Yao Yuanchong went and returned, Wang Xiaojie didn't come, and Ashina Zhongjie came.

When Yao Yuanchong entered the door, he secretly made a strange expression on the corner of Xue Shao's mouth, and Xue Shao probably understood in his heart: Wang Xiaojie's old boy refused to come!

Ashina Zhongjie pleaded guilty as soon as he came up, saying that General Wang happened to go to the barracks to inspect military affairs and had already sent someone to invite him. But it is estimated that he will not be able to come to see Xue Shangshu until tomorrow.

"That's it. You sit down. I have something to tell you. Xue Shao didn't plan to bother with him at all.

Ashina Zhongjie sat down, looked down at the table, and sat upright without squinting, like a primary school student sitting in the first row during class.

When Xue Shao saw him like this, he suddenly felt that he had nothing to talk about with him, so he said, "Forget it, you come with Wang Xiaojie tomorrow, and we'll talk about it." ”

"Xue Shangshu ......" Ashina Zhongjie sighed lightly and said: "I know that you look down on me, I am a traitor to the Shuo Fang Army, and I don't expect you and the brothers of the Shuo Fang Army to forgive me. But ......"

Xue Shao said lightly: "If you have something to say, you can say it." ”

Ashina Zhongjie said: "Wang Xiaojie, his nature is not bad. ”

"I don't need to say that." Xue Shao said, "At the beginning of Nuo Zhenshui, if he hadn't returned to the division to help in the war, I would have been wiped out a long time ago." Later, we used a trick to seize his military power, in fact, he knew it in his heart, but he didn't break it and left without handing over the military power. Xue will not forget these. ”

"After returning to the court, he didn't go to tell the trick, saying that we falsely passed on the holy decree to seize his military power." Ashina Zhongjie said, "He just said that when the Anxi Tiger Division came to the border of Helong, it was a national disaster when the enemy soldiers were pressing the border, so he took it upon himself to hand over the military power to you, and came back to the court alone to ask for guilt." Fortunately, His Majesty did not punish him at that time, but only made him guilty and meritorious. Later, when Li Zhen, the king of Yue, rebelled, we recruited new troops together to quell the rebellion. How much credit has been made, so there is today. ”

Xue Shao was silent for a moment, "It's hard for you, Ashina Zhongjie." ”

"......" Ashina Zhongjie opened his mouth and didn't speak, his eyes blinked for a while, and his expression was a little ugly. It was like crying, and I tried my best to endure it.

"Go back and tell Wang Xiaojie that I don't want to find his bad luck." Xue Shao said, "That little personal grudge is already a thing of the past in Xue's opinion. Now, I have something big for you to do. It's up to you to have the guts and ability. ”

Ashina Zhongjie stood up and clenched his fists heavily: "Yes!" ”

And then gone.

Yao Yuanchong was a little stunned, and stepped forward and said, "Shangshu, what's the big deal?" ”

"Expedition to the Western Regions."

Yao Yuanchong was slightly taken aback, "Is it appropriate to send troops now?" ”

"Not suitable. But had to come out. Xue Shao said, "You immediately send a group of capable officials to Xijing to run an errand and pack up the Weishui camp for the army and horses to settle in." Later, I will give you a holy order to allocate weapons and grain and grass, and all materials will be stored in the Xijing Treasury and taken on the spot. ”

"Subordinates receive orders." Yao Yuanchong arched his hand and said again, "Where did the soldiers and war horses come from?" ”

Xue Shao breathed a sigh of relief, "Anxi Tiger Division, all the old departments!" ”

Yao Yuanchong's eyebrows flicked in surprise, "The old department of the Tiger Division, now most of them are in the Luoshui camp, under the command of the right guard?" ”

"It's just that things are returned to their rightful owners." Xue Shao smiled faintly, "It's not accurate to say this, all the soldiers and horses of my dynasty belong to the Son of Heaven and the imperial court, not anyone's private property." This battle is extraordinary and cannot be lost. If even I, the Xia official Shangshu, are full of selfishness and refuse to give elite soldiers, then we have already lost this battle before it starts. ”

Yao Yuanchong nodded, "I hope Wang Xiaojie can understand your hard work, so as to live up to his mission!" ”

"I don't care if he holds a grudge against me, and I don't need him to take my affection." Xue Shao said lightly, "I only hope he can understand that in this battle, he can only win and not lose!" ”

Later, Xue Shao returned home, and it was already late in the house, and the lights began to be turned on. Xue Shao came to the dining room as usual but didn't see Princess Taiping, so he asked where Princess Wanzi was?

The servant replied that the princess had gone into the room since she had returned home, and that she had not come out again, and that she had not paid attention to the people who had called her to dinner, and seemed to be very unhappy.

Xue Shao went to the bedroom to find someone, only to see that the door was closed and Linlang was standing outside.

"What's wrong?" Xue Shao asked them.

Linlang didn't speak but made ugly grimaces together, and it was clear that the princess was sulking.

Xue Shao couldn't help but shake his head and smile, she is the mother of three children, but her temperament has not changed at all and is still the same as at the beginning.

So he knocked on the door, "Open the door." ”

"I'm not hungry, you can go eat by yourself, no need to call!" Princess Taiping said inside.

"Then I'll kick in the door."

"Don't, I'm coming......"

Linlang laughed gracefully, and invariably gave Xue Shao a thumbs up.

The door opened a crack, and Princess Taiping hurriedly hid inside. Xue Shao pushed the door and entered, and saw Princess Taiping pounced on the bed and pressed her head and face with a pillow, hiding herself like an ostrich.

Xue Shao suddenly felt amused, walked over and lay down beside her, and said softly, "Who provoked you, tell me." ”

"No one provokes me—" Princess Taiping said angrily, as if she had returned to before she was sixteen years old and unmarried.

Xue Shao smiled, "Then what are you sulking here?" ”

"I'm mad at myself, can't I?" Princess Taiping shouted hatefully, and two pink fists banged on the bed board.

Xue Shao grabbed her wrist, lifted the pillow as well, and looked at her sideways.

Princess Taiping's expression was really strange, pouting and pouting her eyebrows, like crying and laughing, plus her face pressed against the bed board, her facial features were twisted.

"What the hell is going on, speak!" Xue Shao was really angry and funny, and used all his strength to turn her over, "It's a big thing, and it won't make the dignified Princess Taiping tangled up like this, right?" ”

Princess Taiping lay on her back to the sky, pitiful and aggrieved: "If I say it, you are not allowed to scold me?" ”

Heh, it turned out to be a trouble?

Xue Shao laughed, "Say it!" ”

"You promise not to scold me first?"

"Okay, I promise."

Princess Taiping said: "Unfortunately, Wei Fangzhen was dismissed and demoted. ”

Xue Shao blinked, "And then?" ”

"They have already left Shendu with their families and gone to Yizhou." Princess Taiping said with a bitter face, "I should have sent one to the Wei mother and daughter." But I feel that I don't have the face to go, and I shouldn't go......"

"Anything else?"

"Isn't that serious enough?" Princess Taiping sat up, patted the bed board and shouted, "It's all my fault!" ”

"Forget it, it's not all your fault. Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi regarded Wei Fangzhi as a thorn in the flesh, and now they are just releasing the prime minister, which is better than killing the head and raiding the family. Xue Shao sighed lightly and took her into his arms, and said, "I remember that you promised me, don't take it as an example." ”

Princess Taiping nodded and snuggled in Xue Shao's arms, and whispered full of grievances: "I'm very sad." ”

"What are you hurting?"

Princess Taiping said quietly: "I am my mother's own daughter, raised since I was a child, the only daughter, but in the end I am not as good as my nephew." Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi are some things, the roe head rat has no talent and no virtue, and they were just house slaves in the past. But now they are kings and ministers, and they all ride on my head. That's not all, they can unscrupulously raise henchmen above the court to eradicate dissidents, I only made a few ministers' wives and daughters, and I was immediately brutally suppressed by my mother...... Woo, I'm not doing it! ”

Princess Taiping really cried.

Xue Shao couldn't help laughing, "When you become a mother, you still cry like a child!" ”

"If you are a mother, you are not allowed to be wronged or sad?!" Princess Taiping wiped her tears, "My mother used to love me so much, but now, she has changed her mind!" ”

Xue Shao couldn't help but laugh, and persuaded while stroking her back: "As the saying goes, the daughter who marries is the water that is spilled, when I was out on the expedition before, how did you go against your mother, have you forgotten yourself?" ”

"So, is she taking revenge on me and taking revenge on me?" Princess Taiping became more and more angry.

"It's not. This is purely a political necessity and has little to do with the relationship between mother and daughter. Xue Shao said, "Think about it, now is the martial arts dynasty, of course your mother must focus on cultivating the power of the martial family." With her ability to recognize people, she still doesn't know what kind of talent and morality Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi are? She also had no choice, no choice. In other words, if it is two pigs, your mother can only crown them as kings, and let them continue to strengthen the political power of the martial family. What's more, those martial arts cousins of yours can still walk upright? ”

"Poof!"

"You can figure it out!" Princess Taiping laughed with tears in her eyes, "After that, can we really only be shrunken turtles?" ”

"Of course not." Xue Shao said, "In the words of the soldiers, the soldiers are not many but fine. As long as we use the Fa correctly, we can be completely undefeated, and then win with a small and big blow. To put it simply, I just need to hold on to the military power, no matter how much trouble Wu Chenghe's formation makes, it won't be able to turn the sky over after all. ”

"Didn't you say that you still want to recommend the prime minister to the political hall, and now you dare to try?" Princess Taiping asked again.

"Didn't I also say that you are not afraid of no firewood to stay in the green mountains?" Xue Shaodao: "This country will always need real talents, and your mother also has a bottom line in her heart, she will never really rely on Wu Chengsi and others and a group of cool officials to govern the country." Now the wind is too tight, and we are only temporarily lurking. One day, gold will always shine. ”

"Huh......" Princess Taiping let out a long breath, lay in Xue Shao's arms and rested for a while, before muttering: "This time I can be regarded as a wise man, it turns out that my mother is so protective of us husband and wife!" ”

"Now, do you believe me?" Xue Shao smiled, "Do you still think that I am cowardly and afraid?" ”

I believed it. I'll listen to you in the future, and I won't dare to make things happen again. Princess Taiping pursed her mouth, like a naughty little girl, and whispered weakly, "I was wrong, Xue Lang." Please punish me! ”

Xue Shao couldn't cry and grinned, "The tears haven't dried up or made any waves, hurry up and eat!" ”

"I don't! Punish me, punish me severely! ”