"The girl is angry." Xue Shao hurriedly stopped in front of Shangguan Wan'er in a flash, and said with a smile, "I see that you are too nervous and strict, so please relax." Now I will enter the palace with you to meet the queen of heaven. But anything, I will face it myself. ”

"Hey......" Shangguan Wan'er avoided Xue Shao's eyes and sighed faintly, "It could have been a big thing to be a small thing, but a small thing to a small thing." But you have to make a big move...... It's not worry-free! ”

Shangguan Wan'er's last sentence touched Xue Shao's heart slightly.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine." Xue Shao said softly, "Wan'er, you should trust me, if I wasn't completely sure, I wouldn't act so rashly." ”

"I really can't guess where your confidence comes from, or is it just for my comfort?" Shangguan Wan'er said, "Even Princess Taiping interceded with you to explain, but she was severely reprimanded by the queen of heaven. I'll see the queen of heaven later...... Ask for your own blessings! ”

Princess Taiping, she really missed!

Xue Shao took a deep breath, "Don't say more, let's go, enter the palace and see the queen of heaven!" ”

Shangguan Wan'er sighed deeply and nodded helplessly, "Let's go!" ”

The two chose the shortest path, directly through the inner court harem of the Daming Palace to the outer extension of the imperial study to see the queen of heaven. When passing by the Hanbing Palace, Shangguan Wan'er reminded: "Childe, do you want to go and see His Majesty first?" ”

Xue Shao shook his head, "No, I'm not going." I'm going straight to see the diva. ”

"Why?" Shangguan Wan'er was very puzzled.

Xue Shao could see that Shangguan Wan'er really cared about herself, and her heart was like a mirror, she must know what had happened recently, and she also knew that His Majesty the Emperor was now his Xue Shao's real backer.

"The Northern Ya is in an uproar, and there are also imperial historians who openly impeach me above the court. With such a big movement, it is impossible for His Majesty to not know it. Xue Shao said, "The Han Ice Hall is so close to Beiya, but His Majesty has never made any statement. I guess he's looking at me with wide eyes right now, how he's going to face and deal with this crisis. If I run to Maxi to ask for help without any effort, am I too incompetent? …… Moreover, if the queen of heaven knew that I had come to see Her Majesty first, she would think that I had moved to her as a rescuer and then went to fight against her. Wouldn't that be a wise thing to do? ”

Shangguan Wan'er's eyes lit up, and she had the meaning of "suddenly realized", and then nodded and said in a low voice: "It seems that there is already some tacit understanding between you and Your Majesty." But I heard that there is another person named Zhao Yijie among the people you arrested this time, and he is a person from His Majesty! …… Don't you plan to save some face for Your Majesty? ”

"Zhao Yijie has also been handed over to Di Renjie." Xue Shao spoke with facts.

Shangguan Wan'er smiled slightly bitterly and shook her head slightly, "I'm really asking too much!" …… Let's go! ”

The two arrived at the imperial study of the Xuanzheng Palace, Xue Shao was waiting for the summons outside, and Shangguan Wan'er went inside to report on his work first.

Wu Zetian was sitting by the bookcase to review the chapters, and when he saw Shangguan Wan'er coming in, he stopped writing, "How are things going?" ”

Shangguan Wan'er knelt down in the hall, "Wan'er is incompetent, please ask the queen of heaven to condemn!" ”

"Oh?" Wu Zetian's voice revealed a trace of surprise and surprise.

Shangguan Wan'er knelt on the ground and didn't move, Wu Zetian blinked his eyes thoughtfully, "You stand down!" ”

"Please condemn the queen of heaven!" Shangguan Wan'er was still kneeling still.

Wu Zetian smiled indifferently and said, "If you don't do your business, you can retreat." ”

"Yes......" Shangguan Wan'er quietly withdrew, feeling that her back was about to sweat.

Wu Zetian paced in the study and whispered to himself, "It's really strange, even Shangguan Wan'er can't say that he can't move him!" Xue Shao, do you have to pick up such a trivial matter and make a big fuss and make an enemy of me? ”

At this time, a eunuch entered the room and asked for a meeting, saying that Xue Shao was asking to see him outside the study.

Wu Zetian frowned, "Let him in!" ”

Xue Shao entered the hall and stood in the hall. Wu Zetian looked at him intently and didn't say a word.

Xue Shao was not in a hurry to speak, just stood. Wu Zetian was also very calm, just staring at him. It was as if the two were engaged in a silent war, engaged in a fierce confrontation with their minds and patience.

The others in the imperial study quietly retreated and closed the door.

There was a long silence.

"Xue Shao, you came to ask to see this palace, why didn't you speak?" Wu Zetian said.

"Minister, I am waiting for the queen of heaven to condemn and punish." Xue Shao arched his hand.

"What are you guilty of?" Wu Zetian asked.

"The minister is not guilty." Xue Shao replied without hesitation.

Wu Zetian frowned, "Since you are not guilty, why did this palace condemn you?" ”

"The minister is not guilty, but the minister is at fault." Xue Shao said, "The minister failed to help the queen of heaven and disappointed the queen of heaven." The queen of heaven is as kind to the minister as a mountain, and the minister has failed the queen. ”

As soon as Wu Zetian heard this, he basically understood what Xue Shao meant-I acted impartially, and I had neither dereliction of duty nor corruption or perversion of the law; But from a personal standpoint, I also know that I really can't stand you!

In a word, there is a clear distinction between public and private!

For a while, Wu Zetian almost couldn't find the words to question and refute Xue Shao. Although his words were tactful, they made all the sense.

"Xue Shao, do you think your wings are stiff now?" Wu Zetian's words were a little cold, revealing a trace of anger.

Her reaction was not beyond Xue Shao's expectations. Ask yourself, if you are choked to death by a subordinate sentence instead, even if that subordinate is reasonable, you will be annoyed! …… Even if Princess Taiping said it, the axiom may not necessarily be able to stand up to the people's hearts!

But Xue Shao knew that he had absolutely no other way out now than to resist to the end and fight to the end. Otherwise, it is a false impartiality, and it is a pretense of clever words!

So he said, "If the Queen of Heaven only needs a canary in a cage, the minister would rather break her wings and never fly again; If the queen of heaven admires the eagle that strikes the sky, then the minister really hopes that my pair of weak wings can grow hard as soon as possible! ”

Wu Zetian didn't say a word, and the phoenix eyebrows stared at Xue Shao angrily, as if he wanted to burn Xue Shao to ashes with the anger that erupted from his eyes.

There was a soft sound of "bones", and Xue Shao knew that it must be Wu Zetian's teeth gritting. Although the old lady is nearly sixty years old, her full mouth of teeth is still very well preserved.

The atmosphere in the imperial study was instantly close to a state of condensation.

Xue Shao was still standing as he had done at the beginning, arching his hands with his head bowed slightly, motionless as loose.

Wu Zetian glared at Xue Shao for a long time, seeing that he was completely unmoved, the anger in his heart gradually subsided, but later he felt a trace of surprise...... Today's scene, if it were any other minister, I am afraid that he would have knelt down and begged for mercy and kowtowed like pounding garlic; Even a central prime minister like Pei Yan would at least eagerly excuse himself. But this Xue Shao was not in a hurry at all, let alone the slightest intention of confessing and explaining, wasn't he afraid that the palace would punish him in anger? What is his confidence? Did he really think his wings were stiff?

With a move in his heart, Wu Zetian said: "Xue Shao, are you waiting for Your Majesty to come and say something for you again?" ”

"No." Xue Shao arched his hand and said, "On the contrary, after the minister has seen the queen of heaven, he has to go to His Majesty to ask for guilt." ”

"Why?"

"It's like a minister pleading guilty in front of the queen of heaven." Xue Shao said, "The minister is not guilty, but the minister is wrong." ”

Of course, Wu Zetian knew that Xue Shao had also arrested Zhao Yijie, who was the person of His Majesty the Emperor. Hearing Xue Shao say such words, she was surprised again...... This time, Xue Shao didn't even buy His Majesty's account!

Wu Zetian couldn't help but sneer, "Xue Shao, you dare to be so big if you are just a middle-class general, if you become a bigger official in the future, how can you do it?" ”

"After returning to heaven, as long as the minister is leading the troops in the army, whether it is a fire chief without a title or the general manager who commands the three armies, the minister's behavior and way of doing things will be the same as always, and there will be no change!" Xue Shao replied with a glance.

"No wonder when you enter the army, it's like a different person." Wu Zetian said thoughtfully, "Sue sù Bengong, why are you like this?" ”

Xue Shao arched his hand and replied seriously: "Queen of Heaven, the army is different from other places, one person is the commander of thousands of people, and only when the military discipline is strict and prohibitive can it be commanded properly." If the affairs of the three armies are decided by relying on personal likes and dislikes and selfish feelings, the rewards and punishments will be uneven and the people's hearts will be scattered. No matter how wise, fair, and strict a general is, as long as he dares to replace the legal system with the rule of man, even if he can win the hearts and minds of the people for a while, and in the long run, this army will become lax in military discipline and detached from morality. Such an army is like a plate of scattered sand, defeated before a battle! Since the Second Sage and the Imperial Court have entrusted me with a military position, I must do my duty to lead this army. Carrying out orders and prohibitions and strict military discipline are the prerequisites for ensuring the combat effectiveness of the army. If someone intercedes or pressures me to do something extrajudicial to me, that's not a bad thing for me personally, because I can not only not sin people but also earn some favors. But for the whole army, I have destroyed its military discipline and system, and what is this not a false dereliction of duty for public gain? -- The minister thinks that this is the real shame of the court and the two saints! ”

"These big truths you said, this palace understands." After listening to this, Wu Zetian remained silent and said lightly, "Are you making a little fuss?" Hongu doesn't ask you to do anything very out of the ordinary. Forgiveness and forgiveness, and the law is nothing more than human affection - can't you do it? ”

"Queen of Heaven, it's actually very easy for the minister to do what you said!" Xue Shao said, "On the contrary, it is really very difficult for the minister to do what you don't want to see!" ”

“！！！” Wu Zetian's eyes lit up - Xue Shao's words made Wu Zetian realize that Xue Shao was indeed different. It's not that he doesn't understand the world, on the contrary, he understands it very well. But he wants to be a good general, not like most people in officialdom, and go with the flow!

Wu Zetian was silent.

Privately, of course, she hopes that the young general she has picked up and her own son-in-law can obediently listen to her words. I am afraid that this is the selfishness shared by every politician and every mother-in-law.

But for Yu Gong, Wu Zetian also understands that there are fewer and fewer people like Xue Shao in this world. Looking at the ancient and modern officialdom, more than ninety percent of people will not risk offending the upper echelons to adhere to the system and uphold justice.

Wu Zetian has been in power in the Tang Dynasty for nearly 30 years, and the civil and military generals who have walked in her eyes do not know themselves. She knows that there are not no talents among the people who are in the same dust as the light, but it is difficult for this kind of people to become the real pillars of the country; The latter is an upright person, and not everyone is necessarily a pillar. But at least, they are of great benefit to the country, the people, the society and the court, which is rare and valuable!

Wu Zetian sat down slowly.

Xue Shao stood still like a pine, thinking in his heart: The reason why Wu Zetian was able to become the only empress in Chinese history was not only due to conspiracy and luck. What's more, she really has the mind and courage that a sick emperor should have!

Small victories rely on wisdom, big victories rely on virtue!

"Xue Shao." Wu Zetian suddenly called, his voice solemn and solemn.

"The minister is here!"

"Do what you have to do!".

[Ask for a ticket, ask for a book! ] 】