In the room, Li Xian looked at the Affidavit of Xingtang again carefully. He was completely sure that this was the true story, not the fake, Li Zhen. He was an extremely cautious person, and he would not let go of every detail of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Xian walked to the incense burner, opened the lid of the incense burner, threw the affidavit and several letters into it, and put down the lid. Li Chongrun, who was standing next to him, was shocked and said anxiously: "Father"

Li Xian ignored him until the affidavit burned in the stove and burned to ashes that he turned back to sit down.

"Do you think I shouldn't burn it?" Li Xian glanced at his son and asked lightly.

"I just think this affidavit is very important, and it's a bit too bad to burn it like this." Li Chongrun whispered in a low voice.

"You mean to say it's a pity to burn it."

Li Xian sneered, "This is your mother's idea. If she gets this affidavit, I can imagine what she would do with it?"

Li Chongrun lowered his head. He also knew what his mother would do. He would use it to threaten other royal families and use it to control other royal families. At this time, Li Chongrun finally understood his father's good intentions to burn it. Only by burning it can he ensure the safety of the royal family and Xingtang Association.

"Father, the child knows that he is wrong."

Li Xian nodded with a smile. He felt relieved that his son could understand him. He sighed softly and said, "This time is so thrilling. Once Li Yuanjia compromises with Emperor Wu Yizong, he will likely betray us and hand over the alliance affidavit and all the letters to Emperor Wu Yizong. Even if he is defeated by Lou Shide, these things will also be seized. It is very thrilling and lucky."

Li Xian used two thrilling things in a row, which shows that he was really worried. Li Chongrun understood his father's mood very well. He whispered: "Father, thanks to Li Zhen this time."

"yes"

Li Xian sighed: "Thanks to him this time, we have to remember this kindness. He is indeed very capable and courageous. He turned the situation around on his own. He received the alliance affidavit and letter before Wu Yizong and Lou Shide. He handed it to us without reservation. I can feel his loyalty to the Tang Dynasty."

"I heard that Li Yuanjia's uprising was related to the death of the censor sent by Lai Junchen. I heard what Li Zhen meant, and it seemed that Wu Sansi was also involved."

"These people are very secretive and will not reveal themselves on their own initiative, especially Wu Sansi. Isn't Yangzhou prefect Lin Qing the one who is his? He can use a lot of power, even those Goguryeo who are determined to restore the country, and they are also protected by him. I am not surprised that he has appeared in the Yangzhou incident. If not, it would be a strange thing."

Li Chongrun nodded silently, "Father, what should we do next?"

Li Xian smiled easily, "We will do nothing next, keep a low profile, and wait quietly."

The next morning, Li Zhen came to Taichu Palace. Today he was going to meet the Queen Wu Zetian and hand in her office.

After waiting in front of Zhenguan Hall for a while, an old eunuch with a cold expression hurriedly walked down the steps, looked at Li Zhen proudly and said, "Leader Li, the Lord summons you to come in and see you."

Li Zhen tidied up his clothes and followed the eunuch to the imperial study room in the hall. When he walked into the hall, the eunuch saw that there was no one on the left and right, he suddenly whispered to Li Zhen: "Mr. Gao Fu asked me to tell Commander Li not to deliberately hide anything from the saint."

Li Zhen was shocked and hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you, father-in-law."

The old eunuch regained his cold expression and walked quickly towards the imperial study. Several guards at the door carefully searched Li Zhen's body. The old eunuch then reported to the report: "Your Majesty, Li Zhen, the deputy commander of the inner guard, brought it here."

"Xuan He Comes In" Wu Zetian's low voice came from the room.

Li Zhen tidied up his clothes and walked into the imperial study room. Although he did not look up, he could feel Shangguan Wan'er's existence. He walked to the front line of the salute and knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists high and said, "Li Zhen sees His Majesty of the Emperor."

"Thank you for your hard work, Commander Li."

Wu Zetian smiled slightly and gave her a seat

"Thank you, Your Majesty"

A palace maid brought a thin soft cushion and placed it aside. Li Zhen sat down on the cushion. His eyes were slightly raised. When he saw Shangguan Wan'er, he stood behind Wu Zetian, but her expressionless face was like a sculpture, looking at the door woodenly, as if Li Zhen had nothing to do with her.

Wu Zetian seemed to be in a good mood. She picked up the report on the table, looked at it, and asked with a faint smile: "You said in the report that Li Yuanjia died in the chaos, and it seemed vague. Can you tell me how he died specifically?"

This issue is described very vaguely in Li Zhen's report. He does not want to admit that he was shooting himself, so as not to be suspicious and think that he was killing someone to silence him.

However, thinking of the eunuch's reminder to him just now, Li Zhen whispered: "Report to Your Majesty, Li Yuanjia was actually shot and killed by Huyi. There were only 500 people, and there were still 2,000 people on the other side. Li Yuanjia had already discovered that the number of soldiers was small. He was desperately summoning the soldiers to line up. In his indifference, he opened his bow and shot him."

Wu Zetian nodded with a smile, "I think so too, but when you searched his mansion, you seemed to have missed something."

Wu Zetian raised his list, "I think there are a few things missing on your list?"

Li Zhen's heart suddenly jumped. The moment that really tested him came. At this time, even Shangguan Wan'er began to look at him, with a clear look of nervousness in her eyes.

Li Zhen didn't say anything for a long time, and Wu Zetian stared at him coldly, "Why, it's only been so short that you still need memories?"

"Report to Your Majesty"

Li Zhen said with difficulty: "There is also a pair of Li Yuanjia's golden armor, which was rewarded to the officers who made great contributions. In addition, Bei Zhi used 10,000 stagnant of Li Yuanjia's depositary to reward state soldiers and inner guard warriors. In addition, there were hundreds of paintings painted by Li Yuanjia, who were burned by Bei Zhi in front of tens of thousands of people in Jiangyang City. Except for these three, the rest of the items were on the list."

"Didn't you take anything yourself?"

"Your Majesty, you have not received any merits."

Wu Zetian stared at him for a moment, and his eyes gradually softened, "Okay, I believe you didn't get those things. Maybe Li Yuanjia has another secret treasure. I will send someone else to search. No matter what, you have indeed made great contributions this time, and I will reward you well."

Wu Zetian raised her voice, "Li Zhen listened to the seal"

"There is a good minister"

"Li Zhen, the deputy commander of the Inner Guard, made outstanding achievements in suppressing rebellions in Yangzhou. He was specially promoted to the Inner Guard. He was appointed as the General of Ningyuan and was awarded Dunhuang County Bo. He also rewarded him with three thousand pieces of colorful silk, five hundred taels of gold, and fifty hectares of Yongye land. I admire this."

Li Zhen was overjoyed and quickly kowtowed to thank him, "I thank Your Majesty for the reward."

Wu Zetian smiled again and said, "As for your subordinates, I will give you rewards from the court and will not disappoint you."

"Your Majesty is kind to you, I remember it in my heart."

Li Zhen secretly glanced at Shangguan Wan'er and found that her expression was still cold and without a trace of smile.

Li Zhen came out of Zhenguan Hall, but did not leave, but was waiting near Shangguan Wan'er's official room. Although he did not want to go to Shangguan Wan'er's official room, he knew that he had to leave this level and escaping would only make the situation worse.

Soon, Shangguan Wan'er's figure appeared in a corridor and walked quickly towards her under the crowd of more than a dozen palace maids.

When Shangguan Wan'er walked past Li Zhen, she winked at him. Li Zhen understood and patiently waited for her to walk away.

Soon, Li Zhen came to Shangguan Wan'er's official room. Shangguan Wan'er was packing the documents and did not look up at him. Li Zhen stepped forward and bowed and bowed, "See the servant."

After a while, Shangguan Wan'er said coldly: "Do you know what I want to ask?"

"I don't know the humble position." Li Zhen was dissatisfied with her indifferent attitude and replied.

Shangguan Wan'er's eyes became sharper, she stared at Li Zhen for a moment, and snorted: "You should have three things on your list, the alliance affidavit of Xingtang Association, the correspondence between Li Yuanjia and other Xingtang Association personnel, and his Xingtang Association gold medal. There are none of these three things. Do you dare say you didn't get it?"

Li Zhen was silent for a moment and said, "I did get two other things except for the gold medal."

"Where is that thing?"

Shangguan Wan'er's eyes became sharper, staring at Li Zhen like an eagle, "I want to know, where is the thing now?"

Shangguan Wan'er's sharp gaze made Li Zhen very uncomfortable. He pondered for a moment and said, "Princess Taiping asked me to have these things."

Shangguan Wan'er was immediately furious, "Did you give it to her?"

Li Zhen shook his head gently, "I rejected her request, but I gave it to King Luling."

After a long time, the anger in Shangguan Wan'er's eyes slowly subsided. Fortunately, Li Zhen did not do anything to make his relatives hurt and his enemies happy. Shangguan Wan'er's mentality of almost losing control was balanced. She could barely accept it for King Luling, but these things should be given to him, and he actually made the decision without authorization.

"Why don't you give me the stuff?" This time Shangguan Wan'er's tone was a little softer.

Li Zhen bowed and said unhappyly: "I have reported to the servants, and the humble duty has prepared a copy of the alliance affidavit for the servants, if the servants need it."

Shangguan Wan'er slowly sat down. She finally realized that Li Zhen was definitely not a person who was easy to control. He was very capable and courageous. Even the emperor praised him very much. Such a person would be the least likely to become another subject. The idea of ​​her wholeheartedly considering holding him firmly in her hands seemed unrealistic.

Shangguan Wan'er is also an extremely smart person. She will not do anything extreme and force Li Zhen to Princess Taiping's side.

Although Li Zhen did not give him the original affidavit, he was willing to admit in front of him that he had taken the affidavit and prepared a copy for himself, which also shows that he did not want to break up with him. In this case, being blinded by anger is undoubtedly an extremely unwise choice.

The best way is to stabilize him first, and then slowly pull him back. Shangguan Wan'er secretly warned herself not to let her emotions ruin the little guilt Li Zhen felt for her.

Shangguan Wan'er nodded slightly, "I can understand your thoughts on multiple ways of retreat. It's not wrong for you to give the alliance affidavit to Li Xian, but I want to remind you that the emperor is not so easy to fool. This time you just met her by chance. I hope you'd better deal with your funeral. Once she has the evidence that you deceived her, even the gods can't save you."

"Unclear job"

"Go and remember to give me the copy. I won't ask you for those letters, so that you won't be embarrassed."

Shangguan Wan'er showed a smile on her face and said softly: "Azhen, congratulations on your promotion."

"Thank you, thank you."
Chapter completed!