Soon, Xue Shao and his entourage arrived at Yaochi Yulin. When Yu Hongye was in Chang'an, this was a well-known "top club" in Guanzhong, and many dignitaries and nobles may not be able to enter the forest to see a game if their daughters are scattered and racking their brains.

This is one of the most valuable social circles in Kyoto. The people who can come here to consume are all big names in the officialdom or famous actors in Shilin. It is reported that Wei Xuantong and Cen Changqian, the prime ministers of the dynasty, Cheng Wuting, Zhang Qianqiao, and Qiu Shenqian, the general of Jin Wuwei, were all frequent visitors here.

And the owner here, Yu Hongye, is a famous lady in Beijing who is famous in the palace, and is a guest of many prime ministers and royal families. It is said that her communicative skills are enough to save a gentleman thirty years of struggle, or to make his thirty years of struggle come to naught in an instant.

The most typical case is Yao Yuanchong.

He is still a mere Qipin Xianyang County Commander, but his reputation has long spread throughout the capital, and he is familiar to the prime ministers, and even the Empress Dowager Wu has asked the ministers about this person many times in the court. It is rumored that as soon as Yao Yuanchong's term of office in Xianyang expires or a suitable vacancy arises in the court, he will be transferred to the central center as an official.

The vast majority of the scholars in the Tang Dynasty have no high-level families and special backgrounds. If you want to become an official in the center of the capital from the local county order, even if it takes 30 years of struggle, you may not really be able to do it.

It's just that because Yu Hongye was called to Xiazhou by Xue Shao, Yaochi Yulin's business came to an end temporarily, and now it is just a private courtyard for Xue Shao to play and relax.

Xue Shao and his entourage, including servants and maids, had a total of nearly 100 people, and they came in such a vast way, Shangguan Wan'er, who was in the courtyard, noticed it at once. After learning that it was Xue Shao and Princess Taiping who had arrived in person, she immediately brought a young descendant to greet her.

Xue Shao saw Shangguan Wan'er and an eighteen-nine-year-old white and handsome young man walking side by side at a glance, and his heart suddenly became angry for no reason-who the fuck is this little white face?

Princess Taiping glanced at Xue Shao, and snorted coldly: "You look jealous, just like when Zhu Bajie bullied the little palace maid!" ”

"Is there one?" Xue Shao's face immediately changed, and he suddenly showed a full of uninhibited and heroic spirit, as if he was about to take thousands of troops and horses to a decisive battle with Ashid Yuanzhen.

"Look at your stupid look! …… This is not Shuo Fangjun, who are you showing with a stinky face? Princess Taiping was so angry and funny, and she scolded in a whisper, scolding herself so much that she was funny.

"Ahem...... Okay, okay! Xue Shao himself smiled.

Shangguan Wan'er took the young man to the front, first greeted Xue Shao and Princess Taiping in a proper manner, and immediately called the young man to come forward and said: "Your Highness, donkey, this little lang is my aunt's son, surnamed Wang Mingyu is eighteen years old this year. He has just participated in the imperial court's Chunqiu Ying Ming Jingke, but he has not yet entered the official - Wang Yu, and he has not come to meet Her Royal Highness Princess Taiping and Xue Yuma? ”

As soon as Xue Shao heard this, the anger in his heart suddenly turned into smoke, and his face became smiling. The expression seemed to say: It turned out to be the brother-in-law who almost passed the door, looking up for a long time...... Ah no, you should have admired me for a long time!

"Xiaosheng Wang Yu, meet Her Royal Highness Princess Taiping!" Wang Yu had already stepped forward and respectfully bowed to Princess Taiping first.

"No courtesy." Princess Taiping smiled slightly, and only said: "The husband is the wife of heaven and the earth, although I am a princess, you should visit Xue Juma first." ”

Wang Yu was slightly stunned, and immediately bent down to Xue Shao and bowed, "Xiaosheng to meet Xue Yuma!" I have admired the name for a long time, like thunder! ”

Xue Shao smiled and said, "Since you are the cousin of the Shangguan girl, you are not an outsider." You don't have to be so polite in private, just feel free. ”

Princess Taiping rolled Xue Shao's eyes coldly, isn't she an outsider? …… Dare to love Shangguan Wan'er is already your insider?

"Thanks to the hospitality of Her Royal Highness the Princess and Xue Juma, Wan'er happened to pass by her aunt's residence on the way to Yaochi Yulin and met Wang Yu. So I called him to accompany him for a few days, so that someone could talk to him. Shangguan Wan'er said softly.

The speaker has no intention of listening, Shangguan Wan'er is obviously explaining to Xue Shao - I didn't just find a random man to come here for a tryst!

"Wan'er, you still have relatives outside the palace, why have you never heard of it?" Princess Taiping asked the question in Xue Shao's heart.

Shangguan Wan'er smiled slightly and said, "Your Highness, you know, many years ago, my grandfather's house was raided, and the Shangguan family was almost wiped out. But my mother's relatives were not so implicated. But because my mother and I were not married, we had no relationship with each other. My aunt married into the Taiyuan Wang clan and moved to Hwawon County, Gyeonggi about two years ago, so Wan'er and her family got in touch with each other. ”

"Oh, I see." Princess Taiping nodded, and then asked Shangguan Wan'er to walk side by side with her, chatting while walking, and chatted briefly in the daily routine.

The young white-faced student Wang Yu was left, standing on the side of the road tremblingly, not knowing whether to leave or stay.

Xue Shao didn't intervene in the small talk between the two women, looked back at Wang Yu, and waved his hand at him, "Why are you stunned?" Come on! ”

"Yes!" Wang Yu waved his hand for a long time, and quickly followed obediently with broken steps.

Xue Shao suddenly felt funny, how could this kid look like a recruit who had just joined the army, stunned and stupid?

So Xue Shao decided to tease him, and said, "You participated in this year's Spring Festival and cited the Ming Sutra?" ”

"Back to Xue Yuma's words, exactly." Wang Yu answered honestly.

"The ministry is electing officials, can you elect them?" Xue Shao asked.

Wang Yu shook his head, "I'm afraid it's difficult." ”

Xue Shao blinked, "What is there to be an official." How about being a soldier under my command? ”

Wang Yu was stunned at first, then smiled happily, and replied categorically: "Okay! ”

This time it was Xue Shao who was stunned, this kid is stupid, right? - Now not to mention the first rank in the imperial examination, even the rich peasants who have a few acres of fertile land in their families do not want their heirs to join the army. The saying "a good iron is not nailed, and a good man is not a soldier" has been circulating almost since then. Otherwise, Datang would not be guilty of opening the treasury in the event of a war and spending money to recruit mercenaries.

"You want to join the army?" Xue Shao asked.

"Yes." Wang Yu's expression suddenly became very strict, and he deliberately strengthened his tone and said, "I really want to!" ”

"Why?" Xue Shao asked.

Wang Yu suddenly looked at Xue Shao with reverence, "I always want to dream of becoming, a hero like Xue Yuma!" ”

"Heroes of the world?" Xue Shao couldn't help grinning, this fart seems to make me a little uncomfortable!

"That's right, Xue Juma is the hero of the world in my mind!" Wang Yu said very seriously, not like he was bragging or joking at all, his expression was full of hope and longing, and said: "Good man, it should be like this!" ”

Xue Shao was really amused at this time, "Then do you know that joining the army is not the fun you imagined?" ”

"I've never been playful." Wang Yu shook his head seriously and said: "Although I am a scholar, I have practiced martial arts and sword training, horseback archery since I was a child, and I have also read a lot of military books. My dream is to become a great hero of Confucian generals like Zhou Lang and Xue Juma of the Three Kingdoms! ”

Xue Shao couldn't help laughing, thinking: To dream of becoming a Confucian general like Zhou Yu and Xue Shao, first of all, you have to be handsome!

"What are you two talking about, so happy?" Princess Taiping, who was walking a few steps ahead, suddenly stopped, turned around and asked.

Xue Shao smiled: "This kid wants to join the army!" ”

Shangguan Wan'er immediately reprimanded: "Wang Yu, don't talk nonsense!" - You have already cited the Ming Jing Branch, how can your uncle and aunt allow you to join the army? ”

Wang Yu stepped forward, bowed to the three of them with a generous and awe-inspiring look, and then said: "Xue Yu Ma Tianhuang is noble, Lou Shide abandoned Wen Congrong, Guo Yuanzhen is an eighteen jinshi, Tang Xiujing Sima breaks the enemy - the Tang Dynasty is so handsome, why can't Wang Yu join the army?" ”

Shangguan Wan'er was stunned, but it was irrefutable.

Princess Taiping suddenly smiled, "Wan'er, your cousin has a good tooth and can speak well." ”

Xue Shao turned his face flat, "It's not big or small, your sister taught you a lesson, and you dare to talk back in public?" ”

Wang Yu suddenly panicked, and hurriedly apologized to Shangguan Wan'er by bending down and bowing.

Shangguan Wan'er's expression couldn't cry or laugh, and she hurriedly pulled up her cloud sleeves and half-covered her jade face, covering it up a little.

Princess Taiping glared at Xue Shao fiercely, you bad person, you are dedicated to seeing the dedication of stitches, and you are not shy about it in front of me!!

"Ahem...... Well, the cook should be almost ready for lunch. Xue Shao immediately stepped forward to help Princess Taiping with a smile, and said softly, "Her Royal Highness the princess has been walking for a long time, she must be tired and hungry, right?" Why don't we go to dinner first? ”

Princess Taiping's hand was hidden in the sleeve of her robe, quietly reached Xue Shao's waist, and pinched his soft flesh fiercely, "Ben, Gong, no, hungry!" ”

Say a word, pinch once.

Princess Taiping gritted her teeth when she said it, but Xue Shao didn't even dare to say anything about it.

Shangguan Wan'er snickered two steps behind eating, Wang Yu immediately turned his face away, and silently recited: Don't look at indecent things, don't look at indecent things!

……

It was rare to take the family out to play and relax, and Xue Shao finally completely relaxed. Whether it was war or military affairs, or court disputes, he temporarily left them all behind, and only enjoyed the warmth and relaxation of the moment.

Before falling asleep that night, Princess Taiping said coldly: "Xue Lang, now Li Xiandu is dead. You said...... Will Shangguan Wan'er be willing to marry you as a wife? ”

Xue Shao was stunned for a moment, and said suspiciously: "You are so willing, one more person to grab a pillow with you?" ”

"Of course I don't!" Princess Taiping's face was flat, and she pinched Xue Shao's waist lightly and heavily, and then said, "However, I would rather weave all the women you like into the house, rather than you be absent-minded all day long or messing around outside!" ”

Xue Shao's eyes blinked when he heard this, and his expression was stunned.

"Presumably, Wan'er needs the care and understanding of others now." Princess Taiping said seriously, "I think this is a good opportunity!" ”

Xue Shao's eyes blinked again and again, and his expression was stunned, "Take advantage of people's danger, take advantage of the weakness...... Isn't that okay? ”

"You're a soldier, you should know that soldiers don't get tired of cheating, right?" Princess Taiping said with a grin.

Xue Shao blinked and said cautiously: "Okay, then I'll listen to you, just give it a try......"

"Xue Shao, you flowery disciple!" Princess Taiping suddenly turned over and jumped up and rode on Xue Shao's body, "Look at me, I won't strangle you alive today!" ”

"Hit the mark! Evacuate! Xue Shao shouted, "It's not that our army is very incompetent, but that the enemy army is too cunning!" ”