Chapter 21: Autumn Leaves in the Valley (Part II)

I only heard the master of the stone room sigh softly, and said to the two: "I haven't been a Taifu for almost twenty years, and I can't imagine that anyone still remembers." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Over the years that Mrs. Xiang has been in hiding, His Majesty the Emperor has been very concerned, and he always mentions you in front of the Prime Minister!" The man on the left continued, "Your Excellency has sent us to look for it many times, and it turns out that Mrs. Xiang is unofficial and light, but he is here to receive blessings. Now that the remnants of the Six Kingdoms are ready to stir up, trying to stir up trouble and threaten the rule of our Great Qin Empire, Taifu, since you have enjoyed the blessings of Qingfu for so many years, it seems that you should also come back to share your worries. ”

The master of the stone room smiled slightly when he heard this, and he already understood in his heart that these two people were just lobbyists of Li Si, and wanted to invite him to go out of the mountain and return to the dynasty as a bargaining chip for his own political struggle. [See Chapter 17 "Righteousness and Affection" (I)] They will never do this for the sake of Ying Zheng, because in the whole world, only one of the people who knows Ying Zheng's ulterior secret is still alive in the world, so Ying Zheng only wants to get rid of him as soon as possible, so that the secret can be buried forever. I only heard the master of the stone room say to the person on the right: "Your mother, how are she doing lately?"

"Thank you, uncle," replied the man on the right, "it's been five years since my mother died." ”

"Alas, your aunt has also been gone for more than five years," the master of the stone room sighed, "In the early years, from your grandfather Lord Wubao, to your father Tingwei, and your aunt Tingfang, the entire Wu family has a great kindness to my Xiang Shaolong, and I will never forget it in my life." "It turns out that the owner of this stone room is the great Qin Taifu Xiang Shaolong, who single-handedly put Yingzheng on the throne in the past, helped him cut hoes and different parties, seized power, and then retired and lived in seclusion in the mountains. This old man was Yingzheng's teacher thirty years ago, and after working with the people of Wujiabao to rescue him from Zhao and return to the dynasty, he was appointed as the Taifu, and was the most trusted person of the King of Qin. Ying Zheng was reluctant to let this person go, on the one hand, he hoped that he would continue to work for him, and on the other hand, it was to keep an unspeakable secret, and the latter was obviously more important, so when he learned that Xiang Shaolong had made up his mind, he became murderous and planned to let him disappear with this secret. Who knew that Xiang Shaolong had expected it, and took the first step to take his two wives Wu Tingfang and Qin Qing, as well as his second brother Teng Yi, third brother Jing Jun and his wife Lu Niangrong, escaped the round-up of the Qin soldiers in Xianyang, and lived in seclusion ever since.

"Uncle is really a great hero who values love and righteousness, a great hero," the person on the right is Wu Tingfang's elder brother Wu Tingwei's son Wu Jie, only to hear him continue, "Now is the time of the country's eventful autumn, the Xiongnu Hu people in the north are invading, there are Baiyue Tiannan in the south, and the Central Plains is scattered with the remnants of the six countries and the rebellion of the sons and hundreds of schools, His Majesty the Emperor heard the sound of the drum and thought of the good general, he is really eager for Xiang Taifu to return to the dynasty to continue to serve the empire, I am afraid that I can no longer let you be at ease here, uncle." ”

Xiang Shaolong said: "The two of them are different, today's Manchu Dynasty is full of civil and military affairs, and there are many talents, such as this Shuanggong Gao Yichuan tall hero has been famous in the rivers and lakes long before the old man returned to seclusion, and Wuxian nephew You also have an unlimited future, and one day you will become a pillar like Gao Daxia." Thinking that I, Xiang Shaolong, is now old, what can I do, and I need to worry about His Majesty the Emperor? Now that the remnants of the forces of the six countries are all in a climate, the Hun Hu in the north is difficult to stop the iron hooves of the Meng generals, and the Yue people in the south are not defeated by the Zhao general Changge and swept away, so can it be called an 'eventful autumn'? What the two said was too unclear to the old man. ”

"I can't imagine that Mrs. Xiang lives deep in the valley, but he still knows all about the changes in the outside world, and he is really concerned about the safety of Daqin," Gao Yichuan suddenly smiled, "Since Mrs. Xiang is so loyal, why do you have to refuse!" The two sides spoke very politely, but in fact they were-for-tat. Of course, Gao Yichuan knew that if it weren't for the fact that Wu Jie was the son of his deceased wife Wu Tingfang's brother, Xiang Shaolong would probably have turned his face and sent off the guests, so he didn't dare to speak too fiercely.

"The development of history is immutable, whether you like it or not, in the end we are only a part of history." Xiang Shaolong said to himself.

"Mrs. Xiang's witty words, sure enough, the insights are extraordinary," Gao Yichuan sneered, "No wonder His Majesty the Emperor and the Prime Minister respect you so much, we and other ordinary people are really beyond the reach of the dust." ”

"Gao Daxia praised it falsely," Xiang Shaolong smiled bitterly, "I'm just old, and there is a lot of nonsense, whether it is His Majesty the Emperor or the Prime Minister, I'm afraid I won't like people who talk a lot of nonsense." ”

Gao Yichuan said: "Some people say that Taifu Xiang hung up his crown after the Qin State destroyed Zhao, but because he was grateful for the heroic sympathy between him and Li Mu, the general of the Zhao State, he refused to work for His Majesty the Emperor again?" Of course, Gao Yichuan said this on purpose, because he knew that Xiang Shaolong had a very good relationship with Li Mu in the past, and Li Mu also gave Xiang Shaolong the weapon Feihong Sword, which had followed him in the southern and northern wars for many years, and now the place where Xiang Shaolong lives in seclusion is the land of the former Zhao State.

Xiang Shaolong pressed his hand on the round table and said in a deep voice: "When King Zhao learned that His Majesty and Prime Minister Lu Buwei were at odds, he sent a large army to press the border, and I and General Wang Jian were ordered to face the battle. Xiang Shaolong remembered the gift and return of the sword with Li Mu in the past, and his heart was full of pride, and when he said the back, his voice was high-pitched, and he was even more indignant.

"Mrs. Xiang is serious, His Majesty the Emperor and the Prime Minister are precisely because they trust you, so they asked the brothers to visit, this is Your Majesty and the Lord seeking treasure, can it be regarded as a secret visit." After a pause, Gao Yichuan continued, "What the nephew of Shicai Wuxian said about the 'troubled autumn of the country' is not exactly the rebellion of Beihu Nanyue and the princes, but more to prevent the rebellion of the eunuchs and traitors within the empire. ”

"I see, you just said that Li Si was fighting with Zhao Gaoming, and you had to make up something about His Majesty the Emperor." Xiang Shaolong explained the stakes in one sentence, which made the two of them stunned, and finally understood that Xiang Shaolong had actually seen their intentions early on.

Ujie hurriedly added; "The Prime Minister has said many times that he is here today because he was instructed by your uncle when he was young, so he is willing to put his heart into you, let us tell you about these things. What's more, my uncle also personally warned His Majesty and Lord that Zhao Gao was not right, and he would become a disaster in the long run. Now that the huge network of forces established by Zhao Gao has risen, the disaster has finally become a disaster, not only endangering the Prime Minister, but also bewitching and deceiving His Majesty the Emperor. Uncle, you can't sit idly by, let the eunuchs control the government, and mislead the king and the country!"

"Yes, only when Xiang Taifu goes out of the mountain and returns to the dynasty can he suppress Zhao Gao, set things right, consolidate the foundation of my Great Qin Empire, and make those young people frightened." Gao Yichuan continued, "Your Excellency promises that Mrs. Xiang will not only be reinstated as an official and reused by His Majesty the Emperor, but your family and friends will also be sheltered, and you will have no worries about food and clothing from now on!"

I saw Xiang Shaolong's face sank, and he said slowly: "I can't go back with you." ”

"Does my uncle think that the official position of Taifu is too small?" Wu Jie asked, "Or do you bear to watch Zhao Gao and the Prime Minister oppose each other, consume my Great Qin national strength, and cheapen those Hu people and rebels?"

"Regardless of whether I return to the Emperor's Majesty, he will definitely not let me go and put me to death," Xiang Shaolong replied, "As far as Zhao Gao and Li Si are concerned about the struggle for power, you, and you, like thousands of other people in these two forces, will be victims of political struggles and pawns, and," Xiang Shaolong said, brushing his beard, and said, "The development of history will not change because I do or don't do anything alone, and we are all too small in the face of history." ”

Gao Yichuan and Wu Jie glanced at each other, only to hear Gao Yichuan sneer again: "I can't imagine that Mrs. Xiang has lived in seclusion in the mountains and wilderness all these years, and he has lost his original majesty and spirit, and began to learn the Taoist set of passive and escapist inaction arguments?" Please forgive me for saying that even if it is a chess piece, as long as it plays its own role and realizes its own value, it is truly worthwhile. Everyone has a fate, everyone is a pawn of fate in this life, since it is a chess piece, you can only choose a color between black and white, Xiang Shaolong, are you on the side of the prime minister or do you want to help Zhao Gao seize power?"

Xiang Shaolong laughed, and suddenly shook his head and sighed: "I didn't expect that my Xiang Shaolong had such good luck today, and there were two groups of people visiting each other in one night." ”

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