Chapter 200 Chapter 5: The Eve of the Great War

Xiang Shaolong returned to the official office with two brocade boxes, entered the quiet room, opened it and saw that it was two exquisitely embroidered robes, and he felt a warm feeling in his heart. In this male-centered society, it is not easy for women to be happy.Guo Xiu'er and Li Yanyan are obvious examples. Although the two women are noble, they can't pursue what they want as they please. Their fate is still in the hands of men. With mixed feelings, Teng Yi sent someone to call him. Xiang Shaolong packed up his feelings and went to the lobby. Teng Ji said: "Something happened again. Just now at the gate of the city, because the people from the Weinan Warriors' Hotel came back from other places to transport weapons, they were interrogated by the officer guarding the city. When they disagreed, they injured the officer and were arrested by Guan Zhongxie. But when Lai Ai came forward, Guan Zhongxie was forced to release him, which shows that Lu Buwei still tolerates Lai Ai."

Xiang Shaolong smiled and said: "It depends on how long he can bear it. Yes! Find a chance to inform Xiaojun that there should be no problem with his marriage with Lu Dan'er. After the duel with Guan Zhongxie, we can formally propose marriage." Hired." Teng Yi was overjoyed, so he hurried the Taoist to inform Jing Jun. Xiang Shaolong said: "Having Lu Dan'er, he should be satisfied. The second elder brother had better control him a little more tightly, and don't let him get involved in the romantic place. Now Xianyang is mixed with dragons and snakes, and the struggle between Lu Lai and the two parties is getting fiercer , we'd better avoid getting involved."

Teng Yi smiled wryly and said: "I don't know how much I have said to him. This kid is romantic and lively by nature, and he has a lot of friends. If you want him to stay at home, you can only break his legs." Xiang Shaolong sighed. Jing Jun will make trouble sooner or later, but as long as there is no injury or death, he should be able to take care of other things. He nodded and said: "Then we have to strengthen the strength of his guards, so that if something happens, he won't suffer a big loss." Teng Yi said: "If he can become the son-in-law of the Lu family, his status will be different immediately. You must know that Duke Lu has great influence in both civil and military affairs. Today, there are some well-known generals in the Qin family, who is not under his account? Jing Jing Jun has become Duke Lu's grandson-in-law, anyone who wants to touch him has to think about it first."

Xiang Shaolong also secretly thought that if Duke Lu was still there, he might object to this marriage, after all, Jing Jun is still not from Qin. Teng Yi continued: "As long as Xiaojun doesn't set foot in the Zuifeng Tower, nothing will happen. Now that Lai Ai and Lu Buwei Zhengming secretly use the Zuifeng Tower as a competition site, Wu Fu will be very miserable." Xiang Shaolong thought of the entangled relationship between Shan Meimei and Lu Lai. This Shan Meimei is indeed the most beautiful woman besides Qin Qing and Ji Yanran, her beauty is especially higher than Ying Ying, Lu Dan'er, or even Wu Tingfang and Zhao Zhi.Such a beauty, even without Lu Buwei and Lao Ai, is a treasure that everyone wants to keep in their private houses.But I don't know why, but I don't have any good feelings for her.It may be the beauty who has been taught by Zhao Ya, Mrs. Pingyuan or Queen Jing, who is most afraid of not saying what she means.

Teng Yi patted his forehead and said, "I almost forgot that Tu Butler wants you to meet at the old place at the end of Shen Shi. He should have important news for you." Xiang Shaolong nodded and said: "I'm afraid Lu Buwei is planning to rebel." ◇◇◇◇◇◇ An hour later, Xiang Shaolong and Tuxian met in his lair, the latter had mottled white hair and feet on his forehead, and this change only happened in the last few months, which shows that he is living under heavy pressure. After the two sat down, Tuxian gave a thumbs up and praised: "Shaolong is so powerful, he defeated Meng Ao and Lu Buwei's men and returned, the one who lost face the most this time is Meng Ao, but Lu Buwei dare not blame him , It also disrupted Lu Buwei's plan and deployment."

Xiang Shaolong knew that he had guessed right, Lu Buwei has a violent temper and is not a patient person, how could he just sit and watch Xiao Pan grow more and more powerful?He smiled and said, "Is he ready to rebel?" Tu Xian sneered and said: "He is not enough to rebel, but he is able to seize power with ease. Originally, he has firmly grasped the power in both military and political fields. As long as you are apart from you, what kind of situation can other fake eunuchs like Lai Ai become? Wang Jianhe An Guxi is also guarding the border far away. But he can't do anything to you, even Wang Lu is leaning towards you now. Last night he scolded you and Wang Lu in front of Guan Zhongxie and Meng Ao, very excited. This person is a wolf by nature, and he can't remember how many outrageous things he has done."

Xiang Shaolong remembered something, and asked: "Did Wang Lu tell him that Duke Lu and others had confessed to him and Prince Chu through blood, and confirmed that Prince Chu and him have no father-son relationship?" It was the first time Tuxian heard about this matter, after asking the details, his expression changed: "Shaolong, you are so bold, even I am not sure whether the prince is a stranger or Lu Buwei's son, yet you dare to fight this shop. If it's really Lu Buwei's son, wouldn't he have lost everything he won?" Of course Xiang Shaolong would not tell him the truth, and sighed: "If I evade so much, wouldn't it make Lu Gong and others believe that the prince is the evil son of Lu thief? This trip is finally right."

Tu Xian still had lingering fears, and he said after a while: "Wang Yangai still didn't tell Lu Buwei about this, because every time he got angry and came back, he always scolded Zhu Ji more. It can be seen that what he hated was that Zhu Ji didn't tell Lu Buwei about it. Naizhen told the prince about his father. It's strange, with Lu Buwei's shrewdness, wouldn't he not even know whether he is the father of the prince? And when he sent Zhu Ji to another person, he had planned early on to make his son the son of Daqin. Lord, how could it be wrong? Back then he told me that the crown prince was his son."

Xiang Shaolong couldn't help but said: "But Zhu Ji told me herself that even she didn't know whether the crown prince came from the former king or Lu Buwei." Tu Xian said: "Even if she knew it well, this ambitious woman would not tell the truth. If the prince hadn't stayed away from her and approached you, she would not have indulged Lai Ai like she is now. After all, power is still at work. .” Xiang Shaolong's heart was shocked, and he saw Zhu Ji from another angle for the first time.If this was said by someone else, he would not take it to heart as much as he does now, but Tuxian knew her when she was still a singer of the Lu Mansion.

The word "Ji" in Zhu Ji's name refers to her identity, so some people call her Zhao Ji, which means Zhao Guo's singer. When King Zhuang Xiang was in power back then, she was able to keep women's morals, and she knew that only in this way could she enjoy wealth and power, not to mention that her son would be King Qin in the future, so she felt at ease. When Lu Buwei killed King Zhuang Xiang, she saw that Ruowei was only Lu Buwei's pawn at best, so she hoped to win him over to Xiang Shaolong, but she found that he was only loyal to Xiao Pan and the former king, so she mingled with Lai Ai, Not only greedy for his masculinity, but also hoping to use Lao Ai to cultivate his own power.

Recently, she realized that her son was alienated from her, so she turned her heart to Lai Ai, and secretly gave birth to a son for him. After all, she refused to give up power. Thinking of all these things, I suddenly felt relieved, and the feeling of guilt towards Zhu Ji in my heart was greatly reduced.At this point, his mood improved, and he asked, "What is Lu Buwei's plan now?" Tu Xiandao: "One day with you here, Lu Buwei dare not act rashly. In addition, now that Wang Yan is clearly leaning on you and the prince, even Meng Ao is not sure about it. But when one day he transfers Wang Yan and Meng Ao at the same time, we You have to be careful. Meng Ao can come back after he has gone, and he has a military talisman in his hand. Lu Buwei has a family of eight thousand generals. He can kill all those who oppose him with any excuse. I think Shaolong should be aware of this. gone." Xiang Shaolong smiled and nodded. Tu Xian continued: "Now Lu Buwei and Meng Ao pin all their hopes on Guan Zhongxie's contest with you tomorrow night. It can be said that if Guan Zhongxie wins, Shaolong, you will surely die. Shaolong, you should think twice." Xiang Shaolong laughed and said, "But the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment." Tu Xian was still worried, and sighed: "Please excuse Tu's blunt words, Guan Zhongxie has been practicing hard day and night for the past six months, and his physical fitness and swordsmanship are all at their peak. Shaolong really can't afford to gamble his life with him. The impact of the success or failure of this battle too big." Knowing that this old friend really cared about him, Xiang Shaolong grabbed him by the shoulder and said, "Please have confidence in me, I'll wait and see tomorrow." He casually asked, "How is Miss San?" Tuxian sighed: "In Lu's mansion, the only person I still have some affection for is her, and she treats me better than others. It's a pity that she was born as Lu thief's daughter by mistake. These days, she has been very preoccupied. I see her It’s more about Guan Zhongxie than you. At first I really believed that she insisted on the two of you fighting again, but recently I realized that it was a trick of Lu Buwei and Guan Zhongxie. That field hunting sword competition. You have the upper hand, but Guan Zhongxie pointed out that it was because he didn't want to kill you that he allowed you to succeed, otherwise you will definitely lose. Hey! That's why I repeatedly persuaded you, if you don't want to kill you, it's better not to do it." Xiang Shaolong said in a low voice: "To tell you the truth, I saved my strength that day and Guan Zhongxie was spared. Tomorrow I won't be so polite." Tu Xian said in amazement: "Really?" To reassure him, Xiang Shaolong made nonsense, "Of course! Otherwise, why would I just defend and not attack?" Tuxian stared at him dubiously for a while, then said: "Now Lu Buwei and Lai Ai are competing to recruit top players from all over the world to join the lineup of generals. In addition to recruiting Weinan Warriors, Lai Ai also has an extra A man named Han Jie, it is said that this man has the true biography of Cao Qiudao, the sword sage of Jixia. Guan Zhongxie is quite afraid of him. Shaolong, you should pay attention to this man. It is said that he is good at assassination. lost at his hands." Xiang Shaolong has seen Han Jie's sword skills, he can compete with himself or Guan Zhongxie for a day. Tu Xiandao: "Among Lu Buwei's new recruits, Xu Shang, Lian Jiao, and Zhao Pu are the most outstanding. Among them, the most powerful is Xu Shang, who is known as the number one swordsman in Shangcai. This person is now trained by Guan Zhongxie. The opponent of the sword seems not to be much inferior to Guan Zhongxie. It's just that his arm strength is not as good as Guan Zhongxie's, but his swordsmanship is dexterous, but it can make up for this deficiency. Lu Buwei intends to let him fill in the vacancy of the deputy commander of the guard .” Xiang Shaolong smiled and said: "Of course Lu Buwei has his wishful thinking, but I don't believe he can fight well. Yes! Is there any news about Mr. Xiao?" Tu Xian said happily: "Talents are talents wherever they go. Now Yuetan is very proud of being in Han. He talks under an alias and became Han He's staff. I am also happy for him." The two chatted for a while before leaving one after another. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ That night the two brothers Xiang Shaolong and Teng Jing had dinner at the official office, and when Jing Jun learned that it was a marriage, he was elated and elated. Xiang Shaolong took the opportunity to say: "In the future, if there is nothing to do, don't go to the Zuifeng Tower. Now that Lu Buwei and Lao Ai are fighting over Dan Meimei, we don't want to stir up this muddy water." Jing Jun was stunned for a moment, and said embarrassedly: "Tonight, I happened to make an appointment with Chang Wenjun to have a drink and listen there, as well as Yang Duanhe and Bai Chong. Sigh! At most, I will put up with him no matter what, and promise not to commit any crime. " Teng Yi said: "If you don't provoke people, they won't come to provoke you? Don't forget that you taught Zhou Ziheng a lesson when you were hunting, and everyone in the Lu family is full of hatred, and they are gearing up to demolish your prestige. Xing and the others hate you to the bone, and now you have Lai Ai's backing, if you weren't in an important position, you would have been killed by them. Don't you still know how to behave?" Jing Jun didn't dare to argue with Teng Yi, and turned to Xiang Shaolong with pleading eyes. Thinking that he was still young, Xiang Shaolong said softly in his heart: "There is nothing wrong anyway, why don't we join in the fun and see what's going on there." Teng Yi said in astonishment: "Third brother, don't forget that tomorrow night we will fight Guan Zhongxie. If you still mess around tonight, will Yan Ran let you go?" Xiang Shaolong said with a smile: "I just want to let Guan Zhongxie know that I don't care about tomorrow's martial arts competition. This will make him take it lightly and think that he can surely win. As long as he bets on Xiaojun to go home as soon as possible, there should be no problem. Otherwise, just worrying about this kid, I won’t be able to sleep.” Jing Jun was moved and said: "The third brother is really kind to me, no! Of course the second brother is also very kind to me." Then he jumped up excitedly and shouted: "I want to find Mr. Changping, I know that the second brother and the third brother will go without calling He, he will blame me." Seeing Jing Jun leave like a whirlwind, the two could only look at each other and smile wryly. The two chatted for a while, and after sending someone to inform Ji Yanran that she was going home at night, they were about to go out when Huan Jue came. Although this young and promising new general has a dusty face, his spirit is better than before. It is obvious that he can develop his talents, so he is in a happy mood. When Huan Juan saw the two of them, he bowed down. The two hurriedly helped him up. Teng Yi wondered: "Xiaoju, aren't you busy training the new army? Why did you rush back to Xianyang overnight?" Huan Jun said: "With Xiao Ben watching, there is nothing to let go of. The most important thing is to come back and cheer for Master Xiang in tomorrow's battle. Sigh! I don't know how much it took to persuade Xiao Ben to stay. I The matter of coming back has been approved by the left minister, and there is no foul." Teng Yi smiled and said, "It's no wonder. I heard that many people with status and status came from far away places, and they did everything possible to entrust someone to take care of them so that they can participate in tomorrow's birthday banquet." Huan Yu said: "When I came here just now, I ran into Pu Ji, a celebrity in Tunliu on the road. people." Chang Ping-Jun's voice sounded: "I don't like this person either, maybe it's because the heroes see the same thing." At this moment, the three of them were talking at the gate, and when they looked back, it was Lord Chang Ping and Li Si who came hand in hand, with three times more people accompanying them than usual. Huan Jue didn't hold back his words with Lord Changping like he did with Xiang Shaolong and Teng Yi, he hurriedly saluted without restraint of etiquette. After a bit of hustle and bustle, Li Si sighed: "Remembering Master Xiang's battle tomorrow night, the prince and I are not interested in political affairs. Suddenly Xiaojun came to Changping Lord and said that you want to invite him to the Zuifeng Tower to wish tomorrow's victory. I was bored and panicked, so I also came to join in the fun." Then he lowered his voice and said, "Chu Jun is here too!" Xiang Shaolong, Teng Yi, and Huan Jue were all startled, and looked at the group of guards who were still on their horses, only to see Chang Wenjun and Jing Jun accompanied by Xiao Pan, and the future Qin Shihuang was sticking to his jaw. Putting on a fake beard and ordinary samurai uniform, he smiled and nodded at the three of them. Before Xiang Shaolong and Teng Yi could react in time, Huan Jue knelt down, picked it up for Lord Changping, and said: "The prince has an order, so you don't have to follow the etiquette of the emperor and his ministers, otherwise if people know it, it will be serious." Forgive me." Huan Jue hurriedly stood up. Xiao Pan rode out, laughed and said, "It's getting late, let's start now." Xiang Shaolong and the others quickly mounted their horses, and accompanied by Xiao Pan, galloped up the avenue where the lights were just lit, and headed towards Zuifeng Tower. Among the crowd, only Xiang Shaolong dared to ride alongside Xiao Pan. Xiao Pan was in a good mood, and said with a smile, "Master, you won't blame me for being the crown prince, but you still like to mess around?" Xiang Shaolong couldn't bear to spoil his interest, and said with a smile: "Even if you are officially enthroned, you still have to relax sometimes." Xiao Pan was the only person who was afraid of him. Seeing that he didn't blame him, he said happily, "I heard that Master is still going to spend time and wine on the eve of the final battle, widow... Hey! I can only be happy, this is the real hero. Queen Mother Just now you came to talk to me, asking me to stop this contest, saying that you have little chance of winning. Hmph! There are only widows in the world... No! Only I know that no one can beat the master." Xiang Shaolong knew that he admired himself since he was young, and the image of Xiang Shaolong being invincible in the world has been deeply rooted in his heart, and no one can change it.Fortunately, I got the Hundred Wars Sword and realized the Hundred Wars Sword Technique, otherwise the pressure would be too great now, so I said calmly: "It seems Chu... hey... what should I ask you to do? Otherwise, maybe It will show its feet later." Xiaopan looked at the pedestrians and houses on the street with great interest, and said spontaneously: "If not, let's call it Qin Shi! Qin is of course my Great Qin Kingdom. Master once said that after I rule the world in the future, I should be called Qin Shihuang, so I just called him Qin Shihuang." It’s better to call him Qin Shi! This name is very good.” When Xiang Shaolong was dumbfounded when he heard this, Xiao Pan summoned Mr. Changping and asked him to inform everyone of his new name. Xiao Pan turned his head away again and said, "What did Master want to say just now?" Xiang Shaolong suppressed the absurd emotions that came from hearing the word "Qin Shi", thought for a while, and then remembered what he wanted to ask, and said, "I want to ask if you will go to Lu Buwei's birthday party tomorrow night?" Xiao Pan wondered: "Do you still need to ask? I can't wait to see the queen mother go tomorrow night. No one in Xianyang will let go of this opportunity. I heard that there are still people who open a handicap to bet on your victory." Negative. Hmph! According to Chang Wenjun's investigation report, most people think that because Guan Zhongxie is well prepared, he must be humiliated. Only I know that the winner must be you, Master." Xiang Shaolong was amused in his heart, and secretly thought that the word "gambling" must have existed since the beginning of writing, because it seemed to be a major part of human nature. At this time, Zuifenglou's big move was already in sight, Xiaopan looked at it excitedly, and said again: "Just now Huanjue said that Puji is the richest man in Tunliu, and some people even said that he is the richest man in Daqin except your Wu family. This person specializes in the salt and iron business, and he has done a lot. This person has great ambitions. He used to be a member of Lord Yangquan, but now he is very close to Du Bi. We must be careful with him." At this time, Lord Changping stepped forward and said, "Chu... Hey! No! Brother Qin, should we go to a quieter courtyard, or go to the lobby to take advantage of the excitement?" Xiao Pan took it for granted: "Of course, I will go to the lobby, and I will also ask Qi Zuifeng and Sihua to accompany me for a drink, to see how beautiful and talented they are, which can fascinate so many people." As soon as these words came out, Xiang Shaolong and Mr. Chang Ping immediately looked at each other, secretly thinking that it would be impossible to keep a low profile tonight.