Chapter 281 Chapter 3 Xianyang Situation

Qin Qing stayed for three days before returning to Xianyang. Now Xiang Shaolong is fully aware of Xiao Pan's intentions, in order to maintain the throne, he will never be soft on killing people. Although it is hard to say whether he dares to deal with him, but after Linzi's lesson, Xiang Shaolong dare not take it lightly. He maintains the habit of getting up before dawn to practice swords every day, and practice archery even more frequently. They selected three hundred soldiers from the Wu family and the Jing family, of course including first-class fighters such as Wu Yanzhu and Jing Shan. The dragon passed on their steel needle skills and practiced them day and night.

Wu Yingyuan and others began to withdraw in batches. Today is the turn of Wu Tingfang, Zhao Zhi, Zhou Wei, Shanlan, Tian's sisters, Lu Daner, Xiang Baoer and others. . Xiang Shaolong, Teng Yi, Jing Jun, and Ji Yanran accompanied the team for three days before returning to the ranch. They felt that the ranch suddenly became deserted and felt very uncomfortable. During dinner, Teng Yi said in a deep voice, "Wu Yingen may be the traitor." Everyone was stunned. Wu Yingen is Wu Yingyuan's third younger brother, and he has always disagreed with giving up Xianyang's glory and wealth, but no one thought that he would be Xiaopan's traitor.

Ji Yanran said: "I have always paid attention to this person, but how can Second Brother be so sure?" Teng Yi said: "Because he insisted on staying and managing the ranch, he didn't leave until the last moment. This is completely different from his greedy personality and fear of death, so I specially sent someone to secretly monitor the movements of him and his generals, and found that he had I sent people secretly to Xianyang many times. So I informed Tao Gong that he sent people to follow his family general in Xianyang, and he sneaked into the palace to make a secret report."

Jing Jun scolded fiercely: "I never liked this guy." Xiang Shaolong said: "Fortunately, we have been prepared, but with him here, we will always get in the way when we do things. Is there any way to force him and his people away?" Ji Yanran said: "He is only bewitched by others, and he is greedy for wealth and comfort, so he will do such a stupid thing! As long as we target his character of greed for life and fear of death, and make him understand that the prince will never let others know that he is plotting Your secret guarantees that he will wake up." Teng Yi frowned and said: "Don't be foolish, if he reports this to the Chu Jun, the Chu Jun will know that we are wary of him."

Ji Yanran's beautiful eyes sparkled, and she snorted softly: "As long as we send all his wives, concubines and children away immediately, what else would he dare to do? Let Yanran handle this matter." Xiang Shaolong saw Ji Yanran go out in person, he felt relieved, and said: "Tomorrow we will go back to Xianyang, who will stay in the ranch to take care of everything." Ji Yanran smiled wryly and said, "Ji Yanran stay here! Otherwise, Wu Guo might not be able to control the third master." Xiang Shaolong saw that although he was reluctant, he had no other choice, the time was getting tighter and tighter, there were still three months left before the big day of Xiao Pan's ascension to the throne, everything would be resolved within a few days.

◇◇◇◇◇◇ When Xiang Shaolong returned to Xianyang, the first thing he did was to enter the palace to see Xiao Pan.Xiao Pan met him in the study as usual, accompanied by Li Si. After performing the ceremony of monarch and minister, Xiao Pan said: "Li Qing will report the current situation first." Li Si seemed to be a little afraid of meeting Xiang Shaolong's eyes. He lowered his head and looked at the papers on the table, and said in a deep voice, "Lv Buwei is not in Xianyang most of the time. The name is to supervise the final stage of the Zhengguo Canal project, but in fact it is to contact Local forces, so that when there is a change in the imperial court, they can get local support."

Xiang Shaolong deliberately tested him and said, "Where is Guan Zhongxie?" Li Si still didn't look at him, and lowered his head, he said, "Guan Zhongxie was just transferred by the Crown Prince to South Korea to put pressure on the Koreans. Unless he comes back against the order, he should still be far away on the day of the crown prince's coronation." Xiao Pan said indifferently: "This man's archery skills are too good. With him here, I will have trouble sleeping and eating. Among the people around him, there is the eyeliner set by the widow. If he does something strange, someone will hold it." The widow's decree executes him immediately."

Li Si glanced at Xiang Shaolong quickly, then lowered his head, and said: "Now Yongdu has actually fallen into the hands of Lai Ai, and his subordinates have increased to thirty thousand, occupying all the official positions in Yongdu." Xiao Pan smiled and said: "The widow deliberately let him sit on the throne, so that he would not feel defensive, and then wiped out him and the treacherous party in one fell swoop. Hmph! Let him be romantic and happy for a while!" Li Si looked directly at Xiang Shaolong for the first time and said: "According to Chu Jun's estimate, Lu Buwei will take advantage of the opportunity of Chu Jun to go to Yongdu to be crowned, and launch a simultaneous campaign with Lai Ai to control Xianyang. Since the Duwei Army is still controlled by Xu Shang, and Lord Changwen's imperial guards went with the prince to Yongdu again. The sudden change, Lu thief is indeed capable of doing this."

Xiao Pan interjected: "Lv Bandit and Lao Bandit have the seal of the Empress Dowager in their hands. If others don't know the situation, they will easily be fooled by them. They don't know if they are accomplices." Xiang Shaolong talked and said: "Let Xianyang be in charge of me, to ensure that it will be difficult for Lu Buwei to succeed." Xiao Pan and Li Si looked at each other in astonishment. After a while Xiao Pan said in a deep voice: "Without the General by my side, how can I feel at ease, Xianyang should be handled by Teng Jing and the two generals, and the General will accompany me to Yongdu."

Xiang Shaolong knew that he would have such a reaction, he sighed in his heart, but on the surface he pretended to be nonchalant and said: "The crown prince has an order, how dare I refuse to obey." Xiao Pan frowned at him for a long while, then turned to Li Si and said, "I want to talk to the general." Li Si didn't even dare to look at Xiang Shaolong, and exited the room. There was an embarrassing silence in the study. Xiao Pan sighed and said, "Is the general dissatisfied with the widow? There are many things that the widow has no choice but to resort to extraordinary measures."

Xiang Shaolong stared at him deeply, but felt as if he was looking at a complete stranger, and said lightly, "How does Chu Jun plan to deal with the Queen Mother?" Xiao Pan looked at him without flinching, and when he heard the words, the dragon's eyes became cold, and he snorted coldly: "To this day, the general still wants to ruin the reputation of my Qin family for that promiscuous palace curtain." Do women talk?" Xiang Shaolong also had cold eyes, stared at him and said coldly: "This is the only request that I have for the crown prince. I don't care who you want to kill, but please remember the old kindness and let the queen mother go." Xiaopan Longmu's murderous intent was fleeting, but he didn't know whether it was aimed at Zhu Ji or Xiang Shaolong.Immediately he regained his composure, and pondered: "As long as she doesn't care about the government and stays in the palace, the widow will never treat her poorly, so the general will be satisfied." If there was no news from Qin Qing, maybe Xiang Shaolong would really believe what he said, but now he just feels chills. If Xiang Shaolong was alone and had no worries, he would simply go all out at this moment and denounce his duplicity. But remembering the hundreds of lives of Teng Yi, Jing Jun, Ji Yanran, and even the lives of the Wu and Jing tribes were all on his own body, he could only endure the anger in front of him. A companion is like a tiger, if you are not careful, you will be summoned to kill your family. This future Qin Shihuang is not easy to deal with. Xiao Pan's tone turned soft, and said softly: "Master, don't you believe me?" Xiang Shaolong sighed full of emotion, and said in a deep voice: "Chu Jun has already made up his mind to deal with the affairs of Lu and Lai, so why do you need me to help? Why don't I leave tonight!" Xiaopanju said in shock: "No!" Xiang Shaolong was also shocked in his heart.These few words he said were purely to test Xiaopan's reaction, and the inference he drew now is naturally the most terrifying kind. Xiao Pan took a deep breath and said, "Master once promised me that he would leave after seeing me ascend the throne. Why didn't Master keep his word?" He sighed again and said, "Don't you want to kill Lu thief?" Xiang Shaolong knew in his heart that if he persisted, he might not even be able to get out of the palace gate.Pretending to be exhausted, he smiled wryly and said, "If I keep my word, will the prince also keep his word?" Xiao Pan said displeased, "What did the widow ever break his promise?" Xiang Shaolong thought to himself that the two years have changed so much that there is no mutual trust between himself and Xiao Pan, and there are still intrigues and duplicity. Of course he would not be so stupid as to expose Xiao Pan's conspiracy against Zhu Ji, and said with a smile: "If Chu Jun has nothing else to do, I want to go home and rest." Leaving the study, Li Si was standing outside the door, saw Xiang Shaolong, and said in a low voice: "Can I give the general a lift?" Xiang Shaolong knew that he had something to say, so he walked side by side with him, but Li Si didn't say anything until he reached the square. When Jing Shan and others saw Xiang Shaolong, they led the horse and came over. Li Si suddenly whispered: "Let's go! Shaolong!" Then he turned back sadly. Xiang Shaolong's heart suddenly surged with huge waves, and he couldn't calm down for a long time. Li Sinai is currently Xiao Pan's closest favorite, with his intelligence, he can clearly grasp Xiao Pan's state of mind.They even guessed Xiao Pan's identity from all kinds of clues, as well as the real relationship between the two of them, and deduced that Xiao Pan would not let Xiang Shaolong off. Without Zhu Ji, without Xiang Shaolong, Xiao Pan would be able to maintain his status as Ying Zheng forever, and no one else could have any influence. This is more a psychological problem. When the future Qin Shihuang sees him or Zhu Ji, he will naturally remember that he is just a fake. Li Si is extremely intelligent, deliberately draws a clear boundary with himself in front of Xiao Pan, but secretly tries to wake himself up with the word "Let's go!" with a pun.A warm feeling rose in his heart, and he felt that being a friend with Li Si was worthwhile. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ Running out of the palace gate, someone called from behind. Xiang Shaolong looked back, only to see Lord Chang Wen chasing up from the palace gate, and said, "Let's talk as we walk!" Xiang Shaolong wondered, "What's the matter? Don't you need to be on duty in the palace?" Chang Wenjun said solemnly: "Does Shaolong really want to go beyond the Great Wall?" Xiang Shaolong said indifferently: "I am a person who is not suitable to stay here, because I am most afraid of seeing war and killing. You have known me for so long, you should know what kind of person I am." Chang Wenjun was silent for a while, and then said, "Chujun seems not very happy about this matter, saying that it will shake the morale of the army." Xiang Shaolong felt a pain in his heart, and said in a low voice: "Don't persuade me, the only thing I regret now is that I didn't leave two years ago, then my memory of Daqin will be when I galloped on the prairie. , the most memorable." After saying that, he clamped his horse's belly and galloped away, leaving Chang Wenjun who was stunned and stopped far behind. A group of more than ten riders, crossing horses every time, passing cars every time, galloped at full speed like a whirlwind on Xianyang Avenue slanting westward at sunset. It was only at this moment that Xiang Shaolong really gave up on Xiao Pan.Now the only thing he wants to do in his heart is how to help Zhu Ji escape the disaster of killing her. Since he came to this world of the ancient Warring States, he faced all kinds of struggles every day, and he was trained to be stronger than anyone else. Even if it was Qin Shihuang, he was not afraid at all. But he will never underestimate Xiao Pan, because he is the person who can best understand his horror in this era.In history, Qin Shihuang was a high-pressure ruler, and everyone would bow to him in the end. The most ironic thing is that this historical giant was cultivated by him alone. Xiang Shaolong really wanted to raise his head to the sky and shout, to vent his resentment. But of course he can't.Only in this way can he hope to live his happy new life beyond the Wall. If Zhu Ji was willing to go with him, he would definitely take her away with him to make up for the guilt of cheating her for many years. Xiang Shaolong had just stepped into Wufu, and Tao Fang had already dragged him towards the inner hall, he couldn't help but wondered, "What's the matter?" Tao Fang smiled mysteriously and said, "The old friend is here!" At this time, just entering the inner hall, Teng Yi was talking with two guests, and it was Tu Xian and Xiao Yuetan. Xiang Shaolong ran over overjoyed, held the hands of the two, and was so happy that he couldn't speak. Tuxian's eyes turned red with excitement, and said: "I didn't know that Yuetan came to Xianyang suddenly, so I didn't inform everyone first." The corners of Xiao Yuetan's eyes were also wet, and he said with a smile: "Brother once bet on Shaolong's life in Linzi, Shaolong won't blame my brother!" Teng Yi laughed and said, "Winning a bet is another matter!" Xiang Shaolong smiled wryly and said: "Brother has more confidence in me than I have in myself. Fortunately, I run fast, otherwise I wouldn't be able to shake hands with the two of you today. This is called Thirty-Six Moves, let's go For the top." Everyone burst into laughter. Tu Xian sighed: "That's really good, the best thing to do is to walk, we just studied how to leave this place of right and wrong." Tao Fang smiled and said, "Sit down and talk!" After everyone was seated, Xiao Yuetan said: "I came to Xianyang today to witness the downfall of Lu Bandit with my own eyes, but after talking with Brother Teng just now, I realized that Shaolong's situation is quite bad." When Xiang Shaolong saw Xiao Yuetan, the sorrow in his heart was swept away, replaced by the pride of rising up, he laughed and said: "The one who can stand firm in the face of adversity is the real good man, and now Brother Xiao is here to help me , why worry about the failure of the big event." Tu Xian said happily: "Of course we are happy to see Shaolong full of confidence. No matter how dangerous the situation is, we still have high fighting spirit. Now that Lu thief has been defeated, the question is how to get safely outside the Great Wall and live a happy life for us. !" Tao Fang interjected: "Just now Steward Tu analyzed Lu Thief's situation in detail, and the only bargaining chips he has now are the Duwei Army, Guan Zhongxie's troops, fifteen thousand famous generals and his As for the other internal and external officials who have always been in collusion with him, they will be useless in case of trouble. Therefore, as long as we can make a good plan, we will be able to drive him to a dead end and avenge our deep revenge." Xiao Yuetan said solemnly: "The question is how we can leave safely after killing Lu thief." Xiang Shaolong smiled and said, "At first I wasn't sure, but now that my brother is here, it's another matter!" Xiao Yuetan smiled wryly: "Don't rely on me so much, maybe I will disappoint you." Xiang Shaolong said in a low voice: "Brother, do you have the confidence to conjure up another Xiang Shaolong?" Everyone was stunned. Xiang Shaolong said happily: "Wu Guo pretends to be a god like a god, and a ghost like a ghost, and his body shape is the closest to mine. As long as I have a way to make his face look like mine, I will be sure to fool him." Everyone. We have dealt with the enemy clearly and secretly." Xiao Yuetan groaned under the anticipation of everyone, and finally said decisively: "This is the biggest challenge for me, Xiao Yuetan. Although the difficulty is extremely high, I can guarantee that I will not disappoint Shaolong." Xiang Shaolong slapped his palm on the table, laughed and said, "With my old brother's words, the whole situation will be different. The first person we want to kill is Guan Zhongxie. As long as this person is gone, Lu Buwei will be like A toothless tiger can no longer do evil." Teng Yi nodded in agreement and said, "Yes! If this person were to pick up a bow and arrow, how many people would still be alive." Tao Fang said: "But what we are worried about now is not Lu Buwei but Ying Zheng." Xiang Shaolong said calmly: "This is exactly the reason why I need another Xiang Shaolong." A smile floated from the corner of Xiao Yuetan's mouth, and after exchanging glances with Tu Xian, he sighed with a smile: "Shaolong is really amazing, he deceived us so hard." At this moment, Xiang Shaolong knew that Xiao Yuetan and Tu Xian had guessed that Xiao Pan was the real Ying Zheng.And that's why Xiao Pan wants to kill himself. Anyone who has a deep understanding of the inside story knows that it is groundless, and it is not without reason. Only when Xiang Shaolong is no longer alive, can Xiao Pan eradicate this scourge that makes him uneasy sooner or later. The break between him and Xiao Pan was preordained by fate, and no one can change it.