Princess Taiping ate her favorite sea bass again, but her mood was not very beautiful, and even Xue Shao put vegetables in the bowl for him, she loved to ignore it.

"Madam Baby, I've been resentful lately!" Xue Shao said with a smile, "Why don't I accompany you to the White Horse Temple tomorrow to have an incense and listen to a meditation to resolve your grievances and demons?" ”

Princess Taiping was slightly surprised, "Would you be so kind that you won't go fishing and accompany me to incense?" ”

"Do you think I'm really just obsessed with fishing?" Xue Shao smiled mysteriously.

Princess Taiping frowned curiously, "If you catch a fish, what other mysteries can be hidden?" ”

"Unfathomable. Got it? Xue Shao smiled.

"If you don't tell me the truth, I'll take my children to live in the palace and won't come back!" Princess Taiping put down the chopsticks and began to be angry.

Xue Shao smiled and said, "Actually, I didn't do anything. I'm just staring at all our enemies and potential enemies. Whether it is within two capitals, or other states and counties. ”

Princess Taiping was slightly surprised, "Then what have you heard?" ”

"It's a lot, it's hard to go into detail."

"Pick up the most important one."

Xue Shao said: "The case of the Li Tang clan's rebellion has not been settled. Now, Wu Chengsi is planning to attack some of the Li family clans who were not involved in the rebellion case. This includes more than ten people such as Li Shangjin, the assassin of Suizhou, Li Sujie of Shuzhou, and Li Ying, the king of Nan'an in the former dynasty. ”

"Those who participate in the rebellion will be killed." Taiping Gong took the initiative to be a little angry, "Those people you said have already sworn allegiance to my mother in fear, is it necessary to kill them all?" ”

"Yes." Xue Shao nodded, "In the eyes of the Wu family, bloodline is the original sin, and the Li family deserves to die." ”

"Then do you have any questions, when are they going to kill me?!" Princess Taiping was even more angry.

Xue Shao hurriedly hugged her into his arms and comforted her softly, "Don't say stupid things." In fact, it is your mother who really wants to kill these people. Wu Chengsi and others are just acting as minions. For you, the most they want is to kill your husband and turn you into the daughter-in-law of the martial arts. ”

"That's even more than killing me!" Princess Taiping was angry and said hatefully, "Xue Lang, you are too calm. Why don't you do something useful and fight back against them? ”

Xue Shao gently stroked her back and said softly: "Enron, this will be a long battle, and we can't be obsessed with one city, one pool, or a temporary gain or loss. Keeping the bottom line step by step is the best strategy. ”

"I don't quite understand what you're saying." Xue Shao's gentle caress has always been Princess Taiping's favorite, she calmed down a lot and asked, "Why don't you tell me in detail?" ”

Xue Shao smiled and nodded, and said: "The bottom line I said is that no matter how we fight with Wu Chenghei, we can't do anything out of the ordinary that will bring disaster to the country and the people." Small victories rely on wisdom and big victories rely on morality, and momentary gains and losses are not important. Time will tell who is the real winner. ”

Princess Taiping pondered for a moment and nodded, "What about every step of the way?" ”

"Now we have very few camps in the court, limited to my corner of Xia Guan. We have to work hard to win turf and win supporters. Xue Shao said, "But this matter is not very easy to operate now, because your mother at the beginning of the new dynasty urgently needs the development of the martial family's power." Whoever dares to fight for power with the Wu family at this juncture is guilty of a big taboo. You and I may not be afraid, but other ministers will die if they touch it. We can't let them die in vain. ”

"So now, we can't fight them openly, and we can't stab the contradictions and conflicts in front of your mother frequently, which is very bad for us. At present, what we can do is to keep the light and the darkness for the time being, and at the same time, try to secretly protect the people who are of the same heart and mind as we are, and not be harmed by the cool officials and the martial arts. Keeping the green mountains in the green mountains is not afraid of running out of firewood and protecting talents, which is not only beneficial to ourselves, but also to the country and the people. History is fair, Wu Chenghe, a group of talented and virtuous people who have no talent and no virtue, may be powerful and rampant now, but one day it will come to a rare end. We only have to keep the bottom line, accumulate virtue, and do more righteous deeds, and see people's hearts for a long time, and we will have blessings. ”

After hearing this, Princess Taiping thought for a long time and said, "Your words are quite reasonable. Is it any wonder that you don't do anything fishing every day, just to temporarily avoid the edge of the Wu family? ”

Xue Shao smiled and nodded, "This is the same reason as the two armies fighting." The enemy's morale is strong, and there is no need for us to fight them head-on. Of course, the main reason is still your mother. The will of the king is not so easy to disobey, she is now doing her best to cultivate the sons and nephews of the martial family, I jumped out to oppose her at this time, I don't know if I don't die, she must be quite disgusted and hated in her heart, that's for sure. The relationship between me and her was once rigid, but now it has finally eased somewhat, and there is really no need to spoil the overall situation because of a momentary dispute. ”

"That's right." Princess Taiping nodded, "Actually, if it weren't for you to integrate the military forces and lead the people to be loyal to my mother. If she wants to reign over the world, it will take at least a few more years. My mother knew this quite well in her heart. That's why she has always regarded you as the chief founding hero, and has relied on you for every gift. If you turn against her now, she will be disappointed and angry. ”

Xue Shao laughed, hearing this, he felt that Princess Taiping was like a traverser! - That's right, the current empress did ascend the throne several years earlier than Wu Zetian in history!

"Just know how to giggle." Princess Taiping scolded affectionately, caressed Xue Shao's face affectionately, and said, "What I'm most worried about is that you and my mother have a conflict. ”

"That's what neither my mother nor I want to happen." Xue Shao said, "Have you ever wondered if I have a good relationship with your mother, which is a major military event related to the safety of the country?" If we are at odds with each other, the most profitable will be the alien Gentiles who are looking down on us. Compared with this overall situation, the nephews of the martial arts family are actually just clowns and scabies. Of course, your man is not a good man or woman who eats fasting and recites Buddha. If you really want to push me into a hurry, all the jade will be burned, but none of my enemies will want to live, this is also one of my bottom lines. I think your mother will repeatedly warn her nephews not to force Xue Shao to that role, it will be a situation that even she doesn't want to face! ”

Princess Taiping let out a long breath, and finally a smile appeared on her face. She lay softly in Xue Shao's arms, reached out to caress Xue Shao's face, and said softly: "Xue Lang, I have been wrong about you all these days. Forgive me, okay? ”

"I've never blamed you, how can I forgive?" Xue Shao smiled, leaned down and kissed her lightly on the forehead, and said: "The nephew of the martial family is ambitious, and he only wants to fight for power and profit, and he never thinks about the society and is not responsible for this era. They can do this, but Xue Shao can't. Of course, I also believe that your mother also has such a bottom-line principle in her heart. Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to sit on that dragon chair and reign over the world today. ”

The corners of Princess Taiping's mouth rose slightly, revealing a smile of relief and pride, "Now I know why my mother is so indulgent and pampered to you. Looking at the big picture, you and she are both equally far-sighted and magnificent. People like you were born to be prime ministers. My mother is also desperate for you to pay her respects. I wondered, why didn't you do what she wanted? Is it really just because today's prime ministers are not genuine? ”

"Of course not. The prime minister and the leader of the hundred bureaucrats are in charge of the overall situation, and the people are comforted by the Son of Heaven. It is almost the lifelong dream of all gentlemen. I'm no exception. Xue Shao smiled and said, "But now the nephews of the martial arts family are stubborn, and the cool officials are also running rampant. If I bow to them, I will inevitably have a fierce confrontation with them. If I win, I will completely offend your mother, and thus ruin the overall situation and favor foreign enemies; If I lose, I will die in the place where I am buried. Which do you prefer? ”

"I like you, hold me, kiss me, love me......" Princess Taiping hung Xue Shao's neck, raised her face, and kissed him deeply on the lips.

The next day, Xue Shao really didn't go fishing, but took his family to the White Horse Temple to visit the Buddha and worship the Buddha.

When such a big man came, Liu Huaiyi, who was the abbot of the temple, naturally had to greet the grand reception in person.

Xue Shao didn't have much interest in worshipping the Buddha, but he really wanted to ask for some useful information from the great monk Liu Huaiyi. So after two sticks of incense, Xue Shao asked Princess Taiping to take her family to the temple for a walk, but he dragged Liu Huaiyi to the meditation room to play chess with him.

Liu Huaiyi was enthusiastic and polite, but Xue Shao could see that he was absent-minded and a little depressed.

"Master, have you been in a bad mood lately?" Xue Shao asked while playing chess.

Liu Huaiyi was stunned for a moment, and then smiled bitterly, "Xue Juma has good eyesight." Recently, the little monk has indeed been in a bad way. ”

"I don't know if there is, where Xue works for one or two?" Xue Shao asked lightly.

"Hey......" Liu Huaiyi shook his head and sighed, but did not speak.

Xue Shao raised his eyes to look at him, and said lightly: "But it has something to do with the imperial doctor Shen Nanqi?" ”

Liu Huaiyi's expression changed suddenly, and he hurriedly lowered his voice, "You know? ”

"Originally, I didn't know. But my wife knows. Xue Shao said lightly.

"Yes, yes, it's not surprising...... His Majesty and Princess Taiping have always been close. Liu Huaiyi was relieved, sighed again, and said: "Now that Your Majesty has the new love of Shen Nanqi, the life of the little monk is not easy!" ”

"I have been away from the DPRK for more than a year, and the DPRK and China have changed a lot. Recently, I have heard that your stepfather, Suo Yuanli, is also gradually losing ground in the pastoral court. Is there such a thing? Xue Shao asked.

"The little monk fell out of favor, and the righteous father fell out of power. And that's right! Liu Huaiyi nodded helplessly, "Niutou Grandma Zhou Xing, by interrogating the case of the rebellion of the Li Tang royal family, she has soared to the sky and has become an autumn official and is in charge of all criminal cases. A prisoner came to Junchen, flattered and told the clan to frame the clan, and became a servant overnight, and built a magistrate's court in Lijingmen, specializing in the cases handed over by the empress. Compared to the two of them, my stepfather is not a figure now. There are also rumors that His Majesty wants to borrow the head of my father-in-law to soothe the anger of the common people against the cool officials. The little monk and the righteous father are now sitting on pins and needles, and they can't live in fear! ”

Xue Shao said while playing chess calmly: "Then you guys, just sit back and wait to die?" ”

Liu Huaiyi's eyes suddenly lit up, and he kowtowed to Xue Shao as soon as he stepped back: "I beg the horse to be merciful and save my father and son!" ”