During the days when Xue Shao was closed, Wu Ming and Yang Siqiao were responsible for training the batch of shooting palace maids selected in the palace. The standard proposed by Xue Shao is that although there is no need to refine them to match Guo An, it can't be too different!

In fact, the "foundation" of shooting children and palace maids is much better than Guo An's native soldiers. Like Linlang, they are the descendants of prisoners who were assigned to the palace, or the "official slaves and maids" who were sold to the palace. They grew up in the palace and received an extremely strict "brainwashing" education, and took serving the imperial family and accompanying them to shoot hunting as their profession. "Loyalty to the Lord" and "practicing arrows and martial arts" have become almost all of their instincts and lives. To put it mildly, this group of little beauties who look like flowers and jade and can't help but be weak are actually a group of professional slaves and maids who are loyal to the brainless and cold-blooded killers who absolutely obey the orders of the master, and they do not hesitate to slaughter their relatives with their own hands.

With such a foundation, and after the joint training of Wu Ming and Yang Siqiao, their "professionalism" is far from being comparable to ordinary shooting children and bodyguards.

There are still three days left before the expiration of Xinjun's mourning period, and the arrow sores on Xue Shao's back have basically healed, but he can't pull a bow and shoot arrows for such strenuous activities. Zhao Bingcheng, the imperial doctor, said that the horse is young and strong, and the body foundation is good, so it recovers faster than ordinary people, but the muscles and bones are injured for a hundred days, in order to avoid the pain of old age, the horse should also rest for a period of time in order to recover completely.

But Xue Shao knew that he might not have this opportunity. Nowadays, the court of the Tang Dynasty is like a pot of hot oil about to boil, calm on the surface and turbulent on the inside. Three days later, the new monarch was in power, and Xue Shao, the general of the right guard who was in charge of the army, had to go to the court to face the monarch and take charge of the military himself. Otherwise, it is clear that he does not give face to the new monarch, and he is strict with "the trust of the first emperor".

It was in the evening of this day when the heat dissipated, Xue Shaozheng and Princess Taiping, the elder brother's family, the third brother's family, the Kudi family, the demon and the moon slave and others, sat in the back garden to enjoy the coolness. A large family was listening to Chen Xian'er caressing the qin.

After Xue Shao was assassinated, Chen Xian'er was also taken from Chang'an to Luoyang for safety.

Chen Xian'er has nothing else to do and nothing else to do, music and dance seem to be her life. In the past, she was well-known when she was in Bingzhou, and after coming to Chang'an, she was appreciated by Wu Zetian because she danced in the palace once, so she was given a fictitious official title in the palace workshop, so that she could enter and leave the workshop at will, in fact, she was instructed to adjust musical instruments and train Maiko. The highest "art palace" of the Tang Dynasty is obviously to make Chen Xian'er like a fish in water, and her expertise in music and dance has been brought into full play, and she has also made great progress.

It can be said that Chen Xian'er did show extremely outstanding talent in music and dance in the past, but now, she can probably be called the top musician and dancer in this era.

When Xue Shao sometimes sees her, he can't help but think of a Tang beauty who enjoys a great name in history - Yang Guifei. The biggest similarity between the two is their amazing talent in music and dance. Of course, the appearance is also outstanding. It's just that Chen Xian'er's slender figure is more in line with Xue Shao's aesthetics, and she is definitely not as rich as Yang Guifei.

Chen Xian'er is far more relaxed and engaged in playing the piano at home than when she is in the workshop, which makes her piano sound different melodious and beautiful. Xue Shao and the others enjoyed it very much, and even the fierce dog raised by the demon was lying still and listening quietly, as if it was also infected by Chen Xian'er's wonderful piano sound.

At this moment, the fierce dog Didiu suddenly stood up and roared angrily at the side of the willow forest courtyard wall in the back garden. Chen Xian'er's piano sound stopped abruptly, and everyone looked over there in surprise.

Almost at the same time, Yang Siqiao and several palace maids who shot children twisted out of the willow forest.

"Assassins?!"

Because of the lessons from the past, everyone was nervous.

"Let go of me - I'm Li Duozuo, the general of the right guard, and I'm here to ask to see the general!" The man who was twisted screamed.

Xue Shao was taken aback, "Let's do it slowly!" ”

Yang Siqiao and the others hurriedly escorted people up, and Xue Shao saw that it was really Li Duozuo!

"Release them!" Xue Shao hurriedly stepped forward and said in surprise, "Why did you come in over the wall?" ”

Li Duozuo seemed to have sprained his arm and neck, grinning in pain and his expression was also very embarrassed, and said with a wry smile: "The general closed the door to thank the guests, so I had to make this strategy and climb over the wall." Unexpectedly, as soon as he landed on the ground, the flower in front of him was twisted and taken - general, you are so strong in these nurses! ”

Li Duozuo began to fight in the army at the age of thirteen or fourteen, and his kung fu was the real kung fu of killing people practiced on the battlefield. Yang Siqiao and Shooting Sheng'er could get such an evaluation from him, Xue Shao felt a little comforted in his heart, but he was also a little crying and laughing. He waved his hand and motioned for Yang Siqiao and the others to step down, invited Li Duozuo to sit down and made him a cup of tea, and said to him: "What an important matter, it is worth Brother Li's decision, climb over the wall and enter the hospital to see me?" ”

Seeing that Xue Shao was about to talk about business, Princess Taiping and the others retreated one after another.

Seeing this scene, Li Duozuo was slightly surprised, this dignified Princess Taiping and Xue Shao's brother and sister-in-law seemed to regard Xue Shao as the head of the family.

"Brother Li, speak?" Xue Shao smiled and asked, "Is there any important military affairs that you can't execute?" ”

"Oh!" Li Duozuo was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses and said, "General, there is nothing that cannot be handled in military affairs. It's just that after the morning court today, my heart is not going well, so I want to talk to the general. ”

Xue Shao smiled, "Then you just knock on the door and come in, why bother going over the wall?" ”

Li Duozuo smiled embarrassedly: "The general's closing the door must have a deep meaning, Li is a reckless and rough person who is afraid of violating the general's taboo, so he has to quietly climb over the wall and ask to see the general." If there is any offense, please also ask the general Haihan! ”

"Between you and my brothers, there is no need to say such useless words." Xue Shao smiled, "What's the matter, let's say it?" ”

Li Duozuo straightened his face and said: "Earlier this morning, Li learned that the imperial court has appointed Wang Guo, the general of Zuo Weiwei, Linghu Zhitong, the general of Zuo Jianmen, Yang Xuanjian, the general of Jinwu on the right, and Guo Qizong, the general of Fengchenwei on the right, to serve as the Sima of the four major governors of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion and preside over the military affairs of the four major Metropolitan Governors. ”

Xue Shao frowned slightly, "What's wrong?" ”

Li Duozuo was slightly surprised, "Looking at this situation, the general has known about it a long time ago?" ”

Xue Shao nodded, "When I was still recuperating in the palace, I already knew that it was the Queen Mother who took the initiative to tell me that she was going to send a powerful general to the Four Metropolitan Governor's Mansion to take charge of the military power in case of change. The Queen Mother also asked me if I had anyone to recommend, and I said at that time - no. ”

"......I see," Li Duozuo suddenly realized, "I said that the four generals sent by the imperial court and promoted many military generals have nothing to do with us." It turned out that the general shirked it in advance. ”

Xue Shao smiled and said, "What's the matter, Brother Li has an opinion?" ”

Li Duozuo hesitated for a moment and said, "I don't dare to question the general's decision, but ...... Taking over the military power of the four major prefectures and certain military towns is a militaristic matter related to border defense, and now that the great generals and generals are in charge of the military power, it is reasonable to personally appoint a few trustworthy and capable people to go up. It's just that I don't understand one thing very clearly, why did the general shirk it in advance? ”

Xue Shao smiled and said, "Brother Li, nominally speaking, I am the general of Tuogu, who is in charge of the military, and I have the right to participate in the military of the Tang Dynasty." But strictly speaking, it is the power of the prime minister to senate on military affairs, and although the Queen Mother will also ask me, it is only out of politeness. To put it mildly, that's just 'asking the guest to kill the chicken'. She and Pei Yan already had someone in their hearts, and if I didn't know how to recommend my own people to take the role, they would suspect that I intended to fight for power, so they would be deeply suspicious of me. Maybe they'll accept one or two of my recommended candidates when they're in the way, but sooner or later they'll find some excuse to get rid of them and replace them with their own henchmen. In this way, didn't I not only make enemies of the Queen Mother and Pei Yan, but also hurt my own brother? ”

Li Duozuo patted his brain, "It makes sense!" ”

Xue Shao smiled and said: "Brother, in this extraordinary period, we only need to take care of the affairs of the right guard, and don't mix other things, let alone look at anyone's soaring and rising tide." Recently, there are many people who have been promoted quickly because of opportunism, but this kind of person has risen very quickly today, and may fall very badly tomorrow. Therefore, it is better to do our part steadily than anything else! ”

"Got it down!" Li Duozuo breathed a sigh of relief, hugged his fists and bowed to Xue Shao, "The general is broad-minded and long-sighted, and I admire it!" ”

"You don't need to admire. We are our own brothers, and all I tell you is heart-wrenching. Xue Shao said with a smile, "After you go back, you also need to appease your brothers, don't be restless because of quick success, don't eat from the bowl and look at the pot." Our duty is to protect the imperial capital and be prepared for border troubles at any time. There is such a long way to go, there must be no distractions! ”

"Yes!" Li Duozuo solemnly clenched his fists.

Xue Shao smiled and nodded, probably understanding Li Duozuo's intention today. Based on his understanding of Li Duozuo's human temperament, he is not the kind of person who is eager for quick success. It must be that someone in the right guard saw that some generals had recently been promoted rapidly because they had taken refuge in the Queen Mother and Pei Yan, and their group was as busy as dogs, and they had not been rewarded or promoted, thus breeding a kind of "envy, jealousy and hatred".

As the saying goes, "people are more popular than people", they are also generals, and the right guard is still the old department left by Pei Gong, the direct line of the new handsome Xue Shao, and now the most popular Wang Shi, and it is very normal for this kind of utilitarian and disobedience to be flooded in the army of the right guard. Far from being saints, soldiers are more upright than ordinary scholars, and they are not able to hide their true thoughts.

What Xue Shao had to do was to face and value these feelings, and appease his generals and resolve their knots. Now Li Duozuo has been reduced to climbing over the wall and entering the hospital to ask for a meeting, obviously his generals have put too much pressure on him and he can't resist it. In this way, it is far from enough to get Xue Shao's words.

After thinking for a moment, Xue Shao said, "Brother Li, the brothers have worked hard recently. Please tell the brothers when you go back, I will immediately enter the palace and apply to the court for a batch of rewards, and treat the brothers well! ”

Li Duozuo's face suddenly showed joy and his expression relaxed, and he hugged his fists and bowed, "Thank you, General!" ”

"My brother, thank you." Xue Shao smiled, "It's all my fault for being derelict in my duties, and putting all the military affairs on your and Chu Yu's shoulders." After a while, when I fully recover, I will go and take charge of the work myself, and you won't have to work so hard. ”

"The general's words are so obvious, Li is very ashamed!" Li Duozuo was a little embarrassed, his face turned red, and he said curtly, "It's me who is incompetent and can't restrain my brothers." Otherwise, he wouldn't be guilty of going over the wall and being admitted to the hospital to disturb the general's recovery! ”

Xue Shao laughed, and Li Duozuo also laughed with a little embarrassment.

At this moment, Yang Siqiao suddenly came to report and said-The Queen Mother's car has arrived at the gate of Princess Taiping's mansion!

Xue Shao was taken aback, it came so suddenly, could it be that there was something important about the military?!