Li Xin felt that his outlook on life had been impacted: Is there still such a game in the world?
He looked at the necklace and said, "Your head seems to be injured."
Xiang Lian endured the pain and said, "It's a game. It's normal to bump into each other."
Li Xin said oh, and then asked: "You two, do you want to continue the game, or sit down and have a glass of wine?"
Li Shui said: "Of course I have to drink. This distant relative of mine has come all the way here, and I haven't given him a chance yet."
Li Xin shook his head and sighed: "You two are too playful. Did you start the game without even eating?"
Xiang Lian and Li Shui both laughed dryly. The three people sat down and started changing glasses.
During the banquet, Xiang Lian was extremely submissive and kept complimenting Li Shui, fearing that Li Shui would change his mind and kill him with a knife.
That's how people are, always loyal and unyielding, maybe they can grit their teeth until they die. But once timidity is revealed, it is like a hole in the Yellow River embankment, and the rolling flood can no longer be contained.
During this period, Xinlu once helped the kitchen serve food and wine, but after seeing Xiang Lian's flattering attitude, he almost collapsed.
Xinlu had a feeling that he might never be able to raise his head again in front of Wang Laoshi.
This meal was very unsatisfactory. All three of them have their own agendas.
Xiang Lian carefully waited on Li Shui while thinking about how to find a chance to escape.
While Li Shui was guarding Necklace from jumping over the wall and telling the truth, he was also thinking about how to kill someone and silence him later.
As for Li Xin. He kept asking how to play the game, and kept toasting during the process.
Li Shui and Xiang Lian were both a little overwhelmed. This is liquor, and it is very pure. Not everyone is born to be a drinker like Li Xin.
When it was getting dark, Li Xin finally got drunk and went back drunk.
As for the necklace, it was inconvenient to walk since it had no legs, but now it was so dizzy after drinking that it was difficult to even stand up, let alone run away.
Li Shui also felt that he was not in good condition today and should not kill people.
So he felt around in the room, threw the knife out, and threw out the two wooden legs of the necklace.
Then, he walked out of the door and locked it with a big iron lock.
It is nonsense to open this door with the physical strength of Necklace. Li Shui returned to his bedroom with peace of mind and told Cang Fu: "No one is allowed to approach today's guests."
Afterwards, Li Shui fell into a deep sleep.
When Xiang Lian saw Li Shui leaving, he wanted to run away. But the door was locked and he couldn't open it. As for the window, it was a bit high. The necklace tried hard to climb twice, but unfortunately it fell to the ground.
Once you fall down, you can never get up again. With the help of alcohol, Xiang Lian fell into a drowsy sleep.
As for whether Li Shui will kill someone and silence him? At this time, I can no longer care about the necklace so much. Let’s take a nap first.
Late at night. Many people who shouldn't be sleeping are asleep. Similarly, many people who should sleep do not.
Sanhu is one of them. Sanhu is the younger brother of Erhu. That day, the two tigers failed to sue Li Shui and were fined to do hard labor on the city wall.
It was also Li Shui who didn't know much about the farmers and didn't know that Erhu had relatives among the farmers.
In the past few days, Sanhu worked in the fields during the day, and was always tossing and turning at night. He firmly believed that Li Shui's bet would definitely lose.
If only half of the field is planted, how can there be a good harvest? So he kept thinking about running away.
This morning, he took the time to meet his brother, Erhu.
Erhu was miserable on the city wall, but he was in good spirits. He even said excitedly: "I only need to do hard labor for a few more months. By then, the outcome will be decided, and Huaiguzi will die. And I am a hero of General Wang Li, and I can soar into the sky in the future. No more having to worry about plowing the fields.”
These words made Sanhu envious.
Erhu advised him: "Leave Huaiguzi as soon as possible and join General Wang Li. Otherwise, Huaiguzi will lose and his head will fall to the ground. Do you farmers still have good fruits? How do you say that? By the way. , if the bird's nest falls to the ground, how can the eggs remain intact?"
Sanhu thought about it all the way back and kept thinking about it late into the night. He felt that leaving Huaiguzi must be done, and the sooner the better.
However, why should I go to see General Wang Li when I have nothing? General Wang Li, why should he accept him?
Suddenly, Sanhu thought of someone. Mr. Mujiao came to Shangjun Courtyard today.
At that time, Erhu was passing by the other courtyard and seemed to hear Master Mujiao shouting: "Help, it's a murder."
Immediately afterwards, the door was pushed open by Li Xin. Sanhu took a glance and saw that there seemed to be blood on Master Mujiao's head.
Yes, yes. Later, Master Mujiao never appeared. Could it be that he has been killed?
Thinking of this, Sanhu got up from the bed and ran towards Xianyang City happily. He shouted in his heart: "I'm going to tell the truth. Huaiguzi killed someone."
At the foot of Xianyang City, Sanhu was captured by the city guards. But it doesn't matter, he swore that he had a huge secret to report to General Wang Li.
The soldiers guarding the city were hesitant and fearful of delaying Wang Li's important event, so they sent him to Wang Li's mansion...
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Li Xin didn't fall asleep either. He lay on the bed, tossing and turning, not feeling drunk at all. In fact, the drunkenness in Shang Jun's courtyard was also an act.
Mrs. Li suddenly asked: "Are you worried?"
Li Xin hummed and said, "Who do you think the current emperor is?"
Mrs. Li thought for a while and said: "There is one emperor throughout the ages, an unprecedented hero. The six kingdoms have just been unified, and the people's hearts are unstable. Thanks to the emperor's reign, he has shocked the world."
Li Xin added: "Yes, if something happens to His Majesty, the world will be in chaos. However, if you have a close friend who turns out to be an assassin and may assassinate Your Majesty, what will you do?"
Mrs. Li was silent for a while and asked: "You mean, Huaiguzi?"
Li Xin was shocked: "You have already seen that Huaiguzi is an assassin?"
Mrs. Li said helplessly: "No, you only have one best friend."
Li Xin was a little embarrassed: "I have a good relationship with Meng Tian and Mengyi, a life-long friendship..."
Mrs. Li rolled her eyes and asked, "Why do you doubt Huaiguzi?"
Li Xin said: "Today I went to Shangjun's courtyard and saw the necklace."
Mrs. Li was taken aback: "That's the necklace that chased you for more than a hundred miles in Chu land?"
Li Xin hummed: "He is a retainer of the Xiang family, I remember it clearly. But he got involved with Huaiguzi. Xiang Lian thought I didn't recognize him, and Li Shui thought I didn't notice anything unusual. The two of them thought I didn't recognize him. He is secretive and lies all the time.”
"Well, behind Xiang Lian is Xiang Liang, and Xiang Liang is a descendant of Xiang Yan. The Xiang family has a grudge against Da Qin and has been eager to assassinate him. Now that he appears at Brother Huai's place, I'm worried about Brother Huai Bewitched by him."
"But I can't ask rashly until the matter is cleared up. What if...what if Huaiguzi really has other intentions? He once saved my life, and I really can't bear to catch him myself."
Mrs. Li frowned and said, "What happened today? Please tell me in detail."
Li Xin said it again.
After hearing this, Mrs. Li immediately smiled: "You are worrying too much. Huaiguzi will definitely not assassinate His Majesty."
Li Xin asked in confusion: "Why is this?"
Mrs. Li said: "First, if Huaiguzi wanted to commit an assassination, why bother to tie up the necklace? What's more, there was blood on the necklace's head and Huaiguzi had a knife in his hand. He was obviously planning to kill."
Li Xin nodded in agreement, and then asked puzzledly: "But why didn't he report to the official?"
Mrs. Li said: "There are many reasons for this. Maybe they are worried about the retaliation of Xiang's remaining party, maybe they are worried that someone will spread rumors and cause trouble. Or maybe Xiang Lian has the handle on Huaiguzi."
Li Xin hummed: "Brother Huai acted informally and had some excuses, which is normal. If he doesn't want to be coerced, just kill Xiang Lian and get rid of him once and for all. It is indeed the best choice."
Mrs. Li smiled and said, "Yes. Huaiguzi has a lot of problems with him. Which idiot in the world would send such an assassin to assassinate him? You don't know that when he came to the house that day, his eyes were always staring at the maid at home."
Li Xin laughed.
Mrs. Li said: "Actually, why do you doubt Huaiguzi? If he really wanted to assassinate him and casually put poison in the steamed buns, Your Majesty would have died long ago. How come he is still safe and sound today?"
Li Xin nodded: "That makes sense."
Then, he turned over and sat up.
Mrs. Li asked in confusion: "What are you going to do?"
Li Xin said: "I already have a good idea, so I'm going to find Xiang Lian and ask for details."
Mrs. Li didn't stop him and allowed Li Xin to mount the horse and gallop out of the house.
When the soldiers guarding the city saw General Li leaving the city, they did not dare to stop him and allowed him to go towards Shang Jun's courtyard.
Li Xin was highly skilled in martial arts, and it was as if he was in a deserted place. He quickly found the room where he was drinking, jumped out of the window, put the necklace on his back, and ran out again.
Aango, who had been guarding the door, didn't even know anyone had come.
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By the river, Necklace's head was pushed into the water. He suddenly woke up from his sleep, his body struggling violently.
Li Xin grabbed his hair, lifted him up, and then shouted viciously: "Speak!"
Xiang Lian shuddered and said, "I am a relative of Huaiguzi. I just passed away..."
Li Xin sneered: "Xiang Lian, do you think I don't recognize you?"
As soon as he said this, Xiang Lian was silent for a few seconds, then his expression changed and he laughed: "Li Xin, you have a good memory."
Li Xin pulled out his sword and put it against Xiang Lian's neck: "Tell me, why did you come to Xianyang?"
Xiang Lian thought to himself: "It is impossible to let Huaiguzi assassinate Qin. We cannot keep such a traitor. It is better to kill him with Li Xin's hand."
Thinking of this, Xiang Lian did not hide anything and told everything about Huaiguzi.
Li Xin chuckled: "At this point, you still dare to slander Brother Huai? If I keep you, it will cause trouble for my brother."
Then, he wiped his sword on Necklace's neck. Cleanly, the necklace fell to the ground.
Li Xin kicked him and kicked him into the river.
The rolling river water carried the body up and down, and soon the necklace disappeared.
Li Xin mounted his horse and walked slowly towards Shangjun's courtyard.
He didn't quite believe what Xiang Lian said, but he didn't completely disbelieve it. Maybe Huaiguzi really knew Xiang Liang.
Li Xin planned to meet Li Shui. Listen to what he has to say.
He didn't believe Li Shui wanted to assassinate Qin. As long as he does not assassinate Qin, Li Xin has the ability to save him.
Thinking of this, Li Xin galloped towards Shang Jun's courtyard. Regardless of whether Li Shui had something to do and was caught, or there was something unspeakable. He needs to know in advance. Only when we know the details can we help him.
Who knows, Li Xin has just arrived near Shangjun Courtyard. Then I saw a group of Qin soldiers, about hundreds of them, coming in a mighty manner with torches lit.
Those Qin soldiers surrounded Shang Jun's courtyard and shouted loudly: "Master Huaiguzi, please come out and see me."
