Zhao Hou pointed at the crown prince and said, "Yong'er, instead of the widow, you can go to the banquet where the Zhao clan entertained the envoys of various countries." Remember, you must talk less and listen more to other people's opinions on the day, and don't lose your manners. ”

The prince knelt on the ground and replied: "The son respectfully obeys the orders of his father and the marquis, and he will not fail in his mission!" Zhao Hou saw that his son had a very positive attitude, and he also nodded with satisfaction.

But Su Qin felt that this banquet was a little strange, and he thought to himself: "This Zhao Rong was originally the main envoy who secretly opposed the Hezong Conference, how could he suddenly make a complete turn?" ”

Before, Su Qin didn't think too much about the bad side, but when he heard that Zhao Hou actually asked the crown prince to attend the banquet instead of him, his heart suddenly became vigilant.

According to the information that the Linhu people said and Meng Di's analysis, the military action of the Linhu people seems to have been responded to by the magnates in the Zhao State. Su Qin once suspected that the domestic magnates wanted to get rid of the crown prince, the prince of Zhao, by the hands of the Lin Hu people, which caused the vacancy of the prince's position, and some people wanted to take the opportunity to enter and seize the throne of Zhao.

This powerful person of Zhao State is the internal response, and the biggest suspect is Zhao Hou's younger brother - Zongzheng Zhao Rong. Now that Zhao Hou has arranged for the prince to attend the banquet held by Zhao Rong, will it be to send sheep into the tiger's mouth?

Su Qin thought that there were still many mysteries in the country that had not been solved, but Zhao Hou agreed to Zhao Rong to hold a banquet to invite the envoys from all walks of life who came to participate in the conference, didn't this add chaos to the conference?

However, Zhao Hou had already made a decision, and Su Qin disobeyed his opinion on the spot, which would make Zhao Hou unable to come to the stage. Su Qin thought about it, it was extremely difficult for this Zhao Hou to withstand the great pressure exerted by the opposition in Zhao and give him firm support. Why did he openly contradict Zhao Hou on this matter?

Su Qin listened quietly and did not express his opinion, and Zhao Hou thought that he had agreed to this arrangement. A turmoil subsided, Zhao Hou felt exhausted, he said: "It's a good thing that you can come tonight, let's make things clear." It's getting late, so let's go back and rest. ”

Su Qin, the crown prince, Zhao Xi, Zhou Shao and other four people then said goodbye to Zhao Hou and went home. When Su Qin returned to the peach garden, as soon as he entered the gate, he heard a report from the doorman, saying that General Qu Xin was still waiting for him in the banquet hall.

Su Qin was also anxious to know how the banquet in the peach garden was going after he and Zhou Shao left, so he hurried to the banquet hall, and he didn't even have time to go back to the bedroom in his backyard.

Su Qin entered the banquet hall and saw the sleepy Qu Xin, and he was very moved, he thought to himself: "This young general is becoming more and more mature and stable, and he is also a young man who is very scheming. It seems that people often say that only after going through hardships can you grow, which is true. ”

After Su Qin sat down, he asked about what happened in the banquet hall after Qu Xin left. When he heard that during the dinner, an assassin had uncovered the roof tiles and descended to the top beam to stab the Kabuki people, Su Qin was shocked.

Su Qin asked, "According to your observations, why did this assassin come, and which faction is his martial arts path?" ”

Qu Xin told the truth: "The last general thinks that the target of the assassins is the Yue'er girl of the music and dance class, just imagine, if their target is the guests in the hall, why should they go far and shoot throwing knives at the music and dance class under the hall?" ”

Su Qin was even more surprised when he heard Qu Xin say "they", and asked, "Aren't the assassins alone, did they come in a group?" ”

Qu Xin nodded and replied, "That's right, I vaguely saw two figures, drilling out of the cracks in the roof. Later, when I heard Yue'er girl talk about it, she actually said that the assassins were 'them', so it can be seen that I am not the only one who has such an opinion. ”

Su Qin let out an "oh", and he asked again in surprise: "That Yue'er girl looks like an eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl, how can she see the trace of the assassin clearly?" So many generals who know martial arts don't see it, it's really strange that she can have such eyesight as a little girl. ”

Qu Xin replied, "This is also the reason why the last general decided that the assassin's target was Liang Yue'er, not anyone else in the hall or under the hall. ”

Su Qin nodded and said, "What General Qu meant, that Yue'er girl didn't use her eyes to see that the assassins were two people, but she most likely knew about it in advance, but she inadvertently leaked her mouth." ”

Qu Xin nodded deeply, agreeing with Su Qin's analysis. When Zhou Shao heard this, he also understood, and interjected: "I can't see that this pure and beautiful little girl Liang Yue'er is hiding so many secrets. ”

According to Qu Xin's description, Su Qin carefully recreated the assassin's assassination process in his mind, trying to find some clues from it that could be used. Later, he suddenly thought of the assassination weapons used by the Assassins.

Su Qin asked, "The hidden weapon used by the assassin when he launched the attack is still with us, I don't know what kind of weapon it is?" ”

At this time, Qu Xin took out a small weapon that looked like a knife and a sword from his cuff, handed it to Su Qin, and said, "It's this flying knife, but I looked at it for a long time, and I didn't find anything unusual, there was no mark on it." ”

Su Qin praised Qu Xin and said: "General Qu is careful, the person who came to assassinate escaped without a trace, if even this secret weapon is lost, it is really not easy to find out the truth." ”

He took the hidden weapon, and at a cursory glance, it felt very familiar, it must have been seen somewhere, but he couldn't remember it for a while. He looked closely at the blade of the knife and the hilt, and did not see anything unusual. Su Qin felt: "From the perspective of shape, this flying knife must be a specially customized weapon, and the shape and size are very different from the common flying knives in the world. ”

Zhou Shao saw the flying knife and was also very curious, he leaned over to see what it was. When Su Qin saw Zhou Shao's appearance, he secretly laughed at his curiosity and eagerness in his heart.

Su Qin simply handed the flying knife to Zhou Shao and said, "General Zhou is from Zhao State, you should be familiar with the blades of various martial arts sects in Zhao State, look at this weapon, can you recognize who used it?" ”

Zhou Shao took the blade without hesitation, and looked at it seriously, and he didn't see any clues.

Later, Zhou Shao simply stuffed the flying knife to Su Qin again, and said: "This weapon is very weird, I have never seen it, I really don't know who used it." But Zhao has some martial arts sects, which are very wealthy, and they often customize special weapons, in short, it must have a way out. ”

Su Qin took the hidden weapon again, he heard what Zhou Shao said, this weapon was specially customized, and it seemed to be consistent with his own judgment. He examined the details of the blade again, and suddenly noticed that on the lower part of the knife, on the spine, there seemed to be a mark that had just been smoothed.

Su Qin thought: "It seems that this flying knife is not only custom-made, but also specially removed the original engraved pattern before it was sent out, as if someone deliberately sharpened the mark on the spine of the knife." ”

Su Qin then pointed out to Qu Xin and Zhou Shao, and asked them to help him identify it together, and when he pointed out the evil grinding marks on the spine of the knife, the two generals Qu and Zhou shouted in unison: "That's right!" ”

Qu Xin said: "The grinding marks on the spine of this knife are obviously brighter than the rest of the place, and there is not the slightest sign of use, which must be intentional, not natural wear." ”

Zhou Shao also said: "This is what the grandson of the turtle does, dare to do it, hide it, what kind of hero is it." ”

He thought for a while, and then said: "Our Zhao army almost does not participate in the grievances on the rivers and lakes, this secret weapon is completely different from the weapon system of the Chinese army, I think this Liang Yue'er girl must have a personal grudge with the assassin, so she caused someone to secretly poison her." We don't have to participate in this matter, and the conference is about to be held, so what more important things do we have to do? ”

Su Qin asked Qu Xin, "General Qu, what do you think?" Is this an ordinary grudge? ”

Qu Xin shook his head and replied: "I don't think it's that simple, the more critical the meeting is, the more all kinds of forces are ready to move, and they may have special intentions when they choose people in the peach garden." ”

Zhou Shao pursed his lips and said, "Qu Xin has taken a fancy to Liang Yue'er's little girl, so he thinks too much." This line of assassination and assassination is a common thing on the rivers and lakes, and what does it have to do with military affairs. ”

He smiled and said to Qu Xin with a joke: "You care about Miss Liang Yue'er, even if you go to the hero to protect the beauty and stand guard for her, if you don't keep it, you will soon win the hearts of the beauties and hold the beauties." ”

Qu Xin's cheeks were red when Zhou Shao said it, he was ashamed and angry, he pointed at Zhou Shao, and replied: "I'm talking about serious things, but you want to be crooked, and you have to deal with the relationship between men and women. It's really annoying to me. ”

Su Qin also smiled, and he said to Zhou Shao: "General Zhou, don't make fun of Qu Xin, it's also a legitimate thing for him to like Liang Yue'er, one is not married, the other is not married, what's wrong." Besides, General Qu Xin is also reasonable, there is no unprovoked hatred, and before this important meeting of the Commander-in-Chief Conference, we would rather think about things more complicated. ”

Su Qin asked Qu Xin again: "Miss Liang Yue'er is frightened, where is her person now?" ”

Qu Xin replied, "Miss Yue'er has returned to her residence with the musicians of the music and dance class. ”

Su Qin said "um" and said, "I don't know if those Kabuki people are frightened and panicked after this incident happened tonight, I need to calm their emotions tomorrow." ”