Under the persuasion of Lü Buwei, An Guojun and Prime Minister Cai Ze took the lead and returned to Xianyang with Yingyiren. And Zhao Kuo and Lu Buwei spent a few days in the Lishi Fortress before setting off leisurely. Walking and stopping all the way, a whole month passed, and then I saw the arrow tower of Xianyang City Gate in the distance. The two dismounted and walked up to the Beiban Heights not far from Xianyang, looking at the distant city, Zhao Kuo couldn't help but feel a little emotion in his heart.

Seeing Zhao Kuo's stunned appearance, Lu Buwei couldn't help but whisper in his ear: "I don't know how to call my son today?" Brother Ma, or Brother Zhao? ”

"What do you say?" Zhao Kuo was slightly stunned, and suddenly realized, "Now that he has come to Qin, why does Zhao Kuo need to be incognito?" ”

"That's right!" Lu Buwei nodded, and then stretched out his hand and pointed to the vast mountains on the south bank of Weishui in front of him: "Brother Zhao, look, it is not far from the Weishui Stone Bridge to be Buwei Xinzhuang." "Ever since he became acquainted with Yingyiren, Lü Buwei built a large-scale manor in the willow forest on the south bank of Weishui, believing that he was the foundation of Qin.

At sunset, the two walked slowly down the mountain. Next to the Weishui Stone Bridge, Lu Buwei asked casually: "Brother Zhao entered the village?" ”

Zhao Kuo turned sideways with a smile on his face and said, "Brother Lu's saddle horse is tired, Zhao Kuo is inconvenient to disturb, how about visiting another day?" ”

Lu Buwei was originally polite, so he smiled modestly: "It's okay, Buwei will say goodbye!" With that, Lu Buwei bowed down and saluted Zhao Kuo, and the two parted ways.

Only when you get to the city can you know the grand scale of Xianyang City. Looking up at the majestic city tower flying under the sunset, Zhao Kuo only had two words in his heart: "Xianyang City is solid, easy to defend and difficult to attack!" ”

But before Zhao Kuo could finish his sigh, something unbelievable happened to him again: there was not a single soldier guarding near the city gate, let alone any checking, with the orderly flow of people, Zhao Kuo easily entered the city, which was unimaginable in the capital of the six countries of Shandong.

The sky is getting dark, and compared with Handan, which is like a dead city at night, Xianyang seems to be a city that never sleeps, and the wide streets are still bustling with pedestrians, a prosperous scene of a great country.

"Sir, do you want to stay in a hotel?" Just as Zhao Kuo was looking around, a voice suddenly came from behind him. When I turned my head, it turned out to be a middle-aged woman looking at herself with a smile, and behind her was an inn gatehouse with a four-character headlamp of "Qin Feng Ancient Apartment".

"Okay, that's it." Zhao Kuo nodded boldly, handed the reins to the guy at the door of the store, and then followed the middle-aged woman into the inn.

"Little San, you arrange for the guests to stay." As soon as she entered the inn, the middle-aged woman shouted at the oncoming teenager.

The young man answered, lifted the lantern, and led Zhao Kuo through the hallway with a smile on his face, and the shadows of the two stretched long on the ground. The young man took Zhao Kuo to a relatively independent guest room, pushed open a door, entered the room and lit the candlelight, and then respectfully invited Zhao Kuo into the room: "Do you like it, sir?" ”

Zhao Kuo looked around the guest room, and saw that the room was clean and quiet, impeccable, and Zhao Kuo was born in the military, so he shook his head with a smile: "Don't bother, it's here." ”

When the young man saw that the business was done, he asked very happily, "Does the gentleman want to bring food, or do you want to go to the front hall for your own use?" ”

Zhao Kuo pondered for a moment: "Then send it." ”

"Huh!" The young man answered quickly, and then walked out of the door with a familiar look, and when he was about to take the door, he added, "Sir, the little one is at the counter outside, just ask me if I have something." ”

After a while, the food and drinks were served. Zhao Kuo poured himself a drink, and under the stimulation of alcohol, he remembered the flying cavalry guards who died in battle before, and he actually cried at his desk for a while. After crying for a while, Zhao Kuo, who was physically and mentally exhausted, fell asleep leisurely.

In the dimness, there was a sudden chaotic quarrel outside the door, and the voice seemed to be a young man just now, and another person was a young woman. Zhao Kuo touched his dizzy head, listened to it for a long time, and then heard a reason: it turned out that the woman had lived in the store for several days, and when she checked out, she found that she had lost her money bag. In a hurry, she insisted that it was this black shop that was a ghost, and the young man was naturally not to be outdone, so the two quarreled back and forth.

Zhao Kuo pushed open the door with some amusement, and when the young man saw Zhao Kuo, he seemed to have seen a savior, and hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed his sleeve: "Sir, the judge is ......" But before the young man finished speaking, he found that Zhao Kuo's expression was wrong, "Mr. is fine!" ”

Zhao Kuo couldn't believe his eyes, the woman standing in front of him was actually Ji Hua. Ji Hua was also very surprised to see Zhao Kuo, and the two of them shouted in unison: "Why are you here?" ”

I haven't seen him for a few years, and Ji Hua naturally doesn't know anything about Zhao Kuo's recent situation. She couldn't figure it out, Zhao Qin had always had a deep grudge, how could Zhao Kuo, as an important minister of Zhao State, appear here? Zhao Kuo was so smart that he immediately understood what Ji Hua was thinking, stretched out his hand and patted the young man's shoulder, and said with a smile: "The house money is mine, you go down first." ”

"Yes, sir." The young man pouted helplessly at Ji Hua and turned to leave.

"Brother Zhao doesn't plan to invite Ji Hua into the house?" When the young man walked away, Ji Hua raised his head and looked at Zhao Kuo faintly.

"Yes...... Yes! Zhao Kuo slapped his head and made a gesture of please.

Ji Hua smiled at Zhao Kuo charmingly, and then walked into the room and sat down at the table full of scraps.

"Laughing." Zhao Kuo looked at the leftovers on the case awkwardly, and turned around to call someone to clean up.

Ji Hua hurriedly leaned forward and grabbed Zhao Kuo: "Don't, it's out of the way." With that, Ji Hua let go of his hand and sighed softly, "Brother Zhao hasn't said how he came to the Qin Kingdom. ”

Zhao Kuo smiled bitterly: "It's a long story, don't say it!" ”

Ji Hua lowered his head and kept fiddling with his fingers, and the atmosphere in the room seemed to be a little ambiguous.

"Brother Zhao doesn't want to know why Ji Hua is here?" Ji Hua waited for a long time and didn't see Zhao Kuo open his mouth to ask, so he couldn't help but blush.

"This ......" When he was in Yan Kingdom, Zhao Kuo had already noticed Ji Hua's feelings for him, so in those days, Zhao Kuo had always been very careful to keep the distance between the two people, and Ji Hua was the same. It is precisely because of this that Ji Hua refused his cousin's invitation and stayed in Yan Kingdom alone. thought that after so many years, Ji Hua should have forgotten himself, but he didn't want to meet again unexpectedly today, but he saw the strong love in Ji Hua's eyes again.

"Brother Zhao?" Ji Hua pushed Zhao Kuo, who was in a daze.

Zhao Kuo suddenly smiled and said, "Yes, how could Hua Mei come to Qin State?" ”

Ji Hua breathed a long sigh of relief and said calmly: "King Qin misses his grandmother's kindness, and brought Ji Hua from Yan Country and placed him in Liyang Palace. Ji Hua inherited his grandmother's title and became the princess of Liyang of Qin. ”

"What? Hua Mei is now a princess? Zhao Kuo was taken aback.

Ji Hua covered his mouth and giggled, waved his hand and said, "I never thought that Brother Zhao would be so surprised, it's just that he has no real name." ”

At this moment, for some reason, a trace of inexplicable fear suddenly flashed in Zhao Kuo's heart, and he hurriedly turned around, not daring to look at Ji Hua's affectionate eyes again: "It's getting late, Hua Mei go back to the house to rest." For Ji Xue, he still can't let go after all.

"No!" Ji Hua stood up with tears in his eyes, suddenly hugged Zhao Kuo tightly from behind, and murmured in a low voice, "Ji Hua is not going anywhere tonight!" Since the Yan Kingdom met that year, Ji Hua only had Brother Zhao in his heart. Ji Hua stood on tiptoe and spit out a wisp of fragrance at the red-faced man.

For several years, she has been suppressing her thoughts about Zhao Kuo, thinking that she has long forgotten him. But it was only at this time that Ji Hua suddenly discovered that his love for this man would be so unforgettable.

Zhao Kuo only felt a shock all over his body, even through his clothes, he could easily feel the other party's warm body temperature.

The faint candlelight in the room flickered suddenly, and finally went out completely......