Zhao Yuanyan stayed at Zhao Zhen for a short time, and he didn't leave until the sun set. Li Zhang deliberately stayed for a while, mainly because he didn't want to get too close to Zhao Yuanyan. Such a person was too ambitious and too smart. Sooner or later, he would be unlucky if he got too close to him.

"Cousin, what do you think of the Eighth Emperor Uncle?" But at this moment, Zhao Zhen asked Li Zhang very excitedly. He had too few friends around him, and after all, only Li Zhang was the only one. Although Zhao Yuanyan was his uncle, he felt that he had a very scheming conversation with the other party and had similar interests, so he was also very happy that there was one more person around him to talk.

Li Zhang showed a hesitant expression when he heard Zhao Zhen's inquiry because he didn't know whether to tell the truth or to lie. If he told the truth, it would definitely ruin Zhao Zhen's interest and make him happy. If he told the lies, it would make Zhao Zhen blinded, not to mention that Zhao Yuanyan is ambitious. If he really deceived Zhao Zhen, it might lead to a disaster in the future.

"What's wrong? Cousin, do you think the Eighth Emperor Uncle is not good? But I was very happy to see you chatting with the Emperor Uncle just now?" Zhao Zhen, as the person who is most familiar with Li Zhang, immediately guessed something when he saw the expression on his face, and frowned and asked.

Seeing that Zhao Zhen had seen his hesitation, Li Zhang decided not to hide it anymore. He immediately spoke directly: "Ding Wang is knowledgeable and talented, and is indeed a good person to chat. If nothing else is involved, I hope to be friends with him, but I think you'd better not get too close to him."

"Why?" Zhao Zhen frowned even more when he heard Li Zhang's words. After all, he finally made a new friend, and he wanted to share this joy with Li Zhang, but unexpectedly, Li Zhang advised him not to get too close to King Ding, which was no less than pouring a basin of cold water on his face.

"As the emperor's heir, the more he should avoid suspicion when power changes, the more his Majesty can think about what Ding Wang does. Every time the imperial power changes, he is extremely active. Is this a coincidence?" Li Zhang didn't want to say bad things behind his back, but in order to wake up Zhao Zhen, he had to do so.

Zhao Yuanyan is not a simple person. When Zhao Guangyi was alive, he became determined to fight for the throne at a young age, and he almost succeeded. Zhao Guangyi loved him very much in his later years and even ordered him to live in the palace without moving out. Unfortunately, Zhao Guangyi died too early. At that time, Zhao Yuanyan was not yet adult, so the throne finally fell into the hands of an adult Zhao Heng.

After Zhao Heng ascended the throne, he was tolerant of Zhao Yuanyan's younger brother, but in fact he was very cautious. Zhao Yuanyan was driven out of the palace by him as soon as he became an adult, and Zhao Heng specially arranged an imperial guard beside his palace. In addition, the subordinates of other princes were generally drafted by the Secretariat, and the emperor generally did not ask about it, but all the subordinates of Zhao Yuanyan's palace were designated by Zhao Heng.

When Zhao Zhen passed away, Zhao Yuanyan was also very active and even lived in the palace for a while. Li Zhang still remembered these things. This time Liu E was sick, and Zhao Yuanyan, who was pretending to be crazy at home, jumped out again. These alone were enough to make people doubt his intentions.

However, after hearing Li Zhang's words, Zhao Zhen frowned again. After a moment, he said, "Cousin, you may have been worried. When the emperor's grandfather passed away, the eighth emperor's uncle was only thirteen years old. The reason why the father paid so much attention to him was only because of his brother's love for his younger brother. Moreover, before his father died, he deliberately summoned the eighth emperor into the palace. In fact, he wanted the eighth emperor to take care of me more, which aroused the eldest lady's suspicion. For this reason, the eighth emperor had to pretend to be crazy and hide in the house and not come out. Speaking of which, I was implicating the eighth emperor."

When Li Zhang heard Zhao Zhen’s words to defend Zhao Yuanyan, he also frowned secretly. It seemed that he underestimated Zhao Yuanyan and asked Zhao Zhen to protect him in such a short time. Of course, this was related to Zhao Zhen’s emphasis on family affection, especially when he was not yet an adult, Zhao Heng died, which made his fatherly love lack in his life. The appearance of Zhao Yuanyan, the uncle, just made up for his lack of fatherly love, so he did not even listen to Li Zhang’s words.

Thinking of the above, Li Zhang did not argue with Zhao Zhen anymore, but sighed and said, "You can't be wrong if you think so, but I will not change my view of Ding King. The only thing that can be verified is time. In the future, it depends on which of us has a more accurate vision."

"Okay, then we won't discuss the matter of the Eighth Emperor Uncle. Let time prove who is right and who is wrong!" Zhao Zhen said immediately.

It was getting late, so Li Zhang said goodbye and left at this time, and Zhao Zhen also sent him out of the hall. However, when the two parted, the atmosphere seemed a little dull. After all, because of Zhao Yuanyan's incident, the two had a disagreement for the first time. Although this disagreement may not affect their relationship, it was not a pleasant thing.

The next morning, the mission left behind by Li Zhang finally arrived in the capital, and Li Zhang suddenly became busy. After all, the mission had many final tasks that needed him to deal with. Even if Fu Bi helped him, he still kept him busy for several days.

Finally, when the mission was finally finished, Li Zhang finally had some free time. After thinking about it for a while, he finally decided to visit Liu E. Although he was summoned by Liu E in Chuigong Hall last time, he did not see Liu E's true appearance through the screen. Moreover, from Zhao Zhen and Lu Wu, he learned that Liu E was very ill before, and as a junior, he had to visit her anyway.

At that moment, Li Zhang asked someone to prepare some gifts, especially some specialties brought back from the Liao Kingdom, such as Goryeo ginseng, and then he took a carriage to the palace again. However, this time he did not go directly to the Chuigong Hall, but someone reported it first. After getting Liu E's consent to summon him, he came to Chuigong Hall again.

Compared to last time, there was no one else in Chuigong Hall this time. When Li Zhang came here, he saw Liu E sitting behind the desk and processing memorials. Her white hair looked extremely dazzling. When Liu E raised her head, Li Zhang even found that the wrinkles on Liu E's face were deeper, and there was almost no sign of her turbid eyes. Now she has really become a drooping old woman.

"See the Queen Mother!" Li Zhang immediately stepped forward and bowed to Liu E.

"No need to be too polite. Have the mission handled? " Liu E glanced at Li Zhang at this time, then lowered her head and asked while handling the memorial in her hand.

"I've finished processing. Today I'll come to report to the Empress Dowager and visit the Empress Dowager too!" Li Zhang replied honestly.

"My body is very fast, don't worry. I heard that you went to His Majesty's place a few days ago. You should have met King Ding, right?" Liu E finally finished processing a memorial, then put down her pen and looked up at Li Zhang and asked suddenly.
Chapter completed!