Chapter Ten: The Heart of a Dove
In the hall of Qin Mansion, the lights were turned on.
The tables and chairs have been removed, and the hall is suddenly spacious. The reflective ground is as clear as a mirror, making the four corners dim and the shadows of the columns overlapping.
Qin Langchuan was sitting in the center, with only Qin Juexiang standing by his side. The entire hall was empty and silent.
A warrior leader came into the hall from the corridor.
Qin Langchuan asked calmly: "Are everyone in place?"
The leader of the warriors reported: "The three hundred and seventeen people left in this helm have arrived at the mansion to have a full meal according to the old master's instructions. All of them are on standby."
Qin Langchuan said: "Take a few people to the backyard arsenal and get hundreds of hard bows. Arrange those who are good at shooting to go up to the four-corner attic and pay attention to the movement on the walls of the mansion." The man came down in response. Qin Juexiang thought: "Although Juhao Pavilion has been selected,
We have divided the rudder several times, so we won't kill him right away. Grandpa is old and acts cautiously to be prepared, but there is no need to be so solemn." Qin Langchuan closed his eyes and said: "Jue Xiang, bring enough food to your place.
Just hide in the secret room of the tree hole."
Qin Juexiang was stunned: "Grandpa, do you know I have that secret room?" Qin Langchuan snorted and glanced at him from the corner of his eyes: "Your project is not small. The maids came up and down to cover all the excavated soil.
Did you think I didn't know about the practice ground behind the building?" Qin Juexiang smiled awkwardly: "So you already knew it." Qin Langchuan said: "An Neng was able to hide your kid's tricks from me, but I moved at that time.
I didn't stop you in one thought, but today this thought has become a reality, Juexiang, you dug your own hole to save yourself!" Qin Juexiang asked curiously: "Why save yourself?"
Qin Langchuan said: "You go hide in the cave, wait until Juhao Pavilion kills everyone in my house, and then come out to escape. Isn't this saving yourself?"
Qin Juexiang was shocked: "Grandpa, what do you mean?"
Qin Langchuan looked quite indifferent: "Juhao Pavilion is attacking tonight. We take advantage of the high walls and towering pavilions. Although we can fight for a while, we may not be able to escape in the end. You are hiding in the secret room and must not come out. Save Qin.
A little bit of blood and incense at home is considered your great contribution."
Qin Juexiang heard that his words were quite desolate, and he couldn't help feeling sad. He said: "Although Juhao Pavilion has chosen several of our major rudders, it is still far away from Taiyuan. Why did grandpa say this?"
Qin Langchuan smiled and said, "You haven't understood yet? That's just Juhao Pavilion's strategy, it's a lie."
These words were like thunder on the ground, making Qin Juexiang stunned on the spot. After a while, he said: "How can that be possible? Yuan Zhishang is definitely not a fake... What do you mean... a bitter trick? No! This person originally killed a private person.
I know that the traitor Teng Furen who sold tea to the people caused a sensation in Taiyuan City. The government sentenced him to death. When the mother heard that her son had killed the traitor Teng Furen, she shouted three times, good son! You have a loyal heart and are a hero.
Liver and gallbladder! If your mother wants to die before you, you will not be unfilial! After saying this, you will meet and die. You love him for being a man. His mother was buried with money from our Qin family, and later she asked someone to replace her with a death row prisoner.
He was bought out of prison and transferred to the Qinxian sub-ruler. He has worked conscientiously and loyally for four or five years and has never done anything wrong. It is absolutely impossible to say that he rebelled and went to Juhao Pavilion and came back to wreak havoc.
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The eye sockets in the shadow of Qin Langchuan's lamp looked deep and mysterious, and he said slowly: "He is indeed not a traitor, but this is where the truth and falsehood complement each other in the enemy's plan. It is true that Qin County was picked, and it is false that Yu Penduo was picked."
Qin Juexiang thought for a long time and shook his head to express doubt: "The carrier pigeons belong to our house, and the note has handwriting, how can it be fake?" Qin Langchuan smiled: "Juexiang, how can I teach you? People can only see one.
When it comes to the result, it is absolutely difficult to imagine the various reasons that led to this result. It goes without saying that the handwriting can be imitated, and there is no doubt that the carrier pigeon belongs to our house. However, although the enemy's idea was clever, he still left a flaw."
Qin Juexiang asked: "What's the flaw?"
Qin Langchuan said slowly: "The heart of a dove."
"What?" Qin Juexiang was puzzled. He felt that what his grandfather said today was really unbelievable, to the extreme.
Qin Langchuan explained: "For ordinary homing pigeons, it is considered good to be able to return home from a distance of 1,600 miles. However, the pigeons used by our Qin family for communication are all healthy pigeons raised by special personnel and can travel 6,000 miles directly without resting in the middle. Take Jincheng
As for the pigeon, if it really flies back a long way and has to cross the Taiyue Mountains, its heartbeat will speed up and its body will be exhausted all the way. But at that time, I held it in my hand, but I felt that its heartbeat was calmer. Looking at its eyes again,
They didn't look tired, and the other pigeons were also obvious at a glance, so I concluded that these homing pigeons must have been released nearby and returned home."
Qin Juexiang was dumbfounded, his mind kept spinning, thinking and analyzing what happened.
Qin Langchuan said: "The pigeons released nearby actually brought the news that the rudder in the distance was surrounded and destroyed, so there must be fraud. As for the origin of the homing pigeons, since the rudder in Qin County was destroyed, everything was lost.
fell into the hands of the enemy. Juhao Pavilion has always done things carefully. There are only more than 200 people in Qinxian County. They were surrounded and annihilated. How could anyone slip through the net? Therefore, although He Shiyuan escaped, he must have been deliberately retained by Juhao Pavilion.
The purpose is just to allow us to judge from the time after receiving the carrier pigeons one after another, and come up with the illusion that the rudders in various places were destroyed at the same time."
Qin Juexiang said: "In this case, it is a lie that the rudders were destroyed, and it is also a lie that Linfen was besieged. The letter said that it was besieged rather than destroyed. Could it be to attract the Qin family's troops to rescue, and then
Intercepted and killed on the way?" He thought that Chang Sihao might be surrounded by people and engaged in a bloody fight at the moment, and he couldn't help but feel nervous.
"That's right." Qin Langchuan glanced at him approvingly, but the expression disappeared in a flash, and then his face became serious again: "However, the reinforcements are all elite troops, and it will take a lot of trouble to intercept them.
Although Juhao Pavilion has that strength, Changsun Xiaochi always strives to get the maximum profit with the minimum loss. He doesn't like to do loss-making business."
Qin Juexiang clapped his hands and said: "If you want to minimize the loss, there is nothing better than to capture the thief and capture the king. - Oh, grandpa, I am not saying you are a thief. So, they must take advantage of the opportunity to rush straight up from Qin County.
Come and attack our main helm of the Qin Mansion!"
Qin Langchuan smiled and said: "You are only half right. If the enemy comes from Qin County and is tired and reduces their fighting strength, and the Qin Mansion has high walls and deep courtyards, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack, no matter how stupid they are, they will not attack with labor.
Yi."
Qin Juexiang thought for a while and immediately reacted: "Do you mean that the enemy is divided into two groups? One group surrounded Qinxian County and sent a letter to create an illusion, while the other group was already lying in wait outside Taiyuan City.
Not far away, when the homing pigeons entered the house and our reinforcements were dispatched to leave the city, they took the opportunity to come?"
Qin Langchuan nodded: "Yes. The enemies encircling and suppressing Qin County are just a small force. Our brothers are not given in vain. I predict that after the first battle, although they will win a complete victory, they will also suffer heavy casualties. This road is no longer enough."
I think that even if we follow up to assist in the battle and try new things, the two of them can intercept and defend in Yuci and Taigu, which is enough to resist. This enemy lurking near Taiyuan is the main force."
Qin Juexiang hesitated for a while and said: "Our Qin family's spies are all over the Jin Dynasty. How is it possible that a large number of their elites can sneak into the vicinity of Taiyuan without disturbing every plant and tree?"
Qin Langchuan smiled: "It's easy. No matter how wide our Qin family's intelligence network is, it's still a bit wired. How can we set up sentries on the barren mountains? They only need to go over mountains and ridges, go to uninhabited places, and take them with them.
Food and dry food. Unless they go to the towns to find hotels and hotels, it will naturally be difficult for people to notice. However, their target is too big and difficult to move, so I estimate that the number of the main force coming this time will not be too large, about two thousand at most, but they will all be there.
They are absolutely elite.”
Qin Juexiang suddenly remembered something, smiled knowingly and said: "Grandpa, you asked uncle and the others to lead the flying cavalry to Huozhou. I guessed this move."
Qin Langchuan was quite looking forward to it, but he didn't show it. He just said calmly: "Then you tell me." Qin Juexiang said: "You must have told them in the bamboo book to come back and rescue us, and Juhao Pavilion will surround us.
The uncle and the others are surrounding the people of Juhao Pavilion. In this way, they can cooperate inside and outside and attack from both sides, so they can defeat them. But if you tell them to go out of the city fifty miles away and then open the bamboo tube to read the letter, it will be too late." Qin Langchuan smiled and said: "Juhao Pavilion.
Are the people in the Hao Pavilion easy to deceive? People are stationed along the way to inquire about the news. Our reinforcements are not far away, so it is difficult for them to believe my plan of the Qin family."
The sound of footsteps came from the corridor, and Qi Beishan entered the hall and said: "Old Master, the surroundings have been arranged properly. The maids, cooks and other miscellaneous people in the house have been ordered to take shelter in the backyard, flower room, arsenal and other places." Qin Juexiang said with an unhappy face: "
Uncle Qi, you already know what's going on, but you are playing riddles with me along with grandpa." Qi Beishan smiled bitterly: "I'm ashamed, in fact, I heard the old man mention the word "today" and thought of throwing chess pieces into the pool.
Only after using metaphors can I fully understand." Qin Juexiang said sadly: "Your mind is much easier to use than mine."
Qin Langchuan snorted: "Hearing these depressing words, I know that you will have no future!"
Qin Juexiang heard him use the word "ye" and felt a pain in his heart when he thought of his father. Qin Langchuan wanted to say something else, but at this moment Qin Ziyin walked into the hall carrying a sword and said to her: "Yin'er, you
You're here just in time. Take your brother to his place for temporary shelter. Watch him and don't let him out." Qin Ziyin said: "Just let me go. There are Yin'er who died in the war, but there is no such thing as the eldest lady of the Qin family who lives in an ignoble way.
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Qin Juexiang smiled and squinted, and said coldly: "Sister, if there is no Qin Ziyin who lives an ignoble life, how can there be Qin Juexiang who lives an ignoble life? Where do brothers usually offend me for you, my sister, to look down on me so much?"
Qin Ziyin's eyes softened, and he came over to hold his hand and said softly: "Little brother, you are the only flesh and blood of the Qin family. If something goes wrong, what hope will the Qin family have in the future? No one can avenge us.
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Qin Juexiang waved his hands and took two steps back, saying in a hateful voice: "Sister, you can't increase other people's ambitions and destroy your own family's prestige! How capable is Juhao Pavilion? Can they say that they will destroy my Qin family? Even if they have this strength, I
There is absolutely no reason for Qin Juexiang to survive alone. Even if the Qin family cuts off their descendants today, it would be a hundred times better than leaving a wretched pustule!"
"Keng——!" With a crisp sound like gold and stone hitting each other, Qin Langchuan suddenly stood up and laughed: "Good boy! This is the man of the Qin family! Okay, let's join hands to kill it.
A game where you can enjoy life to the fullest and have no regrets in death!"
The two siblings nodded in response, their eyes as firm as iron. Qi Beishan was standing by the side. Facing this scene, he couldn't help but shed tears in his eyes.
Qin Langchuan laughed loudly, put his hands on the two children's shoulders, and strode out of the hall.
Looking up, I saw the moonlight shining brightly, the stars shining brightly, the night as quiet as a deep sea, the bells ringing in the corner of the palace, and the night wind blowing coldly, which was very refreshing.
Suddenly, the sound of a piano came from the east, accompanied by a woman's singing. The melody was sometimes exciting, sometimes sad, and extremely moving. The song was: "Life and death are together, and they are lingering. The red candle is speechless, and I am drunk in Loulan! After the song of love, I will never dry my tears."
, the three-foot green blade on the small bridge cut off the beauty, there is a saying, what is the regret of death, and what joy is there in life? The hero stood on the bank of Wujiang River, looked up to the sky, his eyes were round, he could not see through the clear sky and the eternal blue..."
Qin Juexiang said displeasedly: "What is Fourth Aunt making up and singing again?"
Qin Ziyin's eyes narrowed and he said calmly: "She wrote this song, it's called 'Tears of Harmony', and it's about the story of the Overlord and Concubine Yu." Suddenly there was another string sound, and the sound of the music rose up, as if coming from far away from the house.
, matched with the sound of Qin Menghuan's piano. After several key changes, the sounds of the two pianos merged into one, making it difficult to distinguish each other. Qin Juexiang asked curiously: "Is someone playing with Fourth Aunt?" Qin Ziyin said: "Hmm.
." Qin Juexiang said: "This tune is sad and not pleasant to listen to. I'll ask her to play something else." Qin Ziyin smiled: "Fourth Aunt is not a singer. She will sing for you whatever you want to hear.
"Qin Langchuan said: "Don't worry about it, just let her go!"
Chapter completed!