Chapter 146 Chapter Eleven Seeing Through the Conspiracy

When Xiang Shaolong and the Eighteen Iron Guards arrived at the west gate, they happened to meet Ji Yanran and the convoy heading back to the city. The carriage stopped at the side of the spacious Ximen Avenue, Xiang Shaolong jumped off the horse, and first went to the carriage where Wu Tingfang, Zhao Zhi, Tian's sisters and Xiang Baoer were riding to say hello. Wu Tingfang and the others were blushing pretty, which made Xiang Shaolong feel the vitality brought by them due to a lot of exercise.Seeing Xiang Shaolong, Xiang Baoer waved her little hand to call her father. Zhao Zhi complained, "Are you busy these days?"

Xiang Shaolong laughed and said, "After the field hunt, I'll find a few days to accompany you!" Wu Tingfang said coquettishly: "Sister Zhi, don't worry about him, we don't know how happy we are traveling with Sister Qing." Xiang Shaolong reached into the window and screwed her and Xiang Bao'er's two equally tender faces, and after talking to Sister Tian with concern, he went to the carriage behind. The curtain was raised, revealing the peerless looks of Ji Yanran and Qin Qing, the latter blushed pretty, and stared at him fiercely, seeming to be pleased with anger.

Xiang Shaolong's heart beat faster. Ji Yanran showed a charming and sweet smile, and said softly, "Is Xiang Lang going to the western suburbs?" Xiang Shaolong nodded yes, and casually said to Qin Qing: "There has been a civil uprising in Pingyuan County, and the army to suppress the chaos will set off tomorrow. This matter is most likely related to Lord Gaoling. Now that Lu Buwei knows about this matter, I still have full authority to handle it. Qin Tai Fu can rest assured." Qin Qing couldn't resist his gaze, she lowered her pretty face, the situation was very delicate, full of attractive tension between men and women.

Ji Yanran's delicate body trembled slightly, and said in a low voice: "Did Lu Buwei keep showing affection to you these few days?" Xiang Shaolong remembered that he brought up the marriage again, so he nodded. Ji Yanran leaned close to his ear and said in a voice that could only be heard: "He really wants to kill you! That's why he made various gestures so that people would not suspect him. If you don't believe me, you can test it out with the Queen Mother and the Crown Prince. , when you will find that Lu Buwei has clearly given them this illusion, alas! Husband, you are too easy to trust others."

Xiang Shaolong was stunned, but he still didn't quite believe it, so he nodded blankly. Ji Yanran put her hand heavily on his arm, and said angrily, "Think about it! With Lu Buwei's shrewdness, how could he not keep a close watch on Mr. Gaoling? Why do you need to remind him? If Mr. Gaoling rebels, he will be the happiest person." !" Qin Qing also heard these few words, showing a caring look. Xiang Shaolong was shocked, and finally came to his senses, and saluted: "Thank you for your good wife, Xiang Shaolong has been taught." Ji Yanran looked at Qin Qing, who was staring at Xiang Shaolong in a daze, when Ji Yanran's clear eyes that seemed to be able to see through people's hearts shot him over, with a guilt-ridden face again drooping.

Ji Yanran gave Xiang Shaolong a reproachful look, and said affectionately, "Be careful!" ◇◇◇◇◇◇ After the convoy had left, Xiang Shaolong packed up his feelings and rushed to the western suburbs. His mood was completely different from just now. After leaving the city, Xiang Shaolong galloped towards the hunting ground along the official road, leading the eighteen iron guards. There was an endless stream of convoys transporting supplies to the hunting grounds, which was very lively. Beside the road is a primeval forest area, hundreds of years old pines and birches pointing straight to the sky.About three miles away from the city, the terrain began to undulate. Every time you climbed the hills, you could see Jingshui flowing in the southeast, and the felled timber could be seen drifting downstream to the hunting grounds for temporary camps.

At the turn of spring and summer, the wind gusts blowing across the grasslands and mountains, making Xiang Shaolong suddenly feel refreshed, listening to the leaves responding to the sound of the wind, his heart is clear. On both sides of the Jing River, there are thousands of miles of fertile fields, small rivers and clear streams, criss-crossing.The forest is vast, the grassland is vast, and rare birds and animals haunt it. After passing through a valley covered with spruce on both sides of the slope, it suddenly became clear to the eyes, Jingshui rushing past in front of it, the trees were lush and green, and the pine tree spiers were like countless sword blades pointing directly at the sky.On the lush green lawn, large and small tents were set up in an orderly manner. Thousands of cavalry and imperial guards were busy by the river. Two wooden bridges spanned Jingshui.

Xiang Shaolong stopped on a small hill and looked around. The grass waves fluctuate with the wind, and the dense and dense woods are scattered here and there, with hills rising from time to time. Groups of deer, horses, sheep and other wild animals gather at the shore, singing from time to time, not knowing what will happen tomorrow. become prey to be chased. The sun moves to the west, and the mountains rise in layers, which is Xishou Mountain, which is rich in beasts. Xiang Shaolong secretly thought that if he wanted to hide an army in this kind of place, it should be a piece of cake because of the cover of hills, valleys and trees.

With an expert's eye, he silently examined the terrain, and when he felt a little confident, he drove down the hillside and headed towards the main camp near the river highland. The sound of barking and neighing echoed in the air. The big banner embroidered with the word "Qin" is fluttering in the wind, competing with the floating clouds in the sky. The staff at work, seeing him as the leader, all paid tribute. Like a whirlwind with all the iron guards, they passed through the barracks of the high-ranking ministers with clear banners and their own status, before arriving at the main camp rising in the middle.

Chang Wenjun is supervising his subordinates to set up two-foot-high wooden fences on the top of the surrounding slopes to strengthen the protection of the main camp. On this flat-topped hill, more than a dozen tents were set up, except for Xiaopan and Zhuji, the rest were for the royal family. Xiang Shaolong jumped off the horse, and said, "Why did you add the high wooden fence now? Isn't time a little tight?" Lord Changwen said: "It's Lu Xiang's intention. After receiving the news of the civil uprising in Pingyuan County this morning, he ordered me to supervise the construction of the wooden fence, and I was restricted to complete it by tomorrow morning."

Xiang Shaolong called out to be dangerous, but Ji Yanran was right, Lu Buwei was well aware of Lord Gaoling's plot, and even pretended to deceive him, so that he would lose his guard, thinking that Lu Buwei still relied heavily on him. Chang Wenjun pointed to a group of people near the river and said: "The two deputy commanders are playing with the hounds for fun there, and my savage girl is also there, and she is wearing a white samurai suit with a green border, yellow and purple. It's Lu Dan'er." Then he said in a low voice, "Did brother talk to Shaolong?" Xiang Shaolong nodded slightly, and said: "There are so many young and handsome people in Xianyang, does Lingmei think of anyone? An Guxi is a more ideal candidate than me." Chang Wenjun sighed: "Gu Xi is indeed a talent, and he and Shaolong have their own advantages and disadvantages. The problem is that they have played together since they were young. They are more like brothers and sisters than lovers, so they have never involved men and women." After a pause, he continued: "Our Great Qin is very different from the Eastern countries. It is very common for a man and a woman to be happy before marriage. Ying Ying also had a good relationship with many young boys, but no relationship is long. You get serious later." Xiang Shaolong said, "It's only right that she is serious about Guan Zhongxie. Your two brothers forced me into the arena to do such a thankless thing." Chang Wenjun laughed and said: "That's because my two brothers appreciate you! Hey! We don't know how precious this girl is. In fact, Lao Guan is not bad. Seeing how agile he is, he just followed Lu Buwei by mistake." Applause came from afar, and Guan Zhongxie put on his armored armguards, playing with one of the hunting dogs like a god. Xiang Shaolong summoned Blast and said, "I'm going!" Lord Changping hurriedly taught someone to lead the horse, and accompanied him to gallop to the place where the crowd gathered.Followed by the brigade's personal guards, the two came to the outskirts of the crowd and dismounted. Teng Yi was concentrating on observing Guan Zhongxie's leaping footwork. When he saw Xiang Shaolong, he walked over with a solemn expression. After greeting Chang Wenjun, he motioned for Xiang Shaolong to follow him and walk away. Going to a pile of rocks by the river, he said: "This guy's city is extremely deep. Under such circumstances, he can still hide his true strength. This is the most terrifying place." Xiang Shaolong looked back, nodded in agreement and said, "He is the most dangerous swordsman we have encountered, and he is unpredictable. I have never seen him get angry or have any shocked expression. It's just this kind of calm cultivation. I can't ask myself." Teng Yi smiled and said: "But your strength is that you don't underestimate the enemy. If it were Jing Jun, you would never believe that anyone can beat him." Xiang Shaolong smiled and said, "Yes! Where did this kid go?" Teng Yi said: "Going to the hunting ground, the more you can grasp the situation in the hunting ground, the more sure you will be able to deal with Mo Ao. How is your leg injury?" Xiang Shaolong said: "It's much better, but it's still not suitable to run around, otherwise it will explode and bleed." Teng Yi said: "When I changed your dressing this morning, the swelling has subsided. With your physique, it should be healed in two days." Xiang Shaolong said happily: "Now I would like to thank the people of Qi for this arrow. I'm afraid it won't be so easy for Lu Buwei to kill me." Teng Yi was stunned and said, "Didn't the third brother say that Lu Buwei wanted to make friends with you?" Xiang Shaolong sighed, told Ji Yanran what he said, and incidentally told him about the civil uprising in East County and Lord Gaoling. After pondering for a moment, Teng Yi said: "Let me take care of Mr. Gao Ling's affairs, and use our elite soldiers when necessary. Guan Zhongxie must not let Guan Zhongxie take away the credit." While talking, the two of them saw Guan Zhongxie, Chang Wenjun, Lu Dan'er and Yingying walking towards them out of the corners of their eyes. Teng Yi winked at him and said in a low voice, "I'll go find Xiaojun!" Get away first up. Chang Wenjun winked at him from a distance and said loudly: "Master Xiang, let's go to the archery range to try out the target. Lord Guan has an iron bow, and I heard that even with a little effort, it can't be pulled apart." Xiang Shaolong complained in his heart, of course Chang Wenjun wanted to create an opportunity, so that he could kill Guan Zhongxie's prestige in front of the two women, but he was self-aware, although his archery could be ranked among the best, it was really inferior Yu Wang Jian or Teng Yi are not even as good as Shigui Lianjin.As long as Guan Zhongxie is not as good as Lian Jin, he will be the one who makes a fool of himself. Guan Zhongxie raised his hand to show his innocence, and said, "I have absolutely no desire to win, but the two young ladies and Mrs. Ying are in high spirits. I also want Brother Xiang to open the young general's eyes!" Xiang Shaolong cursed inwardly, pretending to be apologetic and said: "I'm afraid I will be disappointed if I teach Master Guan. The wound on my leg has not healed yet, so I shouldn't use force. Let Master Guan perform." Guan Zhongxie said in astonishment: "Please forgive the young general for being reckless. The young general saw that the adults were walking as usual, and thought there was nothing serious!" Ying Ying said with a pretty face, "Master Xiang is not making excuses!" Lu Dan'er whispered the words "coward!", pulled Ying Ying, turned her head away in disdain, and said softly to Guan Zhongxie: "Master Guan! Let's go play by ourselves!" Guan Zhongxie saluted modestly and went with the two daughters.Xiang Shaolong and Chang Wenjun looked at each other and smiled wryly.Xiang Shaolong remembered Tuxian's date, took the opportunity to say goodbye, and went back to Xianyang City. On the way, thinking of the merciless cynicism of the two women, I didn't feel uncomfortable, but I was surprised that I had changed a lot. When I was dawdling in the 21st century, everything was about fighting for strength, drinking the most alcohol, and never being second in a fight.But now this competitive spirit has been greatly weakened, and everything is done from the overall situation, regardless of temporary success or failure. So although the two women treated him badly, they still didn't think it was the same thing.Or this is mature! ◇◇◇◇◇◇ Back in Xianyang, while there was still some time, he went back to Wufu, asked Tao Fang where Zhou Liang's brothers and sisters lived, and then went to see the two of them. They housed Tao Fang in one of the row of houses in East Garden where Tiewei stayed, and the environment was quite good. When Xiang Shaolong stepped into the small hall, the beautiful Zhou Wei was weaving on a loom in one corner, and Zhou Liang was sitting by a small table, fiddling with a strange iron object that looked like a bracelet. Seeing him come in, brother and sister Get up and salute. I don't know if it was out of sympathy, but Xiang Shaolong cared about them very much, first he smiled at Zhou Wei and said, "Is Miss Zhou weaving new clothes for Brother Ling?" Zhou Wei's pretty face blushed suddenly, and she lowered her head and said "En!". Xiang Shaolong was very surprised, but he was embarrassed to ask her the reason for her shyness, so he sat on the other side of the table, watched the two of them sit down, and asked Zhou Liang: "What treasure did Brother Zhou play with?" Zhou Liang handed him the iron object, and said, "This is a wrist guard for the falcon to grasp, look!" He rolled up his sleeves and brought his left wrist to his eyes. There were more than a dozen scars criss-crossing on it. Xiang Shaolong was very interested and said: "It turns out that Brother Zhou is not only a shipbuilder, but also an expert in raising eagles. It's just that he has wrist guards, so why did he still get scratched by the eagles?" Zhou Liangdao: "The wristbands are used to train the new eagles. In the end, the eagles know how to use force, and they are considered masters. These scars were all scratched before the age of fifteen, and they haven't missed since then." Xiang Shaolong said: "So, Brother Zhou is a master at this." Zhou Liang said dejectedly: "It happened in the past, now I am a little ashamed of the eagles, under their oppressive eyes, I dare not be their master anymore." After thinking for a while, Xiang Shaolong said: "From today onwards, Brother Zhou no longer has to run around to earn a living, let alone be afraid of being bullied. You should continue to develop in this area, maybe it will be of great help to me." Zhou Liang became excited, his eyes glowed and said: "Master Xiang's orders, villains will obey, hey! From now on, you can call me Xiaoliang, villains don't dare to call Master Xiang Brother Zhou!" Xiang Shaolong said solemnly: "I never regarded Brother Zhou as an outsider, you shouldn't call me Lord Xiang. Dare I ask what is the secret of raising eagles! How long does it take to cultivate a falcon? What can they do?" Zhou Liang immediately became proud, and said proudly: "The most important thing is to look after the eagle. Only by picking the king among the eagles and being able to understand human nature, can the result be half the effort. Then there is patience and painstaking effort. Raising eagles must start from the least, at least It took a year to complete. Hey! Let it hunt only ordinary trails. The highest level of eagle breeding is to cultivate psychic war eagles, which can not only chase the enemy at high altitudes, detect falsehoods, but also attack sneak attacks and become powerful weapons. .” This time it was Xiang Shaolong's turn to get excited, and said: "Then there is no need to delay, Brother Zhou will immediately look for the Eagle King tomorrow, and I will send a few people to accompany you to make things easier for you." Zhou Liang gladly accepted the order. Seeing that it was about time, Xiang Shaolong bid farewell and left. As soon as he stepped out of the door, Zhou Wei caught up and said, "Master Xiang!" Xiang Shaolong turned around and smiled, "What advice does Miss Zhou have?" Zhou Wei came to him with a pretty face down, and said embarrassingly: "Brother has lost his fortune, what should Zhou Wei do?" Xiang Shaolong said softly: "Brother Ling is an expert at raising eagles, Miss is a top-notch weaver girl, don't they each perform their duties?" Zhou Wei's pink face became even redder, and she said quietly: "I hope to serve you, please allow me." Just by looking at her demeanor, one can tell that it's not as simple as serving, but serving the emperor with her body. It's no wonder that she is indeed her ideal object, and she also has a heart of gratitude. Xiang Shaolong smiled slightly and said, "I've wronged you so much, let me think about it, and I'll talk to you tomorrow." Zhou Wei shook her head stubbornly and said, "Unless Mr. Xiang really dislikes me and is afraid that I will be rough and hands-free, otherwise I will be determined to serve my lord for the rest of my life." It would be a lie to say that he is not tempted to give such a beautiful and delicious girl a desperate promise. Xiang Shaolong felt a headache, so he thought to promise her for the time being!I'll check it out later. He sighed lightly and said, "I'm really upset with Xiang Shaolong, let's do as you say for now! But..." Before he finished speaking, Zhou Wei eagerly cut him off and said, "Thank you for your permission, my lord!" Yingying gave a blessing, turned around and ran back to the house. Xiang Shaolong could only go out with a wry smile.