Chapter 515

When the bell rang, all the candidates were in their places.

The prince led a group of examiners into the examination room.

All the candidates stood up, bowed their hands towards the prince, and shouted in unison.

"Students meet His Royal Highness!"

Everyone looked at the prince with admiration in their eyes.

On the high platform, Luo Qinghan was wearing a black brocade robe, sitting on the top of the head, his eyebrows were as cold as ice, and the other examiners were afraid of his momentum, and they all lowered their eyebrows and did not dare to move.

It is customary for the examiner to say some words of encouragement to the students before the start of the test.

Luo Qinghan has neither long speeches nor eloquent speeches.

He only said a word.

"Take a good test, don't let Gu disappointed."

If you just listen to this sentence, there is nothing special about it. It can be linked to the Prince's efforts for this exam, and all the candidates present only feel emotional in their chests.

The prince did not hesitate to issue a military order, just to let them take the exam well.

How can they live up to the prince's painstaking efforts? !

All the students answered in unison.

"I will live up to your highness!"

That night, Qin Zhong asked for permission from the emperor to enter the prison of the Ministry of Punishment to visit Qin Lie.

Qin Zhong is the younger brother of Qin Lie, and he is also the general of the Fuguo and the Minister of War.

The two brothers worked together to support the entire Qin family, forcing the emperor to give them three points.

But now, as the eldest brother, Qin Lie was sentenced to death. Tomorrow he will go to the execution ground and end his life hastily in the most embarrassing way.

Qin Zhong brought wine and food to see him for the last time.

The two sat facing each other, the atmosphere was extremely depressed.

Qin Zhong's eyes were flushed, and his voice was full of grief and anger: "Brother, if we knew he was such an ungrateful villain, we shouldn't have helped him in the first place!"

He didn't call him by name, but Qin Lie knew he was talking about the emperor.

When the emperor ascended the throne, the two brothers made great efforts in it. Now that the emperor sits firmly on the throne, he wants the birds to hide their bows.

Qin Lie looked haggard, and he lost a lot of weight.

He said tiredly: "This is the end, regret is useless."

Qin Zhong glanced outside the door. Seeing that the guards outside didn't notice it, he leaned over and said in a low voice.

"Brother, I have already arranged the manpower. They will rob the prisoner's van on your way to the execution ground tomorrow."

Qin Lie frowned, and vetoed without thinking: "No, the emperor is not as stupid as you think, since he dares to condemn me to beheading and show it to the public, he must be fully prepared, and he may be waiting for you to fall into his. Trap, in this way, our Qin family will be completely finished."

Qin Zhong was anxious: "I can't watch you die!"

Qin Lie: "I'm dead, and the Qin family is still supported by you, but if you are also planted, how can the large group of old and weak women and children in the Qin family survive?"

Qin Zhong was speechless.

He punched the floor, the resentment building up in his chest almost crushed him.

The jailer guarding outside the door heard the sound, and immediately looked into the cell. Seeing that the Qin family was fine and nothing was happening, the jailer took his eyes back.

Qin Lie said in a low voice by pouring wine.

"You hold half of the military power of the Dasheng Dynasty in your hand. The emperor will definitely find a way to take the military power from you. You can't sit still. After I die, there will be a young man named Pei who will come to you. He is Xuan The person in the door, maybe I can help you."

Qin Zhong's expression changed slightly when he heard the word Xuanmen.

Even if he is a military general, he has heard stories about Xuanmen.

It was a sect that only existed in legends.

It is said that the people in Xuanmen know astronomy and geography from the top, and they are familiar with the Eight Trigrams of the Book of Changes.

Back then, the late emperor was obsessed with seeking immortals and asked. He heard that Xuanmen had the technique of immortality. He spent countless manpower and material resources to track down the whereabouts of Xuanmen, but found nothing. He never found Xuanmen until he died.

The people in the Xuanmen who the late emperor could not ask for, now actually take the initiative to help the Qin family.

Does this mean that the Qin family already has more luck than the emperor?

Thinking of this, Qin Zhong couldn't help but get excited.

Qin Lie could see what his brother was thinking, but he didn't mean to dissuade him.

Judging from the emperor's current style of behavior, even if the Qin family does nothing, they will definitely be doomed. In this case, why not give it a shot?

Qin Zhong picked up the wine glass, his eyes were full of tears, and he said every word.

"Brother, take one step first. If my brother fails to do anything, I will come to you later."

Qin Lie also raised his glass: "I will bless you in the sky. I hope our Qin family will win this last one."

The wine glasses touched each other lightly, making a crisp sound.

...

The next day, Qin Lie was pushed to the Wumen Gate and beheaded.

Empress Qin, who was praying for blessings at Shengguang Temple, heard about this and didn't say anything, just knelt on the futon so quietly.

In front of her is a smiling and compassionate Buddha statue.

She leaned down slowly, her forehead on the ground.

Tears overflowed from the corners of his eyes and landed on the ground, leaving a little wet trace.

From today onwards, her eldest brother is gone.

She lost another relative in this world.

When Empress Qin raised her head again, her tears had stopped.

She wiped the corners of her eyes lightly with a silk handkerchief, and stood up expressionlessly.

At this moment, she looked terribly calm.

Pearl stepped forward to support her arm, and said softly, "Niangniang, Miss Xie came to Shengguang Temple to offer incense today. She heard that you are here too, and wanted to come over to greet you."

In the palace before, Xie Chuxue had expressed her wish to see the empress, but all of them were rejected by the empress Qin.

Xie Chuxue was the goddaughter of King Xiling, and Queen Qin didn't want to have anything to do with King Xiling.

But now, Empress Qin has changed her mind.

She said blankly, "Let her go to the meditation room and wait for this palace."

"Here."

...

Since Qin Lie's death was disgraceful, the funeral was naturally not a grand ceremony, and everything could only be kept low-key and simple.

Every aristocratic family has sent people to the Qin family to offer condolences.

Most of these people came to inquire about Qin Zhong. They wanted to know what kind of response the Qin family would make after Qin Lie's death?

Qin Zhong was still immersed in the grief of losing his brother, and ignored the inquiries of these people.

Until a young man wearing a moon-white brocade robe walked into the mourning hall.

He looks about twenty years old, with extremely delicate facial features, snow skin, red lips, and long and narrow phoenix eyes. Debate's bewitching beauty.

He stepped forward to offer incense to Qin Lie, and then bowed to Qin Zhong, who was kneeling beside him.

"Second Master Qin, please condolences."

Qin Zhong raised his head and looked at him. He was startled by his extraordinary beauty, and then he asked tentatively, "Who are you?"

"My surname is Pei."

These simple four words caused a thousand waves in Qin Zhong's heart.

Qin Zhong slowly opened his eyes: "Are you the Pei son that my brother said?"

"It's down."