Leave a stench for 10,000 years!

A hundred deaths are not redeemed?!

Cheng Wuting heard Xue Shao say this, looked at him with slanted eyes, and suddenly smiled.

The smile was disdainful, and there was also some loss and helplessness.

"Don't laugh." Xue Shao said, "I probably know what kind of state of mind you are in now. Maybe you've already planned to go out and don't care about anything, you don't even deliberately pursue what kind of result, just want to give it a go and let out a hearty breath. ”

Cheng Wuting turned his head to look at Xue Shao, and smiled, "It's still the same sentence, only the young marshal understands me best." ”

"You are a man of temperament, and you value your feelings more than anything else." Xue Shao frowned slightly, "This is your greatest virtue and your greatest weakness." ”

"Ho......" Cheng Wuting turned his head and only gave Xue Shao a side face, and his tone became a little cold, "If it weren't for Gu Nian you and me, if it wasn't for Gu Nian Pei Gong's spirit in the sky...... Truth be told, your head is already in one of those boxes! ”

Xue Shao smiled and said in front of me that he was going to cut off my head...... That's right, this is indeed Cheng Wuting's character. Go straight and don't know how to hide it!

"Three boxes, one with the head of a Turkic envoy, and one with my head. And what about the third? Xue Shao asked.

"Empress Dowager Wu!" Cheng Wuting replied without hesitation.

Xue Shao said: "Kill the Turkic envoys because you will never commit treason to the enemy. Kill me because I'm your biggest obstacle. Kill Empress Dowager Wu because she is your outright enemy. Is that right? ”

"Yes!" Cheng Wuting is still unabashed.

Xue Shao smiled slightly, "Then what do you want to do after killing these three people?" ”

"Cut off your own head, and Huangquan will go down to find you!" Cheng Wuting took a deep breath, and suddenly choked up a little in his voice, "Please cut me with a thousand knives, but please get drunk with you!" ”

Xue Shao shook his head and smiled, hehe, and then laughed. Laughing and laughing, it seems that there is a little blur in front of me.

"If there is such a day." Xue Shao bent down and lifted the wine urn at his feet, "I'll take it!" ”

Cheng Wuting took a deep breath and tried not to make a choked sound, "Thank you!" ”

The two suddenly fell silent. Dead silence.

After a long time.

"Actually, I've always wanted to ask you a question, will you answer me truthfully, evil?" Xue Shao said.

"Say it!"

"You joined the army at the age of fifteen or sixteen, and at that time you swore to compete with Xue Rengui, and since then you have been famous in the army." Xue Shao said, "It has been more than 30 years. I wonder, what have you wanted most over the years? ”

"There is no war in the world, and Datang no longer needs an army!" Cheng Wuting replied almost without thinking.

"Same as I thought." Xue Shao nodded, and said with a smile full of banter and emotion, "Most people in the world think that we generals are poor and warlike people, and they think that we are eager to obtain military merits, so that we can soar." But in reality, we hate war more than anyone else. It makes us lose too much, it makes us have to endure life and death again and again, and bear the loneliness and pain that ordinary people can't bear. A soldier is also a man of flesh and blood...... Those who know soldiers are not warlike, and you and I are the same! ”

Cheng Wuting took a deep breath, his chest rose and fell, and said leisurely: "I have fought for Datang for more than 30 years, and I have never thought of betraying Datang. Today, it is still the case! ”

"I believe it." Xue Shao said.

Cheng Wuting tightened his eyebrows, "Young Marshal, I don't want to turn against you, and I don't want to meet you on the battlefield." If you and I join forces to raise troops together, Qin Wang Qingjun's side, how good would it be? - You're right, you and I join forces, the world is invincible! ”

"King Qin's side." Xue Shao smiled slightly, "And then?" ”

"Your Majesty is getting the throne, and the artifact is stable and the world is settled! You sit in the court and assist the king to go down to Lishu, I still go back to my Daizhou to lead troops to deal with the Turks! Cheng Wuting raised his voice aggressively, "What's wrong with this?" ”

"Sounds good." Xue Shao smiled slightly, "Yangzhou Xu is dedicated, it seems that he also plans to do so." ”

Cheng Wuting was slightly stunned, and blinked his eyes again and again, "He is a chaotic minister and thief, so I won't be in the same league as him!" ”

"Evil come, you are not a liar." Xue Shao smiled, "Especially in front of me, you don't have to lie!"

"Yes! I'm lying! Cheng Wuting shouted, "Xu Jingye came to contact me, and he had just started an incident at that time. I used to think that Xu Jingye was a great loyal minister, and I thought that he was bent on recovering Li Tang's artifact. But then I learned that he was just an ambitious traitor and villain! After he raised his troops, he did not go straight to Guanzhong, but turned south to attack the two states of lubrication. He wanted to divide the land for the king and the court - he didn't want to be on the side of the king and the king at all! ”

"Is that why we've been standing still and sitting on the sidelines?"

"It's one of them!"

Xue Shao nodded with a smile, it is gratifying, at least Cheng Wuting did not blindly cheat and play tricks in front of him!

"Then now, Xu Jingye is a thief and is not worthy of your alliance." Xue Shao said, "So you think, do it alone? ”

"I hope you join forces with me!" Cheng Wuting said, "What is that woman?" What qualifications does she have to point fingers above the court? When Taizong was alive, she was just a little talented person who was much neglected, and she seduced the first emperor with her appearance regardless of natural reason. Then she used all her intrigues to ascend to the throne of the queen, and then sought power from the former emperor with both soft and hard methods. After the death of the first emperor, she expelled the new monarch, beheaded the prime minister, imprisoned another new monarch, and took power into her own self - such a disaster to the country, isn't everyone punished for it?! ”

After listening to Cheng Wuting's fierce criticism of Wu Zetian, Xue Shao's expression was very calm, and his heart was even calmer. Because of these reasons that Cheng Wuting said, King Luo Bin had already spread it to the world with his writings.

Not new at all.

"Am I not right?" Cheng Wuting was a little excited, and asked Xue Shao.

"Right or wrong, but it's true." Xue Shao replied.

"--Young Marshal!" Cheng Wuting shouted, "Is it because she is your mother-in-law that you are willing to act as his eagle dog minions and help him abuse all the time?" Even helped her overthrow the Tang Dynasty? ”

Eagle dog minions? Sleeping with the enemy?

If such words were scolded from someone else's mouth, Xue Shao would definitely be killed in front of him.

But at this moment, he calmed down and said, "Evil, since everything has been said about this, I will also tell you a sincere word." ”

"Listen up!"

Xue Shao frowned slightly and stared into the distance, as if he was talking to himself, softly, but clearly said: "I may be different from ordinary ministers and generals, in fact, who is the emperor and who holds the artifact is not particularly important to me." What is important is whether our imperial court is clear and clear, whether the army is invincible, whether the society is prosperous and strong, and whether the people live and work in peace and contentment. ”

"You're saying that you're loyal, but not just loyal. You're more loyal to the community, right? Cheng Wuting said.

Xue Shao sighed lightly, "Yes! ”

"Ah......" Cheng Wuting put his hands on his hips and sighed, raised his head to look at the sky above his head, "What you said reminds me of Pei Gong!" ”

Xue Shao was slightly stunned, "What do you say?" ”

"I remember that during the Northern Expedition, Pei Gong and I had a good conversation about wine." Cheng Wuting said, "Pei Gong said to me, when he was young, like most hot-blooded gentlemen, he was full of loyalty and patriotism. Anyone who dared to show the slightest disrespect to the emperor in front of him would be angrily rebuked and even regarded as an enemy. Heaven and Earth Monarch Teacher, in the heart of young Pei Gong, indeed placed the position of the king very high, higher than his biological father! ”

Xue Shao nodded, in the Tang Dynasty, which was heavily educated by Confucianism, this phenomenon that Cheng Wuting said was not strange. In the minds of many people, the king has been completely deified, and they will worship and fear the king from the bottom of their hearts, even if it is a faint king!

But decades later, Pei Gong gradually understood. Loyalty to the community is far better than loyalty to the king. To be honest, Cheng Mou may not be able to comprehend this realm in his life, let alone reach such a realm. Cheng Wuting said, "Young Marshal, it seems that you didn't just learn the art of war from Pei Gong...... And a lot more, something else! ”

"You're right." Xue Shao nodded and said, "Now you understand, why did I degenerate myself as someone else's eagle dog minions and help the abuse?" ”

"This ......" Cheng Wuting smiled bitterly with a hint of embarrassment on his face and nodded, "Do you think that the court of the Tang Dynasty is under the control of that woman, which is not bad?" ”

"At least for now, no one is more suitable than her." Xue Shao said, "In fact, since the time of the first emperor, she has been ruling on her behalf. Over the years, Datang has generally been pretty good. It's just that a lot of the credit goes to the first emperor, and the black cauldron is on her back...... Can you believe it? ”

Cheng Wuting twisted his eyebrows and thought deeply for a while, noncommittal.

However, not taking a position is actually a statement.

Cheng Wuting and most of the courtiers actually know in their hearts, if you put aside the gender and private morality of the Empress Dowager Wu, just as a ruler, she does have courage, ability and achievements. Whether it is comparing the emperors and generals of the same era or comparing those of the previous dynasty, only the ruling ability of Emperor Taizong can be stronger than her!

But precisely because she is a woman, gender has almost become her original sin, which in the eyes of some people is enough to negate her positive things.

"Even if you put the past aside, it's the present." Xue Shao said, "If King Luling hadn't been deposed, what do you think would happen to the Tang Dynasty now?" ”

Cheng Wuting was silent, thinking to himself - King Luling, that guy can only be described as absurd and ignorant!

The death of the first emperor was at a time when the Tang Dynasty was suffering from internal and external troubles, and Li Xian, the king of Luling, had nothing to advocate or do anything except for wanting to promote the queen's family by cronyism. At that time, even Pei Yan, who was experienced and respectful, made mistakes one after another, and embarked on the road of no return. If the Queen Mother had not presided over the overall situation of the military state, and let the King of Luling always regard this emperor and personally govern, the Tang Dynasty really didn't know what the chaos would be, and it was even more difficult to say whether Jiangshan was surnamed "Li"!

Xue Shao said again: "Suppose again, even if Xu Jingye really succeeds in raising troops and King Qin, and the Empress Dowager Wu is successfully cut off, the current emperor finally sits on the dragon chair and comes to govern himself." What will Datang look like? ”

Cheng Wuting took a deep breath and let out a long sigh, if someone like Xu Jingye is allowed to occupy the artifact and coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, there is no need to think about it, it must be that the court is uneasy and the world is in turmoil, and the heroes are divided and raised everywhere - in the end, just like at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the dynasty's qi has come to an end!

"Evil, you must be able to figure out what I said." Xue Shao said, "If you really want to raise troops to go south to the side of King Qingjun of Qin, to be honest, I may not be able to stop you." But as long as you raise troops, the entire Hebei will inevitably fall into war, countless people will die because of this war, and Datang's qi will also collapse. These things have made you spend more than 30 years swearing to protect and defend to the death. And now you are going to destroy him with your own hands...... Do you really have to bear it? ”

Cheng Wuting stood straight and looked south, like an iron tower. But at this moment, his body was slightly stunned, and his face couldn't help twitching a few times.

"With all due respect." Xue Shao said, "Actually, there is no essential difference between the reason you mentioned about Qinwang Qingjun's side and Xu's dedication and shouting. In the final analysis, it is all personal grudges and ambitions! ”

"You talk nonsense!" Cheng Wu shouted, "Cheng is tired of receiving the emperor's favor, and seeing that the artifact has changed hands and the emperor is not guaranteed, how can he sit idly by?" ”

Xue Shao smiled very indifferently, "Then if the Queen Mother really returns to the emperor, you will no longer resent her, and you will no longer think about the soldiers?" ”

“！！” Cheng Wuting was stunned and frozen.

Xue Shao smiled, "So, it's a personal grudge!" It's ambition! It's an excuse! ”

"Me! …… I didn't! Cheng Wuting shouted loudly, "Cheng never thought of betraying Datang!" ”

"But you thought about betraying your conscience!" Xue Shao raised his hand suddenly, almost pointing at Cheng Wuting's nose and shouting, "Evil, you ask yourself, I don't want to say more!" - If you still insist on raising troops to the south, please use my head to sacrifice the flag, and then step over my corpse! ”

Cheng Wuting's face sank fiercely, "Don't force me!" ”

"I didn't force you!" Xue Shao withdrew his hand and said seriously, "Every word I say is an oath from the heart. I don't care who you hate, no matter how much you have been wronged, and no matter what kind of ambition and purpose you have, this is not enough to be a reason for you to rebel, poison the world, and destroy the Tang Dynasty! As long as you dare to raise troops, you are the thief of the Tang Empire, you are the sinner who plagues the world, and you are my Xue Shao's enemy! ”

"I never thought of being your enemy!" Cheng Wuting roared-for-tat, his face turned red, and his saliva sprayed Xue Shao's face.

Xue Shao wrinkled his eyebrows and glared at the fierce eyes that were facing him, "You're going to destroy what I swear to defend to the death, that's my enemy!" At that point, you will die or I will die, and there will be no third option - just as we did with the rebellious Turks! ”