The moon slave knelt down, his forehead against the floor, sobbing profusely.

Xue Shao shook his head and let out a long sigh, "Kill you?" What else is the point of adding mistakes to mistakes? ”

"Childe......" The moon slave cried profusely.

"Forget it, get up!" Xue Shao said, "I have to go back and see the queen again." When the time comes, say what you just said to me to the queen of heaven again. ”

"Yes!" The moon slave crawled up and wiped her tears again and again.

Xue Shao couldn't cry or laugh a little, reached out to wipe the tears under her eyelids for her, and pinched her face again, "You are also a general, don't cry your nose at every turn." Isn't there a shame? ”

“…… Well! The moon slave nodded seriously, smirking timidly with red eyes, "Childe, can you forgive me?" ”

Xue Shao shook his head helplessly, "You only remember one lesson, and if you have anything in the future, discuss it with me more." Stop being clever and making your own claims! ”

"The moon slave swears to the sky that he will never do anything behind his son's back again!"

"Stop talking nonsense, let's go!"

The two of them returned the same way to see Wu Zetian, but she had already left the imperial garden and went to the harem to rest.

Xue Shao had no choice but to decide to bring the moon slave to run again tomorrow.

The next day is a double day, and there is no pilgrimage. Xue Shao, a member of the military department, went directly to the Beiya Martial Arts Academy, and after working for a while in the morning and having lunch, he had time to take the moon slave to the Xuanzheng Hall of the palace to ask to see Wu Zetian.

Although he didn't go to court, Wu Zetian was very busy. When Xue Shao came, she was in the political hall of Menxia Province to have a meeting with the prime ministers, Xue Shao waited for about an hour, and it was not until evening that he was summoned by Wu Zetian to meet with the imperial study.

Wu Zetian asked Xue Shao what was the matter, and Xue Shao got straight to the point, "Queen of Heaven, you must not let Ai Yan return to the grassland!" ”

Wu Zetian was not surprised at all, and said indifferently, "Tell me your reason?" ”

Xue Shao said, "Tomorrow, the imperial court will publicly execute Fu Nian and other prisoners, and when this matter spreads to the grassland, it will inevitably cause shocks among various tribes. The imperial court sent people to the grassland at this time to pacify, and it was indeed necessary. But anyone can go, but they can't let Ai Yan go! - She is the only descendant of the Ashina Khan family, and she has unparalleled influence on the grassland. At the beginning, Fu Nian took a fancy to her special background and bloodline, so he accepted her as a righteous daughter. Since then, Fu Nian's prestige on the grassland has become more and more grand, and it has become a trend of response. Although Ashdwin Fu was the real culprit of the two steppe rebellions before and after, if it wasn't for Fu Nian's intervention, Ashdwin Fu would not have been able to launch another rebellion in such a short period of time, and there were more troops than the first time! - In the final analysis, Ashdwin Fu is using the influence of the Ashina Khan clan on the grassland! To the grassland people, Ai Yan is like the last royal family in the change of the Central Plains Dynasty, maybe she has no ability, no ambition, no henchmen, and no soldiers and horses, but if it falls into the hands of the grassland people, she is a banner to recruit troops and gather people's hearts! ”

Wu Zetian listened very carefully without interjecting or expressing his position, nodding lightly from time to time, and only when Xue Shao said 'big banner' did she interject, "Do you mean to say that Ai Yan is like the puppet emperor who was established by the anti-kings and rebels of the Sui Dynasty when he died at the end of the former Sui Dynasty?" ”

"That's exactly what the minister meant." Xue Shao hugged his fist and said, "If it weren't for Ai Yan's such a heavy value, how could Ashwin Fu turn against his own son because of her, and finally both die?" - Even if Ai Yan is a rare beauty on the grassland, I still think that what a hero like Ashdwin Fu values more is Ai Yan's bloodline and background! ”

After hearing these words, Wu Zetian slowly paced back and forth in the study, falling into deep thought.

Xue Shao didn't say any more, and waited quietly.

Long.

Wu Zetian said: "Xue Shao, your maturity and wisdom have once again surprised this palace. Do you know that what you just said is the core and focus of the repeated discussions between this palace and His Majesty, Pei Yan, Xue Yuanchao and others in recent days? ”

Xue Shao was slightly stunned and shook his head, "I don't know ......."

"That can only be said that most of the world's high opinions coincide." Wu Zetian smiled slightly, and cast an approving look at Xue Shao, "I didn't expect that you, Xue Shao, would have such far-reaching insight in military affairs when he was only a weak crown year. Many princes and ministers in the court and the generals who personally participated in the Northern Expedition did not think much and thought far. ”

"Wechen trespassing, please forgive the queen of heaven!" Xue Shao hugged his fists and bowed, but he was smiling bitterly in his heart, please I am not here to chart xiàn and ask for praise, it is not surprising that the princes and ministers in the court can't think of these things, because they are not involved in it, let alone understand many of the secrets; It is not surprising that the generals who serve in the army can't think of it, because their job is only to fight a good war, and most of the generals are rough people who can't understand too much politics! Except for Pei Xingjian, the other generals didn't even bother to think about these questions!

I'm different, I'm from the 21st century, and I don't just know the ins and outs of all this, I even know the general direction of history in the next 100 years! ——At such a juncture in front of me, how can I still allow the Turks to rise as strongly as they did in history and become the henchmen of the Tang Dynasty in the next hundred years?!

"You're not guilty." Wu Zetian said indifferently, sat down steadily, and said, "If the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty can worry about the country and the people like you Xue Shao, and have far-sighted plans, why worry about the country and the society?" ”

Xue Shao couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Queen of Heaven, what is that Ai Yan ......?"

Wu Zetian interrupted Xue Shao's words with a smile and waved his hand lightly, and said: "This matter, after repeated careful consideration with His Majesty and the prime ministers, this palace will make a careful decision. ”

Xue Shao's heart was blocked, and the sound of these words seemed to be...... Let me stop talking nonsense?

"Xue Shao, in the future, if you have any opinions on military affairs and even affairs between the DPRK and China, you can only come and speak bluntly to this palace." Wu Zetian said, "Datang, we need a Geng Jie's man and a wise talent like you!" ”

"Yes, the minister knows." Xue Shao had no choice but to bow down, come on, I don't need to say it, let alone call the moon slave in and say more nonsense!

"Go back!" Wu Zetian smiled kindly and said, "Taiping is still waiting for you at home!" ”

"Then the minister will retire!"

Xue Shao withdrew from the imperial study, his face expressionless and walking briskly. The moon slave was still waiting outside to prepare to see the driver, and when she saw Xue Shao striding a little and let her enter the imperial study, she had no choice but to follow quickly and silently walk behind Xue Shao.

From leaving the imperial study to walking out of the palace, Xue Shao didn't say a word along the way, his face was cold, and the moon slave was a little scared. After riding out of the Vermilion Bird Gate of the Imperial Palace, Xue Shao did not go to the Taiping Fang diagonally across the street, but went up to the Vermilion Bird Street in the opposite direction and went straight to the hometown of Qinglongfang.

Yue Nu followed closely step by step but didn't dare to ask more, and thought in surprise and fear in his heart: It seems that Childe is really a little angry today!

Xue Yi and his wife are still in Chang'an, and they live in the Xue Mansion in Qinglongfang. Xue Shao rode all the way back here, got off the horse and entered the courtyard without even visiting his brother and sister-in-law, and plunged directly into his study, and no one was seen with the door closed.

Xue Yi and his wife were very surprised, and caught the moon slave and asked Erlang what happened today? The moon slave couldn't say why, and the family was a little nervous.

Soon, there was a sound of crackling and dropping things in the study.

Xue Yi was shocked, "Erlang has always been calm, who was provoked today?!" ”

Yue Nu hurriedly signaled Xue Yi to silence and said two words in his ear - Queen of Heaven!

Xue Yi's eyes straightened, and he was speechless for a while.

"Let's let Erlang vent!" Sister-in-law Xiao Shi was calm and said, "The current Erlang is no longer the careless Erlang at the beginning." What can still make him angry and difficult to control now must be a big thing. After he calmed down, it was not too late for the husband to inquire and explain. ”

"It's fine." Xue Yi nodded thoughtfully, "Just listen to Madame!" ”

After a long time, the study finally fell silent. Xue Yi, who had been frightened, came to knock on the door cautiously, "Erlang, can you come in for my brother?" ”

"Squeak" The door was opened, and Xue Shao stood at the door and smiled bitterly, "Brother, please come in." ”

After Xue Yi entered, he closed the door, looked into the room, and immediately shook his head.

The room was littered with books of all kinds, and several valuable antiques were smashed to pieces.

"Erlang, what's the big deal to make such a big fuss?" Xue Yi spread his hands and said helplessly, "It's not important to drop something, it's not worth it to hurt your body with anger!" ”

Xue Shao shook his head with a wry smile and sat down, "Big brother, I can't tell you clearly for a while!" ”

"Didn't you quarrel with the princess?" Xue Yi sat beside him and carefully persuaded, "Why bother, she is young and delicate, let her let it go, won't it pass?" ”

Xue Shao smiled bitterly and waved his hand, "Big brother, your second brother hasn't gotten his bags yet, because of his children's love and firewood, rice, oil and salt, and he behaved out of order and made a big fuss." ”

"That's ......" Xue Yi wanted to ask, but he seemed to have some scruples.

Xue Shao sighed and shook his head again and again, "I see that Datang is about to enter a century-old quagmire, but I have a weak heart and ambitions, how can I not be anxious and angry?!" ”

"What?" Xue Yi was slightly surprised, "What do you mean by this?" ”

Xue Shao's eyebrows tightened and pondered for a moment, and then he suddenly raised his head, "It's about the Turks and the steppe tribes!" ”

"This ......" Xue Yi blinked in astonishment, "What does this kind of thing have to do with you, a small soldier of the military department?" This is what the two saints and the prime ministers should worry about! ”

"Big brother, even you think so?" Xue Shao's eyebrows tightened.

"Isn't it?" Xue Yi's expression became more and more confused, "The two saints and the prime ministers have been in power for many years, and they are far-sighted and far-sighted. You are a weak crown son who has just entered the career, why bother to go beyond the line and worry about the sky? ”

Acting on behalf of others, worrying about the sky?

Hearing these eight words, Xue Shao wanted to die: Even my eldest brother would think like this, so it's no wonder that Wu Zetian only smiled perfunctory after listening to my opinion!

In the final analysis, it's still me Xue Shao - people's words are light!