Chapter 129 Chapter 6: Bone Burial in the Royal Tomb

Xiang Shaolong returned to Wufu. The fire that night only burned a granary before being extinguished. It had no effect on the several groups of buildings in the main house. In the past ten days or so, 2,000 soldiers from the two elite regiments entered Xianyang separately to increase the strength of Wufu. Riding on the wind, he entered the gate of the outer wall with Teng Yi, Jing Jun and all the iron guards, and immediately heard the noise of soldiers busy building the sentry tower, which was very enthusiastic. Xiang Shaolong was in a cheerful mood, jumped off the horse, and was about to watch the excitement when Tao Fang came up to him and said, "Mr. Longyang is waiting for you in the hall."

Teng Yi looked at the big square in front of the main house, but he didn't see any carriage attendants, and wondered, "Is he just here alone?" Tao Fang nodded yes. Xiang Shaolong also wanted to see this old friend a little bit, asked about various aspects, including Mrs. Ya, and followed Tao Fang to the hall to meet Lord Longyang. Although he didn't have a sticky beard this time, he was wearing ordinary civilian clothes to avoid people's eyes and ears. When there were only two people left, Lord Longyang said cheerfully: "Brother Xiang, don't come here without any harm, my family is very happy."

Xiang Shaolong said with a smile: "From the tone of your majesty, it seems that it is very rare for me to be alive." Lord Longyang sighed quietly: "Whether in Qin or abroad, there are countless people who want your head. Recently, there have been rumors that you and Lu Buwei are at odds. Now that Lu Buwei's power is growing, it is natural Teach people to worry about you!" Xiang Shaolong had long been used to this charming man's "deep affection", and said with a wry smile, "It's called paper can't wrap fire, and you can't hide anything from anyone."

Long Yangjun asked in amazement: "What is 'paper'?" Xiang Shaolong secretly scolded himself for being confused, this is something that only became common in the Han Dynasty, but he said it out quickly, saying: "This is the dialect of my hometown, referring to things like silk books." Lord Longyang "just now understand", said: "I am here today as an envoy to pay homage to your former king, it is really strange, two Qin lords died within four years, now everyone is full of doubts, Lu Buwei is considered daring." Knowing that he was listening, Xiang Shaolong sighed and changed the subject: "How is Lord Xinling's situation?"

Lord Longyang said coldly: "This is what you deserve for betraying my king. This time, he will never have a chance to recover. I heard that he turned to drinking and sex, and dismissed a large number of generals. Under such circumstances, Your Majesty won't do anything to him again." Then he lowered his voice and said, "Zhao Ya fell ill!" Xiang Shaolong was startled and said, "What?" Lord Longyang sighed: "When I heard that she was sick and talking, she just called your name, so angry that Lord Xinling never set foot in her bedroom again." Xiang Shaolong was heartbroken when he heard that, he couldn't help himself, he wished he would give birth to his wings, and immediately flew to Daliang.

Lord Longyang said: "Brother Xiang, don't worry, I have already asked the king to bring my wife into the palace in the name of treating her illness, so that people can take good care of her. If Brother Xiang is willing, I can send her to Xianyang , but then you wait until her condition is better." Xiang Shaolong was shocked and said, "Is she so seriously ill?" Lord Longyang said sadly: "Heart disease is the most difficult to cure!" Xiang Shaolong didn't have the time to chew on the puns in his words, he said anxiously, "No! I'm going to Daliang to bring her back."

Lord Longyang said softly: "Brother Xiang, please don't act on your emotions. Xianyang is now full of dragons and tigers, and the wind is turbulent. If you leave rashly and find that everything is wrong when you come back, it will be too late to regret." Xiang Shaolong calmed down a little, and said: "Then I'll send someone to pick her up, can your majesty send someone who can handle things with you?" Lord Longyang said: "Of course there is no problem. Our country's Prince Zeng has a very good impression of you. As long as he knows that it is your business, he will definitely help him to the end. Your Majesty also knows about the matter of Prince Zeng's return to the country. I refuse to take care of Zhao Ya anymore."

Xiang Shaolong suppressed his longing for Zhao Ya, and asked, "Apart from Tian Dan, Li Yuan and Pang, who else came from the Six Kingdoms?" Lord Longyang said: "The one who came from Yan should be Prince Dan, and South Korea is your old friend Han Chuang. Now everyone is vying to curry favor with Lu Buwei, so you have to be careful. Of course they dare not do anything in Xianyang, but if Lu Buwei sent you to another country, someone will deal with you." Xiang Shaolong was hesitating whether he should tell Lord Longyang that the person who attacked them outside Handan that day was Xu Yiluan sent by Crown Prince Dan of the Yan Kingdom, and Lord Longyang said again: "Li Yuan traveled to Xianyang today and brought a I heard that Lu Buwei has verbally agreed. However, Lu Gong, Xu Xian, Du Bi and others in the Qin army strongly opposed it. If this is not possible, Lu Buwei will not know what to do. Where is it?"

Xiang Shaolong said: "The key to the success or failure of this matter still depends on the Queen Mother's intentions, but Lu Buwei is very skilled, and there will be a way to make the Queen Mother obey his proposal." Lord Longyang lowered his voice and said: "I heard that Empress Dowager Ji has a good impression of you, can you do something about her so that Li Yuan's dream can come true?" What Xiang Shaolong is most afraid of at this time is seeing Zhu Ji. If something goes wrong, not only will his conscience be condemned, but it will also have a great blow to his reputation and image.Sighing dejectedly, he said, "It's because she has a crush on me that it's harder for me to speak."

Knowing his character, Lord Longyang said: "I came to you in secret, so I shouldn't stay for long. I will send someone to look for you tomorrow morning. This person is called Ning Jia. He is my confidant. He is very smart and capable. He will accompany you." If people go to Daliang, everything will be fine." After Xiang Shaolong thanked him, he sent him out of the door. Immediately after returning, he consulted with Teng Yi and Tao Fang. He originally wanted to send Jing Jun to pick up Zhao Ya, but because Xianyang was at the time of employing people, he finally decided that Wu Guo would lead five hundred elite soldiers to handle the matter.

When the discussion was over, Qin Qing actually sent someone to look for him. The three of them were stunned. Could it be that this beautiful woman, famous for her chastity, finally fell in love with her? ◇◇◇◇◇◇ When Xiang Shaolong, Teng Yi, Jing Jun and the eighteen iron guards arrived at the Qin residence, it was already dark, adding to the ambiguity of the matter. After everyone sat down in the elegantly furnished hall, two beautiful maidservants served fragrant tea, and the housekeeper, Second Uncle Fang, who had already met, invited Xiang Shaolong, Teng Yi, and Jing Jun into the inner hall at the same time. Jing Jun was overjoyed to see that this charming widow regarded him as someone.Xiang Shaolong was a little disappointed, knowing that the matter had nothing to do with the privateness of men and women. Men are like this, even if they don't have any ambitions, they never mind falling in love with multiple women, as long as they don't cause trouble. Qin Qing was still dressed in plain clothes, with a solemn expression, exchanged greetings politely, and sat down with the three of them as guest and host, according to the etiquette. When he knew that the people had not eaten yet, he asked his maidservant to take out cakes and entertained them and the guards waiting in the outer hall to enjoy. Xiang Shaolong and others were not polite, they leaned over their desks and munched, only to find that it was extremely delicious, and Jing Jun was full of praise. Xiang Shaolong saw that her brows were deeply furrowed, and couldn't help but said: "Teacher Qin called me here, what advice do you have?" Qin Qingyou sighed, and said: "I don't know if I'm suspicious, something happened today, I think it's a bit inappropriate." The three of them were astonished, put down the cakes in their hands, and all six eyes were fixed on her delicate and beautiful face. Qin Qing was obviously not used to being stared at by such three men, especially Jing Jun's greedy "thief eyes", bowed his head and said: "Today I went to Taimiao to change the fragrant flowers for the coffin of the late king, and when I left, I met diners from the prime minister's mansion. Lai Ai, being blocked by him..." The three of them changed color at the same time. Jing Jun said angrily: "How courageous! I will definitely teach this lunatic a lesson, no matter who is his backer." Teng Yi said: "Does Master Qin have no family to accompany him?" Qin Qing said: "Not only are there family members accompanying them, Prime Minister Xu Zuo and Prime Minister Lu were also at the Taimiao at that time, and they rushed out when they heard the commotion." Jing Jun sneered and said, "I'd like to see how Lu Buwei handles it... Ouch!" Of course he kicked Teng Yi next to him. Qin Qing looked at Teng Yi, with a frank look in her beautiful eyes, and said softly: "Brother Teng, don't treat Qin Qing as an outsider, okay? Sister Yanran and I hit it off right away, and we are like sisters. That's why we won't avoid suspicion tonight. Invite everyone to the humble house to discuss." Old Teng Yi blushed, and said awkwardly: "Okay! How will Lu Buwei deal with this matter?" The worried look on Qin Qing's face became heavier, and he said slowly: "Lu Buwei did it extremely beautifully. In front of me and Xu Xiang, I kowtowed to admit my mistake before that lady, and then publicly announced his punishment." Xiang Shaolong already knew what was going on, it was written in the annals of history, and he sighed dejectedly: "Should he be eunuched and sent to the palace as a eunuch?" Qin Qing said in amazement: "How could you guess it?" Teng Yi and Jing Jun stared at each other even more, they sat with Xiang Shaolong all day today, they should know what Xiang Shaolong knows. Such a special punishment, even if the philosopher is resurrected, he will never be able to guess. Xiang Shaolong groaned in his heart, knowing that he had slipped his mouth, leaked a secret.And no matter how you explain it this time, no one will believe it. Qin Qing thought that someone had told him about it, but when she saw Teng and Jing's stunned faces, she was shocked and said in disbelief, "Teacher Xiang really just guessed it!" Xiang Shaolong was "stunned", he sighed to himself and said, "It's not too hard to guess, the person Lu Buwei wants to curry favor with most now is the Empress Dowager, and right now in Xianyang, no one knows the Empress Dowager's weakness better than him, ma'am Ai is his most powerful chess piece. Only by cheating him into a eunuch can this chess piece be put into the palace and play a wonderful role. When it comes to playing skills, we are indeed behind Lu Buwei. " Teng Yi and Jing Jun began to understand, but they were still too shocked to recover from the deduction of Xiang Shaolong's super level and superb skills. Qin Qing stared at Xiang Shaolong fiercely, and after a long while he was unconvinced and said: "I came to this conclusion after thinking about it for a long time. But Mrs. Xiang knew everything as if he had witnessed it before he even finished listening to it. , Qin Qing sees that Tai Tuo's wisdom is high, and Lu Buwei is not as good, no wonder he is so jealous of you." Xiang Shaolong secretly cried out ashamed, but at the same time he was also worried. Zhu Ji and Lao Ai can be said to be like a raging fire, and no one can stop it. How should we deal with this matter? Jing Jun gritted his teeth and said: "Let me go into the palace and give him a good knife, then he will have to be a real eunuch forever." Qin Qing finally couldn't bear his explicit words, her pretty face blushed slightly, and she said displeasedly: "Brother Jing! We are discussing something serious!" Teng Yi glared at Jing Jun angrily, but the latter was not angry, why Xiang Shaolong said something more vulgar than him, but this pretty widow didn't blame him.Knowing that Xiang Shaolong had gotten away with it, he was relieved, and his brain immediately became more flexible, saying: "Teacher Qin thinks highly of someone Xiang, but it's a pity that no one can stop this matter." Qin Qing said in amazement: "But the Empress Dowager is most willing to listen to Taifu's opinion!" Xiang Shaolong smiled wryly: "The problem is that I can't replace Lao Ai, so I also lose the qualification to speak." Qin Qing still didn't understand what he meant for a while, after thinking for a while, Xia Xia suddenly gave birth to her cheeks, lowered her head, bit her lip and said softly: "Qin Qing understands, but this matter is not trivial, it not only involves the dignity of the royal family, It can also make Lu Buwei more domineering and difficult to control, isn't Taifu Xiang worried?" Xiang Shaolong said softly and earnestly: "Master Qin, why don't you go to Bashu and spend some quiet days with Mrs. Huayang?" Qin Qing's delicate body trembled, and she looked at him with a complex and unspeakable expression, she hesitated to speak, and finally lowered her head, and said in a low voice: "Qin Qing has her own ideas, don't worry about it, it's night time ! Three please!" The three of them didn't expect that she would suddenly issue an order to evict the guests, and they were very bored, and left disconsolately, Qin Qing didn't get up to see the guests off. Leaving Qinqing Mansion, the evening wind blows head-on. Teng Yi couldn't help but said, "Does the third brother really plan to expose Lu Buwei's conspiracy to Queen Ji?" Xiang Shaolong sighed: "The problem is that for Empress Ji, that is just a great gift that makes her suffer from a long drought. Who can stop her?" Jing Jun praised: "Lv Buwei's hand is really powerful." Teng Yi rode the horse, took a deep breath and said, "If Lai Ai controls the Empress Dowager Ji, will we still have a foothold?" Xiang Shaolong sneered and said: "First of all, Empress Dowager Ji is not so easy to be manipulated by others; secondly, we can use our tricks to win Lai Ai as much as possible, and get him out of Lu Buwei's control. At that time, it was Lu Buwei, not us, who had the biggest headache. " When Teng Yi and Jing Jun were stunned, Xiang Shaolong had already rushed to the other end of the long street with a strong wind. At this moment, he was full of confidence to fight Lu Buwei.Because no one can rewrite history, including Lu Buwei.So this villain is doomed to a ridiculous end of playing with fire and setting himself on fire, and no one can change it.What he can't know is his own future fate! ◇◇◇◇◇◇ In the early morning of the next day, before dawn, Li Si led a large number of servants, and brought the imperial edict, to the Wu Mansion to represent Xiao Pan to formally appoint Xiang Shaolong as the commander-in-chief of the capital cavalry, and Teng Yi and Jing Jun to serve as the left and right generals of the capital cavalry. Tiger rune documents, bows and arrows, swords, military uniforms and armor, and five hundred personal guards, it can be said that Wang En is mighty. Xiang Shaolong knew that these arrangements came from Li Si's own head, so it was so perfect. After kneeling to receive the king's order, Teng Yi immediately picked out five hundred people, all put on military uniforms, and rushed to the palace. Arriving at the large square in front of the main hall, Xiao Pan had just finished his morning court. Accompanied by Zhu Ji, he led the left and right prime ministers and a group of civil and military officials to the altar to pay homage to the general. The ceremony was grand. This day, Xiang Shaolong and others were extremely busy. They not only had to take over the Duqi government office located in the east of the city, but also inspected the capital knight soldiers, settled liaison matters with other government offices, and moreover had to prepare for the matter of King Zhuang Xiang tomorrow. , Hundreds of things piled up together to handle. Fortunately, Xiang Shaolong's relationship with the military is very good, and Lu Buwei still has to show support for him for the time being, so it went smoothly without encountering difficulties or resistance. The one with the most air is Jing Jun, who officially became the lieutenant general of Duqi, with a majestic appearance and high spirits. On the same day, arranged by Tao Fang, Wu Guo and Ning Jia, who was sent by Lord Longyang, led 500 elite soldiers and hurried on the road to Daliang to welcome Zhao Ya back. At night, Xiao Pan sent someone to call him into the palace, and when he met him alone in the inner court, he said angrily, "Do you know about Lai Ai?" Xiang Shaolong sighed and said, "Has the Empress Dowager mixed with him?" Xiao Pan said with mixed anger: "The bones of the former king have not yet been buried in the ground, but the traitor Lu Buwei used a little boy to pretend to be a eunuch to seduce the queen mother. I can't wait to tear him to pieces." Xiang Shaolong thought to himself that this old lady is really good at dealing with women, and she has picked up Zhu Ji so quickly, her heart is sour and astringent, and she blames Zhu Ji for being too indiscreet.But after thinking about it, Zhu Ji was indeed lonely for a long time. With her passion, of course she couldn't stand the teasing and seduction of Lao Ai, a master of love. Xiao Pan was so angry that he paced back and forth in the center of the hall, Xiang Shaolong had no choice but to stand aside. Xiao Pan stopped suddenly, glared at him and complained: "That day I left you alone with my queen mother, just hoping you could comfort her well. Among the men in the world, I can only accept you alone as a lover with her." Xiang Shaolong could only repay it with a wry smile. Of course he understands Xiao Pan's mentality, just as he used to think that only he was worthy of being Mrs. Ni's lover, now that he regards Zhu Ji as his mother, he naturally hopes that he will be Zhu Ji's man.To a certain extent, he is the ideal father in Xiao Pan's heart. Xiang Shaolong sighed and said, "If I could do this, I wouldn't be Xiang Shaolong anymore." Xiao Pan was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "I understand. But now my heart is full of resentment, and I really want to break into the harem and beat that old woman so hard that I can vent my anger." After a pause, he said: "Oh! What should I do now? One day I have not been officially crowned, and everything needs to be done by the mother. If Lu Buwei controls the mother, I will be more constrained. This afternoon, the queen mother summoned me If you want me to replace General Anguxi with Lu Buwei's family general Guan Zhongxie as the commander of the imperial guards, I will of course argue with reason, and after a whole hour of trouble, the queen mother agrees to withdraw her order and appoint Guan Zhongxie as the commander of the guards. I had no choice but to agree." Then sighed again: "What do you think I should do?" Looking at his still childish face, Xiang Shaolong said: "This is your mother's method. Knowing that you are not willing to agree to replace General An, you have to settle for the next best thing, so you have no choice but to give in." Xiao Pan was stunned, and after thinking for a while, he said dejectedly: "The situation at that time was indeed like this, I still couldn't beat the queen mother." Xiang Shaolong comforted: "Don't be discouraged, because you are still young and you respect and love your mother, so she can't pass. Come on! Let's sit down and think about it first, and see how we can deal with Lu Buwei's conspiracy." Xiao Pan was like a deflated ball, sitting back on the dragon mat on the steps, looking at Xiang Shaolong who was pacing back and forth like him just now. Xiang Shaolong asked in a deep voice: "How does the crown prince know about Lai Ai?" Xiao Pan said angrily: "Yesterday morning, Lu Buwei's men tied up Wu Huada and brought Lao Ai into the palace. In front of me and the queen mother, they read out Lai Ai's crimes, saying that he had been executed and turned him into a eunuch, and punished him to serve in the palace. At that time, I already felt that something was wrong, how could I still look like him after being cut off, but his face was a little pale. Then Lu Buwei had a private conversation with his mother, and then the mother took her into the house Empress Dowager Palace, I feel bad, I sent someone to investigate what happened, the Empress Dowager got mixed up with Lai Ai that night." Xiang Shaolong asked: "What is the attraction of this Lai Ai?" Xiao Pan slapped the dragon table with his palm, and said angrily: "He's just a little boy." Xuan You said dejectedly: "To be honest, he looks tall, handsome and mighty, quite heroic, and his body and spirit are a bit like you, Master. It's just that the skin is much fairer, no wonder the queen mother was fascinated when she saw it." "Oh! what shall I do?" This was the third time he said this sentence tonight, from this we can see how Zhu Ji's behavior made him bewildered. Xiang Shaolong came to the front of the steps and asked in a low voice, "Did Chu Jun discuss this matter with Li Si?" Xiao Pan smiled wryly and said: "Except for the master, how dare I tell anyone else, I have to try my best to hide it for the Queen Mother." Xiang Shaolong secretly sighed in his heart, this is exactly Xiao Pan's difficulty, at this moment when everyone is staring at him like a tiger, without the support of the Queen Mother and Lu Buwei, Xiao Pan, who is only in his teens, will immediately become isolated and helpless, So one day when he was fledgling, he always tried to protect Zhu Ji and Lu Buwei, lest the throne be unstable, and the situation in the middle was very complicated. Xiang Shaolong moved to the side of the chief seat, looked up at the main beam extending across the roof of the hall, let out a sigh of relief and said, "There is a good two-pronged strategy, which will surely help the prince to tide over the difficulties and secure his throne in the future." Xiao Pan seemed to see a guiding light in the lost wilderness, and said happily, "Master, tell me!" Xiang Shaolong saw that his spirit was uplifted, he was happy in his heart, and said happily: "First of all, we still need to win over the hearts of the army. Now the Qin army can be divided into four groups. The most powerful is the neutral faction. This group of people consists of Duke Lu, Headed by Xu Xian and Wang Lu, they support legal orthodoxy, but they are also the most dangerous. If they turn around and deal with us, no one can stand against them. It can be said that as long as they lean towards one side, that side will be stable win." Xiao Pan frowned and said, "I understand that. The other three factions are the three groups that support Lu Buwei, Lord Gao Ling and Cheng Yu, but how can we win Duke Lu and the others over?" Xiang Shaolong laughed dumbfounded and said: "The method is simple and easy, just let them verify that they are upright." So he told the story about Duke Lu wanting to admit his relatives by dripping blood. Xiao Pan was stunned for a while, and then exchanged a weird look with Xiang Shaolong, the two of them covered their mouths and laughed wildly at the same time, completely unable to control the weird and ridiculous feeling. Xiaopan, the future Qin Shihuang, even choked on tears, panting, "Then what's the other way?" Xiang Shaolong smiled bitterly and said, "It is to win Lu Buwei over." Xiao Pan lost his voice: "What?" Xiang Shaolong analyzed: "Although Lord Yangquan has been conferred the title, the power to support Cheng Yu is still very large, and Lord Gaoling, who is watching from the sidelines, has the strength to aspire to the throne. If we rashly deal with Lu Buwei, we will only lose both sides. There is an opportunity for these two lines of people to take advantage of. Maybe the two lines of people will unite and force you to abdicate, which is even worse. Suppose Lu Buwei regards you as his son, but Lu Gong and others know that another completely If you have different truths, then you can have both sides, and after eradicating the forces of the other two factions, then turn around and deal with Lu Buwei, who would dare not listen to you at that time." Xiao Pan patted the case and said: "This is indeed the most feasible method, but Lu Buwei is domineering by nature, if everything is followed by him, it will not be that the power will fall into his hands in the end, and even his people will be placed in important positions in the military." At that time, what did we use to compete with him at that time." A smile floated from the corner of Xiang Shaolong's mouth, and he said calmly: "This trick is called using the spear of the son, attacking the shield of the son, starting from today, we will not only ignore your mother's affairs, but also vigorously cultivate Lao Ai." Xiao Pan lost his voice: "What?" Xiang Shaolong said: "Lao Ai is famous for being a ruthless person. Such a person must be selfish by nature and put his own interests first in everything. As long as he finds an opportunity to take advantage of, he will definitely not be controlled by Lu Buwei. Because of his background The prime minister's mansion will surely share some of Lu Buwei's strength, and your mother will also support him because of her love for adultery, making him a force to counter Lu Buwei, and then you can benefit from it." After a pause, he continued: "If my guess is right, after your royal father is buried, Lai Ai will pester your mother to find him an official position, then you should know what to do!" Xiao Pan was dumbfounded when he heard this, and finally took a deep breath and said, "Is there anyone in this world who is more skilled than the master?" At this moment, Xiang Shaolong knew that Xiao Pan's mind had matured, and he was no longer a child who only knew how to get angry.