"Report to Your Majesty, if Zhuang Wenzhong had no full cooperation, I would not be able to wipe out Li Yuanjia's rebellion by my own efforts, and the consequences would be unimaginable. I beg Your Majesty to forgive him."

Wu Zetian pondered for a moment in silence, and finally nodded, "Well, since you pleaded for him like this, I believe that he is loyal to me and allow him to be the original position in the official uniform."

"I thank Your Majesty for your kindness. I have something to report to Your Majesty."

"What's up?"

"It's about the resumption of the Goryeo Congress. Although the Wei Me has wiped out the Goryeo Congress in Luoyang, they have a branch in Yangzhou, with about a hundred people. From the commander of Pei Shunqing, Xiangcheng County Magistrate, it was their own. If the king of Hanoi was stabbed, they would make a comeback. They would even become more and more threatening the lives and safety of important officials in the court. The Wei Me is willing to lead the inner guard to Yangzhou and kill all the remnants. I beg your Majesty to approve it."

"What should I do if I can expand it?"

"After I come back, I will start to expand immediately."

Wu Zetian certainly understood Li Zhen's mood. If Goryeo revenges the parliament, Li Zhen will be the first to be the first to expand the company. When she didn't have to hurry, she smiled happily and said, "I don't want you to suffer any accidents. You can, please give me your request."

Li Zhen was overjoyed, "Thank you, Your Majesty"

After leaving the palace, Li Zhen came to Anyefang Di Mansion. He waited outside the gate for a while, but Di Yan smiled and came out of the mansion, "Come to find me so quickly, you must have something to do, right?"

Li Zhen smiled helplessly and said, "You are really a worm in my stomach. Yes, I have to go to Yangzhou and set off overnight."

"What are you going to Yangzhou again?"

Li Zhen pulled her aside and whispered: "I told the emperor to wipe out the remnants of Goryeo and restore the National Assembly. In fact, I want to meet my master."

Di Yan was stunned. Li Zhen didn't expect to meet his master when he went to Yangzhou last time, but why did he suddenly hurry to go now? She asked strangely: "What happened?"

"It's hard to describe it, I'll tell you in detail on the way."

Di Yan glanced at the sky. It was almost dusk. She nodded, "Okay, I'll go back and clean up, and I'll go to the official office to find you later."

Li Zhen and Di Yan said goodbye, then turned around and rushed to the inner guard office, and ordered Zhao Qiuniang and Lu Jin to lead a hundred people to go south to Yangzhou with him. That night, Li Zhen led 200 inner guard warriors to leave Luoyang and rode their horses toward Yangzhou.

Although it was just Li Zhen's excuse to eliminate the remnants of Goryeo and restore the parliament, he could not return to Beijing without gaining anything, and he could not explain to Wu Zetian that there were indeed some remnants of Goryeo and restore the parliament in Jiangnan. If they were not killed, they would make a comeback sooner or later.

Zhuang Wenzhong followed Li Zhen back to Yangzhou. Li Zhen begged for him in front of the sage, which finally escaped. Thinking of Wu Sansi's ruthlessness and Li Zhen's great grace for saving his life, he was full of gratitude for Li Zhen, but he did not thank him for his great grace. He did not say much, but remembered this kindness in his heart.

In order not to attract attention, the hundred inner guard warriors were divided into three groups to travel. Five days later, Li Zhen led the first thirty inner guard warriors to Yangzhou.

At this time, nearly two months had passed since Li Yuanjia's rebellion. Yangzhou had not been hit at first, and now there is no trace of rebellion. People have gradually forgotten about Li Yuanjia's incident.

They entered Yangzhou City from the west gate, and Zhuang Wenzhong said to Li Zhen: "General Li, otherwise I will go and meet Prefect Lin first and explain the situation. What do you think?

Li Zhen nodded and smiled, "Okay, we will settle in Shunfeng Inn near Ximen. If you fall, you will send someone to notify us."

The two broke up, Zhuang Wenzhong and his two followers rushed back to the state yard first, and Li Zhen and Di Yan also took thirty brothers to fall into Shunfeng Inn.

"You can always say it now, right?" Di Yan walked into Li Zhen's room and asked with a smile.

Along the way, they never had the chance to get along alone, so Li Zhen couldn't tell her the reason. Li Zhen nodded, got up and closed the door, and then told Di Yan in detail what the head of the family told him. Finally, he took out two jade pendants from his arms and placed them on the table and said, "I'm really confused. I suspect my grandfather's identity is unusual, but the head of the family refused to say it, so I could only ask the master. If I don't figure it out, my heart is hanging in the air."

Di Yan held two jade pendants in the palm of her hand and stared at it for a moment. She hesitated and said, "Brother Li, I have an idea, which may be a bit absurd. Do you want to listen?

"you say"

"I think... your grandfather would be the royal family of the Tang Dynasty? Do you think it's possible?"

Li Zhen didn't say anything. In fact, he also felt this way. He thought of his gold medal in Xingtang Club. Why did Li Xian and Li Dan give him gold medals that only the royal family can have? There is always a reason. Is this the reason?

This is also the reason why Li Zhen is anxious to find out the truth. Since his master is an insider, why don’t he come to ask his master?

"What, do you think my idea is ridiculous?" Di Yan turned around and looked at him.

"Why do you think so?"

"Because these two jade pendants, although dragon and phoenix ornaments are very common among ordinary people, they are rarely seen in nobles or important officials. This is a big taboo. These two jade pendants are obviously not something that ordinary people can own. I was wondering, who would own the dragon and phoenix jade pendants? They can only be given by the emperor."

"Maybe there is this possibility"

Li Zhen sighed, "Now everything is speculation. I can only understand the truth after seeing my master."

Di Yan nodded and asked again, "Then why did you go to see your master? He is in Wuzhou."

Li Zhen shrugged his shoulders indifferently and said with a smile: "I plan to find some clues to Goryeo's resumption of the parliament first, and then leave them to Qiuniang and Lu Jin to investigate. I will rush to Wuzhou with you, just as there is a clue there."

Di Yan laughed, "No wonder you wanted to bring me together. It turned out that she wanted me to be your bodyguard."

At this time, my subordinates came from the yard: "Report to General, Prefect Lin is here to visit."

Li Zhen was still preparing to visit Lin Qing, but he didn't expect that he would come to the door on his own initiative. Li Zhen quickly walked to the lobby in front. The prefect Lin Qing was standing in front of the door with his hands behind his back, followed by the Chief Secretary Zhao Wenchu ​​and the Duwei Zhuang Wenzhong. The inn shopkeeper was so scared that his face looked like a slut, and he stood aside at a loss.

Li Zhen walked out and bowed and smiled, "Why are you still bothering the prefect to come here in person? Just wait for Li Zhen to visit him."

Lin Qing replied with a greeting and smiled and said, "General Li is a distinguished guest. How can he let the guest stay in the inn? The inn has been packed. I will invite General Li to move to the inn.

The inn was also Li Zhen who settled down temporarily, otherwise his 200 subordinates would have arrived, and there would be nowhere to stay in the small inn. Li Zhen was not polite and nodded happily, "Since the prefect invited so sincerely, Li Zhen would be disrespectful."

He then turned around and said, "Let everyone clean up and prepare to move to the inn."

Several subordinates ran away, and Li Zhen smiled at Lin Qing again and said, "Moving takes time, so it is better for Prefect Lin and Changshi Zhao to come in and sit down first."

Lin Qing and Zhao Wenchu ​​looked at each other and laughed, "Then let's disturb you first."

The shopkeeper had already gone to prepare the reception hall. Several people came to the reception hall of the inn to sit down. The shopkeeper served them tea and left tactfully. Lin Qing had just learned about the situation from Zhuang Wenzhong. Zhuang Wenzhong was the confidant of the prefect Lin Qing. He was betrayed by Wu Sansi, but received the full help from Li Zhen. Lin Qing was also grateful.

He bowed slightly to Li Zhen and said sincerely: "The last time Li Yuanjia rebelled, it was thanks to General Li's strength to turn the tide that he saved Yangzhou and us. Here, we are deeply grateful to General Li again."

Lin Qing's words had a deep meaning. They and Li Yuanjia had secret contacts. If it weren't for Li Zhen's presence, they would have been forced to rebel after Li Yuanjia rose up, and they would have been dead in the end. It was because of Li Zhen's help that they kept their official position, not being implicated, and also saving their lives. Lin Qing and the officials in Yangzhou were of course deeply grateful to Li Zhen.

"Prince Lin doesn't have to be so polite. If it weren't for the full help of Prefect Lin and Changshi Zhao, Li Zhen might not have been able to defeat Li Yuanjia. We are helping each other and through the difficulties together."

“Good said”

Lin Qing praised: "General Li's heart is really admirable when helping each other and overcoming difficulties together."

After a few more greetings from both sides, Li Zhen turned the topic to the purpose of his trip. He pondered for a moment: "I guess Mr. Zhuang has told Prefect Lin that I will come to Yangzhou again at this time mainly to eliminate the remnants of Goryeo and restore the Congress. Can Prefect Lin provide me with some information on this?"

Lin Qing's face felt a little warm. Because of Wu Sansi's relationship, he had been secretly interacting with Gao Li and restoring the parliament and knew the situation of Goguryeo. Although Li Zhen did not have this intention, Lin Qing was a little guilty. He looked back at Zhao Wenchu, meaning that he wanted Zhao Wenchu ​​to talk about this.

Zhao Wenchu ​​understood the meaning of the prefect and hurriedly said, "When the Tang army conquered Goguryeo and moved a large number of Goguryeo people to various parts of the Tang Dynasty. Yangzhou is also a key migration area. In fact, before Goguryeo destruction, many Goguryeo merchants had already done business and lived here in Yangzhou. Later, tens of thousands of Goguryeo immigrants came to immigrate, including nobles and civilians. In order to adapt to their life in Yangzhou, they spontaneously formed the Goryeo Mutual Aid Association, which was also approved by the court. But no one expected that the Goryeo Mutual Aid Association would evolve into the Goryeo Restoration Congress, which was regrettable."

"What about now?" Li Zhen asked: "Is this Goryeo Mutual Aid Association still exists in Yangzhou?"

Zhao Wenchu ​​shook his head, "According to the latest news I have received, since the resumption of the Goryeo Congress in Beijing was wiped out, the Goryeo Mutual Aid Association in Yangzhou seemed to have disappeared overnight, but I think they did not disband, but hid, or, in other words, stopped moving for the time being."

"If we want to arrest this group of people, can the Yangzhou government provide assistance? I mean, does the Yangzhou government have the current address and hiding place?"

Lin Qing pondered for a moment and said, "Actually, after the emperor issued an order to announce that the Goryeo people's mutual aid would be a rebellion, we also began to investigate the Goguryeo people in Yangzhou. They did hide, but we had a clue, knowing the hiding place of several people, and not alarming the snake. Does General Li need us to take action immediately?"
Chapter completed!