When I left the palace and walked home, it was getting dark. Xue Shao, who had not slept for two days and one night, felt a boundless tiredness after the task was completed and relaxed.

But now, it's not time to rest. Although all the people in front of Tianmen were evacuated, and the few remaining bandits were also under pressure, and they all obediently stood up and surrendered, but there was one more thing Xue Shao was a little relieved.

So, he went to Wei Yuanzhong's mansion.

At this moment, Wei Yuanzhong was kneeling in his study, wearing only a linen nightgown, with a table in front of him, and an oil lamp and a sword on it.

He sat stunned, staring at the sword for a long time. The family was afraid that he would not be able to find a short-term view, so they all stood guard outside the house.

When Xue Shao came in, Wei Yuanzhong's family hurriedly told Xue Shao about Wei Yuanzhong's situation as if they had seen a big savior.

It turned out that Wei Yuanzhong was in Xianyang and Mengjin and did not even return for Chinese New Year's Eve and Spring Festival. Unexpectedly, there was a shocking case of a water owl assassinating in Luoyang, and Wei Yuanzhong rushed back to Luoyang when he heard the news. But when he returned to Luoyang, Xue Shao had already cut off Li Xiantong's head, and the turmoil in front of Tianmen was close to subsidence.

Wei Yuanzhong knew that he was done this time. Even Wu Yougui was dismissed on the spot, where is the Luoyang Order, who specializes in capturing and suppressing water lords, still has a chance to be spared?

This is definitely a devastating blow to a young man like Wei Yuanzhong, who is ambitious day and night, and has just managed to show a little bit of his head.

"Brother Wei." Xue Shao knocked on the door.

Hearing Xue Shao's voice, Wei Yuanzhong, who was originally like a clay statue, suddenly came to life, and hurriedly got up and stepped forward to open the door.

"The Horse Comes to ......"

"You and I don't have to be so polite." Xue Shao glanced into the inner room, saw the sword on the table, and smiled.

"Let Xue Juma smile." Wei Yuanzhong hurriedly welcomed Xue Shao in and moved to collect the sword.

"Show me it." Xue Shao pointed to the sword.

Wei Yuanzhong smiled awkwardly, and had no choice but to hand the sword to Xue Shao.

Xue Shao drew his sword and saw that it was a broken sword.

"What's the explanation?"

Wei Yuanzhong sighed lightly and said, "I was ordered to suppress the bandits that day, and Wei once swore an oath by breaking his sword. Now that the suppression of bandits is unfavorable and has caused a big disaster, Wei has no place to be ashamed. ”

"So you want to kill yourself?" Xue Shao frowned.

"Wei is not so cowardly and reckless." Wei Yuanzhong smiled self-deprecatingly, "I was about to wait until dawn to enter the palace to ask for blame and resign, and wait for the Queen Mother's fate." ”

"I knew you would." Xue Shao let out a long breath and sat down, "I'm tired to death—I'm still hungry!" ”

"Wait a minute, I'll go prepare some meals right away." Wei Yuanzhong hurriedly left.

"Okay." Xue Shao nodded and said with a smile, "I brought dozens of people here, and I will eat you today." ”

"It's an honor." Wei Yuanzhong said that he went away.

Xue Shao smiled secretly, Wei Yuanzhong still took care of these red tape mattresses and hospitality, which proved that he was not really discouraged and desperate...... It's rare to have a political ally with great potential, how can I let him fall into depression?

Later, Wei Yuanzhong prepared some meals and came to accompany Xue Shao to drink. Wu Ming, Guo An and others also arranged meals and entertainment in the side hall.

Xue Shao briefly told Wei Yuanzhong what happened in front of Zetianmen last night, and then said, "Brother Wei, listen to my advice." It is okay to ask the Queen Mother for guilt in private, but you must not submit your resignation. ”

Wei Yuanzhong blinked, "Does this make a difference?" ”

"It's a big difference." Xue Shao said, "If you submit your resignation, then your problem will become public. There are many people who are icing on the cake in this court, and there are very few people who send charcoal in the snow. I don't know how many people are staring at your position as Luoyang Ling, looking forward to it day and night, all I think about is that you can be unlucky and move a nest, and then he will be able to take the position. As soon as your problem is made public, I can guarantee that many people will fall in love with you in no time. Not only will it infinitely magnify your dereliction of duty in the water lord case, but it will also find out all the mistakes made by your ancestors for eighteen generations and settle the total account together. Do you believe it or not? ”

Wei Yuanzhong smiled bitterly and nodded.

"It is inevitable to make mistakes as an official in Beijing, but you must not be unlucky, especially not to seek misfortune. Otherwise, it's a wall that falls down and everyone pushes it. Xue Shao said, "Now that we are talking about the matter, you have not committed direct fault in the assassination case of Tianmen, and at most you only bear one joint and several secondary responsibility." If you go to the Queen Mother in private to ask for guilt, without the intervention of the Imperial History and the Prime Minister, then how to deal with it is all in the Queen Mother's thoughts. When the time comes, Princess Taiping and I will help you intercede, and this matter may be able to be turned into a big thing and a small matter. ”

Wei Yuanzhong was stunned for a long time after hearing this, and officially bowed down to Xue Shao, "Xue Yu Ma Entong recreated, Yuan Zhong really doesn't know how to repay him?" ”

Xue Shao smiled, "It's not once or twice that you and I have gone through hardships and hardships together, I have always regarded you as a robe brother who can be entrusted with life and death, just like Xue Chuyu who fought side by side with me on the battlefield." Officialdom is a big dye vat, and it is even more difficult to find true feelings as an official in the court. I don't have many confidant friends, but you're definitely one. ”

Wei Yuanzhong blinked his eyes again and again, and his face twitched slightly, obviously quite moved. He hurriedly sat down and poured two full wine glasses, and raised his glass first-"Yuan Zhong is willing to share weal and woe with the horse!" ”

Xue Shao smiled slightly, and also raised his glass, "I am willing to live and die together for the robe!" ”

The night was late.

Xue Shao rode a horse and stepped on the starlight, and slowly walked towards Princess Taiping's mansion.

Although tired, Xue Shao's heart had an indescribable passion rippling.

After many days, he was in charge of the thousand cavalry again, and took back the military power of the right guard Luoshui army, which is of extraordinary significance.

As Wu Zetian said, "Who dares to attack Xue Zizhenguo". This time, he regained military power, and his influence could reach the "international" directly. Therefore, this time, the military power given by Wu Zetian will not be easily withdrawn, let alone taken back immediately. Otherwise, such frivolous child's play will only diminish her own prestige and lead to the disintegration of people's hearts, and will not achieve the purpose of suppressing lawlessness and intimidating foreign countries.

To put it bluntly, after Wu Zetian experienced the Yangzhou Rebellion, the Hebei Crisis and this Zetianmen assassination case, she was already quite angry, jealous, and maybe even a little afraid of those who armed against her. After all, she is a woman who does not understand military affairs, and she is very reluctant to have something like this happen again, especially when she is actively working towards the throne of the emperor.

Xue Shao couldn't help but think of the whispers between himself and Wu Zetian on Wangxian Platform that day. At that time, he took the initiative to pierce the window paper to persuade Wu Zetian to "take the throne early", and then today, this military power is in hand.

"Is there an inevitable connection between the two?" Xue Shao smiled unconsciously, and said in his heart that I was quite good at speculation.

It's home.

Princess Taiping and the others didn't sleep, and Xue Yi and Xue Xu and his wife were also there. The great turmoil in front of Tianmen alarmed everyone in Luoyang, and Xue Shao's family was of course extremely worried. They waited together until late at night to see that Xue Shao had not come back, and Princess Taiping was preparing to drive into the palace late at night to find her husband.

As soon as Xue Shao appeared, all the family members gathered around, and all of them fell to the ground.

When he returned home after a tiring trip and felt the concern and care of his family, Xue Shao's tiredness was suddenly swept away. He simply invited his family to the main hall, prepared snacks and tea, and told them what had happened last night like a story.

Xue Shao spoke vividly, and the family members all listened very energetically, and finally Princess Taiping and Xue Yi exclaimed at the same time - "The Queen Mother granted you the Purple Gold Fish Talisman?!" ”

Xue Shao took out the purple gold fish talisman from his arms and said with a smile: "Haven't you seen it yet?" Then I'm going to have to show off today! ”

"Rare and strange, what's so strange about this?" Princess Taiping pouted, "You see that fish tail is missing a hole, I used it to smash ants when I was a child!" ”

"......" Xue Shao's face cramped, and he was speechless.

Xue Yi and the others all laughed.

"Spoiled!" Xue Shao, who pretended to be a failure, put away the fish talisman stupidly, patted his mouth and yawned, "I'm sleepy, go to sleep." It's getting late, so please rest early. ”

"Hey, someone is upset!" Princess Taiping smiled and said, "Xue Lang, how many ministries do you have now?" ”

Xue Shao blinked his eyes a few times and counted with his fingers, "Xia Guanshangshu, this is my current job." The vacant position of the general of the right guard of the school is still hanging, and now he has to inspect the school for thousands of horses, and at the same time, he also serves as the sacrificial wine of Shangwutai! ”

Counting and counting, Xue Shao's own eyes were straight.

"So much?" Xue Yi exclaimed, "Erlang, what you just said is a minister, are you too busy?" ”

Princess Taiping also said: "Regardless of the lords, lords and loose officials, back then, Xue Lang's teacher Pei Wenxi was the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and he was just a general of the right guard of the school, and he was already a civil and military double position, which shocked the government and the opposition and aroused envy. Now Xue Lang, you have so many ministries by yourself, it's one thing to be busy or not, guess what others will think? ”

Xue Shao grinned and scratched his head, "Think about it when you wake up!" ”

"Alright, let's all go to sleep - we'll talk about it when we wake up!" Princess Taiping waved her sleeves very stylishly.

Xue Shao pursed his lips and sneered, "You don't want to say a word, all the Qing families will retreat, right?" ”

Princess Taiping stuck out her tongue, blushed and hurriedly bowed to Xue Yi and Xiao Shi, "I respectfully ask my eldest brother and sister-in-law to rest early." ”

Xue Yi and Xiao Shi returned the salute with a straight smile, and together with Xue Xu and the others, they also went to the guest room to rest.

"Let's go to sleep too!" Xue Shao hugged Princess Taiping's waist, yawning and tears came out.

"Call—you—gott—Tse!"

Princess Taiping gritted her teeth and hummed these words, Xue Shao screamed and jumped to the side, sizzled and covered her waist and fled.

"Humph!" Princess Taiping curled the corners of her mouth with a little satisfaction, "No matter how many positions you hold and how many soldiers you lead, when you return home, don't you have to succumb to the Nine Yin White Bone Claws of this palace?" ”

While looking at her "claws" quite proudly, Princess Taiping walked towards the bedroom with broken thoughts, "Nine Yin White Bone Claws? …… With such a high-end and high-grade name, how did Xue Lang come up with it? …… High-end atmosphere and grade, where did he get so many strange words! ”