Chapter 174 Chapter 2 Reunion in Different Places

Xiang Shaolong walked boldly out from behind the screen like a dragon walking like a tiger, knelt down on the ground at a distance, and said in a deep voice, "Wan Ruiguang, the minister of subjugation, deserves death for his crimes, please forgive me by the Queen Mother." Li Yanyan looked at him coldly, and said lightly: "Raise your head!" Xiang Shaolong was secretly delighted, he raised his head and looked deeply into her eyes, with a generous look of seeing death as home. Li Yanyan shot a sharp light from her beautiful eyes, and said solemnly: "Now I ask you a question and you answer it. If you hesitate a little, I will immediately call someone in and push you out to beheaded. Don't deceive me that I am a girl. Aijia has learned riding, archery and swordsmanship since he was a child, and a few people will never get close to me."

Xiang Shaolong thought to himself, no wonder you are so bold, sighed and said, "Why don't the Empress Dowager simply behead me, if you ask about Uncle Taiguo, how can I say it without his permission. " Li Yanyan said displeasedly: "Who is in charge of my family now?" Xiang Shaolong knew not to go too far, so he said sadly: "I, Wan Ruiguang, am just a subject of a subjugated country. This time I return to Shouchun, and I have no hope of surviving. I just want to die for the country, and I am satisfied." Li Yanyan said angrily: "Do you want to die? I just taught you that you can't live, you can't die. I also assigned you a crime of intending to assassinate Ai's family, so that you can bring trouble to your relatives."

Xiang Shaolong laughed and said: "At the end of the day, it turns out that I want to kill my dealer, okay! I, Wan Ruiguang, just accept my fate." He didn't mean to argue with her, but the current situation is complicated, and the relationship between Li Yuan and Li Yanyan is even more incomprehensible. If he succumbs obediently and betrays Li Yuan, she will definitely be despised.It would be more cost-effective to try the extent of her sympathy for the dealer. Li Yanyan stared at him fiercely, her face turned bright and dark, obviously she couldn't make up her mind about this majestic and handsome man who was full of heroism and fearless of death.

Xiang Shaolong accepted it as soon as he saw it, and knocked his head three times on the ground, saying: "This is to thank the queen mother for protecting my dealer just now. If the queen mother changes her mind now, I will still be very grateful, I just hope I can use my death to appease the empress dowager's wrath, and hope that the empress dowager will hold her hands high and spare Zhuang Jiao's last bit of incense." After saying that, he took two quick steps back, knelt down again, drew his sword and wanted to kill himself. Li Yanyan shouted tenderly: "Wait a minute!"

Of course Xiang Shaolong would not commit suicide, if Li Yanyan didn't stop, he had no choice but to break through the leaky window at the back, flee back to the Zhuang mansion at the highest speed, and try to escape for his life.At this time, he secretly shouted for danger, slashed his neck like a movie mirror, and said with a wry smile: "What orders does the Queen Mother have?" Li Yanyan sighed and said: "Put the sword back into the sheath first, and sit down in front of me!" Without saying a word, Xiang Shaolong returned the scabbard, moved to ten steps in front of her and sat down comfortably, with neither overbearing nor humble demeanor.

Heroes are the most important in this era, whether Xiang Shaolong is a hero or not is his own conclusion.But because he comes from the 21st century when everyone is equal, although he does as the Romans does and respects the etiquette, he naturally reveals a kind of boldness that is not afraid of anyone, which makes him uniquely high-spirited Feel. Li Yanyan looked at him for a while, then sighed quietly: "Did elder brother order you to assassinate Lord Chunshen?" This time it was Xiang Shaolong's turn to be surprised, unexpectedly Li Yanyan was so clever, Li Yuan asked him to hide behind a screen to eavesdrop, and deliberately said bad things about Chun Shenjun, so he came to such a conclusion.

Pretentiously muttering: "Uncle Taiguo may have this intention, but he has not formally said it to the minister." Li Yanyan turned her voice cold and said: "Killing Chunshen Jun, do you think there is still someone alive in your dealer?" Xiang Shaolong was a little confused whether she was on Li Yuan's side or Chun Shenjun's side, and said, "Of course I have become a scapegoat!" Li Yanyan was stunned for a moment, and wondered: "Scapegoat, how can there be such a weird word, but it sounds very appropriate. Lambs are indeed only allowed to be slaughtered."

Xiang Shaolong was already very familiar with the mentality of the people in the court at this time, Li Yanyan was waiting for another Zhu Ji, and was unbearably lonely, so when he suddenly met someone like himself, he used it to amuse himself, and had an idea: " This is also called black dog food, white dog disaster, is it more appropriate?" Li Yanyan still didn't understand for a while, after thinking for a while, she burst out laughing with a "puchi", and she knew that she was not dignified, her jade face was restrained, but her tone was already gentle, and she said lightly: "You are not what you seem on the surface. You are so brave and foolish, you only know how to wield a sword, alas! You go! In the final analysis, everything is none of your business, I am just angry at you for daring to peek at Ai’s family.”

Xiang Shaolong didn't dare to show joy, and after kowtowing to thank him, he stood up and said, "Please tell the queen mother a clear way to leave." Li Yanyan said: "After I leave, you can leave through the side door through the atrium from the rear compartment. If you don't want your head to fall to the ground, you'd better not reveal what I said to Uncle Taiguo, otherwise you will never be spared." Xiang Shaolong ignored her words, responded casually, and was about to back out of the courtyard. Li Yanyan said displeased: "Stop! Have you heard what I said?"

Xiang Shaolong said frankly: "Because I don't take my own head seriously, I don't care much about it. But if the Queen Mother says that the family will be unhappy, then even if the body is divided by five horses, I will die. Follow." Li Yanyan opened her apricot eyes angrily at first, but when she heard the last few words, her expression gradually softened, she sighed and said: "If you are not a treacherous and evil person, you are an honest and upright person, Dian Kingdom has a talent like you , the restoration of the country is hopeful. Go! I don’t want to see you in the future.”

Xiang Shaolong was stunned and said: "Didn't the Queen Mother tell Uncle Taiguo to order us to enter the palace just now?" Li Yanyan said angrily: "Do you think it's so easy to see me? Get lost!" Xiang Shaolong smiled wryly: "If the Empress Dowager really wants me to get out, I'd rather kill you. Has the Empress Dowager ever heard that a scholar can be killed without humiliation?" Li Yanyan obviously had never heard of this person before, she only felt that this person's witty words were so fascinating, it was rare in her life, and it was not appropriate to have more contact with him, she turned and walked towards the gate as if she was pissed off by him. Xiang Shaolong took the opportunity to retreat to the courtyard, and walked quickly to the back compartment. When his heart was still filled with Li Yanyan's beautiful image, he opened the door and was about to go out. The fragrant wind wafted in, and a figure bumped towards him. In a trance, Xiang Shaolong only knew that the other party was a woman, how dare he let the other party crash into his arms, and reached out to press the other party's fragrant shoulders. The woman exclaimed, stretched out her hand to press his chest, borrowed some strength, and backed away.Several voices of women shouting and cursing came from the rear compartment. Xiang Shaolong had a face-to-face look with the woman who almost bumped into her arms, and was taken aback. She was not Guo Xiu'er who was married to Li Yuan, or anyone else. The maid who followed behind Guo Xiu'er rushed up aggressively, stopped Guo Xiu'er, and said coquettishly: "Don't be rude, this is General Wan Ruiguang, a friend of Uncle Taiguo." After giving Xiang Shaolong a deep look, he saluted: "Sir, please forgive me for walking without eyes." Xiang Shaolong faintly felt that Guo Xiu'er knew his identity, but he didn't know where the flaw came from, so he felt a headache, but he was happy in his heart, and said politely: "Please forgive me for my offence. " Guo Xiu'er shouted to the four maidservants behind her: "Why don't you go and see if the Queen Mother has left?" It was rare for the four maidservants to see such a gentle and elegant lady speak so harshly, even though they muttered that she did not know where this person came from, they still hurriedly took orders. Guo Xiu'er said softly: "Is the general leaving? Let my concubine give the general a ride!" He led the way, and when he reached the back door, he said to the two guards guarding the back door, "Call me a carriage for General Wan." One of them was ordered to go.Guo Xiu'er found an excuse to drive another guard away, and when there were only two people left, she whispered, "Xiang Shaolong! I miss you so much, why did you come here? Do you want to deal with Xiu'er's husband?" Woolen cloth?" Only then did Xiang Shaolong really know that she had seen through his disguise, and sighed, "How do you know that I am Xiang Shaolong?" Guo Xiu'er whispered: "When I put my hand on your chest just now, I touched the phoenix-shaped jade pendant. I have been playing with it since I was a child, so of course I recognize it! Xiu'er is very happy, you really have been hanging it all the time." Only then did Xiang Shaolong suddenly understand. Guo Xiu'er said quietly: "Can Shaolong let Xiu'er's husband go?" Xiang Shaolong was moved in his heart. If Guo Xiuer wanted him to die, he would be finished with a coquettish call, but even though she guessed that he was here to assassinate Li Yuan, she still refused to do so. She just pleaded with herself. The idea is that he refuses to betray himself. Can't help but ask: "Does he love you?" Guo Xiu'er nodded affirmatively, then sighed again: "What's the use of that, he has too many women!" Of course Xiang Shaolong knew that Li Yuan admired himself, so he said seriously: "Xiu Er, don't worry, I am definitely not here for him." After the carriage had left, Guo Xiu'er returned to the courtyard in a heartbroken state. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ As soon as the carriage drove out of the palace gate, two riders flew over, one of them Xiang Shaolong recognized as the gentle and handsome Dong Luzi, this man once made a big splash in the Handan martial arts arena, and another swordsman, Lou Wuxin, was Li Yuan's subordinate The two most famous masters. Dong Luzi respectfully reined in his horse and said hello, "Uncle Taiguo is waiting for Lord Wan in the red building, let the villain lead the way." The other person had already ordered the driver to change the road, Xiang Shaolong said with a smile: "Why lead the way, isn't the car heading there? This strong man's surname is Gao." Dong Luzi was a little embarrassed. In Shouchun they were used to this kind of rampant style, so they gave him a dry cough and gave him his name. At this time, the sound of hoofbeats sounded, and a team of more than twenty knights came to meet them. They were about twenty years old, wearing noble warrior uniforms, with a rough face and a strong figure. The first generation, staring at Dong Luzi with both eyes, immediately shot out two cold rays, looking excited. Seeing this young man, Dong Luzi snorted coldly, and said to Xiang Shaolong in a low voice: "Master Wan! This is Huang Zhan, the seventh son of Lord Chunshen. One of the best figures, Uncle Taiguo once had a strict order forbidding us to offend him, if he is disrespectful in words, Lord Wan please forgive me." When Xiang Shaolong thought to himself that it turned out to be Shouchun's aristocratic bully, Huang Zhan was already blocking the way ahead, spreading away from the people, cutting off the traffic on the entire road. Dongluzi saluted and said, "Dongluzi greets Mr. Huang." Huang Zhan snorted deafly, rode out on his horse, came to Dong Luzi, and glanced arrogantly at Xiang Shaolong. Dong Luzi hurriedly said: "This is General Wan Ruiguang of the Dian Kingdom, who has just arrived in Shouchun." Huang Zhan lifted his spirits, and said with a chuckle, "It turned out that Wan Ruiguang was the one who forced Li Chuangwen out of the door. Why don't we find a place where Huang Zhan can learn his skills, so as not to be ridiculed by outsiders that I have no one in Shouchun." Xiang Shaolong was amused in his heart, so it turned out that this was just a brave man who used force in vain, no wonder Li Yuan would gain power. Dong Luzi said in a deep voice, "Young Master Huang..." Huang Zhan interrupted him mercilessly: "You dog slave! Where are you talking to?" Dong Luzi bowed his head and said nothing, but he was obviously furious in his heart. Huang Zhan stared at Xiang Shaolong with disdain, and laughed, "Isn't General Wan timid?" Xiang Shaolong smiled slightly and said: "Young Master Huang is admiring me, and I will not be arrogant to be a man in Shouchun, but the sword in my hands is only used to defeat the enemy on the battlefield, or to defend the country and the countryside, you must know it well This reason." Huang Zhan's expression changed: "Are you laughing at me for not knowing how to kill an enemy on the battlefield?" At this time Xiang Shaolong knew better that he was just a brave and ruthless person, so he said calmly: "If Mr. Huang is interested, he can choose a day to compete publicly, but this matter must first be approved by the emperor, please!" These words are both soft and hard, which shows that I am not afraid of you. Huang Zhan had never met such a powerful person before. After a long while, he shouted: "That's it, it's settled. The surname Wan should not retreat when the time comes." Xiang Shaolong looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "Young Master, don't worry, being able to compete with masters is exactly what I, Wan Ruiguang, wish for." Hearing the pride and confidence in his laughter, Huang Zhan was taken aback, turned to Dongluzi and said, "Little Zhuer in Fanghua Pavilion is my Huang Zhan's man, Dongluzi, you'd better not Go there again." After speaking, he deafened and roared, and led the others to ride away on horseback. At this time, both sides of the street were full of car queues and horse dragons. Dong Luzi stared at Huang Zhan's back with a look of resentment, and when they turned to another street, he took a deep breath and said, "I really hope that General Wan can kill this kid with one sword." ◇◇◇◇◇◇ Shouchun is the place where Xiang Shaolong sought the most places for singing and dancing after he came to this era, but the most prosperous one is adjacent to Fanglie Avenue named after the God of Dionysus in the inner city. There are pavilions and taverns, and they are privately owned, so we can see their prosperity. According to Dong Luzi, most of the singers came from the conquered countries, and Yue girls were the most expensive among them. The "source of goods" can be "purchased" directly from those places that have been exploited by the Chu royal family for a long time, and they can also buy captured subjugated slaves from the government. Just thinking about the situation, Xiang Shaolong already shook his head and sighed. The red building is one of the largest singing and dancing buildings in Shouchun, and the other two are Shennvzhai and Fanglie Pavilion, where Huang Zhan warned Dong Luzi not to go. The red building is a group of courtyards surrounded by high walls. There are seven or eight courtyard houses distributed in the garden. The inner city wall, the river protection, and Ying Garden, a famous garden resort in Shouchun. The Ying Lake in the center of the garden is like a mirror embedded in the trees. Guided by Dong Luzi, Xiang Shaolong climbed up to the second floor of the main building. Four beautiful maidservants in colorful clothes knelt down to greet them, handed them two basins of clean water, and waited for them to wash their hands and wipe their faces. That kind of ostentation was indeed beyond the reach of San Jin and Qiang Qin. . The person in charge is a big fat man named Shuqi, this person is a top-notch flatterer, rarely just right, even Xiang Shaolong felt that he had to reward him in order to feel at ease. Li Yuan was drinking in one of the side rooms on the side of Ying Garden at this time, and he was accompanied by Lou Wuxin and Yan Fu, who had been defeated under Teng Yi's men.Seeing Xiang Shaolong coming, after inviting him to the table, he asked solemnly, "Has the Empress Dowager discovered that Brother Wan is hiding behind the screen?" Xiang Shaolong's thoughts changed, he knew he had to make a decision whether to buy Li Yuan or Li Yanyan. Sighing, he said, "The Empress Dowager once issued a strict order that I was not allowed to tell the story, but I, Wan Ruiguang, am not a person who is afraid of death, and Uncle Taiguo is so dedicated to our farmer. Yes, the Empress Dowager does not know how to do it." will know that I am hiding behind the screen." He finally decided to buy Li Yuan, the reason is ridiculous, because Li Yanyan is kind-hearted, offended her, there is still room for change, but Li Yuan is an out-and-out villain, if let him know that he is lying, it will be a big deal It's not good. Li Yuan said happily: "Brother Wan thinks highly of me so much, I, Li Yuan, will naturally try my best to protect Brother Wan, and Brother Wan can rest assured. Hey! Why do you think she knew you were hiding behind the screen? I only thought of it after the incident .” Xiang Shaolong really didn't know, he scratched his head and said, "Uncle Taiguo, please tell me the whole story!" Li Yuandao: "There are two reasons. First, she knew from the guard that Brother Wan and I were drinking and talking; second, there were footprints on the ground. When the queen mother asked me to leave, I looked back and saw the footprints on the ground from deep to deep. Shallowly extending to the screen, you will know that there are flaws." Xiang Shaolong secretly pleaded for danger, if he said that the queen mother just stayed there for a while and then left, Li Yuan would have to see on the spot that he was lying. Li Yuan smiled and said, "Brother Wan! Li Yuan offers you a toast." Lou Wuxin, Yan Fu and Dong Luzi raised their glasses together. After drinking for three rounds, Xiang Shaolong voluntarily dedicated himself and said, "The Empress Dowager seems to be vaguely aware that Uncle Taiguo deliberately asked about our country's affairs to let me know who is preventing my family from returning to the country, and she also severely reprimanded me all the time. Ton." Li Yuan said as if nothing had happened: "Brother Wan, please describe the entire process of meeting the Queen Mother verbatim. This matter is very important, and there must be no omissions to hide." Xiang Shaolong immediately revealed everything, half-truth and half-false description, the most critical part, for example, Li Yanyan saw through Li Yuan's words that Xiang Shaolong wanted Xiang Shaolong to assassinate Chunshen Jun, so he had to hide it . After Li Yuan frowned and pondered for a moment, he asked about other details repeatedly, forcing Xiang Shaolong to tell the truth after he even drew his sword and killed himself. Then he said with a strange expression: "I know the character of my queen mother best, and I rarely tell people so much. The strangest thing is that Brother Wan was not punished at all." Turning to other people: "What do you think?" Lou Wuxin and the other three had weird expressions, but they dared not say what was in their hearts. Li Yuan clapped angrily and said, "Just tell me what you say! Can't I guess? I just want to confirm it with you." Lou Wuxin lowered her head and said respectfully: "After all, the Queen Mother is still a woman, maybe... Hey! Master, understand what I mean!" Li Yuan glanced at Xiang Shaolong, laughed and said, "You see, as men, they are so hesitant when it comes to women, isn't it ridiculous?" At this time, it was Xiang Shaolong's turn to wonder, could he have guessed wrongly, if Li Yuan had an obedient relationship with this beautiful girl, he would be more or less jealous if he saw a second man for her, but Seeing him so happy now is unreasonable. Li Yuan raised his glass and said, "Let's have another drink!" Xiang Shaolong toasted with everyone in a daze. Li Yuan put down his cup, his eyes gleamed with a frightening look, and his expression was full of longing: "I, the queen mother, can't bear the loneliness at last, and my heart is moved for Brother Wan. This kind of thing between a man and a woman is the most difficult to explain, but it's just the truth. This is indeed the case, Brother Wan is hopeful for his return to the country today." Xiang Shaolong cursed inwardly, earlier he wanted to be an assassin, but this time he wanted to be a gigolo and a male prostitute.Shaking his head, he said: "Uncle Taiguo misunderstood, the queen mother only cared about our farmer's affairs, so she said a few more words to me, so she let me off the hook, and shouldn't involve men and women." Li Yuan said excitedly: "Of course this may just be a joke. But I will test her with words. I know her too well. She can hide it from anyone, but she can never hide it from me." Xiang Shaolong said solemnly: "Uncle Taiguo wants me Wan Ruiguang to kill the enemy with a sword, I will never frown, but..." Li Yuan interrupted him and said: "Okay! You are worthy of being a good man. But brother Wan, have you ever thought about making big things happen? Not only must you not stick to small details, but you must use everything to the extreme, otherwise Brother Wan will not have to come to Shouchun, just kill him Return to Dian Kingdom. See if you can kill all the traitors with the sword in your hand." Xiang Shaolong was at a loss for words, and at the same time he said in great bewilderment: "I don't understand one thing. In the final analysis, Li Ling is still a member of the Li clan of Uncle Taiguo. Why did Lord Chunshen want to protect him, but Uncle Taiguo did not?" What about dealing with him?" Li Yuan sighed, and gestured to Yan Fu, "Yan Fu, tell me!" Yan Fusu said: "General Wan doesn't know something. Even within the Li family, there are different parties. The most powerful is of course our uncle, and the other party is headed by uncle Taizhu Li Quan, who specializes in He is in charge of all sacrificial matters in the country, and has recently been in collusion with Xiangguo Chunshen Jun, and Li Ling and Li Chuangwen belong to their party, so they are at odds with the uncle." Only then did Xiang Shaolong understand. On the surface, Chunshen Jun and Li Yuan seem to be in harmony, but inside they are secretly fighting fiercely.Chun Shenjun then wooed the forces in the Li family that were hostile to Li Yuan and used them to attack Li Yuan.Because of this original prisoner, Mr. Chunshen changed his position from supporting the rejuvenation of the Zhuang family to opposing and sabotaging it.After all, no one is a good person. Under such circumstances, Li Yanyan naturally became the most important person. Whoever can get her support will win in the end. The most powerful positions in the Chu court are, of course, Chunshen Jun of the right minister and Li Yuan of the left minister, followed by Taizhu, Taizong, Taizheng and Taishi.Among the latter four, Taizhu, who is also in charge of the law, has the greatest power. It is no wonder that Li Yuan will be at a disadvantage when You Xiangguo joins forces with Taizhu. From this point of view, it is not that Li Yuan has no intention of restoring the country for the banker, because the banker after the recovery will become Li Yuan's confidant, which can not only help him stabilize other vassal states, but also greatly increase his power , overwhelm other opposing forces. Li Yuandao: "This time the Empress Dowager wants to invite Princess Dian and the crown prince into the palace. It is really out of Li Quan's idea. Although the superficial reason is high-sounding, in fact, she just does not want you to contact other vassal states and reach a secret agreement, which is not conducive to Li Ling. Come on! Brother Wan, do you understand now?" Xiang Shaolong pretended to be grateful and said, "Thank you, Uncle Taiguo, for your guidance." Li Yuan pondered for a while, and continued: "I will defy the queen mother for this matter, but the matter of Mr. Chunshen can be put aside for the time being. The most important thing at present is to find out whether the queen mother is interested in Brother Wan before making a decision. How to take one step." Standing up, he said: "I'll go back to the palace now, and let the three of them drink and have fun with you. The girls here are outstanding, I guarantee that Brother Wan will be satisfied." Xiang Shaolong was not interested in prostitution, so he stood up and saluted: "Uncle Taiguo's kindness has been appreciated, a subjugated minister, how can I have leisure time to have fun." Li Yuan saw that he had no interest in anything other than restoring the country, so he happily said, "Then let me give Brother Wan a ride first!" We went together.