Na Yan Wu Chenghei entered the political affairs, involving many aspects such as the militarism, Taiwan Province, and other states, for most of the hour, all of which were orderly and measured.

After listening to Wu Chenghe's report, Divine Emperor Wu Zetian looked at him with implied approval in his eyes, and said: "I have finally experienced maturity and have the bearing of a prime minister. Luantai and Fengge, the two provinces pay equal attention, participate in state affairs, and arrange you in this position, whether you stand or do things, you should have a grand ritual, and you should not focus on the details, the prime minister should be in charge of the people, and should not be counter-controlled for personnel. ”

After Wu Chengsi heard this, he reacted very violently, turned over directly, bowed to the hall and said in a trembling voice: "The minister is dull and can't bear the burden." Fortunately, I am blessed by His Majesty, carved by the Hadith all the year round, allowing me to grow up calmly, and now I am in a high position again, and I do not like my own glory, but I am happy that I can finally share the affairs of His Majesty......"

Wu Zetian was in a good mood, and his attitude towards Wu Chengsi was much kinder: "I just praised you for having the bearing of a prime minister, why do you suffer from gains and losses." The prime minister has a large amount of money, and he is not shocked by the humiliation, how can he ruin the shape of his demeanor because of a small reward. ”

"The minister is just bluffing, and he borrowed His Majesty's grace to pretend to himself, so that people respect me. But in front of His Majesty, how dare he use this to beautify himself. Outside are puppets hung by ropes, and inside are stubborn fools......"

Wu Chenghei was also able to put down his body, seeing that His Majesty the God Emperor was even more happy, he danced and danced, and even made a clumsy play.

When he returned to the table, he said again: "This time the army has reappeared, and it has been used to prestige the frontier and deter it. The people who brew the momentum, the ministers are also closely arranged, ready to go at any time. However, there are still obstacles in the planning of the political affairs hall, and they have yet to be cleared up. For example, Zhang Guangfu and the like, the obstruction is particularly deep, and the matter of the expansion of the hundred cavalry is hesitant to make a decision here. ”

When Wu Zetian heard this, a cold light flashed in his eyes.

Yu Xuanwei's plot failed, and she also deeply felt that the current power of Nanya Zhuwei was still great, and there were too many hidden dangers in it, and the threat to the palace ban was also great. Therefore, she wanted to expand the hundred cavalry to a thousand cavalry, and recruit strong forces to stay in the northern ya, hoping that the forbidden army of the northern yaya could replace the guard duties of the southern ya.

This proposal was put forward shortly after Xue Huaiyi's army was dispatched, but it was not approved in the Nanya Political Affairs Hall, and many trivial issues such as soldiers, idle stables, utensils, and materials were discussed endlessly.

"How is the style of Nanya Zhuwei?"

If the Nanya Zhuwei can get enough support, even if the political hall does not pass, you can organize the soldiers and canes first, and after creating the established facts, it will be much simpler to negotiate the name issue with the political hall.

"I thought about seeing Qiu Shenqian three times a few days ago, and in other words, I haven't had a conclusive reply so far......"

Wu Chengsi said again.

Wu Zetian's face became even more ugly after hearing this, and he snorted coldly: "The old slave really wants to take power for personal gain? ”

Wu Chengsi frowned and said: "He should be afraid of retreating, or he will speak out for the Nan Ya group, so he doesn't dare to nod his head." ”

Since the reign of Gaozong, the number of pennies in the prefectures has been seriously shortage, and the number of soldiers has been decreasing year by year, coupled with the heavy foreign wars, it is often several years long, even if it is meritorious, it is often difficult to cash in full, the war-weariness of the government soldiers is very high, and the situation of desertion is becoming more and more intense, so that the proportion of athletes recruited for the later conquest is getting higher and higher.

Previously, Wei waited for the price of the westward expedition, which was a major event that had been prepared for three years from the vertical arch, and now it can officially fight. The reason why Wu Zetian sent Xue Huaiyi again was also to deliberately reorganize the military affairs of the two capitals and Henan, Hebei and other states.

After the departure of the two armies, in addition to the three mansions of the Southern Ya Guards, there were few sergeants available. However, Jin Wuwei is an exception, because he is still responsible for the defense of the city, so the Zhichong Mansion under the command of Jin Wuwei is not included in the sequence of requisition and distribution of this expedition.

It is also because of this that the left and right Jin Wuwei have a particularly heavy power in the military system of the Southern Ya today. Among them, the right Jin Wuwei general was led by the border area of the border Zhou Hu chieftain, and the left Jin Wuwei general Qiu Shenxian's statement was particularly important for this matter.

This is also a situation deliberately created by Wu Zetian, and now the two most important military forces in Shendu City are the Southern Ya Jin Wuwei and the Northern Ya Imperial Forest Army. Even if the prime minister still deliberately restrains him, it is difficult to quote the military strength of the Southern Ya. Qiu Shenyun has always been her confidant, and it can be said that in the current Shendu City, Wu Zetian has achieved an overwhelming advantage.

But Wu Zetian didn't expect that things would be stuck here in Qiu Shenxian!

Although it is obvious that the expansion of the hundred cavalry is to encroach on the power of the Nanya's guards, this is certainly not the reason why Qiu Shenqi is obstructing.

After all, Jin Wuwei is not his family, even if his authority is damaged, he can be the general of Zuo Jin Wuwei today, and he may be the general of Zuo Yulin tomorrow.

Since this is the case, there must be a deeper reason, that is, the struggle between the power and the imperial power represented by the Southern and Northern Ya.

As Wu Chengsi said, Qiu Shenqian was afraid that this retreat would damage the military power of Nanya, and he might be resented and retaliated against by the prime minister of Nanya! In other words, he was worried that he would become a victim of this dispute, and he was worried that the God Emperor would not try to protect him as he did in previous years, and he had already had a centrifugation!

Qiu Shenxian's ambiguous attitude naturally made Wu Zetian very dissatisfied. Especially thinking of the previous people's enthusiasm for the border of the northern attack on the Turks, all of them announced that the other party was unwilling or afraid to tie his future and power to the god emperor, and wanted to plan the way back.

Although he was already unhappy in his heart, Wu Zetian still did not decide to make a move against Qiu Shenxian.

As for the reason, it is also very simple, although she has been in power for a long time, her military control has always been weak, and Qiu Shenqian is already one of the few military generals who can stand behind her with a clear banner.

Once Qiu Shenqi is moved, her weak control over the Nanya military will be completely exposed, and even if the prime ministers disagree, they will definitely join forces a little at that time to give her greater restraint, and at the moment she really can't find a candidate who has both loyalty and qualifications, and the bhikshu Shenqi is more suitable to be in charge of Zuojin Wuwei.

In that case, there is no need to ask him about it. The three thoughts were restored to the summer official of the military department, and the idlers of the family were selected as AMTD to set up a stable in the forbidden. The left and right guards and thousands of cattle guards and honorable mansions, selected to be good at ** riding, and collected the palace gate talismans......"

Qiu Shenxian's attitude is ambiguous, and if he continues to negotiate, it will inevitably lead to the category of bargaining. If he is made aware of the importance of the current attitude, then he will definitely intensify his efforts and put forward more non-specific requirements, which Wu Zetian will never tolerate.

But she has never followed a single method of doing things, since the formal way has not been able to achieve the goal at the moment, so she will do it in a roundabout way, and first achieve the effect that the expansion of the hundred horses can bring through the cooperation of several aspects.

Beiya wants to expand the new army, and the first thing is only people, horses, and staffs. The veterans of Zhuzhi Chongfu cannot be recruited, so the strong officials and slaves are selected to enrich the ranks.

Without the order of the political affairs hall, the Beiya can't set up a stable to store horsepower, so simply take the position of the AMTD Bureau in charge of the stables and the horses, and at any time can transfer and send additional horses for the Beiya military.

Bei Ya couldn't get the authority to patrol the imperial city, so he simply took the position of the palace gate guard as a cronie.

While these functions are still nominally vested in the respective health divisions, they can in practice become independent. It only takes a suitable opportunity to completely separate from the guards and divisions and obtain the official title and authority.

Wu Chengji recorded the instructions of the God Emperor in detail, and admired the subtlety of the God Emperor's strategy even more in his heart. After the big goal of expanding the hundred horses was split, many of the personnel changes did not need to be approved by the political affairs hall at all, and he could fully operate them with his current authority.

"In this way, when the good news on the frontier is frequently reported, and the people are frightened, who will stand in the way, it will naturally come to fruition!"

Hearing Wu Chengsi say this, Wu Zetian frowned again: "I am one with the country, the frontier is victorious, the country is prosperous, it is a happy event for Shishu Xianhuan, except for the traitors who have relatives and evil thoughts, who will be afraid?" ”

Wu Chengsi nodded again and again, confessing his guilt.

"Yes, Yizong went to Xiuzhou, where has he gone?"

Wu Zetian groaned slightly, and then asked. After weighing it several times, she finally decided to reopen Xu Jingye's old case and eliminate the traitors inside and outside the government and the opposition.

One is that there is no one else, and this will have the least shock to the people's hearts of the people, which is far better than directly and strictly investigating the Nanya Forbidden Army. Second, she also wants to take a look at how many aftermaths have not been settled after so many years, and how many hidden evils have been missed at that time.

"A few days ago, there was a message that it had passed Dengzhou, and it was about to enter Luo."

"That's good, be sure to pay attention to secrecy, don't covet the convenience of the post road. In addition, the envoys who were dispatched to search for the various states were also sent out as soon as possible, and as soon as the opportunity was ripe, they would be arrested immediately! ”

When Wu Zetian said this, his face already showed obvious killing intent, but after Xiao Zuo paused, he said: "When you arrive in Guiluo, Yizong will pass through Fangzhou to see and hear all kinds of secret performances. ”

When Wu Chengsi heard this, a trace of haze flashed in his eyes, but he quickly lowered his head. After a pause, he said again: "Thinking twice about returning and thinking about Qiu Shenqi's self-doubt, it is actually related to the old love. After all, he is still loyal and diligent, and he is afraid of ......."

At this point, his tone gradually weakened, because he saw that the God Emperor was looking at him without blinking, and there was no joy or anger in his eyes.

"High-ranking officials, heavy officials, thick shades, what people want, who will not be? There are horses in the stable, although there is a thousand miles of strength, but there is no foot step, if you don't feed, you will neigh, such a beast, do you say it is a good horse or a bad horse? ”

Wu Zetian slowly retracted his gaze, and at this time, another female official approached the palace and said, "Your Majesty, Her Royal Highness the princess will ask to leave the palace again." ”

Hearing this, Wu Zetian sighed, and after a moment of silence, he spoke again: "Go and summon Shangguan talents into the palace, check everything, and send the princess back to the palace." ”

As she spoke, she looked at Wu Chengsi with a thoughtful expression, and instructed: "You also go with you, send your cousin back to the mansion, if there is anything missing, make up for it, make proper arrangements, don't let this lady have any more trouble." ”

After hearing this, Wu Chengsi hurriedly got up, and did not dare to refuse: "The minister must properly escort Her Royal Highness the princess back to the palace, and ask diligently about daily life, and never slow down." ”

"That's not necessary, after all, you are the prime minister of the dynasty, not her edict, just express your intentions."

Seeing Wu Chengsi nodding his head, Wu Zetian frowned slightly, just raised his arm and waved his hand and said, "Go." ”