The two sat opposite each other, silent. Shangguan Wan'er didn't ask for an answer again, giving Xue Shao enough time to think.

"I can't help but think of another question." Xue Shao opened his mouth and broke the silence - "After deposing the emperor, a new monarch should be set up—then, who will be the next new monarch?" ”

Shangguan Wan'er's expression changed slightly, although Xue Shao did not directly answer whether he agreed to abolish the emperor, the question he raised could undoubtedly be regarded as the answer he gave!

"I beg your pardon, I have no comment." Shangguan Wan'er could only answer like this.

Xue Shao nodded lightly, not breaking the casserole to embarrass her. After all, she's just a mouthpiece, not a real decision-maker. Even if she knew some inside stories, she didn't dare to talk casually about such a serious matter.

Xue Shao only secretly thought in his heart, after Li Xian was deposed in history, it was his younger brother (that is, Li Zhi and Wu Zetian's fourth son) Li Dan who inherited the throne - now, will the situation continue along this route?

If this is the case, the abolition of the emperor this time may be earth-shattering for the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, but it is actually not too much for Xue Shao. Li Xian or Li Dan, both of them are the sons of the former emperor Li Zhi, and they are Xue Shao's "brother-in-law" and "brother-in-law". No matter who they inherit the throne, the imperial power will always circulate among the concubines of the royal family surnamed Li. The real authority is still in the hands of Empress Dowager Wu and Pei Yan. It's like a car has been painted, but the core things like motivation haven't changed.

The car is still the same car, and the Datang is still the same Datang.

Li Xian is now sitting on the dragon chair, but he is essentially a puppet emperor who has been hollowed out, but he is very unwilling, but he can't change this status quo. If he is replaced by Li Dan in the future, I believe he will only be a "puppet" more thoroughly.

So fundamentally speaking, the abolition of the emperor this time will not bring any earth-shaking changes to the overall situation of the court. Xue Shao thinks that he can pass the channel of Shangguan Wan'er, and it is enough to tactfully convey his "no objection" attitude to Wu Ze, and there is no need to stupidly wade into this political whirlpool, let alone come forward to act as a thug.

Li Xian is very incompetent and absurd, and he is indeed not qualified to take on the great power of the Tang Dynasty. But at least he is not a faint king who brings disaster to the country and the people, let alone a cruel and unkind tyrant. Bearing the responsibility of the first emperor, Xue Shao felt that everyone, including Pei Yan, had a reason to oppose Li Xian pulling him off, but he couldn't do this.

This has nothing to do with interests, let alone the benevolence of women, but a kind of political morality.

"No objection", this is already the maximum that Xue Shao can do. If Xue Shao was present when Li Xian was deposed, even if he did not personally participate, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military forces could not help but ask-as a general in charge of the army, Xue Shao would actually sit back and watch Li Xian be deposed, what kind of heart is it?

After thinking about this, Xue Shao said, "Miss Shangguan, I don't want to go back to Chang'an. I want to stay in Luoyang for a few days, do you think it's feasible? ”

Shangguan Wan'er didn't seem surprised by Xue Shao's idea, she smiled slightly, and said, "Wherever Childe wants to go, it's Childe's freedom." There is nothing that is not feasible. ”

Xue Shao nodded understandingly, it seemed that Shangguan Wan'er had already asked for permission from Wu Ze there, otherwise she wouldn't dare to answer so simply, because this kind of thing is not something she can do. From this point of view, Wu Zetian probably also took into account my Xue Shao's special position and identity in advance, and she also thought that I should not be directly involved in the abolition of the emperor.

"In that case, then I will set off overnight and go to Luoyang." Xue Shao frowned, and immediately stood up, "If you can find me, I guess others can too." Shili Dao Pavilion is an eventful place, I must leave as much as possible! ”

"I'll go with my son." Shangguan Wan'er also got up.

Xue Shao was slightly startled, and looked at Shangguan Wan'er in surprise, "Then who will call the Empress Dowager Wu?" ”

Shangguan Wan'er smiled slightly, "As long as I accompany my son back to Luoyang, the Queen Mother will naturally know it." ”

Xue Shao nodded suddenly, thinking that Wu Zetian sent Shangguan Wan'er to "accompany me", and it was unlikely that he would be monitored, because there would not be such a blatant detail in the world. But as long as Shangguan Wan'er is by my side, some other people (such as Li Xian and Empress Wei, etc.) will not dare to send people to me anymore.

Ginger, it's still old and spicy!

Xue Shaozhen was a little convinced of Wu Zetian, thinking that she knew that there was a little "warm relationship" between me and Shangguan Wan'er, and Princess Taiping even proposed to let Shangguan Wan'er be the concubine. So Wu Zetian used this layer of relationship to cover up, so that Shangguan Wan'er became a political banner that Wu Zetian planted on my mountain, which was used to mark my attitude and position!

"Let's go, go to Luoyang!"

For a while, Xue Shao didn't know what to say. Now that Shangguan Wan'er's identity is so special, it seems a little out of place to want to catch up with her.

Wang Yicheng was still working hard and seriously roasting chicken, and suddenly heard that Xue Shao had left overnight, and he thought that he had annoyed people by doing something inadequate. He hurriedly picked up a few fat chickens that had been roasted to find Xue Shao, but now that his group of dozens of people had long since disappeared, and even Shangguan Wan'er disappeared with him.

Just when Wang Yicheng was standing on the official road stupidly with a few chickens, a number of horsemen flew around and landed beside him, and asked, "Wang Yicheng, you are not on duty in the post station, how can you be here?" ”

"Huh?" Wang Yicheng came back to his senses, and when he looked at it, it was actually his top boss - Yao Yuanchong, the commander of Xianyang County!

"Why did Yao Mingfu come here late at night?" Wang Yicheng hurriedly bowed down and asked.

"I heard the shift changer reply that Xue Yuma had already stayed in the Shili Dao Pavilion Station. Is there such a thing? ”

"Yes, yes."

Yao Yuanchong's face was happy, "Xue Yuma is not only my best friend, but also my noble father. I'm here to visit him, so lead me there!" ”

"This! …… I'm afraid this won't work, and he'll leave right away! ”

"Gone?" Yao Yuanchong was surprised, "How could you leave so late at night?" ”

"The villain doesn't know." Wang Yicheng was dumbfounded and lifted up the fat chickens, "Shicai also said that he would bring a few more fat chickens back to Chang'an to enjoy with his family." At this moment, he turned the horse's head and went to the direction of Luoyang! ”

"Went to Luoyang?" Yao Yuanchong's brows suddenly furrowed deeply, and after a moment of silence, he sighed, "It's a pity, I can only visit again in the future!" ”

As soon as Yao Yuanchong turned his horse and left, a group of powerful knights immediately came, about seven or eight people, who rushed into the post station together and shouted to Wang Yicheng and asked, "Yicheng, Xue Yuma is staying here?" ”

Wang Yicheng was stunned, "I've already left ...... just now"

"Gone, where did you go?" The knight asked.

"Luoyang direction ......"

The knights sighed together, "I finally looked forward to the young marshal's return, but I didn't expect to go to Luoyang again!" ”

"Who are you?" Wang Yicheng asked cautiously.

One of the knights came out and said, "Listen, if Xue Juma comes here again, please be sure to tell him the old man: We are all his old subordinates, my name is Dang Jinbi, and his name is Guo Dafeng—we are looking forward to him returning to Chang'an as soon as possible and meeting with us!" ”

"General Party, General Guo...... I remembered it under it! Wang Yicheng nodded again and again.

The knights are gone.

After less than a cup of tea, another group of people came.

"Yi Cheng, have you ever seen Xue Shao Xue and Xue Gongma?" A strong man at the head of the line asked in a loud voice.

"Who is it!!" Wang Yicheng was a little impatient.

"You little poster, you dare to hold up so much in front of Feng Chenwei!!" The people came and shouted angrily.

"Feng Chenwei? ......" Wang Yicheng was dumbfounded on the spot, "That's the imperial guard of the emperor's majesty?" ”

"That's right!" The strong man said, "Please pass on Xue Yuma on your behalf, and say that Zhou Jitong, the general of Zuo Fengchenwei, came to ask for a meeting!" ”

Before the words fell, another group of people came outside.

"Yi Cheng came out to answer, have you ever seen Xue Shao Xue and Xue Gongma?"

Wang Yicheng was about to vomit blood, so he hurriedly went out to answer, "Where did you come from?" ”

"It's not for you to ask, don't ask!" The person came and said coldly, "You just have to answer my question!" ”

Zhou Jitong was surprised when he heard this, and quietly glanced outside, and was suddenly shocked: Isn't that the third son of the crown prince Fu Yue Wang Li Zhen, Li Wen? …… How could he come to this post station in the middle of the night to find Xue Shao?!

……

Three days later, Xue Shao and his party stood in front of the city gate of Luoyang.

Xue Shao rode on horseback and let out a long breath, "Luoyang will certainly be calmer, but it will not be able to reunite with his family." ”

Shangguan Wan'er lifted the curtain of the carriage and said to Xue Shao: "Why don't you send someone to Chang'an, bring a letter to Her Royal Highness Princess Taiping, and invite her to meet here?" ”

Xue Shao pondered for a moment and sighed lightly, "That's it." It's hard for her to suffer a journey for no reason. My children were only a few months old. ”

Shangguan Wan'er's expression moved slightly, then smiled indifferently and gently lowered the curtain.

"Let's go, enter Luoyang!"

A group of carriages and horses drove into Luoyang City.

The imperial court has moved to Chang'an, and Luoyang has returned to the role of accompanying the capital, and is no longer the political center of the Tang Dynasty. It is still prosperous and picturesque, but in Xue Shao's opinion, if there are no relatives here, Luoyang cannot be called home, no matter how beautiful the city and scenery are, it is meaningless, and it still feels like being in a foreign land.

The group came to the gate of Princess Taiping's Mansion in Guiyifang, and Xue Shao saw at a glance that the plaque of the original "Princess Taiping Mansion" had been changed to "Xue Mansion". The door was very clean, and the door was polished and not closed, apparently someone stayed here to take care of it.

Xue Shao dismounted and walked in directly.

"Who's visiting?"

A little farther behind the flowerbed sounded a beautiful female voice, Xue Shao followed the sound and smiled.

Lin, or Lang?

After being separated from these sisters for a long time, I seem to be a little stupid again!

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