Xue Shao finally met Sun Wanrong.

Sun Wanrong didn't plan to turn around any corners and wipe any corners, so he knelt directly in front of Xue Shao and cried: "Xue Gong, no matter what Sun did wrong in the past, please only deal with the crime, Sun Mou has admitted it all." I just hope that you will save the Khitan for the sake of the innocent people! Mo Si is not a human, he is a hungry wolf who eats people and does not spit out bones, and almost half of our Khitan eight tribes are about to be slaughtered by him! If this continues, the Khitan is about to be wiped out! ”

Xue Shao helped him up and said, "Marshal Sun, there is no personal grudge between you and me. Xue still admires you. It's just that each is its own master, and Da Zhou also has the difficulties of Da Zhou. If there is any neglect, please Marshal Sun do not worry. ”

Sun Wanrong was almost about to collapse, where could he care about anything else, and said with a panicked voice: "I just hope that Xue Gong can save my Khitan clan!" Sun Wanrong was willing to be reduced to a slave, and he only led the horse and fell into the stirrups for Xue Gong all his life. ”

"That's it." Xue Shao smiled and said, "Actually, I have already written to Your Majesty, asking her to send an envoy to the north as soon as possible to mediate the war. ”

Sun Wanrong was busy and wanted to bow down again, but Xue Shao pulled him back, "It doesn't have to be like this." ”

"I just don't know, what if Mo Si doesn't accept mediation?" Sun Wanrong said in fear.

Xue Shao said indifferently: "Unless he doesn't want to live." ”

Sun Wanrong was stunned and nodded silently. If it were someone else, Sun Wanrong would not have believed it. But when it came out of Xue Shao's mouth, although there was no hint of threat and arrogance, it was very convincing.

Sun Wanrong knew in his heart that Xue Shao was also saying this to him, telling him not to think about being naughty anymore. Mo Si can beat Sun Wanrong to the point of losing his armor, but Xue Shao can eat him with confidence, this is the gap in strength, this is his capital!

The meeting was simple and time-saving, and Xue Shao left quickly. The next day, Tian Guidao of Sibin Temple came to Sun Wanrong, saying that he was about to represent the Great Zhou Dynasty as an envoy to the north, and asked Sun Wanrong to accompany him.

Sun Wanrong asked, what about Xue Gong?

Tian Guidao smiled, do you still want Xue Gong to make a special trip to give you a ride?

Sun Wanrong was speechless on the spot. He began to realize that today's Xue Shao was no longer the Xue Shao who invited them to hunt in the mountains and accommodating and currying favor with them in every way. Although only two or three years have passed, the southern kingdom has changed from the Tang Dynasty to the Great Zhou. Xue Shao has also been reborn and has become the chief military commander of the Great Zhou Dynasty to calm the army and stabilize the country, and he is also an important minister who can influence the empress's decision-making.

"The fate of the Khitan Ju clan was pinched in the hands of the Great Zhou Dynasty. And his will and his ideas have been extended to the militaristic strategy of the entire Great Zhou Dynasty. What qualifications do I have to talk to him on an equal footing? Sun Wanrong could only smile bitterly to himself, it was really a creation and a trick, and the time was also fate!

Sun Wanrong hurriedly urged Tian Guidao to set off for the north as soon as possible. Li Dayu was not in a hurry at all, he was still waiting for the empress to meet him and give him a delicious meal, and then asked Xue Shao to take him to take a boat to fish and learn to swim. He also planned to take a trip that he said would go, and he wanted to go all the way to Fengzhou for sightseeing and fun, and find Guo Yuanzhen to get drunk a few times. Of course, on the way, he must bring the two famous prostitutes he just soaked, but he spent a lot of money to ransom people, and promised to marry them as concubines.

Xue Shao really has nothing to say about this living treasure prince. Call him stupid, he never makes a fool in the face of big things. For example, his posture of hugging his thighs is quite professional, and he will definitely not make fatal mistakes like Sun Wanrong. Let's call him smart, every cell in his body exudes a natural and pure stupid smell. But such a professional man with big nerves and harmless people and animals, but when he goes to the battlefield, he is a perverted demon who kills people like hemp, and the whole thing is like a black whirlwind Li Kui.

Xue Shao could only sigh that there are still such freaks in the world!

Returning to the Green Tower, Xue Shao saw that Shangguan Wan'er had already packed her bags and looked like she was about to leave.

Xue Shao said: "So anxious to go? ”

"The official business is over, and it is time for me to go back and give orders to Your Majesty." Shangguan Wan'er's expression showed strong reluctance, but she insisted: "After all, state affairs are important. ”

Xue Shao nodded, but was a little unrelenting, and said, "Why don't you go to the boat for another two days?" ”

"Nope." Shangguan Wan'er stepped forward, patted the dust on his shirt, and said, "We still have time and opportunity. Curled up in a hurry? ”

"Okay!" Xue Shao nodded and said with a smile: "I'll send you back to the palace." ”

"I have my own carriage for the palace, so I don't need you to deliver it personally." Shangguan Wan'er said, "In addition, I want to tell you one thing. ”

"What?"

Shangguan Wan'er smiled and said softly: "I heard that you have recently been helping Yu Hongye to obtain a salt and iron business license?" ”

"Hmm." Xue Shao nodded.

Shangguan Wan'er said: "I have heard His Majesty mention this matter. She was willing to fulfill Yu Hongye, but the pressure from the minister's side was a bit high. ”

Xue Shao asked, "Why?" ”

Shangguan Wan'er said: "Salt and iron have always been a national monopoly. Although it is handed over to private businessmen to act as agents for self-management, and the state only extracts 30% of the net profits from businessmen, the choice of this agent is quite harsh. Yu Hongye is not too qualified in all aspects. ”

Xue Shao was slightly stunned, "Where is it not compliant?" ”

"All the other small problems are easy to solve. Most importantly, she is neither a royal nor an aristocrat. Shangguan Wan'er said, "The merchants who can act as agents for the salt and iron trade are not ordinary merchants at all. This wealth has always been the prerogative of the nobles. For example, Li Yuanliang, the king of Huo of the Li Tang royal family of the previous dynasty, was given the right to open mountains and smelt minerals by the first emperor. Just like when Emperor Gaozu of Li Tang gave Li Shimin, the king of Qin, the Sanding Furnace, the privilege of privately minting coins. Nor could it be a way to make money by boiling the sea for salt. Those salt barons who cook salt and sell salt privately have always been the targets of severe government crackdowns. Isn't it? ”

Xue Shao suddenly realized, no wonder Wu Zetian said that he wanted to give Yu Hongye the title of "Lady of Destiny". This is a title unique to the minister's mother and wife, and with this title can help the nobles to enter the ranks of privileges, just as a man has the title of "prince and uncle".

"It's a sure-fire way to make money, and everyone is staring at it. There are too many people staring, and things are naturally not so easy to handle. At present, there is only one way to help Yu Hongye win the agency of the salt and iron franchise. Shangguan Wan'er said, "Let Yu Hongye marry, preferably to marry a noble minister, and then Your Majesty will crown her as the Lady of the Command." Only in this way can His Majesty reasonably grant her the right to act as an agent for the salt and iron franchise. Those ministers who oppose it and a group of greedy people will also have nothing to say. ”

Xue Shao was slightly stunned, but came back to his senses, "After talking for a long time, did Princess Taiping let you come as a lobbyist?" ”

"Nope!" Shangguan Wan'er looked at Xue Shao with an innocent face, and said seriously: "I'll just talk about things!" ”

"Wan'er, do you know you have a bad habit?" Xue Shao looked at her maliciously, "Whenever you lie, your eyelashes will shake frequently. Because you make a mistake in your heart, you will subconsciously want to blink, but you have always been very cautious, so cautious that you do not allow your expression to make a mistake. So whenever you unconsciously want to blink, you will hold back and try to pretend to be sincere. Left and right far-fetched, which can make your lashes look unnatural. ”

Shangguan Wan'er was almost stunned, "This ...... Can it also be? ”

Xue Shao laughed, "Look, I'm in the middle of it." ”

"You! …… You lied to me! Shangguan Wan'er was almost angry, and turned around, "I'll ignore you." ”

"Okay, I'm talking nonsense to tease you!" Xue Shao turned to her and took her hand, and said, "Tell me, did Princess Taiping find you and want you to persuade me to marry Yu Hongye?" ”

Shangguan Wan'er sighed helplessly and nodded.

"Whatever she tells you to do, you can do it?" Xue Shao was surprised, "How can such a smart person as you be at her mercy?" ”

Shangguan Wan'er smiled indifferently and said, "This has nothing to do with being smart. Besides, Princess Taiping is also very smart, and she is very wise. ”

Xue Shao pursed his lips, "Why didn't I see it?" ”

"If I were Princess Taiping, I would not be so generous, and I would be happy to accept another woman in the family." Shangguan Wan'er said, "Women's minds are actually very simple, what they desire most is nothing more than their men being able to concentrate on themselves." Let's take the simplest example, there were so many princesses in Li Tang in the previous dynasty, how many of them generously allowed their concubines? With the dignity and strength of Princess Taiping, she still takes the initiative to help you take a concubine. In addition to doting and forgiving you, how can there be no great wisdom in the long term? Is it true that you are in the midst of blessings and do not know blessings? ”

Xue Shao sighed helplessly and nodded, "Of course I know." ”

"And you're still stubborn?"

Xue Shao smiled bitterly, "Do you want me to cheer and shout three times that the princess is wise?" ”

"......" Shangguan Wan'er was stunned for a moment, and then smiled, "It's also a truth." You show resistance, and the princess's heart can feel a little better. ”

"I just didn't expect that you would also help Princess Taiping and be a lobbyist together." Xue Shao's expression was really a little crying and laughing.

Shangguan Wan'er stroked Xue Shao's face with a smile and said, "Have you always thought that Shangguan Wan'er only asks for you, but has no love?" ”

"No......" Xue Shao sighed lightly and said, "I'm just a little unbearable." ”

"Why can't you bear it?"

Xue Shao said: "In case there is really a day, you see me marrying Yu Hongye through the door......"

"That's a good thing. I'll be happy for you. Shangguan Wan'er smiled, "Really." Don't believe me, look at my eyelashes! ”