After all, the harem is a forbidden place for men, so Wu Zetian called one of her eunuchs to send Xue Shao out of the palace with the Kudi clan.

Xue Shao and the Kudi clan talked while walking, talking about the family's shortcomings of the Pei family's little son, and gradually walked to the vicinity of the Shenju Courtyard not far from the Xuanwu Gate. The Kudi clan and the eunuch stayed and returned, and Xue Shao prepared to leave the palace.

Just as the three of them parted ways and walked a little farther, Xue Shao suddenly heard a voice from the side, "Xue Yuma, please stay!" ”

Xue Shao looked up and saw that Empress Wei Xiang'er was on top of the palace in the courtyard of the Divine Residence, revealing half of her body by the window.

Xue Shao looked at Wei Xiang'er, and then looked back at the Kudi clan and the eunuch who led the way, the two of them had already walked around the corner of the palace wall, and there was no one. He couldn't help frowning, Wei Xiang'er knew that this was the only way for me to leave the palace, and deliberately blocked me here...... Surely nothing good!

After Wei Xiang'er finished speaking, she had already left the palace.

Xue Shao thought that it would be better to slip away, and he was too lazy to talk nonsense with her. In case someone is caught and is crowned with a trumped-up charge of "trespassing on the harem to talk to the queen", it is really impossible to eat and walk around.

Xue Shao was about to walk around, and the four eunuchs came out from close like ghosts, and "invited" Xue Shao first like "chasing and intercepting", and asked him to wait for the queen here.

Xue Shao couldn't help laughing, he was really well prepared, and he had set up an ambush in advance! - Well, see what tricks you can play!

Wei Xiang'er came, walking lightly and smiling, and did not show any anger or malice.

Xue Shao turned his face sideways and didn't look directly at her, but bowed to the side of the road, "Weichen see the queen." ”

"Xue Juma doesn't have to be polite." Wei Xiang'er said with a smile, "There is a way, it is better to meet by chance, since Xue Yuma is here, why don't you invite to the tearoom of the palace to taste tea?" ”

"I don't dare." Xue Shao said calmly, "The minister is the minister of the extension, and the inner court here is forbidden. The minister must leave as much as possible, and dare not linger for a moment. ”

"Why, the Queen Mother asked you to enter the palace, and you came non-stop; This palace is the queen of the lord of the six palaces, but you don't even want to give you the face of drinking a cup of tea? Wei Xianger said.

Xue Shaoluo smiled and said, "Queen Mingjian, the Queen Mother is not only the Queen Mother, but also the mother-in-law of the minister. It is normal for a minister to pay a private salute to his mother-in-law; The queen is not only the queen of the world, but also the wife and sister-in-law of the minister. There are many taboos between uncles and sisters-in-law, and the queen must know it. Therefore, the minister did not dare to obey the order. Please forgive me, Queen! ”

Wei Xiang'er bit her silver teeth lightly, her eyes narrowed slightly, and she took a deep breath, and her chest rose and fell violently. Xue Shao's eyes stared at his toes, and Yu Guang subconsciously glanced at her chest, and couldn't help laughing in his heart: It's a bit expected...... As a queen, what do you want to do when you dress so revealingly when you meet foreign ministers?

Without waiting for Wei Xiang'er to argue, Xue Shao bowed his hand, "If the queen has nothing else to do, the minister will please leave." ”

After that, Xue Shao turned around and left.

"Xue Yuma, don't you want to take command of the Northern Expedition?" Wei Xiang'er was behind Xue Shao, and said a word without yin or yang.

Xue Shao frowned and did not stop, and continued to move forward.

"If you leave now, this palace guarantees that the commander of the Northern Expedition must have someone else." Wei Xiang'er said again.

Xue Shao's feet finally stopped, and he turned around and stared at Wei Xiang'er, "Queen Mother, don't treat military affairs as child's play." ”

Wei Xiang'er smiled.

In all fairness, Wei Xiang'er is indeed beautiful, and her smile is also very charming, and there is even a little bit of enchantment and ecstasy. But when Xue Shao saw her smile, he inexplicably thought of a name in his heart - Su Daji!

Coquette!

"Knowing that it is a major military matter, how can it be discussed in such a large audience?" Wei Xiang'er Zhizhu was holding it with a smile on her face, "Xue Yuma, please in the tea room?" ”

"I don't dare." Xue Shaocai refused to give in, and still insisted, "It is inevitable that the queen will be guilty of the death penalty in the private meeting of the ministers, and the queen's name will also be damaged." If the queen really has something to say to Weichen, it is better to find a convenient place outside the palace and then speak. ”

"It's rare for Xue Fuma to be so cautious and polite, then it's up to you." Wei Xiang'er agreed very simply, "Yuanbi City, above the head of Longguang Gate, how about it?" ”

"Good!"

Wei Xiang'er immediately boarded the car and drove to Longguangmen. Xue Shao took his horse at the Xuanwu Gate and rode away.

The Zihui Palace in Luoyang is slightly different from the Daming Palace in the Imperial City of Chang'an, and there is a clamp city called "Yaoyi City" when it comes out of the Xuanwu Gate, which is the place where the Imperial Forest Army is stationed, and is now guarded by thousands of horsemen; There is also a larger urn city called "Yuanbi City" outside Yaoyi City, which is also the place where soldiers and horses are stationed, and is now the station of the Yulin Army. There are no large palace buildings in these two cities, and they are all military camps.

It can be seen that the guard of the Zihui Palace in Luoyang is more strict and layered than the Daming Palace in Chang'an. Because of the particularity of the station, the importance of the thousand horses has obviously been enhanced, and there is no martial arts academy here.

When the capital was moved, the Lecture Academy still stayed in Chang'an. Xue Shao has been entangled in all things recently, and he has ignored the martial arts academy. Along the way, Xue Shao pondered on the side, saying that the Martial Arts Academy had spent so much effort on my part, and its significance to the Tang Empire was also very important, and it could not be abandoned. When I have time, I have to rebuild the martial arts academy in Luoyang.

After walking through the two sandwich cities, Xue Shao came to the real last exit of the Zihui Palace, Longguang Gate. Empress Wei Xiang'er's car stopped there, and the attendant came to invite Xue Shao to climb the tower of Longguang Gate, and the queen waited for Xue Shao to speak on the tower.

Xue Shao observed that this place was all guarded by the Yulin Army, and some of the soldiers of the Right Yulin Guard were still familiar with them. Xue Shao deliberately greeted them and walked up to the city tower.

Wei Xiang'er stood by the female wall, facing the Beibi Mountain outside the palace.

Xue Shao walked over and saluted, "If the queen has something to say, you might as well say it directly." ”

"Xue Luma, in fact, we should be people in the same boat." Wei Xiang'er got straight to the point.

Xue Shao smiled slightly, "The monarch and the minister are one, and they are in the same boat." That's how it should be. ”

"You know, that's not what I mean." When Wei Xiang'er said this, her eyebrows were slightly sinking and her eyes were shining.

This made Xue Shao feel that her scheming was very deep.

"What does the queen mean?" Xue Shao remained silent and asked lightly.

"Why should you pretend to be stupid?" Wei Xiang'er glanced left and right, waved and signaled his henchmen to go to the side to let go of the wind, and then whispered: "Although Your Majesty is pro-government, the throne is not guaranteed, and all the military and political power is lost." Even including the appointment of a five-rank official, His Majesty the Emperor could not decide on it personally. Isn't this ridiculous and dangerous? ”

Xue Shao frowned slightly, and said: "The minister is just a general with troops, and he has no right to intervene in the personnel and government affairs above the court, and he doesn't know too much. Therefore, the minister did not dare to speak falsely. ”

"Xue Yuma, if even you don't care about these things, then Your Majesty will really be over." Wei Xiang'er's voice suddenly deepened, with some pity and pity, and said in a low voice: "The first emperor entrusted His Majesty to Xue Feima. Now that His Majesty is in danger, how can Xue Yuma stand by and watch? ”

Xue Shao immediately sniffed out the "dangerous" factor contained in her words - do you still want to instigate me to mobilize troops and horses, Qin Wang Qingjun's side?!

"Queen, don't you understand what you mean?" When Xue Shao said this, his words were full of strong warnings, hinting to Wei Xiang'er - don't you want to mess around!!

"Xue Juma must understand in his heart, so why pretend to be confused?" Wei Xiang'er leaned closer, and her voice was lowered, "You are the general of Tuogu, who is in charge of the military, and it stands to reason that the military of the Tang Dynasty should be decided by you the most important way." For such a thing as the Northern Expedition to counterinsurgency, it should be you who are the mastermind. That's why His Majesty wants to appoint you prime minister. But now, how much does Xue Juma know about the military in the north? ”

Xue Shao couldn't help frowning, don't say it, Wei Xiang'er's words still have some truth. Now, the Queen Mother manipulated Pei Yan's front desk behind the scenes, and the two joined forces to control the power of the entire imperial court, and no one wanted to take it lightly. It stands to reason that as the general of the right guard who commanded an army of 200,000, the Turks caused such a big mess in the north, even if he did not have the right to make decisions, he should at least know about it at the first time. However, the prime minister's team headed by Pei Yan excluded himself from the dead and did not give in at all, if it weren't for the Queen Mother's private summoning and private notification today, she would have known nothing about the military state in the north!

――Pei Yan seized power, he took it too much!

"With such a heavy military matter, Xue Fuma actually has no right to know." Wei Xiang'er continued, "If this continues, what guarantee can you have for the military power in your hands? ”

Xue Shao was calm and did not answer.

Wei Xiang'er felt as if she was about to move Xue Shao, and continued: "I heard from His Majesty the Emperor that Pei Yan once proposed to 'disarm'. The target is obviously Xue Yuma, you. ”

Xue Shao frowned, "Impossible!" -- Now that the situation is turbulent and the border is restless, the distribution of troops in the Tang Dynasty is a little stretched, and it is still too late to recruit and expand the army. As the prime minister, Pei Yan knew that it was powerful, so how could he make such an inopportune decision? ”

"Thankfully, he didn't make a decision." Wei Xiang'er smiled faintly and said, "It was the Queen Mother who came forward and vetoed his proposal. ”

Xue Shao smiled coldly and was noncommittal, thinking: I know better than you that Pei Yan is my political enemy. But I won't believe that Pei Yan would want to disarm at this time. As the chief prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, Pei Yan is not like you, a woman who only knows how to fight for power and profit, and abandon the country's danger and ignore it!

"If Xue Juma doesn't believe it, you can go back and ask the Queen Mother about her old man." Wei Xiang'er seemed to have guessed Xue Shao's thoughts, and said lightly, "Even if I lie to you, her old man will never lie to you, right?" ”

"Queen, I have always respected only the facts in front of me. I'm not interested in what could have happened but didn't. Xue Shao's reaction was far calmer than Wei Xiang'er's resemblance.

Wei Xiang'er wanted to stir up trouble between Pei Yan and Xue Shao, but she missed with one blow. She couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, gritted her teeth, and said, "Then I'll tell you one more thing that is closely related to you at the moment." ”

"Queen, please speak." Xue Shao was ready to come and cover the water, thinking to himself, do you just want to sow discord? - Actually, you don't have to, because Pei Yan and I are rivals. But the truth that "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" doesn't work for me. Pei Yan and I are old enemies, yes, but we have the same big picture. Fighting is fighting, and we will never miss the state because of this!

Wei Xiang'er began to say: "The political affairs hall headed by Pei Yan often closes the door to discuss major military and political affairs in the Tang Dynasty. After they discussed and decided internally, they reported to the Empress Dowager for decision, completely bypassing the emperor's majesty. But there is no impermeable wall in the world, and one of the major things they are discussing now is the question of the commander of the Northern Expedition. Xue Juma, do you want to know? ”

Xue Shao's heart tightened slightly, listening to Wei Xiang'er's tone, didn't he let me be in charge?

Wei Xiang'er laughed again, this time laughing even more vixen, "Xue Yuma must be thinking in his heart, this Northern Expedition, you are the only one in charge, right?" ”

"The court has its own decision, and Xue can have the final say." Xue Shao replied very officially.

"If the imperial court decides to let someone else lead your 200,000 troops to the Northern Expedition, what do you think?" Wei Xiang'er said.

Xue Shao was suddenly stunned in his heart, and thought reflexively - Lao Tzu must be angry and shoot the case!