Chapter 124 Chapter 1 Internal and External Troubles

Xiang Shaolong was taken aback, and thought to himself that such a calm and experienced person would also complain, this matter must be serious, so he hurriedly asked about it. Tu Xiandao: "Uncle Ling went to the Prime Minister's Mansion to look for Lu Buwei last night. We talked for two hours. Afterwards, Lu Buwei ordered Lu Xiong and I to send someone to monitor your movements. He lost his temper and scolded you, saying that you are not Knowing how to flatter you, and recommending Xu Xian as Prime Minister Zuo, it seems that Uncle Ling must have nothing to say to you." This time it was Xiang Shaolong's turn to turn blue and pale, he hurriedly asked someone to invite his father-in-law Wu Yingyuan and Teng Yi to tell the inside story of this matter.

Wu Yingyuan slapped the table and cursed: "This disobedient son dares to betray the family, I will definitely execute him according to the family law." Teng Yi's face also became very ugly, if Lu Buwei wanted to deal with them, it would be a very headache. Xiang Shaolong said: "What exactly did Young Master Tingwei say to Lu Buwei? If Lu Buwei knew the whole thing, he would avoid me, or even execute me immediately, and would not still let me do things for him like now." Wu Yingyuan's whole portrait suddenly aged nearly ten years, and he sighed dejectedly: "Fortunately, I have guarded against them. I only said that Lu Buwei looks open-minded on the surface, but in fact he is very shy and unreliable. Now Shaolong has The king and queen love pets, and they might be jealous of him, so we must take precautions early and prepare for retreat. As for the details, I didn't tell them."

Teng Yi said in a deep voice: "I think Master Tingwei is still not so bold. This matter may have the support of other elders in the clan, so don't act rashly until the investigation is clear." Tu Xian nodded and said: "Brother Teng is right, if Master Tingwei is arrested, Lu Buwei will be alarmed, then he will know that there is a traitor." Wu Yingyuan sighed again, with tears in his eyes.After all, Wu Tingwei is his own flesh and blood, how can he not be heartbroken. Tuxian continued: "With Lu Buwei's shrewdness, after seeing Shaolong that you were unable to return from your mission, you immediately retired to the pasture and prepared to retreat. You must have guessed that you have seen through his plot. If this matter is leaked, it will be harmful to him. The impact is no small matter, and he will never let you go."

Wu Yingyuan wiped away his tears, and snorted coldly: "Now Qin Ting looks at Shaolong differently, and our Wujia Ranch is doing well, what can he do with us?" Tu Xiandao: "Recently, Lu Buwei recruited a famous swordsman, who belonged to the same guard as Lian Jin who was killed by Shaolong before. I heard that the two are also brothers and sisters. This person is called Guan Zhongxie, and he was very young Shaolong and Brother Teng are even stronger, they are comparable to Wei Mou in terms of strength, their swordsmanship and riding skills are even better, they have the courage to fight against a hundred. They are gloomy and wise, and now they have become Lu Buwei's confidants, responsible for Train generals for him, so that Lu Buwei's strength will be doubled, this person must not be underestimated."

Both Teng Yi and Xiang Shaolong felt their scalps go numb, if this person is stronger than Xiao Wei Mou, they are probably no match for them.The reason why Xiao Wei Mou was able to kill that day was because he shot him first with a trick, otherwise the outcome would still be unpredictable. Wu Yingyuan said: "Have Steward Tu fought against him?" Tuxian smiled bitterly and said: "I played with him a few times, although there is no winner, but Tumou knows that he is far behind him, otherwise he would not take him to heart." The three of them were all moved. One must know that among the generals of the Yunyun family in the Lu Mansion, Tu Xian has always been known for his swordsmanship, if even he thinks that he is far behind this Guan Zhongxie, we can see how powerful he is.

Teng Yi said: "Since Lu Buwei has this man, maybe he will use the pretext of performing swordsmanship at the banquet to force Shaolong to do it, and then use the mistake as an excuse to kill Shaolong. It is not a private fight, Qin people compete in martial arts at banquets It is also regarded as commonplace, and after it has become a fact, I am afraid that the king will not be able to blame him." Wu Yingyuan was full of confidence in Xiang Shaolong, of course he didn't know how powerful Xiao Wei Mou was.He sneered and said, "Is Shaolong so easy to kill? But you have to be careful when you go in and out in the future."

Xiang Shaolong thought to himself that he hadn't formally turned against Lu Buwei for a day, and many things were unavoidable, so he sighed, "Lu Buwei is looking for talents everywhere, what other decent people are there?" Tu Xian said: "There is a man named Mo Ao in the thesis. He is very intelligent and knowledgeable; but he has a very bad mind. The idea of ​​making someone pretend to be Lord Yangquan to attack you may be due to his bad heart. He He also has a lot of experience in the way of medicine, the death of the former king should be the preparation of poison by him."

Teng Yi frowned and said, "Don't you even know about this?" Tu Xian sighed: "Mo Ao married Lu Xiong's sister, so he can be regarded as Lu Buwei's relatives. Apart from his own family members, even my cronies who have been with him for more than ten years have kept this important matter a secret. , who is still trying to cut me off now, alas!" At the end of the speech, he revealed a painful and melancholy mood. Wu Yingyuan couldn't help but said, "Why didn't Butler Tu just leave like Mr. Xiao?" Tuxian's face darkened, and he gritted his teeth and said, "This kind of heartless and unjust person, I have to watch how he ends up. Fortunately, I can still be of great use to him, as long as he doesn't know that I have known him for a day." Despite his plot, he still won't deal with me, on the surface, he has to put on a hypocritical appearance of emphasizing love and righteousness."

Xiang Shaolong accompanied him and sighed: "Just now you said that there is Mo Ao who is literary, but who else is martial?" Tu Xian said: "There are three more people, although they are not as good as Guan Zhongxie, but they are already rare first-class experts, they are Lu Can, Zhou Zihuan and Lao Ai." Xiang Shaolong was shocked and said, "Lao Ai?" The three of them stared at him in surprise at the same time. Tu Xianqi said: "Do you know him? Although he is from Zhao, he left Zhao to take chances around three years ago. Later, he seduced Han Chuang's concubine in Korea and was chased and killed by Han Chuang. Sneaked off to Xianyang. Shaolong should have no chance to meet him."

Xiang Shaolong is hard to say, in the Qin Shihuang movie, Lai Ai is an important traitor, after hooking up with Zhu Ji, she breaks away from Lu Buwei's control, interferes with the government, and conspires to rebel.How can these things be said to them? With a wry smile, "Nothing? It's just that this person's name is weird!" The three still looked at him suspiciously. Xiang Shaolong spread his hands and said, "To be honest, I don't know why I feel a little terrified when I hear this person's name. Hey! What kind of person is this?" When he said that, the three of them could accept it, and they all felt chills in their hearts.

Teng Yi was a fearless person, but now that he has a lovely wife and son, his mood is completely different. Tu Xian pondered for a while and said: "Lao Ai is very scheming, and he is the best at flattering and blowing, which is very popular with Lu Buwei. In addition, he was born with a good-looking talent, like a jade tree facing the wind, many ladies see him, just like Hungry ants met honey. In Xianyang, he is the most welcome person for brothel girls." After a pause, he continued: "It is said that he is very talented, and he will not be powerless in bed battles every night. He once had a record of conquest of ten daughters in a row. Lu Buwei loves to use his expertise to seduce other wives and concubines, and to inquire about news. Hmph! This man is born ruthless and ungrateful, and I don't know how many good women's lives have been wasted. If Lu Buwei didn't protect him, he would have been killed." The four fell silent. Among the people Lu Buwei recruited, there were quite a few of these "strange people and strangers". It would not be a pleasant thing to confront him openly. Wu Yingyuan sighed and said, "Aren't you afraid that Lu Buwei will become suspicious when Steward Tu comes to us like this?" Tu Xian said: "This time I really came here under his order to invite Shaolong to Xianyang Prime Minister's Mansion for a banquet in three days. As for why he invited Shaolong to the banquet, I don't know, it seems that it will not be a good thing . But Uncle Wu is not among those invited.” Thinking of Lu Buwei's forced marriage, Xiang Shaolong sighed and said, "Soldiers will block you, water will cover you, let's wait and see. Some things cannot be avoided." Wu Yingyuan said: "Although external troubles are terrible, internal troubles are even more worrying. If you don't make up your mind to clean up your family, you will suffer a big loss in the future, then you will regret it." Tu Xian said: "Don't act rashly, let alone let Young Master Tingwei know that the matter has been revealed, or even use him to create false appearances and deceive Lu Buwei." Turning to Xiang Shaolong, he said, "Lu Buwei is the most conspiratorial person I've ever seen, and the only person in Xianyang who can deal with him right now is you, Xiang Shaolong. Your Wu family has the internal worries of Master Tingwei, I believe you There is also my figure in the mansion, so let us compete with him." Xiang Shaolong regained his composure, and said with a smile: "I won't say anything unnecessary, as long as I, Xiang Shaolong, have breath, I will eventually seek justice for the murdered brothers and Princess Qian." ◇◇◇◇◇◇ Xiang Shaolong returned to the backyard, Wu Tingfang, Zhao Zhi, Ji Yanran and the Tian sisters were having fun. Although Xiang Shaolong was in a bad mood, he still picked up Ji Yanran's son who was named Bao'er, and teased him for a while, seeing all the girls so happy, thinking of danger coming at any time, he couldn't help but have mixed feelings. Ji Yanran calmed Lan Xin, saw his uneasiness, and pulled him aside to ask why. Xiang Shaolong told about Wu Tingwei, and at the same time said: "The most important thing is to remind Ting Fang, if this kid asks about the envoy, why not reveal the secret to him." After pondering for a while, Ji Yanran said, "I thought of a way, that is, to let Ting Fang leak another false image, Ting Wei will definitely believe it, and will rush to tell Lu Buwei about it, maybe we can tell the truth to Lu Buwei." He cheated!" Xiang Shaolong said distressedly: "But is there any lie that can explain that we are going outside the Great Wall to avoid Lu Buwei?" Ji Yanran said: "Lu Xiong is someone who can be used, as long as we guess that someone from Lu Xiong and Lord Yangquan communicated secretly, and thus suspect that Lu Buwei was secretly instigating, then what Lu Buwei fears the most will not be revealed. Because what Lu Buwei is most afraid of people knowing is that the attacker is not someone from Lord Yangquan at all." Xiang Shaolong was so happy that he kissed Ji Yanran's cheek, and praised: "That's it! With you, Zhuge, planning for me, why worry?" Ji Yanran was stunned and said, "What is a female Zhuge?" It was only then that Xiang Shaolong realized that he had made a mistake, that Zhuge Liang was from the Three Kingdoms and would not be born until hundreds of years later, of course Talented Ji didn't know. Fortunately, Zhao Zhi came over at this time and complained: "Sister Rou is really worrying, she hasn't asked anyone to send a letter for so long, and Sister Lan blames her for not coming to see her!" Xiang Shaolong thought of Shanrou, and at the same time thought of Zhao Ya, his mood, which had been let down a little because of Ji Yanran's ingenious plan, became heavy again. After comforting Zhao Zhi, Xiang Shaolong said to Ji Yanran: "When we return to Xianyang tomorrow, didn't Qin Qing ask you to stay at her house? I can drop you off." Ji Yanran agreed with a smile. In the past, Wu Tingfang was pulled to Neixuan, of course to use her to carry out the plan. Xiang Shaolong couldn't bear to see Wu Tingfang saddened by what happened to Brother Nai, so he slipped away to find Teng Yi to practice his sword.He must keep himself in the best condition for future dangers. In this era of war, wisdom and swordsmanship are indispensable.The next ten years will be a very long and difficult time. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ When he was about to leave for Xianyang the next day, he realized that Wu Yingyuan had fallen ill. Xiang Shaolong's father-in-law has always been in good health, and he rarely suffers from illness, but he suddenly fell ill, so he was naturally aggravated by the unworthy son Wu Ting. After Xiang Shaolong instructed Wu Tingfang to serve him well, he hurried to Xianyang with Ji Yanran, Teng Yi, Jing Jun and the iron guard composed of more than ten elite soldiers. It has been more than a month since Wu Zhuo and a thousand soldiers left the ranch, and there is still no news coming back, but since Wang Jian is taking care of them, Xiang Shaolong doesn't have to worry. The next morning, after entering the city gate, Xiang Shaolong endured the desire to see Qin Qing, and sent the very willing Jing Jun to take charge of sending Ji Yanran to Qin Qing's mansion near the palace, while he and Teng Yi returned to Wu government. As soon as he stepped into the gate of the mansion, he saw Wu Tingwei and Tao Fang arguing for some unknown reason, Wu Tingwei greeted Xiang Teng two people coming, greeted them coldly, and left angrily. Tao Fang shook his head and sighed, "There's really nothing we can do about him!" After the three of them sat down, Tao Fang said: "He just asked me for five ingots of gold the day before yesterday, and today he forced me to give him another five ingots. It doesn't matter if I give him, but when the uncle blames him, who will take the responsibility. Humph! I heard that he has become obsessed with Shan Meimei, a bitch from Zuifenglou in recent months, no wonder he spends money like water. A bully will always be a bully, he gives gold to others, but others use gold to make a fool." Xiang Shaolong didn't expect this kind of situation to be the same in ancient and modern times, so he asked casually: "Which little boy has this kind of ability, so that the red aunt in the brothel can make him fall in love with him?" Tao Fang said disdainfully: "It's not the brother of Lu Xiangfu, he boasted that if he used that piece to hold the wheel, even a mule would not be able to pull the cart, do you believe it?" Xiang Shaolong and Teng Yi glanced at each other, both feeling something different. The former said in a deep voice, "Is it Lao Ai?" Tao Fang was stunned and said, "Have you heard of him?" Tao Fang still didn't know about Wu Tingwei's betrayal of his family, so Xiang Shaolong took this opportunity to speak out. Tao Fang's expression changed when he heard this, and he sighed: "I guessed that this happened a long time ago. Since Shaolong you came to Wu's house, you have been suppressing this self-esteemed disobedient son, how could he be convinced. And Xianyang It is so lively and prosperous, asking him to leave and go to suffer outside the Great Wall is more important than killing him." Teng Yi said: "It seems that Lu Buwei has been using him, otherwise Lai Ai wouldn't use that Shan Meimei to manipulate Wu Tingwei. We need to raise our spirits by twelve. If Lu Buwei kills Lord Wu, the family fortune will be justified. In the hands of this unscrupulous son, with the support of other elders, how can we go down in the Wu family?" Tao Fang's face turned pale suddenly, and he said in a trembling voice, "Master, you can't be so bold!" Xiang Shaolong snorted coldly: "Being obsessed with sex, coupled with desire for profit, he can't do anything. Just revealing the secret to Lu Buwei is no different from actually killing his father." Teng Yi was startled and said, "Do you remember Mo Ao that Tu Xian mentioned, he was the best at using medicine, he killed someone, and nothing can be found afterwards, so we must guard against this." Tao Fang's face became even more ugly, he stood up and said, "Let me go back to the ranch and have a clear talk with Eldest Young Master." Xiang Shaolong nodded and said: "Yue Zhang is lying on the couch with ailments, you may as well drop by to see him." Tao Fang and Wu Yingyuan were deeply in love with each other, so they left in a hurry after hearing the words.As soon as he left the house, a servant from the palace arrived, and it was reported that Xiang Shaolong had entered the palace to meet him.Xiang Shaolong didn't even have a chance to finish that cup of tea, so he hurried into the palace immediately. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ When they arrived at the palace, An Guxi, the commander of the imperial guards, came up to him and said, "Your Majesty is about to send someone to look for you in the pasture. I heard that the Grand Tutor has come to Xianyang, which saves me a lot of time." Xiang Shaolong was surprised: "Why am I so anxious to find something?" An Guxi leaned into his ear and said, "The people of Wei have really retreated!" Xiang Shaolong just remembered this matter, secretly thinking that Mr. Xinling will be in trouble this time, he couldn't help but think of Zhao Ya again. An Guxi said again: "The Grand Tutor has an audience with the King, please take a walk around the Taifu's uterus at the end, Li Tingwei hopes to catch up with the Grand Tutor." Xiang Shaolong thought of Li Tingwei in his heart a few times before realizing that it was Li Si, and said happily, "I want to see him too! Commander An must be quite familiar with him now." An Guxi led him to the long corridor leading to the inner court, and said with a smile: "Mr. Li has the knowledge of the world, not only we respect him, but the king, queen and prince all admire his insight." Xiang Shaolong secretly laughed in his heart, he can say that he is the most "visionary" person in this era, how can he be wrong in recommending people.If Li Siruo couldn't even do this, how could he be able to sit in the second position of Qin State in the future. The most useful thing for this kid is the legalist study, which is multiplied with Shang Yang's lineage, and naturally fits the spleen and stomach of the Qin people. Although Tingwei's position is low, he is a close minister of the prince. As long as he has real talents and knowledge, and knows how to cater to small pans, he will be prosperous in the future, it is inevitable. While thinking about it, I arrived at the gate of the grand hall of the inner court. After climbing up the hall and stepping into the hall, King Zhuang Xiang's joyful voice said, "Shaolong, come quickly, you have made great contributions to our Great Qin this time, and I will definitely reward you heavily." Xiang Shaolong looked into the hall, and saw that apart from the two prime ministers Lu Buwei and Xu Xian, Duke Lu, Jia Gongcheng, Cai Ze, Ying Lou, Ying Ao, Wang Ling and other powerful officials from the original class that he had seen last time had all come. , only owed Du Bi, a general who treated him badly. He hastily stepped forward and knelt down in front of the Dragon Court, saying: "Doing our best for the Great Qin is a matter of humble ministers, so you don't have to take it to heart." King Zhuang Xiang smiled and said: "Get up quickly! If you don't fight, you will resolve the danger of breaking the barrier, which is most in line with my wishes." After Xiang Shaolong got up, he took a peek at Lu Buwei, saw the murderous intent in his eyes flashed and then disappeared, he smiled and said: "Shaolong is such a person who is not proud of his achievements, but Shaolong has no military achievements yet. But if you send him to lead the army to go out, and when he returns triumphantly, he will be rewarded for his meritorious deeds, wouldn't it be justified to change his name?" At this moment, Xiang Shaolong retreated to the last place, chewing on the murderous intent revealed in Lu Buwei's eyes just now, thinking to himself that he must be more careful at the Xiangfu banquet tomorrow, otherwise he might really give Lu Buwei an excuse to compete, Butchered alive. However, King Zhuang Xiang's unintentional remarks just now showed his peaceful character, which does not like to fight recklessly, which actually ran counter to Lu Buwei's ambition. Lu Gong laughed and said: "You Xiangguo's idea is not flexible. It doesn't cost a single soldier to make the Wei people retreat. It is even more difficult for the other four countries to persist. Isn't this a military achievement?" King Zhuang Xiang said cheerfully, "Mr. Lu's words are in line with his lonely intentions. What else do you have to suggest?" At this moment, anyone who is not deaf or blind knows that King Zhuang Xiang is very fond of Xiang Shaolong, who would dare to object?After deliberating for a while, it was decided to confer Xiang Shaolong as the Imperial Capital Commander and Crown Prince Taifu, at the same level as An Guxi, assuming King Qin's imperial conquest, he and An Guxi would be the personal guards on the left and right, but At present, it is still only a false title and has no real power to lead the army. Everyone congratulated him. In this situation, Xiang Shaolong could say that he could push it, but at the same time, he also knew that King Zhuang Xiang's favor pushed him further to the road of fighting against Lu Buwei. In the past, even facing such a tyrannical enemy as Zhao Mu, he didn't have the slightest fear.But as long as I think of the ten years after the death of King Zhuangxiang clearly written in history, Lu Buwei has always been in power, no one dares to fight against him, and I don’t know if I will fall into his hands, and I feel numb and distressed when I think about it incomprehensible. That's the downside of knowing part of your destiny. After another chat, King Zhuang Xiang specifically asked Xiang Shaolong to have dinner with him tonight, and then he happily left and returned to the harem to rest. Xiang Shaolong even complained in his heart, because King Zhuang Xiang did not invite Lu Buwei, and made it clear that Xiang Shaolong was the only one who deserved all the credit for this trip. However, he had no choice but to go to see Li Si after he and Lu Buwei Xu made a fuss. Li Si moved to live in the guest house next to the Tai's uterus, when he saw Xiang Shaolong, he showed a sincere smile that he had been through thick and thin, thanked An Guxi, and led him into the small hall of the guest house. Xiang Shaolong saw that he had washed away the bad luck of the past, and his spirit was transformed, so he said happily on his behalf: "Brother Li must have lived a very comfortable life here." Li Si smiled and said: "It's all thanks to Brother Xiang's support. This place and the Prime Minister's Mansion are two different worlds. If I want to go back there, I'd rather die." Having said that, Xiang Shaolong immediately knew that he must have endured a lot of bitterness in the prime minister's residence, such as the unpleasant incidents of being excluded and insulted. At this time, a pretty servant girl served fragrant tea before returning to the inner hall.Xiang Shaolong saw that she was beautiful and delicious, and her quality was excellent, so he couldn't help but take a second look. Li Si lowered his voice and said, "This is a gift from the Prince Zheng, isn't it not bad?" Xiang Shaolong was touched when he heard it, thinking back then that Xiao Pan was often rude to his daughters and was scolded by his mother Zhao Ni, but now he casually sends out beauties.However, this kid is still obedient, treats Li Si kindly according to his own instructions, and knows how to win over people, which is really not easy. He couldn't help asking: "What does brother Li think of the prince?" Li Si showed a look of respect, and said in a low voice: "The prince has the ambition to manage the world, is keen in observation, and has a high ability to learn. In the future, he will be an outstanding monarch who will rule the world. Li Si is lucky to be able to support the Ming Lord. I really appreciate Brother Xiang's gift." .” This time it was Xiang Shaolong's turn to respect Li Si.He has full confidence in Xiaopan, the future Qin Shihuang, because he predicted the result from the history books.However, Li Si could see that Xiao Pan Yi Ri was something in the pool based on his eyes alone, and of course he was much smarter than him. Li Si's eyes showed reverence again, but the object was Xiang Shaolong and not Xiao Pan, and he said solemnly: "The day before yesterday when I was studying with the prince, the king and queen came to visit the prince, and they mentioned that brother Xiang once proposed to rule the world. He built the Great Walls of various countries, unified the currency system, established prefectures and counties, opened post roads, opened canals, and made the scriptures in the same language and in the same track, which is indeed far-sighted, and Li Si admired it." Xiang Shaolong was stunned when he heard this, he never imagined that King Zhuang Xiang actually used what he was forced to "read" as a teaching material against Xiao Pan. Come back and affect history, how should this muddled account be settled? After a few words of true humility, Li Si asked Xiang Shaolong about Lu Buwei's movements. After Xiang Shaolong said it, Li Si said: "Brother Xiang, don't worry, as far as I can see, your majesty's violent actions against Lu Buwei and the fact that he provoked the Allied Forces of the Five Kingdoms to come to pass, has already started to talk a little bit. I'm afraid that the days when the big traitor is in glory Not for long." Xiang Shaolong secretly sighed in his heart, even if you Li Si's eyes are like a torch, you don't know that King Zhuang Xiang's fate is not long.Sincerely said: "God, not everything can go as one wishes, no matter what happens in the future, brother Li just remember to try his best to help the prince, and ignore other things." Li Si said displeasedly: "Brother Xiang thinks who I am, Li Si. Since I am a friend with sincerity and sincerity, I will share weal and woe together. Li Si doesn't want to hear such words from now on." When Xiang Shaolong smiled wryly, Xiao Pan sent someone to summon him to see him. Both of them feel that the time to get together is short, but since the prince is destined, only Yiyi bids farewell. Although Xiang Shaolong made many enemies, he also made many friends.