fast and ferocious

Chapter 426 Examining Qu Liang (one more)
Qu Liang was lying in the cell with injuries all over his body. He thought he would die from pain, but there was no sign of dying at all. He thought of many ways to commit suicide, but in this cell, none of them could be used.

He looked at his hands and feet imprisoned by iron chains, thinking of the safety of his family, he mustered up the courage to try to kill himself by biting his tongue, and the pain made him cry for half an hour. Next, he wanted to bite again, in case he died, but after all, he couldn't summon up the courage again.

Then he fell asleep in a daze. In the dream, he was that defiant imperial court censor again. Everyone he saw saluted respectfully and asked about their health. He was proud of himself, and his face slowly became clear. After Qu Liang saw it clearly, he was startled awake, but when he opened his eyes, that face was right in front of him!He quickly closed his eyes again.

It's also strange that Qu Liang eats too much food and supplements on weekdays, and his body doesn't cooperate when he wants to pass out at this time.

"Don't pretend, I know you're awake, so I'll ask you a few questions." Qin Wubing actually sat cross-legged in front of Qu Liang: "Don't be nervous, it's all you can say, or it may be beneficial to you."

Qu Liang slowly opened his eyes, and looked at Qin Wubing inquiringly.

"Don't look at me like that, I have a lot of advantages, but you don't know that's all. For example, I will consider win-win when I do things. It's not just for my benefit, but also for you. Only in this way will I continue , otherwise, I won't do it."

Qu Liang didn't understand anymore.

"Right now you can't escape the death penalty, but I know that the 10,000+ taels of silver copied from your home are not all dirty silver."

Qu Liang lowered his head vigilantly.

"What do I think? Who doesn't have a few people who care about you, right? It's natural for you to want your family to have a good life. How can you let them live according to your wishes? First of all, your The crime will not implicate your family members. At present, this alone is very difficult to achieve. Secondly, your family can not be disturbed after your death. At present, it is also very difficult to achieve this. So, what do you want? I'm afraid it's going to fail, not only you, but basically everyone in the Qu family has to go with you, women, alas, even if you can save your life, it's better to die! You know this better than me."

Qu Liang tensed up unconsciously.

"But don't be discouraged. I'm here. I just said that I will do it only if there is a win-win situation. It means that your wish can be realized and my question has an answer. It's fair! Right?"

Qu Liang lowered his head and remained silent.

"Why don't you ask me, where did I have the courage to go to your house to mess around last night? Even though Prince Rui is here, you are a high-ranking member of the imperial court! I don't have any confidence, do I dare? What does this mean? It means The emperor noticed that you have not been in a day or two. You have difficulties, and the emperor knows, but you have not found the right way to solve them. If you think about it carefully, the emperor gave you a chance and hinted at you many times. Unfortunately, you failed to seize the opportunity .”

Qu Liang was stunned, he tried hard to think back, could it be that time?
Sitting in the dark outside the cell fence, the emperor shook his head repeatedly.

"I said, this matter should be suitable for both of us. Let me say that it is suitable for you first, so that you can feel at ease in your heart. I will ask again. Do you think I am sincere?"

Qu Liang looked up at the sincere Qin Wubing, and nodded slightly.

"How many people in your family are in danger right now?"

Qu Liang was shocked again.

"I just told you that it's not a day or two since I've been staring at you. We know some, but not all. It won't be good if one or two of them are missed during the rescue."

Qu Liang lowered his head again and said in silence for a moment: "No one is in danger."

Qin Wubing sighed, and said: "No one can save your Qu family anymore!" After saying that, he stood up and walked directly to the prison door.

Qu Liang hurriedly shouted: "Wait a minute!"

Qin Wubing turned around and changed his gentle attitude before, angrily said:

"I'm the one who bothers me the most. Did I give you a chance just now? Tell you that you don't listen, you just think your thoughts are right. If you don't think about it, now you can decide who of your Qu family will live , who must die, only the emperor! That person is nothing!"

Qu Liang suddenly panicked.

"I'll settle the score with you. If you successfully committed suicide last night, then you won! At least the person you wanted to protect might be able to live, but you didn't die! Listen clearly, you didn't die!"

Qin Wubing approached Qu Liang, pointed to his brain and asked, "What's in it? No brain? Empty? You have to think of a way to keep the blood of the Qu family? How? It's up to you to keep your mouth shut. The whole family will be buried with you!"

Qu Liang asked with trembling voice: "I, how can I trust you?"

"If you don't believe him, can you believe me?"

The emperor's voice was full of confidence, Qu Liang was stunned for a moment, and then began to cry loudly, kowtowing vigorously to the emperor in the dark while crying.

Qu Liang's actions blinded Qin Wubing, and when he remembered to stop Qu Liang, Qu Liang's forehead was already bald due to various external forces.

"Thinking of you at this moment, I still feel regretful. I can allow you one thing, but the premise is that what Qin Duwei asks, what do you answer!"

……

Perhaps Qin Wubing was the only one who didn't understand why Qu Liang cried bitterly after hearing the emperor's voice!Jun En, unlike any kind of emotion, Qin Wubing will never feel the same in his life.

But precisely because of the emperor's words, Qu Liang no longer had any scruples, and said everything he knew.

Qu Liang was a Jinshi in the third year of Zhide, that is, 20 years ago, the test questions were bought, and the person who sold him the test questions was a fellow villager who died 12 years ago.

Among Qu Liang's staff is Su Shan. Qu Liang can't remember whether this person has been with him for ten years or eight years. He only vaguely remembers someone recommending this talent to him, and how he knew about the officialdom in the capital. At that time, he had just been transferred to Beijing as an official not long ago, and he really needed people around him. After meeting a few times, he left Su Shan as an aide.

When Qu Liang was selected as a Jinshi and released as a county magistrate, he had staff around him. Suddenly one day he saw a letter in his study, and the content shocked him. At that time, he knew that his fellow countrymen had harmed him. The written promise became a shackle on his body, and he will be at the mercy of others from now on.

After entering Beijing, the study still had letters from time to time. He would burn them after reading them as before. If he needed to reply, he would write the letter and leave the study. The letter would disappear after a while. He never had the guts to spy on who took the letter , but never doubted Su Shan, Su Shan and several other staff members worked together to help Qu Liang make suggestions, and he has always followed the requirements in the letter. Qu Liang's official career after entering Beijing is very smooth.

On a certain day in a certain year and a certain month, Qu Liang forgot to look at the almanac, and went into Su Shan's living place by accident. By coincidence, Su Shan was entertaining guests, and Qu Liang pushed the door in...

When Qu Liang saw Su Shan's gloomy face, he knew that he had caused a catastrophe!
Because he not only saw the appearance of the person who came, but also knew him!
Su Shan shouldn't have any contact with this person, Qu Liang immediately understood that the letters in the study must be related to Su Shan, at least Su Shan is one of them.

(End of this chapter)