Although the commotion was quite big, after all, the Mengjin water owl was already a disease of scabies at the end of the strong crossbow. It took Xue Shao only three or five days to clear all the water lords and restore normal order to Luoyang City and the imperial palace.

Now all that remains, the casualty compensation work for the stampede in front of the gate of heaven. Xue Shao had made a lot of "white slips" before, promising to go to the Luoyang government to receive the pension. Now that the appointed time is approaching, many people have already started queuing outside the gate of the Luoyang official mansion in advance.

The compensation and bereavement of thousands of people definitely cost a huge amount of money, which is not something that a small Luoyang county government can support independently, but Wei Yuanzhong is in a hurry. He had just been exempted from a heavy penalty with the help of Xue Shao and Princess Taiping. Before I had time to rejoice, I got into such a big trouble again.

But Xue Shao and Princess Taiping were like "timely rain", and they appeared when Wei Yuanzhong was the most difficult.

In the Luoyang official mansion.

"Brother Wei doesn't need to worry, I'm here today specifically for the funeral." Xue Shao got straight to the point.

"This ...... The lower officials have repeatedly caused trouble to Her Royal Highness the Princess and Xue Yuma, and they are really ashamed! Wei Yuanzhong was very embarrassed.

Princess Taiping smiled: "Wei Mingfu doesn't have to be polite, Xue Lang regards you as a brother and brother, and your business is also his business." Besides, the matter of Tianmen is somewhat related to Xue Lang. We will not sit idly by. ”

"Princess Enyi, Wei admires!" Wei Yuanzhong said goodbye.

Xue Shao said: "I wrote the IOUs for many pensions. In order to appease the restless people, I came up with this expedient measure. Originally, I thought that someone would stand up and take responsibility for this discouragement. Unexpectedly, until now, no one has shown up. So, I had to dig my own hole and fill it myself. ”

Princess Taiping smiled, "Xue Lang, did you miscalculate this time?" ”

Xue Shao smiled indifferently, "Isn't it just money?" I'm so poor that I only have money left! ”

"Bragging! - All your property was given to your third brother. That's all that money left, I'm afraid I can't even support your subordinates! Princess Taiping pouted, if it weren't for Wei Yuanzhong's presence, she would definitely be a loser in Xue Shao.

Xue Shao was not ashamed but smiled proudly, "Isn't there still you?" - I'm not a loser, how can it seem that you will run a family? ”

"Less of this!" Princess Taiping scolded but smiled, and then said to Wei Yuanzhong, "Wei Mingfu, don't learn from him, the gold and silver mountains are not enough for his expenses." ”

Wei Yuanzhong laughed, thinking that he and his husband still had the heart to flirt and scold, and it was obvious that the "huge money" they were about to spend was nothing.

The three of them were laughing, and Wei Yuanzhong's doorman came to report that a guest had come to visit, and it was actually Wu Yougui.

Xue Shao clapped his hands and smiled, "Here, the good money boy is here, we can save money!" ”

The three people present all knew it, Wei Yuanzhong sighed and said that it was good that he was here, this money should be settled, and there was no need to work for the princess and the concubine to break the bank.

Princess Taiping said: "Don't bother the two masters, since we came one step earlier, there is no need for him to intervene again." ”

"Oh?" Xue Shao and Wei Yuanzhong were shocked at the same time.

Princess Taiping said: "Xue Lang, Wei Mingfu, Wu Yougui is also my mother's cousin and cousin. This time he has fallen such bad luck, why don't we spare people and spare people? ”

Xue Shao smiled, "He never thought like this. Do you remember the last time he brought someone to arrest me? ”

"Do you want to meet him in general?" Princess Taiping pursed her lips and said, "You once said it yourself, the unicorn does not compete with the vicious dog. He's just a water dog now, and if he is forced to a dead end, the dog will jump off the wall in a hurry. Besides, my mother's eyes are still staring! ”

"Well, it's up to you." Xue Shao said indifferently, thinking that the sons and nephews of the Wu family are all Taiping's cousins, and they are all rising strong one after another, and there is a Queen Mother Lafayette staring at her, and she is indeed a little difficult to be caught in the middle. Now she wants to take the initiative to ease the tense contradictory relationship between me and the nephew of the martial family, but it is human nature - just follow her temperament, there is no need to stop it.

"Then I'll go talk to Wu Yougui."

Princess Taiping said that, and went out to see Wu Yougui.

Xue Shao smiled, sat down calmly and drank tea slowly.

Wei Yuanzhong said with a smile while adding tea to Xue Shao: "Xue Shao is so blessed!" ”

"How?"

"I didn't expect Her Royal Highness Princess Taiping to be so reasonable and understanding." Wei Yuanzhong said, "This is a virtuous helper!" ”

Xue Shao smiled: "In this way, Brother Wei has always felt that the princess is very rude and willful and unreasonable? ”

"No, no, no, Wei doesn't dare!"

Xue Shao smiled, "If you don't dare, she is!" ”

Half an hour later, Princess Taiping returned. He clapped his hands in front of Xue Shao and Wei Yuanzhong, with an arrogant look on his face, "It's okay!" ”

"It's a big bargain to send it to the door, how can Wu Yougui not pick it up?" Xue Shao smiled and said, "It's strange if it's inappropriate!" ”

"If you go, he won't want it, do you believe it or not?" Princess Taiping was not convinced.

"Faith, faith." Xue Shao smiled, "Wu Yougui has always been quite ambitious." ”

Princess Taiping and Wei Yuanzhong couldn't help but laugh.

"Xue Lang, this money was not spent in vain." Princess Taiping said, "Guess what good we can get?" ”

This made Xue Shao curious, "Could it be that he still wants to think of Princess Taiping's Mansion and sell himself into slavery?" ”

"Who's you! - Although Wu Yougui was dismissed, he has been operating in Qianqi for a long time, right? Princess Taiping said, "Yesterday, the queen mother called him for questioning, saying that Xue Shao wears many hats, especially Shangwutai is quite busy waiting for the new, I am afraid it is difficult to take care of Qianqi." If the general is selected as the deputy envoy of the Thousand Cavalry to be responsible for daily affairs, who should be chosen? ”

Xue Shao's eyes lit up, "I have been thinking about this matter myself for a few days, and I am about to give advice to the Queen Mother." ”

"So Wu Yougui is not stupid!" Princess Taiping smiled and said, "He knows that you must want to choose someone you can trust to be your deputy." Think about it, wouldn't it be much better if this person was recommended by him? ”

Xue Shao sizzled, "Will he do it?" ”

"Definitely." Princess Taiping said to herself, "Wu is a snob." When dealing with people like him, it's useless to talk about anything, just talk about 'profit'. He is now about to be forced to sell his property and land, and the family's concubines are almost all dismissed. In this situation, he can avoid bankruptcy by saying two words in front of his mother, how cost-effective! ”

"Well done!" Xue Shao suddenly smiled and was impressed.

"Tell me, who do you want to be your deputy?" Princess Taiping raised her eyebrows now, "Wrap it up on me!" ”

"Ahem! ......" Xue Shao couldn't stop laughing, "You are blatant selfishness and nepotism!" ”

Wei Yuanzhong smiled and waved his hand on the side, "No, no!" ”

"He loves!" Princess Taiping glared at Xue Shao angrily, "Of course, you have to be a competent person with both ability and political integrity to recommend it!" Could it be that you want the person you bring up is the same as Wu Yougui? In case of an accident, you are also responsible! ”

Xue Shao thought for a moment and said, "The deputy envoy general of the thousand cavalry must be selected among the guards such as the Northern Ya Forbidden Army or the left and right Fengchen Guards. It turns out that the people who have been pulled up by Wu Yougui will definitely not be able to use it. It had to be someone I knew well, and who was capable and trustworthy. ”

The corners of Princess Taiping's mouth raised, "Do you remember the common saying that circulated in the palace?" ——Yang Gong Qianniu and two children in the forbidden area, flying and riding the jade crown are not to compete for power? ”

Xue Shao snapped his fingers, "If the Queen Mother agrees, then Zhou Jitong!" ”

"But isn't he the general of Fengchenwei?" Princess Taiping questioned, "Although Feng Chenwei is far less beautiful and popular than when my father was alive, he is also a general!" ”

"The general of the Qingshui Yamen is just a general, and he can only count his toes to play every day. Zhou Jitong has told me several times that he hopes that I will help him and let him be transferred to Daizhou, Hebei, and his son will inherit his father's business and go to guard the border pass. The dignified general of the Imperial Forest Army is going to the border, which is enough to see what he is about to behold. Xue Shao said with a smile, "This time, Cheng Boxian has a meritorious escort in the Tianmen incident, and the Queen Mother is trying to promote him well." If Zhou Jitong can be transferred to Qianqi, then Cheng Boxian is just lacking. The best of both worlds! ”

"Aren't you still with Lu Siyi, Pan Yi and Tang Zhen, the three old subordinates of Feng Chenwei?" Princess Taiping said, "Wouldn't it be good if they could be transferred to Qianqi with Zhou Jitong to find a half-official position?" ”

"Okay." Xue Shaojie admired, "Why do you always think of it with me?" …… This is blatant cronyism, not good, not good! ”

A few days later.

Qianqi added two deputy envoys, which is equivalent to the treatment of the general from three grades, one is Zhou Jitong and the other is Cui Hejian. The latter was also Xue Shao's colleague in Fengchenwei and the nephew of the late Prime Minister Cui Zhiwen. After Cui Hejian left Fengchenwei, he served as a magistrate in Yuanren Prefecture and County, and after a round of further study, he was finally able to return to the capital, and caught up with the great opportunity of the selection of generals by the thousand cavalry. Wu Zetian remembered all the merits of Cui Zhiwen's life (or that he died early and didn't get too involved with Pei Yan), so he brought Cui Hejian up.

The three "backs" Lu Siyi, Pan Yi and Tang Zhen, who Xue Shao had been with him for a long time, all successfully entered Qianqi and served as intermediate generals of about five grades. For them, it can also be regarded as "cultivating the right fruit".

After this assassination of Zetianmen, Wu Zetian made up his mind to strengthen the imperial guards, so he increased the number of 1,000 cavalry from about 1,000 to 2,000. Since the thousand cavalry directly guarded the inner court palace where the empress dowager and the emperor were located, the importance of this armed force was actually far greater than that of the Yulin Guard, who guarded the Xuanwu Gate of the imperial city.

At the same time, Wu Zetian decided to reorganize the left and right Fengchenwei, and restore the scene when the first emperor Li Zhi was alive, so that they became the personal bodyguards of the empress dowager and the emperor. In addition, Fengchenwei was renamed "Qianniuwei" and set up a general, which was the same level as other guards in Nanya.

Cheng Boxian, who had a very good relationship with Xue Shao, completed a big leap in his life, and finally hung up the title of Zhengsan and became the first general of Zuo Qianniuwei. And the right Qianniu Wei general is a member of the Yu Lin Wei, who once guarded Fengzhou with Tang Xiujing and fought under Xue Shao, Fan Yunxian!

Zhou Jitong, Cui Hejian, Cheng Boxian, and Fan Yunxian, the new four generals of the Imperial Guard, plus Li Duozuo, the general of Zuo Yu Linwei, are all brothers in Pao Ze, who Xue Shao can trust, and it can also be said that he is his descendant.

In the middle of the night.

"Looks like I'm a bit of a crony." Xue Shao looked a little embarrassed, and said to Princess Taiping, "Does your queen mother think that I am forming a gang?" ”

"It turns out that the phrase 'Xue Zi Zhenguo' is really not just a matter of being said by my mother." Princess Taiping said lightly disapprovingly: "Her old man dares to hand over the soldiers and horses in the city to you, how can she not let you add a few more generals that you can use well?" ”

"Don't use suspicious people, don't use suspicious people?"

"Yes, yes!"

Looking at Princess Taiping's lively appearance when she dragged the text, Xue Shao threw her on the bed without hesitation.

"Come, three hundred rounds of battle!"

"Nine hundred, nine hundred—where's Linlang?!"