Chapter 175 Chapter 3 Intrigue

When Xiang Shaolong returned to the Dian Palace, he saw more than a dozen imperial guards guarding the gate. After entering, he realized that Li Yanyan personally ordered these people to protect the palace. As soon as he entered the mansion, he invited Mrs. Zhuang to talk. After hearing Bi Xiang Shaolong's narration, Mrs. Zhuang said angrily: "I never thought Chunshen Jun is such a person. Thinking about how my old man treated him back then, how could he think of it?" Now they are joining forces with the people of the Li family to harm us." Xiang Shaolong has long been used to this kind of thing, and he comforted him: "There are many people who are not ungrateful for profit. Fortunately, we don't need to rely on anyone at all. As long as Tian Dan is killed, we will immediately stay away from the wrong place and try our best to restore the country." plan. Let them kill each other."

Mrs. Zhuang sighed slightly, and said in a low voice, "Fortunately, I still have you to rely on." Xiang Shaolong was secretly startled, changed the subject and asked, "Is there anything special today?" Mrs. Zhuang cheered up and said: "It can be said that we came at the right time this time. The princes from all over the country either sent important officials or came to pay tribute to the funeral. They all miss the kindness of the ancestors. They all said that if we make trouble, they can support us with military pay and supplies. In recent years, the power of Yelang people has increased greatly. Everyone hopes that we can restore the country and suppress the ambitions of Yelang people. I heard that this trip to Yelang Will Wang Huaciwa come to offer condolences?"

Xiang Shaolong frowned and said, "Will Li Ling come?" Mrs. Zhuang shook her head in a daze, then sighed and said with a wry smile: "If Chu Ting is willing to accept him to come to Shouchun, it means that Chu Ru has formally recognized his identity. I don't think Li Yuan will allow this occurring." Xiang Shaolong said in a deep voice: "I think the chances of him coming are very high, otherwise Chunshen Jun would not have deliberately invited you back, and sent someone to assassinate you on the way. From my point of view, he must be with Yelang Wang Huaci Wa came hand in hand, and Li Chuangwen's occupation of the Dian Palace was to build momentum for Li Ling, but we didn't expect that we were still alive and well. Once King Xiaolie died, Shouchun fell into the struggle of various forces, and Li Yanyan was Because I know the ins and outs of this matter, I will send people to guard the Dian Palace."

Mrs. Zhuang's expression changed: "Shaolong! I'm a woman after all. When I encounter this kind of situation, my mind is at a loss. How should I deal with it?" Xiang Shaolong said: "Now we have to figure out one thing, that is why Taizhu Li Quan suggested that we move into the palace, but one of the possibilities is to allow Li Lingke to live in the Dian palace in a big way, and Chunshen Your Majesty put us under house arrest in the palace for security reasons, which can not only prevent us from contacting other princes, but also openly declare to the world that Li Ling has officially become the lord of the Dian Kingdom, and the means are indeed extremely despicable."

Mrs. Zhuang said angrily, "Is Li Yanyan allowed to be manipulated by them?" Xiang Shaolong said: "We haven't really figured out what kind of person Li Yanyan is, but from my point of view, she is far away from Li Yuan and is close to Chun Shenjun and Li Quan. Overjoyed to see me differently.” Mrs. Zhuang looked at him carefully for a while, nodded and said: "You are indeed a man who can make a woman's heart flutter. Li Yanyan has always hated men, maybe she will change because of you." Xiang Shaolong lost his voice: "Hate men, is she a homosexual?"

Mrs. Zhuang asked in amazement, "What is homosexuality?" Xiang Shaolong knew it and made a slip of the tongue, explaining: "It means Huanxi is dating a woman of the same gender, hey!" Mrs. Zhuang pursed her lips and said with a smile: "I haven't heard of that, I only know that she started from being sensible and never touched anything that a man has used. She is even more honest with men, otherwise Li Yuan wouldn't tell you because of her. After talking for a while, I guessed where to go." At this moment, Zhuang Kong walked in without even knocking on the door and said, "The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager are here!"

Xiang Shaolong and Mrs. Zhuang looked at each other in astonishment, they were greatly surprised and didn't know what to do. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ Li Yanyan, with a heavy veil on her face, sits high at the chairman's office at the end of the main hall of the Dian Palace. Taizhu Li Quan holds the imperial wat in his hand and stands respectfully aside. The sturdy imperial guards stand on both sides of the hall and line up to the entrance. Here, the atmosphere is solemn and solemn. After Mrs. Zhuang and Xiang Shaolong kowtowed to salute, the ceremonial officer who came along shouted loudly: "Peace!"

Madam Zhuang stood up. Xiang Shaolong carefully peeked at Taizhu Li Quan. This person had a narrow face, tall and thin figure, beautiful beard and drooping chest. He was about forty years old, and he looked like a fairy, but his face was pale. She looked overly drunk, and her eyes kept rolling, showing that her stomach was full of bad water. Empress Dowager Li Yanyan said calmly: "I don't know if Uncle Taiguo came to see the princess and the prince, and conveyed the meaning of mourning the family?" Mrs. Zhuang is of course not good at telling such undeniable lies, and when she didn't know what to do, Xiang Shaolong coughed dryly and said, "The Empress Dowager has learned from you, Uncle Taiguo once..."

Taizhu Li Quan sneered, interrupted his words: "The Queen Mother is asking Princess Dian, how can someone else answer for her?" Xiang Shaolong almost drew his sword and rushed forward to kill him, this gentleman is really deceiving people too much. Mrs. Zhuang said coldly: "If my brother Wan Ruiguang says it, just wait for me to say it." Li Quan snorted coldly and looked at Li Yanyan whose face was hidden in the deep veil.Li Yanyan said: "General Wan, please tell me!" Xiang Shaolong secretly thought that if they didn't give some color, they would not even have a place to stay in Shouchun, so he said calmly, "May I ask the queen mother, the traitor Li Ling, is he on the way to Shouchun with King Yelang?"

Li Yanyan and Li Quan were startled at the same time, stunned on the spot, the atmosphere was extremely embarrassing. Xiang Shaolong's eyes flickered sharply, and he said in a deep voice: "The Queen Mother, please answer the servant." Li Quan came back to his senses and shouted, "Wan Ruiguang, how dare you be rude to the Queen Mother?" Xiang Shaolong said unhappily: "Mrs. Li, please forgive Ruiguang for being stupid. What I'm asking about is about our Dian kingdom. Why is it so rude?" Li Quan had always been more domineering than Li Yuan, and he rarely contradicted others, but in this situation he had to be unreasonable, and was temporarily speechless.

Xiang Shaolong looked at him coldly, and there was a sneer at the corner of his mouth that made Li Quan shudder, and then turned to Li Yanyan, simply put on an air of fearlessness, and waited for her reply. Li Yanyan said calmly: "Li Ling did ask to come here, but the Ai family has already rejected it. As for whether he accompanied Huaciwa, the Ai family does not know." Xiang Shaolong laughed and said: "Then I dare to bet on Xiang Shang's head, Huaciwa and Li Ling, two people who are in a mess, have already arrived in Shouchun, otherwise why would the empress dowager and the empress dowager come and invite us in?" to the palace." Li Quan's expression changed immediately, and he shouted, "How courageous." Xiang Shaolong looked up to the sky and laughed wildly: "What courage is there? Since Chu is going to destroy our Dian Kingdom, we don't want to endure humiliation and steal our lives. Queen Mother, please go back to the palace. We sacrificed to the previous queens and all committed suicide. There is no need for the Queen Mother." Wait no more for me." Li Quan's face changed again. If this happened, the princes would be separated, and they might all lean towards Qiang Qin, which would be very bad.This is exactly what Chu people are most afraid of happening.Li Yanyan's delicate body trembled slightly, and she didn't know how to deal with this situation. Mrs. Zhuang knelt down and hugged Zhuang Baoyi into her arms, but the boy was still standing proudly, without showing the slightest expression of fear. Xiang Shaolong's eyes are like a falcon, staring at Li Yanyan closely.Of course he would not be so stupid as to commit suicide, he would naturally run away immediately if necessary, it was better than being put under house arrest and slaughtered by others.What's more, he is most afraid that people will find the flying needles on his body, even Li Yuan will come to kill him at that time. At this moment, there was a series of sounds of weapons clashing outside the door, and then Li Yuan broke in and shouted angrily, "Who dares to stop me?" The eight guards guarding the door raised their halberds and blocked his approach. Li Yanyan scolded, "Let Uncle Taiguo come in!" The long halberd was put away, and Li Yuan was still in the scabbard. He really had the heroic spirit to look down on the world. Seeing Mrs. Zhuang's beautiful eyes staring at Li Yuan, Xiang Shaolong showed a fascinated look, secretly screamed that something was wrong, but there was nothing he could do for a while. Li Yuan strode to Xiang Shaolong's side, and just stood up after saluting, Li Quan sneered and said, "Uncle Taiguo..." Li Yanyan cut him off coldly and said, "This matter will be dealt with by Ai's family!" Li Yuan gave Li Quan a disdainful look, and said in a deep voice, "Forgive me, Li Yuan, who doesn't know how to flatter you. If the Queen Mother is instigated by traitors, the disaster of national subjugation is at hand." Li Quan ignored Li Yanyan's instructions, and said: "What does Zuo Xiangguo mean by this? I must pay back my mother and wish me justice." Then he knelt down to Li Yanyan, kowtowed and said: "The Queen Mother, please be the master of the old minister, even if the former king During his lifetime, he never said a word of insult to the veteran." Xiang Shaolong secretly thought that this Li Quan is really not a decent person, no wonder he was bought by Chunshen Jun, he did not expect Qin, Chu, Zhao three countries, the power is all in the hands of the Queen Mother, and the reasons are different.King Zhao Xiaocheng's life was too decadent and he couldn't bear the pressure and died; King Qin Zhuangxiang was poisoned to death by Lu Buwei; and King Chu Xiaolie probably died in Li Yanyan's belly. Because Li Yanyan's pink face was hidden behind the veil, it made people unpredictable, and it was hard to guess her meaning. After a long silence, she slowly said: "Uncle Taiguo, don't scare people." In fact, Xiang Shaolong still doesn't know Li Yanyan's true position. She seems to be quite protective of the dealer, and of course she may be acting.But she must be on the side of Li Quan and Chun Shenjun in the matter of Zhuang Baoyi's restoration, otherwise she would not have appeared in the Dian Palace at this moment.This morning, when she ordered Li Yuan to take all the dealers into the palace, she should have received the news that Li Ling had come to Shouchun. Li Yuan sighed, and said dejectedly: "I have already said what I want to say. The ancient sages said that those who go against people's hearts are invincible. Now Li Ling is colluding with the Yelang people and oppressing the Hou country. He really has the heart of a tiger and a wolf." It's ridiculous that some people turn a blind eye to it, and they are so dedicated to accomplishing it that it makes the princes feel alienated. Just look at the prince of Dian, and everyone rushes to visit him, so you can know what the people want. I said that the Queen Mother was instigated by villains, The end of Chu is imminent, and it is by no means empty words. If the Southwest Ping Fan is completely gone, the strong Qin army will be able to march straight forward, and within a month they will be able to approach the city of Shouchun. At that time, it will be too late to appease the Hou State .” Xiang Shaolong began to feel that Li Yuan was not completely insincere in the restoration of the Zhuang family.No matter how bad Li Yuan is, he still loves his country and his family.To a certain extent, assuming that he still wants to stay in Shouchun, his fate will be tied to Li Yuan.If Li Yuan was killed, he would not be able to live much longer. This matter is indeed unpredictable, even if Zou Yan, a contemporary master of prophecy, told him personally, he would not believe it. Li Quan, who was still kneeling on the ground, expressed his feelings with a crying voice: "The queen mother must not be mistaken for slander, all the old ministers' deeds are in accordance with the last king's will, and the queen mother will learn from it." At this moment, Xiang Shaolong grasped Li Yanyan's position.She didn't have any liking for Li Ling, or she was particularly dependent on Li Quan or Lord Chunshen, but followed the will of King Chu Xiaolie, and hoped that through Li Ling, all the vassal states could be brought back into the territory of Chu.But Li Yuan saw that this was not going to work, coupled with the struggle between the two factions within the Li clan, it became the current stalemate. Putting himself in the situation, Xiang Shaolong couldn't help but feel a headache for Li Yanyan's choice.Compared to Li Yanyan, Li Yuan is indeed much smarter, at least he has the courage to not be ordered by King Xiaolie. Mrs. Zhuang still knelt on the ground quietly, looking around Xiang Shaolong and Li Yuan from time to time, it might be a bit hard to choose. Li Yanyan sighed and said: "Let's talk about this later! Ai's family is going back to the palace." Li Quan shouted anxiously: "Queen Dowager!" Xiang Shaolong laughed and said, "Mrs. Li, it's best to tell the traitor Li Ling that no matter how many troops he brings, I, Wan Ruiguang, will take his head." Li Yanyan's delicate body trembled and she stood up. Xiang Shaolong, Li Yuan and Zhuang Baoyi hurriedly knelt down on the ground according to the etiquette. Li Yanyan said slowly: "It is true that Li Ling's visit to Beijing was not approved by Ai's family. Li Quan, you ordered him to stay in the Yelang Palace and not allow him to step out of the palace. Blame him for suffering." Turning to Li Yuan, he said, "Uncle Taiguo sent me a regiment of imperial guards to guard Dian Palace for twelve hours. If anyone dares to offend, they will be killed without mercy." Amidst the sound of driving back to the palace, the number one beauty in the Chu region was escorted by eight palace maids before and after, and went out. Li Quan covered Li Yuan and Xiang Shaolong with his eyes of incomparable hatred, and chased them out. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ Mrs. Zhuang personally poured wine for Li Yuan and Xiang Shaolong, and smiled charmingly at Li Yuan: "Until today, I will know who is the one who has done their best for my family. Let my sister and brother offer a toast to Uncle Taiguo." Li Yuan raised his glass and said, "If one day I, Li Yuan, can fight against the powerful traitors in the court, I will ensure that the Prince of Dian can sit on the throne of Dian, and I swear with this cup." Madam Zhuang's beautiful eyes welled up with tears of gratitude, she hung her head after finishing her wine and said, "Uncle Taiguo is so generous, even if I am a cow or a horse, I am willing." Li Yuan's eyes lit up, and he said very gracefully: "Princess Dian is going to destroy Li Yuan." Although Xiang Shaolong has no ambitions for Mrs. Zhuang, seeing her willingness to allow Li Yuan to feast on him makes him quite uncomfortable.Fortunately, he was broad-minded, and after drinking a cup, he put aside his worries. Mrs. Zhuang glanced at Xiang Shaolong secretly, a smile escaped from the corner of her mouth, and she said softly: "Ruiguang, you should take a rest after drinking one more cup." Turning to Li Yuan, he said, "My little brother can't stand alcohol, but no matter how much he drinks, he won't blush." Xiang Shaolong was taken aback, and secretly praised Mrs. Zhuang for her carefulness, she covered her face with thick powder, no matter how much she drank, she would not blush. Li Yuan smiled and said: "Princess Dian, please don't blame Li Yuan for being presumptuous. I want to have a private conversation with Brother Wan." Xiang Shaolong and Mrs. Zhuang were stunned at the same time. Mrs. Zhuang nodded meekly, left the hall, and closed the door for the two of them. Li Yuan stared blankly at Xiang Shaolong, and after a while he sighed, "Xiang Shaolong! I, Li Yuan, have convinced you!" Xiang Shaolong immediately lost his mind, and put his hand on the hilt of his sword. Li Yuan raised his hands and said: "Brother Xiang, don't be nervous, if I want to deal with you, I won't come here to drink with you." Xiang Shaolong had just recovered from his shock, and said with a smile, "How did you recognize me?" Li Yuandao: "When I saw Brother Xiang for the first time, I already felt familiar, but because this thing seems too impossible, and you have grown a beard, the shape of your face has changed, the color of your hair and skin color are very different from before, and your language is full of Dian. sound, so it is believed that real people are similar, and things are similar.” He shook his head again and said with a smile: "Actually, I came earlier just now, just peeking outside the door to watch Brother Xiang's wonderful performance of turning the world around with one hand. At that time, you not only forgot to cover up your voice, but even showed your usual demeanor. Only your family, there is no semicolon, unless I am blind or deaf, how can I not know that you are Xiang Shaolong?" Xiang Shaolong wondered: "Brother Li and younger brother are enemies but not friends, why do they reunite now like old friends, talking deeply?" Li Yuan leaned forward and said: "The gap between me and Brother Xiang really started with a talented girl. At that time, I wished I could tear Brother Xiang's body into thousands of pieces, but now the rice is cooked. Sigh!" Li Yuan shot deep pain in his eyes, and sighed: "Things will eventually pass, what's the use of killing brother Xiang, the apostle Ji talented woman hates me all her life, if she dies for love, I will suffer even more." Xiang Shaolong came into contact with Li Yuan's warm and affectionate side for the first time, and he was a little moved: "I didn't expect Brother Li to have such a heart, I'm disrespectful." Unexpectedly, in just two days in Shouchun, they were recognized by Guo Xiuer and Li Yuan respectively. It seems that the disguise technique is not very effective.Fortunately, apart from Tian Dan, Han Chuang, Guo Kai and a few others, no one in Shouchun knew him. Li Yuanxian was full of emotion, and after long sighs and short sighs, he said in a mocking tone: "I don't know if Brother Xiang believes it or not, even if Brother Xiang walks on the street and calls me Xiang Shaolong, I guarantee that no one will dare to touch you Hairy hair. Now everyone knows that the Crown Prince and Queen Mother of Qin regard you as a confidant, and the Qin army even regards you as a god. If you are slaughtered today, the Qin army will come tomorrow. Brother Xiang just doesn’t know it! Now only Lu Buwei and Tian Dan dare to touch you." Xiang Shaolong said in a deep voice: "This is exactly what I have in mind. Didn't Brother Li form an alliance with Tian Dan?" Li Yuan said harshly: "Don't talk about this ungrateful old fox anymore. After coming to Shouchun, I found that Chunshenjun's situation is better than mine, so I immediately turned to them and moved in with Chunshenjun yesterday. I even told Chunshen Jun about my plans, but luckily I have someone in Chunshenjun's mansion, otherwise I wouldn't know what happened if I died." Only then did Xiang Shaolong suddenly understand, and said with a smile, "So that's how it is!" Li Yuan blushed and said, "How did Brother Xiang know that Tian Dan is here?" There was no point in keeping him secret.Xiang Shaolong told the facts, Li Yuan couldn't help but sigh his good luck. After figuring out the ins and outs, Li Yuan said with a serious face: "Of course it is not easy for Brother Xiang to trust me completely. Now Brother Xiang should know that my situation is bad. And I also know that Brother Xiang wants to kill Tian Dan and restore the country for the Yunnan people. Difficult and difficult. But if the two of us work together, maybe all these impossible things will be solved." Xiang Shaolong nodded and said: "Who can refuse such a best of both worlds, but I have to find out one thing first, does Brother Li know about Lu Buwei's plot to kill Xu Xian by the hands of you Chu people?" Li Yuandao: "Of course I know, but how could I, Li Yuan, fall into Lu Buwei's plan? Suppose Mr. Xu died at the hands of our Chu people, and Mr. Xu still came here to pay homage to the king, the consequences would be unimaginable." In the past, Xiang Shaolong would never have believed Li Yuan's words, but now that he is clear about his position, and he knows that the one who can call the wind and rain in Shouchun is Chunshen Jun and not Li Yuan, there is no reason to doubt him.At this moment, Li Yuan's most concerned thing is to save his life first, and then talk about seizing power.Just look at the arrogance of Huang Zhan, the seventh son of Chun Shenjun this afternoon, and you can see the rest. Li Yuan suddenly trembled and said: "Not good," Xiang Shaolong startled Yao and said, "What's the matter?" The blood on Li Yuan's face faded, and he said angrily, "Mr. Chunshen really doesn't understand the overall situation. He did such a stupid thing in order to please Tian Dan and Lu Buwei." Xiang Shaolong's heart sank. Li Yuan's face was ashen and said: "Fifteen days ago, Huang Hu, the sixth son of Lord Chunshen, led three thousand generals, and went west by boat. It was the day after we received the news that Xu Xian came to Shouchun. I already suspected , but I didn't expect Chunshen Jun to be so old and confused, not knowing the seriousness." Xiang Shaolong sighed: "Actually Chunshenjun and Tian Dan have always been in collusion. You may not know that Zhao Mushi is Chunshenjun's fifth son. Back then, Xiaowei Mou came to Wei State to kill me at Chunshenjun's request." Li Yuan was dumbfounded when he heard this, only to realize that Tian Dan had taken advantage of him.And he still confided his heart to his heart, trying to use the power of Qi people to deal with Chun Shenjun. Xiang Shaolong stretched out his hand and said, "This covenant is concluded!" Li Yuan was overjoyed, stretched out his hand to hold him tightly and said, "I absolutely trust Brother Xiang." Xuan said a little embarrassedly: "But I know that Brother Xiang still doesn't dare to trust me completely, and now I swear to heaven that if there is Violate this covenant, teach me to pierce my body with ten thousand arrows and die." Xiang Shaolong secretly praised in his heart, because if Li Yuan could not win his complete trust, he would definitely guard against him everywhere, then this kind of cooperation would not be perfect. It's funny to think about it, not too long ago, the two still wanted me to die, and I wanted you to die, but now they have become comrades-in-arms under the pressure of the situation. Li Yuan lifted his spirits, and said, "The first step is to kill Li Ling, how about giving them a good shot?" The two looked at each other and laughed at the same time, full of the taste of meeting rivals.