Li Zhen returned to Luoyang at noon the next day, Wu Chengsi's unexpected appearance was just a small episode for him, just stared at Wu Chengsi, and then slowly thought about how to use him, this is not a matter of a while, Li Zhen handed over this matter to Zhao Qiuniang.

And what he has to face now is the expansion of the internal guard, which is not just a matter of increasing the number of five hundred, but will completely change the nature of the internal guard, the original internal guard is just an organization, under the jurisdiction of Qianniuwei, and once the number of people exceeds 1,000, it will become an independent army, and officially become a guard alongside Qianniuwei and Yulin Army.

There will be a series of changes in the internal guard, first of all, the title will change, Li Zhen has changed from commander to general, and secondly, the title of the samurai under his command will also be changed to soldier or guard, and most importantly, the internal guard will have an independent military camp, instead of borrowing the military camp of Qianniuwei as before.

But what made Li Zhen feel happiest was that the problem of promoting his subordinates, which had been bothering him, was also solved, and the Ministry of War approved his plan for setting up the army, setting up the army into three battalions, promoting three generals, 300 people in each battalion, and another 100 people under his direct control, led by Liu Honglie, who followed him to Liaodong and made contributions.

In this way, his promotion troubles were easily solved, Zhao Qiuniang, Lu Jin and Zhang Li were promoted to Lang Generals, and another veteran lieutenant, Wang Zongyi, was transferred to Qianniuwei and was also promoted to Lang General.

The next step is to recruit new guards, Li Zhen decided to recruit the same as before, recruit in the guards of the capital, this matter is in charge of the three generals, Li Zhen does not have to worry about it, as an internal guard general, he is only responsible for building the framework, determining the rules, and then enforcing the rules by his subordinates.

In the evening, Li Zhen chartered the entire Left Bank wine shop and feasted all the internal guard soldiers to celebrate the official formation of the internal guard.

Five hundred internal guard soldiers gathered together, drinking heartily, laughing incessantly, and making an unusual noise.

In a spacious private room on the third floor, seven or eight lieutenants and generals sat together, drinking and chatting, and the interest was particularly high.

Li Zhen glanced at Jiuzhi, who was sitting at the bottom, and asked with a smile: "Old wine, I heard that you were beaten by your lady on your wedding night, what is the reason for this?"

The reason why Li Zhen did not take Jiuzhi to Liaodong was because Jiuzhi's wedding date was scheduled for August, which was decided by both parents, so when Li Zhen led the army to fight with the Khitans in Liaodong, Jiuzhi also ushered in his life gift, he married the woman he liked, and became the first person to start a family among his young friends.

Jiuzhi's wedding night was beaten by the bride, has already spread all over the internal guard and Qianniuwei, become a big joke, Li Zhen just came back and heard people talk about it, then he finally couldn't help the curiosity in his heart, asked about it, the room was suddenly silent, countless pairs of eyes stared at Jiuzhi.

Jiuzhi's face was flushed, and he muttered: "There is no such thing at all, don't listen to their nonsense?"

"Old wine, is it really nonsense?"

Zhang Li held the wine glass and said with a smile: "The brothers who went to the cave room have witnessed it with their own eyes, you were pushed out of the cave room by the bride and fell to the ground heavily, Lao Pan, you also saw it, didn't you?"

Li Pan nodded and smiled: "Yes, there is indeed a bag on the head, old wine, this is the case, it is not right if you don't admit it, is it not the case that the younger siblings know about visiting the Qinglou?"

Jiuzhi was helpless, so he had to explain to Li Zhen with a wry smile: "Blame me for this, I promised Ah Ling not to get drunk, but I still got drunk, Ah Ling got angry, as for what to visit the Qinglou, it's all nonsense, I haven't been to the Qinglou for at least half a year." ”

Li Zhen was still a little puzzled, "Actually, I can understand that I was beaten when I visited the Qinglou, but isn't it normal to get drunk when I get married?

"I drank a little too much at that time, and I took the brothers into the cave room to drink, and as a result"

The room suddenly erupted in laughter, Li Zhen patted him on the shoulder and smiled: "No wonder you want to be beaten, how can you share the matter of entering the cave room with others?"

Lu Jin also couldn't help laughing and said: "I heard that the old wine was sad in the future, all the money is in the hands of the lady, the lady only gives him three times a month to spend money, and he has to report the account, and now he is shrinking his hands, running home every day after being on duty, and asking him to go to drink and not go, saying that there is something at home, in fact, we all know that the lady is not allowed." ”

Everyone laughed again, laughing so much that Jiu Zhi was a little annoyed and angry, "Lao Tzu doesn't drink anymore!"

He slammed the wine glass on the table, got up and left, Li Zhen grabbed him, sat him down, and smiled at everyone: "Everyone give the old wine some face, stop laughing." ”

These words made people laugh again, but they were embarrassed to laugh again, but turned their heads to laugh, Li Zhen poured a glass of wine for Jiuzhi, and comforted him: "Everyone knows in their hearts, your biggest weakness is that you can't control yourself very much, having a lady who can control you is only good for you, the family is just joking with you, don't go to your heart." ”

Jiu Zhi felt a little better in his heart, and sat aside to drink alcohol, at this time, Li Zhen smiled at Yao Xi, who had been silent, and asked, "Imperial Doctor Yao's mood seems to be a little bad, why?"

Zhang Li lightly touched Li Zhen with his foot and gave him a look, Li Zhen was stunned and hurriedly asked, "What happened?"

Yao Xi sighed, "Brother Li doesn't know yet, right? ”

"Missing?"

Li Zhen was a little confused, Shen Nanmiao had disappeared, wasn't he Wu Zetian's favorite lover? How could he suddenly disappear, Li Zhen hurriedly asked, "How long has he been missing?"

"It's been almost a month, the master went back to the ancestral land to incense, but he didn't come back as soon as he went, the master and her daughter also disappeared, and the saint sent people to look for them everywhere, and they went everywhere they could think of, but there was still no news. ”

"Did that affect you?"

Yao Xi nodded slightly, "I was suspended for review, they want to track down the whereabouts of the master from me, I really don't know at all, but the review has ended yesterday, I guess it has something to do with your return, they let me go." ”

Li Zhen probably guessed one or two, it is estimated that Shen Nanmiao was unwilling to be Wu Zetian's face again, so he absconded by the opportunity to worship his ancestors, they made preparations in advance, it should be hidden in a certain place incognito, with the size of the world, where can Wu Zetian find him, and Shen Nanmiao's medical skills are exquisite, where can he not make a living?

Although Shen Nanmiao's disappearance was a topic of great interest, no one dared to discuss it in public, so everyone pretended not to hear anything, drank and chatted, and did not dare to mention the topic of Shen Nanmiao's disappearance.

At this time, the shopkeeper of the wine shop hurriedly walked in and whispered a few words in Li Zhen's ear, Li Zhen nodded and said to everyone: "You guys drink slowly, I have something to go out for." ”

He got up and followed the shopkeeper out, until he came to the backyard of the wine store, walked into a room, and saw a person sitting in the room, dressed in black, sitting calmly at the table and drinking tea, it was Li Chongjun who had not been seen for several months, Li Chongjun saw Li Zhen come in, quickly stood up, and said with a smile: "I'm sorry to disturb General Li's wine." ”

"Where! I'm trying to find an excuse to get some air. ”

Li Zhen smiled and waved his hand, "Please take a seat!"

The two sat down, the bartender served them tea, and Li Zhen asked with a smile, "Is Ling Zun in good health?"

"Father is in good health, he heard that the general has made great contributions in Liaodong, he is very happy, let me congratulate you on his behalf. ”

To be honest, Li Zhen didn't want to hear about the Xingtang Society now, he got a conclusion from his master that shocked him, he Li Zhen was actually a royal family, and even after it was built, this really made him a little difficult to accept, he tried not to think about it, but when he saw Li Chongjun at this time, this matter inevitably jumped out of his heart.

Li Zhen picked up the cup and took a sip of hot tea slowly, hiding a trace of uneasiness in his heart, Li Chongjun didn't see Li Zhen's uneasiness, and said with a smile: "Father and Fourth Uncle followed your advice and canceled all activities related to the Xingtang Society, so I told my father that it was a very wise decision to recruit General Li into the Xingtang Society." ”

Li Zhen saw that he didn't mention his life experience, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, Li Chongjun didn't seem to know about it, even Li Chongjun didn't know, so even fewer people knew about it, so it was okay to save him some inexplicable troubles.

Li Chongjun came to Li Zhen for another purpose, Li Zhen's strong performance in recent months has impressed the Li royal family, so Li Chongjun said that it was a very wise decision to recruit Li Zhen into the Xingtang Society, and at the same time, Li Zhen won the trust of the saints, and actually let him lead the Lu Long army, and was not controlled by Wu Youyi, which made the Li royal family see another hope.

It is precisely for this reason that Li Zhen has just returned to Luoyang, and Li Chongjun came to find Li Zhen, which is actually Li Xian's impatience, he is afraid that Li Zhen will be pulled over by Li Dan first, Li Chongjun said slowly: "Father asked me to ask General Li, are you interested in developing in the army?"

Li Zhen suddenly understood the deep meaning of Li Xian's letting his son come to him, he wanted to let himself lead the army, and lay the groundwork for the Li royal family to regain power from the Wu clan in the future, this news came a little suddenly, so that Li Zhen was unprepared, Li Zhen sighed and smiled: "I'm afraid it's not up to me to decide! If the saint wants me to lead the army, he will let me stay in Liaodong." ”

My father was only asking for the general's personal opinion, and if the general was willing, my father would find a way to arrange it. ”

Li Xianneng thought of any way, it was nothing more than to persuade Wu Zetian through Shangguan Wan'er, at this time, Li Zhen thought of Shangguan Wan'er, he hadn't seen her since he came back, if it was in the past, after he met the saint yesterday, Shangguan Wan'er's personal maid Xiao'e would appear, hinting that he would go to her, or directly send Xie Ying to find him, so far, Shangguan Wan'er has not had any news, she seems to be deliberately avoiding herself.

Is it because of the saint? In the past, Shangguan Wan'er had a close relationship with herself, and on the one hand, she certainly wanted to entrap herself.

On the other hand, it is also to help herself get rid of Wu Zetian's prying eyes, now that she is proud of her career, Shangguan Wan'er will win herself over, how can she deliberately avoid herself? It must be that she saw something.

At this time, Li Zhen suddenly remembered what Yao Xi said just now, Shen Nanmu had fled for more than a month, and remembered that Wu Zetian was extremely enthusiastic about himself yesterday, and actually rewarded Baique Villa to himself.

At that time, he thought that Wu Zetian was trying to make up for Wu Youyi's robbery, but now it seems that Wu Zetian seems to have another deep meaning, and Li Zhen's back suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

"How is it? Is General Li willing to take the military route?" asked Li Chongjun in a low voice.

Li Zhen was a little upset in his heart, and he was silent for a while: "Let me think about this matter again, and then give the prince an answer!"