Chapter 186 The last side of chapter three

Xiang Shaolong and Prince Dan returned to Wufu, Xu Yi, who never dreamed that he turned around and rescued his master, was overjoyed and grateful.Xiang Shaolong was worried about Zhao Ya, Wu Tingfang, Bao'er, etc., he made a plea, and handed over to Tao Fang and Teng Yi to greet the crown prince, and hurriedly walked to the inner house, the servants he met saw him coming back, everyone Excited, respectful salute. When passing through the corridor of the garden, the voices of men and women talking came from the small pavilion behind the bamboo forest, but they could not be heard clearly.

He didn't care about his leisure, he walked a few steps, the footsteps sounded, and a female voice called out in the bamboo forest path: "Master is back!" Xiang Shaolong looked away, it turned out to be Zhou Wei.The face may have become a little plump due to the freehand life, and it is even more charming than before. Yingying prostrates herself on the ground, her pretty face is slightly red, and her expression is flustered and weird. When Xiang Shaolong was wondering who she was talking to, a figure flashed, and Wu Guo, who was going to Daliang to pick up Zhao Ya, was chased out by Zhulin Xiaojing, and shouted: "Xiao Weiwei! Oh! Master Xiang! Xiao People! Hey!" Kneeling beside Zhou Wei, he looked embarrassed.

Suddenly, Xiang Shaolong knew that Wu Guo had taken a fancy to Zhou Wei and was pursuing him vigorously. That day I had encouraged Jing Jun to pursue Zhou Wei, it seems that Jing Jun shifted his target to Lu Dan'er, so he gave this cute guy Wu Guo a hot fry, and he was also happy in his heart. Seeing that Wu Guo was almost kneeling next to her shoulder to shoulder, Zhou Wei glared at Wu Guo in embarrassment before saying in panic, "Master, Xiao Wei..." Xiang Shaolong stepped forward to help the two of them up, and said cheerfully: "Xiao Wei doesn't need to explain, seeing you two together, I only feel joy, and I don't feel any blame."

Zhou Wei's pretty face flushed, she lowered her head and said, "Master, that's not the case!" Xiang Shaolong didn't dare to look at him when she saw her talking, so he didn't understand that she had great affection for Wu Guo, when he wanted to speak, Wu Guo jumped up, and amidst the cheers, he turned a somersault and grabbed Zhou Wei's jade arm Shakingly said: "Xiao Weiwei! I'm right! Master Xiang will definitely not blame us." Zhou Wei broke free from his grasp, and said angrily, "Get out of here, I have to serve the uncle." Xiang Shaolong laughed and said, "Xiaowei doesn't need to serve me anymore. From today onwards, Wu Guo will serve you!"

After saying that, he walked away, leaving Wu Guo to entangle Zhou Wei. When he was about to reach the back house, the fragrant wind rushed, Tian Zhen and Tian Feng rushed out and threw themselves into his arms, weeping with joy, like two trembling beautiful birds.Xiang Shaolong hugged the two of them tightly and entered the hall. Wu Tingfang and Ji Yanran were having a heart-to-heart conversation, and Xiang Baoer, who was almost three years old, was clinging to the latter's arms. Seeing Xiang Shaolong, Wu Tingfang forgot everything, jumped up and rushed towards him.Xiang Shaolong let go of Tian's sister and hugged her in his arms.

Wu Tingfang cried while complaining: "You man! You are only willing to go home now." When Xiang Shaolong coaxed and teased her, Ji Yanran came over holding Xiang Baoer and handed it into his arms go. Xiang Baoer put her arms around his neck, and called out in a clear and resounding childlike voice: "Father!" Xiang Shaolong was so happy that he kissed his little face like rain, and his heart was filled with family love and warmth. Ji Yanran smiled and said, "Okay! Come into the room and see Sister Ya! She should wake up." Knowing that Zhao Ya didn't have the habit of taking a nap, Xiang Shaolong was startled and said, "What's wrong with Ya'er."

Ji Yanran's expression darkened and she said: "She is very weak, go and see her! She has waited for you so hard." Xiang Shaolong handed Xiang Baoer back to Ji Yanran, and casually asked, "Where's Zhi Zhi He Rou?" Wu Tingfang said happily: "When the three sisters met, no one would pay attention to them anymore." After Xiang Shaolong kissed Wu Tingfang's face, the Tian sisters happily dragged him to the east chamber.In one of the quiet rooms, Zhao Ya was still in a deep sleep, with a pretty maid watching over her. Sister Tian tactfully took the pretty maid away, and when he and Zhao Ya were left alone in the room, he sat on the edge of the couch, his heart ablaze with love, and carefully looked at this troubled beauty.

Zhao Ya had obviously lost weight, his complexion was unhealthily pale, lacking the radiance of the past, but adding a haggard and delicate look, which made his heart ache. Xiang Shaolong stretched out his hand to caress her cheek, and cried out in pain, "Ya'er! Ya'er!" Zhao Ya woke up slowly, opened her eyes and saw that it was Xiang Shaolong, she groaned softly and struggled to sit up.Xiang Shaolong pulled her into his arms, brought her sweet lips together, and kissed her bitterly. Zhao Ya didn't know where the strength came from, hugged him firmly, responded enthusiastically, then raised her pretty face, and smiled happily: "My man is finally back, oh! Why are you crying? No one is crying!"

Xiang Shaolong fell on the bed, hugged her and slept with her face to face, caressing her beautiful body with his hands, and sighed: "Ya'er, you've lost weight!" Zhao Ya kissed the tip of his nose, and said happily: "For the sake of your naughty hands, I have already forced myself to eat every day, should I blame others? Hmm! Remember not to turn over other people's old accounts, and you are not allowed to say a word." Seeing her beautiful eyes, Xiang Shaolong felt joy in his heart, and said, "Ya'er, you must recover, so that you can accompany me to go sightseeing in the mountains and rivers, and enjoy yourself to the fullest."

Zhao Ya smiled and said: "My illness will never recover, but as long as I can be with my most beloved person in the last days, God will not owe me Zhao Ya anything." Xiang Shaolong felt a strong ominous feeling, and reprimanded: "Don't say such words, you will definitely recover, my love for you is the best elixir in the world, stronger than any great doctor. " Zhao Ya "puchi" smiled coquettishly, her pretty eyes sparkled, and then she offered a sweet kiss, and then said: "Help him up, he is exhausted from sleeping." In fact, Xiang Shaolong really couldn't bear to leave the couch that was so comfortable that he could feel his heart's breath, so he had no choice but to pick her up by the waist and sit on the edge of the bed.

Zhao Ya tried her best to put her arms around his neck, and said softly and weakly: "Would you like to go outside for a walk? Look! It's snowing!" Xiang Shaolong looked out of the window, and sure enough snowflakes were falling, because he couldn't bear to caress her, he found a thick cloak, wrapped her tightly inside and out, and then hugged her to the small pavilion in the courtyard, and sat on the rock with his arms around her. On the stool, she said affectionately, "Where does Ya'er feel uncomfortable?" Zhao Ya pressed his cheek, looked at the snow-white world outside the pavilion, and said with a smile: "You mean before? I felt that I had no strength at all, and I would feel dizzy when sitting and standing. Sometimes thinking of you would make my heart ache. But now everything It’s all good, and I really want to eat something!” Xiang Shaolong left her for a while, and said, "May I teach you how to make food for you? What do you like to eat?" Zhao Ya shot out Hai Yang's affection, smiled and shook her head and said: "No! That's just a feeling, now I just want you to hold Ya'er and let Ya'er know that Xiang Shaolong still loves me so much, Ya'er is already satisfied." Xiang Shaolong examined her beautiful face carefully, and saw that her face turned rosy, her pair of beautiful eyes shone with a shocking and strange look, and the lost brilliance seemed to reappear on her pink face, and she felt joy in her heart for a moment speechless. Zhao Yarou said: "Zhao Da and the others are loyal to Ya'er. If you see what suits them, let them work for you! For me! They have not yet married, and this wish depends on you for Ya'er." finished." It was only then that Xiang Shaolong realized that something was wrong, he said in shock, "Don't say such things, you will recover soon." Zhao Ya smiled lightly and said: "Look! This heavy snow is so beautiful, it has purified all the ugly things in the world. Although Ya'er has had many men, only Shaolong was the one who really fell in love with him, and I forgot all the others. Originally, I In Daliang, I should have died a long time ago, but I just knew that I still have a chance to see you again, so I persisted until this moment. If you hadn’t called me just now, I’m afraid I wouldn’t be able to wake up again. Shaolong! Don’t cry, okay?” Wipe away the tears for him. Xiang Shaolong's whole body was cold, his heart was pierced by a knife, his heart was broken, and he said in a trembling voice: "Ya'er, don't scare me, you must persevere, there are still many wonderful things in this world, waiting for you to taste and enjoy." Zhao Ya smiled tenderly and said: "Beautiful things are always short-lived. I still remember the first time I saw you on the streets of Handan. At that time, you were dressed in rags and looked downcast, but that kind of person was more expensive than any prince. The more proud and heroic demeanor made Ya'er unable to suppress the passion in her heart." After a pause, with an incomparably fiery look in his eyes, he whispered softly: "Once the golden wind and jade dew meet, they will win but there are countless people in the world. Do you remember these two beautiful poems you said in the small building? Those are the words of Ya'er's whole life." The most beautiful love words I have ever heard. The reason why I am so determined to stay in Daliang is because of these two words, but in the end I still couldn't help but come to see you." Then he hugged him desperately and said: "Shaolong, you are Zhao Ya's drop of honey! Please kiss him, please?" Xiang Shaolong's heart was broken into thousands of pieces, his soul was broken, and he sealed her hot lips. Zhao Ya responded enthusiastically, her breathing was surprisingly rapid, and then she fell into Xiang Shaolong's arms, her lips turned cold.When Xiang Shaolong left her fragrant lips in shock, he realized that she had died, but there was still a happy and contented smile on the corner of her mouth, her beautiful eyes were lightly closed, as if she had just fallen asleep.But he knew she would never wake up again.Because she can extend her life to this day, all she has to do is force herself to see him for the last time! ◇◇◇◇◇◇ Zhao Ya's death made Xiang Shaolong feel that his past in Handan was also buried in the torrent of time.The three beauties of the King Zhao family who were related to him all died one after another, and each of them hit him hard. By this moment, he already felt numb. He was so sad and tired. On the same day, he witnessed Duke Lu and Zhao Ya's passing away successively, both of which happened suddenly, which taught him that he could no longer bear the double torture of spirit and body, and after handing over Zhao Ya's funeral affairs to Tao Fang, he According to Zhao Ya's last order, Zhao Da and the others were appeased, but they couldn't bear it any longer, so they hid in the room and wept bitterly, then fell into a deep sleep. When she woke up, she found Wu Tingfang curled up in her arms, so she hurriedly coaxed her up, washed her up in a hurry, and rushed to the palace. Teng Yi, Jing Jun, and Eighteen Iron Guards were in charge of escorting. Now the struggle with Lu Buwei is becoming more and more intense, and there is a danger of being ambushed and assassinated at any time, so everyone is very careful every time they go in and out. It was the first time for Xiang Shaolong to participate in the court meeting. Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for a military officer like him to attend the morning meeting.Fortunately, Xiang Shaolong's other identity is the Taifu. Traditionally, he is still under the age of a prince, and the Taifu can attend the court meeting with special approval. As soon as they entered the palace gate, Chang Pingjun and Chang Wenjun brothers stopped Xiang Shaolong and walked aside to talk.The two were both surprised and delighted, obviously they knew that Mr. Changping had been selected as a candidate for Prime Minister Zuo under his suggestion. After everyone dismounted, Mr. Changping smiled wryly and said, "I don't know whether to thank you or beat you up. Mr. Chu came to talk to me late last night and said that you recommended me to replace Prime Minister Xu. Alas, why didn't you do it yourself? ? If you are willing to be the prime minister, all of us will be convinced." Chang Wenjun was even more skeptical and said: "Brother, if you mess things up, it will be a blessing in disguise." Teng Yi said with a smile: "I never imagined that these two brats are not afraid of everything, but now they are afraid of getting promoted and getting rich. They are really laughing at others." Jing Jun laughed and said: "You have Prince Chu and us to support you, if you really can't do it, just fight back to your original shape, what's the big deal!" Lord Changping said angrily: "It's easy for you to say, Lu Buwei is in power now, and everyone is stalking him, vying to praise him and talk to him. You, Shaolong, hide by yourself, but teach me to fight against him. Will I still have a happy life in the future?" Xiang Shaolong put his arms around his shoulders, and said calmly: "Heaven will send a great responsibility to the people, and you must first... Hey! What a hard work, don't worry! Li Si will give you some advice later, and Lu Buwei is gone again. Ao, why are you afraid of him? Come! We should go in." Mr. Changping said suspiciously: "Li Si's business is so busy, how can he find time to help me?" After Xiang Shaolong made a farewell gesture to Teng Yi and others, he dragged Brother Changping Jun away. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ During all the officials kneeling and saluting, Xiao Pan sat firmly on the throne, and Zhu Ji sat on the right back of her. The steps of the throne in the main hall are divided into two floors. Xiaopan’s personal guards are led by Lord Changping and Lord Changwen, and they line up directly from the steps under the throne to the gate of the hall. Except for the imperial guards, no one entering the temple is allowed to carry weapons. More than seventy civil servants and military generals, dressed in neat official uniforms, lined up on both sides, led by Lu Buwei on the right, followed by Wang Wan, Cai Ze, Jia Gongcheng, Yunyang Jun Yingao, Yiqu Jun Yinglou and other civil servants, Li Sihe and others. Lai Ai ranked seventeenth and eighteenth respectively, and her official position was quite high. On the other side, Wang Ling was the leader, followed by Wang He, Meng Ao, and Du Bi. Xiang Shaolong, as the crown prince and grand tutor, has a high status, living under Du Bi, there are still nearly thirty people after the beating. Xiao Pan first expresses his condolences to Lu Gong, and announces that the funeral will be held in seven days, and of course he will preside over it himself. Xiang Shaolong saw that Xiaopan was calm and composed, with a hint of future Qin Shihuang's aura, and he was delighted. Everyone was waiting to report, Lu Buwei spoke first: "The Empress Dowager, Chujun Mingjian, our Daqin is now in an eventful autumn, first there was a civil uprising in Dongjun County, then Xu Xiang was attacked and killed in Wei, and Lu Gong died of illness due to worry and anger. Sincerely Immediately reorganize the government, fill in the vacancies, make every effort to govern, and then promote Weide." After a pause, he coldly snorted and said: "The blood debt must be paid in blood, otherwise the Dongfang children will deceive me that there is no one left in Daqin!" Wang Yan shouted angrily: "The Chu people are really deceiving people too much. They think that sending the head of Lord Chunshen and ceding the five counties will calm our anger. It is really too naive." All the ministers agreed one after another.The momentum is mighty. Xiao Pan looked at everyone's reactions coldly, and said indifferently: "Whether it is necessary to recover the blood debt from the Chu people, so there is something hidden in the matter, so I will not mention it for the time being. As for the two vacancies vacated by Xu Xiang and the general, After discussing with the Queen Mother, the widow has an idea." Lu Buwei was shocked. He looked at Zhu Ji and saw that the latter did not respond. He knew something was wrong, and said in a deep voice, "Even the people of Chu confessed to the death of Xu Encounter. I don't know if there is a hidden secret? Please express it clearly. " Xiao Pan said displeasedly: "The widow just said to put this matter aside for the time being, just put it aside, can't Father Zhong hear clearly?" These few words were extremely blunt, Lu Buwei's face changed slightly, he winked at Wang Yan and Meng Ao, and kept silent.Without Zhu Ji's support, how could he dare to contradict Xiao Pan. Wang Yan and others didn't expect Xiao Pan to be so tough, so he didn't dare to speak rashly for a while. Since Shang Yang reformed the Qin government, the monarch has centralized power in one person, so if Zhu Ji does not object, Xiao Pan can indeed do whatever he wants, unless he is overthrown, otherwise his words are orders. Xiao Pan secretly cheered.Since Xiang Shaolong left Qin, under the pressure of Zhu Ji and Lu Buwei, he has been swallowing his breath. Now that Xiang Shaolong is back, he feels that the situation has changed greatly, both physically and psychologically, so why not seize the opportunity to assert his monarchy and use the attack on Lu Buwei to deter the officials.If he is not such a person, it will not be his turn to be the first emperor in the future. The hall was so quiet that a needle could be heard falling. Zhu Ji spoke for the first time: "There will be a Grand Sima of the Military and Political Yuan, and the Grand General Wangling will fill it in. Do you have any objections?" Xiang Shaolong sighed in his heart when he heard it, thinking that if Xiaopan, the future Qin Shihuang, said these words, how could he ask for everyone's opinions. Wang Yan is a member of Wang Ling's clan, and he said happily after hearing the words: "The general of Wang Ling is indeed the best candidate." Lu Buwei originally wanted Meng Ao, but in this situation, since Zhu Ji opened her mouth, she had no choice but to stare at Xiang Shaolong, knowing that he was the one who did the trick. Cai Ze leaned on the old man, bowed and said: "The position of Zuo Xiangguo is a matter of great importance. If you are not a person of high morals, you will not be able to teach people to obey. I don't know who is the candidate in the hearts of the queen mother and the prince?" This time it was Zhu Ji's turn to be speechless.Because if it is said to be highly respected, when will it be Lord Changping's turn?Xiang Shaolong looked at Lord Changping who was standing on the guard side of the steps, and saw that he bowed his head and remained silent, his face flushed, obviously panicked, and he knew that if he didn't create some momentum for him at this time, all the officials would be treated. If she agrees with Cai Ze, Zhu Ji may not be able to make up her mind. Haha laughed and said: "Cai Gong said it well, but I think it is not enough. I foolishly think that the person who is qualified to fill Xu Xiang's position must meet three conditions." Then he turned to Xiao Pan and Zhu Ji and bowed: "The Empress Dowager, the Chu Jun has learned a lesson from you, can I let this minister briefly state his opinion?" Xiao Pan was overjoyed, and after asking Zhu Ji for instructions, he happily said, "Teacher Xiang, please speak frankly, don't have any scruples." Lu Buwei and the others all felt bad, but they couldn't stop it.Du Bi had a sneer on his face, and from his point of view, he would rather the position of Zuo Xiangguo not fall to someone under Lu Buwei.Although Wang Lu leaned toward Lu Buwei, he was a backbone figure in the local forces of the Qin military, and he also had a good impression of Xiang Shaolong, so as long as Xiang Shaolong said something reasonable, he would support it.The situation is indeed very delicate.All eyes were on Xiang Shaolong. Xiang Shaolong smiled proudly and said: "When employing people on their own merits, first of all, the person must have real talents and practical knowledge, enough to take up this position. As for the virtues that can be cultivated, it is not so important at present. Take Lu Xiang as an example, At the beginning of being the Prime Minister, everyone knew what the situation was like, but now who is not convinced, from this we can know the reason behind the first condition proposed by Weichen." Everyone was speechless, because Xiang Shaolong insisted on dragging this matter on Lu Buwei, if he still objected, it would be aimed at Lu Buwei instead. Lu Buwei almost exploded with anger, he hated people mentioning his past the most, but at this moment he couldn't say anything. Meng Ao's face darkened, and he said coldly: "Master Xiang, what about the other two conditions?" Xiang Shaolong said calmly: "For the position of Prime Minister on the left, most of his subordinates are under the command of the military and government, so this person must come from a military general, and in order to stabilize the morale of the army, this person must be a general from the mainland of Great Qin like Xu Xiang , Only in this way can we teach my Great Qin soldiers to be sincerely convinced, this condition is very important, and it must not be taken lightly." In this way, Wait Ruo completely negates the possibility of Wang Wan or Meng Ao being prime ministers of the left.But Du Bi and Wang He were the only ones who fully met these two conditions, and Mr. Changping was still a little short. Lu Buwei was so angry that his face turned blue, but he wanted to say nothing, because Xiang Shaolong was indeed on the right side. The military generals of the Qin State, from Wang He down, all nodded in agreement. Xiao Pan patted the case and said: "Well said, now even the widow really wants to know the third condition." Xiang Shaolong thanked Xiaopan's Yuntong first, and said with a smile: "The third condition is that this person must be young and promising, so that he can grow up with the prince, so as to ensure the continuation of the policy. Although this argument seems bold, but it is It has its own truth, as long as you think about it carefully, you will know the beauty of it.” Frankly speaking, this was the weakest link among Xiang Shaolong's three conditions, and all the officials booed and discussed it. Lu Buwei chuckled and said, "Teacher Xiang's last condition is really open to discussion. I don't know who is the candidate in Taifu's mind?" Xiao Pan laughed and said: "Teacher Xiang's words are just in line with my wishes, Lord Changping accepts the order!" The hall suddenly fell silent. Lord Changping ran out and knelt down under the dragon steps. Xiao Pan said solemnly: "From today on, Mr. Changping will be my Great Qin's Prime Minister Zuo. The widow's decision has been made, and the family of all the ministers should not talk too much, so that another incident will arise!" Xiang Shaolong secretly laughed in his heart, he didn't even look at Lu Buwei who was so angry that his face was pale, he took the lead and knelt down. What was impossible before has become a reality. The key point is to get the support of Lao Ai and Zhu Ji first, and in this way, the side of Lao Ai and Zhu Ji also openly broke with Lu Buwei, and there is no room for turning back.