At the same time, in the White Horse Temple.
Wu Zetian also took the queen here to wait for Li Ke's arrival. After the battle at Xiangji Temple, Wu Zetian also realized that she had to find a way out for the Wu family, so she took the initiative to invite Li Ke in private.
Li Ke came here this time also to negotiate with the Wu family.
If Chang'an can be recovered peacefully, this is naturally what Li Ke hopes to do.
Finally, Li Ke rushed to the White Horse Temple with his confidant generals and some troops soon after, and Wu Zetian and the Queen greeted them immediately.
After the two parties exchanged pleasantries, Wu Zetian invited Li Ke to enter the White Horse Temple for a detailed discussion.
After the two parties sat down, Wu Zetian took the lead and spoke: "Li Ke, I invite you here today because of the affairs of our Wu family and Li family."
Li Ke nodded when he heard this and said: "The conflict between the Wu family and the Li family has been going on for some time. I am here today in the hope of resolving this conflict."
After hearing this, Wu Zetian smiled and said: "What a sentence to resolve the conflict. Although my Wu family is not talented, we still think that we can occupy a place in Chang'an City. So if you want to resolve the conflict, you must also show some sincerity." of."
After hearing this, Li Ke cupped his hands and said, "As long as we can return Chang'an City to the imperial court, this conflict will naturally be resolved."
Wu Zetian shook his head and said, "Chang'an City is not that easy to get."
After hearing this, Li Ke pondered for a moment and said: "I know that the Wu family has a lot of power in Chang'an City, but as long as we can return Chang'an City to the court, the emperor will never treat the Wu family badly."
Wu Zetian smiled and said: "Li Ke, you have really underestimated my Wu family. Although my Wu family has a lot of power in Chang'an City, my Wu family has never treated one of its own people badly."
After hearing this, Li Ke pondered for a moment and said, "In that case, let's ask the Wu family to make a condition."
After hearing this, Wu Zetian smiled and said, "Okay, since you are so sincere, I will make this condition."
Seeing that Li Ke was so sincere, Wu Zetian also spoke directly: "My Wu family has a lot of power in Chang'an City, but my Wu family has never treated its own people badly, so I want you, Li Ke, to return to the Li family. At the same time, Return all the power you gained in Xiangji Temple to the Wu family."
Li Ke pondered for a moment after hearing this. Wu Zetian's condition was very harsh, but if he wanted to resolve this conflict, he must meet this condition.
And Li Ke also believed that as long as he could meet this condition, Wu Zetian would never treat him badly.
So Li Ke nodded and said, "Okay, I agree to your conditions."
After hearing this, Wu Zetian smiled and said, "Okay, since you are so cheerful, I won't treat you badly."
Wu Zetian then asked the maid to take out a contract, then handed the contract to Li Ke and said: "As long as you sign and pledge this contract, then we have reached an agreement."
After hearing this, Li Ke took the contract and looked at it, and saw that the contract read: "Li Ke returned to the Li family, returned the power of Xiangji Temple to the Wu family, and at the same time obtained half of the Wu family's property in Chang'an City. In the event of breach of contract, he will compensate the Wu family for all losses." .”
After Li Ke read the contract, he signed and pledged it.
Wu Zetian then asked the maid to take out a list of properties and handed it to Li Ke and said: "This is a list of half of your properties in Chang'an City. Please keep it."
After hearing this, Li Ke took the property list and looked at it, and saw that it read: "Half of all the shops in Chang'an City belong to Li Ke."
This sight made Li Ke a little dumbfounded. He didn't expect Wu Zetian to be so generous.
After Li Ke confirmed that it was correct, he signed and pledged the property list.
After Wu Zetian received the property list, he asked the queen to take out a jade seal, and then handed the jade seal to Li Ke and said: "This jade seal is a gift from the emperor. You can take this jade seal to the palace to handle the transfer procedures. "
After hearing this, Li Ke took the jade seal and looked at it. He saw that this jade seal was used by the emperor, with the four characters "Emperor's Treasure" engraved on it.
After confirming that it was correct, Li Ke handed over his hands and said, "Thank you, Queen."
Then Li Ke left the White Horse Temple with his trusted generals and troops. Before leaving, Wu Zetian walked to Li Ke's side and whispered: "Li Ke, I hope you can understand that Chang'an City is not that easy to get." of."
After hearing this, Li Ke smiled and said: "Although the Wu family's power in Chang'an City is not small, as long as we can return Chang'an City to the court, the emperor will never treat the Wu family badly."
After hearing this, Wu Zetian pondered for a moment and said, "Just remember, my Wu family also has considerable influence in Chang'an City."
After hearing this, Li Ke cupped his hands and said, "I am naturally very clear about this."
Then Li Ke left the White Horse Temple with his confidants, generals and troops, and went to the palace to complete the transfer procedures.
After Wu Zetian sent Li Ke off, he returned to the back hall and sat down, thinking to himself: "This Li Ke is also sensible. Knowing that my Wu family has a lot of power in Chang'an City, he sent him to Xiangji Temple. All the power gained has been returned to my Wu family."
Then Wu Zetian took out the property list and looked at it, and thought to himself: "Half of all the shops in Chang'an City belong to Li Ke, which is quite a fortune."
At this moment, Li Ke had already arrived at the palace, holding a jade seal to go through the transfer procedures.
When Li Ke went through the transfer procedures in the palace, he was also very emotional.
He knew that his return to the Li family this time meant that he had to completely draw a line with everything in the past.
At the same time, Li Ke also knew very well that Chang'an City was not so easy to get.
Although he has returned all the power of Xiangji Temple to the Wu family, the power in Chang'an City is still very complicated.
Under such circumstances, Li Ke could only rely on his own strength to slowly integrate the forces in Chang'an City.
After the transfer procedures were completed, Li Ke left the palace and returned to his mansion.
As soon as he entered the mansion, Li Ke felt something was wrong.
He found that there were already many people in his mansion, and these people all looked like members of the Wu family.
Li Ke thought to himself: "This Wu Zetian is really not simple. She has arranged everything so quickly."
So Li Ke raised his hands and said, "I wonder why you come to my Li Mansion?"
