Xue Chongxun was also very anxious in Luoyang, and he couldn't wait to fly back to Chang'an immediately. But he also realized that the more times like this, the more he should calm down, so he prepared to write a message and send it back to Chang'an urgently, saying that he would return to Beijing to report on his work. There is no need to wait for the reply of the household yamen, because several prime ministers are all mothers, and the form is sufficient, and they can leave for the next day.

He was very anxious at first, feeling that he was aware of the heavens, as if he had changed the course of history with one hand...... In short, even if you can remain calm on the surface, you are not so calm inside.

So unfortunately I lost sleep again, and I couldn't sleep at all. He got dressed and got up, and there was a dead silence outside, and the ancient night was so quiet. At this time, there was not even the chirping of insects, and occasionally there was a gust of wind, which made the branches in the yard "rustle" for a while, as if there were ghosts.

There was a bit of light in the window, and it was a lantern under the eaves. Fortunately, it is in the rich courtyard, if it is an ordinary family, it is impossible to spend oil to light the lamp in the middle of the night, so how dark it should be. In the darkness, he meditated.

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The next day, they set off on the road, and the Flying Tigers could not be taken. Xue Chongxun suddenly thought that he had been in a hurry for the past few months, looking around, and he didn't know if he would be busy in vain in the end?

When he was approaching Chang'an, he thought of a plan to make some preparations, so he asked Fang Yuzhong to take someone to catch a few frogs. It's spring, so it's not easy to catch, but it would be easier if it was summer...... But what Xue Chongxun personally explained, Fang Yuzhong had to send someone to find it, they went to the village to pay the villagers to help, and finally caught a few of them, put them in a sack and came back to pay for it.

After entering Chang'an City and returning home, Xue Chongxun didn't bother to change his clothes, and asked someone to prepare some things, so he went straight to the palace of Princess Taiping of Zhenguo.

The princess's mansion is still in full swing and shows no signs of decline.

Xue Chongxun was called to the front hall to meet his mother, and after entering, he found that there were two or three court ministers such as Dou Huaizhen in the hall.

Princess Taiping was talking to the ministers, and when she saw Xue Chongxun's dusty appearance, she couldn't help but say: "You are tired, stay in your mother's mansion today, I will ask someone to wait for you to bathe and change your clothes, and then rest first." ”

She was wearing a big red floor-length dress, with a straight neck, dignified demeanor, graceful and luxurious, and her expression was also very calm, and she was not in a hurry to ask Xue Chongxun how he was doing, nor did she ask him why he was in a hurry to return to Chang'an.

Xue Chongxun was not as calm as his mother, he took two steps forward and said to the two attendants beside his mother: "You guys avoid it first, my mother and I have something to say." ”

Dou Huaizhen hugged his fist to Xue Chongxun and said: "Xue Lang did a good job in the Eastern Capital, and there was a lot of trouble in the court some time ago. Xiao Zhizhong also smiled: "Congratulations to Xue Lang, Caoyun's first merit belongs to you." ”

Xue Chongxun took care of the politeness and returned the salute, but he didn't talk nonsense with them, and immediately said to Princess Taiping: "Mother, I am in a hurry to go back to Chang'an because I heard about the occurrence of comet celestial phenomena. ”

Princess Taiping flicked her long sleeves, sat up straight, and said slowly: "I was also talking about this matter with several ministers just now, and the supervisor of Si Tiantai said to Jinshang to abolish the prince to avoid disasters, but Jinshang has not expressed his position, nor has he punished Si Tiantai officials. ”

At this moment, Xue Chongxun's words surprised everyone present: "It is impossible to abolish the crown prince, I boldly predict that Li Sanlang will be blessed by misfortune at this time and ascend to the throne of God!" ”

If Xue Chongxun said such an unexpected sentence before, most of them would be sneered at by several prime ministers as grandstanding, but Xue Chongxun had just done a good thing, and a bunch of people on the prince's side couldn't do anything about him, so it can be seen that he Xue Chongxun still has some ability. So what he said can't be vetoed at will, let alone use age as a reason, Li Longji is only in his twenties, who can despise him? Because Li Longji was outstanding when he killed Empress Wei. In a turbulent situation, merit and talent should be valued the most, rather than qualifications.

Princess Taiping had a look of surprise on her face at first, but the calm and unhurried general demeanor she exuded on her body still did not change, she looked back at Dou Huaizhen and the others, and asked, "Is this possible?" ”

Dou Huaizhen and the others looked at each other and muttered: "Today, because of this, the crown prince will be abolished, I am afraid it will test his courage, but Chan will make the emperor ......."

Xue Chongxun said: "I have given it once before, and it is okay to let it again now." ”

As he spoke, he looked left and right, glanced at the expressions of the others, sighed, and said, "I know that no one will believe ......."

Taiping said: "It's not that I don't believe you, you're just guessing." The matter will soon come to light, and it will be known then. ”

Xue Chongxun frowned and said, "Mother, if you make up your mind now, it is the best time, because no one can predict that we will do it at this time...... Alas, but I also know that it is really difficult for a strong man to make a mother desperate for a single guess. But if Li Sanlang really ascends to the throne because of this, my mother should consider my vision. My advice is: Even if Li Sanlang ascends the throne, we still have a chance, and then my mother can no longer hesitate! Once it reaches that point, whoever makes a decisive move first and grabs the opportunity will have more opportunities! ”

His vision may not be far-sighted, but he predicts that the course of history is not comparable to mortals in the world, and he is the only one in the world.

Taiping bowed his head in contemplation, and the people in the hall fell silent.

Xue Chongxun broke the silence and said: "It takes time to plan the layout, not to mention that King Fen is still in Youzhou, and things are more complicated and difficult for us...... We really have to prepare early, otherwise San Lang will suddenly attack, and we won't even have a chance to resist. ”

Taiping looked at Dou Huaizhen and the others, and muttered, "Things haven't come to that point yet, right?" ”

Both prime ministers nodded yes.

At this time, Xue Chongxun suddenly said: "Is Mother interested in watching her children play a game?" ”

"Games?" A smile appeared on Taiping's face, "...... Okay, I'll see what you're going to mess up with. ”

Dou Huaizhen and Xiao Zhizhong were also a little curious and waited for Xue Chongxun's performance.

Xue Chongxun walked to the door, asked someone to spread the word, and called his house slave in. After a while, Fang Yuzhong and the others came in with all kinds of things: two stoves, two pots, and a sack.

"Wow wow......" Suddenly a frog croaked from the sack. Taiping couldn't help but smile, and said with a smile: "Chongxun wants to perform cooking skills in front of the ministers? ”

"Mother will find out in a moment." Xue Chongxun said as he ordered Fang Yuzhong to light the firewood in the two stoves. Suddenly, the palatial palace was filled with smoke, which was really a terrible sight.

However, because Xue Chongxun is the son of Princess Taiping, and he has been very peaceful during this time, and the relationship between mother and son is much closer than that of other brothers, so Princess Taiping can also make trouble with him, which is also a kind of favor.

After the stove was lit, Fang Yuzhong put the two pots on them separately, and the two pots were iron pots for boiling water, which were deeper than the ones for stir-frying. Both pots were filled with half a pot of water.

At this time, Xue Chongxun put his hand into the sack and grabbed a frog out, the frog was still struggling alive, but unexpectedly, a waterline came out, and it turned out that the frog was peeing! Dou Huaizhen and the others immediately laughed, and Taiping was also smiling and silent...... It's a joy to see your favorite person occasionally tinkering with cheesy gadgets.

Xue Chongxun didn't laugh, he threw the frog into a pot. The frog jumped twice, but the wall of the pot was too high and slippery, it couldn't jump out, and it was blocked back several times, so it had to stay inside honestly.

In this way, the frog rested and jumped again, and finally got stuck in the pot and couldn't get out. There was a fire burning under the stove, and gradually white smoke began to rise from the water surface, and Dou Huaizhen couldn't help but say, "This frog is going to be boiled to death." ”

Xue Chongxun said: "Now it has no strength to jump if it wants to, and it has been boiled half to death...... Look at this one again. So he took another frog out of the sack and threw it into another pot.

The water in the two pots is boiling at the same time, and both are already scalding. After the second frog was thrown into the pot, he jumped with all his strength in pain, like a spring, and jumped out of the pot in one leap, and then jumped a few times and fled to His Highness.

And the first frog has been boiled so that its belly is turned over.

At this time, Xue Chongxun said: "Mother, my game is finished, and it has a name, called 'Boiled Frog in Warm Water', do you think it's interesting?" ”

Everyone suddenly fell silent, and after the joyful game, Princess Taiping's face was a little strange.

Xue Chongxun hugged his fists and said: "Boiled frog in warm water, when the danger is slowly approaching, the frog always feels that it is not yet the time of life and death, so it has not been able to burst out to the maximum potential to escape, but when it realizes that the final is not good, it has no strength and no chance to jump hard...... Actually, it has that ability, otherwise how would the second frog get out? ”

His expression suddenly froze, he fell to his knees, and said, "Mother, we are the frog!" Let's not plan early, when the prince has already threatened us, we want to fight again...... Mother thinks that at that time, will we be fast, or will the prince be fast? If the crown prince has the title of emperor, it will be a holy decree to do it! Can we keep up with him? ”

Xue Chongxun's commotion was not without effect, and Dou Huaizhen and other prime ministers had some vigilant expressions on their faces because of this...... As Xue Chongxun said, if an emperor really wants to kill someone, it is relatively easy to justify, as long as he is bold and decisive enough.

"Will Saburo be appointed emperor today?" Xiao Zhizhong frowned and muttered.

Xue Chongxun said categorically: "It won't be long before I know, I'm afraid that everyone will feel that the Emperor Taishang still hasn't let go of his power, and it's not time yet...... Then it's really a step by step abyss, boiling a frog in warm water! ”G