Wu Zetian looked at Li Zhen for a long time and didn't speak, she picked up a battle report on the table, this is a report written by Wu Youyi, the report also mentioned that Li Duozuo completely annihilated the Khitan sneak attack on the army, but did not mention Li Zhen at all, the whole report was read, it was like Wu Youyi was calculating, there is no doubt that the first battle merit in the report should be his Wu Youyi.

However, if Li Zhen's account is added, the nature will completely change, not that Wu Youyi will plan, but that he was negligent, did not realize the fake surrender of the Khitans, and rushed north, if it were not for Li Zhen's timely discovery of the other party's attempt, the situation of the 100,000 Tang army would be extremely dangerous.

Wu Zetian has an unbearable anger in his heart, but Wu Youyi is the chief general she elected, the backbone of her Wu family, and the future of her family, and more importantly, Wu Youyi's military report has spread all over the imperial court, if the truth is revealed now, not only will the Wu family suffer unprecedented shame, but also how can she have the face of the Son of Heaven?

After weighing it repeatedly, Wu Zetian had to suppress the anger and dissatisfaction in her heart, and she asked in a deep voice, "Has General Li read King Jian'an's military report?"

"I've seen it. ”

"Then do you think this report is true?" Wu Zetian asked lightly.

It was obviously a false report, but Wu Zetian asked himself if it was true, which was obviously hinting at himself, Li Zhen had to bow down and say: "Back to Your Majesty, most of the battle reports are true, although Weichen was not written, perhaps because Weichen was not controlled by King Jian'an, Weichen has no opinion on the battle report." ”

Wu Zetian smiled slightly: "General Li understands the righteousness, so I am deeply moved, this Liaodong Battle General Li has made great contributions, I will not forget, I want to reward you heavily." ”

"Wechen thanks Your Majesty for the reward, if possible, please ask Your Majesty to reward the soldiers of the Lu Long Army and the internal guards who participated in the war, Wechen is grateful!"

Wu Zetian nodded, "I have already issued an order to order the military department to be rewarded for meritorious service, but I still want to reward you with a mansion alone." ”

After speaking, Wu Zetian took out a jade plaque from the small cabinet next to him, and handed it to Li Zhen with a smile, "This is a manor that I gave to Wu Chengsi in the past, but Wu Chengsi lived up to my expectations, and I took it back again, so I will reward it to you!"

Li Zhen was taken aback, and actually rewarded himself with a manor, it was really the emperor's handiwork, he didn't dare to slack off, he hurriedly took it with both hands, bowed down and said: "Weichen Thank you for your majesty's reward!"

"Go ahead!"

Wu Zetian said with a smile on his face: "I heard that you have a good relationship with Di Xiangguo's daughter, and I also hope to be able to drink your wedding wine as soon as possible." ”

Li Zhen's face turned red, and he hurriedly bowed and retreated, Wu Zetian couldn't help laughing when he saw that he was actually a little shy, this young man was also cute, she glanced at Gao Yanfu who was standing at the door, and said with a smile: "Gao Fujun, among all the people you recommended, this Li Zhen is the most satisfying to me." ”

Gao Yanfu hurriedly said: "He is loyal, not rigid and rigid, and flexible, he is indeed a good talent." ”

Wu Zetian nodded, "I didn't expect him to be a general who can lead troops to fight, and I will reuse him again if I have the opportunity." ”

Gao Yanfu didn't expect that the saint would actually give the Baique Villa to Li Zhen, which was the favorite summer resort of the saint when he was young, which shows the saint's favor for Li Zhen, and he hurriedly smiled: "It is his honor to be so valued by His Majesty." ”

Wu Zetian laughed meaningfully, she did not hide the enthusiasm in her eyes, and said slowly: "I really like him very much, that autumn hunt, his posture of shooting leopards, still remains in my heart, so that I will never forget." ”

Gao Yanfu was silent all of a sudden, he lowered his head, didn't dare to say anything more, but sighed secretly in his heart.

At this time, Wu Zetian's eyes fell on Wu Youyi's report again, and a trace of anger flashed in his eyes, and he pondered for a moment, and ordered: "Go and find Wu Sansi for me!"

After Li Zhen left the imperial city, he came to the Di Mansion of Anye Fang, Di Renjie of course returned with Li Zhen, and he had just arrived in the capital this morning, but more than a dozen carriages had gathered in front of the Di Mansion, all of which were former courtiers and high-ranking officials who came to visit Di Renjie, who was responsible for the important minister.

Li Zhen had an agreement with Di Yan before, when he returned to Luoyang, after meeting the Son of Heaven, he would go to Di Yan to have dinner and talk about the relationship, Li Zhen knew very well that this was something he had promised, if he couldn't do it, with Di Yan's temper, at least he would not give him a good face for a few months.

Li Zhen came to the door of Di Mansion, the porter had already seen him, and immediately rushed in to report, but Li Zhen didn't want to enter the mansion door, the reason was very simple, the mansion must be full of Di Renjie's old friends and old departments at this time, and it would be a bit out of place for him Li Zhen to squeeze in again, and it would bring some unnecessary gossip.

Li Zhen only waited at the door for a moment, only to see Di Yan fly out like a small catalpa, she wore a long green skirt, a white undergarment, a red silk around her arms, and a double-ring bun on her hair, which looked particularly pretty.

"You guy, my father has been back for a long time, why are you here now?" Di Yanjiao asked angrily.

Li Zhen spread his hands and said helplessly: "No way, I was summoned to the palace by the female emperor, and I went to the Inner Servant Province again, so it was a little late." ”

"What are you going to do in the Inner Servant Province?" Di Yan was confused.

Li Zhen smiled, "I'm a little hungry now, why don't we go to the Left Bank Restaurant to eat and chat." ”

At this time, Di Yan saw that her father was sending a few guests out, she didn't want Li Zhen to be seen by her father, so she pulled in to chat, she hurriedly pulled Li Zhen by the hand, "Let's go!"

The two hurriedly left Di Mansion and walked in the direction of Nanshi.

In the wine shop on the left bank, Di Yan ordered seven or eight dishes and asked for a pot of wine, while she was drinking, she watched Ai Lang eat with a smile on her face, Li Zhen cut off a bowl of rice for a moment, and his hungry stomach was a little more comfortable, so he picked up the wine glass and asked with a smile: "Tell me, how have you been doing in the past few months?"

"What else can I do? ”

Di Yanqiao glanced at him, pursed her lips and smiled: "However, I also went to Chang'an, and I also met your eldest sister and that Wang girl." ”

Li Zhen had long since taken Wang Qingyu to heart, he only cared about the situation of his eldest sister, and he hurriedly asked, "How is my eldest sister?"

"Your eldest sister opened a rouge shop and a liquor store in Chang'an West City, and it seems that she has bought a house, it seems that she has a good business, and she is so busy that her feet don't touch the ground, and she only said three words to me in total, why didn't my Ah Zhen come? Why did he go to Liaodong? Will something happen to him? Just these three sentences, I told him that you won't go to the front line, and she doesn't care about me, but Miss Wang is very enthusiastic, and she has been with me for three days in Chang'an, and she is very good. ”

Speaking of this, Di Yan looked at Li Zhen with a smile and said, "Miss Wang seems to care about you very much, why don't you ask her about her situation?"

Li Zhen's expression was a little unnatural, and he repeated his old tricks, and quickly changed the topic and said, "Didn't you just ask me how I went to the Inner Servant Province? In fact, it was because I made a windfall. ”

Di Yan glared at him, and said angrily: "Forget it, this girl won't embarrass some people, lest they want to get into trouble." ”

Di Yan immediately smiled again, and asked curiously, "What happened to the windfall?"

Li Zhen took out the jade plate in his arms and handed it to her, and said with a smile: "This is a fortune given to me by the female emperor, you can take a look." ”

"It's just a jade plate, what kind of wealth?"

Di Yan took the jade plaque and looked at it casually, only to see four words engraved on the jade plaque: Baique Villa.

She was slightly stunned, she knew that Baique Villa was a very famous mountain villa in the west of Luoyang, "What does this mean?" she asked puzzled.

"Have you heard of this villa?"

Di Yan nodded, "I've heard Master say that it is an imperial village covering an area of 100 hectares, which seems to be the manor of Wu Chenghei. ”

Di Yan suddenly reacted, and she asked in surprise, "Could it be that the female emperor gave you this manor?"

Li Zhen smiled and nodded, "Because this is her personal reward, and it has nothing to do with the imperial court, so I went to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to go through the formalities, sign and draw, and this manor will officially belong to me." ”

"Then you are really rich, that is Huangzhuang, not only the scenery is beautiful, but also there is a large area of good land, I once passed by when I went to Chang'an, and the scenery there made me very fascinated-"

Speaking of this, Di Yan's face turned slightly red, thinking that she might become the mistress of that beautiful manor, her heart warmed up a little, and she glanced at Li Zhen again and smiled: "Why don't I accompany you to have a look?"

"I'm fine in the afternoon—"

Li Zhen also laughed with great interest, "You might as well go and take a look!"

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Within 200 miles west of Luoyang were the royal gardens built by Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty, although these gardens suffered serious damage from the war at the end of the Sui Dynasty and the ruthless erosion of the years, the magnificent royal gardens of the past have disappeared.

But the beauty of the scenery remains, and from Luoyang all the way to the west, you can see private mountain villas and granges everywhere, and the long walls enclose the most beautiful scenery.

Baique Villa is located about 30 miles west of Luoyang, it is the smallest of countless royal estates, covering an area of 100 hectares, eight years ago was rewarded by Wu Zetian to Wu Chenghe, after Wu Chengsi was convicted for the relics case last year, this imperial village was taken back.

This imperial village is too small, the general emperor will not keep it, and will give it to others, many people think that the saint will give it to other Wu families or the children of the royal family, but they did not expect that the saint actually rewarded it to Li Zhen.

Li Zhen and Di Yan rode horses on a boulevard more than ten miles long slowly, Di Yan pointed to the lush willow trees on both sides with a horsewhip and smiled: "This road is called Chunliu Avenue, at least forty miles long, at the end is the official road, and there are not many pedestrians, it is said to be the imperial road for the emperor of the Sui Dynasty to travel, every time I go to Chang'an, I like to walk here." ”

Li Zhen saw that on both sides of the avenue were endless corn fields, the crimson corn had ripened, and countless farmers were harvesting corn in the fields, and bursts of laughter were heard from time to time, which was a bumper harvest year.

The willow trees on both sides are like two long forest walls, and the wind blows, and the willow branches flutter, which makes people feel refreshed, and he can't help but praise: "What a good place!"

He looked to both sides again and asked with a smile, "Isn't the villa there yet?"

Di Yan smiled mysteriously, and pointed to the shadow of the mountain reflected in a gentle hill in the distance with her horsewhip, "Isn't that it?"