When Xue Shao walked out of Penglai Palace, the snow that had just stopped for a long time was falling again...... The cold north wind howled, blowing snowflakes the size of goose feathers and scattering them in all directions.

The second saint kept Princess Taiping and didn't let her go with Xue Shao, probably because he didn't want her to suffer from separation, and he didn't want Xue Shao to worry about his children when he left.

Xue Shao stopped by a window in the corridor and looked at the snow outside, took a deep breath, and his chest bulged high. The cold air rushed into his lungs, and instead of making him feel a hint of chill, his blood was boiling!

Finally, there is a chance to lead the troops alone!!

Xue Shao's hand couldn't help but slap on the edge of the window and clenched it tightly, and the sound of "Gege" on the wooden edge of the window was almost crushed by his hands.

"Xue Shao." There was a call from the other end of the corridor, it was Wu Zetian.

Xue Shao turned around and bowed with a restrained expression, "Weichen see the queen of heaven." ”

"Excuse me." Wu Zetian was expressionless, and there were only two henchmen around her, so she casually pushed open the door of a room next to her and walked in.

"Yes." Xue Shao followed, and the two attendants stood at the door, like the wind.

Wu Zetian stood in the middle of the room waiting for Xue Shao without taking a seat, his eyes blazing.

"What does the Queen of Heaven command?" Xue Shao stepped forward and arched his hand.

"Bai Tieyu tampered with Buddhism and used evil magic to confuse people and incite rebellion, the crime is not punishable!" Wu Zetian's voice was very deep, faintly revealing a hint of anger, "It is inevitable that the imperial court will send troops to quell the rebellion." However, it is far from enough for such a cult to be exterminated by the army, and those kind and simple people have already been bewitched by their cult, and even if they kill the bandits, the teachings of the cult will still remain in the minds of the people, and the remnants of evil may be hidden dangers. Therefore, this palace will send two masters who are proficient in the Dharma to accompany you to dispel their fallacies and heresies with the Dharma and to rescue the people who have been deceived. Therefore, you must completely eradicate the White Tieyu Cult in this trip, and you must not leave any troubles! ”

"Obey orders!" Xue Shao hugged his fists and bowed, and then said: "The weather is bad, and the minister is only afraid that the two masters will not be able to bear the pain of the march." ”

"Don't worry, they are all worldly masters who wander around the world and eat and sleep in the open, and a little hardship of marching is nothing to them. They will join you in the Thousand Horsemen camp before the gates close tonight. Wu Zetian said, "In addition, did you mention to Your Majesty just now that you want to select non-commissioned officers and civilian commanders from among the government soldiers to join the Thousand Cavalry and increase your prestige?" ”

"Yes, I mentioned it." Xue Shao was slightly shocked in his heart, I just told Li Zhi, and he turned his head and sued Wu Zetian!

"This matter is still under consideration, but this palace thinks that it may be possible." Wu Zetian said, "Before Your Majesty nods, you might as well pay more attention to see who is eligible to be selected for the Thousand Horses." But you should pay attention to one thing, even if you select military talents among the children of poor families, you must not ignore their talents and morals. His Majesty's imperial guards must have both ability and political integrity. ”

"Yes, the minister wrote it down!" Xue Shao felt a little happy in his heart, that's right, this is Wu Zetian's usual style - eclectic talents, she has always been very concerned about and respectful of the children of the poor family, over the years she has promoted many poor people, the most representative is the "North Gate Bachelor"!

At this time, Wu Zetian handed Xue Shao a small cloth bag with a smile on his face, "This is a talisman that this palace has asked for for you from the abbot of the Great Ci'en Temple, to keep you safe and healthy." You take it, wear it closely! ”

"Minister, thank you diva!" Xue Shao was a little surprised, and hurriedly accepted it with both hands.

"No thanks." Wu Zetian smiled, his expression was rarely soft and there was a hint of kindness, "You are Taiping's husband and the son-in-law of this palace." Just like all mothers-in-law in the world cherish their sons-in-law, this palace hurts you because it hurts peace. ”

"Minister...... Son-in-law, thank you, mother-in-law! Xue Shao bowed his hand and bowed again.

Wu Zetian nodded with a smile, and said in a soft voice: "After tomorrow morning, the imperial court will officially order you to lead the troops to the battle." Time is running out and the weather is bad, so you have to be prepared - you, go! ”

"Minister, retire!"

Xue Shao said goodbye and left, although he knew that this was some small favors specially given by Wu Zetian, but he still felt quite warm in his heart...... Details determine success or failure, Wu Zetian is popular with people, and he does have a hand!

Xue Shao returned to the Qianqi camp, it was almost dusk, and it was the time for the army to eat. He returned to his official office and took off the thick brocade and cotton coat on his body, put on the cold and hard Mingguang armor and five-color battle robe, wore a thousand oxen imperial sword, and found the one he treasured, the small horn of the Yueqi saddle when he had just joined the Three Swords Brigade.

Then, Xue Shao, who was dressed in military uniform, strode onto the platform and blew the horn of the Yue Cavalry in his hand!

The soldiers had just finished eating, or were cleaning up the dishes, or chatting and walking around, and they were amazed to hear the sound of this horn - they had never heard the sound of such a battle horn before!

Only Xue Chuyu and Guo Yuanzhen recognized this voice.

At this moment, the two of them were nesting in the Huotou Army, eating the officer's small stove and drinking some soju to keep warm. Hearing the sound of the trumpet, the two of them jumped up as if reflexively, threw down the delicious food and fragrant wine without hesitation, and rushed to their official office as if they had been beaten under the stunned gaze of a group of soldiers.

"Drums assemble!"

"Urgent combat readiness, the whole army assembles!!"

The second general roared loudly as he ran.

Everyone was taken aback, could it be that there were rebels who had entered the palace?!

The drums beat loudly, and the camp of the thousand horsemen suddenly churned violently like a pot of boiling water. All the soldiers quickly changed their clothes and assembled, and soon finished lining up in front of the point.

Xue Shaorong stood on the platform in a pretended to be dressed in a drape, with a thick layer of snow on his head and shoulders, and his expression was cold and cold, and the soldiers who saw the thousands of horses felt a chill in their hearts, and they were thinking that it was miserable, seeing this situation, the devil general was going to clean up people again today!

Xue Shao raised his hand violently, and the drumming stopped. The audience was silent, except for the sound of the north wind howling.

"If an enemy had come to raid the camp just now, you would have been wiped out!!" Xue Shaoyun was full of anger and roared loudly, so that Guo Yuanzhen, who was nearby, trembled, and screamed in his heart - miserable!

"Xue Chuyu, Guo Yuanzhen!"

"The subordinates are here!" The second will be out of class to promise.

"Where are you two?" Xue Shao asked in a deep voice.

"The two of us went to the dining hall together, and we were eating and drinking." Xue Chuyu replied truthfully.

"Wine bag rice bag!" Xue Shao scolded unceremoniously and angrily, "I told you that when I am not there, at least one general must stay at the official office, but the two of you go to drink together, treating the military order as if it were nothing!" ――Where is Xiao Changshi!! ”

"The subordinates are here." Xiao Zhizhong stood up.

Xue Shao pointed at Xue Chuyu and Guo Yuanzhen with a horsewhip on his face full of anger, "How should these two dereliction of duty wine bags and rice bags be punished?" ”

"According to military law, twenty military sticks should be punished to set an example!" Xiao Zhizhong replied.

Guo Yuanzhen looked at Xue Shao with a sad face, and he was about to cry when he saw that expression-what is the situation today, making such a fuss?

Xue Chuyu hugged his fists and bowed knowingly, "If your subordinates make mistakes, they are willing to be punished!" ”

"Huh?" Guo Yuanzhen was slightly stunned, exchanged glances with Xue Shao and Xue Chuyu one after another, and finally understood in his heart that this was going to go to war! The purpose of killing chickens and setting an example for monkeys is to strictly enforce military discipline and make the whole army nervous. So he said, "Subordinate, I am also willing to be punished!" ”

The whole army was solemn, and even some people were stupid - even Xue Chuyu and Guo Yuanzhen were cleaned up, this time something really happened!

"Xiao Changshi, the big war is imminent, it is not appropriate to injure the generals of the campaign, you should write down the military sticks of the two of them, and order them to make meritorious contributions!"

"Yes." Xiao Zhizhong promised.

Xue Shao shouted: "The whole army listens to the order!" -- Immediately 1,000 cavalry will enter a state of combat readiness, and no one will be allowed to go out and have no contact with people from the outside world, and those who violate the order will be regarded as the crime of leaking military aircraft, and will be punished without forgiveness! I'll give you the night to prepare for an expedition lightly, and tomorrow the whole army will be ready to go!" Military law is like a mountain of prohibition! ”

"Yes—"

The nerves of the eight hundred people in the whole army were tensed by Xue Shao in an instant. Although most of them thought that this was another "field training" like a surprise attack by Xue Shao, no one dared to take it lightly. The iron-blooded special training presided over by the devil general is no different from actual combat in the eyes of thousands of horsemen!

"Xue Chuyu straightened out the soldiers and horses, and Guo Yuanzhen took care of the logistics grain." Xue Shao ordered to his right-hand man, "Time is pressing, hands and feet must be sharp!" ”

"Yes!" The second general Xue Guo agreed in unison, knowing in his heart that it seemed that he was really going to go on the expedition. So they smiled together, and there seemed to be a fire in their eyes, and their hearts were already full of enthusiasm.

"Wine bag rice bag, dare to laugh." Xue Shao scolded in a low voice, and then said loudly: "The whole army retreats!" ”

The eight hundred men and horses retreated in a nervous and orderly manner, and they were busy in place.

Later, Xue Shao sent Su Wei to the Yamen of the Military Department to call up the military maps and geographical county chronicles to be used in this expedition from the military atlas library of Nancao, Xuanyuan. Then he sent a eunuch to Qinglongfang and called Wu Ming and Yuenu. Three days ago, when it was just snowing, Xue Shao sent them back to the old house to visit their brother and sister-in-law, and gave them some winter clothes, bedding and charcoals.

The night fire in the Qianqi camp was busy. With Wu Ming and Yuenu to help with some miscellaneous things, Xue Shao himself had nothing to prepare, so he carefully checked the geographical atlas and military and county chronicles in the official office.

Not long after watching, the guards guarding the door came to report to Xue Shao, saying that two young Yuguan Daoists, a man and a woman, had come to ask for a meeting, claiming that they had come to General Xue's command on the orders of the Queen of Heaven to listen to it.

"Didn't the Queen of Heaven say that the Dharma Master, why did he send two young Taoists?" Xue Shao was a little curious, "Let them in." ”

When the two of them entered the official office, Xue Shao's eyes lit up and he was even more surprised-it was actually Sima Chengjiao and Xuan Yunzi!

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