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    Three years ago, Di Yan's grandmother passed away, and she was heartbroken for more than a year. Now that her father had an accident, Di Yan felt that she couldn't bear it anymore. She hurriedly asked her maid to pack her clothes and prepare to rush back to Luoyang.

    In the room, Di Yan sat at the table and shed tears. Next to her, Wang Qingyu persuaded her: "My uncle just fainted, and I think it's normal. My father also fainted frequently in the past few years. Later, he took good care of himself and recovered."  I have never fainted again. Maybe my uncle is too tired from his busy schedule and should take a good rest. Don¡¯t be sad, the problem won¡¯t be too big.¡±

    Of course Di Yan hopes that the problem is not serious, but her father is very old. He fainted once three years ago and almost had a stroke. Now he has fainted again. Her husband said that he has not woken up for two days. How could she not be afraid? What if her father  There are three advantages and two disadvantages She simply didn't dare to think about it anymore.

    Di Yan wiped away her tears. She suddenly remembered that her eldest son had not come back yet, and immediately asked anxiously: "Where are Jin Yang and Li Yang? Why haven't they come back yet?"

    As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Jin Yang and Li Yang shouting from outside, "Mom, I'm back."

    The two mothers hurriedly welcomed them out, only to see the two children sweating profusely and their clothes were soaked. Wang Qingyu knocked them and said with a smile: "Why are you so naughty? Why don't you go and wash them quickly?"

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    The two little guys turned around and ran towards the backyard. Di Yan asked hurriedly: "Jinyang, did you meet daddy at the foot of the mountain?"

    "Daddy has a guest. He's in the living room outside! It's Uncle Kang from the Western Regions."

    The two of them disappeared. Di Yan was slightly startled. Could it be that Kang Dazhuang was here?  Di Yan only met Kang Dazhuang once many years ago, but she had long forgotten it. Wang Qingyu still remembered that she had the best relationship with Li Quan and heard Li Quan talk about this person several times.

    Wang Qingyu comforted her and said, "Sister, please pack your things first! I'll ask my husband if he wants to go back today."

    Di Yan was worried about her father and turned around to go back to her room. Wang Qingyu walked quickly to the front hall.

    In the living room, Li Zhen and Kang Dazhuang reunited after a long absence. Everyone was very excited and sat together to talk about their farewell. Prince Allen sat aside a little nervously, wondering if Li Zhen would be willing to do this favor for him.

    Kang Ning smiled heartily and said, "Azhen, before I left, Sisi asked me to bring some gifts to my two younger siblings. She asked me if you still remember her?"

    Sisi once liked Li Zhen when she was a girl. However, as time passed, Sisi became a woman and a mother, and the beautiful memories of her girlhood were also hidden in her heart. Li Zhen smiled and said to Allen: "Sisi and I  We have been neighbors since childhood and grew up together. I still remember her as she was when she was fourteen years old. She must have changed a lot!"

    Allen smiled gently and said: "I guess the general will no longer recognize her when he sees her again. After giving birth to the child, she gained a lot of weight and changed a lot."

    "I can understand. I didn't recognize Da Zhuang when I saw him just now."

    Everyone laughed together, and Allen whispered again: "General, what I just said, I don't know-"

    Li Zhen was thirty years old and had already become mature and stable. He knew that this matter was of great importance and he could not decide it, so he said softly to Allen: "Your Highness, don't worry. If you are close to Broken Leaf, you can  If Bahan is not protected, Suiye will also face a crisis. I think the court will definitely take this matter seriously. I will mention it to the Holy One in a few days to see his attitude. "

    Hearing Li Zhen mention Broken Leaf, Allen breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'll leave everything to the general."

    Li Zhen nodded, "I'll go back to Luoyang tomorrow. You guys can rest here for one night and we'll go back together tomorrow."

    Kang Ning and Allen looked at each other, and Kang Ning said: "I appreciate A Zhen's kindness, but I still have to go back to Xin'an County this year. My camel team is all in the county, and we will come to meet up early tomorrow morning."

    Li Zhen did not force them and said with a smile: "Okay! I won't leave you alone. We will set off at 9:30 tomorrow. You can just come before this time. It doesn't matter if it's too late. See you in Luoyang."

    "Then it's settled, and we'll leave first."

    Kang Ning saw that Li Zhen still had something to do, so he winked at Allen, and the two stood up to leave. Li Zhen was worried about Di Yan, so he did not keep them, sent them out of the living room, and asked Jiu Zhi to send them back to the county seat.

    Li Zhen returned to the middle hall and happened to meet Wang Qingyu. Wang Qingyu took Li Zhen's hand, walked to the side and asked in a low voice: "Tell me the truth, what happened to Ayan's father?"

    Li Zhen whispered: "Don't tell her yet. Yao Xi told me that Chu Ayan's father is very serious. He has bleeding from his nostrils and ears. He suspects that it is bleeding from the skull."

    "How could it be?"

    "I heard that it was because of Zhang Changzong. He wanted his uncle to be the Minister of Household Affairs. My father-in-law insistedHe objected and signed a letter of disobedience with thirty important ministers. The emperor was forced to give up the appointment. Zhang Changzong rushed to the political hall and made a fuss, insulting his father-in-law, who was so angry that he fainted.  "

    Wang Qing¡¯s tone was such that he gritted his teeth and cursed in a low voice: ¡°Two bastards who have brought disaster to the country and the people. If the Empress¡¯ death is not guaranteed, her reputation will be ruined in their hands.¡±

    Li Zhen smiled bitterly, Wu Zetian's reputation had long been ruined by Er Zhang, but unfortunately she was old, fatuous and stubborn, and was completely controlled by Er Zhang.

    Li Zhen whispered to Wang again: "It's getting late now, and it's too late to go back. Tell Ayan that we will set off early tomorrow morning."

    "Okay! I'll go tell her that she wanted to leave now. It seems like she's having a hard time tonight."

    Wang Qingyu smiled, turned around and walked towards the inner house.

    Before dawn the next day, Di Yan led everyone on the carriage. Di Yan originally advised A Ling to stay in the villa for a few more days, but A Ling refused and insisted on going back with them. Yao Xi's wife Wang also hugged  The child got into the carriage with them.

    "Husband, everything is fine, let's go!"

    Li Zhen turned around and looked to the west. It was almost three quarters past three o'clock, and Da Zhuang and the others were still coming. Jiu Zhi whispered: "I remembered that the gates of the county town opened half an hour later than those of Luoyang.  "

    Li Zhen suddenly realized that the gates of Xin'an County were probably only opened now. How could they make it in time? Anyway, see you in Luoyang!

    Li Zhen then told the coachman, "Let's set off!"

    The driver whipped his whip, and seven or eight carriages started slowly and drove towards Luoyang along the official road.

    Baque Villa is very close to Luoyang. An hour later, the convoy arrived at Xiping Gate of Luoyang. It was already dawn, and the market outside the city was open. There was an endless stream of civilians coming out of the city to buy vegetables, and there were also lines on both sides of the official road.  It was filled with various stalls selling fish and shrimp. Groups of women gathered in front of the stalls to bargain. It was extremely lively.

    There were too many pedestrians and the convoy slowed down. Li Zhen asked the cavalry to walk in the middle as much as possible to avoid hitting the children on both sides. But at this moment, there was a sudden sound of rapid horse hooves in the distance, and someone shouted: "  Get out of here! Get out of here!¡±

    There were screams outside the city gate. Men, women, old and young stumbled and ran in both directions. The children's cries were loud. Li Zhen was startled. He looked back and saw dozens of men in brocade clothes galloping towards them on horseback. They were holding long whips.  , constantly whipping the pedestrians on both sides with the tip of the whip for fun, laughing.

    Li Zhen recognized that the person leading the car was Zhang Changyi, the Sanlang of the Zhang family. He snorted loudly and ordered: "Pull over the carriage!"

    The carriage of Li Zhen's family leaned to the side, making way for a five-foot wide road, which could be passed by horses. After a moment, Zhang Changyi rode up, pointed at the carriage and cursed: "Whose hearse is this? How dare you act like a master."  "

    Di Yan in the carriage was furious, opened the curtain and reprimanded: "Lord, you are doing all kinds of things and being tyrannical. Don't you know that this is the emperor's feet?"

    Zhang Changyi didn't know Di Yan, and he didn't see Li Zhen who was blocked by the carriage. When he saw that Di Yan was extremely beautiful, he suddenly became lustful and laughed lustfully, "Little lady, follow me back, I will let you taste the queen."  "The taste"

    Before he could finish his words, a riding crop came across, ¡®Bang!  The ground hit him hard on the face, and a blood mark suddenly appeared. Zhang Changyi screamed in pain and almost fell off the horse. Li Zhen's eyes showed murderous intent and ordered his subordinates: "Hit them and break their legs!"  "

    Dozens of personal guards were already extremely angry. After listening to Li Zhen's order, he immediately picked up a big stick and beat Zhang Changyi and his men on the head and face. Suddenly there was a cry on the official road. Li Zhen asked the carriage to go first. He saw that the beating was almost done.  , he ordered, "Let's go!"

    Dozens of soldiers mounted their horses one after another and followed Li Zhen into the Xiping Gate. The official road was full of people lying on the ground. The soldiers were very cruel. Everyone's hands and feet were broken and they were lying on the ground or unconscious.  Or moaning and wailing, there were thunderous cheers in the distance, everyone clapped their hands and cheered, even the soldiers on the top of the city couldn't help cheering, "General Li, good fight!"

    At this time, nearly a hundred soldiers defending the city rushed out. The leading officer panicked and ordered more than 20 people to be carried into the city on stretchers

    Although he let out a bad breath, Li Zhen also knew that he had caused a big or small trouble. He ordered his soldiers to take his family back to the house first, and he took several of his men and rode towards Taichu Palace.

    At this time, the Tang Dynasty could be described as corrupt. The Zhang brothers, under the connivance of Wu Zetian, had reached the level of lawlessness. The Zhang family occupied hundreds of thousands of hectares of fertile land in Hedong, Guanzhong, and Gyeonggi, and only in Luoyang and Guanzhong.  They occupied most of the tens of thousands hectares of imperial estate.

    They monopolized all the money-making channels in Nanshi, especially the price of grain in the capital, which was controlled by Erzhang's uncle. The price of grain tripled in just two years, causing public resentment. As for bullying men and women, and occupying houses.  It¡¯s even more family??Easy meal.

    Various papers impeaching the Zhang family for their evil deeds were sent to the palace like snow, but Wu Zetian ordered them to be burned down. Zhang Changyi and Zhang Tongxiu were only fined half a year's salary as a severe punishment.

    The conflict between the Zhang brothers and the imperial court became increasingly acute. This time, Zhang Qinian, the second uncle Zhang, wanted to be appointed as the Minister of Household Affairs, which became the trigger for the conflict to break out. Di Renjie led the imperial ministers to withstand the pressure, forcing Wu Zetian to withdraw the appointment.  , but he completely offended Zhang Changzong and Zhang Yizhi. Zhang Changzong led thirty guards into the political hall and insulted Di Renjie, causing Di Renjie to faint and dying.

    It is for this reason that Li Zhen ordered his men to break Zhang Changyi's legs, but Li Zhen also knew that the Zhang brothers would never let him go, so he wanted to meet Wu Zetian first and explain the matter clearly to avoid the two.  Spewing blood and spitting at people.

    After waiting for a moment in front of Zhenguan Hall, a eunuch rushed out and said: "General, the Holy One has summoned you!"
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