After Li Ji gave his instructions, he distributed weapons to everyone, and then asked Xiang Yu and his group to go down to rest.
After Xiang Yu left, Li Ji said seriously to the remaining two teams: "The purpose of banishing the immortals to Liu Ji and others to pretend to be rebels is to temper the guards of Shangjun Courtyard. You are insiders, so you must not Leak this news. If the news leaks out, tempering will lose its effect. You are the only one asking."
These farmers all agreed nervously.
Sanjiao stood not far away and saw all this. Now he seemed to understand the meaning of banishing the immortal. But... wouldn't this be too dangerous?
With this thought in mind, Sanjiao walked slowly towards the residence of Xiang Yu and others.
Xiang Yu and his men were polishing their weapons and discussing tactics. Seeing Sanjiao coming, they all said hello excitedly.
Xiang Yu said to Sanjiao: "Brother, after today, we have an excellent opportunity to kill Huaiguzi and then fly away."
Sanjiao pretended not to know and asked curiously: "What opportunity?"
Xiang Yu said: "After we joined the escort team, Huaiguzi made stupid mistakes many times. He wanted to choose someone to pretend to be an assassin to assassinate him, so as to sharpen the guards of Shangjun Courtyard. Haha, isn't this a God-given opportunity? We have already If I get this job, I just have to wait for tonight to make the fake show come true, and I will end up with Huaiguzi."
Sanjiao suddenly grinned. While smiling, he said happily: "If you can really kill Huaiguzi, it will be a great joy in your life."
Xiang Yu hurriedly hissed: "Brother, be careful, the walls have ears."
Sanjiao quickly shut up and said in a low voice: "Yes, yes, I was just happy and carried away with myself."
Xiang Yu said with a smile: "Not only did my brother get carried away, but I almost laughed when I heard the news just now. It can be seen that God will not destroy me."
Xiang Yu suddenly faced the direction of the execution ground, knelt down devoutly, knelt three times and kowtowed nine times, and said secretly: "My uncle's spirit in heaven must protect me from accomplishing such a great thing."
The descendants of the Xiang family in the back all knelt down in unison.
Sanjia scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed standing here. If you follow their example and kneel down, you will be a little reluctant. Xiang Liang is a rebel after all...
However, Sanjiao also knows his identity. If he wants to find out the information, how can he do it without making sacrifices? So he gritted his teeth and knelt down.
Xiang Yu turned his head and glanced at Sanjiao, with a moved expression on his face, and then said: "Brother, you don't have to kneel down..."
Sanjiao shook his head: "Since you and I have become brothers, then your uncle is my uncle."
Xiang Yu looked touched: "I have gained a brother, and I will die without regrets."
Sanjiao also quickly looked moved.
Several people talked to each other for a while, and then Sanjiao said goodbye and left.
He walked around Shangjun's courtyard to make sure no one saw him, and then quietly entered Li Shui's room.
Sanjiao said to Li Shui: "Exiled Immortal, Xiang Yu and others are sharpening their swords. It seems that they will come to assassinate you tonight."
Li Shui smiled: "It doesn't matter, I have a clever plan."
Seeing Li Shui's confident face, Sanjiao didn't know what to say, so he bowed and left.
Li Xin, who was standing next to him, said to Li Shui: "Brother Huai, do you want me to stay and protect you?"
Li Shui shook his head and said confidently: "No, they are just a few small rebels. How can they hurt me?"
Li Xin said in confusion: "It's really strange. Didn't Brother Huai cherish his life in the past?"
Li Shui coughed dryly and said, "Brother Li, this is wrong. I have always been courageous. How have I ever been afraid?"
Seeing that he refused to admit it, Li Xin had no choice but to give up. In my mind, I was thinking that I should get a gramophone later and record it for him.
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In the afternoon, Xiang Yu took the Xiang family's children around the Shangjun Courtyard. They were conducting reconnaissance to see where Li Shui might appear at night.
They are now official guards, so no one in Shangjun's courtyard, whether they are guards or craftsmen, are wary of them.
Finally, Xiang Yu identified three locations. One is Li Shui's bedroom, the other is an attic that is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and the third is Xiangli Zhu's courtyard.
The first two are easy to say. It is reasonable for Li Shui to appear in his bedroom. Staying in the attic at night is safe. This is all normal.
As for the third location, Xiang Yu guessed it based on experience.
In the Shangjun Courtyard, Xianglizhu has a transcendent status. Not only is she a woman, but she also manages many craftsmen. They can even sit on an equal footing with Huaiguzi and mock each other.
In Xiang Yu's opinion, most of the Xiangli Bamboo has something to do with Huaiguzi. During the day, these two people looked sanctimonious, but perhaps they sneaked together secretly at night.
After confirming these three locations, Xiang Yu was satisfied and took the people back to his residence. He had a hearty meal first, and then lay on the bed to catch up on his sleep, planning to have a big job at night.
Perhaps they were really tired after working hard for many days recently. Xiang Yu and others fell asleep quickly after lying down.
I slept for three or four hours. When Xiang Yu and others woke up, they found that the sky was full of stars and it was completely dark.
They got together, ate some dry food, changed into night clothes, covered their faces, and then grabbed the sword in their hands.
Xiang Yu said to the Xiang children beside him: "Tonight, we will definitely succeed. Do you understand?"
The Xiang family members all nodded vigorously.
Xiang Yu looked at Xiang Xian emphatically again.
Xiang Xian's face turned red: "I am willing to cut off Huaiguzi's head with my own hands to prove my innocence."
Xiang Yu nodded: "Let's go."
They hid in the shadows and cautiously moved toward Huaiguzi's bedroom.
Along the way, I also encountered a group of patrolling guards. But Xiang Yu and others were all experienced and highly skilled in martial arts, and they had already planned the route during the day. So I reached the entrance of the small courtyard smoothly.
Xiang Yu ordered a descendant of the Xiang family to look out for the wind while the others crept in.
All went well and they were at the door.
Xiang Yu pushed the door of the room with his sword, and the door opened in response.
Xiang Yu was overjoyed: Hegei Huaiguzi was killed, but he didn't interrupt the door.
Xiang Yu entered the room in a flash and stood close to the wall. It wasn't until his eyes adjusted to the dim light inside that he began to look at the bedroom.
Through the moonlight coming through the window, Xiang Yu looked at the low couch.
There seemed to be a person lying on the couch.
Xiang Yu stabbed it in without thinking.
No, it feels wrong.
Xiang Yu picked up the quilt and found that there was a pillow underneath.
Xiang Yu immediately waved his hand: "Let's go, he is not here."
Several people swarmed out and quickly arrived at the second location.
The attic was heavily guarded, but this was not a problem for Xiang Yu. He sent a descendant of the Xiang family to make some noise, and the guards were lured away.
The remaining people crowded in and went up to the attic. Unfortunately, there is none in the attic either.
Xiang Yu chuckled: "It seems that he is in Xiangli Zhu's courtyard. Let's go, tonight the sword will drink the blood of this demon."
The group of people arrived at the entrance of Xiangli Zhu's courtyard.
There are also two guards outside the courtyard, but compared to Li Shui's guards, the strength here is too weak.
Xiang Yu didn't even bother to lure them away, he just found a remote corner and wanted to jump over the wall.
As a result, as soon as he put his hands on the wall, he felt a heartbreaking pain.
Xiang Yu snorted and jumped down from the wall. Looking under the moonlight, he saw that his hands were already covered in blood.
The descendants of the Xiang family were shocked: "General Yu, is this what happened?"
Xiang Yu wrapped his palms with a piece of cloth: "There are thorns on the wall. Let's go to the main entrance. Try to knock out the two guards at the door without killing them. If you accidentally kill someone and cannot find Huaiguzi, then we will We can no longer lurk in Shangjun Courtyard."
The Xiang family members all nodded in deep agreement.
They carefully hid in the shadows and slowly walked towards the two guards step by step.
Their steps were slow and light, just not wanting to alert the two guards.
A quarter of an hour later, Xiang Yu was only ten feet away from the guard. The two guards didn't notice him and still stood there blankly.
Xiang Yu nodded with satisfaction, then jumped out. At the same time, holding the scabbard in his hand, he hit the guard's neck hard.
There was a dull thud, and the guard fell down.
Xiang Yu felt a little strange, as if his hand felt wrong. However, he took action extremely quickly. Just as his brain reacted, the scabbard had already hit another guard like a strong wind.
Both guards fell to the ground.
Xiang Yu lowered his head to check and was stunned: "They are two straw men wearing clothes."
Xiang Yu was a little confused: "Guarded by a straw man, is this Xiangli Zhu sick?"
The descendants of the Xiang family next to him were also a little speechless, but time was tight and they didn't care to think about what was there and what was not. They opened the door and entered the small courtyard.
As soon as he walked in, his feet suddenly loosened and he fell into a deep pit with a plop.
The children of the Xiang family were so frightened that they lost their souls. They had experienced such a trap once. When they were in Peixian County that day, the scoundrel named Liu Ji used this method to trap them once.
At this moment, the Xiang family's children guessed that there might be a hidden weapon below, so they waved their swords vigorously.
The sword crooked some sharpened bamboo. Xiang Yu and Xiang Xian landed safely. The remaining two Xiang children were not so lucky. One was stabbed in the left foot and the other in the right foot.
The two men were sweating from the pain, and they covered their mouths desperately to prevent themselves from screaming.
Xiang Yu whispered: "I've fallen into a trap, leave quickly."
At this time, Xiangli Zhu had just woken up from his sleep. She saw the bell above her head shaking. The wire with the bell is connected to the trap at the door.
Xianglizhu sighed: "I'm so annoyed, here comes another assassin."
She touched the bedside and slowly took out two pieces of flint, first lit a fire, and then ignited a thin thread.
The line was soaked in oil, and a small flame spread quickly into the distance.
Soon, the flames entered a bamboo tube and entered the ground along the opened bamboo.
Xiang Yu and Xiang Xianzheng supported their two injured companions and climbed out of the pit with difficulty. As a result, when I was halfway up, the bamboo tubes under me suddenly made a crackling sound.
Like thunder, smoke and dust were everywhere, accompanied by the smell of sulfur.
The four people were so frightened that their legs weakened and they fell into the bamboo tubes. Their faces were immediately covered with flowers.
Xiang Yu shouted: "Go quickly, go quickly."
The four people climbed out desperately and fled away in embarrassment.
At this time, the guard who heard the noise had already ran over. In desperation, Xiang Yu and others got into the toilet next to them.
Xianglizhu lay on the low couch, covered his head with a quilt, and muttered sleepily: "Listening to the sound, the amount of gunpowder is still a bit large."
The guards stood outside the courtyard and asked loudly: "Miss Zhu, are you okay?"
Xianglizhu shouted impatiently: "Anhao Anhao, catch your thief, don't disturb me."
Half of the guards were assigned to guard Xiangli Zhu's small courtyard. The remaining half was carefully searched nearby.
Soon, they found Xiang Yu in the toilet.
The guards walked in holding bright torches and saw Xiang Yu and four people squatting in a row in the toilet.
Guard: "..."
Xiang Yu wanted to lose face, so he lowered his head.
Xiang Xian laughed dryly: "I'm waiting for... diarrhea."
It seems that in order to prove Xiang Xian's words, these descendants of the Xiang family have worked hard to come up with some content.
Everyone has heard of Xiang Yu's diarrhea. It is said that these people had diarrhea for half a month, which was really pitiful.
The guard sighed: "Aren't your symptoms already cured? Now you have it again? How pitiful?"
Xiang Xian sighed: "Yes, yes."
The guard asked again in confusion: "But why are you naked?"
Xiang Xian glanced at the night clothes hidden in the corner, coughed dryly, and said: "I was sleeping originally, but suddenly I had unbearable abdominal pain and couldn't wait for a moment, so I ran here in a hurry."
The guard grinned: "It's pitiful, it's really pitiful."
He said very reasonably: "You guys can do what you want, I won't disturb you. But there are assassins here today, so you'd better be careful. Don't let anyone take advantage of you."
Xiang Xian shook the sword in his hand: "Don't worry, we have weapons with us."
The guard looked confused: "You also need to carry a sword when you go to the toilet?"
Xiang Xian was anxious and wised up, and said: "As a guard of Shang Jun's courtyard, my sword never leaves my body."
The guard looked in admiration and left.
The sounds outside gradually stopped. Everyone of the Xiang family breathed a sigh of relief.
Xiang Yu looked at Xiang Xian approvingly: "You are quite clever."
Xiang Xian was praised by Xiang Yu for the first time in so many days, and he was so excited that he almost cried.
A descendant of the Xiang family next to him suddenly said quietly: "General Yu, the general suddenly remembered something."
Xiang Yu said: "Speak."
The descendant of the Xiang family said: "We pretended to be assassins and went to assassinate Huaiguzi. Huaiguzi knows this. Since he knows, he must have hidden it in advance. We can deduce his location based on common sense, so we may not be able to find him."
Xiang Yu nodded with deep approval: "That's right, that's right. I'm also eager for revenge and got carried away. Let's do this. After dawn tomorrow, you secretly observe Huaiguzi to see where he went at night. Look. It’s real, let’s take action again.”
"Anyway, he wasn't exposed tonight. The worst we can do is kill him again."
The Xiang family members all nodded.
At this time, another descendant of the Xiang family said: "General Yu, the last general suddenly remembered something."
Xiang Yu said: "Speak."
The descendant of the Xiang family asked quietly: "Has anyone brought toilet paper?"
Everyone was stunned.
Since entering Shangjun Courtyard, everyone has become accustomed to using toilet paper, and it is specially prepared toilet paper. The texture is soft, clean, and very comfortable.
It's a pity, who still has toilet paper on their body when they kill someone?
Xiang Yu suddenly became wise and pointed at the night clothes and said: "Use clothes. Anyway, we are searching for rebels outside, so we can't wear these clothes."
Everyone nodded.
These people were used to spending a lot of money, so they didn't feel sorry for it, so they used their clothes to clean it up.
After they stood up, Xiang Xian suddenly said quietly: "General Yu, General Yu suddenly remembered something."
Xiang Yu felt a headache as soon as he heard this. He said angrily: "Speak."
Xiang Xian said: "Did any of you bring an extra set of clothes?"
Everyone was silent.
They looked at the dirty clothes thrown into the toilet, picked them up and put them on? That's absolutely impossible, it's disgusting.
Xiang Yu gritted his teeth and said, "If we go faster, we should be able to rush back to the room in time."
Everyone else nodded.
So the four men held their swords and ran towards their residence crazily.
Once a person runs fast, he no longer cares about running lightly. Moreover, these four people are not real farmers, and their skin is inherently white. Although I got a little tan when I was working as a farmhand, but after working as a guard for the past few days, I quickly turned white again.
Therefore, the four people turned into a ball of white flowers in the moonlight, which was particularly conspicuous.
Soon, someone beat a gong and shouted: "Here he is, the assassin is here."
When Xiang Yu and others heard this, they ran faster.
The sound of the gong became louder and louder, and soon, not only the guards came over, but also the nearby craftsmen rushed out with tools and farm tools, chasing Xiang Yu and others.
Soon, the four of Xiang Yu were stopped by someone, and bright torches were shining on them, not to mention how embarrassing it was.
One of the ladies said: "These assassins look so familiar."
Another aunt said: "It seems to be Liu Ji from the Damai team."
The man before said: "Oh, it's true, you can't recognize him after taking off his clothes."
Another aunt said: "Look, Zhenbai..."
I was a magician in the Qin Dynasty
