General, he's cheating again

Dark clouds over the city of Kyoto, strong winds and heavy rain hit the gorgeous carriages of the ministers who were walking on the street and rushing all the way to the palace to attend the palace banquet.

When they arrived at the gate of the palace, the servants beside the carriage held up umbrellas for them so that their clothes would not be wet by the violent wind and rain, and they barely entered the palace in a decent image.

When they stepped into the tall palace gate with gifts in their hands, they felt as if they were walking into the light from the darkness.They couldn't help but be fascinated by the resplendent scene in the great hall before them, and their faces shone brightly.

The hall was full of singing and dancing, and drums and music rang together. The ministers who stopped at the gate of the palace looked forward through the graceful dancer, and saw Song Xun in bright yellow dragon robe and Dahongxia on the golden couch at the top. Huai Ji.

Although Song Xun and Huai Ji were very affectionate sitting together, the ministers looked left and right and felt that the two seemed to be in harmony, as if they had their own thoughts.

Secretly looking at the phoenix clothes on Huai Ji, the ministers couldn't help sighing inwardly. You must know that the phoenix crown and xia cloak were worn by the queen of the dynasty. It is impossible for a man like Huai Ji to show the prestige of his mother at this moment. decent.

It's just that these ministers dared to be angry but dared not speak up. Looking around at the extravagant scene, and then at the absurd two sitting above, they sighed and said that it seems that the future of the Song Dynasty will become more and more difficult.

Gu Zhen's attire today should be more concise, his black hair tied up with a jade crown, and he is dressed in an ink black gold robe with narrow sleeves.

He was holding a gift in one hand and holding an umbrella in the other. Under the umbrella was Qin Qingrong with a pretty face and wearing a simple and elegant white robe.

Putting away the umbrellas, the two stepped into the hall together, attracting the attention of all the people in the hall. They sighed in their hearts that the two standing together did not appear to be against harmony, but seemed like a pair of gods and couples.

They sat near the top of the banquet, and after a while, ministers came to toast Qin Qingrong.

Seeing that Gu Zhen and Qin Qingrong came here together, and Song Xun heard many ministers in the palace talking about the recent relatively private relationship between the two, an inexplicable annoyance arose in his heart.

Glancing sideways at Huai Ji beside him, Song Xun calmed down a bit, reminding himself that the person he really likes is Huai Ji, not Qin Qingrong.

But even though he restrained his anger, Song Xun still paid special attention to Qin Qingrong's movements.

The ministers who came to toast didn't dare to deal with Gu Zhen, they just nodded and smiled at Gu Zhen politely, and Gu Zhen slightly curled his lips and smiled back.

Knowing that there is an extraordinary relationship between the two, the ministers now no longer plan to betroth their own daughter to Qin Qingrong, but instead start planning for Qin Xiaoxiao.

An elder from the Chaozhong Pavilion was particularly optimistic about Qin Qingrong, and he was looking forward to marrying the Qin family, regardless of the fact that his patriarch's son was just a weak crown, he rushed over to marry Qin Qingrong.

He toasted for a while on the left and persuaded with a toast on the right: "Oh, Mrs. Qin, if you think that Lingmei and my dog ​​are still young, you can make an engagement first.

I think it's good for our two families to take over this Qin Jin first, and it doesn't matter if we wait a few years before we get married. "

Qin Qingrong showed embarrassment, he didn't want to regard his sister's marriage as a political transaction in the court.

Sitting on the seat next to Qin Qingrong, Gu Zhen put down the jade lamp in his hand, he glanced at the old official and sneered displeasedly, "It seems that Mr. Ge is really anxious about your son's marriage.

It doesn't matter if the sister of the Qin family is young, but this general has a cousin who can walk through Yang on horseback since she was a child. She has a bold and generous personality and this general is very compatible.

Thinking about it, she is old and not yet married, how about I help the old man in the pavilion to talk about matchmaking with my cousin? "

Hearing this, the minister looked embarrassed, he thought to himself that this kind of martial arts woman must have a hot temper, and then thought about the notoriety that Gu Zhen had accumulated over the years.

He hurriedly shook his head secretly, if he married the Gu family, wouldn't he become the laughing stock of the whole capital.

He hurriedly found an excuse to decline, but the minister said with an embarrassing face that he still had something to do, turned around and left.

After sending the old official away with a few words, Qin Qingrong looked at Gu Zhen with a helpless smile, believing it was true, and said: "Your family really has such a powerful cousin?"

"Hmph, the Gu family has no other relatives except this general and Leng Ji."

Gu Zhen picked up the wine glass on the table again and took a sip, with a calm expression on his face, "There are no cousins ​​who can walk through Yang, but there is a nest of distant cousins ​​who are like wolves and tigers."

Gu Zhen has had a difficult time in the past few years, and Qin Qingrong can't help but feel sorry for him every time he hears him mention the past.Silently holding Gu Zhen's hand, Qin Qingrong smiled at Gu Zhen with relief.

"Li Chengfu, how old is Qin Xiaoxiao this year?"

When Song Xun heard that the minister came to discuss marriage with Qin Qingrong, he suddenly remembered that Qin Qingrong seemed to have a younger sister.

"If you go back to the emperor, Mr. Qin's younger sister will be 14 years old this year."

Li Chengfu didn't understand why Song Xun asked this suddenly, after guessing, he said softly: "It's indeed the age to marry."

Song Xun didn't speak any more, his eyes couldn't tell what he was thinking.

In the center of the hall, a group of dancers and musicians knelt down and retreated after finishing their performance.

Afterwards, Lin Wenshan attended and bowed his hands to Song Xun and said, "Your Majesty, I have also arranged a sword dance for this palace banquet. I wonder if your majesty is interested in watching one or two."

Lin Wenshan has more and more new ideas recently, Song Xun said in a good mood: "Lin Xiangsu is always ingenious, I can't miss it."

"Yes, Your Majesty.

It's just that the biggest feature of this sword dance is the ever-changing changes in the trance lights, so the old minister needs to turn off the lights in the hall, leaving only a cluster in the center of the hall, and implore the emperor for permission. "

When he bowed his head, there was a hint of sinisterness in his long and narrow eyes, Lin Wenshan was secretly proud that as long as the candles in the hall dimmed, he would be able to catch everyone by surprise.

Song Xun at the top didn't seem to have any defenses, he looked at Huai Ji and wondered with interest: "I have never watched the sword dance in such a unique way, well, then I will do as you say."

Immediately after receiving orders, Lin Wenshan's famous eunuch and maid blew out most of the candles in the hall, leaving only a small cluster of bright spots in the center of the hall.

The figures of the black-clothed masked guards flashed in the bright light in the center of the hall, and a pair of sharp swords glowing with cold light intersected above their heads, as if they were holding some sacrificial ceremony, and their eyes showed a trace of piety.

The more the ministers looked at the back, the more strange they felt, and the more dazzled they became.When they were distracted for a moment, they found that the masked man in black in the center of the hall was gone.

Song Xun also felt strange, he turned his head to look at Huai Ji beside him and before he opened his mouth to speak, Huai Ji had already circled behind him and grabbed his neck with a dagger.

The candles that had been extinguished all over the hall brightened again at this moment, and the hidden guard who had disappeared appeared in the center of the hall again, with a murderous look all over his body.

When Li Chengfu came to his senses, he found that Song Xun had been held behind the couch by Huai Ji and Lin Wenshan with a dagger, and he quickly shouted: "Quick! Someone escort me!"

When they were in danger, the ministers didn't have any thought of escorting them. They only heard the leader Lin Wenshan raised his voice and ordered the hidden guards to shout: "I will kill this old man! Don't let any one go!"

The guards outside the door rushed to the hall immediately when they heard the movement. There was already a panic in the hall, and people fled in all directions.Swords and weapons clashed, and the guards who came to the palace in a short while had been killed.

Seeing this, Gu Zhen and Leng Ji drew out their rapiers and prepared to fight. Seeing the blood-splattered resplendent palace, Gu Zhen frowned slightly and asked, "Has anyone arrived yet?"

Leng Ji calmly discerned the sounds outside the hall, and after hearing a familiar footstep, he nodded and said: "General, the deputy envoy is here."

After finishing speaking, a large number of people who looked like ghostly shadows suddenly appeared from the dark rain curtain outside the hall door and rushed into the hall.

Rainwater was dripping from their clothes, holding long swords and wearing bamboo hats, they walked across the walls of the hall at high speed and brought a gust of wind.

Gu Zhen felt relieved, since the people from Tingfenglou arrived in time, they would surely be able to wipe out the assassin soon.

He turned around and wanted to take Qin Qingrong out of this place first, but found that Qin Qingrong was no longer by his side.

Amidst the bustling crowd, Qin Qingrong had already been pushed elsewhere and separated from Gu Zhen.

Just as the assassins in the Tingfeng Building entered the palace, he was forced into a corner by a hidden guard, waiting for his neck to be wiped by a cold sword with no way out.

Not far away, Ye Ru'an saw Qin Qingrong being driven to a dead end by the hidden guards, and he was extremely anxious, but his steps became sluggish.

Seeing Ye Ruan's hesitant look, Zhang Tingyu couldn't help sneering, "Ye Shaoqing, go, isn't this the opportunity you want?"

Faced with Zhang Tingyu's sarcasm, Ye Ru'an finally mustered up the courage to take a step forward and then stopped. He was trembling all over but he didn't dare to stop.

Seeing the hidden guard stabbing Qin Qingrong's chest with his sword, he was so frightened that he immediately closed his eyes tightly and fell to the ground powerlessly.

Hearing a slight cracking sound, Ye Ru'an slowly opened his eyes, only to find that the dark guard was stabbed in the throat with a sword, and the long sword in his hand was broken in two.

Gu Zhen, who arrived in time, pulled Qin Qingrong past him, the two of them didn't even notice him, and he sat down in the crowd without daring to make a sound.

"So, you are a coward."

Zhang Tingyu walked up to Ye Ruan and shook his head with emotion, "It's no wonder Qin Qingrong doesn't like you anymore."

At that time, most of the hidden guards in the hall had been wiped out, and Lin Wenshan couldn't help but panic. The sudden appearance of these masked men in black was simply a fatal change in his plan.

Thinking that he still had the assassin of the King of Minnan lurking in the capital to come to his aid, he calmed down secretly, but he heard Gu Zhen in the center of the hall provocatively say to him: "Lin Wenshan, this general advises you to disarm and surrender as soon as possible.

Are you still waiting for Minnan Wang's people to come and pick you up?

They were actually killed by the general's subordinates after the palace banquet started.

Don't you particularly like to treat this general as a fool, every time your plan is full of loopholes, do you think this general will be blind to see it?

It's ridiculous. "