Chapter 926: Scholars Have Their Own Rigid Bones

Many generals who are about to go on an expedition are being entertained at the Nanyuan King's residence today.

The generals from various departments were sitting in the hall drinking and chatting, looking very happy, but if someone who knew the situation saw this scene, they would actually be surprised.

Because among them, the Tuoba people accounted for as much as half, and there were three people from the Helian tribe among them.

There were rumors in the royal court today that the King of the Southern Court and Helian Bobo of the Helian tribe were constantly fighting each other and had different political views, so this scene was a bit strange.

A member of the Helian tribe stood up, holding a large bowl in his hand and raised his cup to Zhong Shuoxing who was sitting in the front row: "Come! King Nanyuan, I'll toast you. My uncle said that although we didn't follow him to lead the army this time, but asked us to follow you, don't worry, we will listen to you!"

Seeing this, Zhong Shuoxing immediately picked up the wine glass and said, "You can't just listen to me. We should discuss everything together. When marching and fighting, we can pool our wisdom and win more battles. What's more, you are all brave generals of the Helian tribe who fought in many battles. When the Uighurs were destroyed, you followed Lord Helian and made great contributions. I want to learn more from you generals."

When several people heard this, they burst into laughter. They liked to hear this. One of them even said, "Don't worry, just follow us and learn. It's no problem!"

After looking at each other, they drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp.

Those who were in charge of the discussion or other generals on the side all frowned, and were very angry at the arrogance of these people.

In fact, they didn't know what happened between King Nanyuan and Helian Bobo. They only knew that Helian Bobo came to King Nanyuan once and didn't know what he said. But after that, the Tuoba people began to organize their army, and then Helian Bobo personally led his people to Yan.

Meanwhile, Zhong Shuoxing has also started to organize his army. The first wave of troops has already set out, and they are the second wave.

However, Zhong Shuoxing looked at the people from the Helian tribe and the other Tuoba generals and decided not to drink. Drinking should be done with people who are worthy of it.

That day Helian Bobo came, and the matter was finally settled. He looked at Zhong Shuoxing and said, "King of the South Courtyard, won't you drink with me?" '

Zhong Shuoxing replied, "Lord Helian wants to break through the third level of the warrior's inner demon situation. He will definitely kill me first. I dare not drink with you." '

Helian Bobo laughed loudly at that time, then drank a glass of wine, squinted his eyes and said, "Okay, if I have children, I will definitely recruit you into my Helian tribe!" '

Then leave.

However, Zhong Shuoxing knew that Helian Bobo had more than ten children, but the meaning of him saying that he had no heirs was very clear.

He really doesn't dare to drink with such a person.

And now, he really didn't dare to drink with the subordinates of such people.

An Erzhu general looked up at Zhong Shuoxing and said, "I heard recently that the Queen of Daxia was poisoned to death? And the little Emperor of Daxia was also poisoned to death. King Nanyuan, I don't know if this news is true or not."

Zhong Shuoxing shook his head and smiled bitterly: "General, I am also curious about this matter, but there is no way to confirm it, what can I do."

But in fact, three days ago, Zhong Shuoxing and his team received information about everything that happened in Wuping Town that day through special channels.

But there is one thing he did not lie about, it is impossible to confirm whether the queen is really dead.

Before the general could speak, another person spoke up, "It doesn't matter if he is dead or not. If he is dead, that would be the best. There will definitely be chaos in Daxia. Then we can march straight in and flatten their Luoan City. Even if he is not dead, we will go there and kill him with our own hands!"

Everyone started shouting, and many people laughed out loud.

Zhong Shuoxing just smiled lightly, thinking about the contents of the letter, and said nothing more. Aleya said that the queen would definitely not die because she believed it.

Zhong Shuoxing also felt that he would not die, but compared to this, the letter that Zhong Shuoxing and his friends received stated that Daxia had weapons, including black tubes and huge black objects, which were all fired out.

There is no way of knowing the details, because there is no place to hide these things.

However, although this information was similar to what Xiao Podi said, in fact, Xiao Podi had never seen the black capillary tube.

Therefore, intelligence is very important.

The bigger ones can put a large military camp into disaster in an instant.

What about the little one?

What if it's beating someone?

At this time.

Someone hurriedly ran in from the side, tried to control his breath, and whispered to Zhong Shuoxing: "Master, Wala, He He and other masters have had accidents at home. It is said that they were poisoned. The families of other people are safe because of your earlier arrangements, but Master Wala..."

When Zhong Shuoxing heard this, he did not show any surprise, because when he received the news a few days ago, he guessed that the Daxia people would definitely take action again.

But after hearing this, he looked at this person and asked, "What?"

The man said, "It is said that Lord Vala is favoring a female Xia slave, and the guards cannot get close. The female slave hid the poison in her mouth and stayed with Lord Vala."

Zhong Shuoxing frowned: "That idiot!"

Needless to say, Zhong Shuoxing clenched the cup in his hand and began to think about who would replace Wala. Such a death was not worth thinking about.

But when he was thinking this, Zhong Shuoxing raised his eyes and glanced at the female Xia slaves and Uighur women waiting on the side of the hall. All of them lowered their heads and said nothing. Most of these people were odd jobs and were far away from the table.

This is also what Zhong Shuoxing deliberately did.

The ones who actually served these generals were all women from Mobei.

However, when he looked at the Mobei slaves, Zhong Shuoxing was stunned.

Because at that moment, the Helian general who had just toasted was playing mouth-to-mouth with a Mobei slave.

Zhong Shuoxing immediately said: "Kill all the slaves!"

Zhong Shuoxing did not lower his voice when he said this, so everyone in the hall could hear it clearly.

But that's when everyone was surprised.

Bang!

The general of the Helian tribe who was just seen kissing a slave from Mobei suddenly fell to the ground and twitched.

And that is even more true for the slaves from Mobei!

They both died in an instant.

Seeing this scene, everyone in the hall was stunned, but at this moment, the generals in the hall felt the murderous intent at the same time.

But looking back

The Mobei women who were serving wine around them picked up the meat-cutting knives on the table and stabbed them, and the Daxia Uighur slaves also rushed towards the generals like the wind.

But a general is a general after all. He dodged in time and counterattacked immediately.

In an instant, all the women, whether they were Uighurs, Daxia women or Mobei slaves, either had their necks broken or were strangled to death.

However, several of them were stabbed or bitten by the Daxia women who pounced on them because they failed to dodge in time.

Without exception, these people just knelt on the ground suddenly when everyone looked at the people around them, just like the general of the Helian tribe just now, and fell directly to the ground.

The living people showed shock on their faces, then quickly understood something and looked at Zhong and said OK.

Zhong Shuoxing clenched his fists and said, "Catch all the slaves in the mansion and kill them, and send people to surround Shenpei's mansion!"

Just as he finished speaking, another person rushed into the hall in a hurry, tumbling and crawling.

But when he saw the scene in the hall, the man was horrified and immediately looked at Zhong Shuoxing: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother was assassinated, but it was unsuccessful! But there are already rumors in the city, whether it was the assassin who spread the news in advance."

Everyone's expression changed immediately.

Zhong Shuoxing was surprised, but immediately showed a look of realization and admiration.

…

Inside the King's Court

Empress Dowager Shulü Ping of Mobei looked at the five or six corpses lying on the ground.

These people were all from Mobei, both men and women, and they were either doing odd jobs or serving others, and none of them had any martial arts skills.

However, Shulü Ping looked at the bowl of soup that had spilled on the ground and the poison-testing slave that had fallen beside it.

"Shen Pei's trick is quite good. He actually let the poison tester poison me." Shulü Ping sneered and looked at Aleya, "But the poison tester also found another kind of poison that will not kill people in his residence."

Aleya, who was squatting on the side watching the poison tester, looked at her mother and said, "Shen Pei wouldn't want you to die, so she created the poison. Maybe she replaced the poison?"

Aleya pointed at the poison taster and looked at Shulü Ping.

Shulü Ping walked to her daughter and pulled her up, then held her daughter's hand and said, "If you hadn't come, and she had insisted a little longer, I would have drunk the poison. You should have come slower."

This statement is very ambiguous, as if the Queen Mother of Mobei is seeking death.

But Aleya glared at her mother: "Nonsense again!"

Shulü Ping laughed, and then said, "Shen Pei can't just attack me. Wuping Town is such a big event, they must be targeting many people. Zhong said that the generals who are about to go to war are being entertained today, so something must have happened there. You go to Shen Pei and decide whether to kill him or not."

Aleya nodded, then looked at the priest standing on the side: "Stay with me, don't leave."

The priest nodded immediately.

Alia walked past the corpses, bells on her ankles jingling, and walked out of the palace.

…

Shen Pei, who used to be Xia Chenfeng's adviser

At this point, few people actually remember him, or many people simply don't care about his existence.

A small person is just a small person after all. Even if he or she has followed some big people, everyone's eyes are still on that big person.

As for Shen Pei, he used to think of himself as a big shot, but later he never thought of himself as such.

When he was young, he was known as a child prodigy in the town outside his hometown of Yuzhou. He knew a thousand words at the age of three, could read poetry at the age of five, was familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics at the age of seven, passed the examination for a student at the age of eight, and passed the examination for a scholar at the age of ten.

At that time, Shen Pei looked at the people around him, feeling secretly happy. He didn't know when he started to be able to tell what these people wanted to do, and he could even guess what these people would do in the future from their behavior.

Shen Pei used this little cleverness to gain a lot of good reputation. The title of genius and the compliments from others made him very comfortable.

However, despite his great success, he encountered setbacks when he went to Yuzhou to take part in the provincial examination. Looking around, all the candidates were talented young men from their respective towns, and all of them could be called geniuses. Although he could see what each of them looked like, it doubled the pressure on him to apply for a position.

It was not until a literary gathering that Shen Pei met a man named Wen Daozhi, who was three years older than him. In front of him, his former titles pale in comparison.

Because that man made Shen Pei feel that he was much better than himself. He was very good at judging people, and looking at Wen Daozhi made him feel suffocated.

He suffered setbacks in the provincial examinations, but finally at the age of twenty-five, he passed the provincial examination and became a juren, so he went to the capital to take the imperial examination.

Even though he passed the imperial examination at this age, many people in his hometown still regarded him as a genius.

And right there in the capital, he met Wen Daozhi again. He heard that he was also here to take the imperial examination, which made Shen Pei feel lucky. Now his intuition about people is getting clearer. He thinks that although Wen Daozhi is very talented and taller than he was a few years ago, he is also full of confidence!

Because he passed the imperial examination many years earlier than himself, but he is still taking the imperial examination now. However, I later learned that after Wen Daozhi passed the imperial examination, he secretly studied at home and never took the imperial examination, but only came this year.

This also made Shen Pei start to compete with himself. Thinking of the literary gathering in his hometown that year when so many people praised him, he secretly decided that he must surpass Wen Daozhi and spread his name throughout the capital.

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Total defeat!

He had not even made it to the B-list, and that year, he looked at the names on the list: Li Jiulang, Su Ziyu, Wen Daoji, Chen Yue, Du Yu, Cui Yu, Zhang Gu, You Lian, etc.

People with great talents in managing the world, such as Du Yu, Cui Yu, and Shen Yue, did not make it into the top three.

Feeling lonely, Shen Pei sat in the tavern drinking, looking at the people around him who were as lonely as he was. He knew some of them. They were all so-called geniuses in their hometowns, and they were all eloquent and well-educated scholars. Every one of them that Shen Pei had come into contact with was found to have outstanding talent and learning, but all of them failed the exam.

That night, Shen Pei returned to his residence and listened to many people praising the names on the list. Even more people praised the talents of Li Jiulang, Su Ziyu and Wen Daozhi.

After thinking all night, Shen Pei packed his bags and went home. He realized that he was not a real genius. In other words, all those who could stand out from the millions of people in all states of Daxia and come to take the imperial examinations were geniuses, but geniuses also have different levels. These geniuses, the ones who are looked up to by others, are the real geniuses.

After that, Shen Pei took the imperial examinations several times in succession, but failed every time.

Every time he failed the exam, Shen Pei re-examined himself and felt that he was becoming more and more mediocre. He looked at the world again and understood the various aspects of the world. He was no longer the genius in the eyes of his hometown people, but it seemed that without this title, he found that he could judge people more accurately.

To this day, those who are famous on the list include the prime minister of the current dynasty, the governor of a state who has overall military and political power, the officials among the six ministries and nine officials, and the military officers who hold military power. All of them are outstanding people.

People in the market called their imperial examination list a "Dragon and Tiger List" that is rare in a century.

And apply for matching.

Although he is now the Right Lin Ya of the Dalin Ya Yuan, in terms of official position, it can be regarded as the position of the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel in Daxia, but it is an official position in Mobei.

If you tell others about it, not only will people laugh at you, but even your ancestral graves may be dug up.

There are many mansions in the Mobei royal court that were built in the style of Daxia. One of them was awarded to Shen Pei by the Mobei Queen Mother.

Shenpei changed its name to [Buzhengzhai].

Today, Shen Pei washed up early and did not put on the Mobei court dress of the Right Lin Ya of the Dalin Ya Court. Instead, he changed into his own Daxia dress and sat quietly in the hall of his house.

Several people had arrived in the hall earlier.

There are two groups of people. One group is headed by Nanyuan King Zhong Shuoxing, followed by officials from Nanyuan King's palace. The other group has only one person, Aleya.

After Aleya came, she lay on her side on the bench in the house, flipping through the pages of the Red Mansion with both hands. She had a charming look and a smile on her face.

Zhong Shuoxing was sitting in the hall with his legs crossed, looking at the gentleman who was applying for a position with some curiosity.

On the other hand, the people who came with Zhong Shuoxing were full of anger, especially Ouyang Yan and another young man from a noble family who defected to Mobei.

Ouyang Yan looked at Zhong and said okay, then looked at Aleya, thought for a moment, and raised his hand directly: "Apply for marriage! The Queen Mother has been very kind to you, and you actually want to poison her to death! You ungrateful dog!"

As soon as these words came out, the Daxia man beside him hurriedly continued to curse: "The Queen Mother appointed you to such an important position because she appreciated your talent, and it was the Queen Mother who took us in when we were desperate. Mobei can be said to have saved our lives. You are a treacherous man. You even poisoned those generals. Did you want to kill them and make us lose this battle?"

Shen Pei looked up at the two of them and smiled gently: "You two have adapted quickly."

As he spoke, Shen Pei stood up, bowed to Aleya and Zhong Shuoxing, and said, "I am Shen Pei, from Pingjing, Yuzhou, Daxia, and I passed the imperial examination in the twelfth year of the previous emperor's old calendar."

At this point, he smiled with some shame: "But I am not talented enough, and I have never passed the imperial examination or become a Jinshi."

After saying that, Shen Pei sat back in his chair with his back straight.

But when Ouyang Yan saw it, he started to yell.

Shen Pei continued, "I did not intend to kill Shulü Ping. But I did intend to kill the others."

Ouyang Yan immediately scolded: "How dare you call the Queen Mother by her name! Don't forget that the Queen Mother is the most honorable person in Mobei. How can a pig-dog like you call her by her name!"

As he spoke, he took a step forward, raised his hand and slapped Shen Pei in the face.

Although Ouyang Yan is not a martial artist, he knows a little bit about fighting, otherwise he would not have been able to escape capture along the way.

But Shen Pei was a real scholar, and he received a solid slap in the face.

With a clang.

Shen Pei fell to the ground with his cheeks red and swollen.

When Ouyang Yan was about to raise his foot, he felt something, turned around to look at Zhong Shuoxing, noticed that Zhong Shuoxing was looking at him, immediately saluted, glared at Shen Pei, and returned to his previous position.

Shen Pei wiped the blood off his lips, stood up, straightened his clothes, then looked at Ouyang Yan and smiled softly: "As a Da Xia person, why don't you dare to call the Queen Mother of Mobei by her name? Why are you afraid of the people of Mobei? Da Xia people, you are proud of yourself!"

Having said that, Shen Pei picked up the chair and sat down again, his back straight and without any expression.

Ouyang Yan and the noble family who defected here became even more angry.

However, Zhong Shuoxing asked, "Almost a hundred people died. Although only five important people died, it is still remarkable. I have seen your methods, and you should have guessed that we have known that you are an insider for a long time."

Shen Pei nodded: "When Her Royal Highness the Princess looked at me at the banquet that day, I knew I was exposed, but since you didn't want to kill me, why should I say anything more. And then you planted too many people around me, which really gave me a headache. Sometimes I couldn't move an inch."

Zhong Shuoxing seemed to understand something and asked with a smile: "So, you took advantage of their vigilance to poison you?"

Shen Pei smiled and nodded: "Yes."

Zhong Shuoxing glanced at Aleya and then said, "We were stupid, but we don't blame you. After all, we thought that you, a scholar with no power, could not do anything, so we were careless. Their deaths were not unjust. But that poison, I guess with your means, you should be able to poison the queen mother."

Shen Pei nodded again: "Her Royal Highness the Princess and Master Wuxiang are not around, I am 90% sure that I can poison Shulü Ping, but I said, I don't plan to kill Shulü Ping."

Hearing this, Zhong Shuoxing glanced at Aleya, and then said, "But the poison tester did use a poison that could kill people, and replaced the laxative that would cause the Queen Mother to have diarrhea."

Shen Pei was silent for a moment and then said, "That child couldn't see the consequences of the Queen Mother's death, but I understand her. A slave whose family was killed by you, she pretended to be a good slave for more than ten years and worked hard to seek fame and fortune, just to kill the Queen Mother. She is just a pitiful person."

Zhong Shuoxing said, "In fact, we didn't expect that a person who had been a poison tester for more than ten years and could die at any time, pretended to be afraid of death for more than ten years, and suddenly he was not afraid of death in the end. I think the Emperor of Daxia and others should be as surprised as we were when they saw those people in Wuping Town."

Shen Pei smiled and said, "Your Majesty and the Queen are not arrogant, they just didn't expect it. You are arrogant."

Zhong Shuoxing asked in return: "You didn't kill the Queen Mother because you were afraid of the wrath of the entire Mobei nation?"

Shen Pei shook his head: "Shulü Ping's position was not legitimate. Although all the opposition was suppressed, many people will have other thoughts after her death. In this respect, Shulü Ping's death will only benefit our Great Xia and will not cause any harm. I have been thinking this way on the way to Mobei."

Zhong Shuoxing glanced at Aleya: "Until you met this person?"

Shen Pei straightened her clothes and picked up the tea bowl on the table. "If Shulü Ping dies, Her Royal Highness will succeed to the throne. Although Mobei will be in chaos at that time, it will only be chaos for a while. With Her Royal Highness's means and strength, an unprecedentedly united Mobei will emerge, and even countless people from the martial arts world in Mobei will flock to the court. Shamanism and the court will unite. Moreover, Her Royal Highness is too smart, so it is better for Shulü Ping not to die."

Aleya glanced at Shen Pei and said, "Does it make such a big difference in your heart whether my mother is here or not?"

Shen Pei said, "Shulü Ping knew that if she died, Mobei would become truly stronger, but she had to die at the hands of the Daxia people, so she asked me to poison her. That's why I said I was 90% sure. The other 10% was seen by you and Master Wuxiang, or maybe Shulü Ping, as a mother, wanted to see her daughter more so she didn't dare to die. And when she's here, people's thoughts will be different, and there's a difference here."

Hearing this, Aleya looked at Shen Pei and said, "I have always felt that you are wise but foolish. You look ordinary, but you are actually very smart and can see through people's hearts. To be honest, my mother really has this plan, so she has kept you. Otherwise, she would have killed you long ago."

Hearing this, the other people in the hall were startled, but they all pretended not to hear it.

Zhong Shuoxing signaled his men to pour tea for Shen Pei, and then said, "But you must have thought that the child would have changed the medicine, and you were afraid that after the Queen Mother died, she would say that you killed her, so you spread the news that the Queen Mother was not dead, cutting off all possibilities?"

Shen Pei nodded calmly, then smiled and glanced at Aleya: "The Queen Mother won't die, but it can be regarded as a backup plan, because I can see that Her Royal Highness the Princess will not let the Queen Mother do this, but she is always afraid of something going wrong."

Zhong Shuoxing smiled and looked at Shen Pei: "If I were you, I wouldn't rush to do it this time."

Shen Pei shook his head: "I am not you, and you are not me. I took action because you took action against His Majesty and the Queen. I had to take action. Not to mention, I was originally a spy kept in captivity by you. It is better to take action now while I can, rather than becoming a joke in the eyes of others. I am just a scholar, and it is worth it for me to take those Mobei people with me before I die."

After saying that, Shen Pei laughed at himself and said, "But in the final analysis, it's because I'm stupid. After all, I'm not as smart as you smart people. If those people I look up to were in my position, I'm afraid they could think of a better way, but I can only think of this step."

Zhong Shuoxing shook his head: "Mr. Shen's move was actually not bad. Three Tuoba people died, all of them were generals. The rest of Shulü, Erzhu and other tribes suffered heavy casualties. It was worth it! But I don't understand, don't you doubt that your Queen of Daxia is really dead?"

Shen Pei shook his head: "No doubt."

Shen Pei looked at Zhong and said, "I didn't expect you to hide so deeply in my Great Xia, and I didn't expect them to use such a method to assassinate our Great Xia Emperor and Empress. When I saw the whole document, I was shocked, because if the Emperor and Empress got into trouble right now, Great Xia would be in danger! But if I think about it, can those two be killed so easily? So I thought it was impossible. When I was with Xia Chenfeng, I met the Emperor and Empress, and I could see that they would not die like this."

Zhong Shuoxing then said: "So, you feel that you must do something to tell the world that it is not only Mobei that can pose a threat to the Emperor and Empress of Daxia, but you Daxia people can too, right?"

Shen Pei smiled calmly and said, "No need to answer, this is what I meant."

The method is stupid.

But it works great!

Zhong Shuoxing looked at Shen Pei and said, "Xia Zhixu 'killed' you once, so your mission should have ended. After all, since then, Xia Chenfeng has died. You can either go back to Shen Ce Mansion or return to the King of Shu. Why did you come to Mobei with the determination to die?"

Shen Pei looked at Zhong Shuoxing, and after a moment of silence, he laughed at himself and said, "Maybe, he thought that he was useless and too mediocre, so he might as well let this piece of meat play a little role before he died."

Zhong Shuoxing looked at Shen Pei and said, "Mr. Shen has always been the late emperor's man."

Upon hearing this, Shen Pei looked at Zhong Shuoxing with a proud look on his face: "The late emperor said that I have talent, so he recruited me into the left and right thirteen brave guards to be the [Golden Cicada]."

But after saying that, Shen Pei mocked himself again: "In fact, I don't even know what talents I have. When I saw the other thirteen guards, they were all outstanding. How could a crow like me be with them? I thought I couldn't go with them, so I gave up this identity and went to the King of Shu. I didn't expect that the King of Shu actually asked me to go to the King of Yan. I agreed. After all, I didn't think the King of Shu was a threat, but the King of Yan was a threat to Daxia. Now it seems that I was right."

Zhong Shuoxing smiled and said, "No wonder. My teacher told me that the original thirteen guards had their own abilities and were all selected by the late emperor himself. Among them, Jin Chan was the most mysterious. Even he had never seen him, but he had received letters from Jin Chan. He said that the handwriting was very beautiful, and the messages sent were not verbose, but all of them were top-notch. Moreover, the teacher said that Jin Chan was very accurate in judging people, and the late emperor praised him highly. Now it seems that Xia Fengxiang is so familiar with the King of Yan and has been on guard against Zhang Jue for a long time, all because of you."

Shen Pei shook his head: "Your teacher is much better than me. When I saw him back then, I felt so ashamed that I didn't even dare to go up and say hello."

Zhong Shuoxing smiled and said, "I see many strange things happening in the world between the King of Yan and the King of Shu. I have always thought that it was done by the counselor beside the King of Shu, but some things do not seem to be the work of that counselor. For example, Xia Zhixu killed Xia Chenfeng's eldest son too easily, and when you left the capital, Xia Chenfeng was completely controlled. Also, two years ago, Xia Chenfeng led our people into Yan territory, and suddenly the counselor who had been hiding in the dark showed up."

"There is another point. Xia Chenfeng was so sure that Su Changan was a backup plan left by the late emperor. He was afraid of the late emperor, and you secretly instigated it. Also, it was too easy for Xia Zhixu to kill Xia Chenfeng."

Zhong Shuoxing stood up and looked at Shen Pei: "Everything happened without any flaws. It can even be said that everything went smoothly. I can't see the existence of other participants at all. Sir, this talent is something I really want to learn."

Shen Pei said, "You geniuses can't learn it. Besides, it's not a skill. It's just that I've suffered too many setbacks and seen too many different situations, so I know human nature. As for Xia Zhixu and the others, they wanted to do it. I watched them do it, and it's nothing. And if I was not mistaken, I could have prevented the tragedy in Yandi. After all, I didn't expect Xia Chenfeng to have no dignity of the Xia royal family."

In the end, what Shen Pei said sounded like self-reflection and self-blame.

But after saying that, Shen Pei looked at Aleya and said, "Princess, please tell me how I want to die."

He looked calm and composed, showing no fear at all.

Aleya closed the Red Mansion and looked at Shen Pei: "He asked you so many questions, I also want to ask, why don't you call me by my name."

Shen Pei said, "Because you said that my Great Xia Queen is a good person, and you treat the Xia slaves around you well, although I want you to die, I will still respect you."

Aleya sighed, looked at Shen Pei and said, "What a strange statement. But this is what you Xia people call the etiquette of scholars."

Shen Pei smiled and said, "It's my own etiquette."

Aleya said "Oh" and then asked, "But, sir, you should be able to commit suicide, right? Why are you stalling for time? Is it to delay me and let the poison in his body take effect?"

Although she was looking at Shen Pei, Aleya pointed at Ouyang Yan.

This made Ouyang Yan stunned. He looked down at himself, then widened his eyes and looked at Shen Pei with confusion. Poisoned? I? When did you get poisoned? ?

Shen Pei smiled helplessly: "I thought I had hidden it from you, Princess, but I didn't expect that you had really seen through it a long time ago."

Aleya smiled and said, "I am not a great shaman for show."

Shen Pei said, "It's not just him, it's all the people from the noble families. His Majesty has ordered that all the children from the Ouyang family, the Zhao family and other noble families be executed. So no one must be spared. I kept them here because I wanted to use them to gain your trust, but I didn't expect to be discovered on the first day, so I had to keep dragging it out. But since I'm going to die today, I'll kill them all together."

Ouyang Yan was a little anxious when he heard this: "I'm poisoned? Don't scare me, I'm not poisoned at all, I..."

When he said this, Ouyang Yan's eyes suddenly became blurred, and he felt something. He raised his hand and found that he was bleeding from the nose.

The young man from the Da Xia family on the other side was startled, but as he stepped back, his legs went limp and he sat down on the ground, then covered his throat with his hands.

At this moment, Ouyang Yan also fell down and began to twitch all over.

Others were all surprised and looked at Shen Pei.

Zhong Shuoxing looked surprised and looked at Shen Pei, then asked with a smile: "Sir, you really saw it, you assumed that if you poisoned us, the princess would definitely take action, but if you only poisoned the two of them, the princess would only fulfill your wish because she didn't care about their lives? The student admires you."

Shen Pei glanced at the two men on the ground, but did not look at them again. Instead, he walked straight to the door, sat down cross-legged facing south, and said, "They are just mediocre people. Otherwise, why would I have to kill them and let you live like this?"

As he spoke, he closed his eyes.

Aleya squatted beside Shen Pei and said, "Don't you want to say something? Like ask me to do something? After all, you told me so many annotations of the Dream of the Red Chamber."

Shen Pei smiled and said, "Please don't torture those children. Give them a break."

Shen Pei continued, "I have one last word. If there is a chance for the princess to see the queen, please ask her to ask Wen Daoji if he still remembers a person named Shen Pei."

Aleya nodded, then placed her hand on Shenpei's head.

Shen Pei's eyes immediately shed tears of blood.

Shen Pei opened his eyes and smiled calmly, with blood flowing from the corners of his mouth. He spoke softly, "Your Majesty, I, the Thirteenth Guard [Golden Cicada] Shen Pei, pay my respects to Your Majesty and to Her Majesty the Queen!"

…

That year in the capital, it was both the day to announce the results and the time to fail the exam.

Shen Pei smiled and turned to leave the list, but when he turned back, he met a man. At first glance, Shen Pei could tell that the man was a nobleman from the capital.

The man looked at him and said, "There are three people who recommend you to be an official. If you agree, you can become an official at any time. Why do you have to take the imperial examination?" '

Shen Pei bowed immediately but did not dare to say a word.

The man was a little surprised and immediately said with a smile, "It's just like what Mu Xu said. But since you know who I am, why don't you come with me?" '

later

The man looked at him and asked, "Why do you have to go to Xiao Shisan's place?" '

Shen Pei smiled and replied, "That's all I can do. I hope Your Majesty will grant me that." '

The man had no choice but to say, "Then go ahead." '

Shen Pei bowed and said, "I, the common people, thank your Majesty." '

The man said, "You are already golden cicadas, how can you still be a commoner?" You just don't want to sit in Jinchan's position? '

Shen Pei lowered his head and said, "Mediocre people are not worthy." '

The man smiled bitterly, then patted Shen Pei on the shoulder and said, "In my heart, you are the Golden Cicada." When you come back, the Queen and I will give you the plaque again. By then, your contribution will be considerable, but you must give it to me. I will ask Li Jiulang, Wen Daozhi and others to pour wine for you. A bunch of bastards have snatched our position as the top scholar. '

Shen Pei smiled and bowed, but did not say anything.

And now.

Unable to bow.

But you can speak out.

"I have tried my best, sir."

(End of this chapter)