In the next two or three days, Xue Shao was almost with Shangguan Wan'er.

There is nothing in the army, and it is no longer a very serious matter for the commander not to see anyone for two or three days. Moreover, all the generals knew that Xue Shuai had gone to Shuozhou, and they all knew that Shangguan Wan'er was in Shuozhou City. As a result, Xue Shao and Shangguan Wan'er's date had various different fragrant versions, and began to circulate among the upper generals of the army.

This is certainly a good story, but it is also a good story.

The matter between Xue Shao and Shangguan Wan'er is no secret for a long time. On the contrary, a merry hero like them got together with Allure's red face, and if it didn't make a little noise, it would be abnormal.

But in fact, Xue Shao's relationship with Shangguan Wan'er was far more "light" than they imagined. More often than not, the two are just working relationships between superiors and subordinates, and they have been concentrating on studying the "reward order". Because it is not only related to the future of Xue Shao and Shangguan Wan'er, but also to the future of all the generals in the army and the entire country.

It's just that this thing can't be known to any general in the army yet. So Xue Shao let those rumors spread in a mess, and he didn't come forward to explain a word - let them think that we were cheating on a tryst!

In fact, Xue Shao's current main concern is nothing more than two things. The first is whether he can grasp the real military power in the new dynasty and the right to speak in the court. The second is what kind of status and treatment will the group of generals who were born and die with him behind him get in the new dynasty, and what kind of future will they have.

The army represents violence and destruction, while Wu Zetian represents governance and construction. The civil and military contradict each other, but they must work together to govern the country. This is like the yin and yang in Tai Chi Bagua, both of which are indispensable.

However, even within the military, the phenomenon of "two instruments" has also appeared. Although Wu Zetian recognized Xue Shao's supreme leadership position in the military, she was not stupid enough to let Xue Shao's family dominate. This can be seen at a glance from the appointment of the generals of the guards.

Datang has been using the sixteen guards system since the beginning of the founding of the country, but in recent years, the left and right Yulin guards and thousands of cavalry have been added, which can actually be counted as "nineteen guards".

Wu Zetian didn't want to hide from Xue Shao, she copied the generals and general candidates of the Nineteenth Wei who were about to be adjusted or appointed, along with this reward order.

In a sense, this group of generals is about to become the founding fathers of the "Empress Dynasty". Wu Zetian will tell Xue Shao all of this batch of lists in advance, and ask him to refer to them, undoubtedly expressing her trust and respect for Xue Shao.

More than half of the personnel appointments of the Nineteenth Wei General and the General were acquaintances of Xue Shao.

The right guard, the general of the school inspection is Xue Shao himself, and the two generals who are responsible for daily specific affairs are Dang Jinbi and Guo Dafeng. In addition, Guo An, an unsung hero, was also named a four-rank Zhonglang general.

Zuo Wei, the general Wang Xiaojie. The two generals are both old generals of the Tiger Division, Su Honghui and Zhang Xuanyu. From here, it is not difficult to see that Wu Zetian hopes that Wang Xiaojie can form a force, so as to form a certain containment of Xue Shao.

Zuo Yu Lin Wei has not changed much, the general is still Li Duozuo, Tang Zhen and Pan Yi have each been promoted to Zhonglang generals. But there is also a new general, the old general of the Tiger Division, Cao Renshi.

The right Yu Lin Wei changed greatly, the Confucian marshal Lou Shide became the general of the inspection school, and Zhang Qianqiao and Fan Yunxian each served as generals. Since Lou Shide is far away in Heyuan, Zhang Faner will become a general in the actual sense of the word.

The personnel of Qianqi has not changed much, and Zhou Jitong is still the Qiancai envoy. But Xue Shao found a surprise here, Zhao Yijie was promoted to the new deputy envoy of the Thousand Cavalry. It is estimated that Li Duozuo has contributed to him a lot. At present, Li Duozuo's influence in the Imperial Forest Army is rare.

The above five troops are the most important garrison forces in the capital. It is not difficult to see Xue Shao's absolute leadership status. Although Wang Xiaojie also has a place, if he wants to be equal to Xue Shao, it is still too reluctant.

The situation of the rest of the guards is roughly like this-

General Zuo Ying Yangwei is still the black tooth Changzhi, and the great leader of the Servant Bone Department, Yi Li Siba, who led his troops to surrender, will be appointed as a general.

The candidate for the right eagle Yangwei general will be quite eye-catching, he is the general's tiger who has emerged in recent years, Xue Ne. At the same time, he is also very likely to concurrently serve as the official of the Dadu Protectorate, thus becoming the number one general of the Tang Dynasty to defend against Turkic foreign enemies.

The selection of generals for the two special forces of Qianniuwei is quite eye-catching. General Zuo Qianniuwei is still Cheng Boxian, it seems that as long as he does not make fatal mistakes, Wu Zetian's trust and importance to him will not change. The former General of the Right Qianniuwei was killed, and General Wu Zetian was going to appoint Prime Minister Wu Youning to "temporarily concurrently" inspect the General of the Right Qianniuwei. This made Xue Shao a little dissatisfied, but under Shangguan Wan'er's persuasion, he gave up the dispute. Because Qianniuwei is essentially just Wu Zetian's "private spy force", even if she wants to be nepotistic, it makes sense. Xue Shao wouldn't even interfere too much in her personal space and private affairs, right?

Left and right Jin Wuwei, these are the two service units responsible for the security of the capital and the imperial palace, and have the responsibility of honor guards. Xue Shao's hand had never reached a piece, and he didn't bother to stretch it. Because these two guards have been under the world of Qiu Shenqian and Wu Yizong for a long time. Now, unsurprisingly, they have become the generals of the left and right Jin Wuwei.

The guards of the left and right guards, this is the army responsible for guarding the gates of the palace, except of course for the all-important Xuanwu Gate. These two guards have always had little to do with Xue Shao, and it is estimated that they will not have much to do with it in the future. Because Wu Youzhi and Wu Youyi will become the generals of the left and right guards. Obviously, Wu Zetian chose the two little door gods that reassured her the most for the door of her house. (Or maybe a watchdog?) Xue Shao thought so jokingly. ）

Left and right leopard Taowei, this is the name that Wu Zetian changed to it, they used to be called left and right Weiwei. They are an important field army component of the Southern Yafu Army. These two Wei generals have new candidates, Zuo Bao Taowei General, Guo Yuanzhen. Right Leopard Taowei, General Xue Chuyu. General, Zhang Renyuan.

This can be said to be the most satisfying thing that Wu Zetian has done for Xue Shao. Although Xue Chuyu's life and death were uncertain, Wu Zetian gave him great affirmation and respect. There is also Zhang Renyuan's sudden rise, which is somewhat unexpected by Xue Shao. Because when the imperial court issued this edict, it did not know about the surrender of the city. Wu Zetian only knew at most that Zhang Renyuan, the old general of Shuofang, was Xue Chuyu's deputy in the Jumping Army.

The left and right jade guards used to be called the left and right leading guards, and their status and importance are equivalent to those of the leopard Taowei. General Zuo Yuchuan Wei has long been selected, and now there is no change, his name is Koji Chongyu. Xue Shao was a little stranger to this person, only knowing that he was the son of the king who surrendered from Gaochangguo. This time the Li Tang royal family rebelled, and he went to suppress it with Wang Xiaojie. In contrast, the selection of General Youyu Weiwei made Xue Shao much more interested, and Tang Xiujing was also. Xue Shao has always been very respectful and optimistic about Tang Xiujing, believing that he is a typical representative of contemporary Confucianism. Accepting the appointment of the general of the right jade guard is definitely well deserved for Tang Xiujing.

The rest were Left Xiaowei and Right Xiaowei, whose positions as generals were awarded to two foreign generals, Li Dayu and Sun Wanrong. This is not surprising, Datang is used to this case. Of course, Li Dayu and Sun Wanrong will not go to Luoyang to take up their posts, this is just an honor for them.

Generally speaking, the various adjustments and personnel appointments that the army will carry out will basically satisfy Xue Shao. But he still made a rather "outrageous" request, he hoped that the imperial court could appoint Wang Yu as the general of the right guard Wupin Zuolang, and his family would take charge of the fields and other items on his behalf.

Shangguan Wan'er was puzzled, she said that although Wang Yu is your student, she hasn't made too much credit after all. Coupled with the fact that he has now been captured by the Turks, how can he still be crowned official?

Xue Shao replied that Li Ling was captured by the Xiongnu that year, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty listened to the rumors and killed his entire family, and then Li Ling really betrayed. I don't want Wang Yu to become a second Li Ling.

Shangguan Wan'er said what she was most worried about: What if Wang Yu really betrayed?

Xue Shao sighed lightly, that was the next Yuanzhen. My enemy.

Hearing this, Shangguan Wan'er's expression became a little sad, "I should have stopped him at the beginning, and I shouldn't have let him follow Cheng Wuting on the expedition." ”

Xue Shao sighed lightly, "When I left, I repeatedly told me not to let Wang Yu pay homage to the generals too early and take charge of the troops too early. It's not that I can't trust him, it's that military power is really hard to control. Although he was not much different in age from me, he had experienced so little, and he lacked the necessary experience and prestige. As expected, when he arrived at the front, he had a dispute with Cheng Wuting, but he was unable to convince or stop Cheng Wuting, which eventually led to the split of the frontline army. If you want me to say, Empress Dowager Wu is really a bit too hasty in this matter of Wang Yu. It's annoying that she doesn't listen to my advice! ”

"......" Shangguan Wan'er was silent and nodded lightly.

Xue Shao frowned slightly, and said in a low voice: "You must have heard a long time ago, I beat him up in front of many generals." Have you ever wondered why? ”

Shangguan Wan'er nodded and said softly: "I have strict military discipline in the court. On closer examination, Wang Yu's resistance to the commander to split the army is a capital crime! If you don't punish him, it will be hard to hide the mouths of the generals. ”

"Yes, a capital offense!" Xue Shao sighed lightly, "In order to give an explanation to the officers and soldiers of the whole army, I asked him to go and retrieve Cheng Wuting's body first to alleviate the predicament at that time." Then I plan to give him a chance to make meritorious contributions in the next battle, who knows that he will actually become a prisoner. It's really better to count people than to be counted by heaven, hey! ”

"Now that it's over, don't blame yourself anymore." Shangguan Wan'er stretched out her hand, stroked Xue Shao's chest, and said softly: "I already knew that you vomited blood and fainted and then fell seriously ill. I don't want you to do it again in front of me! ”

Xue Shao smiled bitterly, "What about Wang Yu's matter?" ”

Shangguan Wan'er frowned slightly and pondered for a moment, and said, "I can only use diplomatic means after returning to the DPRK to seek a solution." ”

"For the time being, that's all it takes......"