Chapter Twenty-Five

leave Beijing

The Linshui banquet is held every year on the first day of the first lunar month, which is the last day of the month.On this day, the people put up lanterns to sacrifice to the sky, praying for disaster relief and blessings.

As soon as the first month is over, the cold winter will go, and the snow will disappear and the rain will come. After two months, it will be spring.

This day is almost as important as the New Year's Day. The common people come to the river to light up lanterns to pray for blessings, as do the princes and dukes.

On the high bridge, there are three sacrificial meats on the table.

"Princess, the ceremony is about to begin."

On the other end, after reviewing the roster, Qin Jun was negotiating with Eunuch Guo, "I'm going to trouble Eunuch this month."

Guo Gong hurriedly said that he didn't dare to dare, "As soon as the sacrifice is over, the sacrificial meat will be distributed to the princes. The princess can also retire after success."

Qin Jun smiled and said, "If there is a surplus of sacrificial meat, you can also give it to the people on the bank to taste it for good luck."

"promise."

As soon as the words fell, the ceremony began. On the altar, Qin Tianjian worshiped the gods according to the procedure. The people on the shore and the nobles in the boat successively put the lamps in their hands into the river and prayed devoutly.

Qin Jun put the lamps down, opened his eyes for a while, and saw that the rivers and rivers in the city were full of floating lamps, of various shapes and shapes, as if the gorgeous Milky Way in the sky had been plucked and thrown into the moat..

At the end of the sacrifice, Qin Tianjian asked people to share the sacrificial meat. Each prince could share a piece of meat from the three animals, and the palace servants put them in three small cups and sent them to the ship for the nobles to taste.

The rest of the meat was randomly distributed to the common people who were sitting on the table. Everyone ate the meat together, and the princes and dukes celebrated with the people and prayed for a happy year.

At this point, the dancers boarded the wooden platform in the middle of the river, singing and dancing and playing the sheng. Such a prosperous capital reminded Qin Jun of the desolate evening scene of Qin Zhou in his dream, with mottled red walls, green tiles and moss.

"Princess, this is the new meat of this year." Ji Si knelt at Qin Jun's feet, tried the meat for Qin Jun with silver chopsticks, and waited half a cup of tea before letting Qin Jun eat it.

Xiao Taozi raised the curtain on the boat, "Princess, here are the things."

Behind Xiaotao, two servants stood outside carrying two jars of fine wine.

Qin Jun nodded, "Give wine to the princes."

The princess gave the wine, and Xiao Taozi and Jin Xiu all went, and the boats were connected by iron cables with wooden planks.

Xiaotao and Jin Xiu took the maids and maids to deliver wine to the ships.

All the rivers in the city, large and small, were filled with common people, and the widest section of the river was lined with luxury wooden boats, among which were nobles.The next time we came to the water banquet, we didn't know the seating arrangement until the day before.

Moreover, there are complex personnel here, and there are guards on each ship.

"The world is mysterious and yellow, the universe is wild..." Ji Si lazily recited the thousand-character inscription at the side, and cut up three pieces of sacrificial meat, put them on plates, or roasted or marinated them, and gave them to Qin Jun to eat.

Qin Jun asked curiously, "Do you still know this?"

"Where is the slave back?" Ji Si asked.

Qin Jun glanced at Ji Si and suddenly smiled.

Ji Si: "Princess?"

Qin Jun began to shake her head and said, "The heaven and earth are dark and yellow, and the universe is prehistoric."

Ji Si continued to memorize the thousand-character essay, "The sun and the moon are full, and the days and nights are listed. Cold comes and summer goes, autumn harvests and winter hides..."

The silk and bamboo were sloppy, and the lamps and candles were brilliant. Zhong Hui used five stone powder, his face flushed from eating, and he lay on the couch in the middle of the boat. From under the curtain, he could just see the light-clothed woman dancing in the river.

The dancers are dressed in bright clothes, and the musicians are at a high level of piano skills. The song and dance are played by Qin Zhou, and those who dance are also Qin Zhou, as if telling the people and princes not to forget their homeland.

Zhong Hui couldn't bear to look directly at him, turned his head away, and only sighed secretly that he would leave Beijing tomorrow, and this year's trip back to Beijing really made him terrified again and again.

Not only to assist the Young King Xi Jiang, but also to be loyal to the Qin and Zhou emperors, the two countries fought against him, and he became a living in the cracks.

Therefore, before he entered the capital, he had already thought out his excuses, and he only stated clearly that His Majesty, Young Master Xi Jiang, was licentious and innocent, lazy in government affairs, and physically weak.It didn't say that Da Simanalan wrongly assisted the country, but in just a few years, the half-dead Xijiang was managed by him in an orderly manner, showing signs of great power.

When he returned to Xi Jiang, he also thought out his words every time. He only said that Emperor Zhou was benevolent and sympathetic to the subordinate countries. He also thought that King Ji had not died for Qin and Zhou.Take good care of your body.

Zhong Hui nodded in satisfaction, thinking that in three or two years, the matter of Xi Jiang would not be covered up.He also has to make plans early, next year!At most, he will return to Beijing next year, and he will not be able to return to Xijiang. He needs to resign and take his wife and children away to live in seclusion, otherwise this little life will be lost on this road sooner or later!

Not long after, a group of palace people came in and out between the rows of boats, Zhong Hui guessed that some noble person in the palace came to give wine and meat, so he sat up dizzily and bowed to salute.

"Is it Lord Zhong?"

Zhong Hui raised his head and took a look with sleepy eyes, "My humble minister Zhong Hui."

Jin Xiu waved her hand, and the waitress behind her came in with some snacks and a pot of fine wine in a white brocade bottle.

"Today's memorial ceremony, if you have meat, you can't live without wine. Both left and right have given a bottle of fine wine, Master Zhong, don't refuse."

Zhong Hui kept making promises, and when Jin Xiu left, he relaxed again, beckoning, and the maid who was waiting at the side came over to pour wine.

"Good wine," Zhong Hui smelled the aroma of the wine, and immediately drank a glass, "Good wine!"

"Master," the maid suddenly said, "There is a note under the cup."

"Huh?" Zhong Hui looked down, took off the note, and found that it could be unfolded, sobered up in a cold sweat, turned away the maid, read the note, and there were only two words on it - hurry up!Flipping to the back of the note, there is a winding road map.

"Master Zhong, Master Zhong?" On the boat on the right was Saibei County Sheriff, who came to visit Zhong Hui's boat for a drink, stepped into the cabin, only to find that Zhong Hui had left.

When Zhong Hui returned home, he hurriedly packed his luggage, and without telling his wife and children the truth, he set out to join the caravan leaving Beijing and hurried out of the city.

The banquet is over.

bamboo garden.

"When is it?" Qin Jun yawned.

Ji Si undressed Qin Jun. When she got to her close-fitting clothes, Qin Jun didn't care about being sleepy. She grabbed her lapel left and right, folded it high, and looked at Ji Si vigilantly, "I'll do it myself."

Ji Si heard the sound of clappers being knocked outside, "It's time," and walked behind the screen to try the hot water with her hands, "The water is ready, the princess will come and wash."

Qin Jun hesitated, took off her underwear after getting into the water, and covered her chest carefully, carefully covering the red mole, so as not to let Ji Si see something that should not be seen by the rippling water.

At Zishi, according to the footsteps of ordinary horses and horses, Zhong Hui should have already left Junshan, and he would be able to reach Shibuya in two days.

But Zhong Hui got a warning, and left Junshan conservatively. He will definitely not take the old road of Shibuya again, but he may not follow Qin Jun's road map. He is cautious and will definitely choose the third day road.After leaving the Capital area, make another plan.

Whether he can get out of danger depends on his luck.Qin Jun thought to herself that she still wanted Zhong Hui to be alive. A person who is good at the golden mean is far easier to deal with than a stubborn person and a person who doesn't understand, and Zhong Hui lived in Xi Jiang for five or six years.Sending another minister over there may not be able to take over this hot potato.

She wants Zhong Hui to be her eyes and stare at Nalan Co.

After taking a shower, Qin Jun said, "You don't need to read the story, just take a look at the account book."

Ji Si brought the registration book that she had recently exchanged for silver notes with silver jewelry. In the past half a month, Qin Jun used the matter of arranging a waterside banquet to leave the palace cheaply, and moved the princess treasury half empty.

All the things that could be pawned were exchanged for money, and the antique calligraphy and paintings that could maintain and increase their value were kept, and Qin Jun could count on a stack of bank notes.

After reading the account book, Qin Jun asked Ji Si to count the money again, and she was really dazzled, "A lot of money..."

Ji Si looked at Qin Jun and smiled, "The princess loves money?"

"You don't love?" Qin Jun asked back.

Ji Si seemed to be looking at a small money fan, and said calmly, "I love you, I have never seen so much money."

Qin Jun twitched the corners of her mouth, "Take it and put it away, it will be spent in a few days."

Ji Si made a promise, and Qin Jun climbed into bed, the night was dark, but she couldn't sleep at ease, and murmured: "I don't know when Jin Xiu will come back."

Ji Si glanced over, "Isn't it the same for slaves to take care of the princess?"

Qin Jun: "..."

In the middle of the night, Qin Jun tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep, so she got up and called out to Ji Si, who was watching the night, "You go."

Fei took advantage of the night to run fast, there was a constant rustling in the dense forest, suddenly his pupils shrank, and he stopped suddenly.

"This is the antidote." Jin Xiu flipped her hand and threw a bottle of medicine at the assassin.

Assassin Fei's black robe was stained with blood, and the dagger at his waist was still clotted with blood. He took Jin Xiu's medicine bottle: "Yes, you came in time."

While speaking, a black eagle screamed twice, circled twice above the jungle, swooped down, and landed on Assassin Fei's arm.Fei took off the note tied to the eagle's leg, unfolded it, and then narrowed his eyes slightly.

Jin Xiu took a step back, holding the long sword behind her back with her hand.

"The people from Shibuya came to kill Zhong Hui?" Fei was surprised, "How did you know that!"

During the five-day trip, going back and forth between Shibuya and Capital, the last thing Fei did for Qin Jun before he got the antidote was to kill the Xi Jiang assassin sent by Nalan by mistake!

The assassins of that line did not dare to fight Fei with daggers, but used swordsmanship to disguise themselves as walking merchants to fight Fei.It turned out to be... a man from Da Sima!

The letter was a secret letter, and after it was deciphered, it was the chief commander who ordered him to cooperate with the Shibuya assassins to deal with Zhong Hui.

Assassin Fei tore the paper to pieces: "You——"

Jin Xiu said: "Princess said, since you sentenced Da Sima, why don't you sentence him thoroughly?"

Assassin Fei wanted to vomit blood, "What!"

"Princess said, since you sentenced Da Sima, why don't you judge thoroughly?" Jin Xiu repeated what she said just now.

Assassin Fei: "I hate you!"

"I'll kill you right now, and then kill Zhong Hui! Go back and return!" Assassin Fei was emotional.

It was rare for Jin Xiu to talk nonsense with him, so she drew her long sword from her back and opened her posture.

Just as the fight was about to start, the leaves rustled behind her, and Ji Si appeared in the jungle in a dress.

"Master ordered me," Ji Si said, her phoenix eyes flew towards the assassin under the moonlight, "come and see."

Seeing this situation, Jin Xiu fought one against two, each of them attacked the assassin's lifeblood, he was not sure of killing him, but they could fight together, at most both would suffer.

Assassin Fei: "..."

"What exactly do you want?" Assassin Fei gritted his teeth, "That dwarf is actually the Sixth Princess!"

Ji Si remained silent, raised her hand slightly, and pressed it on the soft sword in her waist, signaling that Fei would kill him if he continued to curse.

Fei pointed at Ji Si and yelled, "Teacher for one day, father for life! You still want to kill Lao Tzu!"

Ji Si held her lips: "I don't have a father."

fly:"……"

"If I were you, I would have failed to assassinate young Zhong Hui at this moment, escaped from the dead and returned to Xi Jiang Chao Da Sima to sell a bitter trick." Ji Si said.

Fei: "A certain person must kill Zhong Hui and return to Xi Jiang!"

Ji Si smiled: "Zhong Hui got the news and left the city two hours ago."

Fei: "...I'm going to Shibuya."

"The princess sent a secret letter to let him escape from Capital through another hidden route." Ji Si said, "If not, I won't talk to you about it."

Jin Xiu nodded, "Think about it carefully."

Ji Si took off the purse from her waist and threw it towards Chao Fei, "Let Zhong Hui go."

Assassin Fei took it, only to feel that the purse had settled down, and picked it open with a knife, and the two goldfish fell to the ground, reflecting golden light in the dark night.

Ji Si: "If you don't obey, send a secret letter to Da Sima about what you have done in the past half month. Fei, you will also die."

"Leaking the identity of the princess is also a dead end." Ji Si added.

"I agree," Assassin Fei sneered twice, and went into the dense forest one after another, "I will kill you sooner or later!"

Ji Si: "Anran is waiting. When I use you, I will send a message."

A curse came from Fei in the dense forest.

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