Li Zhen's worries soon became a reality. As soon as the night fell, a young guest came to Li Zhen's house. Li Zhen changed his clothes and came to the living room. A young man in a green robe stood up and bowed and said, "Leader Li, we haven't seen each other for a long time."

After a little identification, he found out that the person was Li Chongrun. Li Zhen did not expect that he would come to find him, so he quickly replied, "Let the eldest son wait for a long time."

The two of them took a seat with the guest and the host. Li Zhen asked with a smile: "The prince is in good health."

"My father is in good health, but he can only live in the palace and cannot go out. I can only pass on many things."

Speaking of this, Li Chongrun asked tentatively: "General Li must have thought that I would come."

Li Zhen understood what he meant and smiled bitterly, "The situation has been very chaotic recently. Lai Junchen has been in a prison, which has caused panic among the savages. Is the eldest son coming for this matter?

"Frankly speaking, I came from the matter of Xingtang."

Li Zhen was silent. Of course he knew that Li Chongrun was coming, and it must have a deep meaning to come to him. How did he face this? After pondering for a moment, Li Zhen nodded silently, "If you have anything, please tell me, eldest son."

Li Chongrun glanced at Li Zhen deeply and said slowly: "The emperor secretly issued an order at noon today, and ordered the Prime Minister Lou Shide to lead 30,000 troops to Yangzhou.

"What then?" Li Zhen asked again without saying a word.

"My father used a flying pigeon to send a letter to Guangling King Li Yuanjia five days ago, asking him to disband the army immediately, but Li Yuanjia has not responded to it yet."

"Is the letter not delivered, or..."

Li Chongrun shook his head, "The letter should have been delivered, but Li Yuanjia refused to reply."

Li Zhen understood what he meant, "What do you mean is that something is going to happen in Yangzhou?"

Li Chongrun's eyes became very worried, and he nodded slightly, "I'm afraid that's the case."

He took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Li Zhen, "This is my father's letter to you, please take a look."

Li Zhen took the letter and opened it, and saw that it was written at the beginning: "The wise change according to the times, and the wise control it according to the situation.

He continued to read again. Li Xian wrote in the letter very implicitly, but the meaning was very clear. He hoped that Li Zhen could stand up and help Xingtang survive the danger. Li Zhen returned the letter to Li Chongrun, but Li Chongrun shook his head, "You can keep this letter, my father said you are trustworthy."

Although Li Zhen knew that this was the trust that Li Xian deliberately showed in himself, and it was a small win, but now he came forward to help Xingtang Association is equivalent to opposing Wu Zetian, which would take great risks. However, Li Zhen did not say it out. Everyone understood this kind of thing. He was silent for a moment and asked again: "What do you want me to do?"

"My father hopes you can go to Yangzhou to stop Li Yuanjia from rising up."

Li Chongrun said with great anxiety in his eyes: "Li Yuanjia has a hot personality. Once he raises an army, it will bring bloody storm to the Li royal family. His father said that only you can stop him."

Li Zhen smiled bitterly, "The prince is so arrogant to me."

"No, my father never exaggerates his words. He has one and one. He said you are the most intelligent and decisive of the people he has ever met, and he is also the one who is trustworthy."

Li Zhen was quite surprised. Seeing that Li Chongrun was speaking very sincerely, he felt a little moved. After thinking about it, Li Zhen said again: "But I am the commander of the inner guard. Without the approval of the emperor, I am afraid I cannot go to Yangzhou without authorization--"

"This is a difficult problem, but my father will ask Shangguan Sheren to help solve it."

Li Zhen finally nodded. He knew that he could not escape the court storm. He smiled and said, "I can promise you that I will do my best, but I have a small condition."

"You tell me, as long as we can do it."

"You can do it, and I want to join the Xingtang Association, too." Li Zhen said calmly.

Li Chongrun was stunned. He didn't expect Li Zhen to make this request. He was very moved. When Xingtang came to a difficult situation, Li Zhen actually wanted to join. No wonder his father said he could trust him.

Li Zhen took the long sword, gently stroked the scabbard, and sighed: "This is also the master's sustenance to me. He hopes that I can do my best to help Li Tang revival. I wanted to propose it last time, but I don't know how to speak."

"I get it, I'll go back and tell my father, I believe my father will be happy to accept your joining."

Li Chongrun stood up and bowed, then said goodbye. Li Zhen kept sending him to the door, but at this moment, a carriage drove in the distance, and with a giggle, it stopped in front of Li Zhen and Li Chongrun. Li Zhen couldn't help but take a step back and tightened the hilt of the sword at his waist.

At this time, the car door opened, and a young man wearing a gauze hat walked out from inside. It was Li Chengqi, the king of Shouchun. When he looked up, he happened to see Li Chongrun. The smile on Li Chengqi's face suddenly frozen. He saw Li Zhen from the carriage window, but he didn't expect that the person around Li Zhen was actually Li Chongrun. Li Chongrun was also stunned, and he could not have thought that Li Chengqi would come.

This is a relatively embarrassing scene. Li Xian's eldest son met Li Dan's eldest son, but the embarrassment was immediately broken. The two brothers smiled at the same time and hugged each other tightly. There was no need to say a lot of things. Everyone knew in their hearts that Li Chengqi came to Li Zhen at this time, which must be for the sake of the Xingtang Association.

"You guys keep going, I'll say goodbye first."

Li Chongrun bowed to the two of them with fists and walked quickly to the corner of the wall opposite, where a carriage was parked. He got on the carriage, tightened the curtains, and the carriage started, and soon drove away.

Li Zhen really didn't expect Li Chengqi to come one after another. He smiled bitterly in his heart. He actually became a hot commodity for Li Dan and Li Xian. Li Chengqi's arrival must be related to the recent turmoil in the court and the country.

Li Chengqi smiled and said, "Come so late, I'm disturbing Commander Li to rest."

"It's okay, your highness doesn't have to be polite, please come in."

Li Chengqi was not polite, and followed Li Zhen into the living room. The housekeeper Uncle Lin had just packed the living room, but he didn't expect another guest to come. He hurriedly ran to ask the maid to have tea.

Li Zhen smiled and said, "My eldest sister is not in Luoyang. I am the only one in this mansion. Please sit down with your highness."

Li Chengqi sat down with a smile, "I heard that Ling Sister bought a manor in Lingzhou and was preparing to plant grapes. I have to say that Ling Sister is very insightful and capable."

Li Zhen knew that they had received news from Wang Yuanbao that the Wang family had always been dependent on Prime Minister Li Dan, and was Li Dan's biggest supporter. He took out huge amounts of money every year. He even had a little doubt that the eldest sister could buy the Wang family's manor at an extremely low price. Is there also a factor in this?

"What's going on with Brother Ling now?" Li Zhen asked with a smile.

"He is not bad. He is studying hard and practices riding and shooting whenever he has free time. Now he is learning polo with Li Bu. My dear brother should know Li Bu."

"Of course, I'm very familiar with him. He plays well in polo, but unfortunately he didn't perform this polo competition."

Speaking of the polo competition, Li Chengqi couldn't help laughing and said, "No one would have thought that the inner guard polo team actually made it to the finals. The whole of Luoyang was talking about his brother, saying that it was a pity that his brother could not participate in the game in the end."

"There is no choice. I'm ordered to go to Fangzhou. Your Highness should be very clear." Li Zhenyu took a pun and clicked on it as if nothing had happened.

Li Chengqi blushed a little. He immediately realized that Li Zhen might have known the truth, but Li Zhen immediately changed the subject and sighed and said, "Junior Chongrun and I were deeply worried about the current situation. If this turmoil is not handled well, it may have a profound impact on the political situation in the Tang Dynasty."

Li Chengqi was silent for a moment and asked tentatively: "I don't know that Chongrun came to find Commander Li for--"

"Prince Luling hopes that I can go to Yangzhou." Li Zhen said frankly.

"I also thought of it, it should be for the Xingtang Association."

Li Chengqi sighed softly, "To be honest, we are also members of the Xingtang Association, but the factions are slightly different."

"There are still factions in Xingtang Association?" Li Zhen asked curiously.

"Of course there will be some different opinions. The Xingtang Association was originally founded by Li Jingye. Later, after Li Jingye failed to raise an army, the Xingtang Association also disappeared. However, when the King of Yue raised an army, the Xingtang Association was restored and became the link between the Li royal family to destroy Wu Xingli.

However, there were internal differences in the uprising. Some royal families opposed the uprising by force and advocated negotiations with the Wu clan. However, the King of Yue firmly advocated overthrowing the Wu clan by force, so the Xingtang Association was divided into two, namely the moderates and the hardliners. My father belonged to the moderates, while Chongrun and the others belonged to the hardliners. You understand."

Only then did Li Zhen understand the difference between Li Xian and Li Dan in the Xingtang Association. It turned out to be divided into two groups: gentle and tough. He thought about it and asked again: "Does I know this difference between gentle and tough today?"

Li Chengqi shook his head, "She shouldn't know that this is the core secret of the Xingtang Association. Even Su doesn't know that they belong to the periphery, and this secret cannot be said by the royal family."

Li Zhen suddenly felt uneasy. Li Chengqi actually told himself such a core secret, and he must have some trust. He didn't want to hear a secret that he shouldn't have known.

"Why did Your Highness tell me?" Li Zhen asked in a low voice.

"This is what my father meant. I hope Commander Li can help us when Xingtang is in danger."

After saying that, Li Chengqi knelt down and kowtowed to Li Zhen. Li Zhen was shocked and quickly helped him up, "Your Highness, you don't have to do this."

Li Zhen smiled bitterly and said, "Young Master Chongrun came to me just now, hoping that I could help Xingtang get rid of the crisis. But what kind of virtue is Li Zhen? He actually won the favor of the two princes?"

"We all see the performance of Commander Li in eradicating Wei Tuaner and Xue Huaiyi. Especially during this trip to Fangzhou, Commander Li turned the tide and successfully helped King Luling get out of the crisis. My father praised Commander Li's ability. Moreover, Commander Li held the power of the inner guard, which is a valuable resource for us, the powerless royal family. Please do not underestimate yourself."

Li Zhen nodded and said to Li Chengqi: "In fact, I have already promised Mr. Chongrun just now that I will go to Yangzhou and try my best to stop King Guangling from rising up."
Chapter completed!