Vol 23 Chapter 12 (2/2)
After soht up the topic that Xiang Shaolong fearedmy respects to Great General, Xu Yizhe has a special request”
Xiang Shaolong could only respond: “Brother Xu, please speak without any reservations”
Xu Yizhe solen and attacked your State, we did so reluctantly and were in fact forced by circumstances Otherwise, ould be helpless and alone the next tiet rid of this thorn in the flesh, I guarantee that ns”
Xiang Shaolong frowned: “This is a high level decision Can Brother Xu have the final say?”
Xu Yizhe sighed: “This is no longer regarding who has the final say but this is the dream of the key decision maker Now that Tian Dan and Lu Buwei are in cahoots and thethe Three States (Han Zhao Wei), causing the Tian Dan the opportunity to occupy our territory All I ask of is for Great General to hint Qi that Qin will not sit by and watch while Qi expand their borders With that, even if Qi has all the guts in the world, they would not dare to be complacent With just one sentence, Great General shall win the friendshi+p of my State on behalf of your State”
This is the first ti found hih he could influence Xiao Pan, that is purely because he does not possess any selfishfrom Xiao Pan’s point of view
Ever since Qin i’s refor distant States while invading neighbouring States For example, theyinroads into the lands of the Three States With regards to Yan, Yan did enjoy a glorious period when King Yan Zao constructed a Golden Pavilion to recruit faenerals such as Le Yi who successfully repelled the Qi army Presently, Qin cannot be bothered with pathetic Yan, which is situated in the desolated northeast Therefore, Qin would never forsake their relationshi+p with Qi for Yan
Frole, he has to aining Tian Jian’s cooperation To a certain extent, he has to match the same promise Lu Buwei has committed to Tian Jian The promise naturally involves Yan, this juicy piece of meat
He knows better than anybody that he is not someone who is suitable for political work Of course he could easily win the affections of Xu Yizhe by pretending to agree first and subsequently doing the opposite However, this is so his conscience would never allow
Xiang Shaolong bitterly smiled: “It may appear easy for me to accept your proposition and just mention this one sentence; however, I am afraid it cannot be done”
His countenance slightly altered, Xu Yizhe ad that Great General is a true friend of Prince Dan”
Xiang Shaolong clarified: “Brother Xu is e The proble Qi on behalf of Qin and with Lu Buwei posing an obstruction, it would be challenging for e across Therefore, I dare not recklessly agree Can you give h?”
Sighing, he added: “If I succus would be less”
His expression turning warhtly embarrassed: “It is ain after Great General return victoriously froe”
Xu Yizhe concluded his visit, standing up and bidding farewell After sending hi
In the past, Xiang Shaolong has the free ti one appoint himself to death
Firstly instructing Li Yuan to wait for hinature on the letter Xiao Yuetan had prepared While he was rushi+ng towards the : “Mistress is urgently looking for you and insists that you see her at once”
Witnessing thecan feel his heart grinding with agony However, there is nothing he can do about it as he hadanother wife or concubine Love is in fact the greatest burden of all Since the passing of Princess Qian, the only wo and Li Yanyan
Xiang Shaolong was in a fix: “But Li Yuan is waiting for me in the main hall!”
Little Ping’er declared: “Nevertheless, you xiu has sneaked into her bedroom”
Only now did Xiang Shaolong knows Lady Qingxiu and Feng Fei are acquainted After weighing his options, he hurriedly eous lady
As anticipated, Lady Qingxiu’s face is covered with several layers of veil as she refuses to let Xiang Shaolong view her actual face After Feng Fei knowingly excused herself, Lady Qingxiu went straight to the point: “Does Great General knows that you are in an extreerous situation?”
Nodding, Xiang Shaolong quizzed in a deep voice: “What updates does Your Lady have for me?”
Lady Qingxiu enlightened: “Chancellor Li naturally would not talk to me about his affairs However, I did send so visited him several times and held secret discussions Great General yourself is an observant ’s character is deplorable All along, Chancellor Li does not have a high opinion of Han Chuang When they are suddenly behaving so inti is afoot ”
Xiang Shaolong sighed: “I understand Thanks so rateful”
Lady Qingxiu si this for Yanyan; otherwise she would certainly blame me We are just ordinary women and in our eyes, Great General has done Chancellor Li a huge favour and Chancellor Li would be at fault if he repays your favour with evil We do not care about other details I dare not hold Great General back from your official work anymore Great General, please help yourself”
Xiang Shaolong is used to her icy de an enormous chasm between her and everybody else He paid his respects and bade farewell before heading to meet Li Yuan
Sitting alone in thea look of anguish, it , causing his mind to be turbulent
Settling down by his side, Xiang Shaolong can feel his anger rising He coldly hissed: “I shall have to trouble Brother Li to inforht”
Li Yuan shuddered forcefully: “Is Brother Xiang leaving tonight?”
Observing his body language, Xiang Shaolong deduced that he is not putting on an act Mystified, he wondered: “Didn’t that ingrate Han Chuang tell you about it?”
Li Yuan swore to heaven that he ronged: “I really do not know about this matter I came to look for you today because I wanted to tell you that the fella Han Chuang has convinced Guo Kai to get rid of you and fra internal strife within Qin Hey? Are you assuue as him? If I really stoop so low, can I, Li Yuan, be considered a hu? Yanyan will hate me for life”
His thoughts juer discern who is a friend or foe He disputed: “Why didn’t you visit ht, wouldn’t I be falling into Han Chuang’s and Guo Kai’s trap?”
Li Yuan was guilt-ridden: “Han Chuang did approach me consistently over the past few days I did intend to stay out their affairs but eventually, I could not answer to , please do not bla in willpower”
Xiang Shaolong sighed: “Did it ever cross yourLu Buwei in a power tussle, it would be unlikely for Qin to attack your States with its full potential I aine ould be the alternative if I am not around”
He could not help but recall Xiao Pan’s identity crisis again This event would cause both hie Even if Lord Changping and the others continue to express their support for Xiao Pan, he would have lost the legal and ht to rule
Li Yuan bitterly s could not bear to betray Shaolong too Due to ahe once saw you in Daliang After the incident, he did notinto cooperating with him because this information could lead to the annihilation of his clan His affections towards you is deeper than any one of us and he is naturally experiencing theshould understand what I meant”
Xiang Shaolong was incensed: “This fella Han Chuang has gone overboard On the surface, he is spouting all kinds of friendshi+p and integrity quotes No wonder he has a special fear of uilt Aye, since he could feel pangs of guilt, that means his personality is not completely evil”
Li Yuan bitterly s is still in the ly troubled Part of the reason behind his actions is due to pressure fro’s entourage is a spy of Guo Kai, causing this information to be leaked out Currently, Han cannot afford to offend Zhao and Han Chuang hiainst hi of Han, he would be in hot soup”
His anger faintly subsiding, Xiang Shaolong chuckled: “If I had knew about this earlier, I should have killed Guo Kai when I had the chance It will saveall these problems”
Li Yuan reminded: “Even if it was somebody else, there would be no difference because in order to survive, men have been known to use all forainst my conscience Inwould ter Cao Cuidao’s sword to get rid of you is surely better than getting his own hands dirty”
Fro is confident that Li Yuan did not participate in this sche was the one escorting hinorant about this arrangement
Hisperceived: “In this case, I should be safe before my duel with Cao Cuidao”
Li Yuan sighed: “Logically, that is correct However, I aer to challenge you and assess your swordsmanshi+p beforehand”
Xiang Shaolong coldly snorted: “I aht now; they had better not mess around with me”
Li Yuan wondered after some contemplation: “Cao Cuidao is truly a brilliant and exceptional swordsman There has never been a swords have the confidence to defeat him?”
Recalling Xiao Yuetan’s ‘Ten Strokes’ proposal, Xiang Shaolong immediately felt better and nodded: “I should have no difficulty in defending myself”
Li Yuan was amazed at his reply and did not probe further Just as he was about to continue the conversation, Xie Ziyuan ca that it is inconvenient for him to stick around, Li Yuan swiftly left
As Xiang Shaolong welcohed: “The appoint a new setback My wifey does not believe that we are going out together tonight and ive her approval”
Xiang Shaolong is conscious that Shan Rou is onlyup an excuse to see him He bitterly smiled: “This time round, I shall fetch Brother Xie at your residence”
Xie Ziyuan was elated: “Brother Xiang is a true friend indeed When Second Prince knows that he is finallyyou, he was overwhel, a word from you is way more effective than ten words from Lu Buwei”
Xiang Shaolong secretly felt that the eventual demise of Qi is precisely due to this kind of mindset
Xie Ziyuan fantasized: “Once again, we ht It is an incredible sensation to feel her leaning onto my body”
Xiang Shaolong was alar for Tian Dan? It would be inappropriate for her to overhear our conversation!”
Xie Ziyuan assured: “You can put yourin political affairs Moreover, our discussion is not fully confidential We mainly need to make it clear to the Second Prince that you are on our side”
Recalling the incident thisof Qi scolded the First Prince Tian Sheng withouta better opinion of Tian Jian and his higher chances at the throne
Suppressing his voice, Xie Ziyuan clandestinely revealed: “It is ru will announce the Crown Prince succeeding his throne during the birthday banquet It will unquestionably be Second Prince As a result, we need to borrow Brother Xiang to ruffle the feathers of Tian Dan and Lu Buwei”
In his wildest dreaainst Lu Buwei and Tian Dan in this political struggle It clearly de blood
Fro, he is now a Qin political heavyweight and can even influence the political outcome of other States Life is truly beyond anticipation
After infor hisun Long father and son
Retrieving the Hundred Battle Sabre which he had securely hidden in his roo it around his waist In his mind, he decided that in the event that Cao Cuidao refuses to accept the ten-stroke proposal, he would i Fei once the festivities of the birthday banquet have been co alive is of utlory is only secondary
Re spirit drummed up earlier by Xiao Yuetan disappeared without a trace
But if Old Cao is willing to accept the ten-stroke lio No ainst ten moves
He obviously understood that Xiao Yuetan is thinking froe blemish on his celebrated life as a warrior It is considered an unwise oing an identity calamity
Nevertheless, no one understands him better than hith alone Dying in such ahiht In addition, he cannot afford to leave his wives and child behind
Until now, he is still unsure if Lord Longyang has betrayed hi on whether he will cancel the arrangeht or not
He felt inclined to practice his sabreto accept the ten-strokes suggestion, all his practice would beXinyue suddenly squeezed herself into his arhtly She faintly panted: “Great General has thoroughly deceived us!”
Hugging her enticing, curvaceous body and facing her attractive features, Xiang Shaolong is speedily losing his self control However, he does not wish to hurt her feelings and could only quiz: “Doesn’t Miss Xinyue need to participate in the rehearsal?”