Chapter 126 Chapter Three Seeing Through the Conspiracy

When everyone rode towards the city gate, the sky lightened slightly.When Xiang Shaolong was turning onto the post road out of the city, he suddenly reined in his horse and stopped. Teng Yi, Jing Jun, Eighteen Iron Guards, Wu Jie who reported the news, and a group of elite soldiers hurriedly followed him to a stop. The cold wind in the morning made everyone's clothes flutter, and there was no one on the long road, creating a chilling and desolate atmosphere.The wind blows the leaves, and the two rows of endless maple trees beside the post road rustle. Xiang Shaolong smiled wryly: "I have to pick up Yanran so that I can leave with peace of mind."

Teng Yi frowned and said: "She is in the widow's house, so there should be no problem in terms of safety." Xiang Shaolong said: "I understand this, but there is always a thorn in my heart, alas! I'm sorry." Teng Yi and Jing Jun glanced at each other, both showing helpless expressions, returning to the ranch is a matter of urgency, how can we tolerate the delay in time. Na Wujie said anxiously: "Master Xiang! Why don't you send another person to pick up Madam!" Xiang Shaolong and Teng Yi exchanged glances, and at the same time felt chills in their hearts, they both thought of Lu Xiong's reaction when he was sent to Wei State that day and temporarily changed his route.

The members of the elite regiment have been trained and are subject to the strictest discipline, and there is no room for them to intervene when the superiors speak.Why did Wujie suddenly become bold?Are you still afraid that they don't know the urgency of the situation? Since Xiang Shaolong was suspicious, he tricked him: "Wu Jie, you and Master Jing will pick up your wife, okay?" Wu Jie said in astonishment: "How could this be possible! I still have to guide Master Xiang and Master Teng, oh!" Wu Yanzhu and Wu Shu, under Teng Yi's gesture, urged their horses up from behind, and the left and right long swords arrived at Wu Jie's flank.

Xiang Shaolong's eyes flickered coldly, and he said with a sneer, "Wu Jie, do you know what went wrong and leaked your tricks." Ujie's expression changed, "I didn't! I'm not a spy!" Only after he said the words did he miss the point. You must know that Xiang Shaolong's status among the Wu family's disciples is as high as a god.In front of him, because of his psychological weakness, Ujie was at a loss. Jing Jun was furious, and shouted: "Drag him off the horse!" "Bang!" Wu Shu kicked up, and Wu Jie immediately fell off the horse. Before he could stand up, Teng Yi, who jumped off the horse, pulled his hair and twitched, and punched him firmly in the lower abdomen.

Ujie twitched in pain and bent his body, and he was forced to stand by the other two iron guards with their arms between their arms. Jing Jun had already arrived in front of him, pulled out the dagger, put it on his throat, and said coldly: "As long as there is a lie, this dagger will cut your throat. But I will be very measured. In less than ten days, you Neither will die." Wu Jie showed a distraught look, broke down, and sobbed: "Young Master forced me to do this, alas! It's my fault! I owed him a lot of money when I was his attendant." Everyone suddenly felt lucky, if Xiang Shaolong hadn't suddenly picked up Ji Yanran and left the city together, they would have died this time without knowing what happened.This poisonous plan can't be said to be endless.

Hope was ignited in Xiang Shaolong's heart, and he said in a deep voice, "Is the Elder Master really dead?" Wu Jie shook his head and said, "That's just lying to you. Nothing happened to the ranch, and the young master only has to deal with you three uncles, otherwise I would never do it. Ah!" Hit by Wu Shu's waist, he hit his knee heavily. Xiang Shaolong's mood improved, and he said: "Let's leave this guy to the second brother for questioning. Xiaojun and I will go to Qinfu, pick Yan up and then make plans." After making an appointment for the meeting place, he rode with Jing Jun to Qin Qing's mansion, only then did he have a chance to wipe off the cold sweat.When going to the Qin Mansion, Xiang Shaolong had the feeling of being a human again.

If all of Lu Buwei's conspiracies and tricks came from the head named Mo Ao in Lu Buwei's mansion, then this man is really the most intelligent person he has ever met, and he is the best at using mental calculations and unintentional methods.If this plan is really successful, Xiang Shaolong can only live two days longer than King Zhuang Xiang. This is a series of poisonous tricks. First of all, Lu Buwei saw that Xiang Shaolong could not be killed in the red pine forest, so he turned to attack Wu Tingwei, a person who had always been addicted to wine and sex. Lai Ai passed a famous prostitute in a brothel, coupled with the power of the prime minister, and then used him to hate and dissatisfy Xiang Shaolong. Shaolong's mentality wins him over.

When Wu Tingwei leaked to Lu Buwei the fact that the Wu people were planning to withdraw with the mentality of asking for credit, the treacherous man made up his mind to get rid of him, Xiang Shaolong. The poisonous killing of King Zhuang Xiang may have been a plan he had made long ago, and the only condition was that he would not implement it until he had established himself. So Lu Buwei lured him to Xianyang in the name of a banquet.After King Zhuangxiang died, he tricked him into leaving the city and killed him on the way. At this moment when the new and old monarchs are changing, the whole Qin country is in chaos because of the death of King Zhuang Xiang, and he Xiang Shaolong is a man with enemies all over the six countries. Who would have the leisure to pay attention to and pursue this matter?

This conspiracy, which falsely claimed that Wu Yingyuan had passed away, that the situation on the ranch was in chaos, and that the struggle was imminent, was not without flaws. From Wu Jie's words, Xiang Shaolong and Teng Yi felt that Tao Fang was extremely powerful.But King Zhuang Xiang had just been killed, and they, who were frightened, would never be surprised that Lu Buwei killed Wu Yingyuan. In fact, although Wu Tingwei is unworthy, he only targeted Xiang Shaolong, not to the point of killing his father. But with the addition of suspicious people who seemed to be going to Wufu to attack them, they had no time to think about it, so they hurried back to the pasture, and fell into the trap carefully set by Lu Buwei.

If Xiang Shaolong hadn't been worried about letting Ji Yanran stay in Xianyang alone, he wouldn't even know what happened if he died. Xiang Shaolong let out a long breath, summoned up his ambition, whipped his horse, and Jing Jun ran across the Xianyang Avenue in the early morning, towards the Qinqing Mansion that was in sight. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ Qin Qing, dressed in plain white filial attire, met the two in the main hall.The face without makeup is even more beautiful and elegant, making people afraid to face it directly, and can't help but want to feast on the beauty. Jing Jun stared dumbfounded, even holding the tea served by the maid, he forgot to take a sip or two.

Qin Qing calmly said: "Teacher Xiang came here so early, is there any urgent matter?" Xiang Shaolong could hear her displeasure, and said apologetically, "It's not something important, I just want to take Yanran back to the pasture!" After speaking, I felt that the reason was far-fetched.It was originally agreed that Ji Yanran would stay here for a while, but now it's been less than three days, but he came to pick her up in such a hasty and presumptuous manner, and chose a time when she hadn't woken up, which is really out of courtesy. Qin Qing first ordered his servants to inform Ji Yanran, then frowned her long black eyebrows and muttered. Xiang Shaolong took a sip of hot tea and glanced around. The layout of the hall is simple and elegant, without any vulgarity, which appropriately reflects the elegant temperament and taste of the hostess. Qin Qing said calmly: "Teacher Xiang suddenly changed his mind, does he owe Qin Qing a reasonable explanation?" Xiang Shaolong felt a great headache and was speechless.Lie to her!And unwilling to do so. Qin Qing sighed softly: "Don't be embarrassed. At least you won't say something wrong like other people. It's just that the king's funeral is just a new one. Mr. Xiang's reckless departure will cause a lot of gossip." Xiang Shaolong smiled wryly: "I'll be back after a while, alas! There are many things in this world that people can't help themselves." Qin Qing lowered her head and read "I can't help myself" a few times, and suddenly said softly: "Does Mr. Xiang feel that the king's death is too sudden?" Xiang Shaolong felt stunned, knowing that she had become suspicious of King Zhuang Xiang's death.She secretly thought that she must not be firm in her thoughts, otherwise she would be killed by Lu Buwei sooner or later, and hurriedly said: "The imperial doctor will know more about this matter." Qin Qing raised her pretty face suddenly, stared at him with her beautiful eyes, and said coldly: "Qin Qing just wants to know what Taifu thinks." It was the first time for Xiang Shaolong to look directly at this peerless beauty without any hesitation, resisting the natural reaction of avoiding the eyes, and sighed: "My head is in a mess, I haven't thought about it at all. question." Qin Qing's gaze was fixed on him, and he still said in that cold tone: "What did the Taifu Xiang say in the ear of the king, so that the king could die in peace after listening to it? At that time, only the political The prince heard it alone, but he refused to tell me and Queen Ji." Xiang Shaolong's hands and feet turned cold immediately, knowing that he had made a fatal mistake. There is nothing wrong with saying that, the problem is that he did not testify against Xiao Pan afterwards. If he and Xiao Pan uttered different prevarication words when being questioned, it would reveal that at least one of them was lying. At that time, he was only concerned about Lu Buwei, so he said it behind his back.But he forgot about Zhu Ji, Mrs. Xiuli and all the concubines who were on the other side of the couch. This matter may eventually reach Lu Buwei's ears. Fortunately, Qin Qing was reminded that this matter may be remedied through Li Si. Qin Qing saw that his expression changed several times, and when he was about to question him, Ji Yanran came. Xiang Shaolong stood up hastily, sighed and said: "Teacher Qin has always lived a peaceful life without contending with the world, Xiang really doesn't want to see the teacher be contaminated by worldly affairs." Leading Ji Yanran to say goodbye and leave. Qin Qing looked at Xiang Shaolong with complicated and incomprehensible changes in his eyes.Until they were sent away, except for a few words with Ji Yanran during the meeting, they didn't say a word.But Xiang Shaolong felt that she was starting to understand him a little bit. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ After reuniting with Teng Yi, Ji Yanran knew the whole story. The traitor U Jie was still riding on the horse, his feet were bound by the young ropes passing through the horse's belly, unless he was a caring person, he shouldn't be able to see anything unusual. Everyone rode out of the city and ran to the pasture.It stopped in a dense forest. Jing Jun tied Wu Jie to a tree, and dispatched eighteen iron guards to guard him. Teng Yi said solemnly: "This time the operation to ambush us is personally presided over by Guan Zhongxie, the number one expert under Lu Buwei's command. Although there are only about 150 people, they are all outstanding swordsmen among the generals of the Prime Minister's family. Figure Butler To be ignorant of this, it can be seen that the real power of the Prime Minister's Mansion has been gradually transferred to Mo Ao and Guan Zhongxie, who are civil and military." Xiang Shaolong said: "Where are they planning to attack us?" Teng Yi pointed to the Plum Blossom Gorge not far away and said: "Of course we chose the Jedi who have nowhere to escape. With our current strength, if we confront them head-on, we will undoubtedly hit a stone with an egg. The most troublesome thing is that Lu Buwei has already found out from Wu Jie. Our situation." Xiang Shaolong sighed secretly in his heart, Lu Buwei had already seen through Wu Tingwei as a gap they could break through, it's a pity that they still didn't know it, so that they were at a disadvantage everywhere. Ji Yanran said indifferently: "Uncle and Wu Jie still have limited knowledge about our true strength, so we don't need to worry so much, okay?" Xiang Shaolong secretly called it a fluke, when he organized the Wu family's 5,000-strong army, he used the military's secrecy method in the 21st century.Except for these top leaders, the soldiers only know how to obey orders.Regarding the number of people, strength, equipment, and weapons, what he knows is only the tip of the iceberg where he is.And in order to deceive the public, the soldiers of the Wu family are strictly forbidden to talk about anything related to training.So even for a core member like Ujie, the knowledge is still limited. Teng Yi nodded and said: "Fortunately, we have taken precautions, but Lu Buwei will be more concerned about us because of this. This is inevitable. Hmph! What should we do now?" Ji Yanran asked, "Where is Uncle now?" Teng Yi replied: "Of course we went back to the ranch and waited for the good news so that no one would doubt him. As for Wu Jie, Guan Zhongxie will kill people to silence him." Ji Yanran said: "Then it's easy to handle. Let's make a detour back to the ranch immediately, force Wu Jie to confront uncle, and find out if there is anyone in the Wu family involved in this matter besides uncle. After solving the problem of the mole, Let's deal with Lu Buwei to the end. At worst, he will die! The blood feud between Princess Qian and the others cannot stop here." Xiang Shaolong smiled wryly in his heart, Lu Buwei would still be good for at least eight years, and his future experience would be unknown, this period of time is really difficult. He nodded and said, "Let Guan Zhongxie live a little longer, let's go back to the pasture!" Jing Jun, who remained silent all this time, issued a secret signal to recall the Eighteen Iron Guards, escorted Wu Jie, and drove from the dense forest to the mountain road on the left to the pasture. Due to the long detour, at night, there are still more than 20 miles away from the pasture. When everyone was about to set up camp, Xiang Shaolong said: "Wait a minute! Tuxian said that Guan Zhongxie is so wise and courageous, and our departure from the city was delayed by an entire hour, he will not be suspicious, as long as he sends out spies, it will not be difficult to find out We have already diverted our course. Be careful driving the Ten Thousand Years Ship, even if we overestimate him, it is much better than being at a disadvantage." Jing Jun said excitedly: "If he strikes in the dark, he will definitely teach them to fight." Xiang Shaolong smiled and said, "That's exactly what I mean." ◇◇◇◇◇◇ The camp is beside a small river. There were five tents, with a faint bonfire burning in the middle, and more than a dozen dummies made of tree trunks and grass leaves around them, pretending to be night watchmen. They hid in a dense forest on a hill five hundred paces away, with bows and arrows ready to teach the attackers a lesson. Unexpectedly, there was still no movement until the waning moon rose to the sky. They hadn't closed their eyes last night, and today they drove all day, even Xiang Shaolong and Teng Yi, who are so strong, couldn't hold on, and they yawned frequently. Ji Yanran said: "If we go to sleep in batches, otherwise we will be exhausted." When Xiang Shaolong woke up, he found that Ji Yanran was still sleeping soundly in his arms, the morning light was faint, birds were chirping, full of the atmosphere of early spring.He felt peaceful in his heart, and carefully examined Ji Yanran's beautiful silhouette on Ruoling Mountain. On this hilltop with fresh air and far away from Xianyang, the sun shines through the forest on the horizon and shines on Ji Yanran's moving body, which relieves his nerves and heavy emotional burdens that have been tense for the past few days. The Lingtai was clear and empty, without any distracting thoughts. Just like the sudden enlightenment of becoming a Buddha, he suddenly realized that the reason why he has been at a disadvantage since fighting against Lu Buwei is that Lu Buwei has no intention of calculating with his heart, and more importantly, he has the ability to do nothing to him in the next eight years. Feeling of fate.If he is still so passive, he will always end up with hatred. He may not be able to kill Lu Buwei within these eight years, but history is pointing out that Lu Buwei can't do anything to Xiao Pan, Li Si, Wang Jian and others. In other words, he would never implicate these three people.That being the case, why not use their strength as much as possible to fight Lu Buwei without any scruples. The murder of King Zhuang Xiang shows that no one can change fate.Even if Xiang Shaolong is doomed, Xiao Pan will seek justice for him when he ascends the throne at the age of twenty-one. Thinking of this, the whole person relaxes. Teng Yi's voice sounded from behind, "Third Brother has woken up!" Xiang Shaolong tried to move Ji Yanran away. The beautiful woman groaned coquettishly, woke up, climbed out of Xiang Shaolong's arms embarrassingly, sat on the side with sleepy eyes and asked, "Didn't Guan Zhongxie come?" Her lazy and moving posture made the two men startled at the same time. Ji Yanran gave them a sidelong glance, and said with a slight annoyance, "I'm going to Xiaohe to freshen up!" Just as she was about to move, Xiang Shaolong stopped her and said, "Maybe Guan Zhongxie is so clever that he sees through this trap, and since the camp is located by the river, it is easy to escape. If I were him, maybe I would go around and set up an ambush ahead. , or still guarding the camp and waiting for dawn. Yanran went so rashly, she just fell into the enemy's trap." Teng Yi came to his side, looked him in the eyes, and said in surprise: "Third brother seems to be completely different. Since returning from a mission, it's the first time I've seen you full of vitality, fighting spirit and confidence. " Ji Yanran said happily: "Second brother is right, this is the hero that makes Yanran fall in love with." Xiang Shaolong knew it well, he knew that it was because he had suddenly untied the knot in his heart just now that he had aroused his ambition and pride.He summoned Jing Jun and Eighteen Iron Guards and told him what he thought. Jing Jun nodded and said: "That's easy. We hunters of the Jing clan are best at chasing mountains and fields. As long as someone from Guan Zhongxie has been nearby, even if they go to the other side now, they can't hide it from us." With an order, the six elite fighters of the Jing clan from the eighteen iron guards followed him. Xiang Shaolong and Teng Yi questioned Wu Jie again, and asked clearly about the details of Wu Ting's pretext for his entry into the game, and it was true that Lao Ai was involved. After finishing breakfast, the two of them and Ji Yanran went to the slope of the hill, enjoying the beautiful scenery of the river flowing through the mountains, and having breakfast together. Teng Yi let out a breath and said: "The situation is not too bad. According to Wu Jie, Wu Tingwei should be the only one who has taken refuge in Lu Buwei." Ji Yanran sighed: "He is Ting Fang's elder brother after all, what can we do with him?" Xiang Shaolong said coldly: "There's nothing human to say about this, even if you don't get rid of him, at least you have to take him outside the Great Wall, and Big Brother will lock him up, and he will never be allowed to set foot in Qin territory again." Teng Yi said happily: "Second brother has finally regained the arrogance of pretending to be Dong Ma's idiot in Handan." At this time, Jing Jun and others rushed back, admiringly said: "Third brother is really good at predicting things, we found the grass clippings and excrement that the horses had eaten two miles away from the camp, and followed the traces. The enemy It should be heading towards Chimapo in the north of the ranch." Teng Yi said in astonishment: "He knows how to choose a place, that is the only way to reach the ranch, unless we turn around and take another route, otherwise we will have to climb mountains and ridges." Xiang Shaolong stared at the small river below, and said decisively: "He should have left people to watch us, in this kind of wilderness, he doesn't have to have any scruples about what to do, or it's just the people he left behind, who already have enough strength Deal with us." Ji Yanran said: "Since Guan Zhongxie is so clever, he will keep it alive as Xiang Lang said, so we won't be afraid that we will turn around and slip away." Jing Jun showed his fearless and newborn character again, and said enthusiastically: "If they divide into two groups and intend to attack us back and forth, then we can follow the plan and defeat them separately." Teng Yi said: "You really don't do anything, you only know how to be brave and ruthless. If we are entangled by the enemy, how can we escape?" Jing Jun was speechless. Xiang Shaolong lay down on his back, looked at the blue sky and white clouds at the end of the treetops above, and said leisurely: "Let's get a good sleep first, when the enemy can't figure out whether we left early last night, we will come back Time to go home." Everyone looked at him in astonishment, not knowing how he could escape.