Xue Shao asked Qianqi's chef to make two exquisite pastries that Li Zhi liked, and the young couple went to the palace together.

Watching Princess Taiping's carriage walk towards the Xuanwu Gate of the Ming Dynasty's harem, Guo Yuanzhen smirked vigorously: "It's convenient to be a concubine, and when you want to face the saint, you can face the saint whenever you want." Other civil and military officials, except for people like Prime Minister Shang Shu and the general, have a rare opportunity to face the saint once in their lives. ”

Xue Chuyu stood beside him, his expression was that the eight winds that had not changed for a thousand years did not move and the sky fell, and he said lightly and seriously: "It's a pity that His Majesty's three daughters have already married. ”

"What do you mean?" Guo Yuanzhen stared at the guy in front of him who was telling jokes and had a stinky face, and was very annoyed.

Xue Chuyu turned his head, still expressionless, "However, even if the three princesses are not married, there may be nothing to do with you." ”

"Xue Chuyu, do you want to fight?!" Guo Yuanzhen was furious.

Xue Chuyu nodded seriously, "A little." It's cold, let's get moving! ”

“…… Nerds! Guo Yuanzhen was speechless, and ran away.

The young couple arrived at the Hanbing Palace, but unexpectedly found that Li Zhi, who had been recuperating here all the year round, was not in the palace. After some inquiry, I learned that the emperor went to the sleeping palace where the queen of heaven always lived, Penglai Palace.

Princess Taiping smiled evilly, "My father and mother have not lived together for a while!" ”

"People are small and big!" Xue Shao scolded her angrily.

"Who said I was small?" Princess Taiping raised her eyebrows and glared, "I'm going to be a mother!" ”

"What?" Xue Shao was slightly stunned, and then overjoyed, "Really?!" ”

"Ahem...... Perhaps, probably, it seems to be...... Soon! Princess Taiping hummed under the guise of a haha, and after speaking, she ran away and got into the carriage.

Xue Shao didn't know whether he was angry or funny, obviously Princess Taiping was still not pregnant...... Why aren't you pregnant yet? Could it be that I didn't work hard enough or didn't have the right marksmanship?

The young couple had no choice but to turn around and go to the Penglai Temple. When he was about to arrive at the front of the hall, Xue Shao suddenly remembered something, remembering that the last time he went to face the saint, he went quietly, but he waited for a long time to wait for Wu Zetian. Since then, Li Zhi has moved to the Penglai Palace, where the Queen of Heaven lives, and whoever wants to face the saint after this will not be able to escape the eyes and grasp of the Queen of Heaven!

When the carriage did not stop, Princess Taiping looked at the pastries in her hand and was worried, saying that since the two saints were in us, they only brought the pastries that His Majesty loved to eat, and the intention was too obvious, and it was impossible to say it from the back of the sky.

Xue Shao thought for a while, looked at the ice pomegranates hanging under the eaves of the palace, and couldn't help but have an idea, "It's time for me to offer my craft." ”

"What did you say?"

"Remember, the frozen wind chimes?"

Princess Taiping's eyes lit up, and she clapped her hands and smiled: "Xue Lang, you are so smart!" ”

Xue Shao smiled: "The Queen of Heaven believes in Buddhism, and wind chimes are also used as Buddhist instruments." I'm sure the diva will like it. ”

"Needless to say? Hurry up and do it! ”

Xue Shao chopped ice cubes from local materials, took some colorful silk silk on the beautiful winter coats of Princess Taiping and her attendants, and now made a string of beautiful wind chimes. Then the young couple entered the palace together to ask to see the two saints.

It was snowing and cold, and the two saints were resting in the Penglai Hall and did not go out, and immediately allowed Xue Shao and Princess Taiping to meet. The young couple walked into the Danqi with a box of pastries and a pair of wind chimes, saying that they had come to worship the two saints in the morning and dusk.

The second saint was also happy to receive the little couple, Princess Taiping had already gone to Li Zhi's side with the pastry to feed him, and Wu Zetian looked at the things in Xue Shao's hand and was curious: "Xue Shao, what are you holding in your hand?" ”

"After returning to heaven, this is a pair of frozen wind chimes made by the ministers themselves." Xue Shao held it in both hands and said, "The minister remembers that the Queen of Heaven believes in Buddhism, and the wind chimes are also used as Buddhist instruments. The minister made a pair of ice cubes with his own hands and dedicated them to the queen of heaven. ”

originally thought that even if Wu Zetian didn't like it, at least he wouldn't dislike it in person. Unexpectedly, as soon as Xue Shao's voice fell, Wu Zetian's face changed on the spot, "Take it, throw it away!" ”

Xue Shao and Princess Taiping were unexpectedly stunned at the same time, and Li Zhizheng's movement of opening his mouth to eat pastries also stalled, and he waved his hand to signal the palace people on the left and right to take the wind chimes from Xue Shao's hand.

Xue Shao stood blankly, watching a eunuch come forward, take the wind chime in his hand outside the palace gate, and throw it with a bang.

"Queen Mother...... Princess Taiping was a little blindsided for a while.

Hearing Princess Taiping's call, Wu Zetian came back to his senses a little and restrained his anger, "Xue Shao, it's none of your business. When I heard the word 'Buddha', the anger in the heart of this palace was difficult to calm! ”

Princess Taiping was a little relieved, but Xue Shao was a little curious and asked, "The Queen of Heaven believes in Buddhism, and the world knows it." What is it today...... The queen of heaven forgives the sin, the minister should not have inquired! ”

Wu Zetian waved his hand and turned his head to look at Li Zhi, "Your Majesty, should I tell him?" ”

Li Zhi's expression was quite calm, he picked up a warm square towel and wiped the pastry powder on his beard, and said lightly: "If the queen of heaven wants to say, then let's say it!" ”

Xue Shao came to the spirit at once, and what the queen of heaven said next must not be a trivial matter!

"Xue Shao, you and Taiping both sit in front of me." Wu Zetian said.

Xue Shao promised to sit side by side with Princess Taiping in the position of Wu Zetian and Li Zhi. There are no left and right historians on either side, obviously, this will be a forbidden secret language.

"Have you two ever heard that there is a Bright Saint Emperor in the world today?" Wu Zetian's words made Xue Shao and Princess Taiping take aback at the same time.

Princess Taiping hurriedly said: "There is such a thing?!" ”

"In the whole world, the ministers only respect the emperor and the queen of heaven as saints, but they have never heard of any bright saint emperor!" Xue Shao hugged his fists and said, "Queen of Heaven, who is so bold and arrogantly claiming to be the emperor?" ”

"This is the second wild bandit to claim the title of emperor after I ascended the throne!" Li Zhi, who has always spoken weakly, revealed a trace of gloom in his voice, "In the fourth year of Yonghui, the female bandit Chen Shuozhen launched a rebellion in Muzhou, set up a hundred officials to build a government office, built a ten-thousand-year building for the Son of Heaven, and proclaimed himself Emperor Wenjia. Less than a month after the rebellion, she was exterminated. I didn't expect that after 30 years, another person would dare to be the emperor in my world! -- Bai Tieyu, a miscellaneous man in Suizhou, tampered with Buddhism to fool the local people with a cult, and in addition to collecting money, he also instigated rebellion. Seven days ago, the traitor Bai Tieyu had already rebelled in Suizhou, they killed the official to seize the treasury, burned the official office and forced people to join the army to rebel, and they have poisoned the three counties of Chengping, Suide and Dabin one after another! ”

Xue Shao was shocked, he thought that something had happened to the Turks, but he didn't expect someone to be the emperor! …… No wonder Wu Zetian was annoyed when he heard the word "Buddha" today, it turned out that Bai Tieyu used "pseudo-Buddhism" to incite rebellion!

"Due to the siege of soldiers and wind and snow, the imperial court only received the news of the rebellion in Suizhou, thousands of miles away, yesterday." Wu Zetian said, "At the end of the winter year, Bai Tieyu is brazenly rebelling, I don't think he wants to live until next year!" ”

Xue Shao knew that the imperial court would not have any other way to deal with this kind of rebel who dared to claim the title of emperor in open rebellion than extermination. Yesterday, the imperial court sent a special envoy to summon Li Jinxing to enter the palace in the wind and snow, which must have been to discuss this matter. Listening to the tone of the second saint today, the imperial court probably wants to send the Imperial Forest Army to fight!

Thinking of this, Xue Shao solemnly clenched his fists: "Your Majesty, the queen of heaven, please lead the royal division to Suizhou to quell the rebellion!" ”

"Huh?!" Princess Taiping exclaimed.

"You?" Wu Zetian was slightly surprised.

Li Zhi was silent and looked at Xue Shao fixedly.

Xue Shao stood up, walked to the front of the hall and bowed solemnly, "Minister Xue Shao, please go out to quell the rebellion of Bai Tieyu in Suizhou!" Please two saints, graciously! ”

"Xue Lang......" Princess Taiping was stunned, her eyes were full of meaning, and she didn't know what to say for a while.

Wu Zetian stared at Xue Shao for a moment, then turned his head and said, "Your Majesty, what do you think?" ”

Li Zhi remained silent and said indifferently: "Xue Shao, the imperial court is going to send troops to fight to quell the rebellion. But the thousand cavalry you are leading is the royal rate, and the defense of the palace is the key. And you have less than eight hundred men under your command. Let's just do it! ”

"Your Majesty, please listen to the minister!" Xue Shao clenched his fists and said with a positive color.

"Hmm, you say."

Xue Shao said: "Your Majesty, on the occasion of this midwinter, it is quite difficult for the government soldiers from all over the country to come to the capital. If the people are then transferred from it to Suizhou, which is thousands of miles away, to quell the rebellion, it will inevitably lead to the weak garrison of the capital, and if there is another enemy who takes advantage of the weakness, the Beijing division will be in danger, which is a national taboo. In addition, if Guan Jian (mercenaries) were temporarily recruited to quell the rebellion as in the last Northern Expedition, it would be difficult to do so in a hurry, and it would be difficult to guarantee the combat effectiveness of such an army. Bai Tieyu called the emperor to rebel, if he did not try his best to extinguish it as soon as possible, it would inevitably cause disaster to neighboring states and counties and even confuse the hearts of the people in the world, and there would be endless troubles in the future! Therefore, the minister believes that the imperial court must do its best to send an elite Imperial Forest Army to quell the rebellion! -- The troops of His Majesty's pro-Xun went to suppress the rebellion, and it was also the best way to support Zhengshuo and appease the people! ”

"Well said." Li Zhi nodded in approval.

"Xue Shao, I won't tell you anything, the matter discussed in the palace in the past two days has come to a similar conclusion to you." Wu Zetian took over and said, "The imperial court is ready to send the general of the Northern Ya Forbidden Army to lead the Imperial Forest Army to Suizhou to quell the rebellion. However, controversy arose over the selection of generals. The left and right Yulin Wei generals Cheng Wuting and Li Jinxing were originally one of the two choices. Unfortunately, General Li fell seriously ill and found it difficult to make the trip. If Cheng Wuting is dispatched, the Northern Ya Forbidden Army will be leaderless. The rest of the generals like Zhang Qianxuan, Fan Yunxian and others are afraid that it will be difficult for them to win a quick victory. Therefore, the matter of choosing a general is a dilemma for a while! ”

Wu Zetian's words have all been said about this, where can Xue Shao not understand?

At that moment, Xue Shao couldn't care about anything else, so he fell to the ground and slammed his head three times, "Ask for the favor of the second saint and let the ministers lead the troops to the battle!" If the rebellion cannot be suppressed within a month, the minister is willing to take responsibility! ”

Li Zhi and Wu Zetian glanced at each other and raised their eyebrows at the same time, their eyes were complicated.

"Xue Lang, you're crazy!" Princess Taiping finally couldn't hold it anymore, jumped up and shouted, "Suizhou is thousands of miles away, and it is snowing in the middle of winter, how can you use eight hundred soldiers and horses to quell the rebellion of tens of thousands of people?" - No, I don't agree! ”

"Your Highness, I beg your pardon! This time, I've made up my mind! Xue Shao stared at Princess Taiping's eyes with his eyebrows tightly and said categorically, and slowly took off the official hat he was wearing on his head, and said in a deep voice: "The minister will make a military order in front of the two saints today, and within a month, the minister will definitely put down the rebellion and return triumphantly!" - Otherwise, please take my black yarn and behead me! ”