Just a few days after the winter solstice ceremony, it was the day of Xue Shao's wedding with Shangguan Wan'er.

The wedding was held at neither the Taiping Princess Mansion nor the Shangguan Mansion, but in the Golden Valley Garden. Xue Shao sent invitations all over the city, and he invited almost all the officials in the capital, even those from the martial arts. As a result, about 60 percent of the wedding day came, Wu Chengsi and others and a group of his close friends did not come, most of them said that they could not attend in person due to official business, and only asked the housekeeper to send congratulatory gifts.

Xue Shao didn't care about this at all, please have to ask, otherwise it will make people feel like they are forming a gang. As for coming or not coming, that's their business.

The wedding was held very solemnly, even if it was held by the woman, there was no ambiguity. Xue Shao and Shangguan Wan'er worshipped in front of the ancestral tablet of the Shangguan family, and then took her to Jinguyuan with a huge welcoming procession to hold an official wedding ceremony.

The matchmaker is Prime Minister Cen Changqian, and the officiant is another Prime Minister Lou Shide, and the guests who came to attend the wedding included the six departments of the three central provinces and the vast majority of the military and sixteen guards. Originally, people thought that such a marriage would make Princess Taiping depressed and resist, and she would definitely not attend. Unexpectedly, Princess Taiping did not evade it at all, she took Linlang, Chen Xian'er, and Yuenu to be busy at the wedding ceremony, and was specifically responsible for greeting those internal and external women.

People are very surprised, this family is really wonderful, how can there be a housewife with a group of concubines to help the male owner take another concubine?

Looking at the wedding ceremony again, people couldn't believe that Xue Shao was taking a concubine. Even if the son of the prime minister's family wants to marry a wife, there may not be such grandeur and celebration.

After ten years of hard work, Xue Shao finally married Guan Wan'er. Rejoicing for sure, but the wedding was also a fitting cover for him - he was going to talk privately to a few important people about the strange thing that happened at the winter solstice celebrations.

The first person Xue Shao came to negotiate with was Qiu Guan Shangshu Tongfeng Pavilion Luantai Sanpin, Di Renjie, who had just returned to the dynasty to serve as the prime minister.

In fact, in terms of seniority, Di Renjie is now far inferior to Cen Changqian and Lou Shide. However, in today's era of rampant cool officials, most of the people who are officials in the court adopt the code of conduct of "being cautious in words and deeds, and being wise and wise to protect themselves". In Xue Shao's impression, Cen Changqian and Lou Shide are models in this regard, they both have a common problem of "sleek and sophisticated", and they will not easily show their true hearts. Playing Tai Chi well is their basic skill to stand above the court.

In contrast, Xue Shao thinks that Di Renjie is more frank and upright, daring to act. But Di Renjie is not reckless, and he can be called a person of "great wisdom and courage". Although the two did not intersect much, the few times they worked together in Helong, each time could be called a friend of adversity or even a friend of life and death.

Such a person is worthy of Xue Shao's close cooperation.

So in the interval between the wedding and wine party, Xue Shao found an excuse to invite Di Renjie to the side hall and discuss secretly.

Xue Shao got straight to the point and asked Di Renjie how he felt about the Asian dedication and the three offerings at the Winter Solstice Ceremony?

Di Renjie did not shy away from it, and bluntly said that this was a dangerous signal, and the God Emperor was openly suppressing the imperial heir, revealing his intention to establish Wu Chenghei as the prince.

Xue Shao said that it was true that the God Emperor suppressed the imperial heir, but it was not necessarily necessary to establish Wu Chenghei as the heir.

Di Renjie asked the reason, and Xue Shao told him the news he had found out from the inner court.

Di Renjie was shocked, the matter of witchcraft has always been the most feared by kings. If someone wants to use the topic to attack the emperor's heir at this time, then the emperor's heir will be really dangerous!

After analyzing for a while, Di Renjie said decisively: "For this occasion, we must do everything we can to protect the imperial heir!" ”

Xue Shao raised his hand and was about to speak, Guo An said outside the door: "Xue Gong, there is news!" ”

The hearts of the two of them tightened at the same time, if it wasn't a major matter, how could Guo An come to disturb him?

So Xue Shao called Guo An to come in and speak, and he said that two officials had just been dragged to Beishi and beheaded, accused of "secretly colluding with the emperor's heir to try to do wrong". At the same time, the God Emperor also handed over the imperial heir to Lai Junchen and dragged him to Lijingmen for trial, because someone accused him of rebellion!

"So fast!" Di Renjie exclaimed.

"It's not so much fast as they pick the day." Xue Shao's eyebrows tightened, "Today is the day of my wedding, most of the prime ministers and important ministers have come to Jingu Garden for the banquet, only Wu Chengsi and others have not come." ”

"Now the emperor's heir has entered the Jingmen, the place of nine deaths and one life." Di Renjie said, "If the emperor's heir is tortured but forced to confess, everything will be over!" ”

Xue Shao said: "The only way now is to divide the troops into two ways. went all the way to the palace to persuade the God Emperor to retract his fate, and the second way went to Lijingmen to stop the torture of Lai Junchen. ”

"Di Mou, please enter the palace to advise." Di Renjie said, "The group of cool officials in Lijingmen only recognize the God Emperor, and no one has ever paid attention to it. I wonder if Xue Gong can have a way to make him temporarily restrain his hands? ”

"Di Gong is slow, listen to me." Xue Shao said: "At the moment, we want to save the emperor's heir, but we can't speak outright. It needs to be rescued by beating around the bush and curvy. ”

Di Renjie blinked, thinking that Xue Shao must know the empress better than me, so he asked, "Dare to ask Xue Gong Miaoce?" ”

Xue Shao motioned for Guo An to go out and cover the door, and then said to Di Renjie: "In the past few years, the God Emperor has also been worried about the matter of establishing a prince. Most of the ministers in the DPRK and China have been divided into two factions, one supporting the imperial heir and the other supporting Wu Chenghe. In fact, according to my own observation, it is difficult for these two people to really enter the East Palace. The most ideal candidate for the crown prince in the eyes of the God Emperor is not in the capital at all. ”

Di Renjie's eyes lit up and understood!

Xue Shao was not worried at all, with Di Renjie's high consciousness, he could not figure out the mystery of this. So there was no need to say this, he continued: "Therefore, the best way to save the emperor's heir right now is not to force the Divine Emperor to retract her life, but to help her suppress the imperial heir together according to the Emperor's wishes." We must make the Emperor feel that we are not here to rescue the Emperor's heir, but for the sake of the Emperor himself. In other words, since the imperial heir is not good, then he should not continue to live in the East Palace and occupy the position of the imperial heir. In order to put an end to the chaos of infighting in the court in front of him, the God Emperor must be in charge of the throne as soon as possible. ”

Di Renjie was stunned for a long time, and finally figured it out. He nodded thoughtfully, "In this way, you can completely eliminate the idea of Wu Chenghei?" ”

"Yes." Xue Shao said, "Xue is a man who leads troops to fight, and in my opinion, no war can avoid bloodshed and casualties. If you can achieve the final victory of the whole situation, any sacrifice is inevitable. I know that this ploy is a bit vicious, and it may put the imperial heir in it. But as long as this plan can be successful, it can completely destroy Wu Chenghe's covetousness for the East Palace. That's the biggest win for us. At the same time, as long as the imperial heir loses the qualification to compete for the crown prince, it will not be difficult to save his net worth. What does Di Gong think? ”

"It's a good fish to die and the net is broken, and the corpse is resurrected." Di Renjie took a deep breath and said, "This has to remind Di of the hundred-man tribe sent by Xue Gong during the first battle of Nuo Zhenshui. They were strapped with big thunderbolts and rushed to Yuanzhen's camp......"

"The fate of the emperor's heir will definitely be better than that of my hundred tribe brothers." Xue Shao's eyebrows twisted slightly, showing a hint of bitterness, and said: "Over the years, the God Emperor has suppressed Wu Chenghei today and the imperial heir tomorrow, but he will not really kill any of them. In the final analysis, this is just the power of the king, and the God Emperor has been trying to balance the power of the two factions of the imperial heir and the Wu Chenghe. Now this situation is getting more and more intense, and the imperial heirs have actually been thrown into Lijingmen. If it doesn't end, the court will inevitably stage a bloody storm. I don't think the Emperor himself wants to see this. Therefore, it is time for the Divine Emperor to establish a prince to stabilize the court and the hearts of the people! ”

"It makes sense." Di Renjie said, "Di Mou will enter the palace to face the saint and go to advise the God Emperor." But Di is still anxious, and those people who come to Junchen have always been ruthless, in case they make a dead move......"

"Di Gong rest assured." Xue Shao said, "I've already broken through Lijingmen once, and I don't care about breaking through again." There will definitely be risks in doing such a big thing, and at the critical moment, Xue will not flinch and protect himself. ”

"Good!" Di Renjie took a deep breath and bowed his hand, "Di, let's enter the palace!" ”

"In order to avoid ears and eyes, I also ask Di Gong to walk through the back door." Xue Shao said, "I deduced that I was already drunk because I couldn't drink, and asked my brother and third brother to entertain the guests and friends on my behalf." After I change my uniform, I will set off with Di Gong! ”

"Good!"

Later, Xue Shao took off the groom's official wedding clothes, put on the purple court clothes of the first lieutenant, the gold medal and purple ribbon, wore the Xuanshan jade, wore the Jinxian Sanliang crown, and carried the Taiyi imperial sword on his waist.

The three horsemen, Xue Shao, Di Renjie and Guo An, rode out of the path of Jingu Garden. At this moment, even Shangguan Wan'er and Princess Taiping and others didn't know that Xue Shao had left Jingu Garden.

When Xue Shao and Guo An appeared in front of Lijing Gate, a group of servants stationed there were stunned. Many of them still remember the last time, Xue Shao led a group of generals to angrily break into Lijingmen and kill Zhou Xing. So as soon as Xue Shao appeared this time, they dodged in panic, and some people hurriedly opened the door, and let Xue Shao in without asking.

Xue Shao walked all the way to the interrogation hall of Lijingmen Prison and saw a bloody scene.

The emperor's heir, Li Dan, was unharmed, but one of his musicians had already made a big cut from chest to abdomen, and blood was flowing all over the ground and his intestines were about to flow out, lying on the ground and dying.

Lai Junchen was already frightened when he saw Xue Shao's sudden intrusion, and hurriedly came forward to explain that we did not move the punishment, but this musician had to come forward to defend the emperor's heir and did not rebel, and he also wanted to take out his heart to prove that he was not lying.

Li Dan stood aside with a pale face, and even his eyes looking at Xue Shao were empty.

"Come to Junchen, you first carry this person down so that he can be saved. Then, you just have to continue to interrogate the case. Xue Shao said coldly, "I heard that the imperial heir was suspected of rebellion, so I specially heard it in person." Since it is a rebellion, there must be a general with troops involved. I will not allow anyone, not even Brother Paoze, who is my friend of life and death, to do anything that threatens the God Emperor. Otherwise, Xue will kill his relatives in righteousness, so that he will die without a place to be buried! ”.

[I got food poisoning and was forced to rest for two days. Just recovered. 】