Chapter 191 Chapter 8 Direct Shows of Love

Waking up the next day, Xiang Shaolong paid homage to Duke Lu and Xu successively, went to the palace to meet Xiao Pan, confessed that he was about to fight Guan Zhongxie, and then went to Qin Mansion to meet Qin Qing. Qin Qing was admiring the snow in the garden, when he saw him coming, he looked happy, but shy, he didn't dare to look at him, his expression was extremely moving. The two walked side by side in the snow-covered flower path. Although they didn't make any intimate movements, they felt much closer than before. Xiang Shaolong said indifferently: "Next month when Lu Buwei's birthday party is held, it will be the moment when Guan Zhongxie and I will live or die."

Qin Qing was taken aback, and said angrily, "You man! How could you fight with that kind of person?" Xiang Shaolong said: "This man is both talented and talented, he is wise and brave, and he holds the power of the capital guard tightly. If we don't get rid of him, we will never have a happy life." Qin Qing pulled down the cloak, stopped walking and said: "If you lose... Sigh! It really makes people worry to death." Xiang Shaolong turned around, bowed his head to carefully examine her beautiful face, and said with a smile: "If I, Xiang Shaolong, unfortunately die in battle, what will happen to Mrs. Qin?"

Qin Qing's face suddenly turned pale, and she said in a trembling voice: "Don't say that, okay? Are you scaring people enough?" Xiang Shaolong insisted: "Teacher Qin hasn't answered me yet." Qin Qing glanced at him, lowered her head and said softly: "At most, Qin Qing's life will be used to accompany you! Are you satisfied?" Xiang Shaolong was startled and said, "Master Qin!" Qin Qing shook her head and sighed: "Unexpectedly, I, Qin Qing, can't help but say such things to a man, but I know you won't lose, right? Xiang Shaolong!"

Xiang Shaolong smiled and said, "Of course I won't lose! If you don't have confidence, you can simply admit defeat. What else can he do to me?" After a pause, he continued: "I came here today to sincerely invite Mrs. Qin to stay at the ranch for a month, because I must put aside everything else, concentrate on practicing martial arts, and prepare for the decisive battle next month. But I asked myself I don’t want to miss you, in order to avoid the pain of lovesickness, I have no choice but to ask you to stay by my side.” Qin Qing immediately blushed even to the base of his ears, hung his head in embarrassment and said, "Xiang Shaolong, do you know that you have made such a request to Qin Qing, what if you want Qin Qing to dedicate herself to you?"

Xiang Shaolong stretched out his hand to grab her fragrant shoulders covered with snow-white fur, and said softly: "Of course I know, please forgive Xiang for not knowing how to pretend, I want to get Taifu Qin's moving body as well as Taifu Qin. If I lack one of the two, I will not accept the goods." Qin Qing made a symbolic move, and said angrily, "How can you treat someone as a commodity?" Xiang Shaolong bowed his head and kissed her left and right cheeks, and said slowly: "It doesn't matter what, in short, I'm going to fix you. We don't have to lie to ourselves anymore, life is like a passing cloud, and the things we missed can never be forgotten." Looking back, I came to Mrs. Qin after I figured it out."

Qin Qing's beautiful jaw almost touched her chest, and she said in a gnat-like voice: "When are you going back to the ranch?" Xiang Shaolong was overjoyed and said: "Let's go immediately tomorrow morning." Qin Qing said softly: "Let go of him first, okay?" Xiang Shaolong let go in astonishment. Qin Qing drifted away like a gust of wind, and when she was at least ten steps away from him, she bowed solemnly and said: "Tomorrow, Qin Qing will wait here for Mrs. Xiang's visit! Mrs. Xiang invites you." After giving him a charming, sea-like glance, she turned around and left.

Xiang Shaolong watched her fascinated and disappeared at the end of the flower path, and then his soul returned to his place and returned to the official office. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ Arriving outside the gate of the Duqi Yamen Office, a rider rushed out and intercepted him. It turned out to be Yingying. She looked haggard. She obviously didn't sleep well last night. When she saw Xiang Shaolong, she snapped her head and said, "Master Xiang , I want to have a few words with you alone." Xiang Shaolong formally expressed his love to Qin Qing, and received an indescribable reply, his mood improved, and he nodded, "Let's talk inside!"

Yingying shook her head stubbornly and said, "No! Let's go for a walk outside the city!" Xiang Shaolong grew vigilant, Xu Xian and Lu Gong died successively, and now he became the thorn in Lu Buwei's side that he wanted to get rid of the most, could this be a trap set by Guan Zhongxie through Ying Ying?Xuan overturned this idea again, because no matter how confused and willful Yingying is, she still will never kill herself, and said: "Okay!" Turning around, when he was about to order Jing Shan and others to go to the government office by himself, Wu Yan said first: "Master Xiang, please forgive us for being difficult to obey, the wives have a strict order, asking me to stay guarding Master Xiang at every step."

Xiang Shaolong was stunned for a while, then gave in and sighed: "Okay! You all just follow me." After saying that, he rode out of the city with Yingying. After galloping out of the city gate, he immediately lifted his spirits. In the past, the undulating field of grass and waves turned into a piece of white snow, an endless snowfield, Ning Shi was silent, only the snow was shining. The Eighteen Iron Guards rode their horses to the back of about 200 paces, walking slowly.There is a kind of quiet vigilance. Xiang Shaolong sized Ying Ying up.Her already thrilling and alluring figure has become more plump, it can be seen that Guan Zhongxie has done a good job in nourishing her.But what Xiang Shaolong thought of was what would happen if the heavenly and beautiful Qin Qing was nourished by himself?When this thought came to his mind, Xiang Shaolong suddenly realized that he was only interested in Ying Ying but not in love.

Yingying said softly: "Xiang Shaolong! Don't fight with Zhongxie, okay? As long as you are willing to publicly express your refusal to compete because you want to give up your mother to him, no one will say that you are afraid of him. " Xiang Shaolong thought to himself that this was indeed a good solution. Because of the battle at the field hunting dinner, he had the upper hand, and because love was used as an excuse, of course no one would think that he was timid because of this.But the problem is that he and Guan Zhongxie have reached a situation where two tigers cannot be hidden on one mountain, and the situation is incompatible.Just like him and Lu Buwei, only one person can survive.

Seeing that he didn't respond, Yingying raised her voice and said angrily, "You don't like Lu Niangrong at all, why are you fighting?" Xiang Shaolong was admiring the silvery white crystal snow on the branches beside the official road, sighed and said: "Miss really has good intentions for Guan Zhongxie, so she is always planning for him." Yingying heard his sarcasm, and said angrily, "Don't I think about you? For the past six months, you have been traveling around day and night, but Zhongxie practiced swordsmanship hard every day, and waited for a day to decide the outcome with you every day." Day, do you still think that you can win against him?" Xiang Shaolong didn't think he was disobedient, and said with a smile: "Then Miss Ying, who will win the evil between me and you?" Yingying's pretty face turned pale with anger, and she said angrily, "I hope it would be best if both of you die." Xiang Shaolong laughed and said, "Then Miss Ying, please go back to the city! Don't waste your time talking." Ying Ying stopped the horse, stared at him angrily for a while with a pretty face, then softened, and said sadly: "It's Ying Ying's fault, half-hearted, no wonder you treat me like this. When I'm begging you?" Xiang Shaolong said solemnly: "Yingying, you'd better be rational and see clearly the cruel and ruthless reality in front of you. It's not just a personal dispute, but a struggle involving the entire power of Daqin, the rivalry between the outsiders and the local forces. In a contest, the loser will be the fate of the family. To Guan Zhongxie, you are just one of his pawns, but you still only know how to blame your two elder brothers for controlling your freedom. But do you have the freedom? Have you imagined that they are worried about your safety? You just want others to cater to your ideas and requirements willfully." After a pause, he proudly said: "In life and death, you have to see the truth in the martial arts arena. Lu Buwei and Guan Zhongxie wanted to kill me. It didn't start today. And you still only know how to live in the dream world you wove , but the reality is that things backfire. If you marry Guan Zhongxie, you can only hope that God will bless Lu Buwei to succeed in seizing power, but that means that your two elder brothers will die badly. If Lu Buwei fails, you may be able to escape, but for you The children born to Guan Zhongxie must be unlucky. This is the reality, and even the Crown Prince can't change it, and the chief culprit of the current situation is Lu Buwei, and Guan Zhongxie and Mo Ao are the accomplices. Mo Ao He's dead, it's Guan Zhongxie's turn this time, do you understand?" Ignore her again, turn around and go back to the city. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ Before he returned to the Yamen Office, Xiang Shaolong's mind had already turned to Qin Qing, thinking that he would be allowed to be rude to her tomorrow, a burning fire was burning in his heart, wishing that time could go faster. When he arrived at the government office, Teng Yi said in a low voice: "Tu will let you go to the old place to meet him when you apply for the first time." Xiang Shaolong said happily: "I was just looking for him!" After sitting down, Teng Yi said: "Once the cold winter is over, Meng Ao will use his troops against the Koreans. Your old friend Han Chuang will be in trouble." Xiang Shaolong said helplessly: "No one can do anything about this matter. If our side is weaker, it will be the Korean army that is attacking. But if the 'Zhengguo Canal' is not completed for a day, we may not be able to make a large-scale invasion eastward. In the past few years, at most, one or two counties will be added in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and by the time of the real Eastern Expedition, we will have slipped far away, and we will not see it." Teng Yi said: "I know that my third brother is not interested in war at all, but I think you will have to lead troops out sooner or later, this is inevitable." Xiang Shaolong smiled and said, "At that time, it will be up to the second brother. I think you are already familiar enough to recite the art of war in Mo's Supplement." Teng Yi laughed and said: "You are really exaggerating." Xiang Shaolong asked: "Has Xiao Jun gone on patrol?" Teng Yi said: "How could he work so hard, he just slipped away to accompany Lu Dan'er, I told him that you would propose marriage to Lu Dan'er's parents for him, this kid is very happy, he is not interested in doing business. " Xiang Shaolong said: "Lu Dan'er is still keeping his filial piety, this matter will be done after I kill Guan Zhongxie! When I return to the ranch tomorrow, my second brother will come to practice martial arts with me when he is free." Teng Yi suddenly remembered something, and said, "Shaolong, do you still remember the Weinan Warriors' Residence?" Xiang Shaolong thought for a while, and then he remembered that the owner of this samurai hotel was Qiu Risheng, who colluded with Yang Quanjun back then, and sent one of the three teaching chairs, "Scarface" Guoxing, to ambush Jing Jun and wound him , and later stabbed himself in the street. He nodded and said, "How is it?" Teng Yi said: "After Mr. Yang Quan was killed by Lu Buwei, Qiu Risheng slipped away to other places when he saw that the situation was not good, but somehow he came back recently, and was protected by Lai Ai. Recently, he has flexed his muscles and recruited warriors, so he is very angry Junya is itching, I think something will happen eventually." Xiang Shaolong knew that Lai Ai was not only not a good person, but also the most despicable and shameless person. This move of recruiting party members was already planned, and he said calmly: "Second brother is the most important thing to stop Xiaojun, and you must not act rashly. After the birth of the black dragon , We stood firm before dealing with the enemy to the end." Teng Yi smiled and said: "Let this matter be on my shoulders, Xiao Jun will never disobey my words. The third younger brother's eyesight is really sharp, he can see that Lai Ai is unwilling to dormant, so he openly shielded Qiu Risheng, and waited." If you don't give Lu Buwei face." Xiang Shaolong nodded and said: "As long as the crown prince establishes a team of power, the literary ones include Lord Changping and Li Si, the military ones have Wang Jian and Huanjuan, and if we have mastered the three armies of imperial guards, Duqi, and Duwei, we can return For the ranch, let Lai Ai and Lu Buwei fight to the death." Teng Yi frowned and said, "But if things continue like this, one day the queen mother and the crown prince will stand in hostile positions." Xiang Shaolong smiled wryly: "This is a fate that no one can change. What can we do?" When Teng Yi was about to speak, his subordinates came to report that Wang Lu asked Xiang Shaolong to meet at the General's Mansion.Both of them felt stunned, they couldn't figure out why Wang Lu was looking for Xiang Shaolong. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ When Xiang Shaolong and the Eighteen Iron Guards arrived at the General's Mansion, the square in front of the mansion was very noisy, with nearly a hundred big men gathered to watch Wang He shoot arrows. In this freezing weather, Wang Yan still went into battle shirtless.Pulling the bow and drawing the arrow, three arrows hit the red heart in succession, causing thunderous applause. Seeing Xiang Shaolong coming, the only surviving member of the three famous generals of the Western Qin Dynasty greeted Xiang Shaolong with a smile. People are skilled and have leisure anyway, why don't you accompany my people to fight against each other to add to the fun!" How could Xiang Shaolong not give him face, he reluctantly agreed. Wang Yan smiled slightly and led him into the main hall. The hall is spacious and comfortable, and the walls are covered with animal skin weapons, giving it a murderous look.The strangest thing is that there are seven large screens placed horizontally on the south side of the seat, which completely blocks the way forward, which looks very strange. Xiang Shaolong couldn't help but think of the process of peeking at the Empress Dowager Li Yanyan from behind the screen that day, and letting her know where she was from her footprints. He naturally looked to the ground, and immediately sweated profusely, and his hands and feet were cold. It turned out that there were countless water marks hidden on the ground. Needless to say, it was because many people had just entered the hall from the outside and hid behind the screen. Because the soles of their shoes were stained with the snow outside, water marks were left behind. well furnished. Needless to say it was ill-intentioned. As long as the screen is pushed down and more than a dozen crossbows are fired together, there is no way he can leave alive. At this time, Wang Yan sat down at the head seat in front of the screen, and gestured for him to sit on the lower right hand side. It was impossible to restrain him preemptively. Xiang Shaolong's thoughts turned, he gritted his teeth fiercely, sat down, secretly took out five flying needles, and hid them in his hand. Never for a moment did he feel that Shiji was so close to him. The most brilliant thing about Wang Yan is that he restrains Jing Shan and others without showing any traces, making him isolated and helpless. Why did he kill himself? You must know that Wang He is different from Meng Ao, he is from Qin, no matter how much he appreciates and worships Lu Buwei, he will only be loyal to Xiao Pan in the end. Thinking of this, a glimmer of hope appeared in my heart. At this time, two maidservants came to offer tea, and when only two of them were left, Wang Yan stared at him for a long time before sighing, "There have been too many changes in the past few years. It is really unacceptable to be punished in disorder, and then Xu Xian and Lu Gong passed away successively." Xiang Shaolong couldn't figure out the purpose behind his words, so he responded to all changes with the same and remained silent. There was a sad look in Wang Lu's eyes, and he sighed: "Duke Lu most wishes to see me, Great Qin, unite the six southeast countries. How could he let go at the very moment when it was just about to start, which is especially regrettable." Xiang Shaolong couldn't help but said indifferently: "One day our Great Qin will not be peaceful inside, so don't expect to be able to rule the world." Wang Yan's eyes flashed brightly, and he said in a deep voice: "This is the reason why I asked Shaolong to talk. Since Father Zhong entered Qin, he first destroyed the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and then sent Meng Ao to conquer Han and establish Sanchuan County. This is a must for military strategists. Since then, our Qin Realm has pressed Daliang directly to deter the east. If we hadn’t obtained this stronghold, Meng Ao and I would have been unable to march into the Three Jins and recapture Taiyuan from Zhao’s hands. Later, when the Allied Forces of the Five Nations came to attack, we won the Shaolong Suggestions to force Lord Xinling away with countermeasures, and turn danger into peace. After that, Lu Gong, Meng Ao and the old man successively used troops against the Three Jins, and then set up Dongjun. The situation of our Great Qin is indeed unprecedented. It is here. At that time, the domestic turmoil made it difficult for us to do anything, Shaolong taught me how to deal with it." It was only then that Xiang Shaolong understood that Wang Lu hoped to resolve the rift between him and Lu Buwei.It can be seen that because he has been fighting abroad all year round, he does not know the reasons for the power struggle in Qin, but because he has preconceived affirmations of Lu Buwei, it is not easy to persuade him to stand on his side.Assuming I still persist, needless to say, the sniper behind the screen will kill me immediately.But it can also be seen from this that Wang Yan is not the only one who obeys Lu Buwei's order. After pondering for a while, he said calmly: "In today's world, when everyone talks about Qi, they only know Tian Dan; when they talk about Zhao, they only remember the Queen Mother Han Jing; as for me, Great Qin, there is only Lu Buwei. There is no monarch in the Three Kingdoms at all. This means that those who are rich in trees will wear their branches, those who cover their branches will hurt their hearts, those who make their capitals endanger their country, and those who respect their ministers will despise their lord..." These last four sentences, he It was just learned by Li Sichu, but it came in handy at this critical time. Wang Yan interrupted him impatiently: "This is due to the situation, and it is not a crime of human beings. The master of the country is suspicious. If there are no important ministers to assist the government, the country will be in chaos. My Great Qin has always recruited talents, and I respect Mo Di's idea of ​​praising the virtuous. , To honor talents with noble titles, honor them with salaries, let them do things, and give orders. This is the tradition of our Great Qin Dynasty. Therefore, since Duke Xiao, there have been Shang Yang, Zhang Yi, Fan Ju, and Zhong Fu. If it were not the case , How can my great Qin have the prosperity it is today." Only then did Xiang Shaolong understand what was in Wang He's mind, and when he was considering whether to tell him about Lu Buwei's killing of King Zhuang Xiang and Xu Xian, Wang He said again: "Grand Lu and Xu Xian have always suspected that Zhongfu poisoned two This is because they suspected that the Crown Prince was actually the offspring of Lu Buwei and the Empress Dowager, and since it was confirmed that the Crown Prince and Lu Buwei were not related by blood, we all know that this is just a groundless rumor, and it must be a rumor that slanders Zhongfu." Xiang Shaolong was dumbfounded when he heard this, he realized that there is a pro and a detriment, but because of bleeding, Wang Lu no longer doubted Lu Buwei as a big traitor.Instead, he became the chief culprit that Wang Yan wanted to get rid of, because he was regarded as a stumbling block preventing the Great Qin from dominating the world. Wang Yan sighed again and said, "Father Zhong is indeed an inexhaustible talent. Just look at his "Lushi Chunqiu" to see it. He hangs thousands of gold on the gate of the city. So far, he has not been able to ask for a word. I think it is fine. It is also difficult for Shang Yang to be resurrected." Xiang Shaolong went all out, and said: "How can there be a book in this world that can't be changed? According to me, everyone is afraid of Zhongfu's power. There is one thing that even if I say it, the general will not believe it. , although Xu Xian died at the hands of Chu people, it was at the instigation of Tian Dan, and why did Tian Dan do this? Just think about who the biggest beneficiary of my Great Qin will be after Xu Xiangshen's death, the general should know who is there Behind the scenes." Wang Yan said in shock: "Is there any evidence for this statement?" Xiang Shaolong smiled wryly and said: "There is no evidence for this kind of thing. Lu Gonggong was so angry that he died of anger. Before he died, he personally told the prince and me to avenge him. Now the situation is obvious, the general can only fight against the prince. Make a choice between being loyal and submitting to Lu Buwei. Lu Buwei's promotion of "Lu Shi Chunqiu" at this time is just to create momentum for the "abdication" system mentioned in his book. If I, Xiang Shaolong, oppose Lu Buwei for self-interest, then I won't give up the aspect to others twice." This is a life-and-death moment, so there is no need to hide your head and show your tail when you speak. Wang Yan's face changed several times, and his eyes were stern, staring at him. Xiang Shaolong looked at him coldly, neither arrogant nor humble, but in his heart he was thinking how to deflect arrows a few times so as to escape. Wang Lu moved his gaze upwards to the main beam on the top of the mansion, his eyes showed a thoughtful look, and he was a little lost and said: "Xu Xian, Lu Gong, and I have always admired you Xiang Shaolong, otherwise we would not have looked for you today. You come to talk. But it is still difficult for me to accept what you said for a while, but no matter what, I will only be loyal to the Crown Prince. If I have a chance, I will personally persuade Zhongfu, hoping that he will not end up like Shang Yang. The fate of the city." Xiang Shaolong was stunned and said, "This matter is absolutely impossible. If the general lets Lu Buwei know that you are suspicious of him, it will be a disaster. I only hope that the general will uphold justice and support everything that is beneficial to us, Daqin." , that is the blessing of my Great Qin." Wang Lu moved and said: "Shaolong, you are not a despicable villain. If you insist on persuading me to deal with Lu Buwei, you will definitely not be able to leave this place today, because what you said to Meng Ao today has already been told by Meng Ao to Lu Buwei. , it’s just that you committed the crime of framing, Lu Buwei can kill you first and then report to you.” Xiang Shaolong wiped off his cold sweat, and secretly blamed himself for being negligent, he never thought that Meng Ao was so foolishly loyal to Lu Buwei, and Wang Lu was clearly ordered by Lu Buwei to execute him.Since this matter was carried out by Wang Lu, Xiao Pan and Zhu Ji had no choice but to let it go. Wang Yan smiled wryly and said: "So I will either kill you or stand on the same side with you. There is no other choice. If I join hands with Meng Ao, you will have cavalry in every area, and you will have no chance to resist at all. But don't worry! At least you didn't try to instigate me to deal with Lu Buwei, and Lu Buwei really wants to get rid of you. But as long as I don't agree, he will dare to do it to God. Hmph! If I, Wang He, have the heart Take precautions, what can Lu Buwei do to me?" After Xiang Shaolong heaved a sigh of relief, he couldn't help but said: "Didn't the general just say that it was difficult to accept my words? Why did you change it all of a sudden?" There was a smile in Wang Lu's eyes, and he said gently: "This is because I suddenly thought of Shaolong, you came to see me unsuspectingly, and you still talked about it, which shows that you have a clear conscience. And from the former king to Chu Jun and Xu Xian, Lu Gong, Wangling, or Lord Changping, Wang Jian, etc., all love and trust Shaolong, and it is precisely because of your selfless attitude. So I suddenly woke up, so I would not make a big mistake. Long’s words are still reserved, but he will never fully trust Lu Buwei like before.” Xiang Shaolong felt excited in his heart. at this moment.He knew that the balance that had been destroyed by the deaths of Xu Xian and Lu Gong was subtly reestablished because of Wang Lu's transformation, otherwise he would not even be able to save his life, let alone deal with Lu Buwei. The main reason why Wang Lu gave up killing him was that he finally understood that Xiao Pan and Lu Buwei had reached a situation where they were at odds, and he finally chose a monarch who was loyal to him, because in the end he was still a native of Qin, so how could he help outsiders to seek the dynasty? What about usurper?