Qin Shi Huang: Swordsmanship begins with picking up Xiao Meng

Chapter 22: Undercurrents in the City, Lord Changping Asks for Advice
In a house in the city, several men were discussing something.

One of them spoke up and said:
"None of the people we sent out to carry out the assassination mission have returned yet, and Changping Jun has already entered the city alive, so they are probably in great danger."

Obviously, they were the murderers behind the assassination of Changping Jun.

Another person heard this and said angrily:

"It seems that this was a trap set for us by Changping Jun and Luowang, and we fell into it."

"What's the point of saying this now?"

Another glanced at him:
"There are only a dozen of us left now. Changping Jun has Jingwei protecting him. With the remaining strength we have, it is impossible to assassinate him."

"Assassination? Let's think about how we can survive first. Changping Jun's arrival is obviously to kill us all."

These remnants of Cheng Jiao's defeat, who had no time to escape from the Qin State, could only hide in their old nest facing the tight net of Luowang.

But Xianyang sent Changping Jun to kill them all. They were forced into a desperate situation and had no other choice, so they assassinated Changping Jun.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone on the field fell silent.

After a long time, someone suddenly came up with a discovery:
"Didn't Lord Changping bring a daughter with him? When Lord Changping goes out on business, Jingwei will definitely follow him. There are only a few ordinary guards left in the mansion. With our strength, it will be no problem for us to capture him."

Chang'an Township is their base, so they can still get some intelligence.

Another person spoke:
"Yes, once we can kidnap Lord Changping's daughter, we can use her as a hostage to help us escape Qin and reunite with the prince in Zhao."

The previous assassinations by Jiang Yu's sword left no one alive, so although these people knew that there was a young man beside Changping Jun, they did not know Jiang Yu's strength.

So they agreed:

"Okay, let's do it!"

……

At the residence of Lord Chang'an!
"Dong dong!"

A servant knocked on Jiang Yu's door:

"Sir, my Lord invites you!"

At this time, Jiang Yu was planning to go find Jing Niu. Upon hearing this, he couldn't help but wonder:

Why is Changpingjun looking for me so late at night?

Although he was puzzled, Jiang Yu still opened the door:

"lead the way!"

"Sir, please!"

The attendant led the way and soon they arrived at a banquet hall, where Jiang Yu saw a very familiar scene.

Because Jiang Yu had seen too much at Xinling Jun's mansion.

"Haha, I didn't know that Young Master Jiang was the descendant of the old man, so I was a little bit neglectful. Today, I specially set out some wine to express my apology."

Changping Jun's enthusiasm was exactly the same as Wei Wuji's before.

Hearing this, Jiang Yu could only reflexively look at the Fushui Sword in his hand:
Can this sword reveal my origins so easily?
Of course, it was nothing if it was exposed. There was nothing to be ashamed of as the descendant of Jiang Yu's great-grandfather. For nearly two hundred years, even the Tian family, who usurped the throne of the Jiang family, knew of Jiang Yu's identity and were too lazy to pay attention to it, not to mention other countries.

It was normal for princes from other countries to serve as officials in other countries during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The Changping Jun in front of us is the best example. He was a prince from the State of Chu and served as an official in the State of Qin.

"Young Master Jiang, please!" Changping Jun invited Jiang Yu to sit down. Jiang Yu didn't know what was going on, so he had to accompany Changping Jun to drink and chat about some trivial family matters.

Of course, during the process, Changping Jun would also intentionally test Jiang Yu a little.

Since people asked, Jiang Yu would not pretend to be confused, but took the opportunity to show himself.

Because Jiang Yu also discovered that her progress in conquering Jing Niu seemed to have encountered an insurmountable obstacle, which was that Jing Niu simply did not believe that she could help her escape from the trap with her own strength.

Since this is the case, I can take this opportunity to show myself, increase Changping Jun's attention to me, and demonstrate my strength to Jingwei.

Jiang Yu glanced at Jingwei in the dark and seemed to say:

You see, wherever I go, I am treated as a guest of honor. A mere trap is nothing to me.

In secret, Jing Niu, who was already very familiar with Jiang Yu, also understood Jiang Yu's eyes, snorted lightly, and turned his head away.

Jiang Yu's answers and various unique insights made Changping Jun on the opposite side amazed and praised him repeatedly, and even felt like he had been enlightened.

At the same time, I had an even deeper respect for Wei Wuji. He was worthy of Lord Xinling's perspective on people!
At first, Wei Wuji, as a young master, personally led a horse for a gatekeeper, which made people all over the world laugh at him. But many years later, when the gatekeeper reported Wei Wuji with a "plan to steal the token", the world realized that he was the fool.

Moreover, this kind of face-slapping example is not even an isolated case. This is how Wei Wuji looks at people.

Therefore, after learning from Jingwei that Wei Wuji valued Jiang Yu, Changping Jun immediately held a high-level banquet to entertain Jiang Yu.

And now, Jiang Yu's performance did not disappoint him at all, and even exceeded his expectations.

Seeing that the time was almost right, Changping Jun personally poured a glass of wine for Jiang Yu, and then threw the explosive theory that Jing Niu had told him to Jiang Yu:
"I wonder what Young Master Jiang meant when he said that the Prime Minister's ship was about to sink?"

Now the Qin State only has the Chu faction and the Xiangguo faction. If the Xiangguo faction's ship sinks, wouldn't the Chu faction be the biggest beneficiary?
Moreover, with Changping Jun's political acumen, he naturally knew that after the demise of the Han faction, the Chu faction and the Xiangguo faction would inevitably turn from allies to enemies.

Faced with the Xiangguo faction, which is far more powerful than them, the Chu faction is in urgent need of a way to fight against it.

"Uh!"

After hearing these words, Jiang Yu finally understood that he had wronged Fu Shui Jian, because he had only said this to one person, so the person who "betrayed" him was self-evident.

Seeing Jiang Yu's gaze, Jingwei couldn't help but dodge for a while, and finally just ran away with a "whoosh".

Looking at Jingwei's panicked back, Jiang Yu smiled in his heart.

Then he came back to his senses, looked at the knowledge-hungry Changping Jun, and said slowly:
"It seems the King of Qin is almost coming of age!"

After saying this, Jiang Yu stood up and said goodbye to Changping Jun, then went to chase Jingniu to settle the score.

When Changping Jun heard Jiang Yu's words, his pupils couldn't help but condense.

With his intelligence, he could naturally guess what Jiang Yu meant.

That is to join forces with the King of Qin who is about to come of age to deal with the power of the Prime Minister.

Yes!

After the king comes of age, he will perform the ceremony of coming of age and take over the government according to custom. Now, as the prime minister of the uncrowned king of Qin, it is obvious that he will not be willing to hand over the power in his hands.

Therefore, the King of Qin was a natural ally of their Chu clan.

But the question is, is the current King of Qin worth their Chu clan’s bet?
Not long after, another messenger set out from the mansion and rushed to Xianyang overnight.

(End of this chapter)