The new monarch Li Xian and his queen Wei Xiang'er rushed to Princess Taiping's mansion almost with Xue Shao's heels. Now that everyone has come, and Li Xiandu is already the emperor in the past, Xue Shao and Princess Taiping had no choice but to greet them respectfully.

"Taiping, honor, no need to be polite!" Although Li Xian has become the emperor, he still has no smiling like he did at the beginning, and said: "I actually wanted to visit you and your husband for a long time. I have no choice but to mourn for the first emperor, so it has been inconvenient. Please don't worry about your husband and wife! ”

"Don't dare!" Xue Shao and Princess Taiping spoke in unison.

At this time, Queen Wei Xiang'er stepped forward, smiled very kindly, and said: "Your Majesty, Her Royal Highness the princess is pregnant with Liujia, and Xue Yuma is also injured. ”

"Yes, yes, what the queen said is true!" Li Xian smiled and said, "Taiping, Chengyu, don't you invite me to your house for a cup of tea?" ”

"Your Majesty, please!"

Xue Shao and Princess Taiping hurriedly invited Li Xian and Wei Xiang'er into the mansion and placed tea in the main hall for hospitality. As soon as Li Xian and Wei Xiang'er sat down on the upper seat, they called for someone to bring two large boxes. When I opened it, it was filled with gold, silver, jewelry, and silk and satin.

Xue Shao and Princess Taiping looked at each other, what does this mean? Buying us?

"Taiping, Chengyu, the two of you have been renting a private house since you moved to Luoyang, and the court did not buy a new home for the two of you, this is the fault of the court!" Li Xian said, "There is a little vulgar thing here, and you and your husband and wife have the right to accept it, so it should be a little compensation for you!" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister has no merit and is not allowed to accept it, and he will never dare to accept it!" Xue Shao hurriedly said, "Besides, the house where the minister and the princess live now is not a private house, but a mansion that we have privately purchased, and it is very comfortable to live in." When my husband and wife got married, the imperial court had built the Taiping Princess Mansion for us in Chang'an as usual. Now that we have moved to Luoyang, there is no reason for the imperial court to build us a new house! ”

Princess Taiping also said: "Yes, Your Majesty! Nowadays, the court is troublesome, and you should spend more energy and money on what matters. The courtiers never dared to accept this money. Please also take it back! ”

"Uh......" Li Xian was stunned and had no idea, blinked again and again, and looked at Wei Xiang'er.

Wei Xiang'er still smiled and said, "Your Royal Highness Princess, Xue Fuma, in fact, this is just a small personal gift from Your Majesty to your husband and wife, and it has nothing to do with merit or government. It's just that the brother is doing his best for his sister and brother-in-law, so what's the matter if you two take it? ”

"Queen, this is a mistake!" Xue Shao bowed his hand and said: "The royal family is in the world, and the royal family has no trivial matter. It is precisely because His Majesty is the emperor of the Ninety-Five Honors that the ministers dare not accept it without merit. Otherwise, the news will go out, and the foreign ministers will think that there is no distinction between public and private, and the rewards and punishments are uneven, which will greatly affect the majesty and reputation of His Majesty. With this in mind, His Majesty and the queen's good intentions were understood. But these two boxes, the minister never dared to accept them! ”

Wei Xiang'er was slightly stunned, gritted her teeth gently, and nodded to Li Xian secretly.

Li Xian hurriedly said with a haha: "You don't have to be serious, if it's really inconvenient, I won't force you to accept it now." But you don't joke, since I have given this reward, there is no reason to take it back, so I should temporarily store it here. When he makes a meritorious deed, I will reward you again. How is it? ”

"Your Majesty is so clear, so it's the best! Thank you for your understanding! Xue Shao bowed his hand.

Princess Taiping also bowed with a smile, "It's still the emperor's majesty!" ”

Wei Xiang'er's face was slightly cold, did it mean that I was confused?!

The atmosphere in the banquet suddenly became a little tense, and Princess Taiping and Wei Xiang'er seemed to be secretly competitive. The two of them have long had a discord, and Xue Shao and Li Xian know it. But today's occasion is obviously not suitable for two women to fight openly and secretly, so Xue Shao and Li Xian each winked at their wives.

Princess Taiping and Wei Xiang'er smiled on their faces, and the little smell of gunpowder that had just been wiped out quickly faded away, and the "dark war" finally did not escalate.

"Actually, after Xue Juma was injured, His Majesty and the palace wanted to visit Xue Juma's injury many times. However, the thousand horsemen guarding the Zhenguan Hall and the heart of Xue Yuma's heart are bent, and no one is allowed to enter and leave at will. Wei Xiang'er said, "Later, His Majesty mourned and guarded filial piety for the first emperor, and even delayed until today that we came to visit Xue Yuma." If there is any negligence, please also ask Xue Fuma and Her Royal Highness Princess Taiping, a lot of Haihan! ”

"Yes, the queen is right!" Li Xian followed, "We went a few times, but we were all stopped by the sergeant. ”

Princess Taiping took over and said, "Your Majesty, the queen, at that time, the first emperor had just died, and the Zhenguan Palace was in chaos. The courtiers and the concubines are also grief and injuries. If we don't do something right, please forgive us! ”

Since Princess Taiping answered, Xue Shao just smiled and didn't say anything more, thinking that what Li Xian and Wei Xiang'er said was true. They did come a few times during the period when they were in bed in Zhenguan Hall to recuperate, but they were all blocked back by Xue Chuyu under the pretext of being under Wu Zetian's nose at that time, how could they be close to Li Xian's husband and wife?

The two women seem to have changed back into the protagonists again, and you say extremely polite words to me. Xue Shao knew that Princess Taiping had the most experience and methods to deal with this kind of scene, so he was happy to relax. Li Xian seemed to have a lot to say, but he couldn't interject and was in a hurry.

"Then again, what happened to Chengyu's injury?" Finally, Li Xian squeezed out such a sentence.

Xue Shao replied: "There is a concern for His Majesty, and the minister has recovered and there is no big problem. ”

"Did you catch the real murderer behind the scenes?" Li Xian asked again.

"Back to Your Majesty, Dali Temple Cheng Di Renjie is trying his best to investigate, and there will be results in the near future." Xue Shao replied.

Li Xian nodded, "I will go back and send someone to urge Di Renjie." Such a serious case, Dali Temple should make every effort to supervise the early cracking, catch the real culprit and give an explanation to the court, and also to the general! ”

"Thank you!" Xue Shao thanked him quietly, thinking that Li Xian must have heard some rumors about me outside and thought that I was not in good health!

"Chengyu, in fact, I came here today to discuss with you on an important matter." Li Xian said suddenly.

Xue Shao blinked, "Your Majesty, please speak?" ”

"I am known as a young and promising, all-round talent in civil and military affairs, and I am my closest relative, if I can't reuse it, I can't say anything about it." Li Xian said, "Therefore, I want to officially appoint you as the squire of the military department and the general of the right guard of the inspection school, and the three products under the Zhongshu Sect, what do you think?" ”

Xue Shao was stunned for a moment, and the three products under the same Zhongshu door - let me be the prime minister?!

In recent years, the collective prime minister system of the Tang Dynasty has become more and more mature, and many low-level officials (such as Cen Changqian, the squire of the Sipin Military Department) have been added the title of "Tongzhongshu Menxia Sanpin" or "Tongzhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi" to worship the prime minister. The more prime ministers there are, the more restraints will be formed between the prime ministers, and the power of the prime ministers will be dispersed, which will of course be conducive to the king's control.

Xue Shao never thought that Li Xian's intention today was not just to buy and win over, but also to worship himself as the prime minister!

Princess Taiping was also very surprised, this was definitely beyond her expectations!

Without waiting for Xue Shao's reply, Wei Xiang'er hurriedly said: "Xue Ju Ma Wen can determine the country with Anbang Wuke, and such a talented majesty will definitely be reused!" Moreover, Xue Fuma was entrusted by the first emperor to be alone, and it is reasonable to worship the prime minister and enter the cabinet. Therefore, please don't shirk Xue Juma! ”

It stands to reason that this is something that everyone in the world dreams of. But Xue Shao now, he has the heart to die!

"Your Majesty, Queen, please listen to the minister!" Xue Shao bowed his hand and said very strictly, ""Han Feizi 61 Xianxue" has a cloud - the official of the Ming Lord, the prime minister must start from the state department, and the fierce general must start from the army. The prime minister, the king of the upper auxiliary king, the next Li Shu, the courtesy of hundreds of ministers to avoid the way. He has only been in the government for more than a year, and he has only fought two battles, without any administrative experience, let alone the prestige of commanding hundreds of bureaucrats and the ability to control the government. It's not that the minister doesn't want to be the prime minister, but the minister is really not qualified at the moment! Therefore, His Majesty can only comprehend it! The minister does not dare to worship the prime minister, so as not to mislead the king and the country! ”

"Chengyu, why be so humble?" Li Xian was a little anxious, and said quickly, "The Queen Mother has asked you many times to consult on military matters, and Pei Zilong has also privately told people many times that if there is a military difficulty in the border pass, you can ask Xue Shao." Even if I don't know you, will the Queen Mother and Pei Zilong recognize the wrong person? ”

Xue Shao smiled bitterly, and was about to argue, Wei Xiang'er covered it with a word, "Xue Fuma, Your Majesty will give you wealth and silk, and this palace is still understandable." If you are given a phase, and you don't accept it, wouldn't it be a failure to live up to the trust of the emperor? In this way, this palace doesn't quite understand! ”

Xue Shao frowned, are you threatening me, little girl? You treat national affairs as child's play, do I also follow you to mess around?!

Before Xue Shao could settle a thought, Princess Taiping suddenly stood up and said solemnly: "Queen, this is a bad word!" ”

It smells of gunpowder!

Li Xian and Wei Xiang'er were stunned at the same time.

Princess Taiping said with a stern expression: "Your Majesty, the first emperor entrusted the society and the country of the Tang Dynasty to you, and at the same time handed over the monarchy artifact to you. But that doesn't mean that you can abuse the power to cronyism! - Xue Lang is very capable, but he still knows that he has not been in the government for a long time, and he is too young to have experience in politics, how can he enter the cabinet and worship the prime minister? It is so hasty and difficult to decide the choice of prime minister, His Majesty and the queen are entrusted by the emperor! ”

Li Xian and Wei Xiang'er's eyes widened at the same time, and they were almost choked to death by Princess Taiping's words!

Xue Shao hurriedly got up to dissuade him, but Princess Taiping took advantage of the anger to set off a series of cannons, "Please think of your family, country and society, don't treat such a heavy military matter as the appointment of the prime minister as child's play!" ”

"Shut up!" Xue Shao shouted in a low voice, "In front of Your Majesty, how can you be so presumptuous!" ”

Li Xian and Wei Xiang'er were stunned.

Princess Taiping swallowed a mouthful of resentment fiercely, and bowed to her, "The courtier's sister has inappropriately spoken and collided with His Majesty, please punish His Majesty!" ”

"Ahem...... This one! Li Xian's face was red and white, and he was very embarrassed to swallow twice, and said with a dry smile: "Taiping has worked hard, I already know everything." Of course I know, you are also for my good, for the sake of our Li Tang's country. I forgive you for your innocence! ”

"Thank you!" Princess Taiping bowed, glanced at Wei Xiang'er coldly, and sat back.

Wei Xiang'er remained silent, and said lightly: "Your Majesty, since Xue Yuma insists on refusing, the matter of paying homage to the prime minister has to be temporarily stopped." I don't know what I think? ”

"Then ...... We'll talk about it another day. Let's talk about it! Li Xian said and stood up, "In this case, I and the queen will leave!" ”

Xue Shao said that he would leave after inviting them to dinner, but Li Xian politely declined. Then the husband and wife respectfully sent the emperor and queen out of the house, fulfilling the courtesy of the monarch and the ministers.

But as soon as she returned to the room and closed the door, Princess Taiping threw all the courtesies of the monarch and ministers behind her, and scolded: "Wei Xiang'er, that little slut, instigated His Majesty to give you the title of cheap prime minister, and then let you go to the political hall on their behalf to fight Pei Yan and the others!" - Isn't that clearly going to kill you?! ”

Xue Shao was not angry but smiled, "You can't blame the emperor and empress too much, in fact, this is human nature." It's like a person who falls into the water, and when he encounters a straw, he will hold on to it and never let go. ”

Princess Taiping nodded approvingly at first, and then as if she suddenly thought of something, she shouted with her teeth and claws: "Do you want to be beaten on your neck again?!" ”