Xue Shao and his entourage entered the Daming Palace and went straight to the Xuanzheng Palace.

Walking to a secluded place, Xue Shao asked. "Lu Siyi, did Zhou Jitong accept the things, what did he say?"

Lu Siyi replied: "General Xue, he accepted the things but didn't say a word, just sent me two silver cakes as a reward, and the last general didn't dare to swallow it privately, so he gave it to the general." ”

With that, Lu Siyi took out the silver cakes, each of which weighed about one or two.

"It's yours when you are rewarded, put it away." Xue Shao said, "In the future, you must remember that Zhou Jitong has no hatred with me, let alone my enemy." ”

"Yes!" The three of them agreed together. Lu Siyi also said that the brothers had a share, and they would divide the money with Tang Zhen and Pan Yi later.

Xue Shao paused, "You guys stay away from Li Xiantong." ”

The three of them were stunned at the same time and didn't dare to ask more, and hugged their fists and said, "Follow the general's orders!" ”

Xue Shao frowned lightly, I don't know why Shangguan Wan'er wanted to write Li Xiantong's name on the "blacklist" for Lu, but she has absolutely no reason to fool me. At present, I have just arrived in Zuo Fengchenwei, and I would rather believe in it than believe in it, and be cautious.

When he arrived at the Xuanzheng Palace, Xue Shao left his personal entourage and came to the outside of the imperial study, and saw Pei Xingjian standing there chatting and laughing with several scarlet-clothed ministers. Seeing Xue Shao coming over, Pei Xingjian smiled, "Chengyu, you came just in time." The old man introduced a few officials to meet you. ”

"I've seen Pei Gong, I've seen all the officials." Xue Shao stepped forward to salute.

Pei Xingjian pointed to one of the men who was about fifty years old and dressed in a scarlet court uniform and wearing a military crown, and said: "This one is General Zuo Yu Lin Wei and concurrently inspecting the school's thousand cavalry envoy Li Shangdan, General Li. His son is Zuo Fengchen, the lieutenant general, Li Xiantong. ”

"I've seen General Lee!" Xue Shao bowed and couldn't help but be a little stunned in his heart, Yu Linwei, like Feng Chenwei, has not yet set up a general, only one general is the general in charge of military affairs. Li Shangdan served as the general of Zuo Yu Linwei and also served as the envoy of the thousand cavalry of the inspection school, so isn't it in his hands that more than half of the Royal Forest Army is in his hands?

Li Shangdan looked like a typical Confucian and did not look like a soldier, and said with a smile: "Xue Gongzi doesn't have to be polite. The dog is a colleague with you, so please help me in the future. ”

"Li Zhonglang is my official, and Xue only dares to do his best to assist." Xue Shao arched his hand.

Li Shangdan nodded with a smile, "Xue Gongzi is young and promising, and he can be modest and cautious, no wonder Pei Gong treats you so seriously!" ”

"General Lee is overrated."

Pei Xingjian said to Kong Wuzi, who was in his fifties next to him: "This one is Zhang Qianxuan, General Zhang Qianxuan, General Zhang. ”

"I've seen General Zhang!" Xue Shao's heart sank, the generals of the Beiya Imperial Forest Army actually came!

"Xue Qianniu, you and I are just robes, you don't have to be polite." Zhang Qianmiao's smile was free and easy, quite a bit of the heroism of a martial artist, and he hugged his fists and returned the salute, "Yesterday, I saw your Qianniu talk about martial arts, and your martial arts are really outstanding!" ”

"General Zhang is really falsely praised, and Xue is ashamed."

Pei Xingjian pointed to an old man who was nearly seventy years old and said: "Xue Shao, this one is a famous Shuoru of the dynasty, one of the bachelors of the North Gate selected by the Queen of Heaven, and the member of the military department who is in charge of the South Cao of the Election Academy. You are also the official of the inspection school and the military department, and Yuan Gong is your top officer. ”

The bachelor of the North Gate is a group of literati from humble backgrounds but very knowledgeable invited by Wu Zetian in the name of writing books, as her personal think tank. Because these bachelors all entered the palace from the north Xuanwu Gate, they were called "North Gate Bachelors" by the world. Wu Zetian often brought some major government and military affairs to discuss with the North Gate Bachelor, and the power of the prime minister was invisibly divided by the North Gate Bachelor. Therefore, the North Gate Bachelor is also called the "Inner Minister".

"Xue Shao has seen Yuan Gong." Xue Shao bowed his hand to worship, although this Yuan Wanqing is not a big official, but he is Wu Zetian's henchman.

"Well, good, good." Yuan Wanqing nodded with a smile, as if he wanted to say a few polite words, but a pair of cloudy old eyes seemed to be unable to see clearly, and then hid his head in his sleeve and wiped it around.

Xue Shao, Pei Xingjian and the others couldn't bear to laugh, this yuan Wanqing was really old and dizzy.

"The old man's eyes are about to cry when they are in the wind, which makes you laugh!"

"It's okay, it's okay!"

Yuan Wanqing didn't say a word, then hid his face and wiped it for a while, and then asked with his eyes in turn: "Do you know why the Queen of Heaven called me to come, and asked the old man to bring the list of officials in Nancao?" ”

"Won't you know the Tao later!"

After a while, the chamberlain came out and summoned you, saying that the queen of heaven wanted you to enter the study to participate. The group went in equal shifts and took their seats.

Wu Zetian sat on top of His Majesty and said straight to the point: "All Aiqing, you are here." Today, the palace has called you to come, and there are three things to discuss. ”

And they all listened.

"First, a few days ago, Pei Shangshu presented the Lantian secret code created by Xue Shao, and His Majesty greatly appreciated it and ordered people to learn this set of Lantian secret code, and handed it over to the palace to handle." Wu Zetian said loudly, "The palace is under the holy decree, ordering Pei Shangshu to preside over it, and Xue Shao, a member of the school and a member of the school, is to carry out the teaching, and the students are mainly the secretary of the military department. Wailang Yuan Wanqing, a member of the military department, is in charge of Nancao, this matter is in your share. Therefore, it is up to you to take charge of the day-to-day affairs and take full responsibility. ”

"Command!" The three responsible persons agreed together.

Xue Shao thought to himself, Wu Zetian's employment strategy can be regarded as clever. Pei Xingjian is like the "honorary chairman", and only with his command can it be significant, and Wu Zetian's idea of making Lantian secret code into a "big cake" can be implemented; I'm of course the specific "project manager". As for Yuan Wanqing, the henchman of the queen who is a little confused, he is like a "legal representative" who is specially used to carry the black pot, and if something goes wrong, someone must be responsible!

Yuan Wanqing wiped his eyes for a while, as if he was a little confused, "Queen of Heaven, the old minister wants to ask...... What is this Lantian secret code? ”

Everyone chuckled for a while, and Wu Zetian also smiled and said, "It's a long story, you can ask Xue Shao after the discussion is dismissed." ”

"Yes......" Yuan Wanqing is not good to say more.

"This palace thinks that what kind of people should be selected to learn from the Lantian secret code, and it is very particular." Wu Zetian said, "First, you must be a young man with a flexible mind and good at learning. Second, it must be someone Pei Shangshu thinks can come in handy when he leads the army, which is the ultimate goal of teaching Lantian the secret code. Third, it must be approved by Xue Shao. After all, it is Xue Shao who is responsible for teaching the password, and Xue Shao certainly has the most say in what kind of students should be accepted. What do you think? ”

"What the queen of heaven said is appropriate." They all replied together.

Li Shangdan and Zhang Qianmiao looked at each other and wondered a little, what do we want to do when they talk about this kind of thing?

Wu Zetian nodded and continued: "Yuan Wanqing, how many scholars do you have in Nancao, and how many young people are no more than thirty years old?" ”

"The queen of heaven, the edict of Nan Cao of the Xuan Yuan has sixty people, and the old minister has brought the list." Yuan Wanqing shuddered and took out a list of written names, almost put the list on his face and looked at it carefully for a while, and said, "The old minister has calculated, and among the sixty book envoys, there are seventeen under the age of thirty. ”

Wu Zetian almost smiled bitterly, "Xue Shao, you put away the list." These 17 are accepted as students and can be replaced at your discretion if they are incompetent. ”

"Yes." Xue Shao stretched out his hands to pick it up.

Yuan Wanqing was a little unwilling and muttered in a low voice, "The old Taoist can be heavy, what's wrong with being older?" ”

Everyone couldn't help but laugh.

Xue Shao couldn't help but laugh secretly in his heart, it is precisely because your "old way" is too much, that the queen of heaven will use you, otherwise how can it be convenient for me to elevate you and control the real power?

Wu Zetian continued: "Pei Shangshu, at present, if there is a war in the Tang Dynasty, you will be in command of the battle, and you may as well select a few young people to participate in the study. ”

Pei Xingjian arched his hand and said: "Thank you for the compassion of the Queen of Heaven." At present, there are three young scribes who are most used by Lao Chen, named Su Wei, Zhong Shaojing and Liu Youqiu. The old minister is willing to recommend the three of them together to learn the Lantian secret code. ”

"Sue taste? This person is quite famous in Beijing, when did he run away to be Pei Shangshu's marching scribe? Yuan Wanqing suddenly came to his senses, and muttered, "The old man remembers that Su Wei was raised to Jinshi at the age of twenty, and he and Li Qiao are called Su Li, and they are also called the Four Friends of the Article with Li Qiao, Cui Rong and Du Xianyan and other young talents. The old man read his "Fifteenth Night of the First Lunar Month" and still feels that his lips and teeth are fragrant! The fire trees and silver flowers are closed, and the iron lock of the star bridge is opened......"

"Ahem!" Wu Zetian coughed lightly, interrupting Yuan Wanqing's chatter.

"The old minister is talkative, and the old minister is speechless!"

Everyone laughed.

Wu Zetian also shook his head gently, and then said in a very polite tone: "Pei Gong has always had a unique ability to discern people, and all the talents he cites are all virtuous and competent. These three people made up their minds, and watched the aftermath in case the court was promoted. ”

"Thank you."

Xue Shao secretly thought to herself, yesterday Wu Zetian said to me in the Tianwang Temple of the Protectorate that she wanted to make the Lantian secret code into a huge "cake", but she did not make it clear to these ministers in advance. At present, she first gave Pei Xingjian the opportunity to recommend her cronies. But where did Pei Xingjian know that this would be a "big cake"? He casually recommended three insignificant scribes, and the opportunity was wasted. When I woke up, there was no such shop in this village.

"This palace also recommends a few suitable candidates for you." Wu Zetian said without moving, "The first one, supervise the imperial history Wei Yuanzhong." This man was young, ambitious, and had a unique view of military affairs. In the early years, Tubo repeatedly invaded, and Wei Yuanzhong secretly played His Majesty Chen to say that the loss of the imperial court's use of troops was very insightful. His Majesty therefore promoted him to oversee the imperial history. The palace thinks that Wei Yuanzhong is a manufacturable material, what does Pei Shangshu think? ”

Pei Xingjian couldn't help frowning, and suddenly became suspicious in his heart, and said cautiously: "The old minister also knows Wei Yuanzhong, and he knows that he does have some insight in military affairs, and he is a young talent. But the queen of heaven, Wei Yuanzhong is already an eight-grade superintendent of the imperial history, not an ordinary non-grade scribe, why should he let him put down his job to learn this Lantian secret code? ”

As soon as Pei Xingjian said this, Yuan Wanqing and the others also suddenly woke up - the queen's move is by no means simple!

Wu Zetian smiled and said casually: "Wei Yuanzhong is right to supervise the imperial history, but maybe he will be transferred to the military department tomorrow to take up his post, or will he go on the expedition with Pei Gong?" Since he has a talent for military affairs, the imperial court should start cultivating it in case he needs it in the future! ”

"Oh, I see...... The queen of heaven is far-sighted, and the old minister admires! Pei Xingjian didn't dare to say anything more or even make any dissatisfied expressions, he could only secretly regret in his heart, I knew that this was the case, why didn't I recommend a few generals?

Xue Shao glanced sideways at the micro-expression on Pei Xingjian's face, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the wrist and scheming of the old demon of Montenegro, even a great power like Pei Xingjian can't forget it, and he can't help it!.

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