I’m The King Chapter 1055: :East and west (forty-eight)

The willow catkin alley in the south city of Xianyang is very famous in Xianyang, because this alley has an alias, it is also called Zizi Street. Come to Xianyang, and the place where they are placed is this catkin.

As Qin's army has wiped out those small countries one after another over the years, this catkin seems to have been completely deserted, and all the pretty good mansions have been taken back by the government, and no one lives there, so they gradually From the outside, it looks like a glamorous gatehouse mansion, but when you enter the inside, it may be barren grass and green sky.

This ruined alley has also become a place where Xianyang's filth is hidden. For those gentlemen on the beams and villains in the underground, it is easy to climb over the wall or even punch a hole to enter these houses Things.

As soon as the night falls, this place becomes the world of the devil, and no good people dare to come here after the night falls.

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

Even the protons whose country still survived or even were relatively strong back then, lived in Liuxu Hutong, living like years, not to mention that now that Ji Ling has lost his country and family, life in Liuxu Hutong is naturally hard Very.

When he came to Xianyang, Ji Ling naturally carried some valuables with him, and there were still many loyal guards following him. The extortion, the valuables disappeared one by one, and the guards around him couldn't bear it, so far there are less than ten people left.

Only relying on the little silver that Qin gave him to survive, it would be good if he could not starve to death.

Fortunately, his two former subordinates, Zhou Yu and Tan Feng, were doing well. In fact, if it wasn't for Tan Feng's multi-faceted care, Ji Ling would have died quietly in Liuxu Hutong long ago. With Tan Feng's increasing authority in the Black Ice Terrace, Ji Ling had a peaceful life.

Zhou Yuyuan can't be counted on at the border of Qin and Chu. In Xianyang, the only person Ji Ling can count on is Tan Feng.

For Tan Feng, Ji Ling used to hate. If it wasn't for the mutiny in Quwo, they might have survived for a longer time, and they might usher in a turning point, but as time goes by, this hatred has gradually faded Go, the power of the Han Dynasty, Gao Yuan's power made Ji Ling completely lose the idea of ​​returning to the country, and even felt a little lucky to come to Xianyang. If he still stayed in Quwo, he might have been caught by Gao Yuan and beheaded.

Now, he just wants to live in peace.

When Tan Feng walked into this mansion and saw Ji Ling approaching happily, he really didn't know what it was like in his heart. In the past two years, the status between the two has changed unknowingly. The former king 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. Now when Ji Ling sees him, he will first bow his hands and say "Brother Tan".

The vicissitudes of the world are nothing more than this. Tan Feng doesn't know what Ji Ling feels in his heart, he himself feels very uncomfortable anyway, but from another point of view, Ji Ling can be regarded as a person who is easy-going. Or it was precisely because of his temperament that he was able to survive the ten years of exile in Qi State.

"Brother Tan!" Ji Ling smiled, "You are here!"

"Your Majesty!" Tan Feng bowed his body and cupped his fists to return the salute, "I haven't come here for a while, how are you?"

Ji Ling waved his hands again and again, "Your Majesty, I'm just a commoner now. But you, brother Tan, hold an important position in the state of Qin. If it weren't for the strength of your tiger, brother Tan, my life would be difficult. Since you taught a few blind guys a lesson last year, I have been much calmer here this year."

Tan Feng smiled slightly and nodded, "I'm going on a long journey in the near future. Before I leave, I came here to take a look. Come and send the rice noodles to the lobby." Turning around, he looked at Ji Ling, "This is the noodles made by Bichenglou, the best restaurant in Xianyang. I asked them to send over a table, and it will be regarded as saying goodbye to the king, no, let's say goodbye to Brother Ji!"

"You want to travel far away?" Ji Ling stared at Tan Feng with wide eyes, thinking in his heart that if Tan Feng left Xianyang, he would be sad again.

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

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

"Two days ago, the waiter went to the street and heard something. The two armies of Meng Tian and Lu Chao marched forward triumphantly. General Li Xin attacked Jishi City and surrounded He Lanxiong, a general of the Han Dynasty. General Wang Xiao's 50,000 troops attacked Dayan City, it seems that Gao Yuan can't last long, hahaha, this traitor is finally about to be defeated." Ji Ling looked very happy, with a smile all over his face.

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

"Which way did you lose the battle?" Ji Ling asked tentatively after checking his face.

"It's not just as simple as being defeated. General Li Xin's entire army was wiped out on the grassland. The 100,000 troops are gone, and even the general himself was defeated and killed. Before I came here, the Black Ice Terrace I received the latest news that Wang Xiao who attacked Dayan County was also defeated, Wang Xiao committed suicide, and his son Wang Jian fled with his troops, and his whereabouts are unknown now." Tan Feng looked at Ji Ling and said every word.

Ji Ling's smile condensed on his face, gradually turned pale, then bruised, and finally twisted and ferocious, "Why, why does this traitor always win? Even the Qin army can defeat, He, he is a monster, why didn't God accept him?"

"Now the Great Qin's offensive has been frustrated, and several generals have died in battle. Therefore, the king is going to use me and Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu will be promoted to the general, commanding a hundred thousand troops on the Qin-Chu border, and I will also go to his army as a deputy. .” Tan Feng continued.

"Li Xin's defeat, it's not bad that you and Zhou Yu have such an opportunity." Hearing Tan Feng's words, Ji Ling couldn't help but feel happy again, "Okay, that's great. In this way, we Life will be easier again. Brother Tan, since you have been promoted again, you can still speak in front of the King of Qin. Can you tell him to remove me from this willow catkin alley and replace me with another one? This place, for more than a year, although no one has come to make trouble publicly, this catkin alley is really too gloomy, and the thieves are not careful. Last night, there were a few thieves who came in to steal things. Fortunately, the guards found out that after a severe beating, they had no choice but to let them go, and you know my current situation, even if they are sent to officials, those Qin people will only favor their own people."

Tan Feng nodded, "I see, I'll ask the king to change your place for you!"

"That's great!" Ji Ling said happily: "You have been promoted, and you are about to go on a long journey. The reason is that I want to celebrate and practice for you. Unexpectedly, you even sent me noodles. Today we two People have to drink a lot, and they won’t go home without being drunk.”

"Naturally, if you're drunk, you won't return!" Tan Feng nodded with a stiff face.

The noodles made by Bichenglou, the best in Xianyang, are naturally extraordinary. It has been a long time since Ji Ling has eaten such rich noodles. Sitting on the table, looking at the delicious noodles, I couldn't help swallowing, and then glanced at the wine on the table, and my eyes widened.

"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 an opportunity to leave. When I was leaving, I was given two altars of royal wine to enshrine in the palace. I brought one over to drink with Brother Ji."

"Okay, okay. In the past two years, although I have drank a lot of wine, there is no good wine from Liaoxi Wu's to drink. This should be the best bar of Liaoxi Wu's?" Ji Ling was a little greedy Looking at the wine jar carefully.

Tan Feng lifted the wine jar and filled Ji Ling, "Brother Ji likes it, so let's drink more!"

"Okay, okay." Ji Ling picked up the wine glass with a smile on his face, drank it down in one gulp, closed his eyes, and smacked his mouth unsatisfied, as if he was still thinking about the taste in the wine, maybe he was also thinking about it The glory at the beginning. When Yan was still the king, he never felt how rare the best wine of the Wu family in Liaoxi was. At that time, he could get as much as he wanted. But now, if he wants to drink a glass of this wine Good wine, but it's something you can't ask for.

Seeing Tan Feng pouring himself another cup, but not pouring it for himself, Ji Ling couldn't help but smiled 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 can't drink it." Rare this wine?" Picking up the wine glass, he swallowed it in one gulp, closed his eyes, this time, tears fell from his eyes.

"The Wu family's best wine is extremely rare. Now that Qin and Han are at war, the 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, * said.

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

Tan Feng didn't say a word, just stared at the other party, looking at the expression on Tan Feng's face, Ji Ling panicked, suddenly felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, suddenly paled in shock, covered his abdomen with one hand, and pointed at Tan Feng with the other. Feng, "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 what it used to be, but after today's events are over, the name of killing the lord will be carried on his back forever.

"Why? Why?" Ji Ling overturned the table with a bang, the cramping pain in his stomach made him collapse on the ground, and slowly curled up into a ball.

"It's not that I want to kill you, but the King of Qin wants me to kill you." Tan Feng said in a low voice. "Brother Ji, with your current appearance, life is worse than death, it is better to die sooner, die sooner and be clean!"

He stood up abruptly and walked out of the lobby. In the yard outside the lobby, Ji Ling's waiters were lying all over the ground in disorder, and they had been killed long ago.

"It's cleaned up!" Tan Feng left the lobby without looking back, walking alone on the cold street of Liuxu Hutong. (To be continued)