Chapter 954: Improving Every Day
A low-key philosopher who did not want to reveal his real name said that when a woman caught a junior, her IQ was far better than that of Einstein, and her force was close to General Yuguan.
So Xue Shao didn't intend to deny it, he just looked around with his eyes, but fortunately, there were no onlookers in the house!
"Seems to be true, huh?" Princess Taiping raised her eyebrows.
ββ¦β¦ You told me to eat! Xue Shao seemed to take out Xue Linyu's demeanor and began to play treasure.
Princess Taiping pinched Xue Shao's ear a little harder, "As soon as I say it casually, you take it seriously?" β
"I'm a simple person, and it's easy to take it seriously." Xue Shao said seriously, "I've always listened to you, don't you know?" β
"You, you, you! ......" Princess Taiping was really happy, but she sighed again as if relieved, and said: "Well, she should have been one of the concubines a few years ago, and it is enough to drag it out to this day." It's early but your heart's desire, saving you from worrying about it day and night. β
"Is that an exaggeration?" Xue Shao smiled bitterly, "It's as if Xue has never seen a woman." β
"You're never short of women." Princess Taiping said angrily, "But don't you often say that a wife is not as good as a concubine and a concubine is better than stealing, and stealing is better than stealing?" β
"Heaven and earth conscience, how can I have it!" Xue Shao shouted, "How can I say such shameless words?" β
"That's what you said!"
"It's clearly not!"
"Forget it, I won't fight with you!" Princess Taiping let go of Xue Shao's ears and sighed faintly, "Actually, I already knew that Shangguan Wan'er meant a lot to you. Otherwise, I wouldn't have wanted her to marry her as a concubine, but unfortunately I failed. What amazes me is that you have persevered for so many years without giving up, and you have not relied on your power to occupy her in private, until she has regained her freedom today. This infatuation, this respect, sometimes, I can really be a little jealous. β
Xue Shao was silent for a moment, and said softly: "If you say this, I really feel embarrassed." I'm ashamed of you. β
"Forget it, I'll just talk about it, you don't have to take it to heart." Princess Taiping smiled slightly, stroked Xue Shao's face, and said softly: "There are some things I never say, but it doesn't mean that I don't know or I haven't thought about it." You haven't taken a concubine since you got married, and you haven't provoked any woman outside except Shangguan Wan'er. Even your brother forced you to take a concubine, but you have been procrastinating. The eighteen maiko in the family are all the concubines I prepared for you, and you have never touched any of them. It is not easy for the dignified Lantian son to do this. The fact that Zhao Guogong, the hero of the world, can do this, is a great respect and comfort for me, a princess. Moreover, let's talk the truth in private, if it weren't for the marriage of the two saints, Shangguan Wan'er would be the one you want to marry the most. Is that right? β
"......" Xue Shao was stunned for a moment, and said truthfully: "I really didn't think about such a problem. All I know is that now you are my wife, the other half of my life. β
"I know what you think of me and how you treat me." Princess Taiping smiled slightly and said, "Let's compare our hearts with each other, you respect me as a wife, and I am not a person who is immeasurable." Your celebrity is marrying Shangguan Wan'er back, I guarantee that she will have a place in the family. β
Xue Shao was silent for a moment and said, "This matter can only be talked about later." β
"Okay. Then you have to take care of yourself and don't go too far in everything. Princess Taiping took Xue Shao's hand and gently put it on her lower abdomen, "Feel it?" β
Xue Shao was stunned at first, and then surprised, "Pregnant?" β
"It's definitely a boy this time." Princess Taiping smiled softly, "He's very restless, just like his brother Linyu." β
Xue Shao's heart was suddenly mixed, and he hugged Princess Taiping tightly in his arms, and said in her ear: "An Ran, I don't know what to say." I thank you, thank you for being my wife and for being my wife for the rest of my life. Thank you for making my life, thank you for always being so considerate to me, always being so tolerant of me. β
Princess Taiping also hugged Xue Shao tightly, "This is what I should do, isn't it?" β
Xue Shao stroked her hair and said, "Do you know, when I was on the verge of death many times when I was out on the expedition, I was thinking about you. I thought, I can't just die, I have to go back to old age with my wife. I've had a lot of trouble and a lot of risks over the years, but as long as I see you by my side, I can have endless courage and stride forward without fear. The only thing I'm afraid of to this day is when I suddenly turn around one day only to find that there is no longer you around. β
"I said it, I'll be with you forever." Princess Taiping hugged Xue Shao tightly, "Whether it's to glory or destruction!" β
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After a few more days, Xu Jingzhen's case finally surfaced, and Wu Zetian ordered the magistrate's court to hear the case.
There are only three ministers implicated, Luoyang Ling Wei Yuanzhong, Yushi Zhongcheng Ge Yuanfu, Wenchang Zuo Cheng Tongzhong Zhongshu Men Pingzhang Shi Zhang Guangfu.
The sufferings of these three people all came from Zhang Siming's confession. He said that during the period when Zhang Guangfu commanded the troops to quell the rebellion of the Li Tang royal family, he had always acted in favor of the yang and the yin and violated both ends of the rat's head, coaxing the imperial court and privately contacting the Li Tang royal family, and the two sides curry favor with both sides. As for Wei Yuanzhong and Ge Yuanfu, Zhang Siming said that they had sponsored Xu Jingzhen's escape expenses like himself.
According to the original plan, Xue Shao would definitely protect Wei Yuanzhong to the death. But after Wu Yizong's incident, he knew that he couldn't make any more moves.
Because, there is already a big hand behind the scenes that personally manipulates all this. Otherwise, if the case develops according to the assumption of Wu Yizong and others, and the net is spread from point to point, how can only three ministers be implicated, and only one Zhang Guangfu has committed a serious crime?
Obviously, the big man behind the scenes didn't want this case to be too widespread, and he didn't even want to kill Wei Yuanzhong and Ge Yuanfu, but he didn't want to let Zhang Guangfu go.
At this point, Xue Shao couldn't figure it out again, Wu Chengsi wanted to kill Zhang Guangfu, which was barely understandable. But why does the big man behind the scenes insist on doing so? What earth-shattering things did Zhang Guangfu do, not only to put Wu Yizong's order in, but also to offend the big man behind the scenes?
Everyone will be curious, Xue Shao really wanted to go to Zhang Guangfu in person to ask about it, but he didn't have a chance. Less than two hours after he was taken away by the magistrate's court, Zhang Guangfu committed suicide by hanging himself from a beam in prison without giving a single confession, bringing all these secrets underground.
There is another person who definitely knows these secrets, but she doesn't say that Xue Shao is not easy to ask.
Of course, Xu Jingzhen was beheaded, and Zhang Siming was exiled for 3,000 miles.
Wei Yuanzhong was demoted, from the capital Luoyang Order to the remote county governor of Hongxian. Ge Yuanfu is even more miserable, from the imperial history Zhongcheng who holds the power of the central government to the nine pins of the small county in Lingnan.
The matter has come to this point, Xue Shao can only say one thing in his heart: This handful of mud of the big hand behind the scenes is beautiful!
Princess Taiping was very sorry when she heard about it, she said that Wei Yuanzhong must have been framed, and she wanted to come forward with Xue Shao to ask Wei Yuanzhong for a favor.
Xue Shao told her that this case was a brown iron case, and no one could interfere. Even if Wei Yuanzhong was framed and wronged, it was better than dying like Zhang Guangfu. Now that Qingshan is here, I'm not afraid that I won't have a chance to get him back in the future.
Princess Taiping is such a smart person, she woke up immediately when she heard Xue Shao say this, "You mean to say that Wei Yuanzhong was only symbolically punished?" β
"Wei Yuanzhong, Ge Yuanfu and Zhang Guangfu are involved in the case, and many people have known about it for a long time. In such a big case, someone must be punished before he can give an explanation to the public. Xue Shao said, "But this case is limited to three people being fined, and the result is already very good." If we intervene again, it will be too ignorant of current affairs. Not only will it not save Wei Yuanzhong, but it will harm others and oneself. β
"I know......" Princess Taiping nodded thoughtfully, "Now I'm thinking that Wu Yizong and Zhang Guangfu must have some secret plan to make this case a big deal." But they overdid it, touched my mother's bottom line and angered her, that's why they died. β
Xue Shao smiled slightly, "Why is it called, it has been overdone?" β
Princess Taiping blinked her eyes and said, "If you hurt the foundation of the country, you are going too far." β
"What else?"
"Seriously undermining the balance of power between Li and Wu's two families is also overdone." Princess Taiping said, "It is very likely that Wu Yizong secretly persecuted Zhang Guangfu and asked him to frame Cen Changqian and a group of other important ministers, even including ...... You and I are husband and wife! β
"Alright, let's stop at the point!" Xue Shao smiled and gently pinched Princess Taiping's face, and said, "It's good that we know it in our hearts, and we don't have to say it." β
"Wu Yizong, you deserve to die!" Princess Taiping said hatefully: "My mother just beat Wu Chenghei, he is so ignorant of current affairs!" β
Xue Shao smiled and said, "Wu Yizong may be the one who hates me the most among the nephews of the Wu family. Because I have not lost any time in his treatment over the years, and he still owes me a huge sum of money that he will never be able to pay off. Zhang Guangfu is a villain, he is willing to do anything to survive. In addition, when he was an official in Xia Guan, he had a lot of discord with me, and he must have resentment in his heart. Another thing, didn't I rescue Wei Fangzhen, Fan Yunxian and others from the cool officials before? It's hard to guarantee that Zhang Guangfu won't be lucky, hoping that after dragging me into the water, he will go ashore with me. He was too naΓ―ve, how could a commander like me go into the water? Is it really the day I go into the water, and the whole military is not messed up? Who can stop those arrogant soldiers for a while? What if a grumpy guy is forced to turn back? β
"After weighing the two phases, my mother decisively killed Wu Yizong, and made Zhang Guangfu shut up forever." Princess Taiping slapped her face, "This time, everything makes sense!" β
Xue Shao pinched her face again, "You have to explain it so clearly, are you willing?" β
"This is a good opportunity to grow wise!" Princess Taiping smiled and said, "If you don't understand, just ask, I'm diligent and studious!" β
Xue Shao laughed, "Your son's trick, you actually copied and embezzled it?" β
"If you are a threesome, you must have my teacher." Princess Taiping smiled and said, "If you don't study hard and make progress every day, how can you keep up with you, a great hero who is an all-round hero in civil and military affairs?" What if one day you dislike me and don't want me? β
"Do you get better?" Xue Shao smiled, "Where did you learn this crooked word?" β
"Huh? β¦β¦ Hey! Princess Taiping laughed strangely, "No wonder this palace is getting smarter and smarter, it turns out that it's all your credit, Xue Lang!" β