Master Wangchen slowly walked to the window, his eyes full of memories of history, "Seventy years ago, in the ninth year of Wude, a coup occurred at the Xuanwu Gate in the Da Nei Palace in Chang'an, which completely changed the history of the Tang Dynasty. The prince Jiancheng and the king of Qi died, and their family was also wiped out, but many things were not as people thought. Abbot Lingyin told me that Princess Zheng knew that Jiancheng's descendants would not be spared, so he secretly ordered the 18 families to protect Jiancheng's concubine Yang to escape from Chang'an overnight. At that time, there was already a prince Jiancheng in Yang's belly, but few people knew about it. They fled until the shattered leaves to settle down. Soon Yang gave birth to a son and named him Li Danping."

"That's...my grandfather." Li Zhen's eyes were extremely shocked. He never thought that his grandfather was the posthumous son of the prince Jiancheng.

At this time, he finally understood why Li Dan and Li Xian gave him a gold medal at Xingtang Club. Then they must have known this secret. Li Zhen felt his legs become weak and he sat down powerlessly.

Master Wangchen seemed to understand his thoughts and said, "This is not a secret in the royal family of the Tang Dynasty. Not long after Emperor Gaozong ascended the throne, the Turkic Khan sent an envoy to the capital and told Emperor Gaozong about this secret. However, both sides had a tacit understanding. Emperor Gaozong secretly recognized the existence of your grandfather. Your grandfather no longer sought the throne, but he only begged to return to his hometown. However, Emperor Gaozong did not fully agree and finally agreed to live in Dunhuang. This is why your grandfather came to Dunhuang from the Shattered Leaf."

"Then Master... how do you know?" Li Zhen asked in a slightly hoarse voice.

"It was Li Jingye who told me that he learned from King Luling that after failing to fight for martial arts, I fled to Dunhuang and found Master Lingyin and your grandfather. But your grandfather firmly disagreed with letting you get involved in the royal family again, so he did not allow anyone to tell you the secret, but he still agreed that I would teach you how to study and practice martial arts.

Master Wangchen smiled bitterly, "But in the end I went against your grandfather's last wish, I really feel ashamed of him."

"But Master doesn't feel that fate has an arrangement that has caused me to accidentally get involved in the relics case. I have only come step by step to this day. In just one year, I have been promoted to the General of the Inner Guard. Could it be that the female emperor knew my identity and deliberately promoted me?"

"She definitely doesn't know. Only Li Xian and Li Dan in the royal family know, and then I, the head of the family, Li Jin and Master Lingyin, know it. It can be said that it is the arrangement of fate and a kind of will of heaven."

Master Wangchen turned around and looked at Li Zhen, "The reason why this secret of being a master is to tell you is that you hope that you can remember your origin, overthrow the Wu family, and restore the Tang Dynasty. Even if the master passes away tomorrow, you can still be in peace and quiet."

Li Zhen bit his lips tightly, and after a while he nodded slowly. He knelt down and kowtowed three times to his master. I don’t know when I will see you again when I will leave.

After leaving Shuanglin Zen Temple, Li Zhen remained silent all the way. Di Yan didn't ask any more questions and silently accompanied him back to Yiwu County. As soon as they returned to the inn, a subordinate came to report to Li Zhen: "General Qi, Zhao Zhengwei sent someone to send the news."

Li Zhen nodded, "Bring to see me"

He returned to his room, and soon, the warrior sent by Zhao Qiuniang to deliver the letter knelt down on one knee and reported: "Report to the commander, we found Pei Shunqing's whereabouts in Suzhou.

"Where is he now?"

The warrior sighed and said, "We caught eight members of the Goryeo Restoration Congress, but Pei Shunqing returned to Silla by boat a month ago, with more than a dozen men."

This result was also expected by Li Zhen. Pei Shunqing did not escape because of Jian Dongxi's arrest, but because of his intensification of conflicts with Quan Chongxi and he could not stay in Yangzhou, so he led the crowd to leave. It was normal for him to return to Silla. At this time, Li Zhen's thoughts were no longer in Goryeo's resumption of the parliament. He nodded, "I understand, go back and tell Zhao Ziwei that she would go back to Yangzhou first. I will go back to Yangzhou and meet her after I go to Yuezhou."

"Abide by the order"

The warrior bowed and then stepped down. Li Zhen was in a mess and paced back and forth in the room with his hands on his back. Finally, he walked to the window and stared out the window in a daze. His heart was undulating. Although he felt that he might be from a royal family, he never dreamed that he was shocked after the completion of the building, but this did not mean anything? Does he still want to compete with Li Shimin's descendants for the world?

The key is that he wants to keep this secret, and even the eldest sister cannot say it. Once Wu Zetian knows it, he will undoubtedly die.

At this time, Li Zhen felt something. When he turned around, he saw Di Yan standing not far behind him, staring at him silently without disturbing him. Li Zhen sighed secretly. He didn't want to hide from Di Yan, but he didn't want Di Yan to know. He was quite conflicted.

After pondering for a long time, he said in a deep voice: "Master said, I may be from a royal family."

Di Yan slowly walked forward, snuggled in his arms, and whispered: "I can understand, don't tell me, leave this secret in your own heart."

Li Zhen gently stroked her hair and smiled bitterly, "Thank you for your understanding."

"Then do we still have to go to Yuezhou?" Di Yan asked again.

Li Zhen nodded, "Jiu Niang sent someone to report just now, Pei Shunqing and others have already escaped back to Silla. I guess our trip to Yuezhou won't get any results, but I still want to go there, which is a beginning and an end."

"When will we set out?"

Li Zhen looked at the sky and smiled and said, "It's still early, let's set off now."

Just as Li Zhen went to Yangzhou to wipe out Goryeo and restore the remnants of the Congress, the Tang army that went to wipe out the rebellion of Khitan was defeated in Yingzhou. Thirty thousand Tang troops were wiped out. The news reached the court, which shocked the court. The Khitan army was unstoppable and advanced to Tanzhou.

At the same time, when the Turkic Khan heard that the Tang army was defeated in the Northeast, he immediately sent troops to Hexi, defeated the Tang army in Liangzhou, and abducted the Liangzhou Governor Xu Qinming. The people in Hexi were very frightened and rushed into Longyou to escape the Turkic invasion.

Just when the northwest and northeast of the Tang Dynasty were attacked by the Turks and Khitans, the Tubo envoy also came to Luoyang and proposed to the Tang Dynasty to reconcile the two families, on the condition that the Tang Dynasty would withdraw the army from the surrounding Anxi and hand over the land of the ten Turkic surnames to Tubo. This was undoubtedly a disguised request to the Tang Dynasty to ced the four towns of Anxi to Tubo.

The Tang Dynasty was attacked from all sides, and Wu Zetian was worried, without any intention of tea and food, and could not sleep at night.

In the imperial study room, Wu Zetian was walking back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, thinking about countermeasures. At this time, an eunuch reported at the door: "Report to Your Majesty, Lou Xiangguo is asking for a meeting."

Wu Zetian hurriedly said: "Please come in."

Soon, Lou Shide walked in quickly and bowed, "The old minister will meet your majesty."

Wu Zetian sighed, "Lou Xiangguo, the Tang Dynasty was attacked from both sides, and the situation was worrying."

Lou Shide smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't be upset. I have my own countermeasures to relieve Your Majesty's worries."

Wu Zetian was overjoyed, "Please tell me what are the countermeasures?"

"Your Majesty, although the Turks attacked Hexi, they were not fully prepared. They just took advantage of the opportunity that the Tang army was restrained by the Khitan to plunder the wealth of Hexi. The weak minister recommended Wang Xiaojie as the commander general of Hexi. When the Turks heard that he was coming, they would definitely not dare to invade Hexi again."

Wang Xiaojie was dismissed from his post because of his defeat in the battle with Tubo last autumn. He is currently at home. Of course, Wu Zetian knew that he had defeated the Turks several times. The Turks were deeply afraid of him and he actually forgot about him. Wu Zetian nodded happily and said, "According to the words of the prime minister, I appointed Wang Xiaojie as the general manager of Hexi and commanded the troops in Hexi to fight against the Turks."

When Lou Shide saw that the emperor accepted his plan, he smiled and said, "In fact, it is easier to deal with Tubo. Now the Tubo people live in a difficult situation and are not willing to invade the Tang Dynasty. More importantly, Zanpu's power is lost. At present, the military and political power is in the hands of the general Lunqinling. As long as His Majesty sends an envoy to Luoshecheng and talks with them about the alliance between the two sides, I think Lunqinling will not dare to act rashly."

“Good said”

Wu Zetian highly praised this plan and used the internal contradictions of Tubo to separate it. This was indeed a very clever strategy. She smiled and said, "I don't know who is the most suitable person to send Tubo?"

"I recommend Guo Yuanzhen, the army of the Right Wu Guard, to go there. He has been on a mission to Tubo several times. I believe he will never insult His Majesty's heavy trust."

Wu Zetian nodded, "I am sure of Lou Xiangguo's recommendation. I don't know what countermeasures are there in the Khitan?"

The Khitan problem made Wu Zetian the most trouble. Although the Khitan was also a nomadic people, its combat effectiveness was very strong. If it could not defeat the Tang army, it retreated. When the Tang army relaxed a little, it immediately launched an army to invade.

More importantly, Liaodong is a key area of ​​the Tang Dynasty's rule. Once the Khitan cuts off the Liaodong Corridor, Goguryeo is likely to rekindle and become a trouble for the Tang Dynasty again. Therefore, how to solve the Khitan problem has always been Wu Zetian's heart disease.

How to retreat to the Khitan enemy is also what Lou Shide planned to have a good talk with Wu Zetian, so he put it at the end. Lou Shide pondered and said, "The Khitan needs to be matched with both civil and military affairs to completely defeat the opponent. Although the Tang army had brave generals, there were no important officials who stabilized the overall situation. The so-called top-heavy and could not fight a long-term battle. The Weichen suggested sending an important official who could shock the Khitan to Hebei to take charge, forcing the Khitan to not dare to go deep into the hinterland of Hebei."

Wu Zetian seemed to have thought of something, and she asked for a moment of silence: "I wonder who is the important minister recommended by Lou Xiangguo?"

"The Weishi refers to Peng Ze Order Di Renjie"

Wu Zetian walked to the window with his hands behind his back and pondered for a long time. Of course, she knew that Lou Shide's real purpose was to persuade her to re-activate Di Renjie. In the past two years, the chaos in the court and major cases occurred frequently. The power of the prime minister was becoming less powerful. It was necessary for a respected old minister to take charge of the court. Li Dezhao had passed away, and Lou Shide alone was indeed a little weaker.

After pondering for a long time, Wu Zetian asked slowly: "Don't Lou Xiangguo and Di Renjie have a gap? How do you still recommend him?"

Lou Shide claimed to be self-spoken, and even if he was humiliated by others, he should not be angry and resentful. Di Renjie called him a backbone. The two of them ignored each other for a time. When Wu Zetian knew about this, they mediated for them. So Lou Shide recommended Di Renjie, which made Wu Zetian slightly puzzled.

Lou Shide bowed and said, "I am just a personal grudge between Di Renjie, but I am recommending him for the sake of the Tang Dynasty. How can I ignore justice for my personal grudges?"

Wu Zetian sighed slightly, "Captain Lou can still forget his personal grievances for the country, why don't I follow it? I agree to the Prime Minister's recommendation, and Di Renjie will be appointed as the military envoy of the Hebei Daoguan Army and will be in charge of Hebei for me."

Lou Shide was overjoyed and struck the railway while it was hot: "To ensure the safety of Di Renjie, Weichen recommended General Li Zhen, the inner guard, to guard Di Prime Minister northward."

Wu Zetian smiled, "I guess he is willing to serve, but it is a bit aggrieved to let the dignified inner guard general be just one guard. I will make other arrangements."
Chapter completed!