Chapter 214 Chapter Seven Gathering of Experts

Xiao Pan fought a beautiful victory and was in a good mood. He invited a group of confidant ministers to have lunch together. Except for Huan Jue who left Xianyang early and was unable to participate, Lian Zhengxing happily waited outside the hall for Xiang Shaolong to go Both Teng Jing and Teng Jing, who caused trouble in the samurai hotel, were invited.There are also Wang Yan, Wang Ling, Changping Jun brothers, and Li Si, of course, are honored guests. The luncheon was held in the inner court of the harem, without Zhu Ji, Xiao Pan could do whatever she wanted, it was extremely happy. After Gong'e served the wine and food, she was kicked out immediately so that everyone could speak freely.

After Xiao Pan and everyone sincerely appreciated Li Si, it was Xiang Shaolong's turn to tell the whole story of what happened last night in detail. When he heard Lu Buwei's tricks, Wang Lu was furious and said: "So Lu Gong and Xu Xian accused Lu thief of poisoning the former king before, it must be aimless. Now they dare to repeat the old tricks, why don't we preemptively attack them? Kill Lu thief and the traitorous party without leaving half, please give permission from the prince." Xiao Pan sighed, and said: "If it could be so easy, the widow would have summoned him into the palace a long time ago, and made people kill him. But now that the Lu Party is powerful, and Du Bi, Pu Ji and others are eyeing them, chaotic If things happen, and Du Bi and others collude with outsiders to cause chaos, first of all, the three eastern counties will be difficult to survive. The most taboo is Meng Ao, if he doesn't cut off his military power for a day, we still can't act rashly."

Wang Ling's prudent faction also said: "The best strategy now is to wait for the Black Dragon to be born, and then use Lai Ai to control Lu Buwei. It is a good strategy to do both." Halfway through the speech, Li Si waited to wink at him before he woke up, and his face immediately turned ashen. As expected, Wang Lu said in astonishment: "What kind of black dragon was born!" Xiao Pan used to have a strict order prohibiting anyone from revealing about the Black Dragon, now that Wang Ling found out that he had leaked his words, his face turned pale with fright. Xiao Pan smiled and said, "Ling Qing, don't worry about it, but it's only for this trip."

Wang Ling breathed a sigh of relief, left the table and knelt down to apologize. Seeing Xiao Pan's growing power, Xiang Shaolong was both surprised and delighted, he didn't know how he felt. After Xiaopan explained the matter to Wang Lu, Wang Lu praised Xiang Shaolong with great joy: "Only Shaolong has such a brilliant and feasible plan, and it is even more wonderful to use Lai Ai to contain Lu Buwei. There has been an example just now. No matter how the momentum of Ren Laoai increases in the future, a dog will always be a dog, and he cannot buy people's hearts like Lu Buwei.

Wang Yan is the most powerful general outside Meng Ao, so he will never take Lao Ai seriously. Lu Buwei's power is due to his roots in both civil and military affairs. If he is shaken before he is properly deployed, trouble will happen.After all, Lai Ai is just Zhu Ji's male favourite, and getting rid of him will not bring any consequences, at best it will be a turmoil.Especially now that Xiao Pan has placed Mao Jiao beside him, he is afraid that he will mess up something. Lord Changping snorted coldly and said, "On the contrary, Qiu Risheng is the root of the disaster. Shaolong, you have some free time in the afternoon anyway. Although you promised Lai Ai not to kill him, it would be a pleasure to dampen his prestige."

Xiang Shaolong still didn't understand the meaning of the warrior's residence, so he asked casually. Wang Ling said: "The wind of the palace was actually introduced to Xianyang by Mr. Yangquan from Chu State. It is mainly used to train swordsmen for the employment of ministers and ministers. It is a shortcut for warriors to advance to official career, so it is quite prosperous. Also There are ministers and ministers who send their children to the training hall. When Shaolong confronts Qiu Risheng, he must not take it lightly, because the training hall often has to deal with challenges from swordsmen from all over the world. Real stuff."

Xiao Pan laughed and said, "Is he more intelligent than Guan Zhongxie?" Everyone thought so, and raised their glasses to drink.Everyone turned to the three famous concubines, chatting and laughing, after lunch, Xiang Shaolong was full of wine, how could he still be interested in going to Qiu Risheng to make a move but he couldn't kill him, so he went back to the government office . ◇◇◇◇◇◇ When the drunkenness was on the rise, Xiang Shaolong took a nap in the official office, and when he woke up, Jing Shan came to report that someone from the Neishi Office was looking for him.

Xiang Shaolong went out of the living room and saw that it was Lai Si.Teng Yi was listening to him with annoyance, when he saw Xiang Shaolong coming, he took the opportunity to escape. Seeing Xiang Shaolong, Lai Si flattered and said, "Younger brother is here on the order of elder brother, and I sincerely invite the general to attend the dinner at the Neishi mansion." Xiang Shaolong secretly called his mother, is it possible that he will face Lai Ai again tonight and suffer a fucking night.Hastily racked his brains to find an excuse to decline. Lai Si leaned a little closer, pretending to be mysterious and said: "Brother has invited the three most beautiful women, Shi Sufang, to drink tonight, so of course we must not miss out on the General."

Immediately, Xiang Shaolong's mind buzzed, and it became a mess, and he would be lying if he said that he didn't want to be moved. Like Shi Sufang and the "soft bone beauty" Lan Gongyuan's rare beauty, even if they are hostile, if they have the opportunity to meet, there are not many men including Xiang Shaolong who can refuse. Of course, Lai Ai would not be so generous, she was willing to create an opportunity for Xiang Shaolong and Shi Sufang to get close, and there must be conditions such as Shi Sufang specifying that he must attend before agreeing to the invitation. Thinking of this, I can't help but feel very proud.

The only problem is that I just went to Zuifenglou for a night of fooling around last night, and I went to see Shi Sufang again tonight, what would the wives think of themselves? Xiang Shaolong sighed and said, "Brother Ling, please forgive me for not accepting it. Since I will be at home with my wife and children tonight, please tell Brother Ling, Xiang Shaolong thinks he is a good friend." Lai Si's face changed slightly, she looked very disappointed, it was obvious that although Xiang Shaolong's guess was not right, it was not far away. Lai Si couldn't figure out what to say, so she had no choice but to leave.

Xiang Shaolong suddenly missed his lovely wife and son at home intensely in his heart, and hurried back home. Back in Wufu, Ji Yanran came back almost at the same time, it turned out that it was the black dragon who was going to "dedicate" the day after the practice in Weishui River. The Tian sisters happily waited on the two of them to bathe and change clothes. The scene is so beautiful that it is difficult to describe it. When he was enjoying the warm sunshine before dusk in the back garden with his lovely wife Aier, Xiang Shaolong had already left the matter of Shi Sufang out of the blue. I don't know if it's because he's getting older, or if he has experienced too many blows from life and death, but now he is very in love with the joy of family that is so warm that his heart almost melts. Gossiping with Ji Yanran, Zhao Zhi and Wu Tingfang, three beautiful wives, watching Tian Zhen and Tian Feng playing on the grass with Xiang Baoer, who just learned to walk, that kind of fun is beyond anything substitute. Wu Tingfang probably got the news from Tiewei, knowing that there was a quarrel in the early court, so she asked. How could Xiang Shaolong hide it from them, tell them what happened in the morning, and tell them that they turned down the opportunity to have dinner with Shi Sufang tonight. Wu Tingfang wondered: "Isn't Xiang Lang going to offend Lai Ai and that beauty that no man doesn't want to be close to? Just look at the beauty of Lan Gongyuan, a soft-boned girl, and you can imagine Shi Sufang's talent." Xiang Shaolong was sitting in the pavilion with the three daughters at this time, the laughter of the Tian sisters and Xiang Baoer wafted into his ears from the grass outside the pavilion from time to time, his heart was filled with happiness, and he said sincerely: "As long as there are three I, Xiang Shaolong, would be satisfied with any one of these virtuous wives, let alone now that God has given me the grace to teach me that a mere mortal has three fairies from the heavenly realm, how dare I, Xiang Shaolong, ask for anything else?" The delicate bodies of the three women trembled slightly at the same time, and their beautiful eyes were entwined, shining with blazing fire. Zhao Zhixin was fascinated and said: "If you have a husband like this, what can I ask for? With Xiang Lang, every day is like the beginning of falling in love, ah! Zhizhi is so happy that I don't know what to say." Ji Yanran sighed: "It's a pity that sister Qing went to Shu County, otherwise this moment would be more perfect. I really hope that my husband will never have to go out to fight. The feeling of parting is really uncomfortable." According to the laws and regulations of the Qin army, soldiers who go to war are not allowed to bring their wives and concubines with them, so going to war is what all wives fear most. Thinking of the cruelty of war, Xiang Shaolong sighed deeply. Wu Tingfang moved over, sat in his arms, wrapped his arms around his neck and said, "Shaolong has missed the appointment, Qiu Risheng must have a plausible argument, saying that you are afraid of him!" Ji Yanran became emotional, came behind him, leaned on his back, and said softly: "Anyone who has seen our great general's swordsmanship will only think that Qiu Risheng has some kind of good luck. Hmph! I, Ji Yanran, have shown mercy to Guoxing's subordinates, these people are still ungrateful, if my lord goes to the warrior's residence, Yanran will also go!" Xiang Shaolong was very excited and said, "Why don't we go to him after the court meeting tomorrow to settle the score!" When Wu Tingfang and Zhao Zhi applauded at the same time, Ji Yanran said "Ouch": "It will be later! The prince wants someone to come to the palace to teach him how to read tomorrow, alas! Sister Qing is not here, so I have to be replaced by Yanran. I heard that Sister Qing is right Prince Chu is very strict, but I can't do it! It's too hard for me to keep a straight face." It was only then that Xiang Shaolong remembered that she had also been made a tutor. Feelings at the same time. Although Xiao Pan didn't show it, in fact, his longing for his late mother, Mrs. Ni, was a deep and extremely painful pain.Therefore, the person who needs to be replaced is first Zhu Ji, then Qin Qing, and now Ji Yanran.Otherwise, with his current intelligence, why would he need others to teach him to read? Wu Tingfang kissed Xiang Shaolong's cheek, her soft red lips, even though it was just a superficial touch, already made him feel so comfortable and sweet, all he could hear was the soft voice of this beautiful wife who was still as charming as a girl He said: "Does Xiang Lang know that Sister Qing has a big business in Bashu? Sister Qing is very capable of making money." Xiang Shaolong was always vague about Qin Qing's origin, he only knew that she was from the royal family, so he was surprised and asked. Ji Yanran is the clearest about this matter, she replied: "Sister Qing is originally a rich family in Berkshire, her ancestor got the cinnabar point, which can be used as medicine and dye, so it has been accumulated for several generations, and by the time of Sister Qing, the Qin clan has become a family. The richest man in Berkshire. In order to reconcile with him, the Qin people proposed marriage to sister Qing as a royal family dignitary. Unexpectedly, her husband had just finished the wedding, and he would lead the army and die in another place. In order to avoid the entanglement of other dignitaries, sister Qing returned to Bashu to take care of business. You did it brilliantly, and when the prince returned from Zhao to Qin, Fang returned to Xianyang at the suggestion of Mrs. Huayang, and became the prince's tutor, and met you, a passionate gentleman, and fell into love again." Only now did Xiang Shaolong understand why Qin Qing's status was so detached, not only because of the favor of Mrs. Huayang and Xiao Pan, but also because of her family in Bashu as a big backer.As Li Si said, for a special area like Bashu with huge local influence, only a soft policy can be adopted.At the same time, I also understand why she has such a close relationship with Mrs. Huayang, a beautiful woman from the state of Chu. It is because Bashu is close to the state of Chu, and a rich family like the Qin family is naturally inextricably linked with the Chu Dynasty. relation. If you marry Qin Qing, you will not only get this charming woman, but also her huge family wealth, who would not be jealous.That's why Qin Qing didn't dare to openly fall in love with herself.Even if Qin Qingzhi married Xianyang and became a royal family, it was still a marriage transaction full of political flavor. When Shensi flew over, Wu Guang came to report, and Guoxing came to look for him. Xiang Shaolong sighed, walked out of the pavilion, picked up Xiang Baoer and kissed his little cheek before handing it over to Tian Zhen, and went to the hall to meet Guoxing. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ When Guo Xing, who was drinking tea, saw him coming, he knelt down and kowtowed three times. Xiang Shaolong was so frightened that he quickly helped him up, and he understood in his heart: "Mr. Guo has broken Xiang." After the two sat down, Guo Xing said with a wry smile: "I came here today in a lowly position with bad intentions." Xiang Shaolong knew in his heart that he intended to surrender, but he had learned not to trust people easily, and said with a smile: "Is the deputy commander here on the order of Pavilion Master Qiu to seek bad luck for Xiang Shaolong?" Guo Xing was obviously fighting with Qiu Risheng, and snorted coldly, "Why did he come to find your lord bad luck? Today, your lord was late because of the court meeting. Although he pretended to be dissatisfied on the surface, in fact, everyone could see that he was relieved and took advantage of the opportunity. We all know that he is afraid that Lord Xiang will come after him. After seeing Lord Xiang's swordsmanship, who has the guts to stroke Lord Xiang's beard?" Xiang Shaolong was surprised: "Then why did he ask you to see me again?" Guo Xing said with shame: "To tell the truth, we were all secretly working for the second prince, and the expenditure of the hotel was also secretly supported by Pu Ji. Otherwise, without Mr. Yangquan, it would have closed down a long time ago. But on the surface I had to rely on Lord Neishi, and Lu Buwei wanted to close down the resort several times, but Lord Neishi insisted on it." He sighed again and said: "Lu Buwei has a very good idea. He has absorbed a large number of our warriors, and he also expresses openly and secretly that the court will not choose people trained by us. We are so tired that we are short of money. After Mrs. Lai takes care of us, we will go The museum has improved a bit.” Xiang Shaolong knew that he didn't understand the relationship between himself and Lai Ai, so when he talked about Lai Ai, his tone was respectful and cautious.Under the current situation, of course he would not reveal the truth to Guoxing. He nodded and said, "Brother Guo, what are your plans in the future?" Guo Xing fell to his knees again, and shouted: "Guo Xing has done a lot of things to be sorry for Lord Xiang before, and he has hurt Lord Jing with despicable means. He deserves to die. I only hope that in the future, he can atone for his crimes and do his best for Lord Xiang." Do your best and die without regrets." With Wu Fu's lesson, Xiang Shaolong will no longer be convinced by a few words from the other party.Help him up first, and say: "Brother Guo has something to say, don't do that again." Guo Xing excitedly said: "Since the day Ji Caicai showed mercy, Guo Xing has been thinking about it for many days. Now, in Xianyang City, no one knows that Master Xiang is more righteous than the sky, and he is more generous than others. Lord Xiang, please let the villain follow you!" Xiang Shaolong smiled wryly, "So my reputation is so good?" Guo Xing said: "Master Xiang let it go twice when he had the opportunity to be prime minister, and he promoted Li Si, Huan Jue and Chang Wenjun, and he showed great favor to the old man who came with you from Handan, and he rescued Prince Dan of Yan Kingdom. , There are too many heroic deeds. We have already known it well. It was only because we were blinded by selfish interests, but the few shots of Ji Caicai woke me up completely. I only hope that I can follow Master Xiang and stop fighting with others all day Don't worry about who will betray you tomorrow." After careful consideration for a while, Xiang Shaolong nodded and said, "Okay! I will do what you want, but remember that I am not someone who can be easily deceived. If I find out that you have said a word wrong, I will kill you immediately. " Guoxing was overjoyed and threw himself to the ground. Xiang Shaolong asked him to kowtow, ordered him to sit down, and said, "You seemed to have something to tell me just now, what exactly is it?" Guo Xing's expression became serious, and he said in a low voice: "I guessed these things completely based on some signs, because I am not yet qualified to participate in the secret meeting of Du Bi, Pu Ji and the owner of the museum, but there are many things that need to be handed over. Let's do it, so I guessed it out." Xiang Shaolong is someone who is used to storms, so he said calmly: "Speak!" Guo Xing said: "They should have made a detailed plan so that the second prince will take the position of crown prince and replace him. The key point is still in the three eastern counties. The Shang family is very powerful, and they intermarried with the Zhao royal family and our Great Qin royal family respectively, so they have deep-rooted influence in both places, and if it weren't for his strong support, the second prince would not be able to take root there." Xiang Shaolong suddenly realized. Just like Yiren is a rare product of Lu Buwei, Cheng Yu is a rare product that Pu Ji, another big businessman, can live in.Back then, no one would have imagined that Xiaopanke would come back and occupy Chengyu's heir apparent, so Pu Ji, Du Bi, Yangquan Jun and others have been trying their best to curry favor with Mrs. Xiuli and Chengyu. Unexpectedly, Xiao Pan succeeded in leaving Zhao and returning to Qin, which immediately shattered their dreams.At the beginning, they may still not think highly of Lu Buwei as a businessman. It was only when Lord Yangquan was killed by Lu Buwei that they realized that the situation was not good, but they could not turn the rudder. If the imperial court of Xiaopan is as stable as Mount Tai, of course they will have no chance to take advantage of it. However, the Qin court in the sun has split into three major forces, the Chujun Party, the Lu Party, and the Lai Party. Guoxing continued: "Pu Ji's most powerful method is to collude with Pang Nuan, the most popular general in Zhao State. Although I don't know the details, but according to the owner of the museum, Pang Nuan is secretly connecting with people from Jin, Chu and Yan. , to break the secret alliance between Lu Buwei and Tian Dan, and at the same time help the second prince ascend the throne of Qin, and it is conceivable that Du Bi must create a commotion in Xianyang. When Qin's army splits, some generals will surely join the second prince's banner, and with Zhao's support, the momentum will be greatly different." Xiang Shaolong was secretly proud that his earlier conjecture was not far from what Guoxing said now, but he didn't expect that Pang Nuan was preparing another Chu, Yan, Zhao, Wei, Han alliance conspiracy.At the same time, he was also secretly saddened that although Li Yuan, Lord Longyang, and Prince Dan called him brothers and sisters, in the situation of country against country, there was no personal relationship at all. The reality is that cruel. Guo Xing said in a deep voice: "To create a great chaos, the best thing is to assassinate Lord Xiang. At that time, everyone will blame Lu Buwei, and the consequences can be imagined." Xiang Shaolong smiled and said, "There will never be fewer people who want to kill me!" Guoxing Zhengrongbu: "Master Xiang, don't neglect it. Pu Ji and Pang Nuan have prepared for a long time, recruited a group of strange people from various places, and concentrated in Zhao Guo to train assassination techniques. Now they are sneaking into Xianyang in batches Among them, three of them were supported by me personally, and they were all first-class experts. One of them was called 'Barefoot Immortal' Kou Lie, who was Chu Mo's most outstanding expert in the past 20 years. You can tell just by seeing him put on shoes. He has the determination to assassinate Lord Xiang at the expense of his own life." Xiang Shaolong took a deep breath, if he had to be on guard against such a group of dead men to assassinate him all day long, what fun would there be in being a human being, and asked, "Is that Pu Ji singing and dancing troupe also hiding assassins?" Guo Xing said: "It should be like this, but my knowledge is limited, so I don't know very well." Xiang Shaolong said: "The three people you supported, do they still keep in touch with you?" At the same time, I felt in my heart that Li Yuan must agree to Chu Guo's willingness to send someone to participate in this assassination. Doesn't it mean that Li Yuan also wants to kill him?Immediately, I felt uncomfortable in my heart, and I didn't dare to think about it anymore.But he couldn't help but guess again, it's fine for Li Yuan to kill him, if Lord Longyang wants to kill him, Xiang Shaolong will find it hard to bear.Or this is the individual actions of swordsmen from all over the world! Guoxing replied: "After covering their entry into the city, they will disappear on their own." After a pause, he continued: "A few strangers have also come to our hotel, and they have become the owner's personal attendants. It seems that they are all A master who hides his true identity." Xiang Shaolong secretly sighed that this is called a wave of ups and downs, and another wave rises again.Now the people of Qin have become the public enemies of the eastern countries. They have nothing to do with each other on the battlefield, and they can only sneak in to subvert them. Guo Xing said: "I came here on the order of curator Qiu this time. It's the contract period to fight again, but it's after 15 days. I guess he thought that in this period of time, those dead men should be able to successfully assassinate Master Xiang. gone." Xiang Shaolong said: "Then tell him, Mr. Xiang will only go to the appointment depending on his mood. Hey! You have stayed here for so long, aren't you afraid that they will be suspicious?" Guo Xing said with a smile: "I will say that Master Xiang is putting on airs, so I have to wait for half an hour! After returning, I will try my best to find out about the assassins, and then try to inform Master Xiang." Xiang Shaolong patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Isn't it easy to notify me? Hurry up and report to help! Vice President of the State." The two looked at each other and laughed, and Guoxing left happily. After returning to the inner hall, she told the three beautiful wives about the matter, and after watching them go in and out carefully, Ji Yanran said: "Their target is not you, but the Crown Prince, saying that they want to kill you is just a smoke screen to cover people's eyes!" Xiang Shaolong was startled as if waking up from a dream and said: "I'm so confused, as long as the prince is killed, there will be real chaos immediately, and Cheng Yu can also become the heir in a legitimate way." To be honest, at this time he was relieved, because if Xiao Pan died, there would be no Qin Shihuang in history, and China might not appear. Ji Yanran said: "We have to take the initiative in this matter, I only hate that the city guard is tightly held by Guan Zhongxie, otherwise the matter would be much easier." When Xiang Shaolong was meditating, Tiewei came to report, and Lao Ai came to visit. When Xiang Shaolong's face turned bitter, Wu Tingfang said with a smile: "If you can't refuse, let's perfunctory him for one night! We trust Xiang Lang the most." Xiang Shaolong sighed and went out to see Lao Ai.