When Wang Heng heard Xiang Liang ask about Huaiguzi, he couldn't help but think of the rumor that was widely circulated in Xianyang City.
He smiled slightly and asked curiously: "Huaiguzi, is it really the craftsman sent to Xianyang by General Xiang?"
Xiang Liang was a little embarrassed and nodded.
Wang Heng asked again: "Is this Huaiguzi really greedy for glory and wealth, and defected to the Qin Dynasty, betraying General Xiang?"
Xiang Liang lost his face. It's really embarrassing to talk about this matter.
Fortunately, Wang Heng stopped, smiled slightly, and said comfortingly: "This is also human nature. You know people but not their hearts. It is impossible for General Xiang to understand everyone's thoughts."
Xiang Liang nodded.
Wang Heng added: "As for Huaiguzi in Xianyang City. Alas, troubles are brewing. To be honest, my Wang family's defeat was due to Huaiguzi. This man is full of tricks, cunning, and cunning. Shameless. Very difficult to deal with."
Xiang Liang was a little puzzled and thought: I have seen this locust millet several times. Every time I do it with trepidation and honesty. Could it be that everything was just an act? If he is really pretending, this man's city is unfathomable.
Xiang Liang asked about the situation of Huaiguzi, and the more he heard, the more surprised he became. He even doubted whether Wang Heng was lying to himself.
Of course Wang Heng did not lie to Xiang Liang, and of course he did not tell Xiang Liang everything. After all, the cooperation between Wang and Xiang Liang was based on common interests and they were temporarily communicating secretly. Both sides will eventually be enemies.
So Wang Heng just picked the irrelevant ones and talked about them casually.
After talking about Huaiguzi, Wang Heng continued: "When I came, I found that Huaiguzi had sent many messengers. They were spreading news everywhere, saying that they wanted to recruit alchemists from all over the world. I don't know if General Xiang heard the news."
Xiang Liang smiled slightly and said, "Of course I heard it."
Wang Heng asked: "Did General Xiang take the opportunity to send a spy to pretend to be an alchemist and sneak into Shang Jun's courtyard?"
Xiang Liang smiled slightly and said nothing.
In fact, a month ago, when he first heard the news, he had already sent people out.
The person sent out was none other than his younger brother Xiang Bo.
After what happened with Huaiguzi, Xiang Liang no longer trusted outsiders. So he sent Xiang Bo, and asked him to change his name to Jing Bao, pretending to be Jing Fu's younger brother.
In this way, with Jing Fu's assistance, he should be able to successfully break into Shang Jun's Villa.
Before Xiang Bo left, Xiang Liang had set several goals for him. The first goal is to gain Huaiguzi's trust and recommend him to the palace. If the first goal cannot be achieved, then proceed to the second goal and stay in Xianyang City to find out the news. If you have difficulty in finding out the information, then proceed to the third goal: kill Huaiguzi and return to Chudi as soon as possible.
Xiang Liang thought about it over and over again and felt that his plan was perfect. Now he is waiting for good news.
Calculating the time, Xiang Bo must have arrived in Xianyang by this time.
When Wang Heng asked about sending alchemists, Xiang Liang smiled and said nothing. Knowing that he didn't want to say anything, he stood up and prepared to leave.
He came to Xiang Liang just to form an alliance, not to make friends. Now that the matter is clear, leave as soon as possible, otherwise, it will become very troublesome if someone with intentions sees it.
Xiang Liang naturally knew this, so he didn't keep him, or even send him off in person. Instead, he asked a servant to send him out the door.
Wang Heng didn't care. After leaving the house, he immediately rode out of the city and prepared to return to Xianyang.
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In Xianyang City, Xiang Bo was at Jing Fu's home.
He always felt that something was wrong in Jing Fu's house. No matter where Jing Fu goes, there is an aunt named Jiu Aunt accompanying him.
How is this going? Could it be that Jing Fu has changed his taste?
Jing Fu laughed dryly, looked at Aunt Ninth, then at Uncle Xiang, and asked bravely: "Brother Xiang, why are you here?"
Xiang Bo smiled slightly and said, "My name is Jing Bao now. My brother ordered me to pretend to be your clan brother and sneak into Shang Jun's courtyard."
Jing Fu said oh and secretly glanced at Aunt Ninth next to her.
I saw Aunt Ninth standing there calmly, as if she hadn't heard anything.
Jing Fu sighed slightly in his heart: It's a pity, I'm afraid Uncle Xiang can't save it.
He did not dare to report the news to Xiang Bo, so he had no choice but to destroy his relatives and said, "Shangjun's other courtyard is not easy to enter."
Xiang Bo said: "I heard that Shangjun's courtyard is recruiting alchemists today. If I pretend to be an alchemist, I should be able to enter."
Jing Fu hesitated and said, "It should be okay if you pretend to be an alchemist."
Xiang Bo cupped his hands and said, "Then I'll rely on Brother Jing for everything."
Jing Fu smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Xiang, don't worry, it's just a matter of words."
Later, Jing Fu settled Xiang Bo in his house.
Xiang Bo's visit is definitely a top priority. This is different from Xiang Liang sending a messenger to deliver a letter. This is Xiang Liang's brother.
So Jing Fu decided to go to Shang Jun's courtyard and report the news to Li Shui.
He actually didn't want to report Xiang Bo, but he had no choice but to do it. Jing Sui felt like he was going to have a schizophrenia.
Arriving at the entrance of Shangjun Courtyard, Jing Fu bypassed the queue of alchemists and directly paid one hundred thousand yuan to go in.
Those alchemists who were waiting in line were filled with envy. In fact, they can pay money and go in directly without having to queue, but one hundred thousand dollars is not a small amount for them, and few of them are willing to part with it.
After Jing Fu entered, he found that there was also a queue inside Shang Jun's courtyard. Jing Fu followed the queue and found Li Shui.
Li Shui was doing tests on the alchemists.
Jing Fu walked closer and whispered: "There is news from Xiang Liang."
As soon as Li Shui heard this, he immediately said to the three brothers from the Western Region: "I'll come back as soon as I go. You can just choose the remaining few people. There is only one requirement: to come back alive after reaching the far west."
So the three brothers from the Western Region began to study with a frown.
Li Shui caught Jing Fu in a hut and asked, "What's the news? Is it important that you come here in person? Could it be that Xiang Liang wants it?"
Jing Fu saw the excitement on Li Shui's face, laughed dryly, and said, "No, I sent someone. His brother Xiang Bo."
Li Shui touched his chin: "Oh, it's Uncle Xiang."
Li Shui was quite interested in Xiang Bo. This guy is a troublemaker. If he hadn't been there, Liu Bang would have died at the Hongmen Banquet.
Later, Xiang Yu captured Liu Taigong and threatened Liu Bang. Xiang Bo persuaded Xiang Yu to let him go in a few words.
Later, Xiang Bo cooperated with Chen Ping's alienation plan and forced Fan Zeng away.
In the end, Liu Bang destroyed Xiang Yu, and Xiang Boan lived safely until the period of Emperor Xiaohui of the Western Han Dynasty, and was named Marquis of Sheyang.
Looking at this series of operations, one doesn't know whether he was Liu Bang's spy, whether he was following the wind to leave a way out for himself, or whether he was simply being big-hearted. In short, he was really a character.
Jing Fu added: "Now that Uncle Xiang has changed his name to Jing Bao, he wants to pretend to be my clan brother and sneak into Shang Jun's courtyard as an alchemist."
Li Shui smiled slightly and said: "Then let him do it. I will use the trick and pretend not to know his identity."
Jing Fu agreed and said, "I will tell him right now to come to Shang Jun's Courtyard to pay homage to the Lord."
Li Shui waved his hand: "Don't come directly, that would look too fake. Doesn't he want to be an alchemist and sneak into Shangjun's courtyard? Let him line up and follow the process."
Jing Fu grinned and thought: That's too cruel. If Xiang Bo waited in line for several days, he would be tortured to death. When he finally entered Shangjun's courtyard, he suddenly discovered that the Exalted Immortal had already discovered that he was being careful. He didn't know what he would think.
Jing Fu did not dare to stay any longer at Shangjun's Villa, so he hurried back to his residence and told Xiang Bo the next day, "Let's go to Shangjun's Villa today."
Xiang Bo was surprised: "Going today? I'm not fully prepared yet."
Jing Fu looked at him in confusion: "What do you want to prepare?"
Xiang Bo said: "Shang Jun's courtyard is recruiting alchemists. I don't know anything about the magic of immortals and I need to study it."
Jing Fu waved his hand and said, "No need, it's the same for school on the road."
Uncle Xiang wondered: "On the way? Is it still too late? Hey, brother Jing, I haven't brought my books with me yet."
Jing Fu said: "There is no need to bring a book, it will come naturally when the time comes."
Xiang Bo wondered if Jing Fu was kidding him. You don’t even bring a book with you. Will you know how to do it by then? What's the meaning?
A quarter of an hour later, Xiang Bo arrived outside Shangjun Courtyard and began to line up honestly.
Jing Fu said apologetically: "Huai Guzi and I are not that familiar. I wanted you not to have to queue, but it didn't work out."
Xiang Bo knew that Jing Fu was the least powerful among the powerful and did not have that much power in Xianyang, so he smiled slightly and said, "It doesn't matter."
Jing Fu comforted Xiang Bo a few more words, then left some cakes and tea, and ordered a servant to wait on him. As for himself, he left.
It's winter now, so cold...
Xiang Bo stood in the queue for a while, bored, and began to listen to the conversations of others.
Soon he found that the alchemists around him were also bored. They stood for a long time and started chatting with each other. Everyone is an alchemist, so naturally they are talking about how to find immortals.
Xiang Bo listened for an hour and gradually understood everything about Xunxian.
At this time, he finally understood why Jing Fu said there was no need to bring books. It turned out that there were people teaching here for free.
After nightfall, Jing Fu came to visit Xiang Bo again. I found that Xiang Bo was still waiting in line.
Besides standing in line, he was arguing with people.
A person next to me said that Pangu created heaven and earth, and the clear and light ones ascended to heaven, so the immortals must be in the sky. Therefore, you have to climb high mountains. The closer you are to the sky, the more likely you are to see immortals.
Xiang Bo believed that there are often mirages on the sea. Among them, the pavilions, terraces and pavilions are clearly visible. Immortals, gods and beasts are vaguely distinguishable. This is evidence that immortals are on the sea, so to find immortals, you need to go out on a boat to the sea.
The two of them were arguing fiercely, each had a helper, and there was a vague tendency to start a group fight.
Jing Fu was a little helpless. Seeing that Xiang Bo was so worried, it was obvious that her worries were unnecessary, so she shook her head and went back. Go to Baidu to read the latest chapter of "I was a great hero in the Qin Dynasty" for free as soon as possible.
