Chapter 12 The Poor Dagger
Jing Ke adopted Wei Zhuang's proposal and made the gold silk jewelry buy Zhao Gao.
Zhao Gao saw a stall of gold silk jewelry, and his heart was already happy, but on the surface, he hesitated for a long time before reluctantly agreeing. I saw him secretly smiling and ordering the gold silk jewelry, while waving his arms and pulling a sharp voice, he said to Jing Ke: "Listen, I am doing you this favor at great risk, for the sake of Brother Wei's acquaintance since childhood, I will take you into the palace to meet her, but you must first change into the clothes of the palace attendant before I can take you in." γ
Jing Ke was overjoyed and hurriedly agreed. At that moment, he and Zhao Gao's entourage changed their clothes and sat in the position of the driver.
To get from Qin Yuan to Xianyang Palace, you first have to pass through busy markets and streets, and then turn into a quiet boulevard. The avenue crosses the moat surrounding the palace and enters the palace city, expanding into a royal road that can accommodate ten horses in parallel, and at the end is the most important place in the Qin state, Xianyang Palace.
Of course, Zhao Gao did not dare to take Jing Ke from the main gate to enter the Xianyang Palace, where the most elite troops of the Qin State were guarding day and night, and trespassers would be killed. He chose to enter through the corner gate of the harem, because this place was far away from the main hall where the King of Qin rested and discussed politics, the guards were relatively lax, and the person responsible for guarding this gate was also an acquaintance of Zhao Gao, so Zhao Gao led Jing Ke through this and entered the most mysterious Great Qin Palace in the world.
Zhao Gao pointed to the two closed doors and reminded, "When you go in, you can see the people you want to see. But I can warn you, in half an hour, the palace guards will have to change the guard, you go in and take a look and say a few words before you come out. If you miss the hour and the palace gate closes, it will be difficult for you to go out again. γ
Jing Ke's heart was surging at this time, and he didn't know what Zhao Gao said, so he just nodded again and again and pushed open the door.
Every time he took a step forward, Jing Ke couldn't help but imagine the scene of reuniting with Liji. He didn't know how much his sister and wife who he hadn't seen for ten years should have changed, and how should she feel when she saw him?
Jing Ke didn't have time to think about it, and a familiar figure appeared in front of him. The same beautiful appearance, no, it should be said that it is even more beautiful. Jing Ke recognized at a glance that the figure standing in front of him was the person he had been thinking about day and night. The figure also recognized Jing Ke at a glance.
The two stared at each other and were speechless for a long time. There was no expected excitement, just staring at each other quietly, but it seemed that a thousand words had been told in their hearts.
"Senior brother, Liji knew you were coming, and she has been waiting for you here for three days. For a long time, Liji said calmly without a hint of surprise.
"Senior sister......" Jing Ke was stunned for a moment, and there were too many words in his heart at the same time, and he didn't know how to speak.
"Liki knows you're coming, but she doesn't know why. Riki added.
"Senior sister, I think you're thinking so hard!" Jing Ke's emotions finally broke down, and he stepped forward to pour Liji into his arms. Reiki's tears finally slid down his chest.
"Senior brother, how are you doing?" asked Liji softly with tears in her eyes.
"No, how can I be good without your company!" Jing Ke said resolutely.
"Brother Han has been here, he told me that you will come, and Liji also believes that you will come. Liki said calmly. She knew what Jing Ke was going to ask next, so she stopped her first: "Senior brother doesn't need to ask how Liji is doing, Liji is doing well, please rest assured, senior brother." Please take good care of Tianming for Liji, okay?"
"Senior sister, what do you mean by that? Don't you plan to leave here with me? The purpose of my trip is to take you away. Jing Ke was puzzled.
Li Ji was silent for a long time, and said slowly, "Li Ji can't leave here, and she can't leave the Qin Palace. γ
"Senior sister!" Jing Ke was surprised and wanted to ask again. Li Ji suddenly said calmly, "Li Ji has a reason why she can't leave, is Senior Brother willing to hear it?"
"You say!" Jing Ke said without thinking.
Li Ji gave Jing Ke a deep smile, and then turned around and said, "Since I came to the Qin Palace, I have always had the same dream at night. In the dream, a whole deep and blue lake appeared, and I felt that I was swimming in the water. A look of joy appeared on Ligi's face, and she added, "It's a strange feeling, something I've never experienced before. I couldn't make out my face, but I felt like I had transformed into a fish in the water. Jing Ke listened carefully as Liji slowly spoke out of her dream.
"Senior brother, can you tell Li Ji what such a dream means?" Li Ji turned around and asked Jing Ke with a solemn expression.
Jing Ke didn't understand Liji's intentions, and pondered for a long time before he said affirmatively, "Freedom. Aspires to be a fish that swims freely in the water. It's like longing to be free. γ
Liji seemed to have expected Jing Ke's answer, and without thinking, she immediately added: "Fish swimming freely in the water is not only a free pursuit, but also a sustenance for stability. γ
Liji's statement really made Jing Ke deeply puzzled, and he was puzzled: "The sustenance of stability?"
"Think about it, if the fish leaves the water, what is the loss of freedom? It must have felt extremely uneasy, and struggled to get back into the water. Liki explained slowly, looking at her composure. Seeing Jing Ke's puzzled expression, he said, "Liji's dream doesn't end here. I was swimming freely in the water when I suddenly felt a tremendous force drag me out of the water. I couldn't see anyone, I couldn't see who pulled me out of the water. I was so panicked that I was walking on land, not knowing where to go. γ
"That Liki is a fish out of the water. Liji suddenly said in a deep voice.
Jing Ke was suddenly speechless.
Seeing that Jing Ke had been silent for a long time, Li Ji smiled slightly and said, "Senior brother, do you understand what I mean?"
"Senior sister really thinks so?" Jing Ke seemed to understand what Liji meant, but he still didn't understand what kind of power made Liji have a huge change. The Liji in front of him was much stronger than Jing Ke's impression, so strong that he suddenly felt very strange.
Li Ji didn't answer Jing Ke's question, and said to herself, "Now, Senior Brother is here to assassinate King Qin, but he asks me to leave here alone. So, my brother is the one who dragged me out of the water and disappeared without a trace. γ
"Even if a fish in the water loses the right to swim one day, as long as it does not leave the surface of the water for a moment, it can feel a moment of stability. Liji's expression was unpredictable, which made Jing Ke even more confused about what she really felt in her heart. The only thing he was sure of was that he was indeed powerless.
"What Li Ji really wants to tell Senior Brother is that if King Qin can give Li Ji this feeling of stability, there must be tens of millions of people in the world who will feel this way. The ditch water can't capsize, and the senior brother's decision can't change the slightest bit about the overall situation; whether to stab or not to stab is beyond Liji's control, and I also ask the senior brother to fulfill Liji's selfishness and let Liji stay in the water alone until the last moment. Liki finally said firmly.
"Ah...... If it's true that water can become you, it can also abolish you!" Jing Ke couldn't help but smile bitterly, and said decisively: "To stab or not, that's beyond my control. The destiny of heaven has been decided, the water in the water, the fire in the fire, it is difficult to say goodbye!" Jing Ke finally understood......
At this moment, he suddenly saw Li Ji glance at him, and Jing Ke immediately understood: Someone outside the door was eavesdropping! He had an idea, and deliberately raised his voice and said, "I will assassinate the King of Qin with the sword of the King of Qin, and let the executioner die under his own blood-stained sword!"
"Great King, do you need to send someone to capture him?" Zhao Gao, who was outside the door, couldn't help but wonder when he didn't see any reaction from King Qin.
"No need, he will naturally come to die!" King Qin heard everything clearly, and understood everything even more...... He didn't look at Liki more, he couldn't bear it and didn't want to. He couldn't be sure what would happen in the future.
Tingwei's Mansion, lost, the lights flickering.
The black shadow reported to Li Si with some trepidation: "My lord, the villain is incompetent! Jing Ke did not let the villain accompany him to the pilgrimage to meet the king tomorrow. γ
Li Si said to the Black Shadow, "I expected this for a long time. I have made arrangements for you to act as a guard tomorrow to protect the king. The stakes are high, so be careful not to make the slightest mistake!"
"Yes, the villain remembers the teachings of the adults!" replied the dark shadow respectfully.
"Go, there is a set of guard's clothes on the table outside, tomorrow on the fifth watch, you will disguise yourself as a guard, wait in the shadows for the opportunity to move, be sure to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, there is no mistake!" Li Si waved his hand and said decisively.
"Yes!" the dark shadow agreed, and floated out of the secret room.
On the day of the assassination of Qin, outside Xianyang Palace, under the skyrise of the sun.
The morning sun soothes the hearts of restless people. For the first time, Jing Ke carefully noticed the brilliant beauty of the sunrise.
In his impression, the scenery he carefully carved in his mind can only vaguely be the sky of sunset.
The sky, which was as bright as blood, seemed to remind him: don't forget the mission you carry, don't forget the person who shed blood for your mission, don't forget that you are destined to shed blood for your mission. Therefore, the firmament that he can remember is always the color of sunset, the blood-colored firmament. He hoped that today's evening would have one last chance to admire the beauty of the sunset firmament, as if it were red with his own warm blood. He thought that the sky would be more beautiful than the blue sky in front of him.
The blood-colored sky is an indelible memory that can never be given up in this life.
The faint mist has not yet lifted.
Jing Ke was dressed in a special crown robe, holding a map of Du Kang, standing proudly at the end of the royal road, with a calm expression. Behind him, the deputy envoy Qin Wuyang, holding a copper box containing Fan Yuzhi, his face turned pale.
The loud welcome horns have sounded on both sides of the royal road. Jing Ke fixed his eyes and looked, in the faint morning mist, a majestic hall appeared, looking up, the flying eaves, the shining temple ridge, as if standing in the clouds.
Four eunuchs had already stepped forward to untie his clothes. Jing Ke smiled slightly, and let the eunuchs search their robes, they even touched their hair buns, and after confirming that there were no weapons, they retreated to the side.
"The envoys of the Yan Kingdom go to the palace!"
In the bright hall, except for the loud voice of the salute official, it was silent, and the needle drop could be heard. Qin Wuyang, who followed Jing Ke, couldn't help lowering his head in this murderous and solemn atmosphere, and his legs trembled slightly.
Behind the Qingyu case in the middle of the main hall, a man wearing a black flat crown and a black robe stared at Jing Ke with burning eyes. His figure is not tall, but his appearance is gloomy, not angry and arrogant, and his eyes are sharp and cold, as if he has a terrible magic power that penetrates people's hearts.
Jing Ke took a deep breath.
He finally saw the king of the Qin State who made the ministers of the six countries and even the people of the world hear about it-Yingzheng.
Jing Ke held the map of Du Kang in both hands, prostrated himself on the ground, and said loudly: "Jing Ke is ordered by King Yan and the crown prince to come to the king of Jin and Qin, and present a special gift from Yan State!"
Ying Zheng smiled slightly and said, "Oh, what kind of gift?"
Jing Ke said, "The map of the governor of the Yan Kingdom and the head of Fan Yuzhi. γ
Ying Zheng nodded and said, "Well, then what does Prince Dan want from the widow?"
Jing Ke said, "King Yan and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince just want to form a brotherly state with the Qin State, and they have no other plans. γ
Ying Zheng smiled slightly, but behind his smile, there was an unspeakable coldness. Ying Zheng's tone was low, and he said word by word: "The widow knows that the purpose of Prince Dan sending you here is not so simple. γ
Jing Ke was silent for a moment, then suddenly slowly unfolded the map in his hand, and said, "The king is extremely worried, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sent me here, and he really has other intentions. This intention is to exchange the land of the governor for a year of peace in the Yan Kingdom, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will unite the four countries and conspire to defeat Qin. γ
Ying Zheng sneered, "As expected...... he sat still, his eyes were faintly electrified, and he stared coldly at Jing Ke, who was approaching him.
Before he finished speaking, as Jing Ke gradually unfolded the map, a dazzling dagger appeared.
Show oneβs true colors in the end!
Jing Ke had a dagger in his hand, and he was no longer half melancholy, and with a loud roar, his body flew like an arrow, and he rushed straight to the King of Qin twenty steps away. The essence and blood of his whole body were almost condensed on the dagger in his hand, which was as sharp as clay.
King Yingzheng of Qin had also seen the face of this courageous assassin clearly, this angry but righteous face. Although he had been on guard, he was startled at this time, hurriedly dodged, and at the same time drew his sword in a panic, but his sword was actually locked in the scabbard and could not be pulled out for a while.
Jing Ke missed, and the dagger cut off a piece of Yingzheng's sleeve. He quickly pounced on Yingzheng again. Ying Zheng has left the throne and is speeding around the dragon pillar. Jing Ke didn't allow Yingzheng to escape and chased after him. The dragon pillar was very large, as thick as three people hugging each other, and Jing Ke couldn't get it for a while.
At this time, above the main hall, the ministers of the Qin State were all stunned. The guards who surrounded him couldn't get close to Jing Ke, so they could only shout, "Please draw your sword!"
Ying Zheng was panicked and angry at this time, and when he saw Jing Ke approaching, he had to shout loudly: "The guard is me!"
Jing Ke let out a loud shout, and with all his strength, he threw the dagger in his hand towards the door of King Qin. With this blow, he exhausted all his strength, and even used the most powerful move in the "Eighteen Swords of the Heaven-shattering Eighteen Swords", "Swimming Dragon and Phoenix", which was amazingly powerful.
King Qin was caught off guard, seeing that the dagger was about to stab him in the face, suddenly, a silver light flashed, and a dagger of the same size shot out from the side, impartial, hitting Jing Ke's dagger. As a result, Jing Ke's dagger was forced and flew to the other side, submerging into the pillar beside King Qin.
A thin figure flickered in the shadows.
At this time, King Qin's guards "Wind Forest Volcano" had already gone to the palace, and they all stepped forward to surround Jing Ke, and all the guards swords went down together, and in an instant, Jing Ke's body was full of wounds, and blood flowed like an infusion. And Qin Wuyang, who was paralyzed to the ground in fright, had been cut into meat sauce by the guards of the Qin State who rushed up.
But Jing Ke did not fall, and his tall and sturdy figure still stood like a mountain.
Blood stained the solemn black temple red.
Outside the red-dyed hall, the sky is still blue.