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Chapter 789 Wu Sansi's Whereabouts

Wu Yizong felt a burning pain from being beaten.

For a moment, his thoughts were all attracted by the pain, and he could not think about how he had harmed Li Dan.

its not right!

He suddenly remembered.

He never harmed Li Dan at all!

He was wronged!

But he had no chance to defend himself at all, and Huang Shengyan would not give him a chance to defend himself.

For so many years, anyone who entered the Internal Guard House, no matter who they were, was treated as a criminal.

Would Huang Shengyan let a criminal meet the emperor?

How can it be!

"Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!"

Another set of five lightning whips, Huang Shengyan shouted as he whipped:

"Dip the whip in cold water and I will beat you without mercy~"

Wu Yizong opened his mouth and said, "Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!"

"Say it or not, say it or not, say it or not!"

"I said, I said, I said!"

"Say it or not, say it or not, say it or not!"

"I said, I said, I said!"

"Say it or not, say it or not, say it or not!"

"Huang Shengyan, ah! You bastard, ah! Why the hell are you asking me—"

Huang Shengyan felt satisfied after whipping Wu Yizong, and when he looked at the tied-up Wu Yizong, he suddenly felt a sense of accomplishment.

Wu Yizong's prison uniform was torn to pieces, with dozens of whip marks intertwined together, leaving behind a hymn of pain.

Of course, Wu Yizong certainly couldn't sing. He couldn't sing about the suffering he had endured. In order to avoid further torture, he tilted his head and pretended to be knocked unconscious, hoping to get away with it.

However, how could Huang Shengyan not tell Wu Yizong's condition? He smiled sinisterly, raised the salt water and poured it all over Wu Yizong.

"what--"

After such torture, Wu Yizong could no longer bear it. His head tilted naturally and he fell into a coma.

"Humph, you still dare to act so pretentiously in front of me? This time I'll make you really faint!"

Huang Shengyan smiled coldly and raised his hand and said:

"Bring Wu Sizong to me!"

……

Huang Shengyan interrogated the case for four days but found nothing.

It can only be said that the brothers Wu Yizong and Wu Sizong were very stubborn. They were beaten to a bloody pulp, but they were unwilling to make up a story about poisoning the Prince of Xiang.

Perhaps, they both still felt that as long as they did not confess, the emperor would one day overturn their verdict.

However, the fact that they poisoned Prince Li Dan was confirmed by the old ministers and veterans of Fangzhou, and the last living person in the Prince Li Dan's mansion also said so.

Whether Wu Yizong admitted it or not, it was an indisputable fact that he died on the beheading platform.

This incident was not surprising. One of the few things that surprised people was the urgent letter that arrived thirteen days later, traveling six hundred miles...

The weather turned cloudy.

It seemed like a sign of the coming storm.

This time, the express delivery of 600 miles was delivered directly to the Taichu Palace. The messenger, who had run away more than a dozen horses, died outside the imperial study after presenting the document to Wu Zetian.

After all the civil and military officials gathered in the Yunsu Hall, they discussed this emergency court meeting in groups of three or four.

Wu Chengsi rarely stayed with Li Cunxi because after Wu Yizong was captured, Li Cunxi was the only powerful ally left among him.

The two sat together, and Wu Yanhao fanned Wu Chengsi with a small fan.

"Have you heard? The imperial physician said this person died suddenly."

"He ran a long distance without even taking a break, from Suzhou to Luoyang in one breath, and he almost died on the way."

Wu Chengsi's expression was solemn.

If nothing unexpected happens, there must be a big problem in Suzhou.

Upon hearing this, Li Cunxi became a little worried about Lin Yongzhong, the governor of Suzhou who was in Suzhou. This was one of his future fathers-in-law. If this man died, it would be difficult to explain to his deceased father in the future.

"Do you know who sent it, Master?"

"It is said that the Suzhou governor sent someone to Luoyang, but I don't know what the specific matter is."

While the two were still talking, they saw a eunuch running in from outside.

"My Lords, it's time to go to court."

Civil and military officials quickly lined up and entered the Linde Hall.

Wu Zetian sat on the dragon bed, her expression ten times uglier than the day she learned that Li Dan had been poisoned to death.

"Everyone, let me make it short. Since escaping Luoyang, that damned Wu Sansi has traveled all the way to Jiangdong."

"Now, he has colluded with the Nineteen Prefectures of Jiangdong, intending to rebel, and has begun to reorganize his army. His purpose is clear: to seize my throne by force!"

"My dear ministers! Do you have any way to deal with this thief?"

Wu Sansi had been completely confirmed to be a traitor who colluded with the Turks. After being used as bait by chance, he rebelled!

Now he has completely stopped pretending, his purpose is very clear, he doesn't want to be a stepping stone, he wants to be the emperor!

Many people still find it difficult to accept this result.

Such a good whetstone turned upside down in the end.

It is really... a good thing. I can use this incident to openly kill the Wu family.

I just don't know which brave man dares to give advice to the emperor.

"Master, which nineteen states are they?" Li Cunxi asked Wu Chengsi in a low voice out of curiosity.

Wu Chengsi thought for a moment and replied, "The Nineteen Prefectures of Jiangdong are Runzhou, Changzhou, Huzhou, Suzhou, Shezhou, Hangzhou, Muzhou, Yuezhou, Mingzhou, Quzhou, Wuzhou, Taizhou, Kuazhou, Wenzhou, Jianzhou, Fuzhou, Tingzhou, Quanzhou, and Zhangzhou on the southeastern coast. There are nineteen prefectures in total. Because they are located in Jiangdong, they are called the Nineteen Prefectures of Jiangdong."

"Wait, is this part of the territory of Sun Shiwan, the King of Wei and Wu during the Three Kingdoms period?"

"Yes."

A total of nineteen states followed Wu Sansi in the rebellion. I don’t know whether the people in these states and counties also thought the same way.

At the same time, Li Cunxi was also curious about the governors of the other eighteen states. How could these people dare to rebel with the power of the nineteen states in Jiangdong?

You have to know that when the Great Zhou succeeded the Great Tang, there were more than 300 states alone, and the 19 states of Jiangdong accounted for less than one sixteenth of the total number. How could they have the courage to start an uprising?

"Your Majesty, I advise you to raise an army to attack the traitor Wu Sansi!"

Zhang Jian took a step forward.

"Also, Your Majesty, please issue an order to execute all the people in the traitor Wu Sansi's mansion, so that they can be used as a sacrifice before the army goes out to fight!"

Wu Zetian was silent for a while, and finally said, "Keep them. After I capture Wu Sansi alive, I will use their heads to torture him."

Disappointment appeared in Zhang Jianzhi's eyes.

Even at this critical juncture, the emperor still wanted to capture Wu Sansi alive and then torture him with his family.

Isn't this just taking off your pants to fart?

"My dear ministers, do you have anything else to say?" Wu Zetian looked at the ministers and asked.

The ministers looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

As the emperor, you are determined to capture Wu Sansi alive. What else can we say?

At this time, it is better not to make yourself unhappy.

"Cunxi, what do you think?" Seeing that no one spoke, the emperor started to call out names.

Li Cunxi walked out of the court, paused, and said, "I don't know."