Princess Taiping turned her head to the door and didn't see Xue Shao open her eyes, but when she suddenly heard him speak, Princess Taiping was taken aback. Turning her head to look, the smart Princess Taiping suddenly understood in her heart.

"Xue Lang, you?! ……”

Xue Shao rolled over and got up from the hospital bed, and hugged Princess Taiping into his arms without saying anything. Originally, he wanted to give her a tight hug, but because she was pregnant with Liujia and had a big belly, Xue Shao tried to make his movements as gentle as possible.

"Bad guy, you're scared to death!" Princess Taiping began to weep again.

"Baby, don't cry! It's not good for you or for the child! Xue Shao hurriedly persuaded in her ear, "It's me who is wrong, making you sad and making you sad!" - Now that I have my own people by my side, I can come to my senses with peace of mind, you know? ”

Princess Taiping didn't understand, so she immediately nodded and withdrew from Xue Shao's embrace, wiped away her tears and said, "You let Chu Yu come in and talk, and I will avoid it for a while." ”

"Linlang, take care of the princess - don't publicize my awakening!"

"Yes!" The sisters agreed and hurriedly helped Princess Taiping to another room to rest.

Xue Chuyu came in, looked anxious and hurriedly closed the door, and ran to Xue Shao with extremely fast movements.

Without waiting for him to ask, Xue Shao said, "The minor injury is fine, you don't need to ask more!" ”

Xue Chuyu breathed a heavy sigh and nodded a little reassuringly.

"The palace is complicated, or it may be dangerous." Xue Shao said, "The Queen of Heaven asked you to personally lead two hundred elite soldiers into the palace to protect me and Princess Taiping, which is not only respect for me, but also for my trust." After all, an army like ours is generally not allowed to enter the city. Even the last time he could only be stationed fifteen miles away from the city, otherwise he would be a nuisance to the people. What's more, the queen of heaven also let you drive directly into the palace forbidden. ”

Xue Chuyu nodded, "What the young marshal said is true. In such an extraordinary situation, the water is far away from the fire. The young marshal can carry 200 elite soldiers with him, which is far more practical and effective than 200,000 troops stationed outside the city. I guess, is there an inner ghost in the palace? Otherwise, how could the assassins find out in advance and set up an ambush for such a secret matter as the young marshal being ordered to enter the palace in the middle of the night? ”

"Of course it's possible." Xue Shao frowned, "There are not a few enemies in the court who want me to die. There are even more people who want me to die in this special period when the first emperor and the new monarch will hand over the monarchy! ”

Xue Shao snorted, "What does the young marshal mean...... Is the surname Pei? ”

Xue Shao shook his head in veto, and motioned with his eyes to let him not speak, in case the partition wall had ears.

Xue Chuyu blinked his eyes and pondered, since it wasn't Pei Yan, who else would it be?

Xue Shao approached him and whispered, "Maybe the queen of heaven also suspects that there are ghosts in the palace, so she asked you to bring troops into the palace to protect me." ”

"Could it be a thousand horses?!" Xue Chuyu suddenly came back to his senses, very surprised.

Xue Shao frowned and pondered, neither nodding nor denying.

Xue Chuyu twisted his eyebrows and pondered, thinking to himself, today's thousand horses are no longer the one they used to be, and they will follow us to conquer Bai Tieyu's thousand horses. At that time, we only had less than 400 people left, and after Wu Yougui returned to take charge of the thousand cavalry, with the support of the queen of heaven, the thousand cavalry was reorganized and expanded to 2,000 people. The vast majority of the old Qianqi were swept away, either following Guo Yuanzhen to Jinwuwei to patrol the street, or they took refuge in the right guard and are now serving under my command...... Wu Yougui had enough reasons to murder Young Marshal Xue, but he didn't have the slightest reason to murder the Queen of Heaven!

- Is this the reason why the queen of heaven asked me to lead the army into the palace to protect the young marshal?!

"Young marshal, if the inner ghost is really a thousand horses, then it can't be guarded against!" Xue Chuyu was surprised, "Qianqi is now in charge of guarding the Middle Palace, and it is very convenient for him to act. Why don't you transfer the young marshal now and leave the palace to rest in the barracks? ”

"No." Xue Shao said, "Now the army inside and outside the court is turbulent, and the pressure on the queen is very high. Since she asked you to bring someone into the palace to protect me, her intention was not to let me leave at this time. Besides, while we have good reason to suspect someone, I don't think anyone has the audacity to do so. Then it is possible that the inner ghost is just hidden among the thousand horses or the people of the inner court, and even the queen of heaven and someone do not know. Since the enemy is dark and I am clear, then I simply have no need to dodge. ”

"Neither Pei Yan nor Wu Yougui...... Who else could it be? Xue Chuyu muttered in a low voice, frowning and pondering.

"Brother, don't think about it." Xue Shao suddenly interrupted Xue Chuyu's contemplation and said, "At this time of national disaster, the villain seeks personal gain, and the big husband serves the public. No matter who wants to kill me, it is no longer a personal hatred, but a heinous crime of national law. This case is already a big case in the capital, and there must be a district in the court. Now what we have to do is to do our best to stabilize the court and protect the capital! ”

"The young marshal is very right!" Xue Chuyu solemnly clenched his fists and bowed, "The young marshal has an order, just give it down!" ”

Xue Shao nodded, "The first military order is for Li Duozuo to lead the army to set up more checkpoints on all Luoyang official roads and trails to strengthen patrols, and unite with the yamen at all levels in local prefectures and counties to severely crack down on all traitors with great force. ”

"Yes!" Xue Chuyu clenched his fists and promised, "The young marshal just dictates the order, and I will write it all down." ”

Xue Shao advised: "In extraordinary times, it is considered to be a battle. The seventh set and the thirteenth set of Lantian secret codes are extracted from the pages and mixed. Not a single text can be seen in the correspondence, and all passwords must be used! ”

"Yes!"

"The second order is that from now on, the whole army will enter a state of readiness for the enemy. All generals above the seventh grade are not allowed to take vacations or go out except for weddings and funerals! Those who need to take leave and go out under special circumstances must be reported to me for personal order after you and Li Duozuo go to school together before they are approved! Xue Shao said, "At the same time, in the Yamen official office of the right guard, there must be no less than four Lang generals and two hundred elite soldiers on duty at any one time. Regardless of day or night, at most every other hour, the camp outside the city and the official office of the yamen must exchange information. But if there is a big event, enter the palace immediately to report to me! ”

"Yes!"

"The third order is to closely monitor the passage leading to the north around Luoyang, and lay a net to prevent Luoyang's spies from escaping to the north to ventilate and report the news!" Xue Shao said, "From now on, as long as they go to the north, whether they are businessmen, civilians or officials, no matter what they use, they will be strictly interrogated and interrogated. But if there is half a suspicion, it should be seized first. It's better to catch a thousand by mistake than to miss a single person! ”

"Yes!" Xue Chuyu solemnly agreed, his heart tightened, and he whispered: "The young marshal is suspicious, there may be spies from the north lurking in Luoyang City?" ”

"It's not possible, it's definitely there!" Xue Shao frowned and said, "The Tang Dynasty has suffered drought and capital relocation one after another, lost Duke Pei before, and now the emperor has died - how can the north not pay attention to such a major event?" ”

"Could it be that this assassination of the young marshal will still be related to the north?!" Xue Chuyu was surprised.

Xue Shao frowned, "I don't rule out this possibility." If so, this assassination operation can be arranged so carefully, and there will be a lot of credit for the inner ghost. If you don't catch this inner ghost, it will really be infinitely harmful! ”

"The imperial court has ordered Dali Temple Cheng Di Renjie to fully supervise the case, and solve the case within three days!" Xue Chuyu said.

"Three days?" Xue Shao couldn't help frowning, "Let's not talk about this for now - the fourth order!" ”

Xue Shao issued seven orders in one breath, all of which were related to strict preparation for war and vigilance and defense. Xue Chuyu wrote it all down in Lantian secret code. Xue Shao stamped his general's seal on the military order, and asked Xue Chuyu to immediately send someone to convey the order to the yamen official office and the garrison camp outside the palace, and immediately implement it.

Xue Chuyu took the order document and just walked outside the door, and saw that the queen of heaven was actually standing under the corridor ten steps away, so he hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

"General Xue has worked hard." Wu Zetian looked haggard, but nodded with a smile, "The court is in danger, and Fang shows the true colors of loyal ministers." You and the donkey are both loyal ministers and cadres of the Tang Dynasty! With both of you here, I can rest easy! ”

Xue Chuyu didn't know how to reply for a while, just hugged his fists and worshipped.

Wu Zetian smiled slightly, "What you are holding in your hand is the military order that the horse has just issued?" ”

"Exactly." Xue Chuyu hesitated for a moment and said, "Does the queen want to see it?" ”

"No need." Wu Zetian smiled and said, "I can't understand your set of secret code military orders. Besides, the order given by the colt is the order issued by the main palace. Why look any further? ”

"The queen is wise!" Xue Chuyu clenched his fists and bowed again.

"Go busy, remember to pay attention to your body, don't be too tired!" Wu Zetian smiled and said, "When the country is employing people, the horse is unfortunately injured by the villain, don't fall down again." Otherwise, who will lead the army to protect my Datang artifact? ”

"......" Xue Chuyu was speechless again, and bowed with his fists, "The minister knows." Retire! ”

"Wait." Wu Zetian smiled, "This palace is okay, go in and take a look at your general, right?" ”

"Absolutely! …… Diva please! ”

Xue Shao was lying on the hospital bed in the room, and he had already heard the conversation between Wu Zetian and Xue Chuyu. Today's scene can't help but remind Xue Shao of the night of the Shangyuan Festival at the beginning of the year, when Wu Zetian called "Taiyi" and "Tianguan" to guard outside the palace overnight.

Xue Shao thought to himself, after all, people are emotional animals, and "friendship" is something that can be encountered but not sought. Most of the time, Wu Zetian, who can look at a person with the cold eyes of the political family, is not completely disregarding personal feelings. In the past, he may have been favored by Wu Zetian because of his ability and position. But from that night on, Wu Zetian had some real good feelings and trust for himself and Xue Chuyu, the two young generals.

Just pondering, Wu Zetian walked into the door and was alone.

Since Wu Zetian knew that he had personally issued a military order, Xue Shao couldn't pretend to be faint in front of her.

Seeing Wu Zetian walking to the hospital bed after covering the door, Xue Shao was about to get up, Wu Zetian called: "You lie down for me!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Princess Taiping also walked in with Linlang's support.

Xue Shao blinked his eyes for a while, and suddenly had a strange thought in his heart - one of them had just died and the other had just died of their father, but they didn't stay in the mourning hall, but they came to me together!

When did I become so important?