Zhao Chen didn't believe that the emperor would be so kind as to give Wu Jue's letter to him.
It was his arrangement that married Wu Jue to Gaochang.
Zhao Chen couldn't help but say that the emperor had changed his mind at this time.
I brought Wu Jue's letter just to tell him to ask for help.
When asked by Zhao Chen, what else could the emperor do except smile awkwardly!
He also knew that with Zhao Chen's intelligence, he would not be unable to figure out the source of his problem.
Embarrassing as it is, we still have to talk about the business.
"Where did you get the news about the Qizhou riot last time?" the emperor and Zhao Chen asked.
"The news from the Ministry of War said that the local Zhechong Mansion was mobilized to suppress it." Zhao Chen said casually.
Li Jing came to the college to teach last time and told him about this matter.
Zhao Chen just listened.
The emperor nodded. Even Fang Xuanling and the others did not know about the riots among the people in Qizhou.
Only Li Jing, the Minister of War, knew about it.
"The situation in Qizhou is very strange. Qizhou is originally a prosperous place, but this year's taxes are ranked at the bottom of all the state capitals in the Tang Dynasty."
"The people in Qizhou rioted this time without any reason."
"In addition, the bandit leader who was escorted from Qizhou the day before yesterday was intercepted and killed in a valley a hundred miles away from Chang'an City."
"The four government officials responsible for escorting the prisoners also lost their lives." The emperor and Zhao Chen talked about the situation in Qizhou.
"Four government officials are responsible for escorting the bandit leader?"
"The governor's office in Qizhou is too ambitious," Zhao Chen said with a smile.
The leader of the rioting bandits is a man of grave sin.
Generally, the local Zhechong Prefecture is responsible for sending people to escort.
There were at least ten Zhechong Mansion soldiers escorting the prisoners.
The four government officials, it was obvious that they were sent to die on purpose!
"I suspect that the Qizhou Governor's Mansion did this on purpose." The emperor expressed his suspicion.
He looked at Zhao Chen again.
Zhao Chen was slightly startled and said, "You don't want me to go to Qizhou to investigate this matter, do you?"
"I'm not going!"
The emperor was about to nod when he heard Zhao Chen say that he was not going, and his face instantly turned a bit ugly.
"There are even riots in Qizhou, so the situation must be very serious."
"Perhaps it could be that the entire Qizhou officialdom is corrupt and may even be rebellious."
"If I go there, won't I plunge into a dead end?" Zhao Chen told the emperor about his worries.
Four government officials and two bandits were intercepted and killed in the capital. It was obvious that the two bandit leaders knew some ulterior secrets.
Officials in Qizhou, or officials in Chang'an, did not want the emperor to see them.
That's why we made this decision.
If Zhao Chen plunges headlong into the whirlpool of Qizhou, he will be asking for trouble.
When the emperor heard Zhao Chen's words, he naturally understood Zhao Chen's worries.
But apart from Zhao Chen, the emperor really couldn't think of anyone else who could take on this important task.
"Boy Chen, you see I have personally delivered Wu Jue's letter to you, how about you do me a favor?" The emperor had no choice but to be moved and persuaded Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen doesn't like oil and salt.
Wu Jue’s letter did not ask him to go to Qizhou to cause trouble for himself.
Zhao Chen didn't say anything, but he made the emperor anxious.
The situation in Qizhou is unclear, how can the emperor not be worried?
"Boy Chen, tell me what you want to do before you are willing to go to Qizhou." The emperor stood up and looked at Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen glanced at the emperor and remained silent.
The emperor clenched his fists, Zhao Chen was the best candidate in his heart.
If Zhao Chen doesn't want to go.
He really couldn't think of any other way.
"Chen..."
"It's not impossible for me to go, but you have to go with me."
When the emperor was about to speak, he suddenly heard Zhao Chen say this.
The emperor was stunned. He didn't quite understand why Zhao Chen wanted to go to Qizhou with him.
Moreover, if the emperor was not in Chang'an, Qizhou officials would inevitably not be wary.
Isn't this just a warning?
"Boy Chen, if this is the case, wouldn't it be..."
"If you really want me to go to Qizhou, come with me. Otherwise, you should find someone else." Zhao Chen interrupted the emperor and said calmly.
The emperor froze on the spot.
He still didn't quite understand what Zhao Chen meant.
"By the way, if you decide, you will reprimand all the ministers at the court meeting tomorrow."
"Besides, I plan to go to Qizhou to investigate this matter in person." Zhao Chen explained to the emperor again.
The emperor was very puzzled, and when he returned, his mind was in confusion.
…
After the emperor left, Zhao Chen returned to Zhao Mansion in Chang'an.
Open Wu Jue's letter.
At the beginning of the letter, he scolded Zhao Chen, saying that he had not written to him for so long.
As expected, he didn't miss Wu Jue at all.
Afterwards, the letter asked Zhao Chen to say hello to Li Ruoshuang and his daughter, saying that everything was fine in Gaochang.
He also talked about how much he missed a few people.
At the end of the letter, a blooming peony was drawn.
Li Ruoshuang happened to come back from Duke Wei's Mansion with Ping An. When she saw Wu Jue's letter, she couldn't help but blush.
"Zhao Chen, when will Xiao Wu come back?" Looking at the familiar handwriting on the letter, Li Ruoshuang asked Zhao Chen.
"After we go to Qizhou and clean up Goguryeo, we will pick up Wu Jue and bring him back." Zhao Chen hugged Ping An and said to Li Ruoshuang.
Li Ruoshuang was very alert and discovered that Zhao Chen said he was going to Qizhou.
And, it’s us.
"Are we going to Qizhou?" Li Ruoshuang looked at Zhao Chen doubtfully.
"Yes, our family has never been out together. We happened to be going to Qizhou this time for some business, so I will take you with me."
"Do you want to go?" Zhao Chen smiled.
He did not tell Li Ruoshuang about his true intention of going to Qizhou.
I just asked her if she wanted to go.
"Go, of course." Li Ruoshuang nodded repeatedly.
She and Zhao Chen have always been together less and more apart.
This time Zhao Chen took the initiative to take her out with him, and Li Ruoshuang was very happy.
"Dad, I'm going too." Ping An took Zhao Chen's hand and said.
"Where are you going?" Zhao Chen asked with a smile.
"Wherever dad goes, Ping An will go." Ping An said in a sweet voice.
Zhao Chen pinched Ping An's nose and said to Li Ruoshuang: "You should answer Wu Jue's letter to her."
"Let her take care of herself outside and don't talk about other things."
"I will write a letter to Lao Huang later. You can ask someone to send the letter with him."
Li Ruoshuang was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
Zhao Chen never told Wu Jue that he would go to Gaochang to pick her back.
It also prevents her from waiting for it all the time.
Without expectations, there is no disappointment.
Wu Jue can also rely on himself and grow up in difficult situations.
Zhao Chen didn't write to Wu Jue because he wanted Wu Jue to understand that she had to rely on herself for everything outside.
Zhao Chen will not bring her any help.
He wrote a letter to Lao Huang, but asked him to protect Wu Jue secretly.
Li Ruoshuang sometimes couldn't understand Zhao Chen's attitude towards Wu Jue.
"Let's tidy up and send a message to Duke Wei's Mansion." Zhao Chen and Li Ruoshuang said.?