Wu Zetian has said this, and there is definitely no room for refusal. But Yu out of the "etiquette" Xue Shao still had to refuse politely.

So Xue Shao said: "Queen of Heaven, it's not good for the minister not to be this general." ”

"Why?" Wu Zetian asked quite calmly.

Xue Shao said: "The minister has been promoted many times in a year, and he has been promoted from a seventh-grade inspector to a fourth-grade lieutenant. This speed of promotion is truly breathtaking. With the age and qualifications of the minister, it is already difficult to be a general of a thousand horses, and the minister is really worried that the minister is not qualified for the post of general of the right feather Lin Wei. Please think again! ”

"You're overthinking." Wu Zetian said calmly, "You are a relative of the emperor, how can you measure your promotion according to the standards of ordinary people?" It is common for the concubine of the Tang Dynasty to be crowned a third- or fourth-grade official after marrying the princess. Moreover, even if you are not a relative of the emperor, with your outstanding military exploits in repeated battles, it is enough for you to be qualified for this position. ”

Xue Shao smiled bitterly and whispered: "The queen of heaven, the ministers are afraid that it will be difficult to convince the public. When the minister was just a thousand cattle to prepare, General Zhang Qianqiao was on a par with Li Shangdan and was in charge of Yulinwei together. Now the minister's Qianqi Zhonglang General has only been a few days, and he will immediately stand side by side with Zhang Qianqiao and become a general......"

"Xue Shao, since the imperial court dares to appoint, it must have considered it in detail and thoughtfully. Why should you be so forward-looking? Wu Zetian interrupted Xue Shao's words and said: "The court employs people, and only talents are acted. Especially in a position like General Yu Linwei, there will definitely be no room for confusion. With your background, talent, and merits, you are already qualified for the position of general, ranking above Zhang Qianxuan. To tell you the truth, if it weren't for the fact that you are too young and shallow, and even more considering the feelings of Zhang Qianqiao, the old generals of Yulinwei, the imperial court should have appointed you as a general a long time ago! ”

"......" Xue Shao was speechless. Well, the refusal can only be done to the point.

"Minister, thank you!"

Wu Zetian nodded and smiled, "General Tianguan, what do you think?" ”

"Thank you." Now that Xue Shao has expressed his position, of course Xue Chuyu has nothing to say.

"That's great!" Wu Zetian was in a good mood and smiled, "Datang, there is a lack of young talents like you." His Majesty and the palace are extremely serious and look forward to the two of you. Don't let your majesty and the palace down! ”

"The minister will do his best to live up to the emperor's grace!"

The conversation ended later, and Xue Shao and Xue Chuyu left the imperial study. Wu Zetian finally told them that the appointment of the new official would be officially issued after the Shangyuan Festival. Xue Shao and Xue Chuyu should be prepared for the handover as soon as possible.

One qiē is expected, and some are unexpected.

Now that Xue Shao and Xue Chuyu recalled Pei Yan's words, they realized the warning meaning contained in his words. The two brothers are one round and one square, just like a copper coin. is about to be promoted together, one is promoted to General Yulinwei, and the other is in charge of a thousand horsemen-Pei Yan, isn't that ironic, Xue Shao and Xue Chuyu are suspected of forming a party?

Punbi is a party, but this phenomenon will occur where there is a political party. The boss can turn a blind eye to this kind of thing, or it may be regarded as a political taboo and eliminated as a flood beast.

It can be seen that the rapid promotion of the two Xue Shao brothers has been strongly feared by Pei Yan.

Thinking about it, Xue Rengui has long led the troops to sit on one side, and now there are two juniors of the Xue family in charge of the forbidden army. As the old enemy of the Xue clan, how could Pei Yan not be afraid?

Xue Shao can imagine that Pei Yan is just a clear representative of the "jealous". There are still many people who are jealous. Needless to say, most of them couldn't see Xue Shao get the slightest benefit.

However, Xue Shao's colleague Zhang Qianmiao, who was about to come into contact, would definitely not be without ideas in his heart.

Zhang Qianmiao's days in the right feather Lin Wei have been very long, and he was in charge of the right feather Lin Wei in the era of Li Shangdan. He also led troops to participate in the Northern Expedition, and he also made military achievements. Later, the imperial court added the generals of Yu Linwei, Cheng Wuting and Li Jinxing parachuted in to take over the scepter, Zhang Qianqiao expressed his dissatisfaction at that time, and led his close colleagues to almost put Li Jinxing in the air. If it weren't for a rectification in the north, Li Jinxing, a great general, would have been doing it in name only.

After Li Jinxing's death, Zhang Qianqiao finally became a daughter-in-law. In terms of seniority, he is the most likely to take over the post of general at this time. But the imperial court didn't give him this opportunity, and actually played a hand of "no general", and also installed a newcomer like Xue Shao to come in and rob him of a piece of soup.

This is not extremely unhappy in anyone's heart!

At the beginning, Xue Shao also brought Xue Chuyu and Guo Yuanzhen, a group of martial arts academy team to come over as helpers, and only with the rectification movement of killing chickens and setting an example for monkeys, he unified the army's heart and firmly controlled the real power. But now he has to single-handedly enter the right feather Lin Wei, and he is not the only supreme commander.

Xue Shao could already imagine what he was about to face.

Riding all the way back to Beiya, Xue Shao and Xue Chuyu were relatively silent, thinking about their own thoughts. After arriving at the official office of Qianqi, Guo Yuanzhen greeted him and said with a smile: "Yo, look! Two of our most heroic generals in the Tang Dynasty are back! ”

"I'm in a bad mood, don't mess with me!" Xue Shao had a stinky face.

"What's wrong?" Guo Yuanzhen asked with a smile, "The Queen of Heaven specially summoned the two of you to the imperial study for a private talk, isn't it a good thing?" Aren't you supposed to be in good spirits on happy occasions? ”

"You're right with your crow's mouth." Xue Shao's face was unhappy, "I'm about to get out of Qianqi." ”

"Haha, that's a good thing! …… Ah no, no, no, not good! "Guo Yuanzhen is a good hand in gags.

Xue Shaozhen couldn't wait to kick him twice, "You're just hoping that I will get out of the thousand horses, right?" ”

"No, not really." Guo Yuanzhen straightened his face and said, "So, the imperial court is really going to appoint you as the general of the Right Feather Lin Wei?" The second pole will be your deputy, and you will serve as a general together? ”

"You're wrong this time." Xue Shao said, "I'll go to Youyu Linwei to be a general." Goro, take over the thousand horses. So, you are still the same Zuo Lang general, and you don't have your share in being promoted! ”

"Huh?" Guo Yuanzhen was stunned, "Why isn't he a general?" ”

Obviously, Guo Yuanzhen didn't expect to be promoted.

Xue Shao shook his head, "The imperial court has its own considerations. I can only accept reality. ”

"It's tricky." Guo Yuanzhen frowned, stopped laughing, and said: "Erganzi took over your job as a lieutenant general, this is understandable, our brothers will listen to him." But you broke into the right feather forest guard alone like this, can Zhang Qianqiao give you a good face? ”

"Nonsense." Xue Shao's heart was worried about this.

"It's fine!" Guo Yuanzhen patted his chest, "When you go to work, Erganzi and I will bring a group of brothers to support your performance!" ”

"!" Xue Shao turned his face stiff, "I'm going to take office, not to fight." ”

"Aren't I still worried, Zhang Qianqiao bullied your mother's family?" Guo Yuanzhen said with a wry smile.

"You're a mother-in-law!" Xue Shao was amused, "They are my colleagues, not my enemies." When you say it, it really looks like hostility! ”

Guo Yuanzhen laughed a few times and said: "Zhang Qianqiao has been in the right feather forest guard for a long time, and Li Jinxing was overshadowed by him at the beginning. People's hearts are flesh and blood, in other words, if the court appoints a new person to be our Qianqi Zhonglang general, we will also reject him. Therefore, it is better to imagine the bad situation first. Not really...... You can think of other ways to do it! ”

Xue Shao frowned, he knew what Guo Yuanzhen said about "other methods".

Within the army, Xue Shao was a newcomer, a junior, and an airborne outsider in front of Zhang Qianqiao. But at the level of politics outside the army, Xue Shao is a royal celebrity who is a concubine, and he can completely rely on the divine hand above to "take" Zhang Qianqiao, an eye-catching person.

However, in this way, it is a vicious competition that goes beyond the scope of the military. Even if Xue Shao wins, he will also fall into some infamy of jealousy and suppression of dissidents. This kind of infamy can be seen everywhere in the court, but if someone engages in this set of conspiracy and calculations within the army, he will definitely be shameless and spurned!

Thinking of this, Xue Shao said: "Zhang Qianqiao is a meritorious general, and he is deeply popular in Yulinwei. After I passed, I could only get along with him as a junior. Don't think about anything, if I don't even have the ability to stand firm, then this general doesn't do it! ”

Guo Yuanzhen smiled, "I'm just talking." Our official positions and military exploits are all killed by ourselves with a knife and a gun, and we have always been wise people who do not do dark things, let alone do bad things. I'm just afraid that even if Gongzi doesn't have such thoughts, Zhang Qianqiao and others will have such scruples. Therefore, they are respectful and even overly polite to you. In fact, it is against you and repels you. It's far more difficult to clean up than if you were to be challenged in person. ”

Xue Shao nodded, "That makes sense." ”

"Childe, it looks like you're going to fight alone this time." Guo Yuanzhen smiled wryly, "I really can't stand it, so I'll go back to Qianqi." This will always be your good mother's home! ”

"Get out of here!"

……

Later, Xue Shao called all the people of the thousand horsemen to a meeting and made arrangements for the matter of guarding the imperial front on the Shangyuan Festival. Xue Shao, Xue Chuyu and Lu Siyi had all worked in Fengchenwei, and they were still very experienced in the work of imperial security, so they quickly laid things out.

Xue Shao decided to go home and tell Princess Taiping about today's events. She was appointed as General Yu Linwei, which is what Princess Taiping is most worried about at the moment, but it happened.

Xue Shao is about to face the important task of appeasing Princess Taiping in addition to the heavy pressure at work.

Of course, these are nothing compared to the expected political risks. In case Li Zhi dies in the near future, then he, General Yulinwei, will really sit on the stove and be roasted.

So Xue Shao planned to discuss with Princess Taiping to solve this important problem.