The officials and generals who came back from Helong were all promoted and rewarded, but Xue Chongxun did not, and was only given some gold silk to show the emperor's reward. It stands to reason that the biggest hero of this Helong victory should be Xue Chongxun, he is the main general, and he should be given a title according to the system of rewarding meritorious deeds; The problem with this matter is that his previous title was already too high, how can you be crowned as a prince?

It was Princess Taiping who granted the military power at the beginning, but now she has gone to Huaqing Palace, but she has left the aftermath. The contradiction at this time cannot be reasonably resolved by law, not to mention that Li Chengning does not have the strength to clean up Xue Chongxun today; Even if he had the strength to deal with King Jin at such a time (there is a way to get rid of him when he can't give more rewards), it will have huge consequences.

After seeing that the emperor and the generals followed Xue Chongxun out of Hanyuan Palace, others could not ride horses in the palace and could only walk, Xue Chongxun could just lead the horse and walk with everyone, and he could explain some things on the way.

The snow had not stopped, and there were many handymen clearing the snow in the wide square between the palaces, and they braved the wind and snow to wrap themselves tightly to at least ensure that there was no too thick snow on the roads.

Xue Chongxun turned around and said: "The Shence Army needs to be repaired after a long journey back to Chang'an, and Golang and Yin will make arrangements for it in a while, so that everyone can rest for a few days...... If there are no accidents, there will be nothing until the end of the year, so that everyone can have a good year. ”

The general replied. A group of people talked casually on the road for a while, even if it was a small meeting to discuss everything, as for how to complete those things next, Xue Chongxun didn't care.

Perhaps due to the limitations of the scale of manpower and transmission technology in ancient times, Xue Chongxun has become accustomed to the top-down organizational form of the Tang Dynasty. That is, the commands are all vague, and only one intention needs to be conveyed downward, and everyone will use this intention as a fulcrum to complete it according to experience and their own ideas.

It is not as strict and meticulous as modern management methods, and personnel at all levels at this time have a great deal of autonomy. Sometimes Xue Chongxun feels that this seemingly backward system is very efficient as long as it is properly employed. For example, when Xue Chongxun designed the waterhole behind Fushang Academy, he did not take the trouble to explain how big the bamboo pipe was, how steep it was, and what the flow rate of the water was...... Just one sentence: let this pool of water come alive, and have a quiet artistic conception. Then the craftsmen were able to come up with all kinds of ways to achieve their goals and do it quickly, which has to be said to be the industrious and skillful talent of the Han people.

Out of Daming Palace, Xue Chongxun found that Pang Er, who was driving the car in the house, was already waiting on the side of the street outside the palace gate, Pang Er touched his head and said: "Mrs. Sun is outside and it is windy and snowy, so let me drive the car and wait for Lang Jun." ”

The generals went to lead their horses and bid farewell to Xue Chongxun, they had to take care of all kinds of affairs of the Shence Army first. Xue Chongxun and a few staff members had nothing to do, so they prepared to go home.

It happened that Wang Changling also lived in Anyifang, because his house was given by Xue Chongxun, so Xue Chongxun invited him to the same car. So the honor guard walked all the way south along the east side of the palace wall of Taiji Palace, and the three people in the same car, in addition to Xue Chongxun's main curtain two, there was also Sanniang, who was inseparable but easy to ignore, because her words were too few.

The convoy passed through the streets and alleys, and the sounds of various market life outside were heard through the curtains. After a while, I heard a children's song.

Everyone was a little tired and didn't speak, so the ballad clearly reached their ears: "The ghost is in the mountain, the girl is lucky, and the king is in the world." The ghost is in the ...... of the mountain"

Xue Chongxun was sensitive when he heard the words "Wang Tianxia", but he didn't understand the meaning of this nursery rhyme for a while, so he turned his head to look at Wang Changling. I saw Wang Changling's face change, and he knocked on the carriage and said, "Stop!" ”

Xue Chongxun asked, "What do these ballads mean?" ”

Wang Changling looked at Xue Chongxun twice in amazement, and probably felt that he could make some good poems, how could he not understand such a simple meaning, so he said: "This is a ballad when Cao Wei usurped the Han Dynasty in ancient times, and it is really strange to suddenly sing it in the market at this time!" ”

"Oh......" Xue Chongxun replied lightly.

Wang Changling pushed the car door and said, "I'll go down and ask those children who taught them to sing." ”

Xue Chongxun thought of something thoughtfully, and did not stop Wang Changling, but said casually: "They are all children, what can they ask?" ”

The carriage and horse honor guard stopped on the street, waiting for Wang Changling to walk towards the alley. Wang Changling seemed to be concerned about this, but Xue Chongxun didn't care about it, and sat in the car and watched. Seeing that Wang Changling was finding out what kind of gadget was squatting down in front of a girl in a red jacket, Xue Chongxun was amused when he saw it, turned back to Sanniang and smiled: "Do you think the young uncle looks like a strange uncle who coaxes a little girl with a lollipop?" ”

Sanniang's face was expressionless, and she couldn't understand the joke implied in Xue Chongxun's words. Xue Chongxun was a little interested when he saw this.

After a while, Wang Changling came back and said, "I didn't ask anything." ”

Xue Chongxun smiled: "How did you get it?" ”

Wang Changling said depressedly: "The child said that her parents taught her not to ask for strangers' things, and shouted that I was a bad person, and then the children scattered and ran away. ”

"People are well educated." Xue Chongxun still kept a smile, "Come up, don't pay attention, it's not just a matter of making a few nursery rhymes behind your back." ”

Everyone was about to leave, when suddenly a crisp shout: "Xue Lang! Xue Chongxun looked back and saw a girl wearing a white mink coming on a horse, who was Bai Wuchang?

At first glance, she is quite normal, wearing a hat on her head to cover the white hair, and her small lips and chin are delicate, looking like a rich daughter with a lively personality. Xue Chongxun reflexively clenched his fists: "Seventh Sister Bai, why did you run out on a cold day." ”

Bai Wuchang's sassy figure jumped off the horse, and walked over with an aggrieved face: "Leave people alone in the house, and you two men and women will run out and be happy......

Sanniang was stunned, Xue Chongxun saw that this battle was going to be bad, he looked left and right and saw that there were still many retinues and soldiers, Bai Wuchang was afraid that he would have to throw himself into his arms in public and play tricks, so that everyone was not good at watching. He hurriedly stretched out his hand and pulled: "Let's get into the carriage and talk." ”

Wang Changling said embarrassedly: "I'd better ride a horse." ”

"It's okay, it's okay." Xue Chongxun shook his head and said, "Your mother-in-law or Lao Tzu helped you get it out of the Qinglou, what kind of pure is it with me?"

Bai Wuchang was tired of Xue Chongxun's body, and Xue Chongxun knocked on the carriage and said, "Pang Er, let's go." ”

"You also said that you will come back soon, it will be a few months soon, I can't find anything to do in the house and I'm going crazy, if it weren't for Mrs. Sun's fineness to give some money to spend, I would have to do my old job, don't blame me for causing trouble for you when the time comes." Bai Wuchang screamed bitterly.

At this time, Sanniang really couldn't stand it, and looked out the window coldly and said: "It's not used to the good days, it's better to go to the kind of days before when you have no tomorrow and no last meal, and you are always worried about it." ”

Bai Wuchang stared at Sanniang with round eyes and said angrily: "No one treats you as a dumb person, it's rare to hear you say so many words, it's quite slippery!" ”

Xue Chongxun smiled and said nothing, and Wang Changling was sitting with a righteous gentleman who did not squint.

"Ignore the gourd!" Bai Wuchang grabbed Xue Chongxun's arm and put his face on his shoulder, "From today onwards, I will always stick to you, I will go wherever you go, don't want to leave me in the mansion again." ”

Xue Chongxun had a rare and very good patience, and he smiled: "I have a group of wives in my family to support, and I have to do something serious, what can you do with me?" We are officials, but we can't let you be stabbed ...... death if someone is not pleasing to the eye."

Bai Wuchang's big watery eyes rolled and said: "Zi said that there is no merit, I have to do something with your family's money, or I will be your scholar and follower, I knock those officials and there will always be someone next to them who will not leave for a moment, and they will ...... like a fart."

Sanniang said coldly: "Don't mess around, people want to laugh at you." ”

Xue Chongxun was happy and said: "You look at the semi-illiterate people who know that you are not even as good as Sanniang, and you still have to be my scholar." Besides, it's not like you can mess around like this anywhere, it's almost the same if you follow me to help. ”

"......" Sanniang's face was blue and white for a while, and she stopped talking. Although the word illiteracy is rarely used, she can easily understand that this is not a good word, and it probably means "blind eyes".

Bai Wuchang said: "You look down on people too much! I'm not messing around all the time, you ask 'semi-literate'. ”

She made a fuss for a while, and then asked with a smile, "What gift did you bring me?" ”

Xue Chongxun said: "I brought some Western Regions jewelry and good furs from Longyou, and my subordinates have already sent them to the mansion, and I can take them out and share them when I go back in a while." ”

Bai Wuchang said: "The palace didn't reward you? Ouch, I heard that you killed 500,000 people in Tubo, how much does the emperor have to pay you?! ”

"How can you kill so many, the purpose of the war is not exactly to kill people, it is enough to achieve strategic goals, and Tubo has less than one-third of the casualties on the battle front."

"One-third ......" Bai Wuchang pinched his fingers, "Then there must be more than 100,000 lives!" According to the rules of our industry, you have really made a fortune, what reward will the emperor give you, just send you the country to pay off your debts......"

"Be careful!" Wang Changling, who had not spoken, suddenly drank solemnly.

Bai Wuchang stretched out his hand and pressed his chest, frowned, and said, "Uncle Wang, who are you bluffing?" Drink such a sentence coldly, and Sanniang has a comparison. ”

Wang Changling said: "Misfortune comes from the mouth, the little lady should understand the importance of loyalty and filial piety, not to mention the social affairs, how can this kind of rebellious words be casually joked?!" ”

Bai Wuchang was not afraid of his seriousness at all, but smiled and said: "You help Xue Lang collect debts, and when the time comes, you will be appointed as the prime minister or what kind of minister, what's wrong with honoring the ancestors?" ”G