Man'er suddenly stopped talking. She stared at the Holy Hand King blankly, stammering and wondering what to say.

Zhang Yao hurriedly stood up, pulled Man'er to a chair beside him, and sat down, whispered to comfort him: "Don't be afraid, sit down and rest, don't worry, no one is forcing you. If you really don't want to say anything, don't force me. But Man'er, my sister still wants to ask you to say it, so that the gentleman will be completely at ease. After all, you don't want to see the gentleman living in fear and alert all day long, right?"

Man'er's eyes became flustered again. She looked at Li Ming not far away helplessly, then looked at Zhang Yao with a begging face, and suddenly stopped her lower lip. After a long time, she nodded reluctantly and whispered: "For the sake of the young master and his wife, Man'er has to say, but Man'er hopes that you can let my brother go, and Man'er hopes that she can stay in the villa to continue serving the young master and his wife."

Zhang Yao raised her head in embarrassment and looked at Li Ming for his advice. Li Ming pondered for a moment, and still looked up and said, "Okay, I promise you that as long as you tell them, I will let them go. As for you, I have said a long time ago. As for you, I can recognize you as my sister at any time as long as you are willing."

Man'er looked at Li Ming with a complicated look, then he continued, "Since the lady said that, Man'er should pick up the important ones, but if you have any questions about Man'er's life experience, please forgive Man'er for not being able to answer."

"Ximen Hu is actually the head of the Longyi Hall of the Great Zhou Kingdom. He is dedicated to spying on information for the emperor, killing dissidents, attracting masters and guarding members of the royal family. Longyi Hall was actually a very famous sect a long time ago. After being granted the imperial court, it was changed to its current name. Therefore, the head of the Longyi Hall is usually the head of this sect. This position is very transcendent and very status. Moreover, the head of the hall is often the emperor's close confidant. Therefore, in the Great Zhou Kingdom, his rights are even greater than the highest officials in the three provinces. It can be said that they are below one person and above ten thousand people. Speaking of this, should the young master know their actual intentions?"

Seeing Li Ming shook his head blankly, a hint of tenderness appeared in Man'er's eyes. She smiled and explained to Li Ming: "In fact, Ximen Hu had a crush on Gongzi's hidden weapon, not for him to use it himself, because the master of Longyi Hall also had to shoulder the task of creating weapons for the army. The subordinates of Longyi Hall have a special weapon department, which contains hundreds of thousands of skilled craftsmen to provide weapons for the army. You should understand now? He was attracted by the powerful power of this hidden weapon. Moreover, controlling this hidden weapon does not require high-strength martial arts, which is very suitable for the large number of troops. Think about it, if everyone in the army of the Great Zhou Kingdom has such a hidden weapon, then which country in this world is their opponent? By that time, I'm afraid they will be able to wipe out the world."

Except for Li Ming, everyone else here couldn't help but take a breath of air conditioning. With such an army, it would be like Man'er said, and if it really reached that point, the Tang Empire would no longer exist. Ximen Hu was really a genius who could think of Li Ming's hidden weapon for that purpose.

Li Ming didn't find it strange. After all, he was a modern person, so he didn't feel novel about this idea. He just felt that Ximen Hu was a little whimsical. Li Ming himself had long wanted to build his own musket team, but due to the limitations of manufacturing conditions, it had never been realized. Unexpectedly, Ximen Hu wanted to act first. Hehe, he wanted to get it very beautiful, thinking that he could imitate it if he had snatched Li Ming's gun. By the way, he was still preparing to hostage Li Ming at that time. It seemed that if he could not imitate it, Li Ming could also let Li Ming lead the manufacturing. Thinking of this, Li Ming couldn't help but feel funny, and at the same time he was a little worried. Ximen Hu's great ambition indirectly shows that the emperor of the Great Zhou Kingdom is also ambitious at the moment. So if wars within the Tang Dynasty start in the future, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not do the kind of thing that takes advantage of the situation. It seems that he needs to remind Li Song.

"This Ximen Hu must not be let go!" Seeing that Li Ming did not say anything for a long time, Lin Lingfeng couldn't help but shout: "Such an important person, such a vicious plan, and such an obvious intention, if we let him go back, it would be really a problem. Li Ming, this person must not be let go."

Li Ming nodded slightly and said, "Yes, Ximen Hu must not let him go, he can never kill him, he must also destroy his martial arts, and imprison him here for a lifetime. This person is really terrible. As for Liu Guang, although he is Ximen Hu's disciple, he is still Man'er's brother after all, so after confirming that he has no tricks, he can still let him go. Man'er, you should be named Liu Man'er." Speaking of this, Li Ming couldn't help but change his face. He stood up, stared at Man'er with a burning gaze, and asked slowly: "I just remembered that the royal families of the Great Zhou Kingdom are all surnamed Liu, right? Man'er, Liu Guang, does it have any relationship with the royal family?"

Man'er's face suddenly turned pale. She shook her head helplessly and looked at Li Ming and murmured: "No, young master, you promised me that you will let my brother go back after telling the truth. Young master, you can't keep your word."

"Don't worry, my Li Ming's promise to you will definitely come true, but the premise is whether your brother can cooperate with me." Looking at Man'er's helpless look, Li Ming couldn't help but feel pity in his heart. He hurriedly stood up and walked to Man'er and promised him: "I don't want to have any connection with the Great Zhou State at the moment, but as the great governor of Jiang and Hu continents, I still have to deal with the secret spies of the Great Zhou State. Therefore, if your brother can truly cooperate with me, I will let him go back."

Man'er shook her head vigorously and looked at Li Ming and said, "Young Master is useless to do this. My brother will never surrender. Although he looks very weak, he is very strong in his heart. I hope you don't force him."

"Man'er, you haven't told me yet what your identity is. In the Great Zhou Kingdom, you can't be a person with a low status. Look, everyone here trusts you very much, so why don't you tell the truth?" The Holy Hand King was indeed very treacherous. Taking advantage of Man'er's mind being in chaos, he took the opportunity to divert her attention and turn the question to something she was easier for her to answer.

Sure enough, when she heard the Holy Hand King change the topic, Man'er was obviously relieved. Thinking of the Holy Hand King giving a hint of gratitude, he hurriedly replied: "To be honest, Man'er is my real name. My name is Liu Man, and he is the fifth daughter of the current Emperor of Great Zhou." As soon as she said this, everyone in the room jumped up, and Li Ming shouted in surprise: "What? Are you the princess of Great Zhou? How is it possible?"

Man'er blushed, looked at Li Ming secretly, and whispered: "It's true, I'm indeed the princess of the Great Zhou Kingdom, but can you all sit down? I can't continue to talk about it."

Everyone was immediately embarrassed and sat down together, looking at Man'er with an urgent eye, hoping that she could hear some shocking news from her mouth.

"Actually, it's not your fault for being so surprised. This is entirely caused by the different rules of the two countries. In your Tang Dynasty, the royal family is extremely noble, and the princess is extremely delicate and respectful. However, in our Great Zhou Kingdom, it is completely different. The Great Zhou Kingdom established a country with martial arts, and every citizen is brave and good at fighting. Therefore, over the years, although the number of people is far lower than that of the Tang Dynasty and the land is far less than that of the Tang Dynasty, the Great Zhou Dynasty can still maintain a even-match situation with the Tang Dynasty. This is completely the result of establishing a country with martial arts. In our Great Zhou Dynasty, every royal family must practice martial arts. The royal family who does not practice martial arts will not be treated by the royal family, and so are we, although on the surface, we are princes, and the princess.

Lord, but in fact, we are no different from ordinary people in the Great Zhou Dynasty. We all have to practice martial arts since childhood, and we have no privileges, nor do we have the gorgeous mansion and many servants like your Tang Dynasty princess. It is not that our Great Zhou Kingdom has no money. This is a rule passed down by our ancestors. After every prince and princess turns five, they have to leave the palace to go to Longyi Hall to practice alone. There, we have no privileges and treatment, but only more responsibilities and obligations. Every year, we have to go through various difficulties and tasks specially set for us by Longyi Hall. If we fail to complete, we will be punished for one month of hard labor. That is a very miserable thing."

"Every year, in addition to fixed tasks and assessments, we often receive temporary arrangements. These arrangements are not assessment nature, but real events, such as common actions such as bandit suppression, robbery arrest, assassination, etc. In these actions, we will be arranged to be the command of the action according to our strength and experience. Those with strong abilities and outstanding achievements will be arranged to be the command of the action, and those who do not perform well in normal times will be pushed to the forefront of the action. Therefore, in our Great Zhou Kingdom, the young people of the royal family have no life guarantee, and the only thing that can protect themselves is the skill they have worked hard to practice."

"The position of the Crown Prince of the Great Zhou is not based on age, but according to the results. Every year, Longyi Hall will have a special department to record our assessment and performance and hand it over to the emperor's imperial view. Therefore, the emperor knows the performance of each prince and princess. After the emperor's imperial view, these records will be handed over to the Menxia Province for special care. After the eldest prince or princess reaches the age of 30, the emperor will decide the candidate for the crown prince. At this time, there are dozens of people who meet the shortlisted conditions for fifteen years old. The main basis for the decision is the annual record peace

Evaluation of temporary tasks. Whether men and women perform best, they are appointed as crown princess. This does not mean that the princess of the Great Zhou Kingdom can be emperors. Like the Tang Dynasty, the emperor can only be a man. However, when a princess is designated as crown prince, she becomes the next generation of regent. She has the right to choose the candidate for an emperor among the remaining princes, but this emperor must be subject to her. However, the regent has no right to formulate the crown princess of the next generation, and her rights can only be extended to the end of her life, but even so, it will cause all princesses to work hard."

Seeing everyone's stunned look, Man'er couldn't help but feel a little funny. She coughed lightly, called everyone back from surprise, and then said: "Liu Guang is my second brother. He usually has the best relationship with me. He is very lucky to be accepted as his apprentice by Ximen Hu, the master of Longyi Hall, and I was adopted as his apprentice by Ximen Hu's junior sister Tang Ping. My master's personality may be an alien in the entire Longyi Hall, and everyone is crazy about teaching his disciples to choose.

When I tried to win with means, my master taught me some profound truths of being inactive and calm from time to time, which made me lose the ambition to compete with my brothers and sisters since I was a child. Indeed, I am very similar to my master, and I have no interest in power and fighting. Perhaps in terms of accusations, my master was dereliction of duty, but for me, she gave me another world, which made me see a more interesting life from the fight."

"This operation was originally intended to send my second brother, but he saw that my usual grades were too poor and he was afraid that I would be punished again at the end of the year, so he took the initiative to give it to me. Then, based on the investigation of Longyitang, I came to Mocheng to wait for an opportunity to approach the young master. In fact, the day when Man'er met the young master was the first day when Man'er went to Mocheng. Most of you know what happened in the future. Although I am still the princess of the Great Zhou Kingdom, since I cannot complete the task, and my second brother and Ximen Hu both saw my performance, I will definitely be punished very severely after I go back. Therefore, please let Man'er stay in the villa for the sake of Man'er taking care of the lady." Speaking of this, Man'er bowed to Li Ming again.

Li Ming hurriedly supported Man'er and said, "After you said this, I really understood the whole story. Man'er, don't worry, now I have a preliminary idea to allow your brother to return to the Great Zhou smoothly, and it can also be in our own interests. As for you, just treat this place as your own home."

Before Man'er could thank him, Lin Lingfeng next to him couldn't help asking: "Don't keep it a secret, tell everyone, what good ideas do you have? Let us refer to it, so as to avoid doing anything out of the ordinary. As for Man'er, as you said, this is her home, right, Long'er?" At this point, Lin Lingfeng suddenly turned his target to his daughter who had been silent.
Chapter completed!