After talking to Wei Yuanzhong, Xue Shao's wine completely woke up.

The case of Bingzhou was finally handled as a brown and confused case, Li Xiantong's hundred-legged insect died but was not stiff and was reused by the queen of heaven, and there will be troubles in the future; Chen Xian'er's affairs have always been relatively hidden and there are not many people who know the way, but Princess Taiping, who is thousands of miles away, knows the way, and there must be a black hand behind the scenes.

Xue Shao felt that during the period when he was buried in the battle of the grassland, someone had already woven a big net in Chang'an, waiting for him to throw himself into the net. After a little thought, it is not difficult to guess that nine times out of ten, this big net is from the hands of Wu Chenghe. Seeing that the wedding was approaching, he still did not give up Princess Taiping.

Before the blood of Yudu Jinshan was cold, the war in Chang'an had already sounded the horn.

As the night deepens, the sky is full of stars and moons, and tomorrow must be a sunny day.

Xue Shao walked alone in the courtyard with the shadows of the trees and pondered, thinking a lot.

Someone came with a lantern at the corner of the courtyard, and Xue Shao didn't need to look back just by listening to the footsteps to know that it was the moon slave who came.

Yue Nu knew Xue Shao's living habits very well, and he was left alone here to meditate late at night, he must be pondering important things. Therefore, she did not dare to approach or make a noise, but waited quietly a little farther away.

"Is there something wrong?" Xue Shaodao.

"The night is deep, the moon slave please bathe your feet for the son and rest early." Yuenu said.

Xue Shao's heart moved slightly, before going to bed every night, the moon slave helped him wash his feet, and then the two hugged each other and slept upside down, which once formed a habit. But these days, I seem to have neglected the moon slave a little. Not to mention being in the same bed, I didn't even say a few words to her.

The so-called foot bath, the moon slave is a vague request to want to share a bed.

"I have something to do, you go to sleep first." Xue Shao said.

A look of disappointment flashed in the eyes of the moon slave, and he didn't dare to say more, so he quietly retreated.

Xue Shao breathed a sigh of relief, at the moment of major events, where do I still have the heart to seek pleasure?

Through the sky, Xue Shao was alone in the courtyard thinking.

When I return to Chang'an, I will have to face a lot of things. The top priority at hand - how to deal with Chen Xian'er's matter?

Princess Taiping, will a second Zhang Miao be created?

If Chen Xian'er is allowed to follow in the footsteps of Zhang Miaoxiao this time, it will not be as simple as killing a prostitute in Pingkangfang. The two have not been engaged before, and at most they are a warm "boyfriend and girlfriend" relationship; Now the marriage date of the two is approaching, and Chen Xian'er is a woman from a good family who is far away in Bingzhou and raised in the eunuch's family.

At the same time, Xue Shao's own identity has also undergone some changes. At the time of the Zhang Miaoxiao case, he was just a seven-grade petty official who had a romantic reputation in the middle of the square, but he ate idle meals in obscurity above the officialdom. Now, Xue Shao has military merits in his body, and he is only waiting to return to the court to listen to the promotion, and he is a rising star in the Tang Dynasty military circle, which can be described as a promising future.

If Princess Taiping attacked Chen Xian'er this time, it would be tantamount to slapping Xue Shao in front of the world. There is no doubt that the two will completely tear their faces apart because of this matter. Therefore, it is inevitable that the marriage will fail. I don't know how much trouble or even disaster will follow!

Now, Xue Shao finally understands the meaning of the idiom "tree moves the wind". At the same time, he felt that his life in this life seemed to have just begun. If we continue along this road, we will surely face and experience more ups and downs in the future.

"Will there be someone who will walk with me all the way?"

Xue Shao, who had been thinking alone all night, suddenly felt a boundless sense of loneliness in his heart.

On the third pole of the sun, Xue Shao fell asleep. When he woke up in the evening, another big and small generals came to invite Xue Shao to attend the celebration banquet. It was rare for the generals to compliment Pei Xingjian and intend to bring himself closer to the generals, Xue Shao naturally couldn't refuse, so he drank until midnight like yesterday.

The louder he laughed in the crowd, and after he quieted down, the more lonely Xue Shao felt.

For three days, Xue Shao spent time in this noisy and festive atmosphere where Dugu thought was intertwined.

Finally about to leave the army and return to Chang'an, Xue Shao suddenly felt a strong sense of resistance in his heart - he didn't want to leave!

It's not that Shuozhou and the battlefield have many things that Xue Shao loves deeply, it's just that he doesn't want to face those conspiracies and conspiracy in Chang'an. According to his usual thinking and habits, Xue Shao was more enthusiastic about the straightforwardness and pleasure of drawing his sword and splashing five steps.

Come to think of it, what you have to face is to face it after all.

Xue Shao took a deep breath at the moment when he turned over and just rode steadily, and comforted himself - I have already made a choice, so there is no reason to retreat! No matter what kind of difficulties and crises I will face in the future, the only thing I can do is: rise to the occasion!

Under the collective farewell of Shuozhou soldiers and horses, Xue Shao and his party set off and headed south.

This time, there were not many people who accompanied them, only Yuenu, Wu Ming and Wei Yuanzhong, as well as a few retinues that Wei Yuanzhong brought from Chang'an. Then there are several right-hand men sent by Pei Xingjian to Xue Shao, who are responsible for secretly escorting Ai Yan to the capital.

This is what Xue Shao requested, Ai Yan can't stay in the grassland for a moment longer, not even in the Datang Frontier bordering the grassland!

The smoke of gunpowder on the grassland has not completely dissipated, and Pei Xingjian, Cheng Wuting, Xue Chuyu, Guo Yuanzhen, Guo An, and Niu Ben are still staying in Shuozhou or Yudu Jinshan. I can only hope that when I arrive in Chang'an, I will have the opportunity to reunite with him.

Xue Shao was relatively silent all the way, and it wasn't until he walked near Yingli Village that Xue Shao's face had some lively looks.

"Enter the village, I will pay tribute to my robes!"

When the people of Yinglie Village received Xue Shao, they were like looking forward to returning their relatives who had traveled thousands of miles, and the village was boiling happily, and they were busy killing chickens and sheep.

Xue Shao came to the cemetery of the martyrs to pay respects.

Raising the bowl of amber freshly brewed fruit wine, Xue Shao only said one sentence: "Brothers, Datang has not lost an inch of land, you can look at it!" ”

In a word, Wu Ming's expression beside him suddenly changed, and he suddenly covered his chest.

"Father-in-law, what's wrong with you?" The moon slave panicked.

Wu Ming hurriedly stood up straight and waved his hand, signaling that it was okay.

Xue Shao looked back at him.

Wu Ming's face was not too good-looking, he reluctantly smiled indifferently, and said: "The Tang Dynasty has not lost an inch of land, you can look at it - this sentence, I also want to say it to the robes who are buried in the Western Regions." But after all these years, I haven't had this opportunity. When I heard Childe talk about it, I suddenly felt ...... The heart is like a knife! ”

Everyone was silent.

Xue Shao drank the bowl of wine, walked to Wu Ming's side and said, "This is the reason why you knelt down to worship Pei's official uniform?" ”

Wu Ming was slightly stunned, and then nodded calmly in acknowledgement, "It is Gong Pei who has recovered the land we once lost!" ”

"Tell me your story when you have time."

"Treat yourself as your life!"

After the memorial service, Xue Shao and others were treated well by the hospitable villagers of Yingli Village. During this period, there was a small episode, and the villagers were somewhat curious about Ai Yan, who had a Turkic face, but Zhilu said that she was Xue Shao's companion, so no one questioned her and was very friendly to her.

But Ai Yan himself is always very uneasy - Yingli Village, once slaughtered by Turkic soldiers!

Along the way, every town and village he passed, Aiyan could see the traces of the war. The burned villages, the poor people wandering and begging, and the occasional corpse and bones that have not been collected can be seen.

All this touched Ai Yan's heart a lot. So much so that when she arrived at Yinglie Village, she felt that she had no shame to face these hospitable villagers, and no matter how delicious the food was, it tasted like chewing wax, and she couldn't wait to leave this place that made her extremely embarrassed immediately.

Later, Ai Yan covered her head with a turban. She felt the strange gazes of the villagers like knives on her body.

Xue Shao finally decided to leave, Ai Yan ran away as soon as she was amnestied, and the guards in charge of guarding her hurriedly chased after her, for fear that she would escape.

Xue Shao glanced at Ai Yan twice, smiled faintly, and did not say a word.

Riding a fast horse all the way, I arrived in Bingzhou in a blink of an eye. Xue Shao decided not to enter Zhou City and only stayed in the post house to rest overnight, and sent Wu Ming into the city to summon Liu Sheng to ask about the situation.

Wu Ming returned shortly after a trip to Bingzhou and told Xue Shao that Liu Sheng had resigned a few days ago and returned to the field. Calculate the time, it is the third day when Yang Siqiao took Chen Xian'er away.

Obviously, Liu Sheng was frightened by the "imperial prestige" descended from the capital.

It has always been "Beijing officials are not rich without foreign officials, and foreign officials are not hard without Beijing officials". Originally, Liu Sheng wanted to tie up Xue Shao, so that he could find a backstage support for himself in the capital, so that he would be more tough in the local area, and maybe he would have the opportunity to be transferred to the capital as an official. But I didn't expect that I carefully offered a niece to Xue Shao as a concubine, but it touched Princess Taiping's mold.

Who is Princess Taiping, who dares to provoke her except the two saints in the world? Even the prince had to give three points when he saw her - Liu Sheng was just a mere state official, Sima, wouldn't he be dying!

Xue Shao shook his head secretly, before Chen Xian'er's incident broke out completely, Liu Sheng was already frightened to resign. If you really want to make trouble, how will it end?

The longer the delay, the easier it is to have an accident, Xue Shao decided to go back to Chang'an as soon as possible and see Princess Taiping as soon as possible to deal with Chen Xian'er's matter!

So everyone hurried all the way to chase the stars and the moon, only changing horses and eating at the post station, without any delay or stop. Xue Shao only spent four days walking more than 1,200 miles and stood outside the south gate of Chang'an.

Within ten days, the journey is two or three thousand miles. It doesn't have to be a word "tired" to describe it.

Xue Shao looked at the majestic imperial capital in front of him, and after a while, he seemed to be standing on the Yinyin grassland that stretched for thousands of miles.

On the one hand, there is a river of blood and corpses piling up like a mountain, and on the other hand, there is a rush of traffic and singing and dancing.

- It's like a world away!

"Xue Gongzi, are we going to enter the city now? How should Ai Yan be placed? Wei Yuanzhong stepped forward and asked in a low voice.

Xue Shaoluo frowned slightly, and said, "Don't be public, let's lead the horse into the city in simple clothes." You are ordered to send an envoy, it is better to go back to the palace first and return to the queen of heaven. At that time, you might as well report Ai Yan's matter to the queen of heaven in private, so that her old man can have a bottom in her heart, and then she can make a decision. As for Ai Yan herself, I will ask Yuenu and her brothers to take her to my home first. Just wait for the decision of the imperial court! ”

"It's fine." Wei Yuanzhong nodded in approval, "What about you?" ”

Xue Shao breathed a sigh of relief, "I must, see Princess Taiping first!" ”.

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