"Is Marquis speaking the truth?"
Under the tea stall, after listening to Li Zexuan's gentleman's agreement, Li Jingchu's eyes widened in surprise as she asked.
Li Zexuan nodded and said, "Of course! When this matter is over and I return to Chang'an, I will report this matter to the Emperor and have the Supreme Court issue a warrant for Zhang Liang in the entire Great Tang. In addition, I will use the power of the Flaming Yellow Chamber of Commerce to mobilize all the merchants and commoners in the world to find Zhang Liang! As long as this person is still in the Great Tang, he will have nowhere to hide! "
"Yes, yes, yes! Jingchu believes that Marquis will definitely be able to find Zhang Liang! "
Li Jingchu nodded excitedly.
Li Zexuan heaved a sigh of relief. At this point, he had finally fulfilled his mission. "Yes! Since that's the case, I hope that Miss Li can keep your promise when the time comes. Don't suppress your feelings and don't be overly cautious. Not only will you hurt yourself, but you will also hurt the people who love you. It's unfair to you and Ren Biao! If your father knows this in the netherworld, he will definitely not be willing to see his daughter torment herself because of him! "
Hearing this, a trace of sadness flashed through Li Jingchu's eyes. After a moment of silence, she said softly, "The Marquis is right. My actions from before were indeed too selfish. In the future, I will face this feeling squarely and will not harm Provincial Governor Wang again!"
Li Zexuan hesitated for a moment and could not help but say seriously, "I helped you find Zhang Liang not to force you to be with Ren Biao. I just want you to face your own heart and not suppress your feelings! If you really have no feelings for Ren Biao, you can tell him clearly. This Marquis will not blame you for this! "
In the end, Li Zexuan did not want this matter to become a transaction. As the saying goes, a melon that is forcefully picked is not sweet. This was especially true for feelings. After all, two people would spend a lifetime together!
"Pfft!"
Hearing this, Li Jingchu couldn't help but smile through her tears and said, "Marquis, don't worry. 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 marry! Maybe in the past, but when that pair of chopsticks pierced my father's throat, Jingchu no longer has any relatives in this world. She no longer has any scruples, and she won't be threatened by others ~! "
At this point, Li Jingchu's voice turned low. She raised her head to look at Li Zexuan and said with a serious expression, "Governor Wang holds a high position, but he treats people modestly. If it wasn't for him, the entire Li family might have suffered under Zhang Liang's evil schemes. When Jing Chu was in despair, Provincial Governor Wang helped her time and time again. Humans are not plants, how can they be heartless? How could Jing Chu not be touched by his affection? There's no need to wait for Zhang Liang to be executed. Jing Chu is willing to marry him now! "
"Ah?"
Li Zexuan was stunned when he heard this. He opened his mouth and asked in confusion, "Didn't Miss Li say that she would only agree after I capture Zhang Liang …"
"That's what you said, Marquis. Jing Chu didn't say that ~!"
Li Jingchu blinked her eyes and looked a little mischievous. "Since Marquis has agreed to help Jing Chu find Zhang Liang's whereabouts, what is there for Jing Chu to be worried about? Even if we still can't find Zhang Liang after two years, at least all of us have tried our best! Marquis, what you said just now is right. Jing Chu can't punish herself because of this obsession, punish … Provincial Governor Wang, and I can't let my father die with everlasting regret! "
After speaking, Li Jingchu opened her arms and looked up at the sky. It was as if she had been reborn and was filled with spiritual energy!
"Good! Good! Good! "
Li Zexuan clapped and sighed. "Congratulations to Miss Li for being able to see through the obsession and get rid of the inner demons! Life is just a short few decades. While we are remembering our ancestors, we should also cherish the people in front of us ~! "
"Cherish the people in front of us …"
Li Jingchu murmured. Then, she looked at Li Zexuan and said, "Marquis, I want to visit Provincial Governor Wang. I wonder if you can help me?"
Li Zexuan pursed his lips and thought to himself, Isn't this change too fast? It seemed that this girl was not only soft on the inside but also dared to love and hate on the outside. Once things were explained, her determination to pursue love was even stronger than Wang Renbiao's. These two people were really a match made in heaven!
"Why not? Come with me, Miss Li ~! "
Li Zexuan smiled and said seriously, "However, there is one thing that you have to consider carefully. Renbiao is born in the Wang Clan of Taiyuan, which is one of the top clans in the world. I don't need to tell you how serious the prejudice is. If you choose to be together with Renbiao, the difficulties and obstacles you will encounter in the future will be more than you can imagine. Have you really thought it through?"
Li Jingchu was silent for a moment. Then, she said with a firm expression, "There is a solution to the problem. Provincial Governor Wang is willing to lower his status and sacrifice so much for Jingchu, even if the road ahead is full of thorns, Jingchu will not be afraid. I am willing to face it with him! Criticism, censure, and insults, so what? Sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy, only after tasting it yourself can you experience it! "
"Good! Renbiao really didn't misjudge you ~! "
Li Zexuan nodded. He couldn't help but praise Li Jingchu greatly. This woman had too many shining points. It was no wonder that she could train a peerless hero like Wang Fangyi. "Let's go! Let's go to the Provincial Governor's Residence! If Renbiao knows that you are here to visit him, I reckon his illness will be half healed in an instant! "
… … …
"Marquis, you're back … Why are you here?"
In the front courtyard of the Provincial Governor's Residence, Leng Yuyao saw Li Zexuan walking in and quickly went up to greet him. However, when she saw Li Jingchu behind Li Zexuan, Leng Yuyao's expression instantly turned cold.
"Miss Leng, I heard that Provincial Governor Wang is seriously ill. This little girl has received many favors from Provincial Governor Wang, so I specially came to visit him today!"
Li Jingchu didn't shrink back or get angry because of Leng Yuyao's cold expression. She first bowed respectfully to Leng Yuyao and then spoke in a natural and unrestrained manner.
Leng Yuyao's beautiful eyes narrowed. Clearly, she didn't expect Li Jingchu's attitude to change so quickly. There was a voice in her heart telling her not to let Li Jingchu in, but her rationality told her that Li Jingchu could speed up the recovery of Wang Renbiao's illness and could completely dispel Wang Renbiao's heart disease. She had to let Li Jingchu in!
In the end, her rationality won over her selfishness. Leng Yuyao took a step to the side and gave way. Then, she said indifferently, "Go in! Young Master just woke up not long ago! "
"Thank you, Miss Leng!"
Li Jingchu looked at Leng Yuyao gratefully and then walked towards the side room. Li Zexuan thought about it and didn't want to join in the fun or be a third wheel. He looked at Leng Yuyao and wanted to say a few words of comfort. However, he realized that he couldn't because he wasn't Wang Renbiao. His comfort was pale and powerless!
"Marquis, you don't have to worry about Yuyao. Yuyao said before that I don't dare to have extravagant hopes of becoming Young Master's woman. I only hope to be able to protect Young Master for the rest of my life!"
Leng Yuyao seemed to have sensed Li Zexuan's thoughts and said softly.
Li Zexuan heaved a sigh and said, "Sigh! I hope all the lovers in the world can find their way together! Take good care of Renbiao and let him get better as soon as possible. The 400,000 people of Qizhou are counting on him. This Marquis can't stay here for long. I have to leave in two days! "
After that, he clasped his hands behind his back and turned to go out.
As for the progress of Wang Renbiao and Li Jingchu, he was not in the mood to care about it now. Now that Li Jingchu had untied the knot in her heart, there was no obstacle between her and Wang Renbiao. It was only a matter of time before they got together. There was no suspense. On the other hand, Li Zexuan felt that he had brought a couple together, but he had hurt the other person's heart. This made him feel guilty.
"Wang Renbiao, Wang Renbiao, now you owe me too much. You can't die early. Otherwise, who can I find to collect the debt in the future?"
After leaving the Provincial Governor's Mansion, Li Zexuan couldn't help muttering to himself.
According to the official history, not long after Wang Fangyi was born, Wang Renbiao died of illness. Wang Fangyi was as sad as an adult and was praised as a filial child at that time. Wang Fangyi's mother, Li Jingchu, was ostracized by her mother-in-law, Great Elder Princess Tong 'an, and moved to Fengquan Villa. Wang Fangyi was still young, so he cultivated farmland, planted trees, and repaired walls and houses with other handymen.
From this, it could be seen that there was a huge gap between a child with a father and a child without a father.
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After returning to the inn where Old Hu and the children were staying, Li Zexuan took out the telegraph and began to send a telegram to Yunshan.
The content of the telegram was very simple. It was to ask Ma Zhou to publish a notice in Datang Daily that the Sky Chicken Brigade had stopped collecting chickens. Because of the addition of the 120,000 chickens from Qizhou, the Sky Chicken Brigade now had 120,000 chickens. In addition to the chickens collected by Li Ke and Cheng Chumo's team along the way, the Sky Chicken Brigade now had no less than 650,000 chickens!
This was already the limit of the number of chickens they could control. If there were more, not only would it not have a positive effect, but it would also have a negative effect and slow down the speed at which they killed the locusts!
After sending the telegram, Li Zexuan breathed a sigh of relief. He did not go to the Provincial Governor's Mansion to see how Wang Renbiao and Li Jingchu were doing. Instead, he directly went out of the city to observe the speed at which the Sky Chicken Brigade was killing locusts for the people on the farm.
Now, the cooperation between the various small teams of the Sky Chicken Brigade had become extremely tacit. As a result, with the same number of chickens, the speed of killing locusts had increased by at least 30% compared to the beginning. In addition, the scale of the Sky Chicken Brigade had been greatly expanded. Li Zexuan conservatively estimated that within half a month, the Sky Chicken Brigade could eliminate more than 60 counties of locusts, which was close to two-thirds of the disaster area!
The disaster relief operation was in full swing. Seeing that more and more people would be rescued, Li Zexuan did not know that danger had already arrived. Some messages about him were gradually rising in various places. At first, it was just a spark, but as more and more people spread the news, the spark began to have the momentum to start a prairie fire. The rumors had even spread to the vicinity of the capital!
"Don't sell the locusts to the government!"
"Why? These locusts can be sold for a few coins! "
"Bah! Are you stupid? Two catties of locusts can only be sold for one coin, but the Marquis of Yong 'an bought these locusts, fried them by the chef, and sold them at the Drunken Immortal Restaurant. A plate can be sold for a few hundred coins! "
"This … how is this possible? The Drunken Immortal Restaurant is a place that sells food and wine, why would they sell locusts? Who would eat something like that?! "
"Why not? Have you heard of the Soaring Prosperity that the Drunken Immortal Restaurant introduced last year? That was made with locusts! "
"What? Soaring Prosperity was made with locusts? How is this possible? "
"Why is it not possible? I have a relative who works as a waiter at the Drunken Immortal Restaurant. He said it himself ~! "
"Hiss ~! Then this Drunken Immortal Restaurant is really black-hearted. A plate of locusts can be sold for a few hundred coins! "
"I think so! It is not the Drunken Immortal Restaurant that is black-hearted, but the Marquis of Yong 'an! No wonder he is so rich! "
This kind of gossip was not too much. What was worse were some conspiracy theorists:
"In my opinion, the Marquis of Yong 'an must have known about this year's locust plague long ago!"
"Where did this come from?"
"Hmph! Why don't you think about it, why would the Marquis of Yong 'an raise hundreds of thousands of chickens in his own manor last year? Even if Old Master Li is rich, he wouldn't let the Marquis of Yong 'an waste his money like this, right? Think about the Sky Chicken Corps that is destroying locusts in various places. Everything seems to have been planned. Who dares to say that the Marquis of Yong 'an didn't raise chickens for this year's locust plague? "
"So what? If not for the Marquis of Yong 'an's Sky Chicken Corps, who knows how many crops would have been destroyed by the locusts! "
"That's right, that's right!"
"Bullshit! You think the Marquis of Yong 'an is doing this for the citizens? Since he knew about this year's locust plague, why didn't he tell everyone in advance? If he did, there wouldn't be a locust plague now! The Marquis of Yong 'an wants to use this locust plague to make a fortune! "
"Make money? How can locusts make money? "
"Heh! Firstly, the Drunken Immortal Restaurant's Soaring Prosperity is made with locusts. That thing is sold at a high price. A plate costs a few hundred coins. How much does the Drunken Immortal Restaurant pay for a catty of locusts? Back then it was three coins a catty. Now it's even cheaper, one coin for two catties! The Drunken Immortal Restaurant used this to make a fortune last year! "
"Hiss ~! The Drunken Immortal Restaurant's Soaring Prosperity is made with locusts? Is this for real? "
"Ugh ~! I even ate Soaring Prosperity last year! "
"The Marquis of Yong 'an is really black-hearted … A plate of locusts is actually sold for a few hundred coins!"
"Keke! That's not all! Last year, the price of chicken seedlings in Chang 'an City skyrocketed. The Marquis of Yong' an was summoned to the imperial court because of this. At that time, the Marquis of Yong 'an claimed that he bought so many chickens to rear a batch of fresh and tender wild chickens so that the Drunken Immortal Restaurant could use them for a full chicken banquet this year!
Now you guys have also seen that the Marquis of Yong 'an's Sky Chicken Corps is eating locusts all over Guanzhong. When the time comes, they will definitely be plump and tender, perfect for a full chicken banquet. Won't the Marquis of Yong' an make a fortune again? Now you guys should understand why the Marquis of 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 the locusts, and then use the locusts to feed his chickens! "
"Hiss ~! Now that you mention it, it's true! I previously guessed that the Marquis of Yong 'an might have predicted this year's locust plague last year. After all, he is the son of an immortal! But I didn't expect that there was actually a huge conspiracy behind this! "
"Too black-hearted! I originally thought that the Marquis of Yong 'an was a good Marquis who empathized with the people. I didn't expect him to be such a selfish and black-hearted person who only cares about profits! "
"That's right! To think that I even erected a Longevity Monument for him! I'm going to smash it when I get back! "
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