Chapter 791: Concubine Xiao Shu also knew about Wu Meiniang

Entering Chang'an City, this time the queen no longer covered up, and drove into the palace from the Xuanwu Gate, Wang Ping'an sent it to the door, and watched the queen go in.

Wang Ping'an waited in Xuanwu Gate for a while, Xue Rengui, the general of the Northern Ya, ran out in person, and after the queen's phoenix drove in, Xue Rengui pulled Wang Ping'an, entered the guard, and retired the generals, Xue Rengui bowed to Wang Ping'an to the ground.

Wang Ping'an understood in his heart that Xue Rengui was thanking himself for nominating him. He smiled and helped Xue Rengui up, and said, "General Xue is polite, why bother, our own people, why are you so polite, I am embarrassed!" ”

Xue Rengui said with a grateful face: "Wang Xiangye, the young general has been watching the gate in this Xuanwu Gate for many years, this is naturally because the first emperor trusted the young general, Long En is like this, the young general dares not to do his best to guard." But then again, the new dynasty has a new atmosphere, and the young general always thinks that he can also go out to lead the troops and do more for the country. Last time, because of the expedition, I went to ask the eldest grandson. ”

Wang Ping'an said with a smile: "This time I have fulfilled your wish, Lord Changsun helped, aren't you able to lead the troops to the battle, and this crusade against the king is victorious and undefeated, and the merit can be established steadily, and when the imperial court issues an edict, General Xue will be able to guard the pastoral side, which is a hundred times more beautiful than guarding the Xuanwu Gate now!" ”

Now it is the early Tang Dynasty, not the late Tang Dynasty, the general who guards the Quartet, and there is not much prestige, if you want to say that it is more beautiful than guarding the Xuanwu Gate, it is impossible, and it is not as good as guarding the Xuanwu Gate to defend any place. However, the degree of freedom of the general guarding the four directions is very great, as long as he is in his own one-third of an acre, what he says is what, even if he says that the eggs are borne by the tree, who dares to refute that it is the hen?

Xue Rengui said with a smile: "That's not it, like in Chang'an City, the princes and ministers are all over the street, and the young general has to kowtow to anyone when he sees him, if he goes out of Chang'an, then someone else will salute the young general!" ”

Wang Ping'an laughed twice and said, "If you want to say that there are many princes and nobles in Chang'an City, it is really too many to count. If you say that you are walking on the street, and suddenly a tile falls from the sky, and the people on the street are accidentally smashed, and ten people are hit, nine of them are princes, and the remaining one is still noble, so many are impossible. The tiles are also embarrassed, and no one is embarrassed if they don't smash it! ”

Xue Rengui was stunned for a moment, and didn't immediately understand, how could a tile hit ten people? After thinking about it for a while, I realized that Wang Ping'an was telling a joke. He hurriedly said: "Who said no, if you just salute the princes and nobles, sometimes when you meet a eunuch with a higher rank than the young general, the young general has to salute him, then the heart is called aggrieved!" ”

Wang Ping'an thought to himself: "There are not many eunuchs with a higher rank than you. Could it be that Shi Zhongchen is here, do you dare not salute him? Do you dare to complain in front of him, see if he pumps you? Well, Shi Zhongchen won't smoke you, he can't do it himself, he will let you smoke yourself! ”

Xue Rengui whispered: "Prime Minister Wang, the young general wants to visit the mansion tonight, I wonder if you have time?" This is quite obvious, this is to give Wang Ping'an a gift.

Wang Ping'an waved his hand and said, "Our own brothers, don't worry about this visit." You're going to go on a campaign, and the cost will be huge, at least you'll have to prepare armor for your cronies, and if you count on the Wei Mansion to allocate it to you, you won't get any good equipment. Keep all your money for your subordinates to buy equipment! ”

Xue Rengui said embarrassedly: "Then where is it, the young general is not going to ...... in his heart."

Wang Ping'an patted him on the shoulder, with an expression of "I am a teacher" on his face, and said: "I trust you very much, General Xue, after you arrive at the front line, you will definitely kill the enemy bravely and make meritorious contributions for the country and the emperor, so that the prime minister can also ask for merit for you in the court." When talking to others about you, the prime minister also has face, after all, are you recommended by the prime minister, we will be one and work together for the foundation of my Tang Dynasty for the rest of our lives, and contribute to it! ”

When Xue Rengui heard this, he admired in his heart, no wonder Wang Ping'an was able to become the prime minister at a young age, and he really had something extraordinary, looking at what others said, how much he had level, and he would have contributed to the foundation of the prosperous era of my Tang Dynasty for the rest of his life.

Xue Rengui expressed his admiration, and even claimed that he was willing to follow behind Wang Xiangye and fight hard. But he was still a little embarrassed, no matter what, he had received so much benefit from others, and he had to repay it, which was the basic principle of being a man, and he opened his mouth again to talk about the visit.

Wang Ping'an thought for a while and said, "Forget it before you go on the expedition, don't go to the prime minister." In this way, if you really have this intention, I can't refuse, it's better to wait for you to return triumphantly, and then go to me, I'll pick you up and wash the dust, and celebrate by the way, what do you think? ”

In the officialdom, there is no favor for nothing, if Wang Ping'an blindly does not let Xue Rengui give him gifts, then things will definitely cause Xue Rengui to panic, Xue Rengui will be cranky, why doesn't Wang Ping'an want my gifts, why? It may also lead to suspicion and estrangement. Therefore, the gift is not something that you don't want to accept if you don't want to, things have developed to a certain stage, and you can't accept it if you want to.

On the contrary, as soon as Wang Ping'an said that Xue Rengui would be victorious and return to the court, he would visit him again, which means that now I will accept your gifts, and you may not be able to give much, after all, you have not yet made a fortune, so the gift matter will be put aside first, and when you come back from the expedition, you will make a fortune, and then give me a gift, so that you can give more, I am considerate of you, this is called doing things first and then collecting money!

Xue Rengui put his mind at ease, he was not afraid that Wang Ping'an had a big appetite, he was afraid that he would have no appetite, which general would go out to return to the court, he would not have to make a fortune, even if Wang Ping'an's appetite was big, he could feed it, he was afraid that people would not let him feed it, then there is a saying here, and what is not clear, but it is the most fatal!

Xue Rengui immediately said that as long as he could come back alive, the first thing he would do after returning to the dynasty was to go to Wang Ping'an to sit down and chat.

The two exchanged politeness, Wang Ping'an also entered the palace, he went directly to the Ganlu Palace, went to see Li Zhi, and wanted to tell Li Zhi about today's events.

Deliberately walking slowly, it was estimated that Queen Wang should finish talking to Li Zhi and leave the Ganlu Palace, and the time was about the same before he asked to see Li Zhi.

Li Zhi was really waiting for him, and as soon as he heard that the king had arrived safely, he immediately announced that he had entered the palace. Li Zhi didn't wait for Wang Ping'an to salute, he jumped out from behind the dragon book case, waved his hand, and said, "All retreat, all retreat!" ”

The little eunuchs and palace maids who were waiting in the palace hurriedly went out, and no one dared to stay. These days, Shi Zhongchen's health has been poor and he has not served in the palace, and Shi Aiguo and Mi Xiaomiao are not qualified to be on duty here for a long time, so there is a gap in the high-level eunuchs of the Ganlu Palace, which is just convenient for Li Zhi and Wang Ping'an to discuss things.

Li Zhi ran to Wang Ping'an and said, "No disease, just now the queen came and said that she wanted to take Mei Niang into the palace, she is thinking of a way, saying that it is not for anything else, just to make my life happier." Is this true, and what can the queen do? It's all up to you, why didn't you tell me in advance? Now tell me about it! ”

Wang Ping'an listened carefully to what Li Zhi said, in the first half of the sentence he called himself me, and in the second half of the sentence he called himself me, which shows how Queen Wang does things, and it can't make Li Zhi anxious, in other words, he didn't take Queen Wang seriously at all, and when he asked himself what method he had in the second half of the sentence, he began to be anxious. This illustrates a problem, the status of his courtiers in the emperor's heart is far higher than the status of the queen's wife!

Wang Ping'an was very happy in his heart, and he said: "Your Majesty, don't be in a hurry, please sit down quickly, we have something to say slowly." ”

Li Zhi said: "Can I not be in a hurry, I waited for the news and didn't even eat." He took Wang Ping'an's hand and refused to let go, pulled Wang Ping'an to the dragon book case, and sat down together.

Wang Ping'an said: "It's not that the minister didn't tell the emperor in advance, but the minister's method was also improvized. ”

He told the story of the matter, fifteen and ten, and the general story of this matter, Queen Wang had already told Li Zhi, especially about the stand-in, and said it more clearly.

Li Zhi listened, thought for a while, and said, "Those former concubines didn't recognize Mei Niang? This is really strange, Mei Niang can't know anyone when she is in the palace, how can no one recognize her? And the old concubine, why did she say that there was a birthmark on her back, in case Mei Niang really had a birthmark on her back, wouldn't it be a big deal! ”

Wang Ping'an smiled: "Your Majesty, how can there be no one who doesn't know Wu Meiniang?" The key question is, what is the use of recognizing it, and what benefits does it bring to them? There is no good, but the bad is immediate. No profit can not be early, there is no benefit only bad things, who is stupid to do this kind of thing! ”

After a pause, he added: "As for the birthmark pointed out by the old concubine, this is impossible to have a problem. First, there is no one in a million of that kind of big birthmark, and Mei Niang may not have it. Even if Mei Niang is the only one among the millions, she can still use this birthmark as evidence to say that she is not a former martial artist! ”

Li Zhi frowned, thought for a long time, but still didn't understand, he said: "The birthmark that the old concubine said is very important, and it can directly prove that this is empty, and it is not Bi Meiniang." But what if Mei Niang really has it, then what should I do? ”

Wu Meiniang has a birthmark, of course he knows, but he doesn't understand the birthmark proposed by the old nun, why should he bring it up?

Wang Ping'an said loudly and said: "Your Majesty, as long as the birthmark is raised, Mei Niang's own family will not come out to refute it anyway, her daughters are dead, how can they mention sad things again, and the ministers protect them tightly, and they will not be asked." So it's best to use birthmarks as proof. As for what if, if Mei Niang really has a birthmark, then it's not easy to do. Anyway, the old nun is the only one who has seen the birthmark, as long as she says that it is different from the birthmark she has seen before, then she will not have it. On the contrary, this can lead to a comment, saying that Xiao Wu Meiniang and the dead Wu Meiniang are fated. ”

Li Zhi sighed, suddenly realized, and said: "This is the same as what you said before, it makes people have two skins in their mouths, how can they be reasonable!" ”

Wang Ping'an smiled: "Yes, testifying, isn't it just a matter of the upper lip touching the lower lip!" ”

"Then, in a few days, the queen will take Mei Niang into the palace and let her copy the scriptures in the palace?" Li Zhi asked. As soon as he thought of being able to meet Wu Meiniang in the palace, and it was a bright meeting, he became excited.

Wang Ping'an said: "That's natural, it won't take long to do this, at most a month, as long as Mei Niang's hair grows out and she is no longer bald, then she can enter the palace, and the emperor can also officially canonize her a title, such as Zhaoyi or something!" ”

Li Zhi's heart was itching, he said: "A month is too long, I can't wait, it's better to ...... tomorrow Well, in a few days, let the queen summon her to the palace! ”

Wang Ping'an nodded and smiled: "This will follow the emperor's mood, but it can't be too fast, otherwise there will be rumors going out, maybe someone will think of the emperor's going to Ganye Temple, saying that you have long taken a fancy to the empty little master, and the queen will bring her into the palace, let's wait for things to cool down." ”

Li Zhi sat on the dragon couch and couldn't help twisting his body, he wanted to go to Ganye Temple again, and wanted to tell Wu Meiniang the good news in person. He asked, "How can you make things cool?" If I accept a nun as a concubine, this matter will not be cold, there must be someone to talk about it, I am afraid that my uncle will interfere, he has always been disgusted with this kind of thing, I am afraid that it will be embarrassing for Mei Niang! ”

Wang Ping'an thought to himself: "He will want to embarrass Wu Meiniang, but it's a pity that he doesn't have enough ability." ”

Without waiting for Wang Ping'an to come up with an idea, this time Li Zhi actually came up with an idea, he said: "I will find more work for him to do these days." The matter of opening the city gate day and night is not big enough, it is better for me to let him parade on behalf of the Son of Heaven, isn't this going to Liaodong, the government soldiers are gathered, let my uncle go to the parade or something, preside over the expedition, and ensure that he is too busy to care about me. ”

Wang Ping'an gave a thumbs up and said, "High, this plan is big, the emperor is wise." ”

The two discussed, and Wang Ping'an withdrew from the hall. Before he could leave the palace, he was just not far from the Ganlu Palace, and he saw a person in front of him, a little eunuch. The little eunuch seemed to be waiting for Wang Ping'an, so he ran over, bent over, and said, "Master Wang, the little one is from the palace of the concubine Niangniang, and I want to ask you a few words at the behest of the concubine?" ”

Now that Wang Ping'an and Concubine Xiao Shufei are already in clear camps, they can't curry favor with both ends at this time. He glared at him and said, "If you have something to say, say it quickly, let it go if you have a fart, I'm busy, I don't have time to listen to your nonsense!" ”

The little eunuch shuddered, okay, not a big person, not a small temper, he said: "Wang Xiangye, you just accompanied the queen out of the palace?" But go to the Ganye Temple? ”

Wang Ping'an flicked his sleeves and said, "What are you talking about, the voice is too small, and I can't hear it clearly." Pushing away the little eunuch, he said again: "Don't bother to listen to it, go back and tell your family Xiao Niangniang, pack your luggage, and prepare to move to the cold palace!" ”

The little eunuch was taken aback and froze for a moment.

Wang Ping'an strode away, laughing in his heart, let's make trouble, the happier Xiao Fox is, the faster Queen Wang acts, and the closer the day when Wu Meiniang enters the palace.