The arrival of his brother Xue Yi in Beijing is undoubtedly an important event for Xue Shao!

His parents died early, and his eldest brother was like a father, and the main purpose of Xue Yi's coming to Beijing was naturally for the marriage of Xue Shao and Princess Taiping. But in Xue Shao's view, the marriage itself is not the most important thing.

In history, Xue Shao was killed by Wu Zetian seven years after marrying Princess Taiping, and a direct trigger was that his brother Xue Yi participated in the rebellion planned by the Li Tang clan. Some historical records record that Xue Shao also participated in this rebellion, but some historians believe that Xue Shao was just innocent and died unjustly.

Whatever the truth of history, history is a new page. Everything Xue Shao is doing now is to avoid history repeating itself. Then on the side of brother Xue Yi, there will be countless jobs to do.

Therefore, Xue Shao had planned for a long time that he must have a good talk with Xue Yi before he arrived in Beijing. However, before that, Zuo Fengchenwei's reception banquet must be entertained.

Li Xianyuan heard that Zuo Fengchenwei held a banquet for Xue Shao today, and shouted that he was glad that he had come just in time for a good meal and drink. Xue Shao also fulfilled his wish and asked him to come with him to eat.

Li Xianyuan regretted it as soon as he entered the banquet, and there were more than 20 people at the banquet, except for him, who had the lowest official quality in the ninth grade, and they were all about the sixth grade. And these people are all noble-born and have a very hard background, if they meet them in the imperial city, it will be too late for Li Xianyuan to avoid it.

Now that he wants to sit and eat with them, Li Xianyuan is cramped and restless, chewing slowly and smiling without showing his teeth, like a little daughter-in-law in the side room who has just married into a wealthy family.

Xue Shao, of course, was surrounded by a lot of people, and a group of people led by Li Xiaoyi came to drink to him. Xue Shao didn't mention the matter of "quitting alcohol and maintaining health", and opened his stomach to drink with them. To get along with the soldiers, you have to be straightforward and atmospheric, and besides, the alcohol of the Tang Dynasty is not distilled and has a very low degree, so Xue Shao drank them as beer. Occasionally, it is expected not to hurt the body.

Li Xiantong saluted Xue Shao's wine, walked to Li Xianyuan's table with a glass of wine, and said with a smile: "Li Sili, I come to pay tribute to you." ”

"How dare you, how dare you!" Li Xianyuan was a little flattered and hurriedly got up.

"Li Sili, but it's okay to sit." Li Xiantong said with a smile, "Although you and I have never known each other in life, our names are so similar, could it be because of fate?" Come, Li Sili, please drink this cup to the fullest! ”

"General Li, please!"

Xue Shao glanced at Li Xianyuan's side through the encirclement of a group of people, thinking that Li Xiantong would be a good person, and others ignored Li Xianyuan, a Jiupin petty official who quietly followed him to eat, but he was the only one who was close to him.

Isn't giving my friends face just giving me face? Isn't pleasing my friends the same as pleasing me? …… This Li Xiantong always looks like a good old man with a smile on his face, and treats people and things kindly. But I always feel that he is very scheming.

If you use one word to describe it - yin.

In contrast, the hot-tempered Zhou Jitong looks like an upright man!

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"Three cups of belly to call brother and brother" is a long-standing fine tradition, after this meal, Xue Shao and his colleagues in the Wei Mansion are a little closer. Xue Shao also deliberately prepared himself with Liu Mian, Cui Hejian, and Cheng Qizhi, the three Qianniu who held the Qianniu Imperial Sword, and made more emotional exchanges with colleagues, which left some good impressions in front of them. Including Cheng Boxian, who was on duty in the palace and was absent from the banquet, these four people were the objects that Shangguan Wan'er reminded Xue Shao that he needed special attention and wooing.

It's just that after all, the rules in the army are strict, and everyone doesn't dare to drink indiscriminately, and the banquet doesn't last long. After the banquet, Xue Shao, who was fighting in a group of wines, was only slightly drunk, found Feng Changshi and asked for leave and gave Lu Siyi and others some daily instructions, and then changed back to his regular clothes and rode a horse, and left the imperial city with Li Xianyuan.

Li Xianyuan was full of emotion, but he didn't know where to start, and he held back for a long time and said, "It turns out that this is the life of dignitaries!" ”

"There is a great deal of talk and laughter, and there is no vain exchange!" Xue Shao smiled, "The Queen of Heaven ordered me to preside over the construction of a new martial arts academy, do you want to come?" ”

"Speaking of martial arts? Listening to the name, it is not very suitable for small students. Li Xianyuan blinked in confusion, "Xue Gongzi doesn't know that Lu Dao Xiaosheng is simply powerless, and can only pinch and calculate the trick and deceive?" ”

"Then don't regret it." Xue Shao said, "There are thirty places, and the queen of heaven personally recommended four, two of which are her nephews; Pei Xingjian recommended three henchmen to march to manage the army. Yuan Wanqing, a member of the military department of the consul general, wanted to recommend the talented Song Zhiwen to come in, but he was kicked away by Pei Xingjian without mercy. ”

"Come on! Little life comes and comes! Li Xianyuan was excited, "It's to go up to the knife mountain and go down to the sea of fire, and the last life will also swear to follow Xue Gongzi to the death!" ”

"Count you as acquaintances!" Xue Shao sneered.

Li Xianyuan laughed dryly, and suddenly a spirit took out a cloth bag from his arms and handed it to Xue Shao, "Ah, someone asked Xiaosheng to bring this thing to you." ”

Xue Shao took it and took it, a little heavy as if it was gold and iron, and when he opened it, he saw that it was an iron plate the size of a palm shaped like an arrow, and the front was carved with a majestic military general wearing armor and holding a spear, and the clouds on his side were surrounded by turtles, snakes, and spirit beasts. There are many other engravings on the side and back of the arrow, and the most conspicuous words are "Five Thunder Orders, Yongzhen My Right".

"Who brought it?" Xue Shao asked curiously.

"This is the female crown of Xuanyun Temple handed over to Xiao Sheng, and asked me to transfer it to Xue Gongzi. According to what she said, this was a great gift from the Lord of Xuanyun Temple to Xue Gongzi. Please Xue Gongzi must keep it for good life, do not lose it, and do not easily show it to outsiders. Li Xianyuan said sourly, "Xue Gongzi, you are still really blessed and merciful!" ”

"Don't talk nonsense, I don't know her well at all." Xue Shao was very puzzled, "Is this a very valuable and important play?" In my opinion, it's just a trick! ”

"Brother Xue, don't despise this." Li Xianyuan's expression suddenly became a little more serious, and his voice was lowered, Xue Shao frowned lightly, but whenever it comes to Taoist topics, Li Xianyuan will inevitably become so virtuous, so he asked: "Don't sell Guanzi, tell me about the origin and use of this thing." ”

"This thing's name is Xuanwu Fajian." Li Xianyuan said, "Fa Jian is a Taoist ritual instrument, which is used to open the altar and practice the law. The inscription on this face is Marshal Xuanwu, who is one of the four protectors of Taoism. The Tang Dynasty adopted Taoism as the state religion. In the minds of the Tang Shimin, Marshal Xuanwu is a symbol of longevity and immortality and the auspiciousness and justice of killing demons and demons, and his status is very lofty. ”

Xue Shao frowned slightly and looked at this method carefully, it turned out that it was engraved with Marshal Xuanwu. I used to accompany An Xiaorou to Wudang Mountain in Hubei once and saw the statue of Emperor Zhenwu. I remember that the tour guide once explained that Emperor Zhenwu was called "Marshal Xuanwu" before the Song Dynasty, and he was one of the four protectors of Taoism. In the Song Dynasty, the word "Xuan" was changed to Marshal Zhenwu, and the worship of him in later generations continued to escalate, and gradually evolved from the Taoist protector to the "Zhenwu Demon Emperor", and became the famous Yujing god among the Taoist immortals.

"I don't have any interest in cultivation, what is Xuanyunzi's purpose in giving me this thing?" Xue Shao said puzzled.

"Generally speaking, Fajian is made of wood. If it is a gold and iron class, it is probably an important token for a grandmaster-level figure to pass on the mantle to his disciples. This Xuanwu method is well-made, simple and old, and must have an extraordinary history and a long history. To outsiders, it may seem like an antique; But in the eyes of the Taoist sect, this may be a sacred artifact treasure that symbolizes supreme status. Li Xianyuan said seriously, "Xiao Sheng couldn't understand for a while, why did Xuan Yunzi want to give you such an important and noble thing. But Xiao Sheng suggested that it was very necessary for Xue Gongzi to keep it alive. Maybe it will come in handy one day. ”

Xue Shao frowned, "I have only had a one-sided relationship with her in my life, but she gave me such an important thing, it is a bit abrupt and paradoxical, right?" ”

"Maybe she has something to ask for Childe?" Li Xianyuan said curtly, "For example, coveting the beauty of the son? ”

"Shouldn't she be giving her a belly pocket?" Xue Shao sneered.

"Xiao Sheng thought that it was probably because the female crown didn't wear a belly pocket!" Li Xianyuan nodded thoughtfully, "It's not rude to come and go, why didn't Brother Xue give her a few bras as a return gift?" ”

"Shut up!" Xue Shao said angrily, "Let's go, go home!" ”

Li Xianyuan hurriedly patted his horse to follow, "This is close to the West Market, so Xue Gongzi doesn't want to go to see Yu Hongye?" ”

"It's important to get down to business, let's get back to it!"

Although Xue Shao was away from home for less than a few days, the moon slave and the demon were all leaning on the door to greet each other happily. Hearing that the eldest son Xue Hou was coming, the moon slave had already packed up the house and stopped it, just waiting for the eldest son's family to move in.

Yuenu said that since the eldest son is coming, there must be her stepfather with him. So she specially packed out a side courtyard for her stepfather to live in. Xue Shao went in and took a look twice, the room was cleaned up into a meditation room but there was no bed, Yue Nu said that his father-in-law used a rope as a bed to sleep all the year round, or did not even use a rope, and slept all night with a fist pillow in the shape of a sleeping Arhat.

Xue Shao had seen such a scene in movies and television, but he didn't expect that there could really be such a strange person in the world.

Yuenu said that before the age of eighteen, her stepfather was a Shamen disciple of Shaolin Temple who ate fasting and recited Buddha and was full of compassion. After the age of eighteen, he is still bald and strong in martial arts, but he does not leave his body with no meat and no joy, and he has killed countless people!

Now his name is Wu Ming, and his identity is a retainer in the Hou Xue Yi Mansion in Hedong County.

Xue Shao was a little looking forward to meeting this strange man. Presumably, there must be many stories on his body that even the moon slave doesn't know.

Xue Yi didn't know that Xue Shao had now moved to his new home in Chang'an, and his post letters were all sent to the old site in Lantian County. It was a shame that the Yicheng there was familiar with Xue Shao, so he specially asked someone to transfer the letter to Chang'an.

Xue Shao asked Li Xianyuan to stay in the mansion to help organize tomorrow's dust-washing banquet, and then took the moon slave to ride out of Chang'an City on horseback, and settled down at the official road Shili Dao Pavilion to wait for greeting.

The Tang Dynasty governs the country with filial piety, and it is not surprising that the brother comes thousands of miles away, and the younger brother comes out of Guo Shili to greet him. Moreover, even if Xue Shao uses the military-style three views of the 21st century, Xue Yi is definitely a brother worthy of respect and closeness, and he is worthy of being welcomed by Guo Shili.

Ten years ago, the three brothers of the Xue family supported their parents' corpses together and returned to the capital from exile for burial. Xue Shao, who was ten years old at the time, suffered from a strange illness on the way, and it was useless to seek medical treatment. Some witch doctors said that if there is a blood and bone of a close relative, it may be cured.

Xue Yi waved his knife without hesitation and cut off half of his finger with his own hands!

Whether the home remedies are useful or not is unknown, but Xue Shao is sure that he has survived to this day.

Since then, Xue Yi has a nickname that sounds very joking, but it is awe-inspiring-

Nine-fingered Xue Hou!

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