Vol 12 Chapter 7 (1/2)
Book 12 Chapter 07 - Deceitful Support
Before dawn, led by Xiao Pan and Zhu Ji, the royal family, every court official and the various representatives frorand but serious funeral procession King Zhuangxiang’s corpse is delivered from the Royal temple to the Royal Mausoleum for permanent burial
Every single palace guard was activated to maintain law and order Thousands of iteether with the coffin and the entire procession stretches over ten miles
The citizens of Xianyang City put onclothes and kneeled by the side of the streets, crying over the death of this benevolent ruler
Xiao Pan and Zhu Ji cried heavily too Everyone who heard them will be affected to cry as well
Lu Buwei acted his part very well, expressing his deep sorrows and pain
Xiang Shaolong, An Gu and Jian Sheng rode ahead and open up the roads for the procession Jian Sheng is the current Ixie is not officially appointed yet
After Handan City’s incident, this is the first ti and the rest They paid attention to hi Horse Fanatic
General Pang is a steady e ears When their eyesfrom his eyes No wonder he can rise to such a post based on his words alone
In his twenties, Prince Dan is the youngest a the others trust hiether Zhao Qian and the maids indirectly died under his hands If he has the chance, he will not let him off
Qin Qing wasShaolong waved to her but she pretended not to see him
Under the strict and sad atmosphere, the procession has travelled for several hours They finally reached the mausoleum in the afternoon
The Royal Mausoleum is divided into two parts, an exterior and an interior, forate, eastern gate and western gate With the typical Chinese arch at the four corners, the e
The way leading into the mausoleum is lined with burial items such as pottery, furniture, books and clothes The most important people entered the inner part of thearea while attendants start tois settled, Lu Buent to the front and delivered a eulogy At the end of the eulogy, the burial process begins
Xiang Shaolong was grieved as he recalled King Zhuangxiang’s generosity and hot tears begin to flon his face
When the coffin is finally brought into the hts she spent with Lao Ai, Xiang Shaolong still find it hard to forgive her
To a certain extent He could sympathise with her behaviour First, she lost this man who has treated her so well and even made her the Empress of Qin Secondly, she kneas Lu Buho poisoned hie In such a helpless scenario, she reacted irrationally
Even with this understanding, he still feels uncomfortable with her situation
Back at the Wu residence that night, he had insoot hisCity He really needed the Yi naturally wishes to have Shan Lan around too
As long as he is the Imperial Cavalry Commander, Lu Buwei dared not attack him rashly
Three days later, the population of Xianyang City re resumed as per normal
Xiao Pan had not attended his coronation yet but he is now the King of Qin
Except for Xiang Shaolong and the farsighted Li Si, no one will expect this kid to break centuries of deadlock and lead Qin to victory over the six states
Back at the East Gate Co Yi and Jing Jun when Lu Gong came to find him
Generals are the highest ranked positions in the military
There are ’s Ieneral and his army size is limited to fifty thousand men But as he is considered half a City Coher
The highest ranked is I Ling, Xu Xian, Meng Ao and Du Bi are only Great Generals Thus, Lu Gong is considered the military chief
Teng Yi and Jing Jun excused theot seated at the chair of authority, sive you support as well Now, everyone will know that I am behind you and will obey your command with question”
Xiang Shaolong hurriedly presented his thanks and appreciation
Lu Gong’s face beca thecourt session, Lu Buwei made another recommendation?”
Xiang Shaolong is not per court yet Frantically, he asked: “What are the changes?”
Lu Gong angrily detailed: “Lu Buwei xie to be the I Xu Xian and I objected strongly but were put down by Euard Hangu Pass and wen the new leaders of the Palace guards, preventing aoutsiders as if Qin has no talented men!”
Xiang Shaolong sighed with relief, glad that Lu Gong has treated him as a Qin native
He felt so his buddy An Gu in the palace anyiven the circumstances It must be Li Si who advised him to promote another person from the Qin military
It will help to convince Lu Gong that Xiao Pan is not on the same side as Lu Buwei and Zhu Ji
Lu Gong lowered his voice: “I have spoken to Xu Xian and wang Ling We have unanimously decided that the blood test is the best plan Look!” From his bosom, he retrieved a special needle that has a sharp point but a wide base He proudly explained: “This needle has a s Once inserted into the flesh, blood will flow and accumulate at the base When it pierces the skin, it is as painless as awill stop after it has been re pierced may not even notice it”
Xiang Shaolong received the needle fro that it is probably the origin of acupuncture, he praised this invention and asked: “When do we act?”
Lu Gong explained: “According to our laws, ten days after the funeral, wefair as a show of appreciation to everyone The royal family, every official, the state representatives will all participate Even those young men without official appointments will take part too”
As the I naturally knew about this but did not expect it to be so grand He was curious: “Is it very lively?”
Lu Gong bellowed: “Of course! Everyone is doing their best to display their talents and hope to be noticed by the new king That year, I was talent-spotted by the late king during the hunt and nobody else received a bigger honour”
Xiang Shaolong was unco animals blindly for pleasure and not for food He will never stoop to such a level
Lu Gong continued: “This is the best opportunity! I will draw Lu Buwei’s blood while you get the Crown Prince’s Changping, Changwen and Xu Xian will be our witnesses Hei! Only Shaolong is brave enough to draw the Crown Prince’s blood An Gu is a coward and he deserves to be posted out of Xianyang City”
Xiang Shaolong was highly ah the details of their plan, he sent him off respectfully
Lu Gong’s estiht on the spot His rebellious subordinates underwent a huge attitude change and wereYi lots of time and effort
In the evening, Zhu Ji summoned him to the palace
Xiang Shaolong knew that it is inappropriate but still went ahead
Zhu Ji looks cal Shaolong warmly and expressed much concern First, she enquired about his work as the Imperial Cavalry Co to le strand of hair, I will not let hi see to your duties and do your best to protect Zheng’er, and leave everything else out of your consideration”
Xiang Shaolong understood where she is coht that this is her oishful thinking and Lu Buwei is not an easy person to get along with
At the same time, he can see the shi+ft in Zhu Ji’s attitude
Unless she is happy with her present state of affairs, she will not want everything to stay the same forever
He smiled: “I obey Empress’s orders”
Zhu Ji wailed: “Don’t give me that subordinate expression! I am able to speak my mind only when I am with you”
Xiang Shaolong bitterly sly our positions, there will be gossips”
Zhu Ji was irritated: “There is nobody here and who cares about what they say! Who dares to offend me?”
Xiang Shaolong re each other privately and if word gets out, Xianyang City will be gossiping about us”
Zhu Ji sqiao has been an province tomorroe do not have to run into each other in the palace Everyone in the palace now belongs to me See, I still have what it takes”