Chapter 13 The Hongmen Banquet begins!
On the eighth day of the fifth month, it is the day when Liu Qi borrowed the name of Liu Biao to entertain clan leaders at the Yicheng Posthouse. During the banquet, all the clan leaders who belong to the three major clan thieves will be killed.
It seems to be a very simple plan, but to achieve it, you must make preparations in all aspects.
Liu Biao was the governor, not an assassin. He could not just use his knife and ignore the consequences. According to Liu Qi's idea, eliminating the clan thieves is only the first step. After eliminating the clan thieves, he must quickly control the military power of Nanjun, and surrender or eliminate the private soldiers under the clan, so as to expand his strength while eliminating the disaster.
Kuai Yue represented the Kuai family and Cai family, secretly and Liu Qi to promote the overall plan step by step, and constantly improve the details until the day the banquet began on the eighth day of the May Day.
Liu Qi invited all the clan leaders at noon. According to the ancients, noon is the time with the heaviest yang energy in a day.
Killing people when the yang energy is the heaviest in one day is to let them die early and be liberated early, and they will not become evil spirits. Liu Qi thought that he had accumulated a good deed invisibly.
During the banquet, Liu Qi personally welcomed all the clan leaders at the entrance of the inn.
The host who invited the guests stood outside the inn and greeted the guests. Such humble behavior can be said to be Liu Biao's greatest show of kindness!
This is no different from kneeling and licking.
"The head of the Li clan of Xi'e is here to be the best!"
Liu Qi stood at the door and bowed: "Look for a long time, please wait!"
"The eldest son of the Zhou clan, Ji Xinggong, arrived!"
Liu Qi still smiled: "I have long admired Daming, please come in!"
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"The head of the Su clan of Xiangyang, Su Dai, the governor of Changsha County, and Bo Chenggong arrived!"
With a shout, the noisy entrance to the inn suddenly became much quieter, and everyone's eyes looked at Su Dai's place.
The stone in Liu Qi's heart fell to the ground. Su Dai, the leader of the Su clan, and the only person among the five major clans who took office as the guard of the foreign county, finally arrived.
Before this, Liu Qi was afraid that Su Dai would not come to Yicheng to attend the banquet, but Kuai Yue told Liu Qi that with Su Dai's domineering character, after seeing Liu Ying's weak reward, he would show off and let Liu Qi rest assured.
As it turns out, what Kuai Yue said is right.
Su Dai, the leader of the Su clan, led his younger brother Su Huan, and walked over with a arrogant belly. His eyes looked at Liu Qi with unconcealed contempt.
"It was really hard to get a job for the governor Liu to hold a banquet when he was sent to him. Old Fu came back from Changsha and had a small gift. He was transferred to the governor to express his gratitude."
Liu Qi smiled and was very polite: "The courtesy of the Lord of Su's family should be given by you, and there will be no delay."
"No hurry. It's not too late to give it to you after Governor Liu arrives in Jingzhou."
After saying that, Su Dai clapped his hands gently.
There were several people behind him, carrying a stone sculpture in the house from the chariot and coming to Liu Qi.
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, carved auspicious beasts had just entered the cultural category of people. From bronze mirrors to cups to square jars, there were more or less carved patterns, and a few people used auspicious beasts to maintain their homes with stone figures. However, the stone carving auspicious beasts given to Su Dynasty today are very different from ordinary auspicious beasts.
It was a kind of evil-repelling, but its shape seemed to be different from the ordinary evil-repelling.
On weekdays, all the evil-proof warding in the house are lying on the back, with a raised tail, a round mouth, and a front, but the evil-proof warding that Su Dai gave to Liu Biao was lying on the ground.
He looked very lazy, without the momentum that auspicious beast should have, and had a depressing feeling.
Liu Qi understood that this was the sect thieves' threat, and gave it to Liu Biao who was lying down to ward off evil spirits, warning him to be in this Jingzhou place, don't care what you are, you have to keep your hands on a dragon, and you have to be lying on a tiger! Don't do what you shouldn't do.
Arrogance and rampantness, even this.
Among the sect thieves at the door, everyone whispered and talked, and some people began to laugh.
Liu Qi calmed down and remained humble: "I received the gift from Su Fujun. I will definitely give it to the governor Liu when I look back."
"Haha, that's a labor."
Su Dai nodded arrogantly to Liu Qi and strode into the inn.
Many thieves were infected by Su Dai's dominance, and they all changed their faces one by one. They walked into the inn with high spirits. Some of them knew the etiquette and returned Liu Qi's gift. Some of them were arrogant and arrogant. They didn't even respond after receiving Liu Qi's gift. They looked up and went in, really not taking people seriously.
Liu Qi was not annoyed at all.
What we saw was just a group of people who rushed to the execution ground to die. What if they were rude to them now?
The place they walked in now was a banquet on the surface, but in fact it was a cemetery... It was cruel, and they were no different from the pigs to be slaughtered.
After the last thief leader entered, Liu Qi rubbed his shoulders... After greetings for so long, his body felt a little sore.
He turned his head and ordered a soldier in the clan: "Call our people, close the gate of the inn, and then send someone to patrol the whole area, beware of someone coming over the wall."
"promise."
"Go and pick up the prepared wooden stakes later and hold the door down. Maybe someone wants to rush out later."
"promise!"
"I informed Liu Pan and said that the fish had fallen into the trap and asked him to do what he should do."
"promise."
After the arrangement was completed, Liu Qi was the last one to walk into the inn.
...
In the garden of the inn, about a hundred long tables were arranged like flowing water. Each table was placed with wine lords, three-legged tripods, lacquerware for serving vegetables, food cubes, and cup plates. It was filled with fresh fruits, meat, and kelp, calamus wine, and sweet wine for people to choose to drink.
The leaders of each clan sat in sequence under the arrangement of the attendants in the inn, greeting each other, while the patriarchs of the five major clans in Jingzhou were praised by everyone like stars and moon-ridden.
The five major families and the clans that support them each formed gangs and had clear barriers to sitting. Liu Qi didn't need to tell them deliberately later. You can know who the damn enemy is just based on your seat.
This is really jumping in by digging a hole.
As soon as noon arrived, the sun shone directly above my head, and the gate of the inn quietly closed.
Everything goes well and you can catch the turtle in the jar.
Of course, before catching the turtle, it is the moment when Liu Qi appears.
Liu Qi looked at the arrogant and domineering thieves during the meal, smiled slightly, and ordered, "You can let the bgm go."
The waiter beside him didn't hear it clearly and asked in confusion: "Shi Shi, what did you say?"
"My words... the clock is ringing together!"
"promise!"
...
"Ding~ding~ding~ding~ding!"
"Dong--!"
"Ling~Ling~Ling~"
A melodious sound of bell casting, mixed with consonants such as taro, sheng, flute, etc., floated into the ears of the clans present. The music interrupted their greetings and noise, attracting everyone's attention to the gate of the courtyard.
This sudden music was crisp and melodious, and it was melodious. The tune was mixed with a thick momentum, like calming thunder, and suddenly it pushed the atmosphere between the table to climax.
Liu Qi walked along the rhythm, step by step, guided by the rhythm of the "symphony", and walked slowly to the main seat in the middle of the banquet under the surprise gaze of all the clan leaders.
At this time, he was completely different from the humility he had just been at the gate of the inn. He seemed extremely confident and full of momentum against the backdrop of the music.
After much urgency, we will come out!
Although the clans present were all from wealthy families, they had never seen such a way of playing with their own audio and background music. They were stunned for a moment and stood there on the spot.
Although Cai Mao and Kuai joined Liu Biao, in order to avoid suspicion, he had never had direct contact with this official.
Chapter completed!