Cui Pu, who was unofficial and light, returned to Chang'an with his sons, and knelt in front of Cui Gelao: "It's useless, and it's embarrassing for Boling Cui's to be implicated again." ”

"Where, you have done a good job! Single-handedly saving tens of thousands of women and children in Luoyang City is more gratifying than any great achievement. I am very proud of you as my father, and you are worthy of being the queen of my Boling Cui clan!" Cui Ge Lao personally helped him up and exhorted him.

Subsequently, the children of the family and the clan also rushed to hear the news, and everyone drank and talked happily together.

In the next few days, the famous families in Chang'an City also posted to invite Cui Pu to the banquet, as if they decided to collectively carry a sedan chair for him and express their support for him with actions.

Cui Pu was excited, but also whispered to Mu Jiaojiao: "I'm afraid this matter is not over yet." That prince is not a good thing, this time he planted such a big heel in my hands, and as a result, my fate was not so bad, and when he came back, he was still supported by everyone, he will definitely hold a grudge. As for this saint...... He would also feel that his prestige had been challenged, and that he would have to do something to strengthen his position. ”

Now that this saint is so crazy that he can even kill his own son, then it makes sense to attack a courtier.

"But you are also the first person to support him on the throne in Lingwu, and he will not really treat you like this. Otherwise, it would really chill the hearts of the soldiers, and no one would be willing to die for him. Mu Jiaojiao said in a low voice.

"Yes, it is precisely with this in mind that I dare to take Da Lang and them to fight against that group of Hui people. If I can't protect myself, I won't be stupid enough to fight against the saints. Cui Pu said in a low voice, and then leaned his head on her shoulder again, "Actually, people are selfish, and I am the same." ”

"It's good that you can save so many people on the premise of protecting yourself. If you say that you sacrifice yourself to save those people, it is indeed righteous in the eyes of outsiders, but to me, you are stupid. After all, I saved others, what about me, what about the children? Compared with the love of thousands of people, I would rather have you come back to accompany me. Mu Jiaojiao also leaned his head on his head and said softly.

Cui Pu's head. "That's what I thought, too. Then he sighed again, "Originally, I thought that when the war was over, I would be able to come back and accompany you well." As a result, who would have thought that now that we are still fighting against the rebels, I will be back. ”

The resentment in the words is obvious.

In the past two or three years, he has been performing well, and Guo Ziyi has been killing all the way from the northwest to Chang'an, recovering many places one after another. It's a chilling thing.

Mu Jiaojiao patted him on the head: "It's okay, you still have me! Moreover, maybe one day the saint will figure it out and will recall you back for reuse!"

"Forget it, unless the Hui are gone, the saints won't use me anymore. However, speaking of which, the combat effectiveness of the Hui people is indeed very powerful, and every time we have their assistance, the speed of our attack is much faster. Cui Pu said in a sullen voice.

"Nothing in this world is impossible. Mu Jiaojiao said.

Cui Pu closed his eyes and stopped talking.

Two days later, someone in the palace suddenly came to deliver the decree, and Empress Zhang invited Mu Jiaojiao into the palace to speak.

This Empress Zhang is Zhang Liangdi, who was once the crown prince, and was named a concubine in Lingwu, and was corrected as the queen by the saint after returning to Chang'an. When the saint was wandering outside, Empress Zhang was always by his side, cheering him on, which really boosted the morale of the saint. So now that she is back in Chang'an, it is only natural that the sage Zhientu has enshrined her as the queen.

This time when she entered the palace, Mu Jiaojiao still took Xiao Langjun with her.

In a blink of an eye, Xiao Langjun was more than a year old. Empress Zhang still called someone to take her young son out to play with Xiao Langjun, and she pulled Mu Jiaojiao to gossip.

"Actually, I've heard about the matter in Luoyang, and Cui Jiedu's approach is right. It's just that the saint has already made an appointment with Hui Hui beforehand, and what he is doing now is to make the saint break the covenant, so that the saint will lose face, and the saint will naturally be angry in his heart. And the reason why the Hui people are willing to come over to help is not because of the treasures and beauties of our New Tang Dynasty? Without these conditions, they are not willing to send troops at all. It was easy to recover the two capitals with their help, and it was time for us to fulfill our promise to them, and who knows what the outcome would be...... The prince of Hui was particularly angry this time, and after he came back, he insisted that the saint severely punish Cui Jiedu's envoys, otherwise their people would not go to war! Now the sage promised that as long as Cui Jiedu went to confess his mistake to Prince Hui, and then we compensated them for another hundred beauties, they would not be held accountable. ”

"No way. Mu Jiaojiao interrupted her coldly.

Empress Zhang sighed. "Little Madam Cui, I am also for your own good! Do you know how much effort it took me to get the sage to nod and agree? How much effort did it take for the sage to make the prince of Hui temporarily dissipate? Now that the rebels have not been completely eliminated, the position of my New Tang Dynasty is still precarious, and we can't delay for a moment! If it weren't for the fact that Cui Jiedu's envoy really wanted to recover the land of my New Tang Dynasty, and you husband and wife also paid a lot in this battle, why would I come to persuade you so hard? In order for our New Tang Dynasty to be pacified quickly, you husband and wife will suffer a little loss, and when the matter is completed, I will persuade the saint to compensate you more. ”

Mu Jiaojiao raised her head suddenly. "Queen Mother, I have a question for you. ”

"Mrs. Cui, please. ”

"This agreement with Hui Hui can't be something you came up with for the saint, right?"

Empress Zhang was stunned, and suddenly found that she didn't dare to look at her overly bright eyes. She turned her head in a sneer: "At that time, the saint was so anxious that he couldn't help it, and he really couldn't come up with a strong army at hand, so I really couldn't stand it, so I helped him come up with this idea." After all, the people who died in the war were more lost than Luoyang, and the temporary sacrifice of them could be exchanged for the rapid demise of the rebels, and this deal was not a loss. I also told the sage that when the war calms down, we will definitely compensate the people of Luoyang and take the lead in supporting them to recuperate. ”

The latter ones are all nonsense. Since they were all willing to sacrifice the women and children of a city, how could they make up for it? Could it be that they would take back those who had been taken captive by the Hui people? But it is clear in the history books that they did not do so later. On the contrary, when they needed the help of the Hui people again, they did not hesitate to betray the people of Luoyang again.

Listening to Queen Zhang's stumbling explanation, Mu Jiaojiao smiled lightly before: "Queen Mother, your method is really too shady. Do you know how much damage this incident has done to Luoyang? There are some things that can not be remedied by compensation after the fact. The harm has been formed, it will remain there, engraved in the hearts of the people of Luoyang for generations, so that they will never dare or forget. ”

"But now, hasn't Envoy Cui Jiedu rescued them all?" Empress Zhang whispered.

"However, my husband paid for his military power, and together with my family's eldest Langjun, Erlangjun and everyone else, went home to stand by. In all likelihood, they will never be rehabilitated again. And things have come to this point, but you still have to let him bow his head to the prince of Hui and confess his guilt!" Mu Jiaojiao sneered.

Empress Zhang's face became a little sneering. "In this matter, it is true that we owe Cui Jiedu too much. But there was no other way to save him and get him back to the battlefield to kill the enemy. ”

The implication is that as long as Cui Pu wants to go back to the battlefield to lead the troops, he must do so!

"Then don't let him go back. Mu Jiaojiao said.

Empress Zhang was stunned. Mu Jiaojiao smiled lightly: "Once he bows his head this time, then this humiliation will follow him for a lifetime, and this will also become a big shame on his life resume, we won't do it." If you can't go back to the battlefield, you won't go back, and we don't get this credit uncommonly. ”

"Little Mrs. Cui, do you know what you're talking about? You made a decision for Cui Jiedu on your own, does he know? Does he agree to this matter?" Hearing her speak so unceremoniously, Empress Zhang couldn't help but sink her face.

Mu Jiaojiao was still smiling lightly. "Since you can be the lord of the saints, why can't I be the lord of my husband's monarch?

"You...... Well, since you're so stubborn, there's not much more for me to say. That's all I can do for you, and since you don't accept it, then you can take care of yourself, and I don't care about it!"

Empress Zhang also seemed to be angry, so she picked up the tea and sent it off.

Mu Jiaojiao was not ambiguous, and immediately got up and left.

Xiao Langjun was having fun with the little prince, and he was picked up by his mother and walked out, so he hurriedly babbled and struggled. But Mu Jiaojiao patted him on the back a few times, and then he quieted down, snuggled meekly in his mother's arms, and did not forget to raise his head and smirk at her.

The little prince over there reacted a lot. The little playmate suddenly disappeared, and his little face immediately collapsed, and he began to cry at the top of his throat. The nurse hurriedly picked him up, but no matter how she coaxed him, his crying became louder and louder, and he couldn't stop it. In the end, Queen Zhang personally went out and coaxed him to stop. When Mu Jiaojiao's mother and son went out, they could still hear the loud cry of the little prince almost breaking through the sky.

"Child, you have to be obedient in the future, you can't be like this little prince, once you don't like it, you will cry and make a fuss, you know?" Touching his son's little brain, Mu Jiaojiao whispered to educate the child.

Xiao Langjun raised his little head, looked at his mother with big bright eyes for a while, and then hurriedly nodded his head happily: "Hmm!"

"It's really a good boy for Niang. Mu Jiaojiao touched his head again.

The mother and son came over in a soft sedan chair, but now that they have offended Queen Zhang, there is no soft sedan to go back. Even the palace people who had brought them over before were gone, and only a timid little palace maid led the way.

Mu Jiaojiao didn't care at all. She hugged Xiao Langjun and walked for a while and couldn't walk, so she put the child down, and the mother and son walked slowly to the palace gate.

After walking for almost half an hour, the mother and son finally arrived at the gate of the palace.

And at this time, they saw a man blocking their way.

"You are Cui Pu's wife, a famous miracle doctor in the New Tang Dynasty?" A pair of eyes looked back and forth on her unceremoniously, and what she said was even more unceremonious.

Mu Jiaojiao raised her head and glanced at the other party. "Prince Ye Hu?"

"It's Lonely. Prince Ye Hu raised his head proudly, "You are out of the palace now, but you are going to persuade your husband to apologize to Lone?"

"You're thinking too much. Mu Jiaojiao said coldly.

Prince Ye Hu's face immediately sank: "Why, you don't think that your saint will still protect you, do you? Believe it or not, as long as you go in and say a few words to him now, your husband will not be able to get up for the rest of his life!"

"Prince Ye Hu, you still care more about yourself!" Mu Jiaojiao sneered.

Prince Ye Hu was so fierce that he was a spirit. He knew that the woman in front of him was a miracle doctor praised by everyone, and she also had a pair of skills that could diagnose diseases by looking at people's faces. Now that she's saying that, could it be ......

"Lone is now strong and strong, and he has made great contributions to your New Tang Dynasty, and he will definitely live a long life in the future!" he said so loudly on purpose.

Mu Jiaojiao listened, and just smiled indifferently: "Yes, but why did I see that your Yin Tang was black, and I couldn't live to go next year?"

When Prince Ye Hu heard this, his body immediately shook and he almost fell off the horse.