see if Xiang Shaolong would report to him as ordered, and after agreeing, he said: "Your Majesty called me here, what instructions do you have?" Woolen cloth?" Zhao Mu became embarrassed, and prevaricated: "I mainly want to ask about your recent situation, eh! I'll discuss it with you later!" Xiang Shaolong knew that both of them had achieved their goals, so they bid farewell and left. Back at the command post, after dealing with some affairs, he found an opportunity to tell Teng Yi about the meeting with Zhao Mu. Teng Yi applauded, and said: "If the two military forces, the Imperial Guard and the City Guard, fall into Zhao Mu's hands, and Queen Jing is willing to obey his orders, then he can control the overall situation without Tian Dan. Now I am surprised Why didn't Zhao Mu immediately attack Xiaocheng, with Queen Jing as an internal response, it shouldn't be too difficult to poison Xiaocheng?" Xiang Shaolong said: "I am also very puzzled by this point. The only explanation is that I am jealous of Li Mu. If Xiaocheng dies suddenly, Li Mu will definitely be suspicious, and even send troops into the city to deal with Zhao Mu. At that time, even Tian Dan may not dare Fighting head-on with Li Mu, Zhao Mu's dream will come to naught. Alas! I still don't believe that a woman like Queen Jing would be willing to be controlled by a man, and she has the mission of integrating the three Jins, and she knows that Zhao Mu is from Chu. How could the spies who came here still listen to him so willingly." Teng Yi said: "It's hard for this kind of woman who lives in the deep palace to understand her behavior with common sense. Looking at her like that, even when she talks with a smile, it still makes people feel the coldness in her heart. Maybe Zhao Mu just has a way Satisfying her needs will make her willing to risk everything for Zhao Mu!" Xiang Shaolong's heart skipped a beat, as if he had caught some inspiration to deal with Queen Jing, but he couldn't grasp it for a moment.Changing the subject: "How is the situation in the city guard?" Teng Yi heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Fortunately, Zhao Mingxiong's identity was discovered early. He handed me a list this morning, proposing arrangements for the positions of generals at all levels. It was the past, so I didn't have any doubts about him. Secondly, he is more familiar with the people below than I am, so he will naturally trust his proposal, but of course it is another matter now." Xiang Shaolong secretly called out for danger, and said: "Didn't Zhao Mu mention that there were four generals who belonged to him? This must be just a trick of suspicion. We want to use these four more, so Zhao Mu has to be dumb and eat Huang Lian. Bitter yourself know." Teng Yi slapped the table and exclaimed, "The dumb man eats yellow lotus, this metaphor is really vivid. Third brother, you are really witty, it's no wonder that talented girl Ji fell in love with you." At this time, his subordinates came to report, and Han Chuang sent someone to look for him. Both of them knew what was going on, and after knowing each other and smiling, Xiang Shaolong hurried away. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ As expected, it was Queen Jing who wanted to see him. This time, she met him in a quiet Xiaoxuan in the inner mansion, and set up a table and wine to meet him alone, talking happily. Xiang Shaolong was reminded by Teng Yi, observe carefully, and found that although she was smiling, her eyes did not change much, giving people a cold feeling of not being very involved. Could it be that she is naturally cold? Thinking of how many times she had teased him, but in the end she always refused, which made her even more sure of her thoughts. That being the case, why did Zhao Mu conquer her? Thinking of this, he couldn't help reaching into his waist pocket, grabbing the aphrodisiac Han Chuang gave him to frame Ji Yanran, and he understood in his heart. When I met Queen Jing last time, I also thought about using this to deal with her, but that was only a man's fantasy, limited to the satisfaction in my mind, and would never be put into actual action.But now that the situation is reversed, the mentality is completely different.His heart beat violently uncontrollably. Queen Jing misunderstood him, and smiled and said, "Does he really make you so nervous?" With one hand, Xiang Shaolong completed a series of complex movements of taking out a little aphrodisiac and hiding it in his sleeve, and then he was thinking about how to feed the aphrodisiac into the plump and plump body of the Cleopatra in this situation. With a dry cough in her fragrant lips, "Empress Jing looks very radiant today, her demeanor is impressive." There was a hint of mockery in Queen Jing's eyes that Xiang Shaolong would never have noticed before, but now that he knows it well, he can no longer hide it from him. She held the jug herself, leaned forward slightly, filled his wine glass, and said with a wink: "All men are like this, but if you see too much, you won't feel that much!" Xiang Shaolong hated secretly, knowing that she was using tricks to seduce him, he had a flash of inspiration, first picked up the wine glass, brought it to his nose and sniffed: "The wine that Jing Hou poured seems to be very fragrant!" Then he inadvertently He quickly moved the wine glass down a few times out of sight of the other party, quickly slipped the aphrodisiac in his sleeve into the wine, then raised his glass with both hands and said: "Let me offer Jing a last glass, and I wish Empress Jing's youth will always be like this moment." Bright and beautiful." Is there any woman who doesn't like a man's praise, Queen Jing is no exception, she raised her glass happily and said: "I also wish General Dong a prosperous and invincible war." Xiang Shaolong pretended to be rude and laughed loudly: "Does Empress Jing know our clan rule that when wishing for wine, you must join hands and drink together, and the wish will come true." Empress Jing held the wine in vain and wondered, "Why drink together?" Xiang Shaolong walked over on his knees, moved to her side, leaned forward slightly, stretched out the hand holding the cup, brought it to her lips, and said with a smile: "Arms are intertwined, each drink the other's wine, not a drop left, Dreams will become reality." Queen Jing's pretty face flushed slightly, and she thought to herself that this person is really bold, but if he doesn't agree with him, it will make the other party see that she has no sincerity towards him, so she smiled helplessly, entwined her arms with him, and gave him a look Said: "Be careful! I don't like men who are too impatient. Oh!" Afraid of choking her, Xiang Shaolong gently poured the wine into her small mouth while drinking the wine in her hand. After finishing the glass, Xiang Shaolong turned the wine glass upside down on the table, wiped off the wine stains on his lips, and said with a big smile, "Happy! Now, I, Dong Kuang, feel that no matter what I do for Empress Jing, it's worth it." Queen Jing seldom poured the whole glass of wine down her throat like this, the smell of wine welled up, and two blushes rose on her tender face, which made men dream about. She took out the silk scarf, covered her face with her sleeves, and wiped off the wine stains.Putting down his sleeves, he rolled his eyes at him and said, "It's been a long time since I drank like this, you are really... um!" Xiang Shaolong took the opportunity to sit down and lean on her side. At this moment, he was most afraid that she would slip away suddenly, so he didn't know which man would take advantage of him, so he asked, "Did Empress Jing often drink booze?" There was a trace of regret in Queen Jing's eyes, as if recalling some long and heartbreaking past events, she sighed lightly, did not speak, and then her eyes flickered coldly, showing a look of resentment. Xiang Shaolong immediately thought of Lord Xinling who had an affair with her, and secretly thought that the relationship between the two must have become hatred because of love, otherwise Queen Jing would not have such an intriguing expression. He didn't know if taking only half of the dose that Han Chuang said would work, nor did he know when the drug's effect would occur, and what was the situation when it occurred?Conceived secretly, fell silent.There was silence in the small hall for a while, but the sound of birds chasing and playing, singing and fluttering could be heard from the garden outside. After a long while, Queen Jing said coldly: "Are you thinking about other women?" Xiang Shaolong was startled, looked up at her, and said tentatively: "Empress Jing is really powerful, I am indeed thinking of women, but not others, but Empress Jing." Queen Jing blushed again, and after glancing at him, she turned her head to the sunny forest outside the window. Xiang Shaolong knew that the medicine was gradually taking effect, otherwise she wouldn't blush so easily, and her expression shouldn't be so abnormal. When he moved closer to her and wanted to caress her shoulder, he was afraid that she would feel disgusted, so he said softly, "What's on your mind, Empress Jing?" The Queen of Zhao sighed quietly: "Sometimes I really don't know what I'm doing. I work hard all day long on some big things. I look at the trees and flowers outside. I can be carefree in the sun. If I can do everything Don’t think about it, how freehand it would be.” Xiang Shaolong was dumbfounded when he heard this, and he calculated that she had given her the aphrodisiac, and she should be feeling uncontrollable, so she took the initiative to ask him for sex, why did she become so affectionate? Could it be that Han Chuang gave the wrong medicine, or because it expired? Therefore, the properties of the medicine have changed.Xuan came to his senses again and realized that he had made a big mistake. If Zhao Mu had been using things like aphrodisiacs to stimulate her arousal, if he took too much, his body would naturally develop resistance.Just like a drug addict, after becoming addicted, he has to continuously increase the amount to produce the desired effect.It's a shame that he has reduced the portion, and now it's difficult to force her to drink two more glasses of wine, what should I do?