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Chapter 190: Blocked at the gate of the city

"Wang Guanzheng?" Li Zhang turned his head when he heard the voice, but saw that the person who called him turned out to be Wang Zeng. Speaking of which, Li Zhang had never seen him again, except for seeing him twice last time. He just heard that Wang Zeng was now suppressed by Ding Wei very miserably.

Speaking of which, Ding Wei is now in power, especially after Li Di was demoted, he has no opponent in the court. However, Ding Wei is a restless guy, as if he is uncomfortable without an opponent. As a result, Wang Zeng is in trouble because Wang Zeng sometimes raises some objections to Ding Wei's opinions. Although he is not explicitly opposed, it still makes Ding Wei feel unhappy with him.

"Haha, I looked like Li Bandu from behind just now, but I didn't expect it was you, but you were not on the side of the imperial village? Why did you suddenly come back? The matter of the imperial village has been done?" Wang Zeng walked over with a smile and said, it seemed that he was not willing to give up on the matter of the imperial village. He mentioned the imperial village twice in just a few words.

"I came back this time just to visit my family and meet the Grand Empress and Your Majesty. Is Wang Guanzheng trying to meet the Grand Empress?" Li Zhang already knew something about Wang Zeng, and now he answered with evading the importance and brought the topic to him.

Seeing that Li Zhang was still so cautious, Wang Zeng couldn't help but feel helpless, but he nodded and said, "Yes, I have something to see the Queen Mother."

"Then I won't delay the king's participation in politics, say goodbye!" Li Zhang immediately bowed when he heard this. Although Wang Zeng seemed to have no malice to him, it was unbearable to inquire about the imperial village as soon as he met. In addition, Wang Zeng seemed to be plotting to kill Ding Wei. Although it was successful in the end, he didn't know the specific process, so he was worried that if he got too close to Wang Zeng, he might be involved in this power struggle.

"Li Bandu stayed, how did you think about what I told you last time?" Wang Zeng called Li Zhang and said.

"What's the matter?" Li Zhang was stunned when he heard this.

"Why did you forget? It's your marriage with your little girl. You happened to be back this time. Why don't we make an appointment to meet again? If it's appropriate, what if the marriage is settled in advance?" Wang Zeng said with a smile.

When Li Zhang heard this, he remembered that Wang Zeng wanted to betroth his daughter to him last time, but he was excused. Unexpectedly, he brought up the old things again.

"I'm afraid I'll disappoint Wang Chanzheng, because the eldest lady told me to leave tomorrow. I really don't have time. Let's talk about it when I have time in the future!" After Li Zhang said that, he bowed again, then turned around and left quickly as if he ran away.

"Oh..." Wang Zeng wanted to say something else, but he didn't expect Li Zhang to run so fast. He couldn't help but shake his head helplessly, but then he laughed again, thinking that with his status, the children in the family were begging for marriage, but Li Zhang was hiding from him, which was really interesting.

However, Wang Zeng quickly put Li Zhang's affairs behind his mind. He looked up at the Chuigong Hall, and then touched a memorial in his arms. Today he came to see Liu E not because of some trivial matter, but because of something that concerns the fate of the Song Dynasty. If it is done, he will become a hero who turns the tide. If it fails, Kou Zhun and Li Di are his lessons.

After Li Zhang left the Chuigong Hall, he came to Jingfu Hall to find Zhao Zhen, mainly to say goodbye to him. He probably left for several months and would not come back until the Chinese New Year. However, when Zhao Zhen learned that he was leaving again, he was very reluctant. After all, without Li Zhang, his daily life was too lonely.

"Last time you heard that the Grandma asked me to train an army with all muskets. If it can be done, our Song Dynasty will have a pure firearm unit in the future. It will definitely be very powerful when you pull it out for you to review it!" Li Zhang also saw Zhao Zhen's unhappiness and changed the topic at the moment.

"What's the use of majesty? I can't fire a musket myself." Zhao Zhen was not so easy to fool, and said unhappy again.

"Don't be upset. At worst, I'll give you the best musket in the future. It's definitely countless times better than the musket you saw that day!" Li Zhang said helplessly at this time.

"This is what you said by cousin, let's make up for it!" Zhao Zhen finally recovered a little when he heard this, and immediately stretched out his hand and said.

"A word is determined!" Li Zhang also reached out and slapped Zhao Zhen.

In fact, Zhao Zhen is not an unreasonable person. He knows that Li Zhang is now in charge of muskets and potatoes. He may not understand it before, but since Zhao Heng's death, he has been in contact with more and more government affairs and has gradually matured. Now he naturally knows the importance of potatoes and muskets, but he is still reluctant to let Li Zhang leave emotionally.

At that moment, Li Zhang chatted with Zhao Zhen for a few more words, and at this time Li Zhang also remembered what happened to Wang Zeng just now, so he asked casually: "I just met Wang Zeng and Wang participated in politics. I heard that he was suppressed by Ding Wei during this period. I wonder if it is true?"

"Wang Chanzheng? Did he go to the Grandmaster?" Zhao Zhen couldn't help but ask with a surprised expression when he heard Li Zhang's words.

"Yes, I just came out of the Chuigong Hall and met him at the gate of the hall." Li Zhang nodded, but he found that Zhao Zhen's expression was a bit strange, as if it was a very surprising thing for Wang Zeng to meet Liu E?

"This is strange. Cousin, you may not know that since Ding Wei proclaimed himself as Situ, he has been watching the palace very strictly. If the ministers in the court want to see the eldest lady, they must get him nodded, otherwise they may not even be able to enter the palace gate. However, because Wang Zeng disagrees with Ding Wei several times, it may be even more difficult to see the eldest lady." Zhao Zhen said with a serious expression at this time.

Li Zhang was also stunned when he heard this. He did not expect Ding Wei's power to expand to this extent. However, the more arrogant Ding Wei was, the more he was not far from falling. Moreover, Li Zhang had a premonition that Wang Zeng suddenly came to see Liu E today, which was probably related to the overthrow of Ding Wei. After all, in history, Wang Zeng took the lead in reporting Ding Wei. Then Liu E decreed a decree to deprive Ding Wei of his position and sent him far away to Hainan Island to fish.

"That's interesting, but Ding Wei, don't worry, someone will deal with him then!" Li Zhang patted Zhao Zhen's shoulder and said.

"Cousin, you said last time that Ding Wei was going to be in trouble, but I couldn't see who else in the court could defeat Ding Wei?" Zhao Zhen said a little depressed at this time. Sometimes he hated himself for why he was not born a few years earlier, so that he would not have to be as powerless as he is now.

"Haha, you have to trust the Grand Empress, and you must also be patient. A momentary complacent does not mean anything. Whoever can laugh to the end is the winner!" Li Zhang laughed again at this time. After saying that, he did not explain too much, and then he pulled Zhao Zhen to say goodbye to Miaoyuan. However, Miaoyuan was more direct than Zhao Zhen. When he heard that Li Zhang was leaving, he cried non-stop. Finally, Li Zhang coaxed and agreed to bring her a gift, which finally made Miaoyuan stop crying.

The next morning, Li Zhang also got on a carriage while seeing off his family. There were also clothes and supplies prepared by Xiuxiu for him. There were even two boxes of food. He was afraid that Li Zhang would suffer outside. In fact, there were people at home occasionally visiting him in the first half of the year. For example, Li Yonghe had taken Li'er and Douzi, and Huozi and Chou Niang had also been there. However, they each had their own affairs and could not live in the imperial village for a long time. Li Zhang did not want others to revolve around him, so he usually lived alone, and at most, the wild dog would go to his place for a longer time.

After saying goodbye to his family, Li Zhang's carriage walked through the streets of Tokyo City, and then came to the West City Gate, which was the Liangmen when Jinshan was exiled before. However, just as Li Zhang's carriage came to Liangmen, before he could leave the city, he suddenly saw a horse rushing towards him, and then the knight immediately climbed to the city gate. Then the Liangmen was closed, and everyone who was about to leave the city was blocked at the gate.

"What's going on? Why did the city gate suddenly close?" Everyone on the street was asking each other, but no one knew the reason. Li Zhang's carriage was also blocked behind, with dense heads in front and behind, and he couldn't move forward or backward. This made him extremely depressed because he couldn't even get off the carriage and ask for information.

However, soon there was news from the city gate that the city was going to arrest the important criminals, so the city gate was temporarily closed. As for when to open, you need to wait for the notice above, so those who want to enter and exit the city gate either wait here or go back to rest.

After hearing this news, there was also a noise on the street. After all, many people were waiting to leave the city, but the city gate is closed now, and there is no accurate time to open the door. This will delay a lot of things, especially some merchants transporting goods. They finally walked to the city gate but refused to leave the city, which made them complain.

However, no matter how much you complain, it is useless. The court's orders were not something they could change. At first, most people were waiting patiently, but as time went by, many people lost their patience, and the people blocked at the city gate slowly dispersed. Li Zhang's carriage finally could move. However, there were still too many people crowding over the city gate, and he couldn't get through at all. It was almost noon at this time, so he simply didn't plan to squeeze forward, but asked the coachman to drive the carriage to a nearby restaurant, planning to have lunch. If the city gate did not open, he would go home and rest for a day.
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