Scholars can be killed but not humiliated.
Xiang Yu felt that he had been humiliated and wanted to commit suicide with his sword. But the Xiang family disciple next to him stopped him and said sincerely: "General Yu, your great cause is not yet accomplished, so you must endure it."
Xiang Yu's hand tightly grasped the hilt of the sword, and he was extremely confused for a moment.
The descendants of the Xiang family were very loyal to protect their master. They formed a circle and surrounded Xiang Yu in the center.
However, there are always some loopholes in the circle of three people. The ladies looked through the gaps with interest and looked up and down at Xiang Yu, who was the fairest.
Xiang Xian was eager to resolve this matter as soon as possible. He said to the people around him: "Everyone, we are not assassins. We are the guards of Shang Jun's Courtyard. You also saw it at the selection meeting a few days ago."
An aunt asked: "Since you are not assassins, what are you doing in the middle of the night?"
Xiang Xian was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to explain.
Fortunately, the guard who had seen them before stood up and said: "These few have been suffering from diarrhea. When the thieves came tonight, they were in the toilet. I saw it with my own eyes, and there is no mistake."
After hearing this, everyone slightly believed it.
However, some ladies like to find fault with the eggs and say: "You have diarrhea when you have diarrhea, so why don't you wear clothes?"
The guard explained on his behalf: "Is it possible that you have never suffered from diarrhea? When the feeling comes, it is like a flash flood. It is unstoppable. How can you have time to get dressed?"
The aunt hesitated and said, "It seems right."
But another aunt said: "But why do they have swords in their hands? Don't they have time to pick up swords when they don't have time to pick up clothes?"
The guard chuckled and said: "This is what is so valuable about them. These few never forget their responsibilities, whether they are eating or sleeping. Even if they have diarrhea, they must carry a sword. If there is a situation, they must be brave. To kill the enemy.”
Everyone showed a look of admiration.
Another aunt said: "However, why were they sneaking around and running away in a panic just now? Aren't they guilty of thieves?"
As soon as these words came out, there was no need for the guards to explain, and the people around them all said: "Aunt Wang, you are asking knowingly. If you were dressed like this, wouldn't you run home quickly?"
The guard waved his hand and said, "Let's all disperse. The thief hasn't been caught yet. It's important to catch the thief."
As soon as they heard that they were going to catch the assassin, these people finally thought of business. They left one after another.
Xiang Yu and others finally had time to sneak back to their rooms.
Those farmers who were selected together with Xiang Yu and others had always been ashamed. They had no intention of cooperating with the banishment of immortals and pretended to be rebels, which made them feel very embarrassed.
But after seeing Xiang Yu and others tonight, they suddenly looked happy: "Fortunately we didn't stand up, otherwise it would be us who were embarrassed today."
"This Liu Ji is really interesting. He is just pretending to be a rebel. Why did he take off his clothes?"
After Xiang Yu and others returned to the room, the first thing they did was to put on clothes, and they wore a lot of clothes, wrapping themselves up tightly. Even after wrapping, they have to be covered with quilts from head to toe.
It seems that this is the only way to feel safe.
Less than half an hour later, Xiang Yu suddenly jumped out of bed and strode outside.
Xiang Xian asked worriedly: "General, where do you want to go?"
Xiang Yu said calmly: "Go to the toilet. I was blown by the cold wind for a while, and I feel a little uncomfortable in my stomach."
As soon as this statement came out, several other people also felt it, so they brought toilet paper and went into the toilet with Xiang Yu.
Not far away, there were several ladies holding their waists and talking.
One of them said: "At first I didn't believe they had diarrhea. Now it seems like it's true. Look, aren't they here again?"
Another said: "It seems there is no rush this time. They still have time to get dressed."
The other two people looked at her with disgust: "You shameless person."
The aunt before said frankly: "Oh, at our age, what is there to be afraid of? Besides, we are not ladies in the city, we are just poor women in the countryside. How can we be so particular? I am In compliance with the call to banish immortals, women must also show their faces and not be too reserved."
The other two people were a little puzzled: Exiled Immortal wants us to show up, which is naturally good. Why did I become so shameless when I came to you?
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The next day, the sun was shining brightly and the wind was gentle. Everyone in Shangjun Courtyard, including craftsmen, scholars, and employees, were all called to the martial arts arena.
They lined up neatly in the martial arts arena. Li Shui, Li Xin, Li Ji, Xiangli Zhu and others stood on the steps of the stands, looking down at them.
In order to show respect for His Majesty, the highest level of the stand was set aside. No one is allowed to go up except the emperor.
Li Ji stood on the second floor, holding a tin trumpet in his hand, and said loudly: "Do you know why I called you here today?"
Everyone in Shangjun Courtyard shook their heads.
Li Ji said loudly: "I called you here today because an assassin entered Shang Jun's courtyard last night. The guards of the mansion arrested him all night and found nothing. Stupid, incompetent, and a great shame!"
Li Ji scolded loudly. The guards of Shangjun's courtyard all lowered their heads in shame.
Li Ji looked at them with a sad face: "Your skills are related to the safety of the banished immortals and the safety of countless women and children in Shangjun Courtyard. Do you want them to be killed by thieves? Do you want to lose your loved ones after losing your loved ones? , but don’t you know who the thief is?”
The guards all shook their heads.
Li Ji said loudly: "From now on, everyone must be alert. Fortunately, no one was injured last night. Otherwise, you will have uneasy consciences for the rest of your life."
The guards all nodded with fear on their faces.
Many people are thinking silently in their hearts: From now on, they must patrol seriously. If there is any sign of trouble, they will check immediately and never be lazy again.
Li Ji called out a few more captains and asked them to immediately think of ways to plan the patrol scope of the escort team and how to respond if a situation arises. We must not rush into each other like a swarm of swarms like last night.
The captains nodded vigorously.
After Li Ji finished scolding him, Li Shui took the trumpet and said with a smile: "Don't be discouraged. The guards at Shang Jun's Courtyard are all loyal. I see it in my eyes."
"I know that last night was an accident, and it's not that you guys were slacking off. As the saying goes, people make mistakes and horses make mistakes. It's excusable."
After hearing this, the guards were all moved to tears.
Last night almost caused a disaster, but the banished immortal was so tolerant and even tried hard to help them find excuses for their dereliction of duty.
Many guards raised their hands and shouted with tears streaming down their faces: "Defend the banished immortal to the death."
Li Shui waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's not about protecting me, it's about protecting Shangjun's courtyard. This courtyard is our common home."
Not only were the guards in tears, but the craftsmen present were also moved. They all shouted: "Defend our home."
Li Xin and Xiangli Zhu next to him looked at each other, both showing helpless smiles.
Li Ji watched this scene happily from the side.
Li Xin whispered to him: "Silly nephew. You were used as a weapon by this shameless person. You became a bad person and scolded these craftsmen so hard that they couldn't hold their heads up. He turned around and sold a good deal in exchange for these people's money. Loyal.”
Li Ji said with a smile: "I know. But...what's the harm? I'm not from Shangjun Courtyard anyway."
Li Xin was stunned for a moment, and then said, "What you said makes some sense."
Li Shui calmed the guards of Shangjun Villa for a while, and then said with a smile: "There were no heroes last night. There were at least four people who performed extremely well and can be called the heroes of our Shangjun Villa."
As soon as these words came out, the martial arts arena was completely silent. Everyone was a little nervous, thinking that the banished immortal was talking about themselves. But thinking about it carefully, it seems that I didn't do anything to show my face yesterday.
Finally, Li Shui revealed the answer to the mystery: "Last night, there were four heroes. They were obviously not feeling well and were in a hurry to clean the toilet. They didn't even have time to put on their clothes, but they brought their swords."
"Because they know that they are the guards of Shangjun Courtyard, and their duty is to protect this place. Therefore, whether they are eating, sleeping, or going to the toilet, they never leave their bodies with their swords."
"Although they did not catch the thief, their spirit is particularly admirable to me. If everyone can be like these four heroes, then our Shangjun Villa will be impregnable."
As soon as these words came out, Xiang Yu and others were itching with hatred. What happened last night was embarrassing enough, but Huaiguzi also wanted to point it out, isn't this a public execution?
Everyone who had seen Xiang Yu last night nodded, feeling that they deserved the title of hero.
After all, if it were him, he would probably choose clothes instead of a sword if he had diarrhea.
Alas, there is still a big gap in realm.
As for those who don't know, they are asking people to know what happened last night.
Soon, everyone knew about Xiang Yu and others' heroic appearance last night. Many people even ran to Xiang Yu and others and took a serious look.
This difficult meeting finally ended around lunch time.
Xiang Yu and others went back with their faces covered.
After lunch, Xiang Yu said in a deep voice: "Tonight, I will kill Huaiguzi and avenge my previous shame."
The Xiang family members all nodded vigorously.
Xiang Yu said: "Go ahead and secretly investigate Huaiguzi's whereabouts. Don't relax for a moment."
After experiencing the humiliation in the morning, Xiang Yu no longer planned to go out. He wanted to wait until dark before taking action.
In fact, several other people didn't want to show up, but they couldn't disobey Xiang Yu's order, so they could only endure the shame and go outside.
After walking out of the room, the Xiang children met many people, who all pointed at them and cast admiring glances.
But the children of the Xiang family always felt that there was something else mixed in these admiring glances.
The children of the Xiang family felt that when everyone looked at them, there was a faint smile on the corners of their mouths... This was really torturous.
After finally staying up until dark, they saw Huaiguzi enter their bedroom and never come out again.
Afterwards, Xiang Xian stayed nearby, and the other two Xiang descendants quickly reported Xiang Yu.
After Xiang Yu got the news, he took his sword and followed without saying a word.
He was already impatient to kill Huaiguzi.
Xiang Yu and three others arrived at the entrance of Huaiguzi's courtyard. Xiang Xian jumped down from the tree and said to Xiang Yu, "Huaiguzi never came out."
Xiang Yu nodded and said, "Go in."
There are many guards around Huaiguzi's courtyard, patrolling constantly. Xiang Yu exhausted the strength of his boss before he found the air raid they were patrolling, and then slipped into Huaiguzi's residence.
The same procedure as yesterday, quietly enter the door, then raise your sword and slash at the low couch.
It failed again. There was straw under the quilt.
Xiang Yu was furious, turned around and slapped Xiang Xian.
The sound of the slap was particularly clear in the silent night.
Xiang Yu lowered his voice and asked angrily: "Where are the people?"
Xiang Xian also looked confused: "He clearly came in but never went out. Maybe there is a secret passage here."
Xiang Yu said: "Look for it."
So everyone started searching inside the house.
Li Shui hid in the secret room and looked at Xiang Yu and others who were busy outside. He thought: These rebels are getting smarter and smarter. It seems that this secret room is not a safe place. As time goes by, they will definitely be found. of.
Xiang Yu and others are here for assassination and cannot stay here for too long. After a quarter of an hour, they already wanted to give up.
These people could not find the secret passage and gradually began to doubt Xiang Xian.
Some people think that maybe Xiang Xian became a traitor and secretly warned Huaiguzi to leave.
Finally, Xiang Xian had no choice but to swear again.
Unfortunately, as he swore poisonous oaths more and more often, the Xiang family's children's trust in poisonous oaths became less and less.
Finally, Xiang Yu looked at Xiang Xian with some annoyance and whispered: "Let's go, first eliminate the internal enemies."
Xiang Xian couldn't help but shudder. He knew that he had been regarded as an internal enemy.
After several people left Li Shui's courtyard. Suddenly someone shouted: "Who is it? At the same time, a bright light shone towards them."
This is a new invention of Xiangli Bamboo. Rivet a huge concave shape out of iron sheet, cover it with aluminum foil, and it becomes a smooth concave mirror. Kind of like the reflector inside an old-fashioned flashlight.
Light a few torches in front of the concave mirror, and the firelight will be gathered and shine towards a certain point, like a searchlight, which can illuminate a certain point extremely brightly.
Now there is a craftsman standing on the high roof, rotating a huge searchlight, aiming at Xiang Yu and others who have just come out.
Fortunately, Xiang Yu and the others were all covering their faces and their identities were not revealed.
They started running again. But it's not easy to escape this time. Because the bright spot of the searchlight is like a shadow.
In the end, Xiang Yu was forced to have no choice but to shout: "Scatter."
The four people fled in all directions, climbing over walls and digging into haystacks.
Xiang Yu spent a lot of effort and finally got rid of the pursuers and returned to his residence.
A quarter of an hour later, the other two descendants of the Xiang family came back, but Xiang Xian was still nowhere to be seen.
The two Xiang children were a little worried and said to Xiang Yu, "Xiang Xian must have been arrested."
Xiang Yu hummed lightly.
The two sons of the Xiang family added, "That's all if he is caught. I'm afraid he will expose us."
Xiang Yu slowly shook his head: "It shouldn't be the case. After all, we are pretending to be assassins, and Huaiguzi knows about it. If he is really caught, as long as he says that all this is due to Huaiguzi's instruction, it will be fine. It's a pity. , if we really tell him, we won’t be able to pretend to be assassins in the future, and it will be very difficult to assassinate Huaiguzi."
The descendant of the Xiang family said: "However, Xiang Xian has always been a bit unclear. I am afraid that he will take the opportunity to reveal the truth to Huaiguzi."
Xiang Yu nodded and grabbed the sword beside him: "Let's go out and take a look. If things change, we can leave immediately."
The descendants of the Xiang family beside him responded and followed Xiang Yu in striding outside.
However, when they just walked to the door, they saw Li Ji and a large number of people coming in a hurry.
