Blood spurted out of his mouth. Qin Lingshu could no longer stand and collapsed to the ground.
Panting heavily, Qin Lingshu stared at Qin Yishu fiercely, "The emperor should be very proud at this moment."
She played him in the palm of her hand, and for such a long time, she appeared to be friendly to him on the surface, but in fact she was sneering at him in her heart.
Qin Lingshu could accept that he had failed miserably, but he could not accept that he had become a laughing stock in the eyes of others.
Especially this person is Qin Yishu.
He has looked down upon Qin Yishu since he was a child.
Qin Yishu looked at Qin Lingshu at this moment, took a deep breath, and then sighed, "A loving father and a filial son, a friendly brother and a respectful younger brother are the scenes that everyone wants to see. Now my son and my younger brother are both plotting treason, how can I be happy?"
"I know you won't believe me when I say this. Whether you believe it or not, this is my answer."
It was unknown whether he believed what Qin Yishu said or was just too lazy to argue with him. Qin Lingshu did not refute. He was silent for a moment and then asked, "When did the emperor find out?"
Qin Yishu did not answer immediately, but raised his hand, "You guys leave first, I have something to say to the King of Yue alone."
At this point, the two brothers naturally have some things to talk about.
"yes."
No one objected, and everyone in the hall bowed and left.
In order to prevent Qin Lingshu from still having evil intentions at this time, Wu Xingyu and others who left last put Qin Lingshu in handcuffs.
After everyone had left, the gate of Chongyang Hall was closed, leaving only Qin Yishu and Qin Lingshu in the hall, so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
After a long silence, Qin Yishu looked at Qin Lingshu and spoke slowly, "If I say I knew you had the intention of treason, it should have been a long time ago, so long ago that I can't even remember it myself. But you are one of my few brothers who were able to stay until I ascended the throne. I only thought that you were full of ambitions but unable to display them, so I entrusted you with important tasks in the hope that you would do your best and not think about anything else."
"If you want to ask me when I started preparing these, it should be half a year ago, that is, after Yuan'er got into trouble in the enclosure. Duke Anguo found out a lot of things and reported them to me. I felt that if I didn't take action, the consequences would be disastrous. I didn't want to kill you all at first, but more than a month ago, Yan Xiu discovered the cave where you were forging weapons, and Su Wenxuan discovered the abnormality of Yunling Temple, so I decided to set up this trap."
The bureau is big enough.
It’s also done so realistically.
It was realistic enough to dispel all of Qin Lingshu's concerns and make him eager to take the bait.
"As expected." Qin Lingshu smiled bitterly, "The emperor has already made preparations, and he has made such thorough preparations. It is really admirable."
"Every step of this is under the control of the emperor. It shows that the emperor knows the eldest prince and me well enough. But then again, the eldest prince's temperament is almost known to everyone. It's not difficult to predict his next move."
"But if you think about it carefully, I have been preparing for many years, but the emperor has only come up with a countermeasure in the past year. It is not a smart move to counter the emperor's moves."
"It is because I was careless this time that I was fooled. I will not hide this from Your Majesty. I have more than one plan. Your Majesty only dealt with this one. If I had used another one..."
"Is the King of Yue referring to the secret murder of envoys from various countries and the provocation of border wars?"
Qin Yishu interrupted him and said, "If war breaks out on the border, we will definitely send troops there, and even withdraw troops from various places that can quickly support the capital. Moreover, fighting with various countries at the same time will double the pressure on the border. In order to boost morale, sending the prince to fight in person is the best choice."
"At that time, you will contact your followers in the court to advise me to send You'er. You'er is dedicated to the country and will definitely go. Casualties are common in border wars. You only need to find an opportunity to kill You'er and then frame Yuan'er for it."
"I will definitely execute Yuan'er in my rage, and you only need to find the right opportunity to kill me. By then, the other princes will be young. After you ascend the throne, you can take over the power as the regent and slowly deal with the others. In the long run, you will be able to take the throne into your hands."
"Is what I said correct?"
Qin Yishu questioned, his eyes were as sharp as a torch, like a sharp sword that could pierce several holes all over Qin Lingshu's body.
Qin Lingshu opened his mouth but in the end no words came out, and the dejected look on his face became even more severe.
He thought he was better than Qin Yishu, but everything he thought and planned, even if he kept it in his heart and didn't mention it to anyone, was still guessed completely by Qin Yishu.
For so many years, he has been living in his own imagination.
sad.
So sad.
Qin Lingshu was silent for a long time before he kowtowed to Qin Yishu. "I have evil thoughts and intend to rebel. I am guilty of this crime and death is not a pity. If the emperor wants to execute me, I am willing to accept it."
"It's just that the disaster has not affected my wife and children. Although I have no feelings for the princess for many years, we are still husband and wife in name. I hope that the emperor will be kind and forgive Princess Yue."
"In addition, my son is young and ignorant. He doesn't know many things. He was originally a poor child. He followed his mother everywhere since he was young and suffered a lot. He finally had a good life, but now he is implicated by me. I beg the emperor to forgive Ming'er."
After saying this, Qin Lingshu prostrated himself on the ground and did not get up for a long time.
The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. He is not a fool and naturally knows what his fate will be.
The only thing we can do now is to hold on to the few remaining family ties and do our best for those who are still alive.
Qin Yishu was silent for a long time before he spoke, "I will issue an order to demote the Princess of Yue and the Crown Prince to commoners and imprison them in the Prince of Yue's mansion for life. They will be provided with food and clothing, but they are not allowed to leave the Prince of Yue's mansion."
Not being able to leave the palace means that Qin Peiming will never be able to marry, and the lineage of the King of Yue will disappear completely.
But at this point, there was no time to think that far ahead.
For those he cares about, every day they live longer is a day of happiness.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Qin Lingshu kowtowed heavily again.
"Someone come!"
Qin Yishu gave an order, and Minghai walked in with his guards, "What does the emperor want?"
"The King of Yue, Qin Lingshu, conspired to usurp the throne. His crime is unforgivable. He will be stripped of his title and imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison. He will be executed at noon three days later." Qin Yishu said.
"Yes." The guard stepped forward and tried to drag Qin Lingshu out.
"I'll walk by myself!" Qin Lingshu shook off the guards' hands, struggled to stand up, and walked out slowly.
The last time he walked out of the Chongyang Palace, he had to straighten his back and walk with dignity.
Even though he was a treacherous minister and a man who intended to rebel and seize the throne, he was, after all, the Prince of Yue who was second only to the emperor.
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