Wu Zetian looked at Li Zhen without saying anything for a long time. She picked up a battle report on the table. This was the report written by Wu Youyi. The report also mentioned that Li Duozuo had completely wiped out the Khitan attacks the army, but did not mention Li Zhen at all. After reading the entire report, it was like Wu Youyi taking advantage of the plan. There is no doubt that the first military achievement in the report should be Wu Youyi.

But if Li Zhen's narrative was added, the nature changed completely. It was not that Wu Youyi used the trick, but that he was careless and did not realize the fake surrender of the Khitans, and went north rashly. If Li Zhen had not discovered the other party's attempt in time, the situation of the 100,000 Tang troops would be extremely dangerous.

Wu Zetian had an unbearable anger in her heart, but Wu Youyi was the chief general she chose and the backbone of her Wu family, which was related to her family's future. More importantly, Wu Youyi's military newspaper has spread throughout the court. If the truth is revealed now, not only will the Wu family encounter unprecedented shame, but how can her emperor's face be there?

After repeated weighing, Wu Zetian had to suppress the anger and dissatisfaction in her heart. She pondered for a while and asked, "Have General Li read the military newspaper of King Jian'an?"

"I've seen it."

"Then do you think this report is true?" Wu Zetian asked lightly again.

It was obviously a false report, but Wu Zetian asked whether it was true, which was obviously an indication of himself. Li Zhen had to bow and say, "Report to Your Majesty, most of the battle reports are true. Although the Wei minister was not written in it, perhaps because the Wei minister was not controlled by King Jian'an, the Wei minister had no objection to the war reports."

Wu Zetian smiled and said, "General Li is very wise and touched me deeply. General Li made great contributions in this Liaodong Battle. I will not forget that I will reward you with great rewards."

"I am grateful to Your Majesty for your reward. If possible, please reward the soldiers of Lu Long's army and the inner guards who participated in the war. I am grateful!"

Wu Zetian nodded, "I have issued an order to order the Ministry of War to claim the merits and reward them, but I still want to reward you with a single house."

After saying that, Wu Zetian took out a jade plaque from the cupboard next to him and smiled and handed it to Li Zhen, "This is a manor that I once rewarded to Wu Chengsi, but Wu Chengsi failed my expectations. I will take it back and reward it to you!"

Li Zhen was shocked and actually gave him a manor. It was really the work of the emperor. He did not dare to neglect him. He quickly took it with both hands and bowed and said, "I thank Your Majesty for your reward!"

"Go!"

Wu Zetian said with a smile on his face: "I heard that you have a good relationship with the daughter of the Prime Minister Di, and I hope you can have your wedding wine as soon as possible."

Li Zhen's face turned red and he quickly bowed and retreated. Seeing that he was a little shy, Wu Zetian couldn't help but laugh. The young man was cute. She glanced at Gao Yanfu standing at the door and smiled and said, "Gao Fujun, among all the people you recommend, this Li Zhen is the most satisfying to me."

Gao Yanfu hurriedly said: "He is loyal and righteous, not restricted and rigid, and flexible in his work. He is indeed a good talent."

Wu Zetian nodded, "I didn't expect that he was still a general who could lead troops to fight. I will use him well if I have the chance."

Gao Yanfu didn't expect that the emperor actually rewarded Baique Villa to Li Zhen, which was his favorite summer resort when he was young. From this, the emperor's favored Li Zhen, he hurriedly smiled and said, "It is his honor to be able to be valued so much by His Majesty."

Wu Zetian smiled meaningfully. She did not hide the enthusiasm in her eyes and said slowly: "I really like him very much. During that autumn hunt, his agile posture of shooting leopards is still in my heart, making me miss it."

Gao Yanfu was silent all of a sudden. He lowered his head and did not dare to say anything more, but just sighed in his heart.

At this time, Wu Zetian's eyes fell on Wu Youyi's report again, and a trace of anger flashed in his eyes. He pondered for a moment, and ordered: "Go and find Wu Sansi for me!"

After Li Zhen left the imperial city, he came to Di Mansion in Anyefang. Of course, Di Renjie returned with Li Zhen. He had just arrived in the capital this morning, but more than a dozen carriages had gathered in front of Di Mansion, all of which were former court officials and senior officials who came to visit Di Renjie, who was responsible for the important prime minister.

Li Zhen had an agreement with Di Yan before that when he returned to Luoyang and met the emperor, he would go to Di Yan to have dinner with him and talk to him. Li Zhen knew very well that this was what he had promised. If he couldn't do it, with Di Yan's temper, he would not give him a good face for at least a few months.

Li Zhen came to the door of Di Mansion. When the gatekeeper saw him, he immediately rushed in to report, but Li Zhen didn't want to enter the mansion. The reason was very simple. The mansion must be full of old friends and subordinates of Di Renjie at this time. It would be a bit out of place for him, Li Zhen, to squeeze in again, and it would bring some unnecessary rumors.

Li Zhen waited for a moment at the door, and saw Di Yan flying out like a small elm. She wore a long green skirt, a white jacket, a red silk wrapped around her arms, and a double-ring bun on her hair, looking particularly pretty. When she saw her smiling, she wanted to throw herself into Li Zhen's arms.

"You guy, my dad has been back for a long time, why are you here now?" Di Yan asked coquettishly.

Li Zhen spread his hands and said helplessly: "There is no way, I was summoned to the palace by the female emperor and went to the provincial eunuchs again, so it was a little late."

"What are you doing when you go to the Escort Province?" Di Yan was confused when she heard this.

Li Zhen smiled, "I'm a little hungry now, so why don't we go to the Zuobank Restaurant to eat and chat."

At this time, Di Yan saw that her father was sending out several guests. She didn't want Li Zhen to be seen by her father, so she pulled him in and chatted. She quickly pulled Li Zhen and said, "Let's go!"

The two hurriedly left Di's mansion and walked towards Nanshi.

In the left-bank wine shop, Di Yan ordered seven or eight dishes and ordered another pot of wine. While drinking, she looked at Ailang with a smile on her face and ate voraciously. Li Zhen scattered a bowl of rice in a moment, and felt a little more comfortable in his hungry belly. Then he picked up the wine glass and asked with a smile: "Tell me, how are you doing in the past few months?"

"It's boring! What else can you do?"

Di Yan glanced at him pretty, then smiled and said, "But, I also went to Chang'an and met your eldest sister and that girl Wang."

Li Zhen no longer cared about Wang Qingyu. He only cared about his eldest sister's situation. He hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with my eldest sister?"

"Your eldest sister opened a rouge shop and a wine shop in West City, Chang'an. She seemed to have bought a house. She seemed to have a good business and was so busy that she didn't touch the ground. She only said three words to me. Why didn't my Azhen come? Why did he go to Liaodong? Will something happen to him? In just these three words, I told him that you won't go to the front line, so she didn't care about me. But Miss Wang was very enthusiastic and stayed with me for three days in Chang'an. She was very good."

Speaking of this, Di Yan looked at Li Zhen with a smile and said, "Miss Wang seems to care about you very much. Why don't you ask about her situation?"

Li Zhen's expression was a little unnatural, and he used the same trick again. He quickly changed the topic and said, "Didn't you just ask me why I went to the eunuch province? Actually, it was because I made a fortune."

Di Yan glared at him and said angrily: "Forget it, I won't make things difficult for some people anymore, so as not to think about them."

Di Yan immediately smiled again and asked in a low voice in curiosity: "What kind of fortune has happened?"

Li Zhen took out the jade token from his arms and handed it to her, and smiled and said, "This is a fortune that the female emperor gave me, look."

"Just a jade plaque, what kind of wealth?"

Di Yan took the jade token and looked at it casually, and saw four words engraved on the jade token: Baique Villa.

She was slightly stunned. She knew that Baique Villa was a very famous villa west of Luoyang. "What does this mean?" she asked in confusion.

"Have you heard of this villa?"

Di Yan nodded, "I heard from my master that it was an imperial manor covering an area of ​​hundreds of hectares, which seemed to be Wu Chengsi's manor."

Di Yan suddenly reacted, and she asked in surprise: "Did the Queen give you this manor?"

Li Zhen smiled and nodded, "Because this is her private reward and has nothing to do with the court, I went to the provincial eunuch to complete the procedures, signed and sealed, and the manor will officially belong to me."

"Then you really got rich. That's the imperial village. Not only are the scenery beautiful, but there are also large areas of good land. I passed by when I went to Chang'an. The scenery there fascinated me-"

Speaking of this, Di Yan's face turned a little red. Thinking that she might become the hostess of that beautiful manor, her heart became a little hot. She glanced at Li Zhen and smiled, "Why do I accompany you to see?"

"I happened to be fine in the afternoon-"

Li Zhen also smiled with great interest, "You might as well go and have a look!"

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Within two hundred miles west of Luoyang were once royal gardens built by Emperor Yang Guang of Sui. Although these gardens were severely damaged by the war at the end of the Sui Dynasty and the ruthless erosion of time, the spectacular royal gardens of the past have disappeared.

However, the beautiful scenery still exists. From Luoyang to the west, you can see private villas and farms everywhere, and the long walls surround the most beautiful scenery.

Baique Villa is located about thirty miles west of Luoyang. It is the smallest of countless royal manors, covering an area of ​​100 hectares. It was awarded to Wu Chengsi by Wu Zetian eight years ago. After Wu Chengsi was convicted of the relics case last year, the imperial manor was taken back.

This imperial village is too small, and the emperor will not keep it and will give it to others. Many people think that the emperor will give it to other Wu family or royal children, but they did not expect that the emperor actually rewarded it to Li Zhen.

Li Zhen and Di Yan rode a horse slowly on a tree-lined avenue that lasted more than ten miles long. Di Yan pointed to the lush willow trees on both sides with a horse whip and said with a smile: "This road is called Chunliu Avenue, which is at least forty miles long. The end is the official road, and there are not many pedestrians. It is said to be the imperial road for the emperor of the Sui Dynasty to travel. Every time I go to Chang'an, I like to walk here."

Li Zhen saw that there were endless fields of millet on both sides of the road, and the red corn had matured. Countless farmers harvested corn in the fields, and bursts of laughter came from time to time. This was a harvest year.

The willow trees on both sides are like two long forest walls, blowing with wind and willow branches floating, which is refreshing, and he couldn't help but praise: "What a great place!"

He looked at both sides again and asked with a smile: "Have the villa not arrived yet?"
Chapter completed!