Wu Yingyuan did not fully agree with Xiang Shaolong's words. He felt that Lü Buwei and Prince Zheng should be an interest group, and there was no difference between helping Lü Buwei and helping Prince Zheng. But because he trusted Xiang Shaolong, he decided to do what Xiang Shaolong said first, and then observe the progress of the situation.

King Qin wanted to crown Xiang Shaolong as the crown prince, but he did not expect to be opposed by the local forces, led by Yangquanjun, who supported the second prince Chengjiao, and the military stood on the side of Yangquanjun.

The Qin State established the country with martial arts, and attached the most importance to military merits, at this time Xiang Shaolong's name was unknown, although he had the feat of slashing and even Jin, but it was not known by the Qin people. And when rescuing Zhu Ji's mother and son, no one knew the role of Xiang Shaolong, in the eyes of others, it was Lü Buwei's credit, and the Wu family was just Lü Buwei's vassal.

Even Lu Buwei did not support Xiang Shaolong as the crown prince, and the Wu family rescued Zhu Ji's mother and son, and he only met Wu Yingyuan. He was not interested in knowing how people were saved, let alone knowing the rest of the Wu family. He has come to regard the Wu family as his sphere of influence. Now that someone in the Wu family has overstepped his recommendation and directly received the king's appreciation, this is beyond his control.

Lü Buwei hurriedly summoned Wu Yingyuan and Xiang Shaolong.

Xiang Shaolong finally met this speculative genius in the Prime Minister's Mansion. Forty years old, tall, big ears, a pair of narrow eyes with a sparkling light, dragon and tiger steps, majestic.

Wu Yingyuan pulled Xiang Shaolong to meet him in a hurry, and before he could bow down, he was helped up by Lu Buwei, looked at Xiang Shaolong and said: "Sure enough, he is a talent, no wonder the king values it." The king wanted to crown Shaolong as the crown prince, but unfortunately he was opposed by the local forces, I don't know how the king knew Shaolong? ”

Xiang Shaolong told the process of his acquaintance with the prince, and finally said: "Although the rescue was presided over by my father-in-law, it was operated by me, and the queen and the prince thanked me for my merits, so they intended to let me be the prince's concubine." ”

Lü Buwei said: "Now that the military is on the opposing side, even the king cannot ignore it. They launched a competition between Wang Jian and Shaolong, the tiger general in the army, and then decided to take the position of Taifu. ”

Although Lu Buwei didn't like Xiang Shaolong to be reused by himself, he was a member of the Wu family after all, and he was always better than his opponent as the crown prince. So he said to Xiang Shaolong: "Wang Jian is a skilled archer and horse, brave and good at fighting, Shaolong is more prepared, the king may summon you at any time to announce this matter." After defeating Wang Qian, the prime minister will promote Shaolong to serve in the army, rest assured, with the prime minister, Shaolong will be able to make contributions. ”

Xiang Shaolong didn't want to be close to Lu Buwei, so he didn't say much, and nodded yes.

Within a few days, King Qin summoned Xiang Shaolong.

King Qin was very unhappy that he broke his promise and failed to let Xiang Shaolong become the crown prince.

Xiang Shaolong comforted: "King, I am reckless in the rivers and lakes, and I am not qualified for the position of Taifu. However, the prince attaches great importance to love and righteousness, and now he is embarrassed by the king, which is the sin of Shaolong. Wang Qian, I have heard of it for a long time, he is really a rare general, far better than me, and he will definitely be able to take the position of Taifu. I have no military merits, my reputation is not obvious, and it is normal for me to be opposed. ”

King Qin said: "Shaolong is broad-minded, not greedy for fame and fortune, and can take into account the difficulties of the widow, which makes the widow very pleased. ”

Xiang Shaolong said: "The king's new ascension to the throne, although he is assisted by Lu Xiangye, it is far from enough, the support of the military is equally important, and the army is the foundation of my Great Qin." The soldiers are relatively upright, but they have always supported the king, and the king can't chill the hearts of the military. ”

King Qin didn't expect Xiang Shaolong to make him pay attention to the military, even better than Lü Buwei. He also thought that Xiang Shaolong was a member of the Wu family and should speak from Lu Buwei's standpoint, but Xiang Shaolong's words were to ask him not to completely rely on Lu Buwei, which was really thinking about himself.

King Qin himself also knew that he could not rely too much on Lü Buwei, who was ambitious and would inevitably end up in the future. But as soon as he came to thank Lu Buwei's kindness, at the same time, there were few available people around him, so he had to reuse Lu Buwei.

Now it seems that this young dragon is brave and loyal, he is a usable person, and he is a Qin person, as long as he shows extraordinary skills and reuses him, the military's rejection will be relatively small. Moreover, listening to Xiang Shaolong's words, he didn't want to rely on Lu Buwei, he was friendly to the military, and it was not impossible to use him to win over the military.

King Qin comforted: "Shaolong is ready to compete with Wang Jian with peace of mind, and I also want to fully understand Shaolong's skills." Shaolong rest assured, even if he loses, the widow will still reuse Shaolong. ”

Xiang Shaolong also wanted to meet Wang Qian. As a famous general of the Warring States and the most important general of Qin's unification of the Six Kingdoms, Xiang Shaolong was also full of curiosity about Wang Qian.

When he was in Zhao State, he was dedicated to saving people, and he acted in a low-key manner, so he didn't have the opportunity to meet Lian Po and Li Mu. Now that Bai Qi is dead, Wang Jian is a rising star, and he will also be an important minister of Qin Shi Huang in the future.

Xiang Shaolong said: "Wang Jian is valued by the military, and he can win over the military through this person, no matter what the result is, he can be named a prince." ”

King Qin heard that Xiang Shaolong actually had the intention of winning. He also heard that Wang Jian was brave, and it seemed that he had always underestimated Xiang Shaolong, and he was also eager for this competition.

King Qin said: "Then three days later, the school will compete." ”

Xiang Shaolong said: "Yes, king." ”

When Prince Zheng heard that his father had summoned Xiang Shaolong, he hurried over and said to Xiang Shaolong: "Master, I heard that you have to pass a martial arts competition to become a prince, these people are really hateful. ”

Xiang Shaolong said: "These people are the foundation of your foothold as the crown prince, and you can only make friends, not evil." Thinking about it from another angle, I'm just a nobody now, they don't know me, because they value you before they bring up martial arts, if you don't care about your business, it may not be a good thing. ”

Prince Zheng said: "I know that Yangquan Jun supports Cheng Jiao, and he is just trying to block me." ”

Xiang Shaolong said: "Yangquanjun is not worried, he is not Lu Buwei's opponent at all, but the military's support for you is very important, they are loyal to the royal family, you must win them over." Wang Jian who competed with me is a rare talent, and I can't be hostile to him just because I am competing with me for the position of Taifu. He is loyal to the royal family, and his son, Wang Ben, is about your age and can be befriended. There is also Meng Tian, the grandson of Meng Fei, who is also the same age as you. These people are all important cadres for you to ascend to the throne of the king in the future, sweep the six countries, and dominate the world. ”

When Prince Zheng heard Xiang Shaolong say that he wanted to dominate the world, his eyes lit up, and he said, "With Master help me, I will definitely be able to sweep the Six Kingdoms." ”

Xiang Shaolong said: "I am naturally helping you, but there are not too many talents, I am full of iron and can hit a few nails, a hero and three gangs." In this competition, they pushed Wang Jian out, but they gave you a chance to subdue him, and I have already suggested that the king make him a prince. ”

Prince Zheng hurriedly said: "I will naturally win him over, but the position of Taifu must be the master, and I will continue to practice martial arts with the master." ”

Xiang Shaolong said: "I don't want to give up, but I say that even if I win, I will make Wang Jian a master." Ever since I knew that you were the crown prince and that you were going to be the king in the future, I felt that I had nothing left to teach you. You're going to learn how to be a king, not a ranger. People like me and Wang Jian are the masters of you, more to give yourself more opportunities to display your talents, rather than to teach you anything. Martial arts and the art of war are not so important to you anymore. What you have to learn is not how to win a war, but how to decide whether to fight a war or not, when to stop it, and how to win a war is the generals' business. You must be concerned about the national economy and the people's livelihood, whether the people are rich, and whether the officials are corrupt. War is never an end, but a means, a continuation of politics. The prince has also been a pauper, and he knows that kind of people are swordsmen, and I am suffering for fish and meat. I hope that when the crown prince comes to power in the future, he will not forget that ordinary people are also living people, and they also have joys, sorrows, and sorrows, and they cannot be sacrificed as objects at will. ”

"Well said!"

A sweet voice came to mind behind them. The two turned their heads and saw a stunning woman coming out. In his twenties, he is in a plain white dress, with a long and slender figure, slender legs, a small waist that does not hold a hand, towering crisp breasts, thousands of manners, a high nose bridge, a pair of beautiful eyebrows, black and shiny eyes, a small cherry mouth, a smile at the corner of his mouth, and an authentic "goddess fan".

Shu'er is charming, Tingfang is coquettish, and this woman is an intellectual beauty. Even Xiang Shaolong, who is used to seeing beautiful women, can't help but be tempted.

Prince Zheng bowed and said, "Master Qin! Then he introduced Xiang Shaolong: "This is another teacher of mine, Mrs. Qin." ”

Xiang Shaolong suddenly realized that this was "Widow Qing", and hurriedly saluted: "I've seen Mrs. Qin!" ”

Qin Qing wanted to teach the prince a lesson, and knew that he was going to find Xiang Shaolong, so he searched all the way, and when he heard Xiang Shaolong's words, he couldn't help but praise it. She also knew that Xiang Shaolong was going to compete in martial arts, she thought he was a rude martial artist, but she didn't expect to have such insight.

Qin Qing also gave a salute and said, "Mr. Xiang is polite!" He turned his head to the prince and said: "Mencius said: Those who are happy with the people are happy, and the people are also happy; Those who are worried about the people, the people are also worried. Happy to the world, worried about the world, but not the king, there is nothing. ”

Xiang Shaolong didn't understand what Qin Qing meant, but he knew that she was talented, and flattered: "The prince is really lucky to be taught by Mrs. Qin." The prince is young and grew up in a poor house, and if there is any rudeness, he hopes that Mrs. Qin will take care of it. Said to the prince: "Mrs. Qin has learned five cars and is full of wealth, the prince must study diligently, and he will definitely be able to make a difference in the future." ”

Qin Qing had heard a lot of flattery, but he didn't care, and asked, "I heard that Mr. Xiang is going to compete for the position of Taifu by competing with others, has the time been set?" ”

Xiang Shaolong replied: "Three days later." ”

Qin Qing said: "Qin Qing will also go to the school to watch when the time comes." ”

Xiang Shaolong said: "That's an honor in the next place." After saying a few words and asking the prince to study hard, he left every day.