Crowned king?

This is probably the coldest joke Xue Shao has ever heard in his life.

Since the time of Li Shimin, the crowning of the king has become an extremely serious matter, and the "king" is also a group that has been greatly weakened and suppressed by the king. Wu Zetian himself killed the most kings, and most of the Li family's dragon sons and grandsons were destroyed by her. In addition, although it has not become an iron rule that a different surname is not crowned a king, in recent years, except for the surrendered foreign chief who has been falsely crowned as a county king, there is really no precedent for a different surname to be crowned a king.

If Xue Shao loses his mind and goes crazy, he will take Wu Zetian's kind words seriously. So he said, "Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible! ”

"I'm willing to make an exception for you." Wu Zetian said, "Why not?" ”

"Your Majesty, this grid is still not broken." Xue Shao said, "In addition to the surrendered king, the king can be awarded the title of king, the king, first of all, pay attention to blood. This is not only the patriarchal system of the imperial court, but also the consensus in the hearts of the people of the world. Your Majesty doesn't have to be a minister alone, and the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty and the people of the world are enemies. If Your Majesty insists on this, not only will the ministers not dare to accept the knighthood, but they will be terrified all day long. ”

Wu Zetian frowned and pondered for a moment, and said, "Then you will be the left minister of Wenchang." Choose one or the other, there is no other way. ”

Xue Shao was stunned, Wenchang Zuoxiang, that is, Shangshu Zuo Servant, this used to be Wu Chenghe's official position.

The supreme governor of Shangshutai was originally Shangshuling, who was in charge of the overall work of the six departments of Shangshu, equivalent to the premier of the State Council. However, because Li Shimin once held this official position, since the Tang Dynasty, the imperial court no longer set up Shangshu Ling, but instead used Shangshu's left and right servants to perform the function of Shangshu Ling. Compared with the Zhongshu Order of Zhongshu Province and the servant of Menxia Province, Shang Shufu has more real power in his hands, and he is a well-deserved head of the hundred bureaucrats. Li Jing, the Duke of Weiguo, once held this official position.

Xue Shao was really embarrassed now. If you don't have the prince, you have to be the left minister of Wenchang, and the left and right have put themselves on the cusp.

It's not that Xue Shao is unmotivated and really doesn't want to be the prime minister, but the timing is not right. He himself was already the leader of the heavy army, and if he concurrently served as the left minister of Wenchang, he would definitely be the first and auxiliary prime minister above the court.

At that time, what if Wu Zetian forces himself to make a statement, who will be the reserve?

Speaking of Liwu Chenghei, it is self-digging graves.

said that Li Dan, the heir of the emperor, was originally Xue Shao's brother-in-law, coupled with the merit of supporting the establishment, from then on, the prince and the prime minister and the army commander were united, can Wu Zetian, as the emperor, still be calm? Even if it is said that the king of Luling is the same effect, and this support is even more prominent.

This alone was enough to make Xue Shao refuse to be the prime minister. Moreover, Wu Zetian's appointment of many prime ministers, the diligence of changing prime ministers, and the ruthlessness of abusing and killing prime ministers are also unparalleled in history. If Xue Shao is in the dark, he can still protect the loyal ministers and righteous people who have been wronged, just like he used to rescue Zhang Qianqiao and others. But if he became the prime minister, his words and deeds would be strictly supervised by the empress and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and any position of the prime minister would be a strong political will. If you dare to meddle in such an incident, it will be a strong conflict between the prime minister and the imperial power. At that time, just like Pei Yan, it will be impossible to coexist with the empress.

Over the years, Xue Shao has been reluctant to pay homage to the prime minister, and it is because of these considerations. Now that Wu Zetian is aggressive, he has to force himself to be the left minister of Wenchang, and Xue Shaodu regrets it in his heart - I would not have fought if I had known the battle of Qinghai Lake!

"Why don't you speak?" Wu Zetian said, "But if you have an idea, you might as well say it clearly." ”

"Your Majesty, forgive your insolence." Xue Shao said, "The minister will never be the prime minister." ”

"Absolutely?"

"Yes. Absolute. Xue Shaozheng said, "If Your Majesty wants to persecute Yu Chen again, the minister can only resign and leave, and retreat between the rivers and lakes from now on." ”

Wu Zetian was really choked up now, she looked at Xue Shao with a trace of gloom, and was speechless for a long time.

Shangguan Wan'er was terrified on the side, and a layer of fine sweat appeared in her hands.

Long.

"Forget it, it's difficult for a gentleman not to be strong." Wu Zetian said, "It stands to reason that you have made immortal achievements, and you should be rewarded for your achievements." But you are neither a prince nor a prime minister, say it yourself, what do you want? ”

Xue Shao knew that the matter had come to this, and it would definitely not work to use "fish pond" to shirk it. The king has his own king's considerations, you are a courtier with outstanding ability and miraculous achievements, and you don't want to be promoted to a knight and don't want money and property, so what do you want? Fame and fortune can't satisfy your appetite anymore - do you want imperial power?!

This is the reason why many heroes and celebrities in all dynasties did not hesitate to "defile themselves". For example, Wang Qian, a famous general of the Qin Dynasty, frequently asked Qin Shi Huang for land and wealth when he went out to fight to destroy the Six Kingdoms, in order to show that he had no ambitions and was just greedy for money and good things.

"Your Majesty, you put Shangguan Wan'er ...... Marry me! Xue Shao said.

As soon as these words came out, Shangguan Wan'er, who was taking notes on the side, was shocked, and her pen fell off.

On a good piece of paper, a large cloud of thick ink fell.

Wu Zetian smiled, "What a lot of color!" ”

"Your Majesty forgives your sins!" Shangguan Wan'er fell down in panic.

"Forgive your innocence, be even!" Wu Zetian smiled and said, "Xue Shao, you have laid a thousand miles of rivers and mountains for me, and you have captured the miraculous feat of Zan Puli alive. You already have enough qualifications to be crowned king. Right now, are you willing to use everything you have to exchange for a Shangguan Wan'er? ”

"Yes, the minister does." Xue Shao said very seriously, "The minister does not dare to deceive Your Majesty, the minister has admired Shangguan Wan'er for many years. The minister also secretly swore that one day, the minister would give her a home. A home she wants. ”

Shangguan Wan'er lay on the ground and did not get up, motionless.

"Wan'er, did you hear that?" Wu Zetian sighed lightly and said, "This man is not ridiculous. He actually wants to exchange thousands of miles of rivers and mountains for the glory of your life. ”

"Your Majesty...... I can't bear to leave Your Majesty! Shangguan Wan'er's voice revealed a hint of crying.

"After getting married, you can still be like Mrs. Huayang, and work by my side." Wu Zetian said, "You are so lucky to have the most magnificent man in the world, who loves you and protects you at all costs." Xue Shao, thank you two! ”

Xue Shaobai fell, "Thank you, Your Majesty!" Long live my emperor, long live, long live! ”

Shangguan Wan'er couldn't cry, "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

"Stand down!" Wu Zetian said lightly with a smile on his face, "Go out, meet those colleagues outside, and announce the good news that you are about to get married." ”

"Yes......"

The two walked out of the room and walked out of the hall.

Shangguan Wan'er still followed Xue Shao steadily in all directions, but the tears on her face never stopped.

Xue Shao paused, "You forgot again, you promised me not to cry again?" ”

"You're so unreasonable." Shangguan Wan'er said.

Xue Shao blinked, "Why am I unreasonable?" ”

"Why didn't you ask my opinion and send a request directly to Your Majesty?" Shangguan Wan'er said, "You obviously know that her old man will not refuse." ”

"I've asked you, more than once." Xue Shao smiled, stretched out his hand to wipe the tears from her eyelids, and said, "You always refuse, refuse, I have no patience to refuse." So this time, I'm going to cut it first and then play it. ”

"Unreasonable! You're just being unreasonable! The corners of Shangguan Wan'er's mouth turned down as if she was crying and laughing, and tears poured out again, "When did I say that I was willing to marry you?" ”

Xue Shao smiled, "You don't need to agree to this kind of thing." My dignified Zhao Guogong will not marry you, this will do! ”

"You! ......" Shangguan Wan'er was really angry now, laughing while crying, "Why don't you say that the dignified Zhao Guogong is also a good scoundrel?" ”

"Wow, you dare to leak military secrets!" Xue Shao shook his head and looked around.

"What are you doing?" Shangguan Wan'er faintly felt a little bad.

"I'm looking to see which room is empty and no one is ...... I'm going to have a good trial of your meticulous work! ”

Shangguan Wan'er hurriedly raised her feet and left, wiping her tears as she walked, crying and laughing, "Scoundrel, big scoundrel!" What a scoundrel who is not ashamed! ”

Xue Shao followed with a smile.

In the room, Wu Zetian sat alone for a long time, and finally sighed.

Mrs. Huayang's Kudi came and handed Wu Zetian a lotus seed soup that cleared the fire and cooled the heat.

"Huayang, as you expected. Xue Shao refused to be crowned king or worship the prime minister. Wu Zetian sighed, "I really can't do anything about him." ”

"Does he really want nothing?" Cudi asked.

"He asked me to give Shangguan Wan'er to him in marriage." Wu Zetian Dao.

Kudi was slightly startled, "Did he really open his mouth to ask?" ”

"Yes. He finally opened his mouth. "Wu Zetian said," he used this scene to exchange for the beauty he had loved for many years. ”

"The nature of the country is easy to change, and it is difficult to change, the son of Lantian is still a big lover." Kudi smiled and said, "Your Majesty, he really has no intention of power. ”

"But he's always been negative."

"Rewarding oneself is not the same as having ambition."

Wu Zetian pondered for a moment and nodded, "Love beauty but don't love Jiangshan...... I can't help but think of someone. ”

How dare Kudi's answer?

Because she heard it, the person the empress said was the first emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the husband of the empress, Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi.

Among Taizong's sons, Li Zhi was the one who had no intention of being in power and didn't want to be the emperor the least. But he was emperor for decades. Then for decades, Li Zhi kept his empress in charge of the entire country. If it weren't for this, it wouldn't be the queen of today's generation.

"I thought that there were only some women in the world, and they were desperate to meet love." Wu Zetian said, "Could it be that a man like Xue Shao will be like this?" ”

"Your Majesty, Zi Fei Fish, the joy of knowing fish?" Kudi whispered.

Wu Zetian suddenly suddenly, "It seems that everyone really has their own ambitions!" ”

"Your Majesty, this is not necessarily a bad thing!" Kudi said, "Xue Shaoguo's heavy weapon is indispensable. However, he knew that he had no intention of gaining power in advance and retreat, so that he would not threaten the stability of the court. Heaven bestows such a virtuous minister on Your Majesty, this is the blessing of Your Majesty, the blessing of the community! ”

Wu Zetian smiled, "Huayang, your senior lady is really doing her best, and she has said good things to Xue Shao." ”

Kudi hurriedly bowed to the ground, "Your Majesty, Xue Shao's virtuous ability to be loyal and filial piety is the consensus of the world. The minister is only based on the truth, and there is no slander everywhere. ”

"Settle down, I know you have a point." Wu Zetian said indifferently, "In fact, Xue Shao has always been worried about his high merits, so he did not hesitate to resign as a threat, and refused to worship the prime minister and be crowned king." Later, he asked for Shangguan Wan'er, which was just an act of imitating the famous ministers of the ancients and doing self-defilement. It is not easy to be a king, and it is even more difficult to be a minister. I already know about his hard work. In the future, everything will take its course, and I will not be able to force him any more. ”