After Wu Zetian came in, he didn't rush to speak, but first called Zhao Bingcheng, the imperial doctor in charge of treating Xue Shao, to him in person, and inquired about Xue Shao's injuries in detail. After learning that Xue Shao was generally unharmed when the rescue was successful, Wu Zetian opened his golden mouth and rewarded Zhao Bingcheng with 200 silk silks on the spot, and added him a first-order loose official!

Zhao Bingcheng was pleasantly surprised on the spot, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing to thank him.

Xue Shao couldn't cry or laugh when he saw this old man, thinking that when I first met Princess Taiping, wasn't it the neck he gave me? Later, every time I pretended to be injured by Princess Taiping, he helped treat it. Every time I suffer a little disaster, he makes a fortune - and I am truly a blessed star of his life!

"Imperial Doctor Zhao, this palace is not rewarding you out of selfish intentions, but out of public intentions." Wu Zetian said, "During this extraordinary period, if you have made a meritorious contribution to the treatment of Xue Shaoshuai, you have made a great contribution to the imperial court. This kind of credit deserves a lot of reward! ”

"The minister is terrified! The ministers will do their best to heal Xue Yuma! Zhao Bingcheng is very grateful.

"That's the best." Wu Zetian nodded slightly reassuringly, "You can get busy, so you can decoct the medicine for the horse." As long as it is conducive to the recovery of the horse, you can only use all the rare medicinal materials in the forbidden. In addition, Princess Taiping's pregnancy is also up to you. From now on, you will be in charge of serving the princess and the concubine, and you will not have to worry about the rest of the idle things! ”

"Obey orders!" Zhao Bingcheng thanked Lingzhi and kowtowed to thank him and withdrew.

Princess Taiping also felt a little funny, "This Imperial Doctor Zhao is really related to our husband and wife." ”

Xue Shao said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Bad fate, right? As long as he shows up, I'll be fine! ”

"That's easy, just find a fault and kill him!" Wu Zetian said.

Xue Shao and Princess Taiping were shocked at the same time, and Xue Shao hurriedly said: "The queen of heaven doesn't have to be like this, the minister is just joking for a while - the heart of the doctor's parents, Imperial Doctor Zhao's personality is still very good, and his medical skills are also very exquisite!" ”

Wu Zetian smiled slightly, "Then it's up to you, don't kill." ”

"Minister, thank you for the queen." Xue Shao bowed his hand and couldn't help but be a little surprised, and thought in his heart - because of me, Wu Zetian rewarded Zhao Bingcheng exceptionally, two hundred horses of silk are converted into forty or fifty thousand yuan, which is equivalent to more than 100,000 yuan of purchasing power, which is enough for a middle-class family in the capital to eat and drink for a year. The addition of a first-order dismissal of officials is even more significant, and the vast majority of officials have struggled for four years without making any mistakes before they have such an opportunity.

But because of my joke, Wu Zetian can immediately kill Zhao Bingcheng!

- She is turning a corner, showing me special grace and showing favor!

"Taiping, sit down." Wu Zetian took Princess Taiping's hand and helped her sit down, her voice was soft like a real mother, and said to her, "If you are pregnant, don't go to the mourning hall." You must rest well, don't be too sad or too excited, so as not to hurt the fetal gas and fall to the root of the disease! ”

"Thank you, mother, I will take care of myself and the baby in my womb!" Princess Taiping's warm smile also said gently, "Mother, don't work too hard and be too sad." If you are tired, you must also have a good rest. ”

"Hey......" Wu Zetian sighed long and said softly, "I have been a husband and wife with your father for thirty years!" - Thirty years! ”

Xue Shao and Princess Taiping were silent at the same time, and they didn't know how to comfort Wu Zetian for a while.

Xue Shao thought to herself, after all, Wu Zetian was also a mortal in the flesh, and it was impossible for her not to be sad that her husband, who had been with her for thirty years, had passed away. At this moment, she is not so much like the queen of the court, but more like a sad surviving person, an old mother who is pouring out her heart to her children.

"Taiping, you stayed up all night and didn't sleep, which is extremely bad for your body." Wu Zetian persuaded, "You go down and rest, Zhao Bingcheng and Xue Chuyu are here to take care of the horse, it will definitely be fine." If you raise your baby with peace of mind, it will be the greatest comfort to him, you know? ”

Xue Shao also nodded with a smile, "Your Highness, what the Queen of Heaven said is true." If you are well, it is the greatest comfort to me. ”

"Okay, I'll go lie down and rest......" Princess Taiping got up very obediently and saluted Wu Zetian, and reluctantly glanced at Xue Shao a few more times, and went to the neighborhoods to rest with the help of Linlang.

Xue Shao knew that Wu Zetian must have had private words to say to himself. In such a situation now, every bit of her energy and every second of time is extremely precious, and she will definitely not come here in person just to visit her illness or praise Zhao Bingcheng.

"Don't you know Helian Guchuan?" As soon as Princess Taiping left, Wu Zetian really got straight to the point.

Xue Shao said curiously: "It's the first time I've heard of this name. What's wrong, diva? ”

"Why, Guo Yuanzhen didn't tell you about this person?" Wu Zetian asked.

Xue Shao shook his head, "Never mentioned it." What does this person have to do with Guo Yuanzhen? ”

Wu Zetian smiled indifferently and said, "Guo Yuanzhen is a young genius, both civil and military. At the age of eighteen, he was admitted to the Jinshi and was awarded the post of Chaoquan County Lieutenant by the imperial court. But he is also very playful, during Tongquan's tenure as an official, he not only did not manage political affairs, but entangled some lawbreakers to do many bad things. You know these things, right? ”

"I know that." Xue Shao said with a smile, "The minister also knows that it was the Queen of Heaven who summoned Guo Yuanzhen to Chang'an to personally reprimand him. Unexpectedly, Guo Yuanzhen was not only afraid, but also presented a self-written "Sword Chapter" to the queen of heaven. The queen of heaven appreciated his courage and talent, so she pardoned him, but did not let him return to Tongquan to be the county commander, but left him in Chang'an to join the army as an armor to manage the treasury. We also often make fun of him for this. ”

"Actually, you only know one thing, but you don't know the other." Wu Zetian said, "At the beginning, Guo Yuanzhen made friends in Tongquan was not an ordinary scoundrel, or even an ordinary gangster. He has a brother who is a friend of eight worships, and he is a big thief who is the leader of the green forest. At that time, Guo Yuanzhen was not deeply involved in the world and was young and righteous, so he accidentally made friends and was almost led into the evil way by him. ”

Xue Shao was slightly surprised, "Queen of Heaven, is that person called Helian Guchuan?" ”

"That's right." Wu Zetian said, "This person is strong in martial arts, scheming, knowledgeable, and has an extraordinary resume, and he knows everything about the green forests and rivers and lakes. In the Guannai area of the Tang Dynasty, as long as he ascends to the top and shouts, all the green forest bandits and heroes are willing to go to the soup for it, and even dare to openly confront the government. After I called Guo Yuanzhen back to Chang'an, I secretly ordered Dali Temple to investigate and arrest this person. It took more than two years for Dali Temple to capture him with the assistance of the army. On the way to the capital and during the period of detention, there were more than 10 prisoner robberies, causing great casualties to both the army and the yamen. ”

Xue Shao listened obediently and asked carefully: "In this way, this person is still in custody and has not been beheaded?" ”

"Clever." Wu Zetian smiled faintly and said, "To be able to have such credibility and prestige on the Green Forest Road, this person is also extraordinary, or one day he can come in handy." So I kept him from killing, just kept him in secret. Even when the imperial court established an amnesty for the emperor's grandson, he did not pardon this person. Sure enough, he came into play today! ”

"What does it do?" Xue Shao asked curiously.

"Something to do with your assassination, of course." Wu Zetian's expression became a little stricter, and he said: "After the case, I ordered Dali Temple Cheng Di Renjie to make every effort to solve the case, and the deadline was three days. Di Renjie is also a well-informed and witty talent, and when he examined the corpses of assassins, he found that most of these people were green forest bandits who walked the rivers and lakes, all of them were extraordinary and fearless of death. In order to identify these people in order to track down the murderer and the mastermind behind the scenes, Di Renjie actually found Guo Yuanzhen, a Jinwu Weilang who had been fighting on the green forest road, for advice. Because the matter is related to you, Guo Yuanzhen helped him wholeheartedly, and also recommended his former sworn brother to Di Renjie - Helian Guchuan. In Guo Yuanzhen's words, as long as it is related to the green forests and rivers and lakes, there is no Helian Guchuan who cannot be executed. Di Renjie sent the letter to the palace for instructions, and the palace directly handed over Helian Guchuan to him, and allowed him to make meritorious service or be pardoned and acquitted. ”

Xue Shao was very curious when he heard it, this really seemed to be a twisted and bizarre martial arts and detection story, so he asked: "Queen of Heaven, has Helian Guchuan solved the problem?" ”

"There's a lot of progress." Wu Zetian smiled faintly and said, "Helian Guchuan only glanced at the assassin's corpse and recognized them as Mengjin water lords. Luoshui runs through the world, and boats come and go for thousands of miles all year round. In the name of protecting merchant ships from plunder, these thugs extorted money, and many of them were extremely skilled and lifeless, even the government cracked down. But about half a year ago, many of them suddenly disappeared inexplicably. And then today they all appeared in Luoyang to assassinate you! ――What do you think of? ”

"It's strange, I've never provoked people in the rivers and lakes." Xue Shao frowned and pondered, "Could it be that they were bought by someone and secretly raised as dead soldiers?" ”

"You guessed it right." Wu Zetian nodded and said, "It only took Helian Guchuan half a day to find out this puzzling and strange case. A group of masters among the Mengjin water lords were bought and secretly raised by a mysterious person half a year ago, and since then they have not been heard from, even their accomplices and family members do not know the details. Now Di Renjie is taking Helian Guchuan and Guo Yuanzhen to track down the mysterious person. I believe that there will be news soon. ”

"The queen of heaven just said that they disappeared about half a year ago?" Xue Shao blinked his eyes and said thoughtfully, "At that time, I had just returned from the Northern Expedition, and it was about the time I married Her Royal Highness the Princess. ”

"That's right, that's when it was."

Xue Shao couldn't help but think of something and said, "The minister remembers that before getting married, the minister was ordered to accompany Her Royal Highness the princess out to play. One night in Yaochi Yulin, a mysterious assassin with very strong martial arts came to me and the princess and observed us for a long time. Yang Siqiao went to chase him, but he didn't catch up. I wonder if those people from Mengjin Water Owl have been eyeing me since then? ”

"It's very likely." Wu Zetian said, "Di Renjie reported that last night's assassination plan was quite well arranged, and it was obviously premeditated and detailed. ”

"It's a little strange that the minister wants to assassinate me, but there are actually many opportunities." Xue Shao said, "I have been alone more than once, and I was just living in seclusion in the mountains for more than three months. Wouldn't it be easier to succeed in killing me at that time, and the risk and movement would be much less? ”

"Perhaps, what the other party wants is to make a big move? Perhaps, what the other party wants to kill is not a reclusive Xue Shao in the mountains and forests, but a general in charge of the right guard? Wu Zetian's eyes were shining.

Xue Shao suddenly woke up and whispered: "What the queen of heaven means is that this assassination is not just against me Xue Shao personally, but against the military commander of the Tang Dynasty?" Do they want to disrupt the political situation of the Tang Dynasty and leave the army leaderless during the special period of His Majesty's death? ”

"Bengong and Di Renjie think the same thing." Wu Zetian's expression was grim, "What do you think?" ”

Xue Shao took a deep breath and said solemnly: "Queen of Heaven, if that's the case, then it's really ...... Something is wrong! ”