Xue Rang's defeat made the emperor even more worried, if even Xue Rang couldn't quell the rebellion, looking at the middle of the court, who could defeat a strong enemy?

The emperor gave Xue Rang dozens of folds in a row, telling him to be sure to block the small state of Er and Xiao from Tongguan.

The most worried thing is that in addition to the emperor is Xue Guifei, she is worried that Xue Rang will have an accident on the battlefield, and second, she is worried that if Xue Rang has been defeated, then the Xue family has a few days of status, the emperor doesn't even need to do anything deliberately, and two defeats are enough to be pulled off the altar.

Xue Rang's military report said that the first battle was light on the enemy, and he was unprepared for a while, and he was ambushed by the enemy on the way to chase the enemy, so he lost the fighter, but please rest assured that the situation is now under control, and he will definitely be able to win with one blow in the second battle.

He is now expected by everyone, everyone's eyes are looking at him, everyone is also looking forward to his victory, so he can only pray to Xue Rang to hold Tongguan, otherwise the consequences are really unimaginable.

Xue Rang lived up to expectations, and won the battle again, almost everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and held Tongguan, and the next thing was to pursue the victory, this time the two states teamed up with the security envoy to rebel must have been premeditated early on, at the beginning, the two states of the Western Domain were willing to surrender at the feet of the country, and now they can't hold back their ambitions for how long they have been alive, and the emperor's generosity and tolerance have been trampled under the soles of their feet, of course they can't bear it, and they have to pay the price for what they say this time,

But the defeat is not good, the emperor who has been winning again began to worry again, Xue Rang is already a general, this time the rebellion is meritorious, and the two states that have taken advantage of the victory to pursue and fight will not be able to form an army, such a merit, I am afraid that sooner or later the merit will be overshadowed.

And some people in the court have already begun to play a sparse performance, saying that Xue Rang has repeatedly performed miraculous feats, and asked the emperor to confer on him as a general to protect the country.

The emperor was hesitating, if he wanted to say reward, he would definitely be rewarded, but the position of the protector general was really heavy.

Xue Guifei also wanted to persuade the emperor, but she was also surnamed Xue, and it was not good to ask the emperor to give her a seal, anyway, there were many ministers in the hall to support, and Xue Rang's military exploits were indisputable facts, it was a matter of time, and the more she argued, the more the emperor was disgusted.

Seeing that the emperor was worried, Luo Fu took the initiative to see the emperor and said: "Since there are ministers on the table, my father will give Xue Rang the name of the general who protects the country." ”

The emperor looked at her with a "what do you know" expression, pinched his eyebrows and sighed repeatedly.

Luo Fu said: "I know what my father is worried about, and my son has a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not?" ”

"It's all at this time, if you have something to say, you can say it directly, there is nothing that should be said or not."

Luo Fu put aside his scruples and said bluntly: "The biggest problem in the court today is that no one can compare with Xue Rang, and there is no one among the generals who can compete with him, so he will be made to dominate alone, if he is allowed to continue, the situation will be difficult to control in the future, so the top priority is to find a person who can disintegrate Xue Rang's power and send him to the battlefield, at least the credit cannot be attributed to one person." ”

The emperor understood what she meant, thought for a moment and sighed: "But where can the court find such a person now?" ”

Regarding this candidate, Luo Fu's first thought was Li Bu, it was him, but it couldn't be him.

In the end, she retreated to the second place, and she recommended Gongsun Shi to the emperor.

Gongsun Shi's strength should not be underestimated among the generals, although it is not comparable to Li Bu, but it is already the most suitable candidate at the moment, the most important thing is that Gongsun Shi is a rare virtuous and loyal minister, and it is the safest and best choice to let him go.

But when it comes to Emperor Gongsun Shi, he can't help but think of Li Bu, he still doesn't know about Li Bu's hegemony in Longhu Mountain, and he said that he has the kung fu to send someone to find Li Bu, so it is better to let Gongsun Shi go, and Xue Rang has tried to protect Li Bu before, and the relationship between the two is also fearful.

So in the end, Gongsun Shi was chosen.

Xue Guifei learned that this was Luo Fu's advice to the emperor and wanted to use Gongsun Shi to contain Xue Rang, but just one Gongsun Shi, he is also worthy?

The second prince, who was confined to the prince's mansion, heard about this and felt that it was an opportunity, so he wrote to the emperor, the first three pages were full of confessions, and the last three pages were self-recommended to the emperor Mao Sui, saying that he knew that he was wrong, so he wanted to personally lead the troops to the battlefield, one to atone for his sins, and the other to encourage the morale of the army, so that the emperor could give him another chance in the face of his mother.

Luo Zhen didn't mention his mother in the letter, it was okay, the previous emperor saw it well, and felt that his repentance was really good, and he did have the heart to change, but the latter sentence "mother concubine" directly dissipated the emperor's previous sympathy and relief.

The emperor himself can feel guilty about his concubine who died to save himself, but others can't talk about this matter in front of him, especially Luo Zhen, who has tolerated him in every way because of this matter for so many years, but not only did he not repent, but now he even threatened with it, so that after the emperor read the letter, he even changed his mind about letting him go.

Luo Fu waited for the emperor's reply to visit Luo Zhen, in fact, in addition to not being able to leave the gate of the mansion now, he ate well, drank well, slept well, and did not suffer much, at least the situation was much better than Luo Zhen.

"Father said, let you stay at home honestly and reflect, don't fight those crooked ideas, second brother, remind you, even if you want to wear a crime and make meritorious contributions, you have to have ideas and wording when you write a letter, you should know what your father hates the most."

Luo Zhen gritted her teeth and glared at her: "You came to see my joke today?" What do I have to do with you? Someday I'll come out, and by that time, Huaiyi, you'll wait for me. ”

Luo Shi really didn't have time to see his jokes, and today was really kind to remind him, but people didn't appreciate it, and her kindness could only be in vain.

Coming out of Luo Zhen, she went to Gongsun Shi's house by the way, there is no one in his family, and he has been dependent on his brother and sister-in-law since he was a child, but the family conditions are still passable, his brother runs a noodle restaurant, the business is good, and there are many repeat customers, knowing that he is going to lead the troops to the battlefield, the noodle restaurant is also closed, and the two of them are running around to help him buy things, for fear that there will be any omissions.

Gongsun Shi saw Luo Fu coming, he was deeply frightened, hurriedly invited her to sit, and hurriedly went to pour tea for her, his brother's daughter thought she was good-looking, Ayaluo silk and satin, and wore such a beautiful hairpin on her head, staring at her intently, not moving, not talking, very well-behaved.

"What's your name?" Luo Fu beckoned her over, and seeing that she had been staring at her hairpin, he took off the hairpin: "Do you like it?" Love to give it to you. ”

The girl shook her head and timidly retreated behind the desk.

Gongsun Shi came over with tea, rubbed the girl's head and said to her: "Your Highness, forgive me, this niece can't hear or speak." ”

Luo Fu held the cup and said in surprise: "Can't hear it? Have you seen it with a doctor? Is there any reason why? ”

Gongsun Shi said: "After reading it, they all said that it couldn't be cured, so that's it." ”

"Were you born this way, or did you ...... for some other reason?"

"She had an illness when she was a child, and after she got better, it was like this, and I have been looking for a doctor all these years, but ......"

Luo Fu said: "Then why don't you find the imperial doctor in the palace to take a look?" ”

Gongsun Shi rubbed his knees and shook his head: "The official positions of the imperial doctor are all above me, how can a subordinate official ask the upper official to help diagnose and treat a doctor?" It's not in order. ”

Luo Fu pointed at him and sighed helplessly: "You, you are too obedient, no one in this world can abide by the rules all their lives, you just don't know how to be flexible, you have been a guard in the palace for so long, there are so many roads in front of you, but you don't go anywhere." ”

Gongsun Shi grabbed his hair, not quite understanding what Luo Shi meant.

Luo Fu tactfully told him that he didn't understand, so he could only say clearly: "There are so many doctors in the hospital, not all of them are unkind, you walk around with them from time to time, invite them to have a meal if you have something to do, even if you pay more for the consultation, they don't disagree with a few good words." ”

Since Gongsun Shi entered the palace as a guard, he has always reminded himself that he must not forget the grace of the saint, be loyal to his duties, and not be slack, he has never exceeded the rules at all, and now Luo Shi actually came to tell him that he didn't have to be so obedient.

I can't say what it feels like, but I always feel as if she's instigating herself to do bad things.

"This time, the palace recommended to my father to let you lead the troops to the battle, and I didn't discuss it with you in advance, I don't know if you will blame the palace?"

Gongsun Shi immediately got up and bowed deeply to Luo Fu: "Your Highness is serious, Your Highness's kindness, the minister is grateful, such a good opportunity, how dare the minister and how can he blame His Highness?" ”

"You go, the enemy is not only the two states of the Western Domain, but also Xue Rang, the enemy must be careful, and Xue Rang must not be taken lightly, if you can make the best military achievements, if not...... Don't be caught by Xue Rang in the wrong place. ”

Gongsun Shi bowed down again: "Your Highness, rest assured, the minister knows what to do, and he will not disappoint His Highness." ”

Luo Fu put the hairpin he had just taken off on the table, and looked at the little girl with pity: "I bought it outside the palace, it's not a valuable thing, just leave it to her to play, there is a Imperial Doctor Liu in the palace, it is said that he specializes in treating deaf and dumb, I will let him come over tomorrow to see, since it is not congenital, then there is hope that it can be cured." ”

Gongsun Shi wanted to worship again, and Luo Fu waved his hand: "Okay, don't worship, I really want to thank this palace, just earn some face for this palace and come back, and the rest is all counting on you." ”

"The minister will live up to the trust of His Highness and His Majesty!"

Xue Guifei told Xue Rang the news that the emperor asked Gongsun Shi to lead the troops to Tongguan, and discussed with him to see if he should get rid of Gongsun Shi's stumbling block.

Since ancient times, there has never been a good end for those who have made high achievements, especially the generals who fought for the country, which one is not nine deaths? But in the end, he still can't escape the fate of being suspicious and suspicious, which is unavoidable, but he can't do nothing because of suspicion and suspicion, otherwise there is only a dead end waiting for him as soon as the military power is handed over.