Princess Taiping would meet with the important ministers in the Zichen Hall every few days, and Xue Chongxun entered the palace this morning mainly for this matter. However, he went early, so he went to Chengxiang Hall to see Princess Taiping alone, and by the way, he could also take Bai Qimei to meet her "old friend". The two of them are old friends who have known each other for a long time, and Xue Chongxun is aware of the subtle relationship, but he really doesn't care about this kind of thing, but many scholars feel a little disgusted by the good manly style.

In the eyes of Xue Chongxun, a bystander, Yuqing may care more, and Bai Qimei is afraid that most of what she is worried about is that she has been taken care of and helped by Yuqing before, and her friendship is more than anything else. In short, it was difficult to figure out, and Xue Chongxun didn't bother to ask.

When he and Bai Qimei, dressed in green robes, came to Chengxiang Hall to see Princess Taiping, they happened to be the person who came out to receive them. Yuqing suddenly found that Bai Qimei was also there, and was stunned for a moment, and her expression changed.

But seeing this, Xue Chongxun said solemnly: "Your sisters are old friends, and if you haven't seen each other for a long time, you must have something to say, so Yuqing stayed to talk to her, and I went in to see my mother myself." ”

Bai Qimei walked over affectionately and took Yuqing's hand, and said with a smile: "Sister Yuqing, do you miss me?" Unexpectedly, Yuqing shook off her hand, and said in a choked voice: "Now you still come to me to do something, you and I have nothing to do from now on!" ”

At this time, Xue Chongxun had just walked to the door, and when he heard this, he said in his heart: No wonder Yuqing seems to have a trace of resentment towards me so snubbed me on weekdays, it turns out that he still thinks of Bai Qimei's old feelings. It's a little funny for him to think about it, even if it weren't for me, Princess Taiping might have been confused with her a long time ago.

He shook his head slightly, and walked straight into the palace, only to see Princess Taiping sitting in front of the bronze mirror and asking the palace maids to wear a headdress for him, and said without raising his head: "I will go to Zichen Hall in a while, since you are here, go with me." ”

Xue Chongxun respectfully clenched his fists and said, "Yes." ”

Princess Taiping sat there upright, carefully examining every detail in the bronze mirror with a critical gaze. Seeing this, Xue Chongxun really needed some eyesight to knock carefully in the bronze mirror, anyway, he felt that the bronze mirror was very blurry.

He stood for a while and then said softly: "My son's request to order the imperial court to set up a new horse army, and the soldiers will be selected from each army to make some preparations for the Turkic war, can my mother agree?" ”

"I've heard about this, didn't you send someone to the armor supervisor to make armor?" Princess Taiping's gaze did not change in the slightest.

It was already in Xue Chongxun's expectation that she knew in advance, Princess Taiping's henchmen were very numerous, and Xue Chongxun was the person she paid special attention to, and she might not know anything about a little bigger.

Princess Taiping said lightly: "You've already started to do things, why do you have to ask me now?" ”

Xue Chongxun was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly bowed down and said, "If the mother thinks it is inappropriate, the son will cancel this proposal immediately." ”

That being said, in fact, Xue Chongxun now has the capital to confront Princess Taiping, and many of them can be done without her approval. Last time, when she had just recovered from a serious illness, the transfer of the Shence Army to the Beijing Division was a confrontation that affected the balance, and the result ended in mutual compromise and concession, and the consequence was that Xue Chongxun completely had the capital to establish a party, and he might still have the advantage of force in case of a sharp conflict. But Xue Chongxun has always avoided power conflicts with Princess Taiping, and tried to follow her wishes in everything, and she did the same. As a result, the relationship between mother and son is not single, and there are feelings of interdependence and even dependence, so there are many compromises and concessions; There are also some contradictions, after all, there is an irreconcilable aspect of dualism under autocracy.

This time the expansion of the army, on the one hand, was to prepare for the Turkic war, and on the other hand, Princess Taiping could foresee that it was another expansion of Xue Chongxun's army, and from a distance, it would affect the balance again. It's no wonder that there was a little dissatisfaction in her tone. She definitely values the relationship between mother and child, and at the same time she is a woman who is unwilling to give up power.

Princess Taiping sighed and said, "Since you have decided, how can I make you lose your prestige in front of your ministers?" That's all. ”

Xue Chongxun said with an extremely sincere demeanor: "Although the sons and daughters often disobey their mother's wishes, if one day you feel that I have been divorced, you can take back one of my qiē at any time, I will definitely be willing and will never have the slightest complaint." ”

Princess Taiping suddenly said: "The prince shouldn't be involved in politics in the first place, I will let you remove a group of people now, and then move to the side of the garden to enjoy the title as usual, but you are not allowed to associate with the courtiers, how about it?" ”

Is this a joke? Xue Chongxun said quietly: "If Mother decides to do this, there is nothing wrong with it. ”

Taiping raised his sleeves to cover his face and laughed, then took his hand and raised his head and said softly: "Don't I understand your heart?" ”

Xue Chongxun was stunned and didn't know how to answer. Princess Taiping said again: "The hour is almost up, let's go to Zichen Hall together." ”

Xue Chongxun hurriedly bowed down to help her get up from the collapse, and when he leaned closer, he whispered: "The sons are not greedy for power, but if one day if the mother is not in good spirits or loses power, and now the superior is in power, how will they treat the mother?" How will you deal with your mother's death? ”

Princess Taiping raised her eyebrows, glanced at him and was silent. Xue Chongxun whispered indifferently: "If my every one is under my mother's control, how can you watch my every move like now?" Think about the martial brothers or the people who are closer to the Li family, who can make the mother so concerned? ”

"You ......," Princess Taiping pondered for a moment. At this time, a group of slaves and maidservants came in to pick her up, and the conversation between the two of them was put down.

When the two of them left the Chengxiang Palace, they took the imperial chariot to the Zichen Hall in a high-profile manner, and several important ministers of the court were already waiting there. The courtiers who can meet Princess Taiping in the inner court are all people who can participate in the military aircraft, and the most discussed thing this time is the Turkic War, and the major affairs of the military country and the way to survive have always been the things that the center attaches special importance to. It was no secret in this small circle that the court was planning to use troops against the Turks, but it was difficult for people outside to perceive the movements of the court.

On this occasion, Xue Chongxun rarely spoke, but today he changed his normal behavior, stood on the hall and said loudly: "The Turks once wanted to plot the life of their mother, and this revenge must not be written off!" One sentence blocked the mouths of all the ministers, and no one dared to mention whether there was a need to start a war, all that could be said was how to start a war.

Xue Chongxun looked back and said: "Only by razing the entire territory of the Turkic Khanate with the Tang Iron Cavalry can we eliminate the anger in my heart." At the beginning of the year, we negotiated peace with the Turks, just because the time was not right, we did not want to gain or lose a battle, and those who wanted to destroy their country! ”

The last three words echoed through the wide hall, making it impossible for people to say anything. After a while, Zhang Shuo stood up and said: "The Turks treat His Highness like this, they are insulting my Tang court, and the ministers seconded the king of Jin. Cheng Qianli, the secretary of the Ministry of War, also said: "After the rise of the Turkic Khanate, the heart of disobedience has become more and more subordinate, and a few people who have survived and died in the capital and Hanhai have no longer been governed by the imperial court, and even threatened the border soldiers and civilians every year. ”

Princess Taiping asked, "Can you come up with a rough idea?" ”

Xue Chongxun hurriedly said: "The Tang army can fight, but it should be cautious and thoughtful in tactics, the terrain and climate of Yinshan Mountain in the north are not familiar, and they can use the power of various states and states to jointly attack." In particular, the Tiele tribes have long been oppressed by the Turkic Khanate and have deep grievances, and if they join forces with them, they can not only form a north-south attack, but also use their experience in the steppe to obtain advantageous fighters. ”

Princess Taiping nodded and said, "Tiele is a general term for the Turkic nomadic tribes other than the Turks, and there should be many tribes. ”

Cheng Qianli immediately said: "Your Royal Highness, Tiele mainly has nine surnames and thirteen departments, and he lives in the range of Hanhai Mansion, but now the Huihanhai Governor's Mansion is falling apart, and all parts are scattered, and there are no envoys in Chang'an, and it is far away in the Turkic north, so it is a little difficult to contact them separately for a while." ”

Xue Chongxun was thinking about the method of this matter last time, and when he heard Cheng Qianli mention it, he asked, "Does Cheng Xianggong have a way?" ”

Cheng Qian had a difficult look in it: "I'm afraid that the only way to enter Hanhai is to take a detour from the Andong Metropolitan Protectorate, but it will take some more time to take a detour." ”

Xue Chongxun said: "The road back and forth is far away, and without further ado, the Political Affairs Hall can send a secret envoy to the Andong Metropolitan Protectorate as soon as possible, so that they can contact the main tribes of Tiele, and then escort them to the Tang Realm to discuss the matter of the joint army." ”

Cheng Qianli looked at Zhang and said, Zhang said, "I'll do this urgently today." ”

At this time, Xue Chongxun realized that he was giving orders in front of Princess Taiping, and hurriedly turned around and bowed and said, "What does Mother think of this?" ”

Princess Taiping said quietly: "Just do as you say, there is nothing wrong with it." ”G