Chapter 105 Chapter 6 The key to success

When Xiang Shaolong was in a dilemma, Queen Jing stood up abruptly. When he thought that the noble lady was going to walk away, she moved lightly to the window sill, let out a long breath, and stared blankly at the flowers and plants under the sunlight outside the window. pavilions.Xiang Shaolong followed, leaning against the window sill, carefully watching her well-defined profile. Although her face was pink, her pretty eyes showed a look of being fascinated by the past memories, flickering and dimming, immersed in the joy, anger, sorrow and joy that were constantly pouring into the lake of her heart.

Xiang Shaolong was sure that the medicine was working, it aroused her hidden and suppressed emotions, which made her forget the original intention of calling Xiang Shaolong here to force him to frame Zhao Ya. Now the situation of Empress Zhao is a bit like being hypnotized, or like taking drugs that can affect the mind, showing a reaction that she would not normally have, and her self-control and vigilance have dropped significantly. Boldly, Xiang Shaolong reached out to her, caressing her soft and boneless shoulders, and said softly, "What is Empress Jing thinking about?" Queen Jing seemed to be unaware, she shook her head lightly, and said quietly: "I hate him!"

Xiang Shaolong said in astonishment: "Who offended Empress Jing? Hey! Would you like to drink more wine?" Queen Jing said displeased: "Isn't it more uncomfortable to drink when you are unhappy?" She didn't turn her head and glanced at him. Xiang Shaolong felt ashamed in his heart, how dare he offend her, he let go of his arms around the fragrant shoulders, nodded and sighed: "Yes! The knife cuts off the water and the water flows more, and the wine is in the heart of sorrow, hey! It turns into tears of lovesickness." Unconsciously, he recited a beautiful sentence passed down through the ages by Li Bai, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, but due to memory limitations, he changed to the next sentence, becoming nonsensical.

Queen Jing murmured: "The knife cuts off the water and the water flows more, and the wine turns into tears of lovesickness." Suddenly, the delicate body trembled, and when he looked at him, a pair of phoenix eyes gleamed coldly. Immediately, Xiang Shaolong's hands and feet were cold, and he secretly cursed himself for pretending to be an old man at this moment, how could he say it out loud? Queen Jing narrowed her cold eyes, sighed and said: "I never thought you could say such a profound and touching poem, and the rhyme is so sweet and touching. After so many years, I still feel the first Zhao's heartbeat." more red.

Xiang Shaolong secretly breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that she must have thought of Lord Xinling just now, and her eyes turned cold. It seems that Lord Xinling must have hurt her very badly back then, making her unable to recover after many years.She fooled around with Zhao Mu, maybe it was also an act of revenge.From this point of view, she should have no knowledge of Han Chuang's collusion with Lord Xinling.What Mr. Xinling got was her true love, but Zhao Mu gave her possibly perverted satisfaction and excitement. After Queen Jing looked at him for a while, her expression became more gentle, and she said in a low voice: "Dong Kuang! You are a very special person."

Xiang Shaolong stretched out his hand tentatively, and pulled her slender, slender, soft and snow-white hand. Queen Jing turned around and let the noble hand fall into the man's grasp. When Xiang Shaolong was about to pull her into his arms, Queen Jing withdrew her jade hand in a shock, her beautiful eyes showed a look of awakening, and said coldly: "General Dong, do you know why I called you here?" Xiang Shaolong groaned in his heart, knowing that the potency of the medicine had expired, the woman regained her usual sobriety, nodded and said, "If there is anything Empress Jing can do, just tell Empress Jing, I will definitely not disappoint Empress Jing."

◇◇◇◇◇◇ Xiang Shaolong left Han Chuang's residence and went to look for Zhao Mu, but the traitor was not in the residence. After he stayed to speak, he hurried back to the command post, told Teng Yi and sighed: "This is called too late, now The only thing I can do is rely on the military talisman to delay the matter. I thought that if I could arouse this woman's lust, give her the nourishment of male and female desire, or release Zhao Mu's control over her, how would I know... Sigh!" Teng Yi said with a smile: "She hasn't handed over the evidence to frame Mrs. Ya to you, wouldn't it be okay to put more weight on it then?"

Xiang Shaolong shook his head and said: "Firstly, she may not be able to argue with me like this again, and secondly, I am not used to this kind of method to deal with women. Forget it! Let's persuade Ya'er to leave Handan first, so that we will lose one person concern." Teng Yi said: "Jicai girl sent someone to inform us just now, saying that she informed Xiaocheng about her return to Wei tomorrow morning. In my opinion, her departure will cause shock and speculation, especially for Li Yuan and Long Yangjun. .” Of course Xiang Shaolong understood what he meant. Li Yuan, a selfish and unscrupulous person, naturally does not want to lose the delicious food that comes to his mouth.But Long Yangjun will suspect that Ji Yanran's purpose of leaving Zhao is to join Xiang Shaolong.So Ji Yanran's departure will never be smooth sailing.

Teng Yi said again: "You don't have to worry about Yan Ran, I have already made proper arrangements, just now I sent someone to secretly send the Tian sisters to the pasture, and tomorrow I can go back to Xianyang with Mr. Zou." Xiang Shaolong worried: "Then how do you deal with Longyang Jun and Li Yuan?" Teng Yi said: "Mr. Longyang will never dare to be rough on the talented girl Ji. He will only send people to spy on him. At most, he will tell the generals in Wei Jing to keep a close eye on the talented girl. As long as we don't let his people have the opportunity to return to Wei Jing, Then everything is in order.”

Xiang Shaolong nodded his head in praise, now that he holds the military power in his hands, it is really easy for him to get rid of the people that Lord Longyang sent to inform him. Teng Yi continued: "According to my estimate, Li Yuanwen is unlikely to come to the military, but he can't send his men out of the city to do such despicable things, so he can only ask Tian Dan for help. I will personally lead a team of Zhao soldiers to escort Ji Cainv and Mr. Zou, if they go outside the city and set up a fake situation to divert them to South Korea, then all problems will be solved."

Xiang Shaolong smiled and said: "Yanran is definitely not a weak girl, she has enough intelligence and strength to protect herself, I think it is very appropriate for the elder brother to handle this matter, I want you to monitor Zhao Mingxiong and others here. We must pay special attention to the people on Zhao Mingxiong's list." Teng Yi said: "There is one thing that I still can't figure out, that is why Zhao Mu should lead Qi soldiers into the city, it will only give people a handle. If Queen Jing really only obeys his orders, once Xiaocheng dies, the power will come to an end. In his hands, it is not difficult to get rid of Li Mu and Lian Po, let alone Guo Kaichengxu's generation. From my point of view, he has always suspected Queen Jing, and you are just a pawn he wants to use. The person he prefers should be Zhao Mingxiong is not an outsider like you. Afterwards, he can frame you as the one who opened the door to let the Qi people enter the city, and he will even use this to get rid of Tian Dan and Li Yuan in one fell swoop. No one knows more about the relationship between Qi and Chu and the Three Jins than Zhao Mu. Ambitious." Xiang Shaolong pondered for a while, then nodded and said: "Second brother's words are very reasonable, Zhao Mu will never be satisfied with my independent and arbitrary style, but the situation is too complicated, Tian Dan and Li Yuan also have something to hide from Zhao Mu. Mu's conspiracy, now we can only fight against it with soldiers, cover up with water, and seize an opportunity to take Zhao Mu away immediately, so the most urgent thing at the moment is to persuade Ya'er to leave Handan first, then everything will be easy." At this time, the servants came to report, and Zhao Mu came to look for him in person, both of them were stunned. After Teng Yi evaded, the personal guards welcomed Zhao Mu in, accompanied by Yan Ping, the long-lost son of Zhao Moju, and eight trusted experts whom Xiang Shaolong had met. Xiang Shaolong greeted him upside down, pretending not to know him, and saluted Yan Ping politely.Thinking back to meeting Yan Ping at the beginning, it was in Zhao Mu's Marquis Mansion, now of course he guessed that Yan Ping should be from Zhao Mu. This Zhao Moju had lost a little weight, but his eyes became sharper. It was obvious that after being defeated by his sword, Zeng Qianxiu practiced hard for a period of time, not only healed his injuries, but also improved his kung fu. Xiang Shaolong couldn't help feeling a big headache, if Yan Ping and Zhao Mo's people were close to protecting Zhao Mu, it would be even more difficult to deal with this traitor. After the three of them sat down, their subordinates offered tea, while Zhao Mu's personal guards guarded the surrounding area. Zhao Mu coughed dryly and said, "Ju Zi is the person specially invited by the Marquis to deal with Xiang Shaolong. There are three hundred disciples under him, and everyone is highly skilled. If Xiang Shaolong doesn't come, it's fine. Otherwise, there is no hope of leaving. .” Xiang Shaolong quickly pretended to be happy and said: "If there is anything Juzi can use me, Dong Kuang, just ask." Yan Ping smiled impassively, and said in a deep voice: "Ever since Lord Hou notified my son that Xiang Shaolong would come to Han, we guarded various gates and waited for him to be thrown into a trap. In the end, even his I can't even touch the shadow, this matter is extremely strange. But according to the news, Xiang Shaolong is indeed not in Xianyang at present." Zhao Mu interrupted and said: "After Xiang Shaolong wounded someone near Handan and escaped, Juzi led his men to chase him to Weijing, but he didn't find any traces, so Juzi speculated that Xiang Shaolong should still be here, Le Chengzhi Death should also have something to do with him." Xiang Shaolong felt stunned, no wonder Zhao Mu seemed not to be too concerned about his coming to Handan, Yan Ping and his subordinates were dealing with him.Fortunately, Zhao Mu restored his trust to him, that's why he was willing to let Xiang Shaolong know about Yan Ping's existence.He was so careless that he ignored Yan Ping, a big enemy. Yan Ping's eyes were as cold as ice and snow, and he said coldly: "We have searched all over the mountains and villages outside the city, but we can't find him. The only explanation is that he has already arrived in the city, and there are still people protecting him." Xiang Shaolong pretended to be shocked and said: "Juzi's deduction is very reasonable, I wonder who is the most suspicious person in Juzi's mind?" After Yan Ping glanced at Zhao Mu, he said, "Only Zhao Ya has both the ability and the reason to cover up Xiang Shaolong's suspicion." Xiang Shaolong said: "Let me send my subordinates to watch her day and night! I don't believe I can't get a handle on her. Hmph! He even said that he only treats me well, but it turned out that he was just using me as a cover to have an affair with his old lover in secret. " Zhao Mudao: "Juzi also deduced in the same way, but Zhao Ya's matter has been handled by Juzi, if you use your people, you will definitely not be able to hide it from Zhao Ya's family." Yan Ping stood up and said: "General Dong is excused, I still have things to do." When Xiang Shaolong accompanied him to the gate, Yan Ping said in a low voice: "Xiang Shaolong will never dare to stay here for a long time, I think he will take action against Lord Hou in the next few days, as long as we arrange it well, even if he doesn't Fall into the trap." Xiang Shaolong was obedient, but he was complaining in his heart, if Yan Ping was to protect Zhao Mu 24 hours a day, his plan would be even more difficult. After sending Yan Ping away, Xiang Shaolong returned to Zhao Mu's side, whispered that Queen Jing wanted him to frame Zhao Ya, frowned and said, "It's not a pity to kill an adulteress like Zhao Ya, the problem is with me. In the end, she will recommend it to Xiaocheng, and she will mobilize her whole body, if Xiaocheng refuses to hand over the military talisman to me, or owes her to speak in front of Xiaocheng, which will affect our plan, then it will be bad." Zhao Mu was obviously very satisfied with how obediently he told him about Queen Jing, he smiled and said, "Whenever you get the soldier talisman, you can deal with Zhao Ya. Queen Jing is temporarily holding back. Hmph! I have already arranged everything. , the whole country of Zhao can be taken over at any time. The only problem now is that Xiaocheng is very well-prepared, and the imperial guards are still firmly in his hands. Send him to heaven." Xiang Shaolong suddenly realized when he heard the words, and understood Zhao Mu's trick. "Wen De" refers to the method of killing with poison, making Xiao look like he died of illness, which is the best strategy. And Zhao Mu and Queen Jing should have been trying to do this, but they still failed at this moment.Xiaocheng learned about Zhao Mu's method of using medicine, so of course he won't let him succeed so easily. "Wu De" means launching a mutiny, storming into the palace, killing Xiaocheng, and then planning to set up Queen Jing's son. This was the next strategy, at that time he would have to rely on the Qi people as backing to deal with Li Mu who was rushing back with his troops. Zhao Mu said in a low voice: "Whether it's civil or military, I have come up with a perfect plan, let's talk to you later! You see Xiaocheng more these days, his ears are very soft, if you say a few more words, maybe it will be fine." I will hand over all the power of dispatching troops to you." After a pause, she said, "I heard that talented girl Ji is going back to Wei, earlier than Lord Longyang, do you know about this?" Xiang Shaolong pretended to be shocked and said: "What?" Zhao Mu said with a smile: "For us, this is good news. Li Yuan will definitely not let go of the fairy who came down from the sky. If he chases after him personally, we will have a chance to kill him. Afterwards, we can say It was under the sword of a deadly beauty, he would be a ghost even if he was a ghost!" Xiang Shaolong was dumbfounded when he heard this, and only now did he understand why Xiaocheng did not dare to act rashly against Zhao Mu, because this traitor did have his own set of ruthless methods. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ After arriving at Madam's Mansion, Zhao Ya took him to the unforgettable small building. Seeing that her beautiful eyes were red and swollen, Xiang Shaolong asked in surprise, "What happened?" Zhao Ya fell into his arms and whimpered, "I just had a quarrel with Brother Wang." After Xiang Shaolong persuaded her to calm down, Zhao Yacai said: "After you told someone about the secret collusion between Jinghou and Zhao Mu this morning, I couldn't help but go to the palace to see Brother Wang, and asked him to be careful of the people around him, did you know But he thought I blamed him for picking up Guo Kai, and got very angry. He said he didn't know how to use others in a fit of anger, but he said that I still can't forget you." Xiang Shaolong yelled that it was not good, and asked nervously: "Then did you tell about Queen Jing?" Zhao Ya shook her head and sighed: "What's the use of saying it? There is no real evidence, he will only pretend that Ya'er is going to frame that woman." Xiang Shaolong came here today to persuade her to leave Zhao, but seeing her desolate appearance now, how could he say it, he was hesitant to speak for a moment. Zhao Ya raised her head and said with a wry smile: "This time the quarrel is really timely. As soon as Ya'er came back here, Brother Wang's edict arrived, ordering Ya'er to go to Daliang on his behalf. Tomorrow we will leave immediately, but we can have a meeting with Miss Yanran." Companion." Xiang Shaolong was stunned and said, "What are you doing in Daliang? Aren't you afraid of Lord Xinling?" Zhao Ya stretched out her hand to caress his cheek, and said lovingly: "Fortunately, you are still worried about him, otherwise Ya'er would rather commit suicide. After I arrived in Daliang this time, the surface was that I wanted the fourth princess to marry the prince of Wei State, instead of Your Qian'er, but it's actually a deal, because the dowry specified a copy of "Lu Gong's Secret Record". One of the missions of Lord Longyang's visit today is to negotiate this marriage contract." Xiang Shao was puzzled and said, "Why did your brother Wang submit?" Zhao Ya sighed: "He has no other choice. Qi and Chu countries put a lot of pressure on him. If there is no support from Wei Anli, how can he cope with it only by relying on South Korea? He has long wanted to send someone to go, but they knew you would come back. How come he refuses to agree! Now that his face has been torn, he doesn't care whether Ya'er is willing or not." Xiang Shaolong said: "Then you sneak to Xianyang on the way! It's over once and for all." Zhao Ya shook her head sadly and said: "Ya'er wants to die, but this matter is very important, I have to finish this matter, so I can go to Xianyang with peace of mind, then Zhao Ya will not owe Brother Wang any more family debts. Alas! Brother Wang was not like this before, but since Madam Ni's tragic death, his temper has turned bad." Xiang Shaolong thought of Zhao Ni, who was dying of jade, and his heart fell like a lead, and he sighed: "Mr. Xinling hates you to the bone, and maybe he will try to harm you." After a moment of silence, Zhao Ya said softly: "Does Xiang Lang know why the relationship between Empress Jing and Ya'er is so bad?" Xiang Shaolong was startled and said, "Is it for Lord Xinling?" Zhao Ya nodded in shame, and said quietly: "I didn't want to mention that matter again, Mr. Xinling must have leftover feelings for him, otherwise his subordinates would not have acted when they knew he was not in the palace, and Long Lord Yang has personally guaranteed our safety, and he will set off with us." Xiang Shaolong was stunned and said, "Didn't your brother see him off the day after tomorrow? How could he leave tomorrow?" Zhao Ya smiled wryly and said: "Don't you understand? He doesn't believe that Talented Ji will really go back to Daliang, so he followed her excuse to go to the funeral and go with your peerless beauty. Talented Ji still doesn't know about it. Sigh! Shaolong! What can I do for Yanran!" Xiang Shaolong's head was throbbing, the originally extremely simple matter suddenly became extremely complicated, if Ji Yanran knew about this, she would definitely blame herself to death.There are too many people and facts that he has to deal with, which makes him overwhelmed. Zhao Ya sighed again: "Thinking that we will be separated for a while, and I don't know if we will see each other again, Ya'er doesn't want to live anymore, why is it always so painful to be a human being?" Xiang Shaolong managed to suppress his troubles, raised his spirits and asked, "Does Xiaocheng have any other sons?" Zhao Ya shook her head and said: "There is only one crown prince, so no matter what others say bad things about that woman, they will not be able to shake Brother Wang." Xiang Shaolong said, "Does he have any other brothers?" Zhao Ya couldn't help but "puchi" and said with a smile through tears: "It's really strange for you to ask, isn't it okay to ask people if they have any brothers? Yes! Zhao Ya also has two older brothers, Lord Wucheng and Lord Gaoyang." Xiang Shaolong wondered: "Why have they never been mentioned?" Zhao Ya said with a bit of disdain: "What is there to say, Brother Wang has always disliked them, and even ordered the two of them not to leave the fief. ,do not understand anything." Xiang Shaolong said: "Whose fiefdom is closest to Qi?" Zhao Ya looked at him in astonishment, and said after a while: "Of course it is Lord Wucheng. Wucheng is only a few days away from Qi, and it can be reached in two days. Don't you suspect that he is colluding with Tian Dan?" Shaolong's expression turned serious and he said, "I still don't believe that Tian Dan would be so happy to help Zhao Mu seize power. If I were Tian Dan, I have no reason to believe that Zhao Mu can control the Empress Jing, and Empress Jing will not be easily removed to support Zhao Guo Therefore, as long as Wu Jun is moved, he can take this opportunity to kill Zhao Mujing and the prince, and then shift the responsibility to Zhao Mu, and use Wu Chengjun to kill Li Mu and Lian. Po, then your big Zhao is in his pocket. So in this case, he must try to get rid of me first, because he is so powerful and shrewd, he will never believe that I am willing to work for him." Zhao Ya thought for a while, then her expression changed: "Your words, Shaolong, are very reasonable. My elder brother is indeed a fool who is obsessed with profit and greedy for profit. What should I do?" Xiang Shaolong smiled and said: "Ignore whether this matter is true or not, Tian Dan can frame you, and we can frame him too. Please don't tell anyone about this, I will handle it with confidence. Put aside all worries now, tomorrow Obediently leave here, try to stay in Daliang and wait for my news, don't come back." Zhao Ya bit her lip and said, "Aren't you going to accompany me tonight?" Xiang Shaolong kissed her cheek and said with a smile: "The future will last forever, these few days are the key to success, I really shouldn't be indulging in pleasures, do you know that someone is watching you in the dark?" Immediately told about Yan Ping.After comforting her again, he immediately went to the palace to meet Xiaocheng. Unexpectedly, the servant said that King Xiaocheng was unwell and had gone back to the harem to rest, so Xiang Shaolong put his heart on hold and simply went to see Queen Jing. Suddenly he realized that the success or failure of this battle of Handan has been tied to the cunning Queen Zhao.