At the age of sixty, in the eyes of the people, he is already an old man, and he only has to enjoy his old age in peace. But for an experienced and ambitious prime minister, it was the time for him to be in the prime of life.

Xue Yuanchao is sixty years old, he has always been tough and energetic, and he has never given people the feeling of old age. But when Xue Shao saw him again after a few days, he felt like he had aged more than a decade overnight. The Tianxia Sect, who used to be radiant and not angry, is now obscure and depressed, and when he gets out of the car and walks, he needs his son Xue Yao and a servant to work together to support him.

For a politician, frustration and setbacks in his career are tantamount to a mother witnessing the death of her beloved child in front of her eyes. The blow was too heavy for outsiders to understand.

Seeing Xue Yuanchao's appearance, Xue Shao felt a little guilty. Although Xue Yuanchao's downfall was not entirely caused by himself, he also played at least a role as a fuse.

After Xue Yuanchao landed and stood firm, Xue Yao handed him a cane. With outsiders present, Xue Yuanchao was very tough, insisted on walking by himself without his son's support, and straightened his back very straight.

Xue Shao gave Princess Taiping a look, and the couple greeted them together.

"Little nephew Xue Shao, welcome to my uncle!" Xue Shao bowed first.

"Xue Xianggong is here, and he is shining." Princess Taiping also smiled and said.

Xue Yuanchao hurriedly handed the cane to his son and returned the salute, "The old minister is rude, and he is late." Please also ask Her Royal Highness the princess and the concubine to blame! ”

"How dare you!" Xue Shao hurriedly stepped forward and stretched out his hand, "Please invite my uncle to sit in the main hall, and the little nephew should serve him personally." ”

Xue Yuanchao hurriedly refused to let Xue Shao come to help, and before he could push Xue Shao away, Princess Taiping walked to the other side of him and grabbed his other arm, and said with a graceful smile: "Xue Xianggong should not refuse." The colt has always respected you, and that's what he should do. ”

"Old minister, I dare not be ashamed!" Xue Yuanchao was flattered and hurriedly retreated.

"Xue Xianggong, today is a special good day." Princess Taiping whispered, "Please allow my husband and wife to enter the hall together." The queen of heaven is also waiting there! ”

Xue Yuanchao's eyebrows sank, his expression changed slightly, and a sharp expression flashed in his eyes, as if to say, "Sure enough"!

- If it weren't for the order of the Queen of Heaven, how could Xue Yi run to Xue Yuanchao's house without permission and bring him to this special banquet?

Xue Shao remained silent, "Uncle, please!" ”

Xue Yuanchao turned his head to look at him, and the two of them tacitly knew it when they touched each other!

Suddenly, Xue Yuanchao's originally dark eyes added a little vividness. He nodded, "The old minister...... It's shameful! ”

Xue Yi and Xue Yao on the side didn't know what dumb riddles the three of them were playing, and they didn't want to interject, but they just watched Xue Shao and Princess Taiping support Xue Yuanchao, the old prime minister who had fallen, left and right, and walked to the main hall of the front hall.

Xue Shao and Princess Taiping glanced at each other across Xue Yuanchao, and each smiled slightly, definitely having a heart.

At this moment, Xue Shao was extremely grateful to fate and God for giving him such a smart and caring wife as Princess Taiping.

There is no doubt that Princess Taiping at this moment is the same as Xue Shao thinks in his heart - Pei Yan is strong, and he is trying his best to suppress his strong political opponent Xue Yuanchao, and he has almost won a big victory. The battle between Xue Pei and the two prime ministers in the political hall is actually the battle between Xue Pei's two great families. Xue Shao, as a child of the Xue clan in Hedong, is at odds with Pei Yan, so of course he will be implicated. Now that Xue Shao's career has just been frustrated, his strength is not good, and even his brother Xue Yi is about to be cut off from the post of assassin by Mingsheng and secretly demoted, but Pei Yan is in full swing. At this moment, if Xue Yuanchao also completely falls, it will undoubtedly be a huge and heavy blow to the Xue clan in Hedong, and Xue Shao will also become more lonely and difficult to turn over!

Although Xue Shao and Xue Yuanchao had some personal conflicts before, when they faced their common enemy, Pei Yan, the alliance was imperative - as the daughter-in-law of the Xue family, Princess Taiping was absolutely aware of this!

At the same time, Princess Taiping also has a keen sense of smell that others do not have, that is, the grasp of the intentions of the queen of heaven. The Queen of Shicai personally ordered Xue Shao to invite Xue Yuanchao to the banquet, undoubtedly conveying a message that she wanted Xue Yuanchao to come back. Perhaps, the queen of heaven is also wary and dissatisfied with Pei Yan's excessive expansion, and it is imperative to re-establish an enemy that can stop Pei Yan - Xue Yuanchao is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate!

Throughout the ages, the emperor's mind has been like this!

When the couple looked at each other, they had a clear understanding, and all this information reached each other's hearts in an instant.

Tacit understanding, wonderful!

When Xue Shao and Princess Taiping supported Xue Yuanchao left and right into the main hall of the front hall, the guests of Li Wu and Xue who were sitting in the hall all widened their eyes in shock!

In the eyes of many people, Xue Yuanchao, who lost power in the battle of the political hall, was fortunate not to be questioned by the imperial court and exiled or even to destroy his family. Unexpectedly, he could still attend today's special and high-level royal banquet. What's even more shocking is that it was actually the queen of heaven's beloved daughter, Princess Taiping, and the concubine Xue Shao, who carried him in together. This honor and preferential treatment, everyone present, including the queen herself, did not enjoy it!

For a moment, the people present seemed to realize something in their hearts. There are some people who are quick to react and are already paying tribute to Xue Yuanchao or smiling. Li Xiaoyi, who was lively and had a good relationship with Xue Yuanchao and Xue Shao, took the initiative to come forward, and said with a smile: "Xue Xianggong, your old man is finally here!" ”

"Li Lianggong doesn't want to make fun of it. With the queen of heaven and the old princes of the royal family here, how dare Xue be called old? Xue Yuanchao hurriedly returned the salute, and then stepped forward respectfully and stood in front of Wu Zetian.

"Old minister Xue Yuanchao, see the queen of heaven!"

Wu Zetian nodded and smiled, "Xue Xianggong, don't come to harm?" ”

"Thanks to the blessing of the queen of heaven, the old minister has always been fine." Xue Yuanchao replied with a glance.

Everyone else listened, and the hall was very quiet.

Wu Zetian smiled, "Xue Xiang is fine, the blessing of the court, the world can be safe!" ”

The message conveyed by this sentence is too important. Wu Zetiankou called Xue Yuanchao Xue Xiang, which meant that he still recognized his identity as the prime minister of Zhongshu Ling. He also said that the blessing of the court is safe in the world, which is undoubtedly a metaphor - the court needs you to come back, and the world of the Tang Dynasty still needs you, the old prime minister!

Wu Zetian's short sentence that seemed innocuous shocked the hearts of most people present. At that moment, many people followed with a smile, "What the Queen of Heaven said is that if Xue Xianggong is well, it is indeed the blessing of the court and the world!" ”

Xue Shao was relieved and secretly let out a long breath. He couldn't help but want to shake his fist - after a series of bad luck, something good finally happened!

Princess Taiping gently grabbed his arm, and smiled slightly with apricot eyes, her smile was both relieved and warm, obviously having fun with Xue Shao.

How could Xue Yuanchao, who was standing in the hall, not be able to hear the meaning of Wu Zetian's words, his feelings suddenly became a little excited, but he tried his best to suppress it, but he suddenly raised his voice and bowed loudly: "Although the old minister is old, if the two saints are summoned and the court is in need, the old minister is always willing to do his best for the Jiangshan Society of the Tang Dynasty, go to the soup and go to the fire, although he is dead, he will not give up!" ”

"Xue Xianggong, it's serious." Wu Zetian was still smiling lightly, and Yun Sleeve waved his hand lightly, "Xue Shao, why don't you invite Xue Xianggong to take a seat?" ”

Everyone looked at the hand of the queen of heaven, and a waiter walked to the top position on the right side with a sitting pu, and put the sitting pu beside Li Yuanliang, the king of Huo!

For such a heavy banquet, it is necessary to have a clear seating. The more status and status a person has, the closer the seat is to the upper throne and the right is honored. In the entire hall, the status of the queen of heaven Wu Zetian is undoubtedly the highest, and no one raised any objections to her being the first seat. But if it comes to seniority, Wu Zetian also wants to call Huo Wang Li Yuanliang "Uncle Huang". And Li Yuanliang is not a side branch of the imperial family like Li Xiaoyi, he is the biological son of Gaozu Li Yuan, the half-brother of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin, and the uncle of Emperor Li Zhi. Li Xiaoyi, who is of the same generation, is also a lot shorter than him!

Now, the queen of heaven has placed Xue Yuanchao's seat next to Li Yuan's rails, and even higher than Li Xiaoyi, who is also the emperor's uncle, everyone present was shocked, and at the same time, they completely understood in their hearts - Xue Yuanchao is really going to make a comeback!

Xue Yuanchao turned his head to look at his seat, bowed to Wu Zetian in public, and choked up with tears on the spot, "Old minister...... Thank you for the seat! ”

"Xue Xianggong, why is this so?" Wu Zetian personally got up and walked to Xue Yuanchao's side, personally helped him up, held his hand with a smile and patted him twice, "Xue Xiangyou has made great contributions to the imperial court, and he is the pillar of the society, and he deserves this honor-Xue Xianggong, please take a seat!" Taiping, Xue Shao, why don't you two come and serve? ”

"Yes." Xue Shao and Princess Taiping agreed to the promise together, stepped forward left and right to help Xue Yuanchao, and sat down peacefully.

Li Yuanliang and Li Xiaoyi, who were close to the left and right, took the initiative to greet Xue Yuanchao, which meant "welcoming teammates back to the team". Xue Yuanchao and the Xue family have always been staunch supporters of the Li Tang royal family, and in the eyes of the princes of the Li family, Xue Yuanchao is of course his own people!

Xue Shao's eyes swept into the hall, the Li and Xue families were particularly excited and lively, but half of the martial artists had black faces.

Xue Shao smiled silently, although Wu Chengsi may not be Pei Yan's close henchmen, but these birdmen just can't see me get a little good!

The banquet began.

Singing and dancing to push the cup half a lamp, there is nothing to say. At such a banquet, eating is never really the theme. Everyone was pondering in their hearts, it turned out that the personal arrival of the queen of heaven was just to lead to Xue Yuanchao's sudden appearance...... It seems that above the court, there is another good scene!