For Xue Shao, the matter of Mengjin Water Owl and Helian Guchuan can only be regarded as an "episode" at most. After ensuring the safety of his family to the greatest extent, Xue Shao continued to live his three-point-one-line life of "palace, official office, and home", and was not greatly affected.

This kind of step-by-step procedural work rhythm can actually be described as loose and idle compared to the tension and seriousness in the barracks, but this is precisely what Xue Shao is most uncomfortable with.

Whenever Xue Shao sat in the spacious and atmospheric official office and listened to the humble and obedient reports of his subordinates, Xue Shao always felt empty in his heart and itchy bones, and he didn't know how to vent his endless exuberant energy, which made him quite uncomfortable. Back at home, if Xue Shao poured a cup of tea by himself, the servants and maids would all kneel down in fear and ask for guilt. It seems that for them, serving Xue Shao like a disabled person who can't take care of himself is their innate duty and the greatest glory they can get in this life.

In short, the luxurious and leisurely life belonging to the horses and the flowers in Luoyang City are like a fishing net tied to his body for Xue Shao, who has just been fighting abroad for a few years. couldn't break free and couldn't shake it off, so he couldn't breathe.

At first, Xue Shao thought that he was "cheap".

Later, Xue Shao came to a conclusion that this was all for "idleness".

In the past, when leading troops outside, tens of millions of people in the whole army looked at them with blank eyes, hoping that he would pay them food and food, take them to train and work, and lead them to charge into battle and win victory. A person who is responsible for the life and death of tens of millions of people, he is only busy with things every day, even if he sits down, his mind is always running at high speed, and this kind of thing is absolutely out of reach.

But now that Xue Shao has returned to the dynasty as an official, it seems at first glance that he, the secretary of the military department, is in charge of the military affairs and national defense of the whole country, and he should be quite busy. But in reality, there are very few things that need him to do it himself, and at most one percent of the important things need him to nod. And of these one percent of the things, at least more than half of them were reported to the prime ministers of the cabinet department after a collective meeting and came to the conclusion that all Xue Shao had to do was to report and ask for instructions, and then give orders to the lower levels in accordance with the instructions from above. The rest was handled by Xue Shao's subordinates.

So sometimes Xue Shao will have an illusion that when there is no emergency, he can do it as a fool as a soldier in the military department.

Luoyang, the capital of the gods, has a state apparatus that is outrageously sophisticated, and it is operating in an orderly manner every day. Xue Shao, at most, can only be regarded as a more conspicuous screw on this machine.

So, Xue Shangshu, who was in a panic, decided to find something to do. Under Xiao Zhizhong's reminder, he thought of the long-awaited Qingshui Yamen-Jiangwu Academy.

The Martial Arts Academy was once glorious, and that was in Chang'an, when the first emperor Li Zhi was still alive. At that time, because the two saints wanted to control the Beiya Forbidden Army to the greatest extent, there was Horiki of the Beiya Martial Arts and the Martial Arts Academy. Later, Xue Shao left the Beiya, and the little Xiao Zhizhong certainly did not have Xue Shao's strong rear platform and wrist to influence and control the entire Beiya Forbidden Army, so it inevitably declined. In the end, it became a poor elementary school, and it could only cultivate a few book envoys who could read Lantian's secret code.

Xue Shao, who is now the secretary of the military department, wants to give the martial arts academy a second spring. It is a bit conservative to say that it will regain its glory, and Xue Shao wants to build it into the first real military school in Chinese history!

But Xue Shao knew in his heart that if this matter was reported to the authorities through the normal procedures, there would definitely be no good results. There is no Pei Yan in the current Fengge Luantai Political Hall, but there are two guys who hate him more than Pei Yan, Wu Youning and Wu Chenghei.

Xue Shao knew even more that although these two "prime ministers" were incapable of governing the country, it was Ganggang's awesome to stumble and squeeze out political enemies. Nowadays, Cen Changqian, Wei Xuantong, Liu Qixian, Liu Yuanzhi and others, who are also the prime ministers of the Political Affairs Hall, are also the ones who are responsible for their troubles. All Wu Youning and Wu Chengsi have to do is to dress up like a well-dressed beast and sit in the political hall every day, and play their mud fetus bodhisattva well. Occasionally, on some important issues, they would ask Wu Zetian for instructions, and then recklessly implement Wu Zetian's meaning perfectly and thoroughly.

In view of this, Xue Shao decided to skip the level and report directly to ask Wu Zetian to go. Don't let the expatriate give the military power, and don't you play at home? - The mother-in-law is not so stingy, Xue Shao is more sure of this.

After spending several days making a more detailed "plan", Xue Shao picked a day off with good weather, took Princess Taiping, a son and a daughter, and went into the palace to greet Wu Zetian.

The next generation is also applicable to Wu Zetian here, and her grandmother likes Xue Qiyu and Xue Ningjin, a pair of golden boys and girls. When he received the two of them, Wu Zetian seemed to be dozens of years younger, holding his grandson and granddaughter like a young mother, and he was quite happy.

Coax the old lady to be happy first and then get down to business, this is Xue Shao's strategy. Although it is a bit of a little elf, Xue Shao feels that it is okay not to be insidious and inferior.

Wu Zetian invited Xue Shao and his wife to have a family banquet, and then went to the imperial garden together. She took Xue Shao's pair of children with her at all times, even when she was visiting the flower garden, she held one by one, and laughed happily from time to time, obviously happy. Xue Shao and his wife became supporting roles.

The husband and wife were a few steps behind, and Princess Taiping suddenly said, "Xue Lang, I suddenly thought of something. ”

"What?"

"Father, it's been a long time since I died." Princess Taiping said softly.

Xue Shao was slightly stunned and turned his head to look at Princess Taiping.

Princess Taiping had a "natural" expression, "Queen Mother, isn't she also a mortal woman?" ”

Xue Shao probably knew what she was expressing, "And then?" ”

"I don't know." Princess Taiping frowned slightly, "If you look at her now, you should know that she is actually very eager to have relatives by her side and enjoy the joy of family." But who can relieve her loneliness? We brought our children to visit her once, but it was only one time after all. ”

The word "face" popped up in Xue Shao's mind.

This word is full of mocking and derogatory connotations, but Xue Shao thinks that what Princess Taiping just said is also human. Wu Zetian is also a normal woman, and she is also a normal woman with excellent maintenance and charm, good health, widowhood and widowhood. Not to mention physical needs, what woman would not want to have a shoulder to lean on, a caring person who can say something considerate to outsiders?

Erotic food, sex also.

"I'm thinking......" Princess Taiping stopped talking.

"Don't think about anything." Xue Shao said lightly, "Now is not the time to discuss this matter. ”

"Okay...... Let's talk about it when we get home! ”

Xue Shao twisted his eyebrows, "I didn't mean that." ”

"Oh......" Princess Taiping seemed to be a little unreasonable, "then, I'll talk about it later." ”

"Xue Lang, Taiping, why are you walking so slowly, come here!" Wu Zetian called in front.

The husband and wife sped a few steps to follow.

Wu Zetian was in a beautiful mood and radiant, hugged Xue Ningjin and said with a smile: "This little county lord of Ningjin in your family just wet my clothes. Come, hug yourself, I have to go back to the Yingxian Hall to change clothes. ”

Princess Taiping hurriedly took over Xiao Ning Jin, who had just done something bad, and Xue Shao apologized and confessed.

Wu Zetian smiled and obviously didn't mind at all, and said before leaving: "Taiping, you wait here for a while." Xue Lang, do you want to go with the palace to visit the demon in the Yingxian Palace? ”

"Okay." Of course, Xue Shao agreed. And he saw that Wu Zetian seemed to have something to say to himself.

Wu Zetian drove away from the imperial garden and went to the Yingxian Hall not far away. Xue Shao rode with him, not far from her phoenix.

"Wang Fangyi resigned and returned to his hometown. Do you know? Wu Zetian said suddenly.

Xue Shao was slightly surprised, "I don't know." When did it happen? ”

"Yesterday." Wu Zetian said lightly, "He wants to enter the palace to face the saint and ask His Majesty the Emperor for his resignation in person." But His Majesty was not well and did not receive him, so he went to the government hall, threw away the memorabilia he had written, and the man left. ”

"......" Xue Shao was stunned and a little speechless.

"Wang Fangyi's move is undoubtedly a demonstration to the palace." Wu Zetian's tone was still calm, "He clearly knew that this palace was entrusted by His Majesty to supervise the country, but he didn't ask for instructions from this palace and didn't get the permission of this palace, so he picked his son and left." Xue Shao, if such a subordinate appears in your army, how will you deal with it? ”

"......" Xue Shao was speechless. No matter how you say this, it seems like you want to kill Wang Fangyi - this pit dug by Wu Zetian seems to be more insidious!

"This palace will tell you for you - military law is like a mountain, how can it be blasphemed." Wu Zetian still said lightly, "This palace bets that absolutely no one dares to behave willfully in your Xue Rentu's army." The army will not be anyone's own hall, and no one will want to enter and run on a rampage. ”

When it came to this, Xue Shao had no choice but to nod. The loss is the loss, Wang Fangyi did this thing wrongly - the boss is not small, how can he be as willful as a child?

Wu Zetian looked at Xue Shao sideways, as if he was quite satisfied with his embarrassed face, and suddenly changed his words and said: "But there are a lot of adults in this palace, and I decided not to worry about Wang Fangyi." ”

Xue Shao was slightly startled, wouldn't it? This is obviously not your usual style!

"As you said, the stability of the army and border defense is a first-class military matter today." Wu Zetian said, "Wang Fangyi's heart is angry, and that anger is still coming towards the palace. But this palace can focus on the overall situation and ignore his recklessness for the time being. ”

"The Queen Mother is wise." Xue Shao exhaled slightly, listening to Wu Zetian's tone didn't seem like he was fooling. In fact, there was no need for her to coax anyone.