Chapter 1696: Said to be from Chang'an
"His Majesty the Emperor is willing to give me a chance, I should be grateful, but how can I talk nonsense about something that I don't have."
"Is it possible that your Majesty also believes that the person behind the scenes is His Highness the King of Han?"
As soon as Zhang Ji said these words, the emperor's face turned completely gloomy.
Zhao Chen is the person behind this?
Why didn't Zhang Ji say that he, the emperor, was the one behind it?
Is this bastard refusing to accept anything now?
Seeking death?
"Come here and be punished!" The emperor was also angry. ??
He had already given Zhang Ji a chance, but he didn't cherish it enough.
The jailer ran in quickly, took one look at Zhang Ji, and immediately dragged him down.
Soon, Zhang Ji's painful wails could be heard outside.
The emperor sat where he was, quietly listening to what was going on outside.
Soon, the jailer came in again with Zhang Ji.
But at this moment, Zhang Ji was covered in blood and had no energy at all.
It seemed that the punishment just now caused him to collapse.
"Zhang Ji, I will give you one more chance. As long as you speak out, I will let you live." The emperor stared at Zhang Ji expressionlessly.
Zhang Ji slowly raised his eyelids, looked at the emperor with a dejected face, smiled miserably, and still said nothing.
The emperor also understood at this moment that Zhang Ji was determined to confront him.
In that case, there's nothing to ask.
After waving his hand, the emperor asked the jailer to take Zhang Ji away.
After walking out of Quanzhou Prison, Zhang Ji's head had been wrapped in cloth by the jailer and was about to be taken outside the city and hung on a flagpole.
The emperor sighed secretly.
With the performance of Qianzhou Gunpowder, Quanzhou Japanese Ronin, and Zhang Ji, the emperor can be very sure that there must be someone behind the scenes.
But he didn't find any clues about the person behind the scenes.
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After the affairs in Quanzhou were settled, the emperor also drove back to Chang'an.
Han Chong led the Qianzhou army back to Qianzhou, while Li Ke stayed in Quanzhou. He had to supervise the construction of Tang warships here.
Be ready to go to sea at any time and explore his world.
Zhao Chen rested in Quanzhou for a few days and then set off to the north.
However, Zhao Chen did not go back to Chang'an directly. The inspection had not been completed yet, and he had not yet brought the letter that Li Ruoshuang had given him.
Zhao Chen planned to go to Lizhou first, meet Wu Xu, and then go to Jizhou. He didn't receive any news from Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu for a long time.
Zhao Chen didn't know where they were leading their troops now.
Now there are only fifty Xuanjia troops equipped with fire guns following Zhao Chen.
There was no delay along the way. Occasionally, we encountered a few bandits who were robbing the road, and they were dealt with easily.
Two months later, Zhao Chen and his people had arrived in Lizhou.
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Lizhou.
Wu Mansion.
Because Wu Xu had been living in the Han Palace in Chang'an, the governor of Lizhou naturally did not dare to neglect him.
Although the Wu family only has one daughter, Wu Xu, no one in Lizhou dares to provoke the Wu family.
But even if no one provokes him, he still has his own troubles.
The old lady of the Wu family has been troubled in recent months.
It has been half a year since my daughter returned from Chang'an. Although I don't know what happened to my daughter in Chang'an, after all, she is old enough and it is time to find a husband.
Otherwise, if you stay at home all the time, you will inevitably become an old girl.
Many rich and luxurious people in Lizhou sent people to propose marriage, but they didn't even see this girl, and they asked people to get out of her house.
The young master of one of the families did not know etiquette. He took advantage of Wu Xu to go shopping in broad daylight and tried to block him on the street. In the end, Wu Xu gave him a good lesson.
It almost cost him his life.
After this incident, no one dared to come to the house to propose marriage.
Seeing that her daughter is getting older day by day, the old lady of the Wu family is so worried that her hair is turning gray.
"My aunt, you are already so old. If you don't find an in-law, you won't be able to get married in the future."
"Are you going to stay at home all your life and be an old girl that no one wants?"
"Because of what happened to you, I couldn't sleep night after night. Please pity your mother." The old lady of the Wu family cried to Wu Xu with a distressed look on her face.
Wu Xu looked at his mother without any expression on his face.
In Gaochang, she had seen too many people's acting skills.
It's just that the person in front of her is her mother. She looks calm on the outside, but she still can't be calm in her heart.
Turning to look aside, Wu Xu didn't want to look into his mother's eyes.
"Girl, I heard that you like the King of Han, but you have to know that he is the King of Han, and he already has a princess. How can you..."
"Mother!" Wu Xu interrupted the old lady of the Wu family.
The old lady of the Wu family also learned the news from others.
As for Wu Xu's visit to Gaochang with his relatives, the emperor had already issued a hush-hush order on this matter, so naturally it could not be reported to Lizhou.
"This matter has nothing to do with him!" Wu Xu said calmly.
But the old lady of the Wu family was Wu Xu's biological mother after all. The more Wu Xu said this, the more it proved that this matter was related to the King of Han.
The old lady of the Wu family knew that her Wu family was not the same as before when the emperor was here.
It is absolutely impossible for a daughter to fall in love with the King of Han.
What's more, the King of Han also has a princess.
Is my daughter a concubine?
Even if it is the King of Han, she, the old lady of the Wu family, is not willing.
Being a concubine has no status. It doesn't matter if the King of Han cares about Wu Xu. If he doesn't, it will be the beginning of Wu Xu's end.
The Wu family will also be implicated at that time.
As for whether the King of Han cares about Wu Xu, it goes without saying that no one has seen a single letter from Chang'an for half a year since Wu Xu came back from Chang'an.
Even a verbal message.
His Highness, the King of Han, might have forgotten Wu Xu a long time ago.
But this silly girl of my own is still waiting miserably.
"Then you have to force me to death to be satisfied?"
"Young Master Wang is such a good man. He is willing to marry into my Wu family, but you broke his leg."
"Do you want my Wu family to become extinct?" The old lady's words became more and more sharp, which made Wu Xu feel a headache.
She had never thought of it this way.
But she is no longer the little girl she was before.
"Since mother said this, then mother was fine as she was then."
"you!"
"You bastard!"
The old lady of the Wu family was so angry that she almost fainted on the spot. She raised her hand and slapped Wu Xu.
Wu Xu was slapped and didn't make any sound. He just looked at his mother quietly.
"Oh my God, what evil did our Wu family do to give birth to such a disobedient daughter?"
"For God's sake, you might as well strike me to death with a thunderbolt."
"I'm not alive anymore!"
"Mother, there is someone visiting outside the house, saying they are from Chang'an." The old lady of the Wu family screamed in front of Wu Xu, and suddenly the voice of a servant came from outside the door.
From Chang'an?
Wu Xu felt inexplicably uneasy.
