Chapter 134: The First Pot of Gold
After enduring it for so long, Wu Zetian finally broke out!
When Xue Shao heard that voice, he felt like a fatal roar from a beast that had seen blood and was furious, gloomy, low, and extremely angry!
Xue Shao had an idea, hugged his fist and said in an awe-inspiring voice: "Please order the queen of heaven, and the minister will immediately take his head to see him!" β
Wu Zetian, who was angry, was slightly stunned when he heard this, turned his head and stared at Xue Shao, and couldn't help laughing.
"Xue Shao, the minister of the DPRK and the Central Government, how can you kill if you say it?"
Xue Shaozheng said: "The minister is a thousand cows, and his duty is not to be cared for. Li Shangdan dared to offend the queen of heaven, and the minister dared to take his head! β
"Don't forget your duty when you are facing a big event, Xue Shao, this palace didn't mistake you." Wu Zetian felt a little that the depression in An Kuan's chest seemed to have disappeared a lot, and the steps under his feet as he continued to move forward seemed much calmer than before, and said leisurely: "This person really should be killed, but he can't be killed." He used to be His Majesty's companion and has always been trusted by His Majesty, and now he has the power of the Imperial Forest Soldiers and Horses, and even the life of the palace is in his hands! β
Xue Shao listened quietly, this was obviously an angry remark and an exaggeration. Wu Zetian is also a human being, and if he has grievances in his heart, he naturally wants to find someone to talk about and vent it. Being able to hear these "complaints" from her may prove that she really treats me as her own.
"Sit."
Walking into a room, Wu Zetian sat down first, and the palace people brought Xue Shao a couch.
"Thank you." Xue Shao sat down and looked around, Princess Taiping was not here at all.
"Stand down." Wu Zetian waved his sleeves, and all the palace people retreated. He was the only one left in the room.
Wu Zetian stared at Xue Shao and said, "Xue Shao, if you were born more than ten or twenty years earlier, how good would it be?" β
Xue Shao was a little stunned, "Queen of Heaven, the minister doesn't understand this?" β
Wu Zetian smiled slightly, there seemed to be a hint of bitterness in her smile, and she said: "If you can grow up in time when Li Tao is still alive, then the palace can make you his student." After a hundred years of Li Tao's reign, the military of the Tang Dynasty will no longer have no successors and demons dancing wildly. β
"Uh......" Xue Shao was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to say, thinking, it seems that the army is really a big heart disease of Wu Zetian!
This time, she took advantage of the Lantian secret code to build a martial arts academy from scratch, and made great efforts to win over Pei Xingjian, and wanted to use Pei Xingjian's banner to do something to the Imperial Forest Army. I didn't expect Li Shangdan to be so tough, not only did he not buy Pei Xingjian's face, but he didn't even put the queen in his eyes!
In this way, Wu Zetian, who is omnipotent above the court, really has no foundation in the army. This is also understandable, after all, Emperor Li Zhi is still alive, and he can let the government and politics be handled by the heavens, and if it is an important military matter, he can interfere and plot at any time; But military power has always been the greatest guarantee of the emperor's own safety, unless Li Zhi is really tired of being alive or completely confused, he will never give military power to anyone easily. A descendant of a family army like Yu Linwei, of course, Li Zhi will only use his diehard loyalty to lead!
"In fact, Li Shangdan will have such a fierce reaction, which is not unexpected by this palace." Wu Zetian said, "Li Shangdan relies on His Majesty's favor and military power in his hands, and has despised and contradicted the palace more than once. In the past, whenever anything involved in the Imperial Forest Army, Li Shangdan's reaction has always been very fierce. He had almost regarded Beiya as his own private property, and he could not allow anyone to touch the slightest thought of it. However, His Majesty has great trust in him and relies on him deeply. Hongu, I feel very tricky! β
Xue Shao said calmly: "Queen of Heaven, from the perspective of a soldier, Li Shangdan will definitely only obey the orders of His Majesty the Emperor." The military order is like a mountain, loyal and dutiful, and not afraid of death, this may be the place where His Majesty takes a fancy to him. β
"It makes sense." Wu Zetian frowned lightly and nodded slowly, "Your Majesty's trust and reliance on Li Shangdan must be reasonable. Now that Li Shangdan is the commander of the forbidden army, the safety of the middle palace is in danger, if one day he has a thought that is not clear, his mind is hot, or he is instigated by traitors and raises troops to make trouble, won't this palace become his fish? β
Xue Shao frowned, the meaning of Wu Zetian's words was already quite obvious, she was very worried that Li Shangdan was in charge of the Beiya military power, and she wanted to get rid of it all the time!
It seems that Wu Zetian, who is in power and opposition, is still quite insecure in her heart, because she has no cronies in the Imperial Forest Army. What if it's her power all the time? A team of Yulin troops and a silent palace coup can put an end to her!
There have been too many such things in history. Not to mention, the Xuanwumen coup d'Γ©tat launched by Li Shimin decades ago was only a few hundred people, and Li Yuan, the Wude Emperor who held the power of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in the world, could only cry out in vain, and the fate of the two generations of emperors and the Tang Dynasty had changed dramatically!
"Actually, this palace treats Li Shangdan well!" Wu Zetian said with his eyebrows furrowed, "Ten years ago, his son Li Xiantong fought with others and injured people's lives by mistake, and was exiled to Lingnan according to the law. It was the extrajudicial grace of the palace that recruited Li Xiantong back in advance, and also promoted him to Qianniu to prepare for himself, and now he has become a Zhonglang general. Li Shangdan, just return to the palace like this! β
Xue Shao arched his hand and said, "Queen of Heaven, since Li Shangdan doesn't think of the kindness of the Queen of Heaven anymore, please forgive the minister for saying bluntly, it is still not appropriate to be too hasty in talking about the Martial Academy." β
Wu Zetian twisted his brows lightly and said, "Since the palace has summoned you to the secret room, you might as well speak up if you have any ideas." β
Xue Shao said: "After Heaven, the Northern Ya Forbidden Army has always existed independently from the Sixteen Guards of the Southern Ya, and is not even subject to the control of the Ministry of War, and only obeys the orders of His Majesty the Emperor. Whoever wants to divide the power of the general of the Northern Ya Forbidden Army, I am afraid that His Majesty himself will not agree. This may be Li Shangdan's confidence to dare to disobey the queen! β
"So this palace said that Li Shangdan's reaction was actually expected by this palace." Wu Zetian nodded approvingly, "Go on." β
Xue Shao continued: "Actually, if you first build up the Martial Arts Academy and make a name for yourself, so as to win the praise and recognition of His Majesty, then it may be much easier to find a way to let the Martial Arts Academy preside over the Northern Ya Martial Arts. β
Wu Zetian twisted his brows slightly, "So you advocate, slow down?" β
"Yes." Xue Shao arched his hand and said, "At present, the site of the Martial Arts Academy has not been selected, and the Lantian secret code has not yet begun to be taught, and Pei Shangshu's attitude is also a little vague. In the eyes of His Majesty the Emperor, Li Shangdan and many ministers and soldiers of the Northern Yamen, the Martial Arts Academy, which was subordinate to Nancao, was at most an insignificant school, which was too far behind the Hongwen Hall and the Chongwen Academy. The minister said something that should not have been said, but anyone sitting in Li Shangdan's position would not watch his power being vacated and deprived by a mere school. It is estimated that His Majesty will not authorize a mere academy to give it the power to promote and reward the soldiers of the Northern Ya. β
Wu Zetian's eyes couldn't help but light up, "You mean to say that you have to talk about martial arts first, and then talk about martial arts in Luobeiya?" β
"That's exactly what I mean, minister." Xue Shao's expression was very silent, and he said, "The minister is a soldier, and the law that has always been pursued in the army is that the strong are respected. In an army, even if it is an official appointed by the imperial court, he must have enough ability to convince his soldiers, otherwise the official has no prestige at all. For example, if the minister loses in the Qianniu martial arts lecture that day, he will definitely not be able to survive in Zuo Fengchenwei, and he may have resigned now. β
"I can't imagine that you have only been in the army for a few days, but you know so much about some things in the army." Wu Zetian nodded his head in approval, "Go on." β
Xue Shao couldn't help but smile slightly, just kidding, I was a soldier for half my life in my previous life! Although there are differences between ancient and modern, the essence and feelings of soldiers are the same!
Xue Shao continued: "The Queen of Heaven, now the Martial Arts Academy is unknown, and the rank of the highest official Yuan Wanqing is also very low, just a member of the five-rank military department. Such a temporary yamen really does not have enough appeal and credibility to preside over such a grand event as the Beiya's martial arts, let alone impress His Majesty to get his authorization. Therefore, the minister advocated that the military academy must make a name for itself through war, so as to win enough fame and capital to impress the Beiya forbidden army, and then be qualified to talk about the matter of presiding over the Beiya's martial arts. β
"Well said." Wu Zetian blurted out praise, "When talking about military affairs, you really have to talk to the soldiers, so that you can gain true knowledge." Xue Shao, you didn't disappoint this palace! β
Xue Shao bowed calmly, "This is the duty of the minister." β
Wu Zetian's head seemed to be back again, and there was a little more luster in his eyes, and he said: "Pei Xingjian, the master of this palace, has always been prejudiced and suspicious of me, and it is unlikely that he will die to serve me. Yuan Wanqing has long been old and useless, at most he can only do some idle things, and the original intention of this palace is to hand over the real power of the martial arts academy to you. It's rare that you can come up with such a far-sighted strategy, so do as you say! Hongu, I can trust you! β
"Thank you for the Queen of God!" Xue Shao couldn't help but be secretly happy in his heart when he came to worship, now it seems that Wu Zetian's thoughts and interests are unified, and we all hope that the Martial Arts Academy can become bigger and stronger!
Good!
Great!
Speaking of martial arts, it may be the first pot of gold for me to step into the Tang Dynasty!
"Now you can talk to this palace in general, how do you plan to run the martial arts academy, and where will you start?" Wu Zetian asked naturally.
Xue Shao said: "The queen of heaven, if the minister wants to smoothly carry out the work of the martial arts academy in the place of Beiya, he must have the full help of the queen of heaven in advance!" β
"Let's talk about it, how do you want this palace to help you?"
Xue Shao arched his hand and said: "Beiya is Li Shangdan's territory, and Pei Xingjian is the banner of the Martial Arts Academy. Therefore, the minister thought that the first task of the Martial Arts Academy was to appease Li Shangdan as much as possible and try to entrap Pei Xingjian. Ministers can't do these two major things. Only the queen of heaven can do it. β
Wu Zetian's pair of dragon eyes that were not angry and mighty looked at Xue Shao, narrowed slightly, and said in his heart that Xue Shao not only has calm and military skills, but also knows power and political talents, which is really an unexpected surprise!.
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