Chapter 1055: Success in the East and Success in the West (Forty-Eight)

The catkins alley in the south city of Xianyang is famous in Xianyang, because this alley has an alias, also called Proton Street. When the Qin State was at its strongest, most countries on the mainland sent protons to Xianyang. The place where they are placed is like this catkin.

As the Qin army destroyed those small countries one after another over the years, this catkin seemed to have become completely deserted. The relatively good mansions were also taken back by the government, and no one lived in them, so they gradually fell into decline. , it looks like a pretty gatehouse mansion from the outside, but when you go inside, it might just be green grass and green grass.

This decayed alley has become a place where filth and evil gather in Xianyang. It is an easy task for those gentlemen in the Liang Dynasty and the villains in the underground to climb over the wall or even drill a hole into these houses.

As soon as night falls, this place simply becomes a treacherous world, and no good people dare to come here after dark.

However, Liuxu Hutong, which had been in decline for a long time, welcomed a new resident in two years, and he was Ji Ling, the former King of Yan.

Even if the country was still alive or even relatively strong at that time, Proton's life in Liuxu Hutong was extremely unbearable, and his days were like years. What's more, Ji Ling has lost his country and his family, so his life in Liuxu Hutong is naturally very difficult.

When she came to Xianyang, Ji Ling naturally carried some valuable things with her, and there were still many loyal guards following her. However, in the past two years, people have been coming to Qiu Feng's door, forcing them to take away valuable things, and extorting money. The things disappeared like this, and the guards around him couldn't bear it, and now there are only less than ten people left.

It would be good if he could not starve to death just by relying on the small amount of silver given to him by the State of Qin.

Fortunately, his two former subordinates Zhou Yu and Tan Feng were doing well. In fact, if it weren't for Tan Feng's care, Ji Ling would have died quietly in the catkin alley. With Tan Feng, Feng's authority in Heibingtai increased day by day, and Ji Ling lived a peaceful life.

Zhou Yuyuan had no hope at the border between Qin and Chu. In Xianyang, the only person Ji Ling could count on was Tan Feng.

For Tan Feng, Ji Ling used to hate him. If it weren't for the mutiny in Quwo, they might have been able to sustain it for a longer time and might have turned around. But as time went by, this hatred had gradually faded away. Han The power of the country and Gao Yuan's power made Ji Ling completely give up the idea of ​​returning to the country. She was even a little lucky to have come to Xianyang. If she had still stayed in Quwo, she might have been caught by Gao Yuan and had her head chopped off.

Now, he just wants to live peacefully.

When Tan Feng walked into this mansion and saw Ji Ling welcoming him happily, he really didn't know what it was like. In the past two years, the status between the two people has unconsciously changed. The former king He has been reduced to a commoner with nothing, but he has climbed up step by step. From the very beginning, he was still very respectful to Ji Ling, and now when Ji Ling sees him, he will first raise his hand and say "Brother Tan".

There is nothing more vicissitudes of life than this. Tan Feng didn't know what Ji Ling was thinking. He felt very unhappy anyway. But on the other hand, Ji Ling could be considered a happy-go-lucky person, or maybe he was. Because of his temperament, he was able to survive peacefully during his ten years of exile in Qi State.

"Brother Tan!" Ji Ling smiled broadly, "You're here!"

"Your Majesty!" Tan Feng bowed and clasped his fists in return, "I haven't been here for a while, are you okay?"

Ji Ling waved his hands repeatedly, "Why are you called your king? I am just a commoner now. But you, Brother Tan, hold an important position in the Qin State. If it weren't for your power, Brother Tan, my life would be very difficult. Since you last year After teaching a few ignorant guys a lesson, my place has been much calmer this year."

Tan Feng smiled slightly and nodded, "I will be leaving soon. Before I leave, I came here to take a look. If anyone comes, the table will be sent to the lobby." Turning around, he looked at Ji Ling, " This is a banquet made by Bichenglou, the best restaurant in Xianyang. I asked them to send a table over, so that I can say goodbye to the king, no, to Brother Ji!"

"Are you going to travel far?" Ji Ling looked at Tan Feng with wide eyes, but what he thought in his heart was that if Tan Feng left Xianyang, his life would be sad again.

"Let's talk in the room!" Tan Feng extended his hand to invite him.

The guard made tea and looked at the tea foam floating in the tea cup. Tan Feng was full of emotions. Even when he was in trouble in Quwo, Ji Ling had never drunk such high-grade tea. It seemed that his life was indeed too rough. Embarrassed, Tan Feng put the teacup down casually and said, "Brother Ji, I'm afraid you don't know the war situation between Qin and Han, right?"

"The waiters went to the streets two days ago and heard something about it. Meng Tian and Lu Chao's armies were advancing in great strides. General Li Xin attacked Jishi City and had surrounded Han General He Lanxiong. General Wang Xiao's 50,000-strong army attacked Dayan City. See I can't hold on for much longer if I come to Gaoyuan, hahaha, this traitor will finally be defeated." Ji Ling looked very happy, with a smile on his face.

Tan Feng shook his head slightly, "These are all things in the past. The latest battle report arrived in Xianyang the night before yesterday, but it has not been announced yet. Either today or tomorrow, there will be an announcement."

"Did you suffer a defeat along the way?" Ji Ling asked tentatively, looking at his face.

"It's not just a simple defeat. General Li Xin's entire army was wiped out on the grassland. One hundred thousand troops were gone. Even the general himself was defeated and died. Before I came here, Black Ice Platform received the latest news. According to the news, Wang Xiao who attacked Dayan County was also defeated. Wang Xiao committed suicide and his son Wang Jian fled with his troops, and his current whereabouts are unknown." Tan Feng looked at Ji Ling and said every word.

Ji Ling's smile condensed on her face, slowly turning pale, then turning purple, and finally turning into a twisted and ferocious look, "Why, why does this traitor always win? Even the Qin army can defeat him, he This monster, why doesn't God accept him?"

"Now that Qin's offensive has been thwarted and several generals have been killed, the king is planning to use me and Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu will be promoted to general and command a hundred thousand troops on the border between Qin and Chu, and I will also serve as his deputy in his army." Tan Tan Feng continued.

"Li Xin's defeat actually gave you and Zhou Yu such an opportunity. It's not bad." Hearing Tan Feng's words, Ji Ling couldn't help but feel happy again, "Okay, very good. This way, my life will be better." It will feel better again. Brother Tan, since you have been promoted again, you can speak in front of the King of Qin. Can you tell him to move me out of this catkin alley and find another place? For more than a year, although no one has openly come to cause trouble, the catkin alley is too gloomy, and thieves are not aware of anything. Last night, a few thieves came in and tried to steal things, but thanks to the guards, I found that after being beaten up, I had no choice but to let them go. You also know my current situation. Even if I send them to the official position, those Qin people will only favor their own people."

Tan Feng nodded, "I understand, go back and ask the king to change your place!"

"That's great!" Ji Ling said happily: "You have been promoted and are about to travel far away. Theoretically, I want to celebrate and practice it for you. I didn't expect that you even sent us a meal. Today, the two of us are going to be in pain." If you drink a lot, you won’t come home until you’re drunk.”

"Of course I won't come back until I'm drunk!" Tan Feng's face was a little stiff and he nodded.

The banquet noodles made by Bichenglou, the best restaurant in Xianyang, are naturally extraordinary. Ji Ling has not eaten such sumptuous banquets for a while. Sitting on the table and looking at the deliciously delicious banquets, she couldn't help but He swallowed a sip of saliva, glanced at the wine on the table, and his eyes widened even more.

"Brother Tan, is this the royal wine in the palace?" He looked at Tan Feng and asked.

"Yes, when I entered the palace yesterday, the king gave me the opportunity. Before leaving, he gave me two jars of royal wine for the palace. I brought one jar over and drank with Brother Ji."

"Okay, okay, in the past two years, although I have drank a lot of wine, I no longer have the good wine of the Wu family in western Liaoning. This should be the best bar of the Wu family in western Liaoning?" Ji Ling looked at it greedily. Wine jar.

Tan Feng raised the wine jar and filled it up for Ji Ling, "Brother Ji likes it, then drink more!"

"Okay, okay." Ji Ling picked up the wine glass with a smile on her face, drank it all, closed her eyes, and smacked her mouth with unfinished thoughts, as if she was still reminiscing about the taste of the wine, and perhaps also reminiscing about her original glory. .When he was still the king of the Yan Kingdom, he never felt that the top-quality wine from the Wu family in western Liaoning was so rare. At that time, he could get as much as he wanted. But now, he wants to drink a glass of this best wine. , but it is a dream come true.

Seeing Tan Feng filling up his cup again, but not for himself, Ji Ling couldn't help but smile and said to Tan Feng: "Brother Tan, why don't you drink it? That's right, you are in a high position now, so you don't care about this wine. ?" He picked up the wine glass, swallowed it in one gulp, and closed his eyes. This time, tears fell from his eyes.

"Wu's top-quality wine is extremely rare. Now that the Qin and Han Dynasties are at war, trade routes have been cut off, and there is no market for it. It's not that I don't want to drink it, but I can't drink it!" Tan Feng put down the wine jar, sat down, and said happily.

"Why can't you drink?" Ji Ling looked at Tan Feng strangely.

Tan Feng didn't say anything, just stared at the other person. Looking at the expression on Tan Feng's face, Ji Ling panicked, and suddenly there was a cramp in her abdomen. She was frightened, covering her abdomen with one hand, and pointed at Tan Feng with one hand, " This wine, this wine is poisonous, Tan Feng, you, you want to kill me?"

Tan Feng sat there blankly, looking at Ji Ling. Even though Ji Ling is not the same as before, after today's event, the name of regicide will be carried on his body forever.

"Why? Why?" Ji Ling overturned the table with a loud bang. The cramping pain in his abdomen made him collapse to the ground, and he slowly curled up into a ball.

"It's not that I want to kill you, but that King Qin wants me to kill you." Tan Feng said in a low voice. "Brother Ji, the way you are now is worse than death. It's better to die earlier and be clean!"

He stood up in a hurry and walked out of the lobby. In the courtyard outside the lobby, Ji Ling's waiters were lying on the ground. They had been killed long ago.

"Clean up!" Tan Feng left the lobby without looking back, walking alone on the cold streets of Liuxu Hutong. (To be continued)