Vol 10 Chapter 2 (2/2)
Xiao Cheng couldn’t answer right away, frowning, “General Dong, why are you in a rush to know?”
Xiang Shaolong replied, “All along, Zhao Mu doesn’t fully trust s from me I sa confidence he is so he must have someone who is loyal towards him inside the army If the city co would have a big probability of being chosen for this role”
Xiao Cheng shook his head s, “This is only one of Zhao Mu’s wishes In reality, even I myself am not sure who I would have chosen There are several candidates, I don’t believe that all of them are on his side”
Xiang Shaolong was shaken, “If so suddenly happened to the Commander General, under these circumstances, you uards to avoid any chaos In your heart, ould be the best candidate?”
Under the Zhao’s Palace Co the 10 arhly between 1,000-1,500 soldiers These ar Zhao’s safety All of the and selection process They are the elite Their skills are far above the city guards and the outer city soldiers
Under normal circumstances, if the Palace Cost the 10 Colonel will carry it out instead, selecting the best of them to temporarily take over, mainly because they are familiar the Palace security and activities so as not to cause any problem
Xiao Cheng deliberated over his choices for a while, sighed, “This problem is hard for me to decide in such a short amount of time”
Xiang Shaolong understood his indecisive personality and continued to ask, “It seems like if we can’t obtain those Loyalty Letters, then we can’t feel out what Zhao Mu plan is Let me handle this! Your Majesty, please relax”
Xiao Cheng fully trusts hiive you the other half of the arive you the authority to move the armies around” He paused for awhile then continued, “If Tian Dan also joins in with that traitor that wants to usurp e of this ti, do you have the confidence to do this?”
Xiang Shaolong replied in a heavy tone, “Your Majesty, have you thought of the consequences?”
Xiao Cheng sighed, “I have thought over this issue for several days now The Qi without Tian Dan would be like a tiger without claws and teeth The proble General Dong’s opinion”
Looking at this worried face, Xiang Shaolong gritted his teeth, “Leave this to me! Hey! I have a request if Your Majesty would be so kind to grant it”
Xiao Cheng said, “Please continue, General Dong!”
Xiang Shaolong continued, “Regarding handling Zhao Mu, if Your Majesty could keep this a secret between the two of us and not let anyone else knows, including Minister Guo”
Xiao Cheng was stunned, displeased, “Does General Dong suspect Minister Guo?”
Xiao Shaolong replied, “As long as we haven’t obtained that Loyalty Letters, I couldn’t be sure who is in that traitor’s pocket Zhao Mu’s s In this i to fall apart It’s better to be safe than sorry”
Xiao Cheng conteree Shaolong left the palace and return to his co Yi and told him of the current situations
Teng Yi was absorbed momentarily then replied resolutely, “Zhao Mu has started to be , especially after snatching back the Lu Gong Secret Manual If I was Zhao Mu, I would also be a little bit cautious towards you”
Xiang Shaolong anxiously said, “Not only Zhao Mu becaest probleest benefactor of Le Cheng’s death Evenin the background Now I a!”
Teng Yi blanked, “What do you mean serendipitiously?”
Xiang Shaolong s it to hirab those Loyalty Letters before we can understand Zhao Mu’s moveet onna talk to Tian Dan”
Teng Yi said, “You better not do that It seeo, it would be an equivalent of sending yourself to death You ht even accidentally reveal a weak point If he asked you about the Lu Gong Secret Manual, hoill you answer to hi He wouldn’t trust you easily Furthermore, he must have known the relationshi+p between theht have overlooked him too”
Xiang Shaolong was disconcerted upon hearing this While troubling hi ca is here to see him
Xiang Shaolong smiled bitterly, “Now, the only one I can trust is this notthis, he went to the
After waving away his people, the two of the softly
Lord Longyang’s spirit had i al back his confidence, watching hi, Li Yuan ca forto withdraw his troops from the Yan, otherwise Qi and Chu will resort to military forces H the country’s uncle for a few days, he felt like he is the representative of Chu’s Xiao Lie”
Xiang Shaolong replied, “If Qi and Chu combined forces to deal with us, would Wei also come out to help?”
Lord Longyang sh your wisdom is as deep as the sea, but your disposition afterall is forthright and honest You wouldn’t understand someone as treacherous as Li Yuan What he said and what he does is totally different He only said that to cover up another bigger treacherous plot You better warn Xiao Cheng to be more wary of hi!”
Xiang Shaolong was stunned, “Why would you say that, My Lord?”
Lord Longyang sighed, “I knew that you attained this City Co After the fire, I want to warn Brother Dong that this wo any noise, she can play around with people as easily as if they are on the palm of her hand It wouldn’t even waste a small breath it takes to blow a speck of dust for her to put you beyond rede lives away from home in Handan, they were both involved with each other You are now useful to her, so of course, she would try her best to win you over Once you have expired your usefulness, let’s see how she will treat you then?”
Xiang Shaolong started to cold sweat, he truly didn’t consider E back, she really isn’t that siardless of which side wins, she will reap benefit regardless
The proble as they’re alive, no one would dare to touch her
Xiang Shaolong considered hi’s shoes She wished so husband in name only but not in reality so that her son could ascend the throne while she controlled everything behind the scenes At that tienerals, backing, her standing will be as stable as Mount Taishan
Suddenly, he understood the significance of his role as the City Coive her power to control Zhao Mu and contend with Qi and Chu, these two foreign forces
When he thought of this, one soft jade hand covered the back of his hand
Xiang Shaolong was surprised and looked at Lord Longyang He only saw hi at him, sincerely said, “Please leave Handan! Otherwise you will die without burial ground It doesn’t matter who ascend the Zhao’s throne, at the end of it, they both ant to eliminate you”
Xiang Shaolong endured his almost acceptable hand on his hand, resolutely shook his head, “I never cared about life and death before, especially e are at the juncture of my country’s demise, even more, I wouldn’t avoid and not care about this, otherwise I will regret it for the rest of my life and I would be ashamed to face my father in the afterlife”
Lord Longyang saw that he is deterh in a depressed state, gently said, “Brother Dong truly is a real hero I won’t force you any can’t endure this any for you in Daliang” Paused for awhile before continuing, “Although E and Guo Kai have different opinion on the City Coains and losses issues, will collaborate with each other You have to be careful of them!”
Xiang Shaolong was astounded An idea flashed quickly through his ht for not realizing earlier E’s machinations everywhere
Lord Longyang had nothing left to say and took his leave
Xiang Shaolong was touched Full of gratitude, he saw him to the stable outside the command center and sent him off
He knew in that instant that he needs to start his strategy afresh Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to leave Handan alive Furthermore, he wouldn’t be able to capture Zhao Mu alive