Standalone Northern and Southern Dynasties

Chapter 81: Questioning the Assassination! (Three more updates, more in the evening)
Following behind Su Ze, Wang Hui felt dizzy.

"Did you hear the plan I mentioned earlier?"

Wang Hui nodded woodenly, and Su Ze suddenly raised his voice and said, "Repeat it!"

Wang Hui quickly repeated the plan she had written down, and waited until Su Ze was satisfied before saying, "The prey that your father-in-law helped you hunt is enough for you to enter the final round of questioning. When the time comes, just follow the plan, and I will ensure the safety of your family."

After hearing her family members, Wang Hui quickly nodded in agreement.

Wang Hui now regrets very much why he was bewitched by those evil Mahayana people and got involved in this mess!
Li Tong and Su Ze are a pair of lunatics!
No, the Su Ze in front of him is even crazier than Li Tong!
Thinking back to the plan that Su Ze forced him to memorize, Wang Hui began to tremble all over.

Of course Su Ze couldn't trust Wang Hui, so he had arranged for Su Lin to pretend to be Wang Hui's attendant and stay by Wang Hui's side.

In addition, Su Bai and Su Dao had also sneaked into the banquet hall in Tuqiu and began preparing for the assassination.

On the mound, Liu Bozhi presented the final list of candidates for the question-and-answer session to King Qinghe.

Prince Qinghe frowned and asked, "Why are there so few imperial guards who have been shortlisted for the exam this year?"

Liu Bozhi could only honestly say: "It is said that several Chinese Yulin seeds had an accident while hunting, and their horses were injured and they were unable to hunt prey."

Prince Qinghe nodded and said, "Since they were injured while participating in the selection of the elite soldiers, let the stables in the palace select a horse and give it to them."

"Your Majesty, please be merciful!"

Being lenient towards his subordinates is the merit of Prince Qinghe, otherwise he would not be able to recruit so many talents.

If it were in the past, Liu Bozhi would probably be as moved as the other white-clad scholars and think that Prince Qinghe was a master whom he could entrust his life to.

But now Liu Bozhi no longer has such an idea.

The final question-and-answer session will be held in the tent where the banquet was held last night. In addition to Prince Qinghe, the princes, dukes, and nobles who attended the banquet last night will also participate.

The purpose of selecting talents for the palace is to show off the talents under the Qinghe Palace. For the high-ranking officials of the Northern Wei Dynasty who have no shortage of wealth, recruiting talents is the biggest display of luxury.

Competing with retainers is the best way for these princes to compete for power and wealth. There are thousands of white-clothed scholars in the Qinghe Palace. He is the most powerful prince and minister in the whole Luoyang!

There were so many people coming to watch the ceremony that the servants in the palace had to hang up curtains around the tent and lay carpets outside the tent so that people could barely sit down.

Sitting around King Qinghe were the princes of the Yuan clan. King Anagui of Rouran was also a king conferred by the court, so he was also pulled to the center by King Qinghe.

Next came the princesses and their princes-in-law, as well as the heads of the noble families with the surname Jia, and important officials of the court above the third rank. Princess Chenliu, Duke of Danyang Xiao Baoyin, and General Li Chong of the Cavalry were also among them.

Those further out have to sit outside the tent. Li Daoyuan and Hou Gang, the left and right ministers of Henan Prefecture, can only sit in this position.

As for the periphery, there are low-ranking officials and servants of ministers. They don’t even have seats and can only stand on the periphery and watch.

The question-asking part is also very simple. Prince Qinghe will ask a question, and the imperial guards who have passed the previous round of selection will come up to answer it. As long as the answer satisfies Prince Qinghe, they can become white-robed scholars in the royal palace.

If they fail to satisfy King Qinghe, he will reward them with silk and let them go back.

This is also the reason why the Yulin Army is so eager to join the selection. As long as they can enter the final round, even if they are not selected, they can still get silk rewards, and they may also become famous in front of the important officials in the court, and they may also be recruited by other ministers. In the outermost crowd, the two death warriors of the Rouran King Anagui were a little nervous.

They had short bows hidden in their clothes, and both were the best archers under the command of King Anagui of the Rurm.

According to the plan, they needed to shoot the arrow tied with the Kill the Hu Order at the Rouran King at the climax of the Rumu Selection, and fabricate a case in which the descendant of Qihuo assassinated the Rouran King during the Rumu Selection.

In this way, the Rouran King could continue to put pressure on the Qinghe King and the Wei court, forcing the court to escort him back north.

They knew that in such a situation where they were assassinated in public in a heavily guarded hunting ground, they could not be captured, so the only consequence was death.

The two assassins had poison pills in their mouths. As long as the slogan of "Kill the Hu Order" was shouted after the assassination, they would immediately bite the poison pills and commit suicide.

The Yu Lin Hu Ben who were waiting to take part in the examination were already waiting outside the tent. They had changed out of their hunting clothes and put on white robes prepared by the palace, and all their weapons had been removed.

I only heard a commotion outside. I didn't need to look to know that the guests of honor were entering. I waited until the last chorus rang out: "Let's begin the questioning!"

Steward Lu held a bamboo slip in his hand and began to call out names one by one. This was according to the order in which they lined up after handing in their prey. Every five people were divided into a group. The people whose names were called stood up nervously and followed Steward Lu into the big tent to answer questions from Qinghe King Yuan Yi.

Wang Hui was naturally assigned to the same group as Su Ze. He looked at Su Ze nervously, but Su Ze gave him a calm look.

madman!

If Su Ze's plan could really be implemented, there might actually be a glimmer of hope.

But what if the truth comes out?
Wang Hui didn't dare to think about it, he could only close his eyes and recite Su Ze's plan again.

"Su Ze, Wang Hui, ... five people came forward to ask!"

Su Ze stood up calmly and followed Manager Lu into the banquet area on top of the mound. Li Daoyuan, who was sitting outside the big tent, gave him an encouraging look. Hou Gang, who was not far away, heard his name and cast a hostile look at Su Ze.

Su Ze nodded slightly to Li Daoyuan and was taken into the tent.

Princess Chenliu smiled at Su Ze, and Su Ze finally saw the King Qinghe of Wei sitting on the throne up close.

As expected, the Northern and Southern Dynasties produced many handsome men. The Prince of Qinghe lacked a bit of natural charm compared to Gao Huan, but was more noble than Liu Gui.

If it weren't for the wrinkles on his forehead, Prince Qinghe would be more handsome than those popular stars in later generations.

King Qinghe looked at the five people and felt a little tired.

There are no fixed questions to be asked. Normally, they are questions about military tactics. After all, those who participate in the selection of the elite troops are all imperial guards, and they have not read many books, so they can only talk about military matters.

Prince Qinghe himself was not interested in military affairs. The previous questions had already made him very tired. He opened his mouth and said:
"Sun Tzu said, 'There are five things in war. The first is to establish the Way. The Way is to make the people and their superiors agree, so that they can die with them and live with them, and they will not fear danger. What is the meaning of this?'"

Everyone, including Wang Hui, was stunned. This was like a security guard job interview where the boss asked a highly professional question right from the start. Who could answer it?

Su Ze stepped forward and said, "Tao is the will of the people. If you have Tao, you will have many supporters; if you lose Tao, you will have few supporters. The words of the military sage are the same as those of the Confucian sage."

At this moment, there was a sudden noise outside the tent, and then two arrows shot into the tent one after another!
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