Chapter 515 Master Pei
When the bell rings, all candidates are in place.
The prince led a group of examiners into the examination room.
All the candidates stood up, bowed to the prince, and shouted in unison.
"Student greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
Everyone looked at the prince with admiration in their eyes.
On the high platform, Luo Qinghan, wearing a black brocade robe, sat at the head of the table, his brows and eyes as cold as ice. The other examiners were afraid of his aura and lowered their heads, not daring to move.
According to convention, the examiner will say some words of encouragement to the students before the exam begins.
Luo Qinghan neither gave a long speech nor made any grand speeches.
He just said it lightly.
"Take the exam well and don't let me down."
If you just listen to this sentence, there is nothing special about it, but when you think about the efforts the prince has made for this examination, all the candidates present can only feel their hearts boiling with emotion.
The prince even issued a military order just to make them do well in the exam.
How could they let down the prince's efforts? !
All the candidates responded in unison.
"I will definitely live up to your highness's expectations!"
That night, Qin Chong sought permission from the emperor to enter the Ministry of Justice prison to visit Qin Lie.
Qin Chong is Qin Lie's younger brother, and he is also the General of the State and the Minister of War.
The two brothers, one a scholar and the other a warrior, jointly supported the entire Qin family, forcing the emperor to be courteous to them.
But now, Qin Lie, the eldest brother, has been sentenced to death. Tomorrow he will go to the execution ground and end his life in the most embarrassing way.
Qin Zhong brought wine and food to see him for the last time.
The two sat face to face, and the atmosphere was extremely depressing.
Qin Zhong's eyes were red, and his voice was filled with grief and indignation: "Brother, if we had known that he was such an ungrateful villain, we should not have helped him to take the position in the first place!"
He didn't mention the name, but Qin Lie knew he was talking about the emperor.
When the emperor ascended the throne, the two brothers made great efforts. Now that the emperor is firmly on the throne, they want to put away their good bows.
Qin Lie looked haggard and had lost a lot of weight.
He said wearily, "It's too late to regret now."
Qin Zhong glanced outside the door and saw that the jailer outside didn't notice this place, so he leaned over and spoke in a low voice.
"Brother, I have arranged for the men to hijack the prison van on your way to the execution ground tomorrow."
Qin Lie frowned and rejected it without thinking: "No, the emperor is not as stupid as you think. Since he dares to sentence me to be beheaded in public, he must have made all the preparations. He may be waiting for you to fall into his trap. If so, our Qin family will be completely finished."
Qin Zhong was anxious: "I can't just watch you die!"
Qin Lie: "If I die, the Qin family will still have you to support them. But if you die, how will the elderly, weak, women and children in the Qin family survive?"
Qin Zhong was speechless.
He slammed his fist on the floor, the resentment pent up in his chest almost crushing him.
The jailer guarding outside the door heard the noise and immediately looked into the cell. Seeing that both members of the Qin family were fine and nothing unusual had happened, the jailer then withdrew his gaze.
Qin Lie said in a low voice while pouring the wine.
"You hold half of the military power of the Great Sheng Dynasty in your hands. The emperor will definitely find a way to take it away from you. You can't just sit there and wait for death. After I die, a young man named Pei will come to find you. He is from the Xuanmen and may be able to lend you a helping hand."
When Qin Zhong heard the word "Xuanmen", his expression changed slightly.
Even though he was a military general, he had heard about Xuanmen's deeds.
It is a sect that exists only in legends.
It is said that people in the Xuanmen sect know astronomy and geography, are familiar with the Book of Changes and the Eight Trigrams, and are very good at deploying troops and fortune-telling.
In those days, the late emperor was obsessed with seeking immortality. He heard that Xuanmen had the secret of immortality, so he spent countless manpower and resources to track down Xuanmen's whereabouts, but to no avail. He never found Xuanmen until his death.
The person from Xuanmen, whom the previous emperor had been unable to obtain, now actually came forward to help the Qin family.
Does this mean that the Qin family has a destiny that surpasses that of the emperor?
Qin Zhong couldn't help but get excited when he thought of this.
Qin Lie saw what his brother was thinking, but he had no intention of dissuading him.
Judging from the emperor's current style of doing things, even if the Qin family does nothing, they will definitely not escape the disaster. In this case, why not give it a try?
Qin Zhong picked up the wine glass, his eyes filled with tears, and spoke word by word.
"Brother, you go ahead. If I fail, I will come find you later."
Qin Lie also raised his glass: "I will bless you in heaven. I hope that this last round will be won by our Qin family."
The wine glasses clinked gently, making a crisp sound.
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The next day, Qin Lie was pushed to the Meridian Gate and beheaded.
When Queen Qin, who was praying in Shengguang Temple, heard this, she said nothing and just knelt quietly on the cushion.
In front of her is a Buddha statue with a compassionate smile.
She slowly leaned down and put her forehead on the ground.
Tears flowed from the corners of her eyes and fell to the ground, leaving a little wet mark.
From today on, she no longer has an elder brother.
She lost another relative in this world.
When Queen Qin raised her head again, her tears had stopped.
She gently wiped the corners of her eyes with a silk handkerchief and stood up expressionlessly.
At this moment, she looked terrifyingly calm.
Zhenzhu stepped forward and held her arm, saying softly, "My lady, Miss Xie came to Shengguang Temple to burn incense today. She heard that you were here too, so she wanted to come over and pay her respects to you."
Before in the palace, Xie Chuxue had expressed her desire to meet the queen, but was rejected by Queen Qin.
Xie Chuxue is the goddaughter of Prince Xiling, and Queen Qin doesn't want to have anything to do with Prince Xiling anymore.
But now, Queen Qin has changed her mind.
She said expressionlessly, "Tell her to go to the meditation room and wait for me."
"Yes."
…
Since Qin Lie died in such an ignominious way, the funeral naturally could not be a grand one, and everything had to be low-key and simple.
Each of the noble families sent people to the Qin family to express their condolences.
Most of these people came to Qin Zhong to get the upper hand. They wanted to know how the Qin family would respond after Qin Lie's death.
Qin Zhong was still immersed in the grief of losing his brother and ignored these people's inquiries.
Until a young man in moon-white brocade robe walked into the mourning hall.
He looked to be about twenty years old, with extremely delicate facial features, snow-white skin, red lips, and narrow phoenix eyes. He was even more beautiful than a girl. However, because of his tall and straight figure, he did not look very feminine. Instead, he had a kind of androgynous beauty.
He stepped forward to burn incense and worship Qin Lie, then bowed to Qin Chong who was kneeling beside him.
"Mr. Qin, please accept my condolences."
Qin Zhong looked up at him, and was first shocked by his extraordinary beauty, then asked tentatively, "Who are you?"
"My last name is Pei."
These four simple words stirred up a thousand waves in Qin Zhong's heart.
Qin Zhong slowly opened his eyes and said, "Are you the Master Pei that my brother was talking about?"
"That's me."
(End of this chapter)
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