Volume 1: Lin'an Troubles Chapter 4 Mid-Autumn Poetry Party
What is more terrifying than ghosts and gods is the human heart.
Zhao Yuan looked at the ministers toasting at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet and couldn't help but feel a little ridiculed.
These people look happy and happy on the outside, but I don’t know what kind of Xiao Jiujiu they have inside.
"His Royal Highness, it is better to drink less. Your Majesty seems to be looking over."
"It's okay, Xiaoying, you are the best to me."
Regardless of the occasion, Zhao Yuan pulled Wan Yanxue to the seat and asked her to be responsible for pouring the wine.
Liu Chan, who was sitting on the main seat, was even more suspicious of Wan Yanxue. He had never seen the prince behave like this.
It can’t be that you have met true love!
This is not okay. Being an emperor requires cold-bloodedness. An emperor who is addicted to love is not worthy of being an emperor.
Liu Chan quietly glanced at Qin Hui and said to himself: "Sure enough, Qin Hui, a villain, needs to take action at this time."
Regarding Qin Hui, Liu Chan's heart was actually very complicated. Firstly, Qin Hui was used to do dirty work, and he was the only choice in the court. Secondly, with Qin Hui around, the court would not be so chaotic.
However, Liu Chan was a little worried that Qin Hui would become the next Sima family.
The Sima Rebellion was still very fresh in his memory. Unless Qin Hui died in front of him, he would feel uneasy.
Neither the prince nor Zhao Yuan was Qin Hui's opponent in terms of strategy.
Liu Chan raised his glass to signal everyone to be quiet, and said: "The Kingdom of Jin was destroyed, and the world is at peace. As we approach the Mid-Autumn Festival, don't forget those ancients who worked hard for our country, and you must continue to fight for our country."
"I will live up to His Majesty's love."
"Come on, do it."
Liu Chan drank all the wine in the cup. After everyone had finished drinking, he said to Qin Hui: "Prime Minister Qin is so talented in literature. Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Why don't Prime Minister Qin write a poem so that it can be spread all over the world?"
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"How can I deserve to be like this when I have few talents and little knowledge?"
"Prime Minister Qin, please stop being modest. You are a Jinshi. If you are not talented and knowledgeable, then all the scholars in the Song Dynasty will be ashamed."
"In this case, I will show my disgrace."
Qin Hui raised his wine glass, took a sip of wine, pondered for a moment and said: "Gao Xian Miao is far away, but Qin Ling is still alive. Han Fan has been there from time to time, who can comment on this."
"good."
Liu Chan shouted loudly, he liked the poem written by Qin Hui so much.
Zhao Ding gritted his teeth. It was so shameless. Even the other ministers of Qin Hui's faction had tense expressions and almost vomited.
Qin Hui's poem is quite good, but that's what it means. It's a bit disgusting. Because the poem says that he is as upright as a wise man, and it also writes about Qin Hui's loyalty to Liu Chan.
If Yue Fei and Zhao Ding had written it, the meaning would be okay. But how could they not know what kind of person you Qin Hui are? Writing like this is really a bit disgusting.
However, due to the reputation of Liu Chan and Qin Hui, no one said anything and just endured it.
Zhao Yuan also almost spat out the wine in his mouth.
"Your Highness, what's wrong with you?"
Wan Yanxue asked with concern, as if a good girl cares about a man.
Crown Princess Du was sitting next to her, looking unhappy, but she didn't say anything. Before she became Crown Princess, Du was just a maid next to Concubine Wu, so she had no control over Zhao Yuan.
Since Zhao Yuan likes Wan Yanxue, it's hard for her to say anything. As long as she doesn't make any mistakes, no one can take the position of Crown Princess.
"it's okay no problem."
Zhao Yuan waved his hand to indicate that he was fine.
Zhao Yuan didn't notice that while he was speaking, there was someone below staring at him, or rather staring at him and Wan Yanxue.
It's Yue Yun!
The assassin who assassinated the prince was indeed a soldier of the Yue family army. This was clear. Even if Yue Yun repeatedly investigated, there was no problem.
So now he is worried that Zhao Yuan will seize this point and push the Yue family into the abyss of destruction.
As for Wan Yanxue, it gave him a feeling of palpitations. Although he didn't think the woman could do much, he still looked at Wan Yanxue several times.
Wan Yanxue quietly looked at the sky, and it happened that it was time to light the fire.
Lin'an City, outside a remote corner.
"Who is it, slogan?"
"The world is unified."
A man in black walked out from the corner and asked doubtfully to the dozen or so people who came forward: "Who are you and what are you doing here?"
The leader took out a token and said, "By order of Prime Minister Qin, I came to capture the traitor Jin Wushu."
When the shadow guard saw that the token was true, he led the people down the dungeon without thinking too much.
In fact, it can also be seen from here that the Shadow Guard organization is already translucent at the upper levels.
When Zhao Gou was there, Shadow Guards, as a deeply hidden intelligence agency, often traveled around high-level officials of various countries. For example, Wang Gui next to Yue Fei and Xiao Hong next to Wan Yanhu. If it were not exposed, no one would guess at all.
to their identities. This situation is particularly suitable for imprisoning enemy bosses like Jin Wushu.
Because no one knows the identity of the Shadow Guard, even if they know the place where they are being held, it is impossible to gain the Shadow Guard's trust. If they want to rescue, they can only attack by force.
But a strong attack will inevitably cause shock, and who will be able to escape by then?
When Liu Chan traveled through time, the confidentiality of the Shadow Guard was greatly reduced.
The current situation is caused by the fact that Zhao Goushi never easily uses the Shadow Guard organization. The Shadow Guards all travel outside the incident, waiting for opportunities to be dispatched.
As for Liu Chan, the Shadow Guards are required to protect the prince, the Shadow Guards are required to investigate intelligence, the Shadow Guards are required to monitor officials, and the Shadow Guards are required to buy even a meal.
Compared with before, the status of Shadow Guard is too low-priced now.
"Who are they?"
The shadow guard who was responsible for leading the way took people to a checkpoint and met the senior who was responsible for reviewing.
"Senior, they came to extract the Golden Wu Technique on orders from Prime Minister Qin."
"Where's the token?"
"At this."
"Okay, no problem, you can go in."
Wanyan Xiong felt happy in his heart. He did not expect that this trip would go so smoothly. As long as he took a step further, he could successfully rescue Jin Wushu.
"The weather is really bad today. There are dark clouds covering the sun."
"You are joking, today the stars will turn brighter."
"Then the sky will definitely be clear tomorrow."
"You are joking again, it will rain heavily tomorrow."
"When you go out tomorrow, remember to bring an umbrella."
"You are still joking. No serious person would bring an umbrella when it rains. We all bring hats."
The shadow guard in charge of the review laughed and said, "The codes are correct. You guys step back and I will open the door."
"Thank you."
"Hey, what do you mean by this slogan? I still can't figure it out."
"I'm just a little shadow guard, how can I understand this?"
The shadow guard in charge of the review stiffened his hands and smiled even more on his face, saying: "Why is Prime Minister Qin extracting the Golden Wu Technique so late? I remember today is the Mid-Autumn Festival Poetry Festival."
"I don't know, how can we, the big shot, know what the big shot is thinking? Maybe he should be detained in another place."
"That's it, please."
The door opened, and the reviewing shadow guard extended his hand to invite those people in. At the same time, his other hand quietly made a gesture behind him, and the pupils of the shadow guard leading the way suddenly dilated in disbelief.
Then there was the sound of a knife piercing the body, and the shadow guard responsible for the review looked at the shadow guard leading the way in disbelief, and fell down weakly.
After the shadow guard leading the way wiped the blood off the knife, he said to the group of people expressionlessly: "You are so careless in your work that you don't even know if you are discovered."
The group of people were obviously taken aback by the changes on the field and asked in confusion: "What went wrong?"
"You've already reached this point, why do you still care so much? Kill all the shadow guards inside, and I'll deal with the one outside."
After saying that, the shadow guard walked out calmly, with the knife hidden behind him and his eyes cold.
Wanyan Xiong said with lingering fear: "Song people are indeed more terrifying than us Jin people."
"Yeah, I still don't know what went wrong."
"yes."
"Stop talking nonsense, since the door is open, go in quietly and kill everyone."
"yes."
When a Shadow Guard belittles his identity, he will only say that he is an ordinary Shadow Guard, and will not say that he is a little Shadow Guard. Because ordinary Shadow Guards are the lowest beings in the Shadow Guard hierarchy, and anyone can order them.
Yang Hu wiped the knife that had just been stained with blood with a somewhat indifferent expression. He didn't know whether it was right or wrong to do so, but he couldn't refute Qin Hui's order.
Because Qin Hui saved his life and that of his parents, he once swore to serve Qin Hui.
As mentioned before, once the Shadow Guards are exposed to the sun, some people will inevitably become victims of political struggles in the court. And Yang Hu is the first one. Even if Qin Hui's order is obviously harmful to the country,
He also had to execute.
It's just that he suffered from these brothers who fought with him.
Yang Hu helplessly looked at the starry sky tonight and smiled bitterly: "Since I joined the Shadow Guard, I have always done things that are loyal to the emperor and patriotic. I didn't expect that now I would do such shameful things. I don't know Jiuquan.
Then, how can I see Master Zongze, and how can I see those dead brothers."
Yang Hu looked at his knife again, "Perhaps this is the fate of the Shadow Guard. Prime Minister Qin, I have repaid your great kindness in saving me and my parents. From now on, you and I owe nothing to each other. Everyone.
Brother, under the Nine Springs, you can be beaten or killed, and I, Yang Hu, will never complain."
After saying that, Yang Hu stabbed the knife into his chest, pulled it out, and wiped the blood off the knife bit by bit. Finally, after the knife recovered as before, he closed his eyes.
If Liu Chan knew that the Shadow Guards were killing each other, he would have to investigate the Shadow Guards. At that time, Qin Hui's command of the Shadow Guards would be revealed to the world.
Therefore, Yang Hu wiped off the blood on the knife and disguised it as an enemy sneak attack.
Such repayment of kindness is rare in the world.
Under the dungeon, Wanyan Xiong had cleaned up all the shadow guards, but he himself also suffered heavy losses. He came to the prison where Jin Wushu was imprisoned and said: "A certain general, Wanyan Xiong, joins Master Wanyan."
"From the Wanyan tribe?"
"Exactly."
"The Kingdom of Jin has been destroyed, but I didn't expect that any member of the Wanyan tribe would survive."