After listening to Xue Yi's call, Xue Shao looked at the distant mountains with a slight frown, and fell into deep thought.

The reason for the depreciation of the Xue family, the statement in the history books and the reason known to the world today, is that Princess Chengyang, the mother of Xue, was involved in the witch Gu case, but I didn't expect that there was another hidden secret. It is not difficult to hear from the eldest brother's words that it may be related to Shangguan Yi's plot to abolish Empress Wu.

In other words, the Xue family was demoted because of political struggle!

Xue Yi remained silent, as if to give Xue Shao enough time to think.

After a while, Xue Yi looked at Xue Shao sideways, smiled slightly and patted Xue Shao's shoulder, "I haven't seen you for two years, but the second brother who used to be frivolous and playful is so calm and atmospheric." Originally, I was still hesitant to tell you about these old things and the grievances of the previous generation. Now it seems that I don't have to worry. You are an adult, and you will have your own responsibilities and opinions. ”

Xue Shaoluo smiled and said, "Big brother, I haven't forgotten the suffering that our family suffered in Fangzhou over the years, and it is impossible to forget the origin of the nickname 'Nine-Fingered Xue Hou'. But the younger brother still wants to say that the world has changed, and it is not more than ten years ago. Since the second saint can recruit me as a colt regardless of his previous suspicions, this is not a big turning point for our Xue family. The younger brother doesn't know the real reason why Lu Dao's parents were demoted back then, but now is not the time to recall the future and settle grievances. The most important thing at the moment is marriage. ”

"You're right. Your marriage is the most important thing at the moment. Xue Yi nodded and said, "But it's precisely because of this that I'm even more frightened." An important reason why our Xue family was demoted back then was, in the final analysis, because of the queen of heaven! ”

"For what?" Xue Shao frowned, "Could it be that my father and mother offended Empress Wu back then?" ”

Xue Yi sighed heavily and shook his head, "Speaking of which, it's all my ...... to blame."

While saying this, Xue Yi turned his head and carefully looked at the carriage in which his wife Xiao was riding.

"What's going on?" Xue Shao asked curiously.

"Second brother, do you know Concubine Xiao Shu?" Xue Yi said.

"Of course!" Xue Shao's heart suddenly lit up, "Back then, Empress Wang and Concubine Xiao Shufei united with the eldest grandson Wuji and Chu Suiliang to fight against Empress Wu and set up His Majesty the Emperor, and even forced the emperor to appoint Li Zhong as the crown prince. The palace fight has always been bloody, Queen Wu won, Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao Shufei both ended up in a tragic death, the crown prince Li Zhong was deposed along with Queen Wang, and the two powerful ministers who supported Li Zhong to become the prince Sun Wuji and Chu Suiliang also fell at the same time! - This can be regarded as one of the most important political turmoil in this dynasty, how can the younger brother not know? ”

"Not only that, but afterwards, Empress Wu also changed Queen Wang's clan to the lowly 'python' clan, and Xiao Shufei's clan to the lowly 'Xiao' clan." Xue Yi frowned, lowered her voice and said, "Your sister-in-law is from the Lanling Xiao family, and Concubine Xiao Shu is her aunt from the same clan!" ”

Xue Shao suddenly understood in his heart, and couldn't help but sigh lightly, and said: "Historically, the marriage of nobles has been the most important and right, since the Lanling Xiao family has been demoted to a lowly status by Empress Wu, your remarrying a sister-in-law will definitely make Empress Wu quite disgusted and even angry." She will think that our Xue family is deliberately trying to sing against her, deliberately trying to be her enemy! ”

"yes!" Xue Yi smiled bitterly and said, "I was only twenty years old back then, and I was young and vigorous and had a deep affection for your sister-in-law, so I strongly insisted on marrying your sister-in-law. In fact, at that time, although Empress Wu degraded the Xiao family, it did not mean that the people did not recognize the Lanling Xiao family, a wealthy nobleman who had been inherited for hundreds of years, and Xiao Deyan, the teacher of His Majesty the Emperor, was still born in the Lanling Xiao family! ”

Xue Shao frowned and nodded, "Nowadays, the Xiao family and the Wang family are almost no big officials above the court, but the people still regard the Xiao family and the Wang family as the nobles of the world, and there are not a few people who actively marry the prime minister." The concept of the door has been ingrained in people's minds for hundreds of years, and even temple decrees are not so easy to change its course. ”

"That's right." Xue Yi nodded and said, "I insisted on marrying your sister-in-law back then, and it was precisely because of this idea. My father and mother have always doted on me, and your sister-in-law is gentle and virtuous, and my parents like her very much. So back then, her mother, Princess Chengyang, found a way to explain to His Majesty the Emperor, and asked His Majesty to come forward to facilitate the marriage. At that time, Empress Wu did not raise any objections, but I can imagine that she must have been very jealous in her heart. Perhaps it was from this incident that Empress Wu listed our Xue family as a political enemy. ”

Xue Shao's eyebrows twisted slightly, and the words "imagine" and "maybe" in his eldest brother's words were very ambiguous, which meant that he was not sure whether his judgment was accurate. Think about it carefully, if Wu Zenaïve regarded my Xue family as a "political enemy", with her character and skills, our Xue family would just be demoted from Jingshi? Will she agree to hire me as a colt? Will she still want to reuse and agree with me to take charge of the military from the military?

No way!

There must be something else hidden in it!

"On the way back to Beijing, my brother and your sister-in-law have always been very worried in their hearts." Xue Yi said, "What if I think about my marriage to the Xiao family a day later, and the old grudge turns into a new hate?" She's even stronger now than she was back then! ”

Xue Shao frowned silently, and thought to himself: It is indeed not impossible for the eldest brother to say that "old grudges turn into new hates". When Xue Shao wanted to marry Princess Taiping in history, Wu Zetian forced Xue Shao's brother to divorce his wife, because she thought that Princess Taiping could not be a concubine with a lowly woman like the "Xiao Family", and this matter has been recorded in history. Although this matter was persuaded by many ministers, Xue Yi did not really divorce his wife. But later, Xue Yi participated in the rebellion of the Li Tang clan and killed Xue Shao, half of which may be motivated by this personal hatred of "divorce of his wife"!

Now that he has figured out the ins and outs, Xue Shao also knows how to prescribe the right medicine. At present, the marriage with Princess Taiping is inevitable. Then, it is necessary to eliminate the hidden dangers in this - we can no longer let Wu Zetian do anything to force Xue Yi to divorce his wife, and we must find a way to eliminate Xue Yi's hatred for Wu Zetian!

Otherwise, sooner or later this time bomb will ruin everything!

"Big brother don't worry. Little brother, you have your own way! Xue Shao said with great certainty.

"Do you have a way?" Xue Yi was stunned at first, and then smiled bitterly, "What can you do?" A woman like the Queen of Heaven will be ruthless. I suspect that he summoned me back to Beijing not to discuss marriage, but to settle old accounts and do something to me! ”

"Not really." Xue Shao smiled confidently and said, "There is one thing that the eldest brother may not know yet. I banned the countermeasures and Gao Di, and His Majesty issued an edict to seal me as a thousand cows, and I have officially taken office. Now I am deeply trusted and reused by the Queen of Heaven, and she ordered me to preside over a new yamen called Jiangwuyuan, the purpose of which is to let me inherit the mantle of Pei Xingjian! ”

"Huh?!" Xue Yi exclaimed as if he had seen a ghost in the daytime, and looked at Xue Shao with round eyes, "This...... That's impossible! ”

Xue Shao smiled slightly, and took out his official credentials, "Big brother, this is a fact. ”

Xue Yi snatched the official certificate and looked at it, his eyes suddenly straightened, and he said in astonishment: "How is it possible?" How could she let the son of a political enemy become the imperial guard, and let you inherit the mantle of Pei Xingjian? ”

"Things are in front of us." Xue Shao said, "Big brother, there is only one explanation for the unreasonableness of all this. ”

"How to explain it?"

"That is, the Queen of Heaven does not regard our Xue family as a political enemy at all." Xue Shao smiled slightly and said, "Otherwise, with the character of the queen of heaven, can you and my brothers still live to this day?" Big brother, can you still inherit the history of the marquis and the official worship? Can the younger brother still become a thousand cows and prepare to guard the sword and guard the ban? As for being a colt and inheriting the mantle of Pei Xingjian, these must be even more needless to ask. ”

"......" Xue Yi nodded silently, thought about it again and again, and said, "Second brother, these words of yours are very reasonable. Although I don't know why I suddenly want to reuse you after the day, even if I can't trust anyone, I will definitely believe my brother! ”

"Thanks, big brother." Xue Shao nodded with a smile.

"You and I are brothers of flesh and blood, why do you have to say thank you?" Xue Yi patted Xue Shao's shoulder with a smile and said, "Don't worry, being a brother is not the kind of old pedantic who eats the old. Even if there are some festivals and grievances between our Xue family and the queen of heaven in the past, she can give up her previous suspicions and take you seriously, how can a brother and a man be obsessed? Everything but focus on the current overall situation, as a brother will not live up to you! ”

"Thank you, big brother, for your great righteousness!" Xue Shao bowed his hand and let out a long breath in his heart.

The eldest brother has dredged it up for the time being, and the only thing left is to persuade Wu Zetian to let go of the mustard of the year, and not to do the thing of "forcing his brother and sister-in-law" again.

This time bomb must be defused as soon as possible!

The two brothers walked for a mile or two, and Xue Shao asked Xue Yi to get into the carriage and go home first. The boat and car are tiring and simple, and it is not too late to go to the palace to see the driver after a night's rest.

The group entered Chang'an City and walked to the mansion of Xue Shao in Qinglongfang and stopped. Xue Yi got out of the carriage and saw this mansion, and was taken aback on the spot, "Erlang, this is!" ……”

Xue Shao smiled and said, "Big brother, this is indeed Shangguan Tingzhi's mansion back then. At first, I didn't know about it, but I didn't know until I bought it and moved in. ”

"Hey, could it be providence?" Xue Yi made that helpless expression of speechless looking at the sky again, and said with a wry smile, "Six days before the Shangguan family was confiscated by the imperial court, Shangguan Tingzhi bought a full moon wine for her daughter, and accompanied her father to the banquet for her brother. I remember that day, when the lightning flashed, thundered, and the rain poured down, my father was so drunk and poetic that he raised his wine on the backyard polo field and chanted poetry loudly to the sky. As a result, there was a flash of lightning, and the image of my father holding up wine and chanting poetry was actually reflected on the courtyard wall. Later, on the night of a thunderstorm, that image flashed frequently. My mother was worried that it was the ghosts who had detained my father's soul inside the wall, so she asked a sorcerer to collect my father's soul, and then she was accused of a witch by a traitor! ”

Xue Shao was stunned and speechless, wouldn't he?

The moon slave on the side screamed in surprise and hurriedly covered his mouth, and looked at Xue Shao with wide eyes-this, this, this! …… Childe, the ghost in the wall that you ambushed that day was actually your father?!.

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