At this time, in a small town about ten miles east of Wenshui County, more than a dozen men in black rode horses came to an inn. They all turned over and got off the horse and walked into the inn. Among the crowd, there was a middle-aged and elderly man in his fifties and sixties. His eyes were swollen, his face was pale, and his eyes were still terrified. It was Wu Chengsi who escaped from death.

The group of men in black who rescued him were the inner guards soldiers. They used the golden trick to escape the shell and sent the fake Wu Chengsi to the carriage. Zhenwu Chengsi was still hiding in the house. When Wu Chonglie led his men to chase the carriage, the inner guard warrior took Wu Chengsi out of the house, left the city from the north gate, turned east, and came to this town.

Wu Chengsi witnessed Wu Chonglie leading a large group of warriors in the warriors in the hall to chase his subordinates and substitutes with his own eyes. He was still frightened and uneasy, as if Wu Chonglie would catch up again soon. He whispered: "Let's go away!"

The soldier in charge smiled and said, "Don't worry! This place is very safe, and our general is here too."

When Wu Chengsi heard that Li Zhen was there, he felt relieved and followed the inner guards into the inn. In a room on the second floor, Wu Chengsi finally saw Li Zhen. Li Zhen smiled and waved his hand and said, "Mr. Wu, please sit down!"

Wu Chengsi nodded and sat down. A soldier served them tea. He picked up the hot tea cup and took a sip of tea. He asked with lingering fear: "I wonder how my subordinates are doing now?"

Li Zhen shook his head, "I just got the news that all your subordinates and two concubines, including the stand-in, were killed, and none of them were alive."

Wu Chengsi was both hated and afraid, and couldn't help but tremble all over. He didn't expect that Wu Sansi would be so cruel and want to kill him. Li Zhen looked at him for a moment and said, "Your strength is far from competing with Wu Sansi. You can only ask the Lord for protection. If the Lord is willing to spare you, she will definitely protect your safety."

"You promised to convince the Lord to spare me. This is our deal, and you cannot speak without faith."

"I will not be untrustworthy. I will beg Gao Yanfu to plead for you. I will cooperate with you. I believe that the emperor will spare you in the end, but you must be mentally prepared."

"What mental preparation?" Wu Chengsi asked in a trembling voice.

"You may be under house arrest for a period of time. Of course, we will do our best to help you, including meeting her when you are in the best mood for the election of the emperor and helping you escape this disaster."

In fact, Wu Chengsi didn't think it clearly. For Li Zhen, he was still the best chess piece to deal with Wu Sansi. It would be a pity if he didn't make good use of him. Wu Chengsi didn't figure it out, and he nodded in a heavy mood.

That night, Li Zhen took Wu Chengsi back to Luoyang quickly. At this time, Wu Chonglie was still conducting a city-wide search in Wen County.

It was not until dawn that his men learned from the East Gate that someone had left the city from the East Gate last night, and the whereabouts were unknown. Wu Chonglie was furious and ordered the twenty East Gate defenders to beat him hard, but he had no choice but to return to the Wu family's ancestral home to continue to level the tomb.

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Gao Yanfu invited Li Zhen into the study room. The two of them sat down. Gao Yanfu ordered the maid to serve tea again. Then he smiled at Li Zhen and said, "In the past, you fought with Wu Chengsi and died, but now you actually want to protect him again, which really makes me unable to understand!"

"One time and another time, I protect him now, but I just don't want him to die. I don't have the idea of ​​reinstatement. Keeping him should be beneficial to us. What do you think?"

Gao Yanfu knew that Li Zhen meant "we" and refers to the Xingtang Association. Of course, he also understood why Li Zhen wanted to protect Wu Chengsi. If Wu Chengsi did not die, Wu Sansi would have a mortal enemy, and the Wu family would not be able to form a solid piece. This is of course beneficial to the Li royal family. As Gao Yanfu, who supports Prime Minister Li Dan, he also hopes to see this ending.

Gao Yanfu smiled slightly, "Everything has its pros and cons. If you keep Wu Chengsi, it will be more pros and cons. Let's do this! I'll find an opportunity to tell the emperor in the past two days, so that she can spare Wu Chengsi's life for her father and brother."

Li Zhen suddenly felt his heart. As long as Gao Yanfu was willing to agree, this matter would be 80%. At this time, he remembered the fact that he almost became a male favorite. His face became hot and he asked in a low voice: "Mr., has the emperor asked me recently?"

Gao Yanfu's eyes suddenly narrowed into a slit and he smiled: "Yesterday, the emperor asked you, where did General Li go?"

Li Zhen's heart thumped. Could it be that Wuchang Sect can't satisfy her yet, and she is going to make her own decisions again?

Gao Yanfu looked at him meaningfully, shook his head and said, "You! You have let go of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Many people can't dream of it, but you actually pushed you and finally gave up the Zhang brothers for nothing."

Li Zhen felt a little uncomfortable. Why did Gao Yanfu become so vulgar? He actually regarded this as an opportunity? But when he changed his mind, Gao Yanfu was a eunuch and lived in the palace all year round. It was not surprising that he thought this way. A little joy in Li Zhen's heart disappeared immediately. He asked curiously: "Why are the Zhang brothers?"

Gao Yanfu smiled slightly, "The emperor's desire is too high, Zhang Changzong can't bear it anymore. He recommended his elder brother Zhang Yizhi, who is the guard, to the emperor. This man is fair and beautiful, and is very good at music and lyrics. The two serve the emperor together, so the two brothers are favored at the same time. Zhang Changzong is the general of Yunhui, the general of Qianniu Guard, and Zhang Yizhi is the deputy guard of the military. After only two or three days, the two were promoted to Yinqing Guanglu Doctor and the attendant of the Right Sanqiu Cavalry, both were granted marquis. They were promoted overnight and caused a sensation in the court and the people. We are all saying that if there were no Zhang brothers to replace him, Li Zhen should be the general of Qianniu Guard and Duke. Unfortunately, he had a good opportunity but was not sure."

Only then did Li Zhen realize that Zhang Yizhi had also entered the palace. He asked again: "If I had entered the palace now, there would be nothing that would have made me embarrassed!"

"What are you referring to? If you are talking about male favors, then you can give up. The emperor is now very intoxicated by the Zhang brothers. She is no longer interested in you."

Li Zhen finally felt relieved and stood up and bowed, "I have troubled the Lord of the Mansion for Wu Chengsi. I will not disturb the Lord of the Mansion to rest, so I will say goodbye first."

Gao Yanfu didn't keep him and kept sending him out of the yard. Looking at Li Zhen's back quickly walking away, Gao Yanfu couldn't help but shake his head. He really didn't understand why Li Zhen gave up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity...

Li Zhen returned to the inner and outer offices. It was already past noon. He asked his men to buy some food and deal with lunch randomly. He got up and went to the inner and inner guard camp located in Xiyuan.

Xiyuan is located in the northwest of Luoyang. It is a royal garden of the Tang Dynasty. It covers a radius of thousands of hectares and covers a vast area. It not only has exquisite pavilions, towers, rockery, ponds, fish, and various strange flowers and plants. Moreover, the garden forest goes westwards to the endless forests and grasslands, living with various animals.

In addition, Xiyuan is also the place where the imperial guards are stationed, including the Yulin Army, Qianqi Camp, Qianniu Guard, Guanmen Guard and other tens of thousands of people. The inner guard camp is also stationed in Xiyuan.

Before the Inner Guard officially formed an army, the Inner Guard belonged to the Qianniu Guard. The Inner Guard commander was also appointed by General Qianniu Guard, and the Inner Guard warriors also lived with the Qianniu Guard soldiers. Now the Inner Guard has its own independent military camp, covering an area of ​​only more than twenty hectares, more than three hundred large tents, close to the Qianqi Camp, and surrounded by camp bars.

To go to Xiyuan, you have to pass through the imperial city. When Li Zhen passed by Yingtian Gate, he accidentally found Wu Sansi and Zong Chuke standing in front of the palace gate chatting. Zong Chuke was Wu Zetian's nephew, now the Minister of Revenue, one of the Five Prime Ministers, holding the wealth of the Tang Dynasty. He was about fifty years old, tall, fair-skinned, and intelligent, and highly valued by Wu Zetian.

At this time, Wu Sansi saw Li Zhen and greeted him with a smile on his face, "General Li is going to meet the saint?"

His smile was full of hypocrisy, and his eyes were no longer full of enthusiasm. He thought Li Zhen was going to become the new male favorite of the emperor, so he was particularly pleased with him, but now he has been snatched by the Zhang brothers. Li Zhen has no hope, and he has no interest in Li Zhen.

Li Zhen took out Wu Sansi's jade pendant and handed it to him, "I'll give this jade pendant to the prince!"

Wu Sansi quickly took the jade pendant. He regretted giving it to Li Zhen. Now Li Zhen is willing to return it to him, so of course he wants to take it back. He laughed and asked in a low voice: "I don't know if Wu Chengsi is?"

Li Zhen smiled, "I have caught him. I'm halfway to Wenshui. It seems that he encountered some danger in Wenshui. He fled back in a hurry and happened to be encountered by me."

Wu Sansi had not received news about his son Wu Chonglie, but Li Zhen told him that Wu Chengsi had been captured. He was stunned. Doesn’t this mean that his son failed?

Wu Sansi couldn't speak for a long time. At this time, Zong Chuke left and said with a smile: "I heard that the Prime Minister Di intends to recruit General Li as his son-in-law. Congratulations to General Li."

"Thank you, Prime Minister Zong!"

Zong Chuke smiled again, "Actually, let's just say it! Although everyone wants to be the son-in-law of the Prime Minister Di, there is no choice for the Prime Minister Di! Apart from General Li, who else can he recruit? King Liang, do you think?"

When Li Zhen heard his words, his face suddenly became dark. At this moment, a group of people walked out of Yingtian Gate. More than a dozen Qianniu guards surrounded by a young and handsome young man, Zhang Changzong who had just been favored. He was wearing colorful peacock fur, with pink and vermilion on his face and golden crown on his head. The fragrance of the wind was blowing from afar, making him look extremely charming.

Wu Sansi and Zong Chuke saw Zhang Changzong and rushed forward. Wu Sansi was quick and grabbed the reins of the horse. Zong Chuke had to snatch the whip from his entourage. The two nodded and laughed and said, "Where is Doctor Zhang going? We are willing to serve!"

Zhang Changzong's eyes were smiling and narrowed into a slit. The prime minister and the prince rushed to lead the horse and hand him a whip. This feeling of flattery made him feel very happy. His chin raised and he said arrogantly: "The palace is so boring. I want to go out for a walk. Do you want to go with me too?"

"Being able to accompany Dr. Zhang is simply a blessing from our previous life. I am willing! I am willing! Where do we want to go for Dr. Zhang?"

At this time, Zhang Changzong suddenly saw Li Zhen. A trace of surprise flashed in his eyes. He pushed Wu Sansi away, urged the horse to slowly walk forward, looked at Li Zhen, and smiled proudly: "General Li, I'm sorry, I snatched your favor, don't hate me!"

Li Zhen said lightly: "This is Mr. Zhang's blessing, it has nothing to do with Li Zhen, and I want to congratulate you too."

Li Zhen bit the word "Fufen" very heavily. Zhang Changzong did not hear Li Zhen's sarcasm. He thought Li Zhen was envious of him. He raised his head and laughed proudly. At this time, he suddenly remembered that Li Zhen defeated him in a polo game. He felt uncomfortable in his heart. He raised his eyebrows and said, "General Li, I want to compete with you again for polo shooting skills, you are not allowed to refuse!"

Li Zhen smiled slightly, "If Mr. Zhang is interested, Li Zhen should accompany him!"

"Okay! Then we'll make up for it."

Zhang Changzong laughed loudly, as if he had seen Li Zhenbai kneeling in front of him. Li Zhen was too lazy to pay attention to him and urged his horse to run westward. Wu Sansi and Zong Chuke surrounded him again. Zong Chuke smiled flatteringly and said, "Do you want me to help? Ensure that Li Zhenbai is in the hands of Doctor Zhang!"

Wu Sansi also rushed to say, "If you need anything to serve us, Dr. Zhang just asks you!"

Zhang Changzong said coldly: "Can I not even handle this little thing, and I still need your help?"

Wu Sansi and Zong Chuke showed awkward expression on their faces and quickly retaliated: "Of course! Of course! This little thing is just a small matter for Doctor Zhang."

Zhang Changzong looked at Li Zhen's back as he was leaving, and he snorted coldly, and had a new idea in his heart...

Although Wu Sansi was more successful in currying against Zhang Changzong, Li Zhen's words made him feel really bad. His son was incompetent and could not kill Wu Chengsi, so he escaped. In the end, he fell into Li Zhen's hands. Maybe the emperor was soft-hearted and spared the bastard's life.

He remembered the fact that he was dismissed from the court again. Although it had been almost half a month, it was a pain in his heart. He could control the power of the Ministry of Rites, but he was just a surprise in the tomb storm. Whenever he thought of this, he felt a little painful in his heart.

"Are the third young master back?" Wu Sansi asked unhappily when she returned to the mansion.

The butler shook his head, "Your Majesty, there is no news about the third son yet."

"Someone send him a letter and ask him to come back immediately, useless things!"

The housekeeper quickly arranged someone to deliver a letter to Wu Chonglie. Wu Sansi returned to his study, and the housekeeper also followed him, "Master, there is something else to report!"

"What else?"

"A guest came to the guest hall, and it seemed to be introduced by King Jian'an."

Wu Sansi heard it a little strange. Wu Youyi introduced a guest and asked, "What is his name?"

"The person who came refused to say that he must see the prince."

The butler lowered his voice again, "He brought a small red sandalwood box, so big, according to the rules, the old slave took him to the living room."

The housekeeper gestured for a moment, and Wu Sansi was immediately moved. Of course he knew that the person who came must have something to ask for help. Generally speaking, the smaller the box, the more valuable the things inside. What good things are contained in such a small box?
Chapter completed!