However, there is a pros and a cons to everything. Although the assassination of Wang Kunjun can cause a more shocking effect and a wider impact, the difficulty of the assassination will undoubtedly be greater and more difficult to achieve than the assassination of Qian Yuanshan. After all, the protection of Wang Kunjun, the actual controller of the Chai Zhou court, must be much tighter and more complete than the protection of a local governor like Qian Yuanshan. Not to mention anything else, at least as far as Zhang Yan knew, when Qian Yuanshan visited Liu Fei's mansion, although there were dozens of entourages along the way, after entering Liu's mansion, only two guards were left to follow, and the other guards and relatives would be left at the gatehouse of Liu's mansion to wait. If you want to assassinate Qian Yuanshan, you only need to find out Qian Yuanshan's whereabouts and try to bring your henchmen into Liu's mansion, and you will have a great chance of succeeding with one blow. And once the target of the assassination is replaced by Wang Kunjun, not to mention whether he will be as relaxed and unguarded as Qian Yuanshan when he enters the Liu Mansion, I am afraid that with Liu Fei's identity, Wang Kunjun, the first minister of Chai Zhou, will not be able to visit him in person, and it will be difficult to successfully assassinate him.

It's just that although the difficulty is great, there is no fear for the Zhang brothers and sisters who have already made up their minds to fight and fight to the end with the "Qingyuan" brothers of the Beiping Army. In line with the belief of "going forward in the face of difficulties" and "knowing that there are tigers in the mountains and preferring to go to the tiger mountains", the brother and sister used everything they could use to actively plan the "Assassin King" operation.

Of course, not being afraid of hardships and dangers does not mean that the Zhang brothers and sisters will blindly work hard. After careful weighing and consideration, the brother and sister finally put the breakthrough on Liu Pinglan, who had a life-saving grace for them. First, due to the relationship between the two parties, Liu Pinglan and her uncle Liu Fei were unsuspecting of the Zhang family brothers and sisters. Second, as far as the current situation is concerned, Liu Pinglan and her uncle are the closest relationship line between the Zhang family brothers and sisters to the "Qingyuan" brothers. It is simply impossible to develop another similar or even further relationship line in just over a dozen days. As for how to take advantage of this advantageous relationship, it was in the process of chatting with Liu Pinglan shortly after learning that Wang Kunjun was coming to Jinghu that Zhang Yan secretly had a plan in his heart.

In this chat, which was very common for both parties, without waiting for Zhang Yan to deliberately guide her, Liu Pinglan naturally turned the topic to the fifth brother (Wang Kunjun)'s upcoming inspection trip to the land of Jinghu. After all, Wang Kunjun's inspection of the land of Jinghu not only means an affirmation of a series of actions of his future husband after he is reinvigorated, it means that his future husband is about to be reinstated or even promoted to a knighthood, and it also means that he and his future husband will officially become husband and wife. Because his fiancé Qian Yuanshan told himself a few days ago that at his request, the fifth brother Wang Kunjun had promised to attend the wedding of both parties during his inspection of Jinghu, and serve as the officiant, sending blessings to the husband and wife. was able to invite the first minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty to marry him, and Liu Pinglan naturally wanted to announce and show off to her best friend for such a face-saving thing.

It was Liu Pinglan's showing off of her little daughter's mentality that made Zhang Yan see the opportunity to realize her "assassin king" Jihua. So, after pretending to congratulate and envy, Zhang Yan asked tentatively: "Since it is my sister's big day, the singing and dancing at the wedding banquet are naturally indispensable. I wonder if my sister has prepared a kabuki dancer? ”

Liu Pinglan nodded first when she heard this, then shook her head again, and said: "There are a lot of people who have prepared a lot of Kabuki and dancers, but these people's qualifications are only middle and upper-class, and it's okay to fool ordinary guests." If you meet a guest who knows this well, or a distinguished guest like the fifth brother, seventh brother, and starling brother who is used to seeing the performances of famous masters in the capital and masters in the palace, I am afraid that they will laugh at them. It's just that it is only ten days before the fifth brother comes to Jinghu, and there are only twenty days left before our wedding. In such a short period of time, where can I find a kabuki dancer who can sing and dance and can be trusted! It's so sad for me. ”

"My sister is really a thoughtful person, if it were my sister and I, I'm afraid that I would be happy to patronize at this time, where would I think so much. However, my sister doesn't have to worry about this. Speaking of this person who can sing and dance and can be trusted at the same time, I know one of my sister. Zhang Yan joked while continuing to probe tentatively.

"My sister knows such a person, tell my sister quickly, which ** house is she the top brand of, or the house of a high-ranking family? As long as she is really as good as her sister said, and she can be trusted, no matter how much money she spends and no matter how much relationship she uses, her sister will invite her. "I heard that Zhang Yan knew someone who could sing and dance well and was trustworthy, and Liu Pinglan really took the bait.

Zhang Yan shook his head with a smile when he heard this, and said: "This person is neither the top brand in the ** trick house, nor the house trick of a high-ranking family, let alone your sister, spending money or asking someone to ask for help." Because this person is not an outsider, but the daughter of a shopkeeper in my Liu family's caravan. This woman's name is Zhou Yun, she is twenty-nine years old now, and although she was born not to be called a country and a city, she is also slender and beautiful. The most rare thing is that Zhou Yun likes to sing and dance since childhood. Not only is the voice clear and beautiful, the singing voice is beautiful, but also the dancing posture is beautiful, which is quite everyone's style. If she is allowed to take the stage, she must be able to overwhelm the crowd and satisfy the most discerning eyes of the guests. If my sister doesn't dislike it, my sister and I will go to say hello to the shopkeeper and invite his niece Zhou Yun to perform at my sister's wedding banquet. ”

"That's good." Liu Pinglan said happily, "If I can get my sister's affirmation, I want to come to this week's rhyme and dance will be extraordinary." The most rare thing is that this Zhou Yun is the niece of her sister's shopkeeper, but she is also a trustworthy person, and I think her husband can agree to let her perform at the wedding banquet. In this way, I asked my sister to say hello to the shopkeeper of Zhou and this Zhou Yun first, and then to discuss it with her husband here, and then visit and invite her in person after getting her husband's consent. ”

Zhang Yan nodded when she heard this, waved her hand at the same time, and said, "This matter naturally needs to be discussed with the founding uncle before it can be decided. As for Shopkeeper Zhou and Zhou Yun, they are just ordinary people and businessmen, so where do they need my sister, the founding uncle of the country and the wife of General Jin Wuwei, to invite them personally, as long as my sister goes and says that she knows with his father and daughter. ”

Liu Pinglan also felt that a noble lady who was about to be awarded the title of Mrs. Sanpin ordered to invite a daughter who could barely be regarded as a merchant family to sing and dance, so she agreed with Zhang Yan and asked this good sister to do this matter for herself.

Regarding his fiancée's going to arrange singing and dancing at the wedding banquet, and planning to invite the daughter of the caravan manager of his good sister's family to perform on stage, Qian Yuanshan naturally has no opinion. In his opinion, the most important thing in this wedding is to marry the woman he likes, and the second is to marry the fifth brother Wang Kunjun for himself, so that he can regain the affirmation of his brother and consolidate his position in the crossing team while holding the beauty. As for arranging entertainment programs and choosing kaki dancers, it's just a trivial matter, as long as the woman's identity is clear and there is no ** record, you can ask your fiancée to make the decision, and there is no need to discuss it with yourself. Of course, considering that there were five brothers, seventh brothers, and starling brothers at the wedding banquet, these members of the crossing team committee, and the most important ministers of the Later Zhou Dynasty were present, so after asking Zhou Yun's identity and origin, Qian Yuanshan still reported the relevant information to the "Dark Feather" Hunan branch and asked them to visit and verify.

Because he had obtained a genuine "temporary residence permit" before, and the local "Dark Feather" was now focused on monitoring the situation in the prefectures and counties where there had been rebellions before, preventing a resurgence, and providing security for Wang Kunjun's trip to Jinghu, the number of agents used for other aspects was limited, and more importantly, when Qian Yuanshan asked him to visit and verify, he only said that this person was going to perform in Liu's Mansion, and did not say that he would perform singing and dancing in front of Wang Kunjun, Zhang Weixin and other important ministers at his wedding banquet, so he received the task from the "Dark Feather" Hunan Branch. Dark Feather: "The Langzhou Branch's investigation and verification of Zhou Yun's identity was only carried out in accordance with the general procedures, so it did not find any abnormalities. So, after getting a report from "Dark Feather" that Zhou Yun's identity was true and there was no abnormality, Qian Yuanshan no longer asked about the matter, but let Liu Pinglan deal with it.

On the second day of the third lunar month of the first year of Jianlong, after waiting for several days, Zhang Yan finally got the news she dreamed of from Liu Pinglan - her husband had agreed to her request and quickly arranged for Zhou Yun to enter Liu's mansion and rehearse with the kabuki and dancers in the mansion.