Xue Yi came back, and the family had dinner together, and they were happy.

Xue Yi repeatedly talked about Xue Shao's self-surrender to the pastoral home, when he was going out to Huayin County on business, and when he came back, the turmoil had passed. But Xue Yi still criticized Xue Shao a few words politely, saying that he was a little "pampered and coquettish, arrogant and arrogant". Xue Shao didn't argue or explain too much with him, the eldest brother liked to say a few words, let him say it, just listen to it himself.

After the meal, Xue Shao and Princess Taiping came to Xue Yi's study together very tacitly, under the pretext of playing a game, but in fact they were ready to launch a "big lobby" against Xue Yi.

Xue Yi was not stupid, and when he saw this frame, he knew that the two of them were prepared, so he smiled and said, "Erlang, there is no need to beat around the bush between you and my brothers." If you have anything to say, just say it! ”

"Yo, it's rare for big brother to be so crisp." Xue Shao smiled, "Guess what, I'm going to tell you?" ”

Xue Yi looked at the two of them left and right, blinking his eyes, "As soon as the family closed the door and spoke, I said it bluntly - is it that the big event is coming?" ”

Xue Shao and Princess Taiping nodded at the same time.

"Hey......" Xue Yi sighed and shook his head slightly.

"How does the eldest brother feel?" Xue Shao asked.

"Anyway, our Xue family is Li Tang's old minister after all, and he is a relative of the first dynasty." Xue Yi said, "How can you not be emotional? ”

Princess Taiping said: "Big brother, I am still Li Tang's princess!" ”

Xue Yi was slightly stunned, and his expression seemed to be saying...... That's right!

"There are some things that outsiders can't say clearly, but it's okay for me, the princess, to say it." Princess Taiping said, "Personally, it doesn't make much difference whether my father and brother are the emperor or my mother is the emperor. And I think that even if my mother did change her name and become emperor, the country would not fundamentally have changed much - it was just a different coat! ”

Xue Shao and Xue Yi's eyes widened at the same time, you really dare to say it!

- That's right, only Princess Taiping dares to say such words, even if it's at home!

"Am I not right?" Princess Taiping spread her hands, looking very straightforward and frank, "It's just that the eastern capital is the capital of the gods, and Chang'an becomes the western capital." The name of the three provinces and six ministries has been changed, but it is still the same as the previous three provinces and six ministries. The ministers still go to court on a single day and do not go on a double day; Whether it is the army or the court, all the systems are still similar to Zhenguan Yonghui. To go into more detail, my mother has been in charge of the court of the Tang Dynasty for nearly 30 years, but the difference is that in the past, my father or brother asked him to come to the dynasty to call the system as the ruler; In the future, it was probably my mother's direct rule as the emperor - in other words, whether it was the imperial court army or the people of the world, they had become accustomed to and accepted my mother's rule for the past thirty years. What she has to do now is to change from 'ruling on her behalf' to 'ruling directly'! ”

"The princess has got to the point." Xue Yi said, "It is precisely this one that is 'substituted' and the other is 'direct', and there is a gap between the two!" ”

"That's why we need our big brother to help." Princess Taiping put "we" more seriously, obviously emphasizing.

Of course, Xue Yi heard it, so he blinked his eyes and looked at Xue Shao, asking for his attitude.

"Don't hide it from my brother, I have promised the Queen Mother that I will lead the entire Fenyin Xue clan and the army to support her as soon as possible." Xue Shao replied truthfully.

Xue Yi suddenly fell silent.

In terms of ability and deeds, Xue Yi knew that he was far inferior to his second brother Xue Shao. But after all, he has many years of experience as an official, and he knows the power of politics and the danger of officialdom. From Xue Shao's words, it is not difficult for him to draw a conclusion - it is inevitable that the Queen Mother will ascend the throne and change the dynasty, but it is only a matter of time!

Xue Yi couldn't help but think, in fact, from the day the first emperor died, the queen mother had already revealed her grandeur. But no one would have thought at the time that she would really want to be emperor, after all, there has never been such a case in the past. A woman becoming an emperor is simply a dream in the eyes of most people.

But within a few years, the fool's dream was about to become a reality...... Xue Yi looked at Xue Shao with burning eyes, he knew that Xue Shao's full support was indispensable. Not to mention anything else, with Xue Shao's current strength in the military, he stomped his foot and the entire Luoyang City had to tremble three times. He didn't make it clear, and the Queen Mother didn't dare to say anything about "ascending the throne"!

- Army, that's it!

Xue Yi was silent, and his expression became very complicated.

"Taiping, you go down to accompany your sister-in-law." Xue Shao wanted to get rid of Princess Taiping.

Princess Taiping nodded with a smile, bowed obediently and left. She knew very well that everything she could say had already been said, and staying here any longer would only be an eyesore. Looking at this situation, Xue Yi has a demon after all, and only Xue Shao can kill this demon. If one more person is present, Xue Shao will not be able to make a move.

"Big brother, you can say it directly." Xue Shao said sincerely.

Xue Yi frowned deeply, got up, opened the door, looked out, made sure that there was no one, and then pushed the window open a little to make sure that Princess Taiping had walked downstairs and entered the hall to talk to Xiao, and then he sat back.

"Erlang, I'm really unwilling to be a brother!" Xue Yi's expression was very deep.

Xue Shao asked calmly: "You still can't accept the change of the queen mother's dynasty?" ”

"Yes." Xue Yi said, "Please forgive me for being stubborn, I have been educated by Confucianism since I was a child, how can I accept a woman to be the emperor?" Moreover, although the first emperor exiled my Xue family for ten years, it is true that he has a negative burden on us, but no matter how you say it, it is also a family with broken bones and tendons. Now I want to let a woman with a foreign surname take away the country, and let me wait for Li Tang's imperial relatives to kneel at her feet and shout long live - how can this be embarrassing? ”

"What the eldest brother said is all true." Xue Shao was still very calm, "But considering the overall situation, this is all a trivial matter." ”

"The minutiae?"

"Yes." Xue Shao said, "The younger brother is now in Xia Guanshangshu, and he knows many major national conditions and insider stories. Some of them are probably difficult for my brother to notice and think of. ”

"Why don't you talk about it?" Xue Yi asked.

Xue Shao nodded, "Judging from the current domestic situation alone, if there is no queen mother, if the reigning king is still the king of Luling or the current emperor himself. So, it's really hard to say who is calling the shots in our court. Maybe it's Pei Yan, maybe it's Empress Wei, maybe it's a respected royal senior, or maybe it's your second brother Xue Shao. It is even possible that there will be one or a group of eunuchs in the inner court that you can't think of, just like the ten permanent servants in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. ”

Xue Yi was stunned, and after thinking about it carefully, the possibility that Xue Shao said really existed. After the death of the first emperor, both King Luling and the current emperor Li Dan had neither a political foundation, nor the power to control the country and the ability to govern the country. Such a weak monarch and a strong minister are the prelude to factional disputes in the court and chaos in the world. Not to mention anything else, Pei Yan, the minister of Gu Life, alone is definitely not something that King Luling can deal with - even Xue Shao at that time was suppressed by Pei Yan and couldn't turn over. If there is no queen mother's existence and action, it is difficult to say whether the surname Li or Pei will be in the future.

"From the perspective of the surrounding situation abroad, it is even more clear." Xue Shao said, "Although the Queen Mother herself doesn't know much about military affairs, she knows how to use people. The younger brother is not talented, and now he is known as Xue Zizhenguo. In many major military affairs, from the selection of generals in the Imperial Forest Army to the diplomatic and military arrangements against the Turks, the Queen Mother obeyed my words. Many young generals have come to the fore to take on heavy responsibilities. Shangwutai was established, and Wuju was about to start. I dare to assert that the passive situation in which our generals have withered away from foreign wars will be completely changed in a few years. And this change is based on the fact that the Queen Mother is good at employing people and dares to use people. And it's in the military field that she's not good at - big brother, you should know that this is not easy, and it requires extraordinary courage and courage! ”

Xue Yi listened very carefully, occasionally nodding his head in approval.

"Big brother." Xue Shao said, "You should have seen it for so many years, there are few good generals after I arrived at Li Tao, and only my ancestor Pei Gong has worked hard for so many years. Now the territory of the Tang Dynasty is getting smaller and smaller, the Siyi are becoming more and more arrogant, and the Turks have even separated from the Tang Dynasty and called themselves khanates. The surrounding situation in the outside world can be said to be quite critical. It's just that there are very few people in our court who can really realize this. Even if they do, few people really pay attention to it! ”

"That's right......" Xue Yi nodded approvingly, "Many people, including Brother Wei himself, if they don't listen to you talk about this, they will still be immersed in the dream of the Heavenly Khan." ”

Xue Shao said: "The Queen Mother realized early on that she had always wanted to make changes, and she did implement them. Xue Zizhenguo is an important step for her to put into practice. Big brother, it's true that she is a woman, but her vision, ideals, ambitions, talents and courage are not lost to most men. Isn't it too narrow to deny everything about her because she's a woman? - On the other hand, the King of Luling and His Majesty now, can they do this? ”

Xue Yi was silent.

"Don't you say deeds?" Xue Shao chuckled, "Whether they can sit on the throne or not is a serious unknown. ”

Xue Yi sighed heavily, obviously with the intention of "mourning his misfortune and angering him".

"If the emperor loses his unification, the government and the opposition will be chaotic and chaotic, and the heroes will rise and fall into chaos." Xue Shao said: "If the Queen Mother had not firmly and steadily controlled this court, it would have been generally stable and not collapsed. Don't say anything about Xue Zi Zhenguo, who is carrying your second brother's head now, and whether our Xue clan still exists in the world, it will be unknown - have you thought about it, big brother? ”

"Seriously, Brother Wei really didn't think of this." Xue Yi took a deep breath and said, "After all, history has no ifs. What do I think of these things that didn't happen? ”

Xue Shao nodded with a smile, "History has no ifs, I agree with this sentence - then let's talk about what's in front of us!" ”

"Okay." Xue Yi's eyes lit up, and he suddenly came to his senses, vigilantly observed the door, and said in a low voice: "Now that you have a high prestige in your military power, what if you unite with Li Tang's closest royal family to launch a mutiny?" ”

Xue Shao smiled, knowing that the eldest brother would have such thoughts in his heart!

"Why are you laughing?" Xue Yi seemed to be a little angry, "Isn't this ridiculous?" ”

"Not ridiculous." Xue Shao stopped smiling and said seriously, "If Qingjun is on the side...... This is really a topic worth discussing! ”