Although Li Zhen was suppressed by Shangguan Wan'er, he also admitted that Shangguan Wan'er's last advice was very reasonable, he had to deal with the closing of the affidavit, and once Wu Zetian had the evidence, he would have no chance.

Li Zhen went out of the end gate and rode slowly on the Tianjin Bridge, at this time Li Zhen had no time to experience the scenery of the official and the knight, but the hidden dangers of the trip to Yangzhou made him feel vigilant.

Wu Zetian mentioned three things, the affidavit, the letter and the gold medal of the Xingtang Society, he believed that Wu Zetian would not stop there, even if she didn't want to move the Xingtang Society for the time being, but the life and death of the Xingtang Society must be in her hands, this is the character of the Empress Wu Zetian.

The affidavit has been given to Li Xian, except for a few letters from Li Xian, the rest are still in his hands, the key is the gold medal, his whereabouts are still unknown, last night he also thought of the possibility of Jiuzhi, at this time he was even more anxious, he had to find Jiuzhi immediately.

But in addition to Jiuzhi, Li Zhen is also worried about one person, that is, Fang Cheng, although he was not in the house when he was looking for Li Yuanjia's evidence in the secret room, and he didn't know what he had taken.

But Fang Cheng is very likely to know what is in the box, once this person is found by Wu Zetian, this person will become a person who is not good for himself, Li Zhen secretly regretted it, he should not be confused by Fang Xuanling's grandson, he should have killed this person in time.

Li Zhen rode to the Inner Guard Outer Bureau, turned over and dismounted, and walked quickly into the gate of the official office, at this time the news of his promotion had not yet come out of the palace, the Inner Guard Yamen was as quiet as usual, all the internal guard warriors who participated in the trip to Yangzhou were on vacation for three days, and most of them were resting at home.

Just as Yang Xin, the chief bookkeeper, came out of the house and met Li Zhen head-on, "Didn't Commander Li rest?" Yang Xin hurriedly came up to salute.

"I just came out of the palace. Li Zhen hurriedly asked, "Is the lieutenant here?"

"He came here in the morning, and it seems that he was invited out for a drink, at that barbecue shop, called—"

"Mingli Wine Shop," Li Zhen said.

"Yes, it's Mingli Restaurant. ”

Li Zhen looked up at the sky, noon had not yet arrived, Jiu Zhi should still be there, he immediately led his horse to the outside of the official office, and when he walked to the door, he remembered something again, turned back to Yang Xin and smiled: "I forgot to tell you, I have been promoted to commander, and Wu Furong's internal guard is going to be taken over by me." ”

Yang Xin was immediately overjoyed, and hurriedly said, "Congratulations"

"I should also congratulate Yang Changshi. ”

Li Zhen smiled and walked out of the door quickly, Yang Xin seemed to be still in the clouds, Yang Changshi, Li Zhen hinted so clearly that he was about to be promoted to Changshi, and that traitor Cui Shaoying should also be punished, Yang Xin was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth.

Li Zhen rushed to the Mingli wine shop, asked the shopkeeper, the shopkeeper knew Jiuzhi, and immediately took Li Zhen to a private room, pushed open the door, and saw that there were many people sitting in the room, most of them were Qianniu guards, Jiuzhi was drunk and red-faced, and was guessing with the guards, and the room was extremely noisy.

Li Zhen's appearance made the room suddenly quiet, and everyone got up to salute, Li Zhen smiled and said: "Everyone continue to drink, I have some business to find the lieutenant of wine, so I won't disturb everyone." ”

He gave Jiu Zhi a look, Jiu Zhi didn't know what was going on, so he quickly got up and followed, "Lao Li, what's the matter with me?"

"You come with me"

Li Zhen came to the backyard and saw that there was no one around, so he said to him: "Don't talk too much about the golden armor, beware of accidents."

Jiuzhi scratched his head and smiled: "I will never say this kind of thing, in fact, I am crying to them." ”

Li Zhen nodded and said, "Let me ask you, Li Yuanjia should have a gold medal on his body, when I buried him, I didn't find this gold medal, was it taken away by you?"

"No, no, no" Jiuzhi's head shook like a rattle, and he denied it again and again.

Li Zhen looked at him for a while, and then said: "It's not a matter of money, that gold medal is a big deal, the Holy Lord is already asking questions, you have to tell me the truth." ”

Jiu Zhi suddenly became anxious, "Lao Li, when did I lie in front of you, I admit that I searched his body carefully at that time, and also erased a sapphire ring on his hand, and sold it for five hundred yuan afterwards, I really didn't see any gold medals, and he definitely didn't have one on him." ”

Li Zhen saw that he was in a hurry, so he also believed that he was telling the truth, but then again, this kind of Xingtang Club gold medal, Li Yuanjia really doesn't know how to carry it on his body, and it should be put together with the affidavit, but he didn't show it at the time, so where did this gold medal go?

Although this gold medal does not prove anything, its existence is a hidden danger, and it is likely to lead to something that you can't think of.

"Lao Li, what kind of gold medal is that, so important?"

Li Zhen patted Jiuzhi on the shoulder, "Don't ask, just remember the secret of keeping the golden armor." ”

After speaking, Li Zhen turned around and left the wine shop quickly.

When Li Zhen returned to the mansion, he saw a large crowd of people gathered at the gate of the mansion, pointing to the gate and whispering, Li Zhen stepped forward and saw a ladder, two officials were replacing the plaque of the gate, the plaque of the Dunhuang Viscount Mansion had been removed, and it was replaced with the sign of the Dunhuang Earl's Mansion, and the eldest sister Li Quan stood below to command, "It's still a little off, and the right side is a little down." ”

Li Zhen only felt that his head was big for a while, and he hurriedly stepped forward and said loudly: "Take it off quickly, don't hang it"

The two officials were stunned and looked at Li Quan, who stepped forward with a smile and said, "Ah Zhen, you have been promoted to the title again, and you are actually the county uncle, which is a great thing."

Li Zhen smiled bitterly and said: "Promotion, but the plaque can't be hung, don't hang anything." ”

"Why?" asked Li Quan, puzzled.

Of course, Li Zhen can't say that he is too flamboyant and shallow, that will hurt his eldest sister's heart, so he had to make up an excuse, "There are enemies who are impeaching me, saying that I am too arrogant, and the plaque is evidence, which will make the Son of Heaven dissatisfied with me, so I must take it off." ”

Li Quan muttered for a while: "Everyone else can hang it, why can't we hang it?" Those people in Dunhuang County have to hang a big plaque even if they have a small honor, you have a knighthood, much better than them, so why do they want to impeach you." ”

"Sister, that's the place, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, it's no problem to hang it casually, this is the capital, I have an enemy staring at it, so keep a low profile." ”

Li Quan had no choice but to order the two officials, "It's hard for two, take it down."

"Excuse me, what is it hanging on?" one of them asked.

"Just hang two lanterns. ”

Li Zhen gave an order, and then led the horse into the mansion gate, Li Quan hurriedly chased after him, and laughed in a low voice: "This time you are not only promoted, but also rich, just now an official said that the female emperor rewarded you with 3,000 horses of colored silk and 500 taels of gold, and also rewarded you with 50 hectares of land, which is 5,000 acres."

Li Zhen stopped and said with a smile: "Sister, I plan to give all the colored silk and gold to my subordinates, we can keep the land, and my ten acres of Yongye Field, you can help me deal with it."

Li Quan was stunned for a moment, "Give it all to your subordinates, Ah Zhen, it's too much, you should keep at least half of it." ”

"Sister-"

"Okay, I don't care about you, anyway, you give me the land, and I'll help you deal with it. ”

Li Quan smiled and said, "I like to take care of the land the most." ”

At this time, a laugh came from the gate, "Brother Li Xian, congratulations on being promoted." ”

Li Zhen turned around and saw that it was Sun Li, Li Zhen hurriedly greeted him with a smile, "Congratulations to Brother Sun for keeping his official position." ”

Sun Li smiled a little embarrassed, and Li Zhen realized that there was an official behind him, of medium stature, and quite handsome, as if he had seen it somewhere, but Li Zhen couldn't remember it for a while.

"Who is this?"

Sun Li hurriedly said: "This is my subordinate, Gao Jian, the virtuous brother should have seen him."

Li Zhen immediately knew who this person was, Princess Taiping's henchman, he and Gao Jian glanced at each other, and saw Gao Jian's smile with a hint in it, Li Zhen immediately understood, I am afraid that Gao Jian's arrival is related to Princess Taiping.

He hurriedly laughed, "It turned out to be Senior Brother, please come in quickly"

Gao Jian smiled and said, "Why don't we go outside for a drink, is Commander Li free?"

"Then it's disrespectful, please"

The three of them came to a small wine shop not far away, walked into the wine shop and sat down, Sun Li knew that he was a superfluous person, he drank a glass of wine with the two of them, and then found an excuse to leave, at this time only Li Zhen and Gao Jian were left in the wine house.

Gao Jian smiled faintly and said, "Brother Li Xian should know my intention."

"Brother Gao is here for Princess Taiping?"

"Half is"

Gao Jian said with a smile: "This time, the virtuous brother has made great contributions in Yangzhou and received a commendation from the saint, and the princess is also very happy for Commander Li, she originally wanted to come to congratulate her in person, why she is not in good health today, so I asked me to congratulate her, and by the way, I will give a little gift." ”

As he spoke, he took out a box from his arms, put it on the table and pushed it to Li Zhen, Li Zhen looked at this jade box, he remembered the princess Taiping who gave him 'early self-reliance, jade tablets, I don't know what is famous in this box?'

Gao Jian opened the box with a smile, and it was a folded jute paper, and he spread the jute paper on the table again, Li Zhen was stunned for a moment, this turned out to be a title deed.

Gao Jian said with a smile: "This is a manor of the princess in the northern suburbs of Luoyang, the manor is not big, covering an area of only thirty hectares, but the scenery is very good, close to the north of the mountain, the princess gave the virtuous brother as a gift." ”

How dare Li Zhen ask for Princess Taiping's manor, if Shangguan Wan'er knew about it, it would cause him to be killed, he hurriedly pushed it back and said: "Please tell the princess that Li Zhen is grateful for her kindness, but it is useless, Li Zhen does not dare to accept it"

He folded the land deed and put it in the jade box and returned it to Gao Jian, Gao Jian seemed to know that he would refuse, so he smiled and said: "How can the virtuous brother say that there is no merit and no merit, and this trip to Yangzhou will not make a great contribution?" He pushed the jade box to Li Zhen again.

Li Zhen knew that Princess Taiping's illness was just an excuse, she was asking Gao Jian to test her tone, of course, Li Zhen also knew what she wanted, he groaned and said: "Please tell the princess that I have burned that scroll, and there are a few letters from her, if she wants, I can give it to her in person, but I can't accept this."

Li Zhen resolutely pushed the jade box to Gao Jian again.