Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1082 Launch
Qiu Tai felt somewhat regretful when he saw the Silla maids singing and dancing in the hall, because if the assassination was launched later, the entire hall would inevitably become a slaughterhouse, and whether anyone in the hall could survive would depend entirely on luck.

In order to keep the secret, Qiu Tai did not tell the civil and military officials present what he was going to do next, not even Cao Ang and Jia Xu who were present.

Because this was a life-and-death plan, the more people who knew about it in advance, the greater the risk. Qiu Tai was very intelligent, and he learned a lot from Jia Xu's previous advice. In the end, he realized a truth.

The so-called ingenious plan is one that is beyond anyone's imagination and prediction. On the one hand, it relies on keeping the matter confidential, and on the other hand, it is the bottom line of doing things.

Qiu Tai's strategy now is to trap everyone present. As for Cao Ang and Jia Xu, Qiu Tai only arranged for them to sit in a relatively safe corner. If an assassination happens later and they can't save their lives, they can only blame their bad luck!
While Qiu Tai was observing everyone, Jia Xu was cursing in his heart. Until he arrived at the banquet, Qiu Tai did not tell him how he launched this plan.

Jia Xu naturally would not think that Qiu Tai had given up. On the contrary, he was certain that he would make a desperate attempt.

But Qiu Tai didn't tell Jia Xu any details, which meant that once things started happening, Jia Xu would have to find a way to survive in the chaos on his own. However, swords and guns have no eyes, and Qiu Tai would never tell the ambushing soldiers to avoid Jia Xu on purpose, as that would be tantamount to offering up his own strategy and putting himself in trouble!
Jia Xu thought to himself that this was really ironic. Now he could only hope that Qiu Tai's assassination was aimed at Yuan Xi alone. The farther he stayed away from Yuan Xi, the safer he would be.

He shifted his gaze from Qiu Tai and turned to Yuan Xi, and saw that he was followed by ten guards. He secretly groaned in his heart, "You are too arrogant. Qiu Tai has ambushed at least a hundred people, and you dare to come in with only ten people?"

However, Jia Xu discovered that all of Yuan Xi's guards were skilled in martial arts, especially one of them who was over eight feet tall, with a sword on his waist. He looked very imposing even when he stood there, and was obviously a master. He thought that only such a person could make Yuan Xi go into danger in person. He hoped that he was not just a show-off.

He turned his gaze to Cao Ang and found that he looked calm. He didn't know whether he was pretending or he really didn't know what was about to happen.

Jia Xu did not tell Cao Ang about his advice. Firstly, it was because the matter was confidential. Secondly, if he told Cao Ang, he would probably be suspected by Yuan Xi afterwards. After all, Jia Xu decided to rely on Yuan Xi instead of Cao Ang.

Jia Xu's gaze inadvertently met the two guards behind Cao Ang. The man had a half-smile on his face, but the woman had a cold murderous look in her eyes. The moment she looked at Jia Xu, he felt a chill rising in his heart and subconsciously turned his head away.

As everyone had their own ulterior motives, the banquet became more and more lively, but the more lively it became, the more nervous Qiu Tai became, fearing that his flaws would be discovered.

And especially that Xionghu, he politely declined the maids' sweet urging to drink, and did not drink a drop of alcohol the whole time, which made Qiu Tai more and more worried. He had already known from Jia Xu and other news that Xionghu had a very poor alcohol tolerance, so he did not drink a drop of alcohol. But since he was so sober, the assassination would probably have a lot of variables.

Thinking of this, Qiu Tai personally took the wine jug and walked to Yuan Xi's desk, bowed and said: "I dare to offer a toast to the king. I hope the king will have a long and lasting legacy!"

Seeing Qiu Tai's sincerity, Yuan Xi stood up to return the greeting, put the wine glass to his lips, touched it, and then put it down, saying, "Thank you, King Baekje, for your kindness."

Qiu Tai ordered his men to fill the wine cups and toasted him three times. Seeing Qiu Tai's generous gift, Yuan Xi couldn't help but give him face. He took a sip and his eyes immediately became a little dazed.

Qiu Tai returned to his seat calmly, but he was overjoyed in his heart. The other party was indeed not very drunk, and the aftereffects of the alcohol were very strong. You will be dead soon!
Later on, everyone present drank a lot, and many ministers were drunk. Then the alcohol spread to the center of the venue, and they started singing and dancing with the Silla maids who were performing the dance. The whole venue was very lively.

Qiu Tai laughed loudly on the surface, but cursed in his heart, these ministers were in chaos. Blocking the scene would only delay the important matter for a while!

However, the opportunity is about to mature, and the only thing left is to let the ambushing soldiers find the target of assassination as soon as possible!
Although Qiu Tai had previously ordered that the person in the main seat be the top priority target, when the soldiers rushed in, they might find it difficult to tell the direction of the main seat. And if Yuan Xi left the main seat, his soldiers would not be able to find the target in the first place.

When Qiu Tai was planning his plan, he felt that there were too many things to consider in an assassination. After thinking hard, he finally came up with a solution.

He said to the guards beside him: "Bring up the queen who is waiting in the back and serve wine to His Majesty the Prince of Jin!"

Not long after, Gongsun Shuo, dressed in red, came up, holding a wine jar, and walked towards Yuan Xi's position.

Qiu Tai smiled and said, "Your Highness, this is my queen, a girl from the Gongsun family. According to the rules of Baekje, it is the highest etiquette for the host's wife to toast the distinguished guest."

While he was speaking, Gongsun Shuo had already walked to Yuan Xi's table, bowed, and said, "I am from the Gongsun clan of Liaodong, and I offer you a glass of wine."

Yuan Xi stood up drunkenly, his tongue tied, and he replied incoherently: "Okay!"

"Since the queen has so much intention, I must not be impolite and will drink this cup with her!" Gongsun Shuo was serving wine to the queen, so naturally the ministers could not continue to play around in the venue. They staggered back to their seats, and the hall was suddenly empty.

Qiu Tai saw Gongsun Shuo standing in front of Yuan Xi. She was wearing a red dress that was extremely eye-catching in the entire hall. This was a color that only the queen could wear. In other words, this was the most obvious and unique symbol among the people present!

The time has come!

Qiu Tai decisively reached under the seat and pulled a rope.

The rope pulled the mechanism, which transmitted the sound to dozens of bells in the walls of the hall. The bells rang immediately, and hundreds of assassins who had been hiding in the walls for a long time pushed the mechanism and poured out from various secret doors.

The moment they came out, they locked their eyes on Gongsun Shuo, who was wearing red.

They had never seen Yuan Xi, and it was difficult for them to judge which one of the main seats was the real boss, but they recognized Gongsun Shuo and the red-clothed code they had been told in advance. That was enough. The person opposite the red-clothed person was the target!

Immediately, some of them rushed towards Yuan Xi at an extremely fast speed, and the people behind them drew their bows and arrows. There were continuous sounds of "bang, bang, bang". Immediately, dozens of arrows covered Yuan Xi's position from all directions!

Gongsun Shuo was toasting the moment before, but the situation suddenly changed the next moment. She saw soldiers rushing out, drawing their bows and shooting arrows, and her face immediately turned pale. Almost all the women in the Gongsun family knew how to ride and shoot, so she naturally knew what would happen to an unarmored person facing arrows at this time!
Her mind was blank, but Yuan Xi had already stretched out his foot, kicked her down, and then pushed the table in front of them onto Gongsun Shuo.

All the food and wine on the table fell on Gongsun Shuo, making her clothes dirty, but Gongsun Shuo was not angry but happy, because at this time, the table blocking her was the shield that saved her life!
At the same time, Yuan Xi's guards reacted immediately. They drew out the swords at their waists and cut down the incoming arrows.

Seeing that the arrows were coming in densely, with many of them missing, Yuan Xi took advantage of the situation to sit on the table, took out the helmet from the bag beside him, and put it on his head.

He had shot and killed many enemies with unprotected heads, so he was very cautious. He had worn inner armor before, but it would be funny if he was shot in the head by a stray arrow and died.

At this time, the first fifty or sixty assassins had already rushed forward and were attacking Yuan Xi. Yuan Xi's guards stepped in front of them and blocked them. The two sides engaged in a melee with swords.

It was not until then that the ministers in the field reacted. They were so scared that they rolled and crawled, trying their best to get away from the battle area.

At this time, Qiu Tai's voice rang out, "The evil tiger has invaded our Baekje territory and brought disaster to the world. Now I have been entrusted by the Emperor of the Han Dynasty and the King of Wei to suppress the rebellion!"

Cao Ang, who was standing by, couldn't help but twitch his eyebrows after hearing this. He thought to himself that Qiu Tai was really bold. However, launching an assassination required a lot of courage, and the other party was not an ordinary person either.

The next moment, with a swish, Cao Ang saw Yang Feng and Zhang Rang both rushing out from behind him and heading straight for Qiu Tai. He knew that it was Yuan Xi's men who had launched the attack, which meant that he was exposed.

Qiu Tai was retreating to the wall, wanting to leave through the secret door that the assassins had rushed in through. The place was too dangerous, and Yuan Xi's guards outside the hall would surely come rushing over upon hearing the news. If he wanted to succeed, it would only take less than a cup of tea!
He had just taken a few steps back when he saw two of Cao Ang's guards rushing towards him. He immediately realized that there was something wrong with Cao Ang and quickly turned around and shouted to the assassins behind him, "Stop them!"

After hearing this, about twenty of the assassins rushed over and attacked Yang Feng and the other man with spears. Yang Feng drew the ring-handled sword from his waist, faced the stabbing iron spears without blinking, stepped sideways a few steps, went around to the opposite side, and slashed with the ring-handled sword, knocking several people to the ground.

Zhang Rang faced the enemy head-on, wielding his sword with great force, and rushed straight into the enemy's formation like a tiger into a pack of wolves. Wherever he went, Baekje soldiers were stabbed and fell to the ground.

When Qiu Tai saw this, he ran towards the secret door without caring for his life. He heard the whistling of wind behind his ears and subconsciously dodged. The blade of the ring-handled knife flying behind him cut his thigh and flew out with a spray of blood.

Qiu Tai screamed and continued to limp away desperately. Yang Feng, who had thrown the knife behind him, cursed inwardly, picked up the spear of a soldier she had killed on the ground, and chased after him.

She was good at using guns, and she killed the soldiers who blocked her way like a fish in water, and approached Qiu Tai in the blink of an eye.

Qiu Tai saw it out of the corner of his eye and was instantly scared to death.

(End of this chapter)