Chapter 133 Chapter 10 The Prime Minister's Dinner

Upon arriving at the Prime Minister's Mansion, Tu Xian, the chief housekeeper, was waiting to welcome the guests at the gate of the mansion. The old friend looked at Kong Kong and told them the time and place of a secret appointment, and then they were led to the East Hall where the dinner was held. They were the last ones to arrive. Lord Changping, Lord Changwen, and An Guxi all arrived. Unexpectedly, there were Tian Dan, Li Yuan and their entourage, and the former's confidant General Dan Chu was also present. Lu Buwei pretended to be a hospitable host, and introduced the three of them to Tian Dan and others one by one.

Of course Xiang Shaolong and the others pretended to be meeting for the first time. Although Tian Dan looked at him attentively, he showed no strange expression.However, this person is very resourceful and deep in the city, even if he feels it in his heart, his appearance will not teach others to see through it. Lu Buwei also introduced him to the accompanying guests of the Lu Manor, of course the upstarts from Xianyang Guan Zhongxie and Lu Xiong, Mo Ao, Lu Can, Zhou Zihuan, and several members of the Lu family. Mo Ao seems to be a taciturn person, with a low-key attitude, if he hadn't been exposed early, he would be Lu Buwei's brains.

Li Yuan's expression was better than before, he was very polite and courteous to Xiang Shaolong and the others, he didn't show the jealousy that he got Ji Yanran, at least on the surface. What Xiang Shaolong thought of was Guo Xiuer who was married to him, I wonder if this bad guy treats her well? Feelings are indeed a burden that can hurt the soul. Just looking at the guests at this banquet, the Sanjin was not included. It can be seen that Lu Buwei still insisted on the long-distance and short-range strategy of connecting Qi and Chu to attack the Sanjin.That being the case, the guests should include the Yan people, maybe because the Yan people were to blame for Princess Qian's death, Lu Buwei naturally had to avoid it in order to avoid Xiang Shaolong's embarrassment.

Everyone divides the guests and hosts into the table, and only looks at the seat arrangement, which has already seen their minds. The seats were divided into left and right sides of the hall, Tian Dan and Li Yuan were at the top, the former was accompanied by Lu Buwei, the latter was accompanied by An Guxi, next came Xiang Shaolong and Guan Zhongxie, and the two brothers Changping Jun and Dan Chu respectively Sitting with Lu Xiong, they will be Teng Yi, Jing Jun, Tian Li's entourage, Tu Xian, Mo Ao and others from Lu's residence. Tian Dan first smiled and said: "Assuming that the banquet is held in ten days' time, the place should be the new prime minister's mansion facing the palace."

Lu Buwei answered him with a burst of pleasant laughter. Until now Xiang Shaolong still doesn't understand the relationship between Lu Buwei and Tian Dan.It seems that there must be a secret collusion, otherwise the coalition forces that just came to attack Qin should not be alone in Qi.But or as Li Si commented, the people of Qi could only talk empty words and had little interest in war. As for Li Yuan, who came from the state of Chu, which participated in the war, he was still treated favorably by Lu Buwei, but because Xiang Shaolong understood the situation, he probably had some clues.

In the final analysis, the most powerful person in the state of Chu is still Lord Chunshen. Although he is good at wine and sex, he always knows the general situation. In order to carry out his strategy of splitting Qi and Chu and attacking the three Jins, Lu Buwei naturally wanted to win over Li Yuan. It would be best if he could take the power from Lord Chunshen, then he would be able to invade east without fear of Qi Chu's obstruction. Of course, Tian Dan is not someone who will be easily fooled, so there should be a secret agreement between Lu Buwei and him, which can benefit Tian Dan.

That's what politics is all about.The transaction under the table has more far-reaching impact than the victory or defeat on the battlefield. For someone like Xiang Shaolong who knew the outcome of the Warring States Period, what Tian Dan and Li Yuan did now was certainly unwise.But for people caught in this era, it is not easy to see the development a few years later. The situation of separatist regimes has lasted for hundreds of years, and it is easy to give people the illusion that this situation will continue endlessly.It would be best if Qin State suffered several defeats due to the war with the Three Jins, then Qi Chu would be able to reap the benefits of the fisherman.

Tian Dan leaned over and started whispering private conversations with Lu Buwei, judging by their expressions, the relationship was not simple.The other seatmates took advantage of the space when the dishes were served to chat. Xiang Shaolong really didn't want to talk to Guan Zhongxie, but there was no way to avoid the space of five or six feet.He only heard the other party say: "Master Xiang's swordsmanship is famous in Daqin, and I'm going to find Riding to point out this person who regards martial arts as life, so let's compare them as brothers." Xiang Shaolong knew that what he said was nice, but in fact he just wanted to humiliate himself so as to increase his prestige.

But a master is a master, just look at his body shape, the strength of his footsteps and the feeling that his foot is as stable as Mount Tai. Xiang Shaolong knew that among the people he met after coming to this era, apart from Yuan Zong, Teng Yi, and Wang Jian, he was the most important. Count this person the most powerful. If his arm strength is really comparable to that of Xiao Wei Mou, then unless Xiang Shaolong has a unique strategy to defeat the enemy, he will still be defeated. He was able to beat Lian Jin that time, mainly because of his correct strategy and taking advantage of the weight with the Mozi sword, so he was crushed and suffocated, and finally lost and died miserably.This set is obviously useless for Guan Zhongxie.

He smiled slightly and said, "Master Guan may not know the rules here. Any form of private fighting is prohibited in the army, otherwise it will be against the king's order." Guan Zhongxie laughed dumbly and said: "Master Xiang misunderstood, how could he have the heart to compete with him in the end, it's just that my family came to learn the art of fencing!" Xiang Shaolong said calmly, "That's because I was overthinking." Guan Zhongxie said happily: "I heard that the prince is very fond of swordsmanship. Lu Xiang is afraid that Mr. Xiang will not be able to spare time. He deliberately let the general serve the prince, but he forgot that the general is also entangled in mundane affairs. Don't think that the prime minister is shrewd in big things, and cares about small things. But very confused!"

Xiang Shaolong felt stunned, Lu Buwei's attack came wave after wave.First, he replaced him in Zhu Jifang's heart with Lao Ai, and then used Guan Zhongxie to fight for Xiao Pan. Because Lu Buwei didn't know the truth, he thought that Xiao Pan's affection for him was derived from children's worship of heroes.So if Guan Zhongxie defeated him, Xiao Pan would naturally "change his mind" towards him. It is almost foreseeable that Lu Buwei will definitely arrange an opportunity for Xiao Pan to witness Guan Zhongxie defeating him, or as long as he is forced to lose, it will be enough.If this is all a conspiracy conceived by Mo Ao, this person is truly terrifying. He couldn't help looking at Mo Ao, seeing him talking and laughing with Jing Jun, he couldn't help being a little worried, hoping that Jing Jun wouldn't be tricked out of his secret by him, and God would be a blessing. A series of clear bells rang through the hall.A band composed of more than ten people came to the left of the gate at some point and started playing.Everyone stopped talking and looked towards the main entrance. It was the first time that Xiang Shaolong saw someone playing music at a banquet in Qin State. For the six countries, this was a routine at banquets, but it was very rare in Qin State.It can be seen that Lu Buwei has become more and more unscrupulous, and moved his happy way to Qin. Under the anticipation of everyone, a group of nearly thirty singing and dancing girls walked to the center of the hall with light and rhythmic steps like butterflies under the music, singing and dancing. This group of Yan women are of the best posture, wrapped in colorful gauze, with exquisite and embossed curves looming, coupled with soft expressions and sweet singing voices, they are extremely alluring. Mr. Changping and Mr. Changwen are both young and vigorous, so they are dumbfounded.Thinking of Lu Buwei's promise to let them choose, he couldn't help but pay attention to avoid picking the wrong product. Xiang Shaolong didn't like this style of taking women as property the most, so he frowned and remained silent. Guan Zhongxie suddenly leaned over and said in a low voice: "My dear girl, I really feel pity for her to fall into the hands of others. But thinking about keeping them in my own house and treating them well, it should be considered a good deed!" Xiang Shaolong was stunned, he didn't expect him to speak such "human words", so he couldn't help but change his opinion of him. After Yannv dances, they are divided into two groups and salute to the left and right seats at the same time.The applause in the hall resounded like thunder.They didn't leave immediately, they lined up at the center of the hall, letting these men comment. Lu Buwei laughed and said: "People say that the most beautiful woman in the world is Yue Nu. According to my experience of traveling around the world, Yan Nu is not inferior at all." Those Yan girls might really be like what Lu Buwei said, they were all girls with yellow flowers, and they all showed shy looks. Tian Dan said as an expert: "Nv Qi is affectionate, Nv Chu is good at decoration, Yan Rou is Zhao Jiao, Wei Xian is Han Feng, those who are troublesome talk about it, and tell the truth about the pros and cons of beauties in the world." Mr. Changping protested: "Why is my Qin daughter not on the list?" Li Yuan said with a smile: "Miss Qin is famous for being unruly, and Prime Minister Tian is here as a guest, so I dare not speak out! However, after seeing the peerless beauty of Widow Qing, I am afraid that there should be a conclusion that Qin Yue is stunning. Who can compare with Mr. Xiang's charming family?" It's comparable to Widow Qing." In the words, there was a sense of sadness and sourness at the end. Guan Zhongxie interrupted and said, "No wonder Mr. Changping protested this way. It is said that you have a sister named Ying, who is not only good at swordsmanship, but also born beautiful. If it were me, I would feel sorry for her." Chang Wenjun smiled wryly and said: "However, Qin Nv's savage words are not exaggerated when applied to her. Both my brothers have suffered a lot from her." As soon as these few words came out, everyone burst into laughter. Xiang Shaolong feels more and more that Guan Zhongxie is not a simple person, he speaks well and can easily win the favor of others, compared to Xiao Wei Mou who only knows how to conquer others with courage, or the pride and conceit of being invincible even in the Jin Dynasty. How clever it is, no wonder Lu Buwei chose him to restrain himself. Lu Buwei gasped with a smile and said: "The big gift from Prince Dan this time, there are a total of 100 Yannv, after I carefully selected, the remaining 28 people in front of me, even if you close your eyes and pick, you can't go wrong, later I will send someone to send it to your homes. Now all Yannv will retire to the Prime Minister's country." After the girls knelt down and saluted, they retreated immediately, and Lord Changping waited until this point to return to his place. Lu Buwei is bold by nature, and he is generous with those who want to win over. No wonder he has become more and more powerful in Xianyang, and dared to kill King Zhuang Xiang. After drinking for three rounds, the chime sounded again.Everyone was very surprised and didn't know what program was on. Suddenly a red cloud floated into the hall, and in the rolling and flickering sword shadows, a young beauty with an infinitely alluring figure, wielding two swords in her hands, made all kinds of moves that were both beautiful and pleasing to the eye, but extremely difficult. She was wearing a tight-fitting samurai uniform mixed with yellow and white, but she put on a big red cape. She was majestic and majestic, and attracted everyone's attention as soon as she entered the stage.The cloak burned and flickered like a flame, making her look like a goddess of war descending from heaven and earth, showing her femininity and majesty. Jianguang burst out from her pair of slender hands round after round, full of vitality and movement, even Xiang Shaolong was dumbfounded.Guan Zhongxie's eyes were full of intoxication, which lasted for an instant. This beauty shielded herself with a sword, bounced in the air, and after seven times of somersaults, amidst the applause of the crowd, she made another heavy sword shadow, and when she seemed to be about to retreat, she suddenly moved closer to Xiang Shaolong and Guan Zhongxie. Before a table. While everyone was amazed and inexplicable, the two swords moved towards Xiang Guan like a dragon swimming.The two of them sat still, without blinking their eyes, letting the sword edge pass by their noses.After the girl gave Xiang Shaolong a hard look, she withdrew her sword and saluted, and left like a whirlwind. Xiang Shaolong and Guan Zhongxie looked at each other and smiled, both of them were wary of each other's composure and eyesight. All eyes were on Lu Buwei, wanting to know who is this pretty girl with good swordsmanship. Lu Buwei said happily: "Whoever can teach me to send this wild girl away will be my soon-to-be Lu Buwei's son-in-law." Xiang Shaolong recalled the annoyed look in her eyes when she was parting, and immediately knew who she was, of course it was the third lady, Lu Niangrong, whom he refused to marry. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ After the banquet and returning to the mansion, Lu Buwei had already sent three Yannv pretty singers. Xiang Shaolong discussed with Teng Yi for a while, and said to Jing Jun, "Xiao Jun can accept one of them, but remember to treat her kindly, and don't treat her like a slave." Jing Jun was overjoyed, he nodded in agreement, before Xiang Shaolong finished speaking, he had already slipped away to make a selection. Xiang Shaolong and Teng Yi looked at each other and smiled wryly, at the same time they thought of Changping Jun and Chang Wenjun, with Lu Buwei's method, how could they not turn their hearts to him. Xiang Shaolong said to Liu Chao and Pu Bu who were waiting by the side: "The other two girls belong to you. They are all helpless people. I want you two to take care of them for the rest of their lives and make them happy." Liu Chao and the two were overjoyed. Yannv with such quality is rare. They should be serving other dignitaries. When they get their hands, only a master like Xiang Shaolong can be so generous. I am grateful endlessly. After dealing with Yannv's matter, Xiang Teng sat down and talked. Teng Yi said: "Guan Zhongxie is not a simple person. I think he will soon be able to enter the army of the Qin State, which values ​​the most heroes. Compared with the Six Kingdoms, the people of Qin are relatively simple and easily deceived." Xiang Shaolong sighed: "As far as I am concerned, knowing that he has evil intentions, I still can't help but be a little happy with him. I really met my opponent this time." Teng Yi said: "Then Mo Ao is powerful, he doesn't show his face, if there is no picture to wake up first, who would have thought that he is so important in the prime minister's mansion, this kind of person who is willing to hide is the most terrifying. Remember that the butler Tu has made an appointment You will have a secret meeting at the Phoenix Bridge tomorrow, there should be important matters." Xiang Shaolong nodded to show that he remembered, and said in a deep voice: "I want to plan to kill this Mo Ao while hunting." Teng Yi frowned and said, "Is he sure to participate in this meeting?" Xiang Shaolong said affirmatively: "That is the best opportunity to get to know the officials of the royal family of Xianyang. Lu Buwei also needs to use his eyesight to evaluate everyone, so there should be no problem for him to participate. And our greatest advantage is Mo Ao It is still not known that the truth has been exposed.” Teng Yi said: "Let me handle this matter. First of all, we need to conduct the most detailed survey and research on the western suburbs and wilderness. The Jing people are best at mountain and forest tactics. As long as we can create an opportunity for Mo Ao to be alone, It can be arranged so that Mo Ao looks like he was bitten to death by a poisonous snake, then Lu Buwei can only blame God." Xiang Shaolong was overjoyed and said: "This is all up to the second brother." Teng Yi said sadly: "Does Second Brother have no feelings for Princess Qian and the others? Only if he can do his best for them, can Second Brother sleep peacefully." The two went back to the room separately. Wu Tingfang and others were still waiting for him to come back with their eyelids open, while Xiang Baoer fell asleep under the care of the nanny. Xiang Shaolong had worked all day and was exhausted. When Tian Zhen and Tian Feng were waiting for him to change, Ji Yanran said in a low voice: "Sister Qing wants to see you, can you find a time to visit her tomorrow? She still wants me and Ting Fang sent the three of them to stay with her for a few days!" Xiang Shaolong shrugged and said, "You can do it if you want, but I don't know if I can spare time tomorrow." Ji Yanran said: "You can figure it out!" Wu Tingfang on the other side said: "Look at how good Sister Yanran is today!" Xiang Shaolong wondered, "What happened?" Zhao Zhi, who was becoming more and more beautiful, said: "Her godfather sent someone to send a beautiful plantain-shaped banjo. Sister Yanran is really overjoyed!" Xiang Shaolong said happily: "Is there any news about Mr. Zou?" Ji Yanran said happily: "Godfather went to Bashu to visit Mrs. Huayang, saw the picturesque scenery there, so he stayed and devoted himself to writing his "Five Virtues Always Talking", based on what godfather learned, it must be a classic work. " Wu Tingfang smiled and said, "When will the talented girls of our Xiang family be willing to write a book?" Ji Yanran glanced at him and said: "I did have this intention in the past, but since I met Xiang Shaolong, the nemesis, I realized that my self-righteous opinion is like the struggle between Yinghuo and Haoyue, so I died of this idea long ago. Miles! He should be the one to write the book." Xiang Shaolong felt ashamed, dragged his wife and went to bed. That night he dreamed that he had arrived in Bashu, which was as beautiful as a fairyland, and that there was even a charming widow Qing with him, where he lived a life uncontested with the world. In the blink of an eye, he dreamed of Zhao Ya who was so ill that he couldn't look like a human being, and when he woke up sweating, the heavens would shine brightly.