Chang'an has not yet been martial law, but there are rumors in the market, people say that rumors stop at the wise, but at this time there is no wise man to come out to play a role. The catchers of Jingzhao Mansion are now busy arresting those who distribute the papers, and I heard that there are many poor people who need money to get two silks for distributing a copy, even if it is a job with a head. The catchers can't catch them all, so they have to deal with the leaders who organize the money, and if they capture one, they can get a lot of bounties, so they can't avoid being wronged, which makes the people in the city even more panicked.

Xue Chongxun thought that only modern times would use the means of distributing leaflets to engage in propaganda, but he was a little surprised to hear that Li Longji and others were also so wantonly inciting the illegality of the current imperial court.

He had just walked out of the emperor after paying homage to the emperor in Hanyuan Hall with all the Beijing officials, only to see the officials coming down from Longwei Road one after another, and the palace guards stood in their respective positions in a serious manner...... The only difference is that the prime ministers will never go to the Zichen Palace in the future, because Princess Taiping is not awake in the dormitory, and she will not see anyone when she goes to the place where she often holds banquets to summon the ministers.

Now the ministers will go back to the yamen after worshipping, and the prime ministers will go to the government hall; Whenever Xue Chongxun went to Xuanwumen to meet the brothers of the Flying Tiger Regiment or went out of the palace to do his own business, he hung the rank of general of the left guard, but never went to Nanya.

But today is an exception, just out of the Hanyuan Palace, a eunuch came to pass the decree, saying that the queen called him to Penglai Palace to meet. This eunuch Xue Chongxun didn't know him, and he was a little puzzled at first glance, he didn't have time to think about it at first, and his intuition was a little worried...... Now in this situation, we have to be careful step by step.

After Princess Taiping fell into a coma, Xue Chongxun's mentality changed drastically in a short period of time. No matter what happened before, my mother would never want to plot against herself when she was fine, right? If you have an umbrella on it, you have to be more down-to-earth in your heart, who does he rely on now?

In the past, it was clear that during the reign of Emperor Zhongzong, Wu Sansi was originally a relatively important force in the regime, but it was not planted in the hands of the emperor or political enemies, but in the hands of a milky Li Chongjun. The prince is really a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, and before he could figure out what was going on, he launched a coup d'état, and Wu Sansi died unjustly. Xue Chongxun is afraid of this kind of thing: if some people come nonsense under the chaos, in case Lao Tzu is plotted inexplicably, who will cry?

At this moment, the eunuch said: "The queen wants to see you, but her old man said that it was nothing important, and that they were all a family, and they should come and go often." ”

Elderly...... Xue Chongxun's mind came to the childish face of Queen Gao's heavy makeup, and he felt very abrupt in his heart.

At this time, Xue Chongxun came back to his senses from his thoughts, and said while coping, "I'll go over now." "I said in my heart: It is impossible for Queen Gao to be unfavorable to Lao Tzu at this time, right?

When Princess Taiping was there, she controlled the palace tightly, although the Gao family was the queen in name, she didn't even have the slightest room to speak, and she didn't even have a chance to cultivate cronies in the palace, even if she had any bad intentions now, who would do it? Xue Chongxun felt that even if he was empty-handed, it would not be easy for the three of them to put him down.

What's more, she hasn't laid a solid foundation now, so she wants to deal with someone like Xue Chongxun who already has a lot of power in Chang'an, what is she trying to do?

Xue Chongxun was a little relieved after thinking about it, so he followed the eunuch to the north, and was walking to the side of a royal chariot, and the eunuch bowed down and said: "It's a long way to go to the side of the armpit pond, the prince is from the royal family, and the queen asked us to use the car to pick up the prince." ”

"Oh......" Xue Chongxun was slightly startled for a moment, and then got into the car quietly as if he had nothing to do.

In such a situation, Empress Gao really has no intention of making enemies, I am afraid that she wants to form an alliance to stabilize her position...... This woman is not stupid, Xue Chongxun is really afraid that he will meet some self-righteous stupid people like Wu Sansi.

The palace people escorted the imperial chariot all the way to the south bank of the Taiarmpit Pond before stopping, and Xue Chongxun saw an acquaintance after getting out of the car: Yu Liben.

Yu Liben saw Xue Chongxun, and hurriedly trotted up to greet him, he glanced at the emperor's car in which Xue Chongxun was riding, and said, "Is the prince here to see the queen?"

Xue Chongxun nodded and asked, "Father-in-law Yu has changed errands?" ”

Yu Liben hurriedly said: "No, isn't this still an internal matter...... Her Royal Highness (Princess Taiping) was on the star tower, let Yuqing Daogu take care of it, and the miscellaneous family couldn't even see anyone, so the queen asked me to wait in front of Her Majesty, and Her Majesty didn't have much to tell the miscellaneous family on weekdays, but the queen often wanted to see it. ”

This Yu Liben has been with Princess Taiping for many years, and the Gao family asked him to walk around in front of him, isn't this a clear attitude? Xue Chongxun said with great relief: "The queen mother appreciates the talent of Father-in-law Yu, so she will arrange it like this." ”

Yu Li wanted to say something, but he was surrounded by palace people from Penglai Palace, so he didn't say much, but said: "If the prince sees the queen, the miscellaneous family will take you over." ”

"Exactly." Xue Chongxun went up the stone steps with Yu Liben. The two talked and laughed, and their relationship was as close as ever.

Entering the main hall, there was no emperor Li Shouli on the main couch above the railing, only where Gao was sitting. Xue Chongxun stepped forward and bowed: "Weichen meets the queen." ”

Originally, he was the king of the county, and he was called a lonely widow outside, and he could not kneel when he saw the emperor on weekdays, but at this time, he thought that since the Gao clan was eager to form an alliance in many ways, he also needed a new alliance very much, so why pretend to be high-profile, if he did his best to cater to it, wouldn't this alliance be able to quickly become like glue?

Gao Shi owed a debt, and hurriedly said: "Xue Lang, please get up quickly, there is no need to make this big gift." We are relatives and peers, so we don't need so much red tape in private. ”

Xue Chongxun got up from the gray masonry floor unhurriedly, and heard Gao Shi say in style: "Xue Lang is so young, he can make miraculous achievements in Longyou and greatly boost the country's prestige, and he is really a young man." ”

Her tone is like praising people who are younger than herself, counting Li Shouli is older, the princes of the Li family used to call "Brother Fen", so the Gao family is their cousin-in-law, and the old boys such as Xue Chongxun should also have the same relationship as their younger brothers...... But she herself is not very old, and such a tone feels very strange in Xue Chongxun's ears.

He just thought so in his heart, but he said seriously: "The queen is too famous, and the minister is ashamed." ”

"You come forward and speak." Gao Shi Dao.

The pattern of each hall in the Daming Palace, the north of the hall is divided into two layers, and below is the place where the ministers stay; There are two sets of steps to the left and right, like an open space like a platform, and there is a railing on the side. If there is a singing and dancing banquet, the stage behind the railing is where the dancers perform their programs. The emperor's throne is behind the platform, far away, except for the emperor and queen on weekdays, all the people standing above are palace people.

So Xue Chongxun listened to Gao's will, so he walked up from the steps on the left, and took a few steps forward, so that he could see it more clearly. Gao was dressed in a golden-yellow robe, wearing a phoenix crown, his eyebrows were thickly painted, his lips were as red as blood, and he also wore a pair of pointed and long jeweled finger covers on his fingers, which looked luxurious and magnificent against the backdrop of three huge screens behind him; It's just that her plump and tight heavenly court and pointed chin look a little childish, and the majesty of her face is completely incomparable to Princess Taiping. At a closer look, Fang knew that Gao's figure was a little weak, and the wide dress couldn't hold up and looked empty...... But staying under the stage and looking at it from a distance, such a pompous dress can bluff people.

The Gao family retreated left and right, and the eunuch who stood and the palace maid holding the jade fan behind him retreated, leaving only Yu Liben standing in front of the throne. There are still some palace people under the railing, but they can't hear what is being said from a distance.

Gao said in a low voice: "Yesterday, Dou Xianggong from the Political Affairs Hall came to Penglai Hall to see me, saying that the imperial court was going to transfer troops out of the customs to quell Li Sanlang's rebellion, but Cheng Xianggong and Zhang Xianggong had a dispute over their own words, and the Political Affairs Hall couldn't decide whether to transfer the guards or the officials. But the imperial court can not sit idly by and ignore the rebellion, should come up with a decision as soon as possible, the left minister in the Xuanzheng Hall to see His Majesty Xià to get an idea, but His Majesty Xià only let the ministers discuss...... So Dou Xianggong came to see me because he wanted me to have an idea. ”

As soon as Xue Chongxun heard this, he immediately understood Dou Huaizhen's abacus, which was nothing more than to set it up in front of the new master...... In connection with Dou Huaizhen's previous scandals, for the sake of Queen Ba Jiewei, he married a seventy-eighty grandmother, and his thoughts Xue Chongxun was too easy to guess.

Xue Chongxun said quietly: "Now that rumors are spreading in Chang'an, the matter of counterinsurgency is indeed unpromising, at this juncture, why doesn't the queen take an idea?" ”

Gao frowned and muttered: "I heard that the seven ministers of the political affairs hall can't make up their minds, this matter involves a lot, and I am just a person from the harem...... I can't help you if I want to. ”

Although her words were simple and not arrogant or impatient, they were very mysterious: the first was that she realized the difficulties and resistance to participating in politics (so she had to win over allies), and the latter sentence "I can't do anything if I want to help" implied that she had that thought.

Xue Chongxun was greatly benefited by this, and was very satisfied with the level of his new ally, so he immediately hit the railway while it was hot: "The queen is worried, the minister is uneasy, and the minister has a way to solve the queen's worries." ”

Gao Shi hurriedly said: "Please Xue Lang make it clear." ”

Xue Chongxun said: "The political hall can't say a word, and the queen's decision is a move that is beneficial to the country, and there is nothing wrong with it." But if you choose between Zhang and Cheng, but you want to be involved in the disputes of foreign dynasties for no reason, won't it damage the dignity of the queen? If the queen can trust Weichen's ability, why don't you let Zuo Xiang propose to let Weichen lead the army to fight? Xue Chongxun was afraid that the Gao family was too young and not broad-minded, so he hinted more clearly, "The queen came forward to make a conclusion, which was the advice of Weichen; Who wants to say that you are involved in politics, doesn't it also mean that Xue is talking nonsense? ”

In fact, he really wanted to say that we are grasshoppers on a rope, but now this peace can't be too vulgar. G