Xue Shao confessed to Princess Taiping, Chang'an and his party were inevitable, and he still had to go on a trip. ….

Princess Taiping was naturally a little worried, not afraid that Xue Zhongzhang and Wu Yougui would dare to do anything to Xue Shao, but that she was afraid of what kind of dangerous situation would it be when she arrived in Chang'an?

After all, it was Pei Yan's hand!

As the minister of the first emperor and the prime minister of Xi under one person, Pei Yan even dared to abolish the emperor, but now he came to deal with a general - whoever it is, he will pinch a cold sweat for Xue Shao!

Princess Taiping's heart was somewhat hesitant. Although she didn't take small roles like Xue Zhongzhang and Wu Yougui in her eyes at all, it didn't mean that she really dared to despise Pei Yan - even her mother had been actively engulfing a character, why did she dare to despise it?

"Xue Lang, why don't you go to Chang'an later and make more preparations?" Princess Taiping said, "I want to go to Chang'an to see my mother first, and then how about making plans?" ”

"No."

Xue Shao very resolutely denied her approach and said: "Pei Yan gathered a group of people to impeach me, but he didn't come forward himself. The Empress Dowager sent Shangguan Wan'er and Kudi to report to me, but she did not come forward. Don't you see that the two of them have been secretly fighting each other all along? If you blatantly go to Chang'an to see the Queen Mother, it will be tantamount to forcing the Queen Mother to come forward and make her passive. ”

Princess Taiping frowned, "Pei Yan is menacing, if there is no mother to help, I am afraid of ......"

"Nope." Xue Shao's attitude was very resolute, and he said: "Pei Yan used Yang to impeach me, and he followed the normal legal procedures, although he was selfish, but on the surface, he seemed to be righteous and bright. You asked your queen mother to come forward to help, it is nothing more than using human favors to talk about things, this is to abolish the public and use power to violate the law. Not only can this not deal with Pei Yan's conspiracy, but it may also implicate the Queen Mother. Moreover, with the personality of the Queen Mother, she would never intervene in such a thing - at least not explicitly. Therefore, even if we want to borrow from the Queen Mother, we must not let her come forward directly. ”

"Makes sense...... Princess Taiping nodded suddenly in realization, and then said: "You go to Chang'an this time, can you gain anything?" ”

"Yes." Xue Shao smiled slightly and said, "Although I don't guarantee that I will win, at least I won't lose too badly." ”

"How so?" Princess Taiping asked confusedly.

Xue Shao smiled and said, "In the face of absolute power, any conspiracy and trickery is a vulnerable paper tiger. ”

Princess Taiping was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly woke up, "Army?!" - You got the support of the military, didn't you? ”

Xue Shao smiled but said nothing.

Seeing his expression, Princess Taiping could understand in her heart without asking, so she took a long breath and said in a loud voice: "That's good!" That's it! ”

Xue Shao smiled, he knew in his heart that Princess Taiping, as a member of the royal family, had grown up beside Wu Zetian and Tang Gaozong, and she knew better than ordinary people the benefits and disadvantages of the "political struggle". However, no matter how much you fight in the court, whoever holds the military power in the end will have more confidence.

At that time, Gaozong Li Zhi wanted to establish Wu Zetian as the queen, but encountered strong opposition from the eldest grandson Wuji and his faction. But he obtained the tacit support of Li Tao, so the matter finally succeeded - why did Li Tao have such great ability?

The point is that he is in charge of the army!

Princess Taiping was suddenly relieved in her heart, as Xue Shao said, as long as she has the strong support of the army, no matter how she fights, she can be invincible. No matter how strong Pei Yan is, after all, he can't rely on a pen in his hand to kill thousands of troops!

"Xue Lang, I seem to understand why you are determined to follow Rong!" Princess Taiping smiled with relief: "Tong Guò's efforts in the past few years of birth and death, you have completely gained a foothold in the military and have strong strength. One force overwhelms all kinds of skill, and military power is the strongest confidence! ”

"It's my greatest relief to have your approval." Xue Shao smiled: "Now we only have to wait for one thing, and we can go to Chang'an to fight with confidence." ”

"What?"

"Please allow me to sell a pass." Xue Shao smiled, "In a few days, we will see!" ”

"Sell off again?" Princess Taiping angrily took Xue Shao's waist and said, "Say it quickly!" Say it! Otherwise, I'll ...... again."

"It's going to be a big hit, isn't it? - Haha! ”

……

Three days passed.

Xue Zhongzhang and Wu Yougui came to Xue's Mansion every day to ask for instructions, and asked Her Royal Highness the princess if she was in a good mood today?

The replies received were all the same - "Get out, otherwise this palace will kill people and vent their anger!" ”

Xue Shao is very funny, it turns out that as early as the Tang Dynasty, some people would use "copy and paste".

Helpless, Xue Zhongzhang had no choice but to hold back his temperament and continue to wait. Of course, the errand has to be done, but if Princess Taiping is offended miserably because of the errand, it will be more than worth the loss!

In the evening of that day, Xue Shao was playing polo with Princess Taiping in the backyard, and Yang Siqiao came to Xue Shao with a carrier pigeon, "Horse, there is a flying pigeon to pass the book!" ”

Xue Shao hurriedly took the letter and looked at it, it was written in Lantian secret code, and there was only one simple word in the letter, "Cheng." ”

Xue Shao let out a sigh of relief and smiled.

"What is the good news that makes you happy like this?" Princess Taiping saw it at a glance and hurriedly stepped forward to ask.

"Enron, it's time for me to leave for Chang'an." Xue Shao smiled and said: "Whoever killed the deer, we should see!" ”

Princess Taiping's brows furrowed, "You sold it that day, and you haven't explained it to me yet." Now it seems that there is a result? ”

"Yes." Xue Shao smiled slightly, took her hand and led her to a secluded place, and said: "The reason why Pei Yan is so strong, in addition to the fact that the first emperor Tuogu and the queen mother rely on, there is also an important reason that he and Cheng Wuting have formed a family of children and daughters, and there is the full support of the Royal Forest Army behind him. ”

Princess Taiping's eyes lit up, "That's right! - I heard my mother mention it very early, although her old man also had the grace of knowing and supporting Cheng Wuting, but Cheng Wuting only recognized Pei Yan. This once made my mother very annoyed, but there was nothing I could do. After all, she is a woman, and many ministers of civil and military affairs have received the favor of my mother, but they have thrown their gratitude to my father or Pei Yan. Human nature, no way! ”

"Yes." Xue Shao said, "In the eyes of outsiders, the Queen Mother and Pei Yan seem to be indistinguishable from each other, and Cheng Wuting was promoted by the Queen Mother and Pei Yan. But if the Queen Mother and Pei Yan give an order to Cheng Wuting at the same time, he will definitely fall to Pei Yan! ”

"That's right." Princess Taiping nodded, "What did you do to Cheng Wuting on this trip to Chang'an, right?" ”

Xue Shao smiled, "What I did, the details don't matter anymore." The important thing is that Cheng Wuting has now gone to Hebei and replaced Xue Rengui's position to guard Shuodai Erzhou!! ”

"What?" Princess Taiping exclaimed, "At such a critical juncture, how could the imperial court let him go to Hebei?" ”

Xue Shao said with a smile: "There is a saying that a twisted melon is not sweet." Since these days, there have been turmoil in the imperial court, and Pei Yan must have talked to Cheng Wuting about the deposition of the emperor a long time ago, and hoped that he could fully support it. But Cheng Wuting was unwilling to do this, but it was not good to offend Pei Yan, so he used a bitter trick and took poison to save his illness. ”

Princess Taiping was slightly surprised, "There is such a thing?" ”

Xue Shao nodded, "Actually, Cheng Wu has long been tired of the intrigue in the capital, and he is even more reluctant to be used by Pei Yan as an eagle dog, and he has to stretch his fangs to the current emperor." In other words, Cheng Wuting is actually an out-and-out loyal minister. Although he didn't say it, he didn't approve of the abolition of the emperor! ”

"I see!" Princess Taiping suddenly realized: "So you gave Cheng Wu an idea to get out of this dangerous battle and go to the frontier to guard the country?" ”

Xue Shao nodded with a smile, "Cheng Wuting is a battlefield tiger general, and it is not suitable to stay in the capital to participate in these political struggles. As soon as the emperor is abolished, there will definitely be people who will make a violent stroke, and there will definitely be people who will fall from the clouds to the bottom. But this is just for the moment, take a long-term view, 30 years in Hedong and 40 years in Hexi, those political speculators who rely on bloody coups to become violent will not end well in the end. Staying out of the way and staying neutral is able to walk smoothly. There are many such examples, when your imperial grandfather, Emperor Taizong, was fighting with his brother for the crown prince, Wei Gong Li Yaoshi and Li Tao both remained neutral and did not help each other. As a result, no matter which side wins in the end, they will be respected and reused. ”

"That's right." Princess Taiping smiled slightly, "Cheng Wuting went to the north to guard the country, Pei Yan lost an arm, and the bottom of the kettle took out his greatest confidence." As I can imagine, my mother must have been very happy about this. Because for Yu Gong, the northern country finally has a new Optimus Jade Pillar; Privately, Pei Yan's power was weakened...... Everyone's happy! ”

"That's why I dare to build a Cheng Wu to go to Hebei Province." Xue Shao smiled and said: "If it weren't for the acquiescence and help of the Queen Mother, how could Cheng Wuting make the trip?" ”

"Is this called having a soul?" Princess Taiping's eyes were shining, and her eyes were full of relief and appreciation, "Xue Lang, you are much wiser than I imagined!" “

"Thanks to your mother, she told me to read more literature and history. I had nothing to do and read a history book. Xue Shao said with a smile: "Read history wisely, in fact, many truths and laws have been clearly written in the history books, we can learn from and refer to the correct ones, and if they are wrong, we must not repeat the mistakes of the past!" ”

Princess Taiping smiled, smiling very calmly and gratified, "Hearing you say this, I think Pei Yan is repeating the mistakes of the past - throughout the ages, how many of the powerful ministers who deposed the emperor have a good death?" ”

"That's right." Xue Shao smiled, "Now you know, where does my confidence come from?" ”

"Yes." Princess Taiping breathed a sigh of relief, took Xue Shao's hands and stared into his eyes, and said softly: "Your confidence comes from your erudition, wisdom, calmness and diligence. Xue Lang, you are amazing. You have told me a truth with practical actions, the most trustworthy thing in this world is neither a prominent birth nor a high official position, but your own ability! ”

"Okay, it's time for me to go to Chang'an!" Xue Shao kissed Princess Taiping's forehead, "You just have to take your son at home with peace of mind, and wait for me to return triumphantly!" ”

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