"How?" Li Zhi looked at the old man, "Master Ma has taught us a good lesson, the old man is a person with great wisdom!" ”

Although the old man is young, he is a few years older than Li Zhi, so he can naturally understand Jiyuan's analysis.

"I'm just casually saying," he sneered, "after all, it's a family matter in the royal family, and I think the problem is a little shallow!" ”

Li Zhi didn't blame him, "Not everyone has such a vision, even if I have frequent contact with people in the royal family, there are many places that I can't see." ”

Qingqi smiled: "People are different, I am also a woman, but I have no feeling for court affairs, family is my heaven!" ”

Yu Ran replied, "Yes! How can I live a lifetime, and when I am old, it is more comfortable to look at a house full of children and grandchildren. ”

In the breezy wilderness, the aroma of meat soon wafted, with a little wine, grasping a meat bone and gnawing on it, lying on the grass on its back, and looking at the starry sky is a special comfort.

As soon as the sky dawned, the convoy set off again.

Li Zhi, Fu Chen, and Li Qi all hid in the car, stopping and stopping all the way, and it took nearly four days to return to Chang'an City.

The first thing after coming back was to hide their whereabouts, that is, the ladies rarely appeared in the storefront, and most of the time they hid in the secret realm of Chaoyuan and built their own nest.

In the aura space, they were extremely extravagant, and they actually built a two-story small building with a huge half-moon stone that had never been divided.

He hid for five days, and on the first day he appeared, he ran to the East Mountains with his wife.

There, including the Ming Palace, Linhuai County Palace, Xuan Wangfu and other elders, relatives and friends, have gathered early.

Many of them had been secretly informed in advance and had an understanding of what happened in Luoyang, so this gathering had the meaning of announcing that Li Zhi and others had returned safely.

Of course, the reaction that should have been done separately, just like the Ming Wangfu, who repeatedly inquired about the so-called inside story from Luoyang three times.

All this came to an abrupt end after Li Zhi's public appearance, and no one publicly mentioned the matter again, which made Empress Wu, who had been silently watching the movements in Chang'an City, feel very depressed.

At this time, in the Zhenguan Hall of Luoyang City, where the Empress Wu was located, there were more than a dozen people who fell into a long-term depressing atmosphere.

The four injured people deliberately left by Li Zhi were also among them, and these people were all core members of the Qiao family's inner door without exception, even if they knew that Empress Wu would no longer want to see them, they had to come to the door frequently.

Because the current inner door of the Qiao family is not as good as an ordinary family in Luoyang City, only the remaining four people have the body of a high-level monk, but the crippled and the missing are missing, the foundation has been destroyed, the vitality is greatly damaged, and they can never return to their original peak state.

Moreover, the missing head of the family and a group of top masters, although they knew that there was a lot of luck and little luck, the Qiao family still had a trace of luck.

Of course, there will not be only one strong man around the Empress Wu, Qiao Si will be the only one to guard, and at this moment, one person said sharply: "How many times have I said it, the Qiao family's rash action that time was a private act, and you have always pestered Her Royal Highness the Queen of Heaven, but it has already made me feel impatient!" ”

This person has a third-level peak cultivation, and his momentum seems to be one point stronger than Qiao Si.

Empress Wu waved her hand to stop his anger, "Qiao Sheng, according to the news I got, Li Zhengwen has appeared in Chang'an City, and he seems to be fine, can you see clearly that day?" ”

The old man called Qiao Sheng, who was defeated by Li Zhi in the woods, still insisted on what he said before:

"The situation on that day is still vivid, at the same time that I was injured by Li Zhengwen, he was indeed hit by my third brother and sixth brother at the same time, and the third brother's sword did almost cut through his entire chest, and his ribs were clearly visible!"

"Then why is he okay now, and you are half crippled?"

"There are two ways to repair the injury in a short period of time, one is your own secret method, and the other is the true yuan condensation essence of the powerhouse of the Grandmaster Realm. Obviously, Li Zhengwen's own ability is not up to it, and our previous guess is still very possible, that is, he has other things to rely on behind him, and there are many Grandmaster realm powerhouses. ”

"In other words, on the day of the incident, at least two Grandmaster Realm powerhouses appeared? How did they get back in such time? Empress Wu frowned, half leaning on the soft couch with a serious expression.

The third-level pinnacle said after receiving the Martial Queen's eyes, "Originally, we deduced that it was Ah Ming who rescued the princess Afifa, because that person's cultivation has never been able to be explored. However, according to the report all the way to Chang'an City, Li Zhengwen and the three of them have not appeared again, and there is no breath of them in the carriage with them, which shows that there is another Grandmaster Realm strongman. ”

Another person close to Empress Wu reminded: "Before leaving Luoyang that day, Li Zhengwen went to the palace to meet the emperor, is it related to this aspect?" ”

Empress Wu waved her hand, "It has nothing to do with the emperor, and the affairs of the palace can't be hidden from me!" ”

Qiao Sheng looked depressed and sad: "Although I don't want to admit it in my heart, the head of the family must have suffered misfortune, I waited for the cheeky to come to the door, just to beg His Highness to help our Qiao family avenge our family!" ”

The third-level peak master was angry again: "Revenge? Do you know that there is a Grandmaster Realm? The matter is obvious, Li Zhengwen may be a real hidden door force behind him, that is countless times stronger than your Qiao family's semi-hidden door, and it is just a guess, no one knows their true background, how do you want us to take revenge? Kill Li Zhengwen's family and introduce those Grandmaster Realms into the palace? ”

Faced with the third-level peak who repeatedly embarrassed him, Qiao Sheng couldn't bear it: "Do you dare to say that there is no Grandmaster Realm powerhouse in the palace?" My third brother knows the details! ”

Empress Wu's eyes flashed, "Qiao Sheng, do you know that you have committed a big taboo?" Aren't you afraid of killing people in the palace? ”

One of Qiao Sheng's clansmen said miserably: "Your Highness, there is nothing left in the Qiao family now, rather than lingering, it is better to cut off the incense and be happier!" It's just ridiculous that our Qiao family has been in the past ten years, for His Royal Highness, he didn't dare to call his hard work and achievements, at least he could be regarded as loyal, and the Empress Daowu was ruthless, it seems that the rumors are not all nonsense! ”

Qiao Sheng was shocked, and hurriedly turned around and reprimanded: "Old Seven, you are in a daze, how can you be so rude to the queen of heaven?" ”

The man was even more emotional than him, Huo Ran got up and said angrily: "Sixth brother, can't you see it? His Royal Highness the Queen of Heaven has already given up on our Qiao family, don't you feel the murderous aura on these people? If we were to come in today, there was no chance of survival! ”

Qiao Sheng swept towards the several cultivators on the scene in a panic, and then looked at the frosty color on the face of the martial queen, and sat back in a dejected manner, the despair in his eyes was born!

The atmosphere at the scene was extremely depressed for a short time, but Empress Wu's expression changed at the next moment:

"Hehe, Qiao Sheng, your brother is right, originally I didn't plan to bypass you, but now I have changed my mind! The current situation is unknown, the head of the Qiao family and his party may not be as we imagined, you go back first, I think about this matter, I can't suffer such a big loss for nothing! ”

I don't know what the Qiao family thinks, but they were persuaded to leave the Zhenguan Palace, and Empress Wu's face has returned to cold again.

"Empress Wu, the Qiao family can't stay, since they dare to speak so disrespectfully to His Royal Highness, they obviously have desperate thoughts, we can't do anything for them, maybe the Qiao family will go to Chang'an City to retaliate, I'm afraid it's ......"

Wu Zetian knew what he meant, "The forces behind Li Zhengwen are very terrifying, and we can't make trouble for ourselves." Do it tonight, none of the Qiao family can stay! ”

"The outer gate of the Qiao family in Luoyang City?"

"Those people don't care about them, they won't know about the inner door!"

"How can I explain Josi's disappearance to the palace? There have been several letters of inquiry from the Ming Palace, and I am afraid that there are not a few people who know about this matter! ”

"You don't have to pay attention to these, just push them to me, and anyone else dares to ask me for verification?"

"There is one more matter, Li Zhengwen doesn't seem to have the intention of pursuing this matter, but Qiao Si appeared with the prince some time ago, will there be trouble?"

"What's the trouble? Sue the emperor for the royal complaint? The prince is the prince and acts as the ruler of the court, I am the prince's biological mother, and he Li Zhengwen still dares to pursue this matter? ”

"It's not enough to be investigated, but it's still very possible to appeal to the emperor."

"Do you think the emperor didn't know about this beforehand? Even if he didn't reveal anything to Li Zhengwen, at least he knew that Qiao Si was my person, understand? ”

"The subordinates understand, let's arrange it!"

In a moment, there was no one around Wu Hou, she stood up, took her hands back and forth a few times, and silently muttered in her mouth: "Li Zhengwen, who are you?" ”

......

The east mountains, the main hall of the grandson family.

At a certain moment in the afternoon, Li Qi and Li Fanghua, the secretary of the military department, came to the door, and beside him were the three elders of the Laojun Palace, Wu Daoxiao, and the leader of the Cliff Mountain Tribal Army, Bu Rigude.

A few people met with the ancestors and grandchildren, and invited Li Zhi aside.

They came together for the valley bottom mine in the primeval jungle deep in the Qinling Mountains, the Dansha mine had been put away by Li Zhi, and the gold mine under it was for the purpose of their trip.

"The cornerstone protection on the ground has been completed, and the name of the fully enclosed bunker is a military depot that has been guarded by the Cliff Mountain Tribal Army before, no, after reporting to the Ministry of War, Li Shangshu raised a different opinion!" Wu Daoxiao smiled bitterly.

Originally, what he discussed with Li Zhi was that it would be a perfect excuse to report to the Cliff Mountain Arsenal Branch and build that place into the second Cliff Mountain.

But somehow, Li Qi knew the secret, but he wanted to let the military department also occupy a few components, so that the original plan to put on the name of an arsenal failed.

Li Zhi looked at Li Qi, "Brother Fanghua, what you are doing at this time is not authentic, I knew that this was the case, we just got rid of the military department and dealt with it ourselves, you are thinking of snatching it from me!" ”

Li Qi also replied with a wry smile: "Actually, I really didn't know the secret before, it was the news made by Shoulin Jiedu, and the entire military surnamed Li was moved, do you want me to pretend not to know?" ”

The envoy of Shoulin Jiedu is Li Liang Li Shoulin, the envoy of the three states of Guannei Province, Henan Province and Hedong Province, the leader of the military forces surnamed Li, and an important old minister in the hands of Gaozong.

As a representative of the army surnamed Li, this person accepted Li Zhi's gift of gunpowder craftsmanship, and promised Li Zhi the post of honorary secretary of the Tang Dynasty Military Department, an auxiliary military division, and an important staff officer under the president's account.

As soon as Li Qi said this, Li Zhi knew that this matter could not be good, so he shut up and stopped talking, waiting for Li Qi to give an explanation.

In fact, this matter is also simple, Li Liang's purpose is to fight for some flexible military salaries for the military surnamed Li.

Luoyang has always been eyeing the power of the military, and there is no need for anyone surnamed Li to have the idea of changing the court, and the status of the royal family surnamed Li in the army is already worrying.

Although the Ministry of War has its own far-sightedness and initiative authority to control the overall situation of the army, once the Empress Wu controls the imperial power, it is a question whether Li Qi can stay in this position.

The forces surnamed Li in the army have a long-term military strategic plan, but how to hide their strength beyond the imperial court's military salary on the premise of trying their best to preserve their military strength is undoubtedly a very serious problem.

I don't know where Li Liang found out about the secret transaction between Li Zhi and the Cliff Mountain Tribal Army, so he started this idea.

For the sake of the overall situation, there is naturally no big problem for him to do this, but it is an unsympathetic matter to forcibly assign the military department to participate secretly without consulting Li Zhi in advance.

Since the Li Tang Dynasty had the exclusive right to all mineral deposits, Li Zhi could not use official influence to exert influence on Li Liang to make him withdraw voluntarily.

Therefore, Li Zhi was in a very passive position in this matter, not only could not make a big move, but also took into account the good cooperative relationship with the core figure surnamed Li, but he was very dissatisfied with this kind of coercion with righteousness.