Chapter 28: The Assassination of Qin Hui (1)
On March 18, Qin Hui's worship ceremony came as scheduled.
On this day, Qin Hui and his wife got up very early, hastily ate something, and were busy sitting in the front hall, and there were many people talking back and forth in the house today.
There are three butlers alone, one outside the housekeeper, who is responsible for entertaining the guests who come to congratulate them.
An internal manager, responsible for managing the financial income and expenditure.
There is also a general manager. The manager doesn't need to be introduced, right?
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Today is a good day for Qin Hui, although he does not go to the court, but because he wants to accept the congratulations of hundreds of officials, he still wears court clothes, wears a long-winged hat, and sits in a precarious position. It's quite imposing.
In other words, Qin Hui is really not to be underestimated. I think that hundreds of people from the top and bottom of the Song Dynasty, including the two emperors, were captured by the Jin people and escorted to the north, except for Qin Hui's family who successfully escaped back, most of the others died and became lonely ghosts.
Qin Hui not only escaped back, but also became the prime minister. After only one year, he was impeached and removed from office.
When many people thought that his career was at the end of his career, he paid homage again after six years.
Under one person, above ten thousand people, many people don't even dare to think about it in their lives, but Qin Hui actually did it twice in just six years.
Aside from the element of luck, this person's mind is certainly not beyond the reach of ordinary people.
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As soon as the time arrived, the inner eunuchs of the palace came to preach the holy decree and send rewards to show the emperor's grace.
Qin Hui and his wife hurriedly came out and knelt down to receive it, and ordered the incense burner to be given respectfully and respectfully.
After the ceremony, Qin Hui invited the inner supervisor to sit down to serve tea and talk about some clichés.
After drinking a cup of tea, waiting to be left for dinner, the internal supervisor said that there was something to leave in the palace. Qin Hui instructed the housekeeper to bring a plate of gold, a few hundred taels to the inner supervisor, as a running fee.
The inner prisoner pretended to excuse himself a few times, and then accepted it and went happily.
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The people who arrived in the morning were all relatives and friends who were in the flames, some of whom were close relatives, and some of whom came out of nowhere, anyway, he said that his surname was Qin, and no one had the leisure to check his family tree.
Qin Hui and his wife just lazily went out to take a look, then retreated to the inner hall to rest, and completely handed it over to the housekeeper to greet them.
After Shen Shi (four or five o'clock in the afternoon), all the civil and military officials began to arrive one after another. All with generous gifts. In the main hall, there is a master of ceremonies who registers names and receives gifts.
At this time, Qin Hui and his wife officially appeared to meet guests, and there were four personal guards standing on the left and right, which was very imposing.
"See the Prime Minister!" Seeing Qin Hui coming out, the civil and military officials bowed down together. Mrs. Qin hurriedly stepped sideways, although she was the wife of the prime minister, but men were inferior to women, and she couldn't afford this worship.
"No need to be polite, colleagues, please get up quickly!" Qin Hui returned the salute again and again, "Please sit down quickly." ”
Everyone got up and sat down according to the rule of civil officials on the left and military attaches on the right. Qin Hui was high up, and Mrs. Qin was accompanied by her side. Qin Hui seemed to have become the appearance of the Emperor of the Earth.
Immediately, the maid and the cook put on the table the delicacies and wine. It was just after six o'clock in the afternoon, and it was already dark. It seems that the sky in Lin'an is darker than elsewhere (earlier than Yunnan anyway).
The family in the house set off the fireworks on time, and suddenly the sky above the Qin Mansion was full of flowers, which was beautiful.
Mo Yu was unable to attend the celebration hall because he wanted to protect the princess. Listening to the bustle outside, watching the fireworks in the sky, I can't help but feel a little itchy.
He is still playful, or men are playful.
It can't be said that he doesn't love Wen Wanxi and doesn't want to be with Wen Wanxi. In a man's heart, love and playfulness do not conflict.
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After a few rounds of drinking, a musician and a dancer came in to perform songs and dances.
Qin Hui touched the scene, remembering the dancing girl who was stabbed to death by Mo Yu's sword last time, who was originally the mother of his illegitimate son, and couldn't help but his expression suddenly darkened.
What a shrewd woman is Madame Qin? Seeing it from the side, she beckoned to the chief steward behind her and ordered, "Take these dancing girls down and rearrange the two men to dance the sword to cheer up." ”
The steward took the command and departed.
The dancers were immediately taken out of the hall, and they looked terrified, wondering what had been wrong, and what punishment would they receive?
Immediately, the music changed, from the previous beautiful sound to a strong and majestic, and then two martial artists jumped in, one made a sword, and the other made a sword, and compared with the music.
Although they are just performing, they are playing very excitingly with one move and one style, which has attracted the applause of the guests.
Qin Hui woke up suddenly, and remembered his gaffe just now, but fortunately his wife was present to remind him. He couldn't help but glance at Mrs. Qin gratefully. Madame Qin only looked back faintly, as if she didn't know anything.
While everyone is enjoying the delicious food and wine, singing and dancing, the danger is also quietly approaching.
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A dark cloud drifted across the sky, slowly enveloping a round of gibbous moon. The ground was pitch black.
Three black shadows suddenly appeared in the northeast corner of the Qin Mansion compound and landed on the roof.
At this time, a group of guards with lanterns happened to pass by.
One of the black shadows leaped down with a sword in hand.
The man was in the air, and the sword had been struck.
There were five guards in that group, and they fell almost simultaneously in the darkness, without even snorting.
A sword seals the throat!
There are many swordsmen who can seal their throats with one sword, but there are very few people who can seal their throats with five people with one sword at the same time.
The speed of the sword!
The right sword!
The other two people on the roof hurriedly jumped down and dragged the body to a secluded place.
After doing all this, the dark clouds just drifted away, and the moon showed its face again. The yard became hazy.
This courtyard was for the common people of the house. Usually the least guarded.
Passing through this courtyard, it is the living place of the people of the palace, such as the housekeeper, the bookkeeper, etc.
Then it is the master's bedroom, and after the master's bedroom, you will arrive at the central compound of the Qin Mansion. This is the place where Qin Hui worships ancestors and worships heaven and earth.
Today, Qin Hui is worshipping here.
The ultimate goal of those three black shadows is the central compound, or Qin Hui.
They were all masked from their heads, with only two eyes left, and they were dressed in black, so they could easily hide in the night.
The three of them chose to walk under the eaves and against the wall.
I saw that the man in black in the lead was tall, agile, and elegant.
One of the other two is not as good as the leader in black in martial arts, but his skills are extraordinary, and he can completely enter the top masters.
Only the last one seemed to be sparse and ordinary in martial arts, and he didn't know how he could participate in such an important task?