Me and my Jianghu Tavern

Chapter 352: Prince Xiao

There are a total of thirteen princes in this world, of which there are only four with the surname Xiao. When Xiao He was still the King of Jin, the Xiao family was prosperous, and Xiao He even had six brothers.

Back then, these six brothers accompanied Xiao He in the rebellion and made great contributions. It is a pity that the seventh younger brother Xiao Yonghe did not survive, and the five surviving brothers, Xiao He was not stingy. Part of the military power was released.

Liang Wang Xiao Yong, Heng Wang Xiao Ding, Qin Wang Xiao Wuxing, Qian Wang Xiao Chengyi, Jing Wang Xiao Chang.

But now, there are only four left.

King Jing Xiaochang died in Chang'an City. Rumors said that King Jing conspired against him and was secretly removed by the four prisons, but it was just a rumor, and the specifics were unknown.

But what is certain is that Prince Jing's death must have been done by Xiao Qian.

When Xiao He was still in power, he was concerned about brotherhood, so he didn't care about the five brothers. It was not easy to survive, and the second half of his life was only a few years, so he wanted to spend it safely.

But when Xiao Qian was not as benevolent and righteous as Xiao He, he made it clear that the emperor was ruthless, even if Prince Jing Xiao Chang was his uncle and had hugged him when he was a child, he was not relentless.

Because of this matter, the actions of the remaining four princes surnamed Xiao also decreased behind their backs.

Killing chickens to scare monkeys, such a simple truth, they naturally understand.

But one of the princes did not give up.

Heng Wang, Xiao Ding.

Back then Xiao Ding was a military adviser, before he met Kong Yue, he was the one who took care of all the military counseling and everything was done in an orderly manner.

Xiao Ding was a scribe from the very beginning, and he didn't seem to have done much, but he made a huge contribution to the rise of the Jin army in the early stage, which allowed him to take on the current king of Heng.

Every few years, princes from all over the world will gather in the capital, but Heng Wang Xiaoding is the most inconspicuous one among all the princes, because of his timid character, and these thirteen princes are mostly generals, especially He looked down on Xiao Ding.

However, few people know what Heng Wang Xiao Ding is doing behind the scenes.

Since the death of King Jing Xiaochang, King Heng has been secretly assisting Momen, so that Momen has accelerated its recovery process in just a few years.

If others knew about this matter, maybe it was just a way out for Heng Wang Xiao Ding to save his own life because he was afraid of death.

But there are some things that cannot be hidden perfectly.

Xuzhou border area.

After passing this checkpoint, it is regarded as entering the boundary of Xuzhou.

But I saw smoke and dust rolled up on the ground, and the military flag slowly rose from the horizon, and I saw a huge word printed on the military flag-'horizontal'.

Looking around, tens of thousands of soldiers in battle armor stepped into the Xuzhou area.

King Heng doesn't have military power, but that doesn't mean he can't secretly recruit soldiers, but once this is revealed, it will be treason and a death penalty.

And these tens of thousands of people were secretly called only a year ago.

In the army formation, in a carriage pulled by several war horses.

Two beautiful servants were holding melons and fruits, while the person lying in the middle of the carriage was dressed luxuriously, shaped like a fat pig, with two mustaches falling under his nose.

The servant reached out to grab the grapes in the fruit plate, peeled them carefully, and put them into the "fat pig" in front of him. A fruit core was spit out from the mouth of the "fat pig".

"It's sour, it's not tasty." The 'fat pig' yelled.

This person is none other than the famous Hengwang——Xiao Ding.

Xiao Ding raised his eyes to look at the two beauties in front of him, his expression moved, a wicked smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he reached out to touch them.

"Oh." The beauty just said cautiously: "My lord, stop messing around."

"Okay." Xiao Ding smiled and said, "Then give me a pinch."

After finishing speaking, Xiao Ding stretched out his legs.

He is the youngest of these princes, but now he is only in his fifties. Even at this age, this prince is still singing every night and never stops.

He loves money, power, and beauties, but he is timid and spares his life.

"Nephew is really clever. He actually sent four supervisors here. Do you really think that I can enter the palace casually? That's what this king showed you. Hehe, really think that this king has no way out?"

Xiao Ding murmured, and lay down in another position.

He had already expected that he would not escape. He knew the death of Prince Jing clearly. From then on, he began to seek a way out.

Over the years, I have made friends with the Demon Sect, and started secretly recruiting soldiers a year ago, and now it is time.

"Ha Xiaoqian, Xiaoqian, I think the thing you regret the most is that you didn't get rid of this king earlier." Xiao Ding laughed, and when he was most proud, he escaped.

"I didn't expect it, this king played everyone, hahaha."

Xiao Ding laughed loudly, and stretched out his hand to embrace the two beauties in front of him.

"My lord..."

The two beauties lay in Xiao Ding's arms, their cheeks were flushed, and they patted Xiao Ding's chest cautiously.

Outside the carriage.

The guarding soldiers couldn't help swallowing when they heard the laughter coming from the carriage, but some felt disgusted and stayed away.

After entering the boundary of Xuzhou, the Tianxing Army came to meet him.

Naturally, Xuzhou City couldn't accommodate so many people, so they had to find a place to set up a military camp.

King Heng didn't bring many people, but only [-] soldiers and horses, but he brought a lot of silver and money, which was enough for the Demon Sect to recruit soldiers and horses.

And Xiao Ding, who is the king of Heng, naturally would not be with those soldiers and entered Xuzhou city.

Above the city tower, Tang Hao saw the carriage under the city, "Open the city gate!"

Tang Hao got off the tower, opened the door to greet him, and saw the people in the carriage get off the carriage surrounded by several people.

Tang Hao cupped his hands and said, "Welcome His Royal Highness Heng Wang!"

Xiao Ding who got off the carriage seemed to be a different person suddenly, frowning and asked: "Who are you?"

"Medicine Valley, Tang Hao." Tang Hao replied.

Xiao Ding nodded slightly, and said: "I have heard about you, and I heard that your skill in using poison is extraordinary, but I want to see it."

"It's okay to let the prince meet." Tang Hao said with a smile.

"Oh?" Xiao Ding became interested and said, "Then see you."

"My lord is very optimistic."

Tang Hao stretched out his hand, while Xiao Ding stared at this person's movements carefully.

But I saw a silver needle flying out from the cuff, turning into a silver light.

The silver needle is silent, and the meat is even more silent.

The guard beside Xiao Ding fell down without even screaming.

Seeing this scene, the accompanying guard drew out a long knife from his waist and shouted: "Presumptuous!!"

"Haha." Xiao Ding laughed out loud, without any anger, looked at Tang Hao and said: "Good skill, killing people invisible, not bad."

Xiao Ding turned his face aside again, looked sideways at the guard beside him, and said in a deep voice, "Let them all go."

The guards fell silent, but obediently withdrew the swords in their hands.

Tang Hao frowned, but he clasped his hands and replied with a smile: "My lord, thank you."

"Take me into the city." Xiao Ding waved his hand, "Oh, by the way, you can handle this corpse yourself."

Tang Hao's heart sank when he saw the prince just get into the carriage.

But he just agreed, "Okay."

This Hengwang might be a bit difficult to deal with.

Chapter 353: Unyielding

In the Jiangfu courtyard, two jugs of good wine were placed on the table.

Zhang Ming found it troublesome, so he took two wine gourds and poured two jugs of wine.

Jiang He took a sip, put down the jug and said, "A prince has come to Xuzhou City."

"My lord?" Zhang Ming raised his eyebrows.

Jiang He nodded and said, "Hengwang Xiaoding."

"Is this Heng Wang taking refuge in the Demon Sect?"

"more or less."

Zhang Ming reached out and took the jug on the table and took a sip, "You still care about these things?"

"I don't care, it's just talking."

Zhang Ming pondered for a moment and said: "The Hengwang should not be the only one who has taken refuge in the Demon Sect."

Jiang He spread his hands and said, "Then I don't know."

The Demon Sect started in Xuzhou, but this little force can't do anything, so they must seek foreign aid.

But today's Holy Majesty Xiao Qian is an extremely vigilant person, and the pressure on those thirteen princes is even greater. Now it is a good choice to win over these princes.

But the Heng Wang alone might not be enough.

Xiao Qian is not an easy master to deal with, even if the Demon Sect has a prince to help, it may not be able to turn the situation around.

"This is gambling." Zhang Ming sighed.

If such one or two princes are missing, then the Demon Sect is doomed to lose.

Jiang He smiled and said, "What Wen Tian Xing lacks most is courage."

Wen Tianxing, as the leader of the Tianxing League, has extremely high martial arts skills, and this person has great plans, but every time he can develop things to the right point, this is not something that can be achieved only by guts.

"Are you familiar with Wen Tian Xing?"

"well enough."

"It seems that your position in the Demon Sect was not low."

It's just that, it's his business whether Jiang Hecheng admits it or not.

As expected, in the end Jiang He just laughed it off, avoided the question, and answered if he didn't answer, the answer was already obvious.

Zhang Ming didn't ask any more questions. He had nothing to do all day long in Jiang's mansion, and the city of Xuzhou was not peaceful, so he could only drink two cups of wine with Jiang He and chat nonsense.

After finishing the two jugs of wine, Zhang Ming went back to his residence in the backyard.

Before he got close, he heard the sound of a spear piercing through the air.

As expected, Su Tan was practicing guns again.

When Zhang Ming saw her, Su Tan was already sweating profusely, and the spear he was holding was a little weak, and he didn't know how long he had practiced.

"Let's have a rest." Zhang Ming said.

Su Tan turned to look at Zhang Ming, shook his head and said, "The sun is going to set soon, let's practice for a while."

"You can't practice guns in such a muffled voice." Zhang Ming stepped forward and said, "How about I come to be your opponent."

Su Tan thought for a moment and agreed, "That's fine."

After a while, the two confronted each other in the small courtyard.

One with a gun and one with a sword.

Zhang Ming would naturally lower his own strength to compete with Su Tan. After all, he was short of something when he practiced the gun alone.

The same is true for learning swords, just like Li Qingfeng back then, who had comprehended swords for several years, and reached half a step to the realm of sword immortality. less than.

"Be careful."

The long spear dazzled the eyes, and the man with the gun stepped forward, and the long spear protruded out like a swimming dragon.

"Ding."

With a crisp sound, the long sword in Zhang Ming's hand bent, and he took half a step back to block the tip of the spear.