Chapter 199 Chapter 4 Guangbu undercover

The moon was big and round that night, Xiang Shaolong, his lovely wife and maidservants went to the garden to enjoy the moon. Jing Shan and others built a bonfire and grilled delicacies, creating a picnic atmosphere. Xiang Baoer already knew how to walk, but because her steps were not steady, every time she stumbled, the crowd applauded and laughed, and it was very lively. Shan Lan, Teng Yi and Ai'er came to participate, the two boys naturally played together. Teng Yi and Xiang Shaolong sat in the kiosk, watching their sons play, feeling satisfied and happy in their hearts.At the same time, they thought that the comfort in front of them was bought by them with blood and sweat. It was so in the past, and it will be so in the future.

Teng Yi said with a little emotion: "Two nights later, it will be the time for you to fight Guan Zhongxie. That guy has stayed at home these days, let alone going to the Zuifeng Tower, so we know he is determined to win." Thinking of Han Jie, Xiang Shaolong asked casually, "Second Brother originally lived in South Korea and joined the army. Have you ever heard of Han Jie?" Teng Yi's eyes flashed brightly, and he asked in surprise: "Why does the third brother know about this person?" Xiang Shaolong told what happened today, and Teng Yi showed a dignified expression and said, "In today's world, when it comes to swordsmanship, no one ranks higher than the one who is known as the Sword Master of Jixia, Cao Qiudao, who calls himself Mr. Wangyou. Grandmaster. It is said that his swordsmanship is so superb that he can defeat soldiers without fighting. The main reason for Mr. Zou's trip to Qi today is to meet him, and Shan Rou is his closed disciple."

Xiang Shaolong had heard about this almost mythical figure from Zhao Zhizhi, and wondered: "What does this person have to do with Han Jie? Could it be that Han Jie is his disciple again? Isn't Han Jie the senior brother of Sister Rou?" Teng Yidao: "Although Cao Qiudao opened a dojo in Jixia, the number of apprentices is extremely strict, so the number of apprentices does not exceed a hundred. It is said that he once told King Qi that among the apprentices he accepted, only three received his true biography. One of them is this Han Jie, it can be seen that this person is by no means simple."

Xiang Shaolong thought of his unpredictable sword that no one was his general, and said in horror: "How old is Cao Qiudao this year?" Teng Yi said: "It is said that he is the best at maintaining health and training Qi, so he seems to be much younger than his real age. When he became famous, I was just sensible. From this inference, he must be at least sixty years old." Xiang Shaolong thought of the number one master in the world in martial arts novels, and said leisurely and fascinated: "I really hope I can go and say hello to him, but Tian Dan won't welcome me."

Teng Yi laughed in surprise and said, "It seems that you are more interested in Cao Qiudao than in Han Jie. However, Cao Qiudao doesn't seem to care much about his apprentice's character. Han Jie is notorious in Korea and kills people frequently. I belong to the royal family, and I have broken the reputation of many good women, and I belong to the same breed as Lai Ai. This time I came to Qin to seek refuge with Lai Ai, maybe because I had nowhere to go, so I had to leave the country to seek refuge." Xiang Shaolong said with a smile: "The more bad and clever opponents there are, the less lonely I will feel about my Hundred Battle Sword. Second brother, your hands should be itchy."

Teng Yi said with a smile: "If you don't kill Guan Zhongxie, these two will fight first. Guan Zhongxie and Lian Jin's master Zhao Jianzhai once challenged Cao Qiudao from Wei Xiangqi, and cut off his tail. It means that the two factions have been in conflict since then." Xiang Shaolong laughed and said, "How can someone call it Zhaojianzhai? Is it an act of mystery?" Ji Cainv's voice came and said: "Using Zhai as the name, Zhaojianzhai is not the first person, my lord, don't take it lightly, if you talk about the name of the sword, you must count him under Mr. Wangyou, otherwise you will not be able to teach The apprentice of Zhongxie is here."

Xiang Shaolong responded with a smile: "There is another one named Lian Jiao, who just came to Xianyang, obviously he came here to find Zhazi." Ji Yanran came behind the two of them, leaning against the railing, looked up at the bright moon in the sky, and said softly: "Yanran's hands are really itchy, after marrying your husband, everything is blocked by you first, it's really unfair .” When Xiang Shaolong and Teng Yi looked at each other, Ji Yanran said spontaneously: "It can be imagined that the night after tomorrow will be a head-on confrontation between Lu Buwei, Lai Ai and our Lord Xiang. If you win, your prestige will be greatly increased, at least for ordinary soldiers, this is indeed the case."

Teng Yi was moved in his heart and said: "Although it is unlikely, will Lu Buwei take the risk and simply set up a scheme at the birthday banquet to wipe out all those who oppose him in one fell swoop? As long as Meng Ao can hold the military power tightly and hold the prince and queen mother hostage, there will be chaos One game, but not all chances." Xiang Shaolong frowned and thought for a while, then said: "Unless he has Wang Lu's support, Lu Buwei would never dare to put all his eggs in one basket. Since Shang Yang's reform, there is no country whose soldiers are more loyal to the royal family than the Qin army. , Lu Buwei never dared to act rashly. But he is not afraid of ten thousand, just in case, tomorrow I will study it with Lord Changping and Wang Lu for safety."

Ji Yanran said: "Your Majesty will definitely let us attend the day after tomorrow, so we can see how you show off your might!" Xiang Shaolong smiled and said: "How dare you not bring our talented girl Ji?" Xuan sighed again: "I really want to visit Qi State, on the one hand, I can visit Sister Rou, on the other hand, I can see the world's number one sword How powerful is it?" Teng Yi said: "Just think about it. If you leave Qin, you will not be able to hide it from Lu Buwei. He will even guess that you may be going to Qixing to assassinate Tian Dan. At that time, the Qi people will not set up a net to wait for you?"

Xiang Shaolong knew he was lying, so he smiled and shook his head. Ji Yanran suddenly said: "Mrs. Qingxiu has come to Qin!" Xiang Shaolong couldn't remember who Mrs. Qingxiu was for a moment, and looked at her in amazement. Teng Yi was even more confused, and asked, "Who is Mrs. Qingxiu?" Ji Yanran said: "Madame Qingxiu is the original wife of General Chu Dou Jie, because Dou Jie took doctor Cheng Suning's concubine, she left Dou Jie angrily and vowed that if Dou Jie stepped into her hermitage, she would kill herself immediately ,remember?" Only then did Xiang Shaolong suddenly realize that it was Mrs. Huayang's beautiful niece. Back then, Mrs. Huayang asked him to bring ornaments to her, but he had something to do with what he entrusted.

Teng Yi said: "What is she doing here?" Ji Yanran said: "Of course Li Yanyan sent her here. I hope that by virtue of her relationship with Mrs. Huayang, I can ease the Qin people's hatred of Chu because Xiang Xu was killed, and I also want to welcome the little princess of Chu Kingdom along the way." Go back to Chu." Teng Yi said: "At this time and at that time, what influence does Mrs. Hua Yang have on Qin Ting?" Ji Yanran gave Xiang Shaolong a sideways look with a smile, and said, "How can there be no influence? Don't forget that our Mrs. Huayang's Taifu Qin is from Mrs. Huayang's family, and she can at least influence our Commander Xiang, Master Xiang. Qingxiu Madam is now living in Sister Qing's house. Sister Qing just sent someone to invite her Mrs. Xiang to come to her house tomorrow to see Mrs. Qingxiu! Husband, why don't you refuse." Xiang Shaolong was annoyed: "Your sister Qing didn't tell her that I did my best, Chu Jun will definitely not use soldiers against Chu because of this matter." Teng Yi laughed and said, "One is the master Qin who talks about you all the time, but the other is your sister Qing who keeps talking about you. What's the matter?" Xiang Shaolong and Fei Yanran looked at each other and laughed. Before Ji Yanran left, she stared slightly: "Ignore you, if you are brave enough, go against Sister Qing's order!" ◇◇◇◇◇◇ The next day Xiang Shaolong participated in the morning court. Zhu Ji was still present, and she couldn't see anything unusual, so it could be seen that she was just pregnant, and with the cover of her robes, she was not afraid of being seen through in the past few months. Hundreds of officials focused on discussing the Xingguo Canal and the various issues involved, especially the transfer of financial resources and manpower. Thousands of households were affected and had to be relocated.Xiang Shaolong didn't know anything about it, he was dizzy from hearing it, let alone interrupted. After finally getting through it, when they retired from the court, Wang Lu and Wang Ling pulled Xiang Shaolong aside to talk, the former happily said, "Fortunately, after the funeral tomorrow, Shaolong can take Xiaojun to visit Dr. Lu in person at Lu's mansion. Talk about the dowry and related details." Wang Ling said: "It's such a coincidence that it's chilling. Lu Gong's funeral just ended on the same day as Lu Buwei's birthday." Xiang Shaolong also felt his hair stand on end. Wang Lu said: "Mr. Changping told me that yesterday you saw people from Zhongfu's Mansion and Neishi Mansion fighting fiercely in the street, right?" Xiang Shaolong nodded and said: "People on both sides treat us like nothing, I really wish I could kill them." Wang Ling said: "The position of commander of the guards should be taken back from us, but it is not easy." Wang He frowned and said, "We'll talk about this later, did you send that letter from Shaolong?" Xiang Shaolong said: "Yesterday, people were sent to Chu State." Wang Ling said: "Lao Ai is now recruiting soldiers and horses, and sent people to various places in the east to recruit swordsmen, because the Queen Mother is backing him, we dare not speak up, this fake eunuch's many words and deeds are more annoying than Lu Buwei. Recently, because of the expansion of the Neishi Mansion, the land of the neighboring house was forcibly acquired, which made people angry." Xiang Shaolong sighed: "Now the Crown Prince needs the support of the Empress Dowager in everything, so he has to bear it for a while." At this time, he caught a glimpse of Li Si gesturing to Xiao Pan to summon him from a distance, thanked the two of them, and incidentally mentioned Teng Yi's doubts that Lu Buwei would take the opportunity to attack him yesterday, and hurried to see Xiao Pan. In addition to the small pan, there is Mr. Changping in the study.After Xiang Shaolong and Li Sishili sat down, Xiao Pan happily said: "I will let the three gentlemen meet one person first." Xiang Shaolong and the other three were shocked. Xiao Pan sent the order down, and after a while someone entered the study and saluted in front of Xiao Pan's seat. When I stood up again, I saw that this man was about forty years old, tall and tall, with a thick goatee beard, and he seemed to belong to the category of wise men and counselors. Xiao Pan said politely, "Sir, please sit down." Everyone was confused, after Xiao Pan introduced Xiang Shaolong and others, he explained: "This is Mr. Mao Jiao, a well-known scholar in Jixia of Qi State, who was sent by Lai Ai to invite you to Xianyang. As for why Mr. Mao came here, The widow, please ask the master to say it in person." Mao Jiao said with a faint smile: "Mao came to Qin today, not because he wants to be a despicable person, but because he wants to see the power of the Great Qin. Why can he deter the East?" Li Si said with great interest: "What do you think, sir?" Mao Jiao said coldly: "Mao and the Crown Prince talked for a long time, but they still kept the same sentence. If Lu Buwei and Lai Ai are not eliminated for a day, the Qin family will never want to rule the world." Xiao Pan smiled and said: "I originally wanted to ask Mr. to serve in the imperial court, but after thinking about it, if Mr. Wu is willing to give in to Lai Ai, it will be more effective. It is rare that Mr. agrees." Xiang Shaolong wondered in his heart, Lu Buwei's mansion already had Tu Xian as an internal response, and now if Mao Jiao, who seemed more cunning and wise than Tu Xian, was undercover, would Lai Ai still fly out of his and Xiao Pan's palms? At the same time, I saw that Xiaopan was maturing day by day, and began to know how to use time. Li Si and Changping Jun were immediately applauded. After everyone carefully discussed the method of contact, Mao Jiao retreated. Xiang Shaolong remembered Meng Wu and Meng Tian, ​​and told about them, expressing that they were only loyal to the crown prince. Xiao Pan used to practice martial arts with them when he was young, and he was quite friendly with them. Now that he was recommended by Xiang Shaolong, there would be no problem, but after thinking for a long time, he couldn't find a position suitable for them. Xiang Shaolong had an idea: "If I can get rid of Guan Zhongxie tomorrow night, there will be a vacancy for the commander of the guard. No matter who we propose, it seems that Lu Buwei will not accept it, and even Lao Ai does not want it." The three major factions of the city army are all under our control. Only by choosing one of them, Meng Wu and Meng Tian, ​​will we not be opposed, and the other will follow Dad to fight, so we can't hide any troubles. .” This time it was Xiaopan's turn to applaud, and he said to Lord Changping: "Master Zuo tried to arrange for these two boys to come to see the widow, and treat the widow to encourage them well, so as to reassure them." ◇◇◇◇◇◇ After Xiang Shaolong left the palace, he remembered the matter of Mrs. Qingxiu, and hurried to Qinfu. Qin Qingzheng was chatting with Mrs. Qingxiu in the hall, seeing him coming at his summons, she happily introduced them to each other. Mrs. Qingxiu was wearing the Chu-style gown that Xiang Shaolong admired the most. The gown had wide sleeves and gorgeous patterns. The most attractive thing was the wide waistband studded with precious stones, which shone brightly and indescribably aroused people's imagination. I don't know if Xiang Shaolong came here suddenly, Mrs. Qingxiu didn't put on the light veil covering her face, finally let Xiang Shaolong see her delicate and beautiful face. Perhaps due to the unsatisfactory marriage, her complexion was a little unhealthy and plain, but it did not damage her beautiful temperament at all, but made her demeanor a little different from others.Her eyes are peaceful and clear, making people feel that she is a dignified, self-restrained woman who abides by etiquette. After the three were divided into guests and hosts and sat down, Mrs. Qingxiu said a few polite opening remarks in her melodious soft voice, and then said gratefully: "Teacher Qin told my concubine the current situation. Speaking of Xiang, so that Qin Chu will not be reckless, I would like to thank Master Xiang for his kindness on behalf of our country." Xiang Shaolong murmured in his heart, since this is the case, why do you want me to come to see you?The surface is of course humble. Mrs. Qingxiu said indifferently: "Actually, we have met each other, haven't we?" Xiang Shaolong thought to himself that this matter was extremely secret, maybe it was Li Yanyan or Li Yuan who leaked it to her, and asked in surprise, "Why did Madam say that?" Mrs. Qingxiu still had that indifferent demeanor, and said: "This time, Lord Xiang is invited to come to see me. Of course, I want to thank you personally, and by the way, I will bring the Empress Dowager and Mrs. Xiu'er with me. The two gifts that came are handed over to the lord. Because I heard what Taifu Qin said, the lord Xiang just came back from Shouchun, and now I see the lord, the concubine can recognize the lord, " Xiang Shaolong was quite embarrassed, and looked at Qin Qing secretly, but fortunately she just gave him a blank look, and didn't really blame him for being merciful, put aside her worries, and said: "Since Madam recognized him, how could Xiang deny it. Hey! Madam's eyes are so powerful, she didn't even look at me at that time, but she recognized me, Xiang Shaolong." Mrs. Qingxiu showed a touching but indifferent smile, stretched out her hand to summon the maid, took out two brocade boxes, and said: "Before the concubine left for the journey, the queen mother summoned the concubine to the palace. I hope Mr. Xiang can understand this matter." Due to the status of Li Yanyan and Guo Xiuer, they can only hide their feelings deep in their hearts, which is really sad.Suddenly aware that the two women in front of him were carefully studying their reactions and expressions, they hurriedly changed the topic and said, "How is Li Xiangguo doing?" Mrs. Qingxiu seemed unwilling to talk about Li Yuan, and wrote lightly: "It's still a TOEFL. Mr. Li asks Mr. Xiang to visit him in Shouchun if he has space, and he will be there wholeheartedly." Facing this beautiful woman who seemed to be indifferent to everything and spoke indifferently, Xiang Shaolong couldn't find anything to say, so he retreated and said, "When is Madam going to return to Chu?" Mrs. Qingxiu said: "After seeing Empress Dowager Ji tonight, I will return to Chu immediately tomorrow. I am not used to the weather here. Besides, I know that Mr. Xiang is busy, so I dare not keep Mr. Xiang any longer." Xiang Shaolong thought to himself, beauty, you really know what a happy cooperation is, and after sneaking a wink at Qin Qing, he left abruptly.