"Does Mr. Hou really mean what he said?"
Under the tea stall, after listening to Li Zexuan's gentleman's appointment, Li Jingchu asked with her eyes widened in surprise.
Li Zexuan nodded and said: "Of course we take it seriously! When this matter is over, I will return to Lantian County and report the matter to the Holy One, and let Dali Temple search for Zhang Liang throughout the Tang Dynasty. In addition, I will use The power of the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce mobilizes merchants and civilians from all over the world to find Zhang Liang! As long as this man is still in the Tang Dynasty, he will have nowhere to hide~!"
"Yeah, yeah! Jingchu believes that Mr. Hou will be able to find Zhang Liang!"
Li Jingchu nodded excitedly.
Li Zexuan breathed a sigh of relief. Now that the matter has come to this, he has finally fulfilled his mission, "Well! In that case, I hope that Miss Li can keep her promise and stop suppressing her emotions and stop looking forward and backward. Not only will that hurt her You yourself will also hurt the people who love you, which is unfair to you and Renbiao! If your father knew better, he would definitely not want to see his daughter torture herself like this because of him!"
Hearing this, a trace of sadness flashed across Li Jingchu's eyes. After a moment of silence, she whispered softly: "Master Hou is right. What I did before was indeed a bit too selfish. I will face up to this feeling in the future. I won’t hurt Governor Wang again!”
Li Zexuan hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but said seriously: "I help you find Zhang Liang, not to force you to be with Renbiao. I just want you to face your heart and don't suppress your emotions! If you really If you don’t have feelings for Renbiao, you can tell Renbiao clearly, and I will never blame you for this!"
After all, Li Zexuan doesn't want this matter to become a deal. As the saying goes, strong feelings are not sweet, especially in relationships. After all, two people will be together for a lifetime!
"Pfft!"
Hearing this, Li Jingchu couldn't help but burst into tears and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Mr. Hou, now no one can force me to do something I don't want to do, and no one can force me to marry someone I don't want to do! There may have been before, but with those wooden eyes, When the chopsticks pierced her father's throat, Jingchu had no relatives, no scruples, and no more threats from others in this world~!"
At this point, Li Jingchu's voice became deeper. She raised her head and looked at Li Zexuan and said with a serious face: "Prince Wang is in a high position, but he treats others with humility. If it weren't for him, the entire Li family might have suffered Zhang Liang's murderous attacks." .When Jingchu was desperate and down, Governor Wang helped him again and again. Humans are not grass and trees, how can they be ruthless? How could Jingchu not be moved by his friendship? There is no need to wait for Zhang Liang to commit suicide, Jingchu is willing to marry him now !”
"ah?"
Li Zexuan was stunned when he heard this. He opened his mouth and said doubtfully: "Didn't Miss Li just say that she would wait until I catch Zhang Liang before she would..."
"That's what you said, Lord Marquis, Jingchu didn't say it~!"
Li Jingchu blinked, with a playful look on his face, "Since Mr. Hou agreed to help Jingchu inquire about Zhang Liang's whereabouts, what else does Jingchu have to worry about? Even if Zhang Liang is still not found in two years, at least we can Everyone has tried their best! What you said just now, Lord Marquis, is right, Jingchu cannot punish herself or... the governor Wang because of this obsession, let alone let her father die in peace!"
After that, Li Jingchu opened her arms and looked up at the sky. Her whole body seemed to be reborn and full of spiritual energy!
"Okay! Okay! Okay!"
Li Zexuan put his palms together and sighed: "It's really gratifying that Miss Li can see through her obsessions and get rid of her inner demons! Life spans only a few decades. While we remember our ancestors, we should also cherish the people in front of us~!"
"Cherish the people in front of you..."
Li Jingchu murmured something, then she looked directly at Li Zexuan and said, "Master Marquis, I want to visit Governor Wang. I wonder if you can help!"
Li Zexuan pursed his lips and thought, isn't this change too fast? It seems that this girl is not only soft on the inside but strong on the outside, but also dares to love and hate. Once the matter is revealed, her determination to pursue love is even stronger than Wang Renbiao. These two are really a match made in heaven. !
"What's wrong with this? Miss Li, come with me~!"
Li Zexuan smiled, and then said seriously: "But there is one thing you have to consider clearly, Miss Li. Renbiao was born in the Wang family of Taiyuan, which is one of the most powerful families in the world. How serious is the sectarianism of the five surnames and the seven kings? No need to I said you should also know that if you choose to go with Renbiao, you will encounter more difficulties and obstacles than you imagine. Have you really thought it through?"
Li Jingchu was silent for a moment and said firmly: "Soldiers will block you, water will block you, and the water will cover you. The governor Wang has sacrificed his dignity and sacrificed so much for Jingchu, and even almost paid the price with his life. Even if the road ahead is full of thorns, Jingchu will not be afraid. I am willing to face it with him! Criticism, censure, insult, so what? The ups and downs, the bitterness and the bitterness, can only be experienced after you taste it yourself!"
"Okay! Renbiao really did not misjudge the person~!"
Li Zexuan nodded and couldn't help but admire Li Jingchu greatly. There are so many shining points in this woman. No wonder she can train a hero like Wang Fangyi in the future. "Let's go! Let's go to the Governor's Mansion! If Renbiao knows about you, Come and see him, I think the disease will be cured by half in an instant!”
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"Master Marquis, please come back...why are you here?"
In the front yard of the Governor's Mansion, Leng Yuyao saw Li Zexuan walking in and quickly stepped forward to say hello, but then she saw Li Jingchu behind Li Zexuan, and Leng Yuyao's face instantly turned cold.
"Miss Leng, I heard that Governor Wang is seriously ill. My little girl has been greatly favored by Governor Wang many times before, so I came here to visit you today!"
Li Jingchu didn't flinch or get angry because of Leng Yuyao's cold face. She first bowed respectfully to Leng Yuyao, and then said generously.
Leng Yuyao's beautiful eyes narrowed. She obviously did not expect that Li Jingchu's attitude would change so quickly. There was a voice in her heart telling her not to let Li Jingchu in, but her reason told her that Li Jingchu could speed up the improvement of Wang Renbiao's condition and completely eliminate it. Wang Renbiao was worried, she had to let Li Jingchu in!
In the end, reason defeated selfishness. Leng Yuyao took a step sideways to get out of the way, and said calmly: "Go in! The young master just woke up not long ago!"
"Thank you Miss Leng!"
Li Jingchu glanced at Leng Yuyao gratefully, and then headed towards the wing room inside. Li Zexuan thought for a while and did not join in the fun, or act like a light bulb. He looked at Leng Yuyao, intending to comfort her, but he found that He couldn't comfort him at all, because he was not Wang Renbiao, and his comfort was pale and powerless!
"Master Hou, don't worry about Yu Yao. Yu Yao said before that she doesn't dare to expect to become a young master. She only hopes to be able to protect him for the rest of her life!"
Leng Yuyao seemed to feel what Li Zexuan was thinking, so she said softly.
Li Zexuan sighed and said: "Oh! May all lovers in the world get married eventually! You take good care of Renbiao and let him get well as soon as possible. The 400,000 people in Qizhou are pointing at him. I am here. I can’t stay long, I have to leave in two days~!”
After saying that, he clasped his hands behind his back and turned around to go out.
As for the progress of Wang Renbiao and Li Jingchu, he is no longer in the mood to care about it. Lang Qingconcubine Yi, now that Li Jingchu has solved the knot, there is no longer an obstacle between her and Wang Renbiao. When they come together, it is just It's a matter of time, there is no suspense. On the contrary, Li Zexuan always felt that he had brought a couple together, but he had hurt another person's heart, which made him feel guilty.
"Wang Renbiao, Wang Renbiao, now you owe me too much. You must not die early, otherwise who will I turn to to collect debts from you in the future?"
After leaving the Governor's Mansion, Li Zexuan couldn't help but murmur to himself.
According to official history, Wang Renbiao died of illness not long after Wang Fangyi was born. Wang Fangyi was as sad as an adult and was praised as a filial boy at the time. Wang Fangyi's mother, Li Jingchu, was rejected by her mother-in-law and Princess An and moved to Fengquan Villa. When Wang Fangyi was still young, he worked with other handymen to cultivate farmland, plant trees, and repair walls and houses.
It can also be seen from this that there is still a huge gap between children with fathers and children without fathers.
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Back at the inn where Lao Hu and his children lived, Li Zexuan took out his telegraph machine and started sending telegrams to Yunshan.
The content of the telegram is very simple. It is to ask Ma Zhou to publish a notice in the "Datang Daily" that the Tianji Brigade will stop collecting chickens. With the addition of the 120,000 chickens from Qizhou, the Tianji Brigade has now stopped collecting chickens. With a total of 120,000 chickens, plus the chickens collected by Li Ke and Cheng Chumo's team from the prefectures and counties along the way, the Tianji Brigade now has a conservative estimate of no less than 650,000 chickens!
This is already the limit of the number of chickens that this group of people can control. If there are more chickens, not only will it not have a positive effect, but it will have a counterproductive effect and slow down the speed of their locust extermination!
After sending the telegram, Li Zexuan breathed a sigh of relief. He did not go to the governor's office to see how Wang Renbiao and Li Jingchu were doing. Instead, he went directly out of the city to observe how quickly the Tianji Brigade was exterminating locusts for the people in Zhuangzi.
Now the cooperation between the various teams of the Tianji Brigade has become extremely tacit. As a result, with the same number of chickens, the locust extermination speed has increased by at least 30% compared to the beginning. In addition, today The scale of the Chicken Brigade has been greatly expanded. Li Zexuan conservatively estimates that within half a month, the Tianji Brigade can eliminate locusts in more than 60 counties, which is close to two-thirds of the affected areas!
The disaster relief operation was in full swing, and more and more people were about to be rescued, but Li Zexuan didn't know that the danger had already arrived. Some messages about him were gradually appearing in various places. At first, they were just sparks, but as the spread spread, more and more people More and more people came, and the spark started to set off a prairie fire, and the rumors even spread to the vicinity of the capital!
"Stop selling locusts to the government!"
"Why? These locusts can be sold for several pennies!"
"Bah! Are you stupid? Two kilograms of locusts can only be sold for one penny, but the Marquis of Yong'an collected these locusts, deep-fried them by the chef, and sold them in Zuixianlou. A plate can be sold for hundreds of pence!"
"This... how is this possible? Zuixianlou is a place that sells wine and food. How can it sell locusts? Who would eat such things~!"
"Why not? Have you heard of Feihuang Tengda launched by Zuixianlou last year? That one is made of locusts!"
"What? The great success is actually made of locusts? How is this possible?"
"Why is it impossible? A relative of mine works as a waiter in Zuixian Tower, and he said it himself~!"
"Hey~! Then this Zuixian Tower is really evil. A plate of locusts can be sold for hundreds of pennies!"
"Let me see! It's not Zuixianlou who is evil, but Yongan Hou who is evil! No wonder he is so rich!"
This kind of rumor is not too much. What is even more outrageous are some conspiracy theorists:
"In my opinion, Marquis Yong'an must have known about this year's locust plague!"
"Where does this come from?"
"Hmph! Don't you think about it, why did Marquis Yong'an raise hundreds of thousands of chickens on his farm last year? Even if Mr. Li is rich, he wouldn't let Marquis Yong'an waste money like this, right? Think about it now. Locust’s chicken brigade, everything is as planned, who dares to say that Marquis Yong’an raised chickens last year not for this year’s locust plague?”
"So what? If it hadn't been for Yong'an Hou's Tianji Brigade, I don't know how many crops would have been destroyed by locusts!"
"That's right!"
"Shit! Do you think Marquis Yong'an is doing it for the people? Then since he knew last year that a locust plague would occur this year, why didn't he tell everyone in advance? If he had told everyone, there would be no locust plague now! Marquis Yong'an just wants to take advantage of this Locusts get rich!”
"Making money? How do locusts make money?"
"Hey! First of all, Zui Xian Lou's success is made of locusts. Those things are very expensive. One plate costs several hundred cash. How much does Zui Xian Lou buy a catty of locusts? At that time, it cost three cash per catty. It’s even cheaper now, one penny and two pounds! Last year Zuixianlou made a lot of money with this!”
"Hi~! The Feihuangda in Zuixian Tower is actually made of locusts? Is it true?"
"Ugh~! I even had a great meal last year!"
"The Marquis of Yong'an is so evil... A plate of locusts can be sold for hundreds of coins!"
"Haha! That's not all! Last year, the price of chickens in Chang'an City skyrocketed, and Marquis Yong'an was summoned to the court because of this. At that time, Marquis Yong'an claimed that he bought so many chickens just to raise a batch of wild chickens with fresh and tender meat, which would be convenient for Zuixian Tower this year. Make a whole chicken dinner!
Now you have also seen that the Tianji Brigade of Marquis Yong'an is eating locusts all over Guanzhong. By then, each one will be fat and tender, and it will be suitable to make a whole chicken feast. Didn't Marquis Yong'an make a lot of money again? Now you should understand why Marquis Yong'an knew that there would be a locust plague this year but didn't tell us, right? He wants to use our food to feed locusts, and then use the locusts to feed his chickens~! "
"Ss~! That's true! I had guessed that Marquis Yong'an might have predicted this year's locust plague last year. After all, he is a descendant of the gods! But I didn't expect that there is a big conspiracy here!"
"What a black heart! I thought that Marquis Yong'an was a good man who was considerate of the people, but he turned out to be such a selfish, black-hearted, profit-seeking villain!"
"That's right! I even built an immortal monument for him! I smashed it when I got back!"
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