Seeing that everything was about to fall into Wu Zetian's arms, Li Zhi suddenly changed his words and said: "Queen of Heaven, since you can think of letting the martial arts academy pass guò 'Beiya to talk about martial arts' to temper the Imperial Forest Army, why can't you think about it at a deeper level?" ”

Wu Zetian blinked, "Your Majesty, what do you mean?" ”

"Speaking of the Martial Academy, apart from training the Imperial Forest Army, isn't there anything else to do?" Li Zhi asked rhetorically.

"Majesty, why not?" Wu Zetian looked suspicious.

"I'm also a whim." Li Zhi smiled, "Since the Martial Arts Academy can temper soldiers, can't it train generals?" Can the Martial Arts Academy become the highest military academy in Datang like Guozijian and cultivate a steady stream of military talents for Datang? ”

Xue Shao's heart moved, the emperor finally did a reliable thing, he first set out Wu Zetian's words, and then followed her meaning, and cleverly put forward my "military school concept".

The old cunning is the old fox, Li Zhi may not have other great skills, but the art of his conversation has really been refined. Perhaps, only he, who has been a husband and wife with Wu Zetian for 30 years, can "fool" Wu Zetian in!

Without waiting for Wu Zetian to come back to his senses and make a statement, Princess Taiping hurriedly slapped her face, "Father is really wise and wise!" Speaking of martial arts, as the name suggests, it should teach martial arts, teach the art of war, and cultivate many generals. Xue Lang has learned the art of war, if he can teach some good students for the imperial court, why don't you have the talents of generals in Datang? My army of the Tang Dynasty, why should I worry about the invasion of foreign enemies and the trouble of the universe? ”

"Soldiers' murder weapons, military affairs, how can you allow a little girl to discuss in vain?" Wu Zetian reprimanded angrily.

"Mother, I'm married...... Princess Taiping pouted and said timidly.

Li Zhi started the round with a straight smile, "I said that it was a family whisper, and I listened to it if Aunt Taiping said it in vain, so why should the queen of heaven make a big fuss?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wu Zetian lowered his head quietly, pondered for a moment with his eyebrows locked, and then said, "Your Majesty, the concubine understands." But the Martial Arts Academy is still at the beginning of its creation, so I'm afraid it can't do so many things in a hurry, right? ”

"In a hurry, of course, it can't be done." Li Zhi said, "What I mean is that I also want to give Xue Shao three to five years to practice first. If it succeeds, let the Martial Arts Academy continue to run permanently; If you fail, you won't lose much. Diva, what do you think? ”

"Then according to His Majesty's intentions, when will you start to prepare?" Wu Zetian asked cautiously.

Li Zhi slapped his slap on the small table in front of him, "Right now!" - Xue Shao, you can start preparing now! ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Xue Shao was secretly excited in his heart and bowed down.

Wu Zetian had no choice but to nod, "Your Majesty has a long-term and far-sighted vision, and the concubines can only obey." Now that His Majesty has decided, the concubines will also support Xue Shao and run the martial arts academy well! ”

"Xue Shao, haven't you thanked the queen of heaven?" Li Zhi lost no time in the way.

"Minister, thank you diva!" Xue Shao bowed his hand and bowed to Wu Zetian again.

Li Zhi stroked his hair and smiled, "Today's whispers from our family may bring earth-shaking changes to Datang." Queen of Heaven, since Li Tao's death, don't you and I often feel that we are missing a humerus? We are hungry for talent, especially military talent. But we think most about how to recruit generals, but we rarely think that generals can also be actively cultivated. It was Xue Shao's best example that made me suddenly open! ”

"Your Majesty, how did you come up with a whim?" Wu Zetian asked very cooperatively.

Li Zhi smiled and said: "If you think about it, Xue Shaonian's weak crown has never been involved in the military, but he learned the art of war from Pei Xingjian, and experienced a Northern Expedition from the army, and he underwent a great change, and he changed from a noble son in fresh clothes and angry horses to a general who swept thousands of armies. It can be seen that the talents of the generals can really be cultivated and refined! Xue Shao, isn't that the best approximate model? It would be very appropriate for him to open a military academy to train military generals! ”

Wu Zetian smiled and said lightly: "Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the Xue family in Hedong has produced many talents, and almost every generation will produce a Tianwen Sect. Now that it's Xue Shao's generation, is it going to be a 'Heavenly Martial Sect'? ”

"The Martial Sect of the World?" Li Zhi was surprised at first when he heard this new term, and then smiled, "Does the queen of heaven mean that Xue Shao will be like Xue Yuanchao in the future, 'peach and plum all over the world'?" ”

"Your Majesty, it's the Taoli Army!" Wu Zetian glanced at Xue Shao sideways, which meant very much.

Xue Shao arched his hand, "Your Majesty, the Queen of Heaven, if the Martial Arts Academy can really cultivate three or five generals in the future, then they must be desperately loyal to the two saints and loyal to Chaoyan!" The selection of generals should pay more attention to both ability and political integrity than the selection of officials. If he is a person with a bad heart, even a genius cannot let him learn the art of war and take charge of military power! Chen remembered that Hou Junji was such a typical example! ”

"Well said." Li Zhi stroked his palm and praised, "Having both ability and political integrity should become the first prerequisite for the selection and training of talents in the Martial Arts Academy!" Otherwise, if you cultivate a general who has great ability but wants to rebel, wouldn't it be counterproductive? ”

"Yes, the minister respectfully obeys His Majesty's teachings!" Xue Shao bowed his hand and bowed again.

Wu Zetian only watched the singing and singing of the monarch and the minister on the side, with an inexplicable smile on his face, completely impassive.

This smile fell in Xue Shao's eyes, making him feel that although the future of the Martial Arts Academy was bright and great, it must also be ...... Difficult, ill-fated!

"As for Xue Shao's military position, the queen of heaven still has to pay more attention." Li Zhi brought back the topic again, and seemed to be a little "unrelenting", he said, "The army is so big, can't it accommodate one of my nephews and sons-in-law, and can't it accommodate a protégé of Wei Gong who attacked Heisha Sheng and captured Fu Nian?" said that he would go out, wouldn't it make the people of the world laugh at the fact that the court would not employ people and disappoint talents? ”

"Yes, the concubine must pay attention to it and restore Xue Shao's military position as soon as possible!"

Seeing that Li Zhi's attitude was so resolute, Wu Zetian could be regarded as making a "guarantee".

"It's best to arrange a place for Xue Shao in the Northern Ya Forbidden Army." Li Zhi seemed to be a little bit of an inch, and he said, "Xue Shao wants to run a martial arts academy, and the site of the academy is in the Beiya school field. If you can give him a military position in the Northern Ya Forbidden Army, it will be the best of both worlds. ”

"Yes, the concubine has written it down!" Wu Zetian promised one by one.

"I'm still the same." Li Zhi turned his words back and said, "Today, it is our family's private talk, and it is not for outsiders to know. My original intention is nothing more than that since I use foreign ministers and use them, and I have talents in my family, why can't I reuse them? The ancients said that they didn't avoid relatives in their internal moves! - Xue Shao, don't let me, the queen of heaven and Taiping down. We all have high expectations for you! ”

"Yes, the minister never dared to insult the dignity of the royal family, let alone live up to the weight of His Majesty and the Queen of Heaven, and did not dare to waste the trust of Her Royal Highness the Princess!" Xue Shao bowed his hand and bowed.

"Alright, I'm almost done with what I want to say." Li Zhi looked at Wu Zetian with a smile, "Queen of Heaven, do you have anything else to say?" ”

Wu Zetian pondered for a moment and said, "Yes! ”

Xue Shao and Princess Taiping's hearts pounded at the same time, what would she say?

"Then you can say it!" Li Zhi was still waiting for Wu Zetian's next article with great anticipation.

Wu Zetian smiled slightly and said: "It's about Xue Rengui's placement, the concubine wants to ask for a letter here in front of Xue Shao. ”

As soon as Xue Shao heard this, Wu Zetian's words had a deep meaning - she seemed to be hinting and doubting that I had done something about Xue Rengui!

Thinking of this, Xue Shao hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty, the queen of heaven, this is a military matter, and it is inconvenient for the minister to listen." ”

"Xue Rengui isn't your clan uncle, what's the inconvenience?" Wu Zetian said indifferently, "Didn't you still ask Taiping to come to me and talk about it, wanting to seek a good place for Xue Rengui to settle down?" ”

"Mother, Xue Lang didn't mention this to me!" Princess Taiping hurriedly said, "I heard him talk about worshipping Xue Rengui, the god of war of the Tang Dynasty, and I have always admired Xue Rengui, so I ......."

"Taiping, there is no need to say it." Li Zhi waved his hand disapprovingly, and smiled, "Actually, to put it bluntly, there is no trivial matter in the royal family, and family affairs are state affairs." Since Xue Rengui is Xue Shao's uncle, he is not an outsider. Besides, I have always been thinking about this old minister. If he has been summoned back to the court after today, and the court is employing people again, this is a good thing, so why should you argue about it? - Queen, in fact, you have a decision in your heart, why don't you say it and let me hear it? ”

"Your Majesty." Wu Zetian bowed and said, "After Cheng Wuting and Li Jinxing returned to the dynasty, there was a vacancy in the northern border of the Tang Dynasty. The concubine had already discussed with the prime minister of the cabinet, and listened to the opinions of Cheng and Li Ergenerals, and planned to send Xue Rengui to Yanmen Town, Daizhou to guard the country. What does 陛xià think? ”

"Very good." Li Zhi slapped the board without saying a word, "Just do what the queen wants!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wu Zetian smiled faintly and glanced at Xue Shao deeply.

Xue Shao couldn't help but feel a slight move in his heart, regarding Xue Rengui's return and whereabouts, I did participate in the planning. Wu Zetian deliberately said this in front of me and the emperor, is he giving me some kind of warning? …… I can't care so much, I'm really fed up with the feeling of being scared!

After some more chatter, the family feast dispersed.

Xue Shao and Princess Taiping left the Hanbing Palace and walked outside the palace.

As soon as she got out of the Xuanwu Gate, Princess Taiping patted her chest and panted exaggeratedly, "Xue Lang, I'm really nervous, so nervous today!" ”

Xue Shao smiled: "It's just a family banquet, what are you nervous about?" ”

"Don't pretend, aren't you nervous?" Princess Taiping pursed her lips and whispered, "The father and the queen mother are arguing with each other, and they almost pick up swords and cut each other—it's all because of you!" ”

Xue Shao frowned slightly and was silent.

"The Martial Sect of the World...... Xue Lang, if there really is a day when your peach and plum are full of troops, what kind of situation will it be? Princess Taiping looked at Xue Shao fixedly, with an incredible look.

Xue Shao couldn't answer Princess Taiping's question, but took a deep breath and thought in his heart: "The world's martial arts sect", the world's martial arts generals will come out of the Xue Gate? …… I hope that one day I will be worthy of this title!