Li Zhen quickly walked to the door of the mansion and saw a man in his forties standing in front of the mansion. He was of medium figure and a very friendly smile. He was wearing a green robe, a leather belt, and a veil hat on his head. Li Zhen felt that he looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him.

"Your Excellency is—"

The middle-aged man smiled slightly, "Di Guangsi!"

Li Zhen was startled. It turned out to be Di Yan's elder brother. No wonder he looked familiar. He looked very much like Di Renjie. Li Zhen quickly saluted, "It turned out to be the elder brother, Li Zhen was rude."

"I came to disturb me without making an appointment, I was rude."

Li Zhen knew that Di Guangsi was appointed as the governor of Xuzhou and was a high-ranking local official. He did not expect that he was so kind and easy-going. Li Zhen immediately felt good about him and hurriedly said, "Brother, please come in!"

Di Guangsi shook his head, "I won't go in. Can I sit somewhere else?"

Li Zhen immediately understood what he meant. Di Guangsi was coming to find him and didn't want to be disturbed by his eldest sister. He pointed to the wine shop not far away and smiled: "Let's go there and sit there!"

Li Zhen took Di Guangsi into the restaurant and sat down, ordered a pot of wine and two side dishes. He poured Di Guangsi a glass of wine and asked, "When will the elder brother come back?"

"I happened to return to Beijing to report my work these days, and it was really happy to catch up with my younger sister's big event."

Di Guangsi raised his glass and smiled, "Come on! I wish you a glass to celebrate your virtuous return."

"Thank you!"

The two of them slid their glasses and drank them all in one go. Di Guangsi rushed to fill the wine for Li Zhen. Li Zhen always felt a little strange. Judging from his age, Di Guangsi was over 40 years old. His eldest son was one year older than Di Yan, and he was Di Yan's eldest brother.

Of course, the two mothers are different. Di Yan is the precious daughter Di Renjie only got when he was fifty. As brothers and sisters who are more than 20 years apart, Di Guangsi and Di Yan are also very much like father and daughter.

With the status of Di Guangsi as governor and his elder brother, he would definitely not talk casually when he came to Li Zhen, but must have come with a purpose. Li Zhen figured out this out and remained silent, waiting for Di Guangsi to speak first.

Di Guangsi took a sip of wine and pondered for a while and asked, "I heard from my father that my brother is preparing to enter the army to develop, right?"

Li Zhen was slightly stunned. Li Xian meant to let him develop in the army. This matter was very secretive. Di Renjie actually knew that there were secret interactions between them?

Li Zhen smiled and said, "I am quite confused now. Sometimes I feel that I can't help myself and I'm tired of the officials. What should I say? Now I really don't know what I can do in the future."

Di Guangsi nodded, "I can understand that my brother has this confusion. After all, you are still very young. Young people have this confusion in their high positions. In fact, my father, of course, is my idea. He hopes that you can develop in the place, consolidate the foundation, and then take it step by step. This will be more beneficial to your future. Frankly speaking, my father does not want you to stay in the capital forever."

Li Zhen was speechless. He knew that Di Renjie must have said something to him. Li Zhen also planned to visit Di Renjie tomorrow, but Di Guangsi's visit was undoubtedly a statement for Di Renjie. Of course, it was not a statement such as remorse or delaying the marriage period, but a hope that he would leave the capital.

"Do you know why my father advised you to leave the capital?" Di Guangsi smiled again.

"I'd like to listen carefully!"

"The main reason is that you are so popular. Today, the emperor actually invited you to ride in the same car. Even the coach Lou Xiangguo is not the turn. Moreover, this is the first time since she ascended the throne. The wood is in the forest and the wind will destroy it. If you are favored like this, how can someone not be jealous of it? This is one of them. More importantly, the emperor is old and the dispute between Li Wu will become more intense. We don't want you to become a victim of this struggle. Letting you do not have to do anything outside is to avoid disaster."

After pausing, Di Guangsi lowered his voice again and said, "This is also what King Xiang wants."

Li Zhen sighed long, "Since everyone cares so much about me, how can I let everyone down? I am willing to listen to the advice."

Di Guangsi was overjoyed, and Li Zhen finally agreed. In this way, his father would no longer be worried about his future son-in-law.

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Di Guangsi hurried back to the mansion. At this time, Di Renjie had not yet rested and was sitting alone in the study reading. His daughter's return made him feel a little calm. Although he was angry that his daughter followed Li Zhen Beizheng without authorization, and was also dissatisfied that Li Zhen did not send his daughter back, as long as his baby daughter was safe, no matter how much dissatisfaction he had, he would slowly disappear.

However, Di Renjie was indeed worried that Li Zhen would become Shangguan Wan'er's knife, and he would defeat Wei Tuaner and Xue Huaiyi, and then be used by the emperor to get rid of Lai Junchen. It was very glorious, but Di Renjie knew too much about being a son today, and once he gained her favor, the crisis would come quietly.

Li Zhen's foundation is too shallow, but he grows too tall, and a gust of wind can blow him down. If it were before, even if Li Zhen was killed, he would not take it too seriously, but now he will be his son-in-law, how could Di Renjie not care about it?

At this time, footsteps came from outside the door, and the eldest son Di Guangsi said at the door: "Father, can the child come in?"

"Come in!" Di Renjie put down the book in his hand, and he had been waiting for his eldest son to come back.

Di Guangsi quickly walked into the room, knelt down and bowed, "Father, the child is back."

"How is it?" Di Renjie couldn't wait, "Has he agreed?"

"Reporting to my father, he promised to accept his father's advice and was willing to go to the local area."

"He just agreed?"

Although Di Renjie hoped that Li Zhen could agree to his arrangement, his son brought the news that Li Zhen agreed to, and he felt that it was a bit unreal, which was not in line with Li Zhen's style of doing things.

Di Guangsi saw his father's hesitation, and he asked carefully: "Does your father think it's inappropriate?"

Di Renjie shook his head, "It's not that I feel that it's inappropriate, I feel his unwillingness, but it's no wonder that his career is just as great as the peak of his life, but I let him retreat bravely. Most people are not very willing to do so, so his promise is also very reluctant, but - I believe he is a smart person and he can understand my hard work."

Di Guangsi asked again: "Did your father think the emperor began to doubt Li Zhen?"

Di Renjie was silent for a moment and said, "The Master cannot guess the relationship between Li Zhen and Xingtang Association. The reason why she remained silent was that restoring Li Tang itself was her consideration, so she tried to maintain a balance between Li Wu. Lai Junchen wanted to break this balance, so he was eliminated by the Master without hesitation. But once Li Qiangwu was weak and the balance was broken again, the Master would likely use Li Zhen to attack. On the other hand, I am also worried about the Zhang brothers."

"Does my father think the Zhang brothers will be unfavorable to Li Zhen?"

"The two brothers are more scheming than Xue Huaiyi. Anyone who threatens their status will be eliminated. Li Zhen climbed onto the dragon chariot and accompanied the emperor to accept the worship of all officials. Do you think the Zhang brothers will laugh it off? If the Zhang brothers want to move upward, they will inevitably kill people to establish their authority. Since the last time Zhang Changzong proposed a polo contest, I suspect that the Zhang brothers have already set their authority on Li Zhen."

Di Guangsi nodded silently. He was also a local high-ranking official and could understand his father's worries. In fact, exposing himself to the local area is indeed a good way to avoid disasters. For example, he was himself. His father was demoted to Pengze two years ago, but he was not affected. If he still became an official in the court, he would inevitably be affected.

At this time, Di Renjie smiled, "My son-in-law is not an ordinary person. He has the determination and mind that his peers do not have. I believe he will understand my painstaking efforts."

Since the end of the Liaodong Battle, Wu Sansi has been in a state of uneasiness. He was afraid that his deal with the Khitan would be exposed. Fortunately, Yi Yu was innocently dead, and Sun Wanrong had no chance to declare it at all. He was directly executed in Zhaozhou, causing Wu Sansi to escape by chance.

But just as Wu Sansi breathed a sigh of relief, news suddenly came from the neighborhood of Luoyang wine shop that Wu Sansi and the Khitan had secretly colluded with each other and assassinated Li Jinzhong.

The news spread quickly and became more and more widespread. It had already caused storms in Luoyang. Even Wu Sansi's servant was pointed at the back and scolded him when he went out. The door was full of eggs. For a moment, Wu Sansi was criticized by thousands of people, which brought great trouble to Wu Sansi.

Although there is no evidence that he killed Li Jinzhong and the court would not file a case because of this, the loss of reputation still made Wu Sansi unbearable, especially when he was determined to seek the position of crown prince. If his reputation was damaged, who would still support him?

In the room, Wu Sansi was furious and pointed at several confidants and cursed: "A group of idiots, what do I raise you for? It's useless. I might as well raise a few pigs and eat meat. You are not even as good as pigs!"

Several of the men were all ashamed. At this time, Zhao Zhijie, the deputy commander of the General Hall, bowed and said, "Please calm down. We have gained nothing, but we have found some clues."

"Say!" Wu Sansi shouted angrily: "What clues did you find?"

"We checked the source of the rumors one by one, and found the seven restaurants that first appeared. Although we don't know which one they first came out, there is one of the seven restaurants that is more special, called Wanfutang Restaurant. I wonder if the prince has heard of it?"

Wu Sansi frowned. He had indeed heard of this restaurant, a very familiar name. He lowered his head and thought for a moment, and suddenly realized that this was not the store opened by Wu Chengsi?

Wu Sansi suddenly understood, was it Wu Chengsi attacking him behind his back? Wu Sansi paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back. During this period, Wu Chengsi was very low-key and said that he never went out, but he would never chant Buddha's name and eat vegetarian food in the mansion. He must be thinking about how to frame him?

Wu Sansi slowly clenched his fists. Needless to say, it must be Wu Chengsi's attack on him. He has reached this point today. Wu Chengsi still does not give up on the position of the crown prince. He actually wants to compete with him for the position of throne. Next time he will never tolerate him and must completely solve him.

After pondering for a moment, Wu Sansi waved to his son Wu Chonglie and whispered to him: "Take a few people to burn Wanfutang tonight!"

"Boy obeys the order!"

Wu Chonglie immediately understood his father's intention and whispered: "Do you want to leave any marks?"

"Need not!"

Wu Sansi sneered, "I believe he will understand that some things need not be said so clearly, but they are regarded as warnings to him first."...

That night, the Wanfutang Tavern near Xishi suddenly rolled in smoke and flames soared into the sky. Residents living nearby came to put out the fire from all directions, but the fire was too big to put out the fire at all. In just one hour, the four-story tavern completely collapsed. At dawn the next day, the entire tavern was burned to white ground, and three bartenders and shopkeepers died in the fire.

Soon, the fire in the Wanfutang restaurant became the focus of discussion among Luoyang people, especially its background, which was actually Wu Chengsi's restaurant, which was even more interesting. Everyone speculated that who attacked Wu Chengsi, but the fire in the building was not a big deal in Luoyang. After a day or two, everyone stopped talking about it.
Chapter completed!