Xue Chongxun has been back in Chang'an for a month, he has spent a hot month, during which it occasionally rains and cools for a day or two, but with the arrival of the scorching heat, the temperature has been rising. Seeing that in July, there was a sudden rainstorm, and then there was rain for the next few days, and the day was suddenly not so hot, and the rain and cold made people realize that early autumn had come quietly unconsciously.

When many people sighed happily for a long rain at lunchtime, but saw Li Shouyi's sad face, people remembered that it was the autumn harvest season at this time, and the grain was not easy to dry due to too much rain, and it was easy to soak and sprout and then mold and deteriorate.

In such uncertain weather and mixed feelings, the "Long March athletes" plan put forward by Zhang Shuo gradually won the approval of all forces in the DPRK and China, and was gradually completed.

When the official five-color edict was promulgated in the Hanyuan Palace, it was raining rain and lightning and thunder outside, and the eunuch Yu Liben had just finished reading the "system saying" when he was shocked by a thunderclap and stopped.

In the text, it was ordered to recruit 100,000 athletes throughout the country, and the imperial court should pay for the equipment of grain and grass, and allocate houses and land, and after forming an army, they could be transferred to Longyou, Hexi to deal with the war against Tibet. This armed force was very different from the previous government soldiers "Shangfan", who could return to the land and become farmers after the war, and the soldiers were recruited for a long time, laying an irreversible foundation for the conscription system and the professional military system. Professional soldiers can improve the quality of the army in modern society, but under the communication, system, and economic conditions at this time, there are many drawbacks, and the biggest drawback is that it is difficult to control...... The warlord division after the Anshi Rebellion cannot but be said to have nothing to do with the change of the military system.

"Ka!" The spacious hall suddenly lit up again, and Xue Chongxun, who had always been bold, trembled all over his body at this time, he was not frightened by thunder, but was disturbed by the panic in his heart.

How will this edict affect the future of the empire? He knew the consequences, but he didn't stop them. His current situation is probably similar to that of a pilot who flies a plane and drops a nuclear bomb on a big city, whether it is right or wrong, in short, there are millions of lives below. The civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, except for Xue Chongxun, no one realized the consequences, everyone is a mortal, who can really determine the lifeblood of a hundred and ten years later?

suddenly remembered Du Fu, he had a poem "Wen Guanjun Collects Henan and Hebei": Outside the sword, it was suddenly rumored to collect Jibei, and the clothes were full of tears when I first heard it. But seeing where his wife was worried, he was ecstatic with poems and books. Singing during the day must indulge in wine, and youth is a good companion to return home. That is, from Ba Gorge through Wu Gorge, then go down to Xiangyang to Luoyang......

Du Fu has been sad about the decline of the Tang Dynasty all his life, and this poem is very happy. But when Xue Chongxun thought about it, he still felt a little sad, where will Datang go here?

When he quietly turned his head to look, he saw that the rain was pouring outside the window, and the eaves of the palace were like goshawks about to take off, but the sharp tips were raining, like blood flowing.

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After reading the edict, Li Shouli directly ordered to retreat from the court, in fact, the edict was not instructed by him, it was completely the meaning of Princess Taiping. When everyone bowed to him and shouted longevity, there was nothing to do with Li Shouli.

The officials came out of the Hanyuan Hall one after another, it was raining outside, and many umbrellas appeared on Longwei Road for a while, which was a different landscape.

At this time, someone came up to say hello, and when Xue Chongxun looked back, he saw that it was the bearded Pan Haoli. Li Shouli was a assassin in Youzhou before he became the emperor, and this Pan bearded man was an adjutant in Youzhou, and now he followed the emperor to Chang'an as an official. It's just that this Pan bearded man and a few other people surnamed Yuan do not hold any important official positions and have little power. Li Shouli is really weak, and he has no foundation in Chang'an.

However, Xue Chongxun knew that Pan Dabeard was the emperor's person, so he still gave him face, and said with a smile: "You will be an official in the same dynasty as soon as you say goodbye, and you will be fortunate to meet you." ”

Pan Dabeard hugged his fists as a salute, but because he was holding an umbrella, his action changed to holding the umbrella in his hand with both hands, and he also sighed: "It's rare to meet again." ”

Between the towering palaces, on the spectacular Longwei Road, the two of them wore robes to reminisce about the past, and for a while they were full of antiquity, and Xue Chongxun was poetic in his heart, but he couldn't write poetry...... Poetry really has a background of the times, and in this environment, good poems can always be born.

The two talked as they walked, and Xue Chongxun asked again: "Is Pan Changshi used to the water and soil of Chang'an?" "Now Pan Dabeard is no longer a long history, it seems that he is an official in the Hanlin Academy, but Xue Chongxun calls him by his previous official name, which seems to have a long friendship.

Pan said with a big beard: "Fortunately, Chang'an is hotter than Youzhou, and it is comfortable to be cold these days; It's just that it was busy with farming, and the rain delayed farming a bit. ”

At this moment, I heard a shrill voice again: "After Xue Lang went to Luoyang to rectify the Cao Yun, it only takes one month to transport grain from Jiangnan Province of Lingnan Province to Beijing, and no matter how it is, there will be no shortage of grain in Beijing." Xue Lang's matter must have a stroke in the historical books. ”

Pan Bearded sighed lightly, noncommittal. Xue Chongxun said in his heart: Of course, the rulers of Chang'an will not be short of grain, but it will affect the harvest, and the grain transported from the south of the Yangtze River will not be distributed to the people...... Pan Haoli's sigh probably meant this. In such a comparison, Pan Haoli and these literati are still somewhat benevolent, and their ideological realm is one level higher than that of eunuchs.

Yu Liben said again: "His Royal Highness also said casually this morning, Xue Lang hasn't been to see her for a long time. Xue Lang took the time to go to Chengxiang Hall to say hello in the past two days. ”

Xue Chongxun said: "I was just going to say hello to my mother, it's still early today, so it's better to go now." ”

So he said goodbye to Pan and parted ways. Pan Haoli went south to Danfengmen, and Xue Chongxun and Yu Liben went north to Taiqichi.

Walking along the shore of the Tai Armpit Pond into the Chengxiang Palace, after walking up the corridor, there is no need to play an umbrella, Xue Chongxun put away the umbrella and walked to the left, from the flying bridge to Guò, to the back of the complex. Princess Taiping is in an open hall on the upper floor of the palace, which is very cool and ventilated on all sides.

When Xue Chongxun entered, he saw that she was half-leaning back on a chair, with goat's milk on her face...... A woman in her forties really needs maintenance. There were also seven or eight palace maids waiting on the side, carrying various things.

"Erchen asked his mother how she was doing." Xue Chongxun bowed.

Taiping said: "Coming? Come and sit down here and wait for me for a while. Someone came and washed my face. ”

Xue Chongxun walked over as he said, but when he saw a cork chair in front of Taiping, he looked at it very abruptly, and he thought that his mother might have known that he was coming and asked someone to move there in advance. He sat down and waited in silence. The slaves and maids carefully cleaned the faces of the peace, and the cumbersome procedures were busy for a while before they were finished, and there was no makeup yet. At this time, it is approaching the evening, if Taiping does not attend the dinner tonight, there is really no need to paint the eyebrows.

She sat up, waved her sleeves slightly, and the palace maid next to her stepped out respectfully. Xue Chongxun owed a debt and asked, "Mother was in poor health a few days ago, is she better now?" ”

Taiping said: "It's all right, I often came to stay here a few days ago, it is very ventilated and cool, and there is no discomfort." It's just that the wind is strong, and the skin and hair are a little dry. ”

Xue Chongxun took a closer look at the skin on Taiping's neck, and did not find any difference from before. But recently, he saw Li Yan'er's delicate and firm skin in her teens, and then looked at her mother, who had signs of age, and found that her skin was obviously a little loose. However, it is not easy to see without comparison, Taiping's skin is well maintained, basically unsunned, and it is very white like mutton fat. It is rare that there are no spots on her face, and most women are prone to spots on their faces when they are older.

Princess Taiping looked at Qionglou Yuyu outside the attic railing, and said after a long time: "Now that the edict has been issued, the shape of Longyou has finally found a way, I thought about it, or can only use the Hexi Jiedu to make Cheng Qianli the head of the march......"

Xue Chongxun listened silently, his heart was as cold as iron: In the future, I will be a festival to make a fool of myself, in case my mother is gone, if the court wants to liquidate me, Lao Tzu will rebel.

He helped Zhang Shuotong guò with the proposal of the "Long March Athletes", the purpose of which was here, to take power in the army.

It stands to reason that the government soldiers of the Tang Dynasty can still be maintained at this time, but if the main battle force is still the government soldiers, Xue Chongxun has no chance to catch the force at all. For the government soldiers, the Zhichong government has soldiers but does not have the right to transfer troops, and the central government and the military department only have the right to transfer troops, and the government soldiers go home to farm after the battle, and they are often rotated...... Under the government military system, even if you are the crown prince, you can't control the country's military power. The forbidden army is under the orders of the royal family, and wants to use the forbidden army against the royal family...... With Xue Chongxun's identity and the level of power in the DPRK, the chances of mastering the forbidden army are very small.

The current government military system has not been completely corrupted, and the 100,000 athletes decided by the imperial court are only recruited under the pressure of war, and Xue Chongxun himself does not know how it will develop in the future. This is where his weakness lies, something too complex and long-term to be effectively predicted.

In short, he is very confused, but if he doesn't do anything and become a nobleman in Chang'an, it is obvious that he will die, and it is impossible for Taiping to protect him for the rest of his life. Maybe there may be a turmoil before the death of Taiping, who can be sure? Princess Taiping's holding of power is not justified.

At this moment, I heard Princess Taiping say: "You have lived with your mother several times, and I have called Cheng Ting to sleep, why don't you touch her?" ”

Xue Chongxun groaned: "This is the palace, and the ministers dare not make a mistake, which is suspected of fornication, chaos in the palace, and contrary to the etiquette system." ”

Taiping smiled: "A woman, if you can't get her body, you can't get her heart." Cheng Ting is Cheng Qianli's niece of the same clan, you now have a wife, you can take her back to your home. With this relationship, he can give Cheng Qianli a hope, and he can enter the court through guò military exploits and nepotism. Do you understand? ”

A few black lines appeared on Xue Chongxun's forehead, and he thought depressedly: His wife Li Yan'er is a political object, and even the concubine's room has to be stuffed. But what his mother said is also right, Cheng Qianli can see a bright future, he basically won't have two hearts, who is willing to give up the opportunity to glorify his ancestors to mix in some unreliable things?

He thought about it and said: "Erchen understands, mother and rest assured, I will definitely love Cheng Ting more." ”G