Chapter 182 United Front
The sun is sunny today. In the evening, the sunset is particularly brilliant, as if the towering palaces of Daming Palace were coated with a layer of ink and paint. The original majesty added a little bit of glamour and charm.
Shangguan Wan'er is particularly charming under the peach blossoms and willows.
Xue Shao stood by the window, enjoying his short relaxation and joyful time every day with a smile. Shangguan Wan'er walked under the peach blossom tree with a book, sometimes concentrating on the book, sometimes looking forward to it as if thinking about the meaning of the book. She inadvertently looked up at Xuanwu Palace and looked at the smile on her face, with an unparalleled smile on her face.
Xue Shao couldn't see her facial features clearly, but he could feel her smiling. At the same time, he couldn't help but smile knowingly.
The sunset is shining, but it loses Wan'er's quiet beauty.
Just when he was out of sight, the door was knocked, "Young Master Xue is here?"
It was Cheng Boxian.
Xue Shao knew that they must have ideas today, so it was not surprising that they would come to him. So he answered "On" and came forward to open the door for them.
All four imperial swords are coming.
"Didn't you disturb Mr. Xue to rest?"
"Everyone is brother, why bother to see you so much? Sit down!"
Cui Hejian walked to the window inadvertently and looked out, then suddenly shouted "Ah"!
"What's wrong?" Everyone was shocked and hurriedly surrounded.
"I...I can't do it anymore, I'm going to die!" Cui Hejian covered his chest with a look of great pain, "My husband, remember to give birth to me!"
"Nonsense!" Everyone knew that he was playing tricks, so they laughed and scolded each other.
Cheng Boxian and others looked at Qiuseyuan and were all surprised, "I said Mr. Xue always hid in the room, and it turned out that he was hiding here to watch the beauty!"
Cui Hejian used his strength to pull the tall and powerful Cheng Boxian aside, "Do not stop if you are so big!"
"I won't let you, I won't let you!" Cheng Boxian grabbed the window edge with both hands and couldn't pull him, and everyone was amused.
Cui Hejian had to hunch the side with a disappointed look at Qiu Seyuan, saying, "Just one glance, I felt like my chest was hit by a blunt weapon of ten thousand pounds. I can't look, I can't look anymore! This is clearly a fairy from the sky, so beautiful that it is so beautiful... Woo, I can't stand it, I'm really going to die!"
Everyone was amused together, and Cheng Boxian said angrily: "I just know nonsense. I can't even see a human face clearly from such a distance. You know that it's not a big slutty face?"
"So Brother Cheng doesn't know the romantic style but doesn't understand the charm!" Cui Hejian took out the professor's style and said with a tsk, "Look at her every move is like a flowing cloud and water, she is like a fairy-like figure. Just because of her confident, restrained calmness and freedom, she is definitely not an ugly woman! Look at her attitude of concentrating and contemplative, she is clearly a smart woman full of knowledge and aura! Brother Cheng, I bet-this woman is definitely a stunning woman!"
When Xue Shao heard this, Cui Hejian, a guy who is known as the number one talented man in Zuo Fengchen Guard, is definitely a master of beauty hunting and has a vicious vision!
Shangguan Wan'er saw Xue Shao's room silhouettes, and they all squeezed to the window to look at her. Shangguan Wan'er couldn't help but smile, put away her books, cut her back, and walked into the room with her hands cut.
"Oh, I'm leaving!" Cui Hejian shouted regretfully.
Shangguan Wan'er walked to the door and suddenly stopped and looked back at Xuanwu Palace.
"Oh no, I've been discovered!" The four imperial swords shouted in surprise and retreated, pushing and rushing around.
"It's embarrassing, embarrassing!" Xue Shao laughed and scolded, "The dignified imperial court official and the emperor's guard general, were collectively stared at by a woman, and she was defeated in an army!"
The four of them felt hot on their faces, and they all left the window and sat down with awkward smile.
Cui Hejian said: "Young Master Xue, you don't know. The most taboo thing for those of us who work in Fengchenwei is to covet the women in the harem. So we have always developed a habit and we will never dare to look at the women in the harem!"
"That's right, so it's not unfair to lose this battle!" Cheng Boxian laughed, "Besides, we haven't seen a woman in a few days!"
Xue Shao knew that they were all suffocated. The Four Imperial Daggers are all second-generation officials from wealthy families. They are officials and are young and romantic. Who would usually lack the person next to you?
"In a few days, the Martial Arts Academy will give you a day or two off." Xue Shao said, "No matter how busy you are, you can't spend all your time. After all, everyone has private affairs besides public office!"
"Hehe, Mr. Xue is humane, it's good to have a holiday, it's good to have a holiday!" Cheng Boxian and others were happy.
"The four brothers come to see me together, but is there something wrong?" Xue Shao asked. This is the first time since the Martial Arts Academy started.
Yuan Wanqing intends to create an atmosphere of "orderly up and down", and everyone has always abides by this rule. Usually, except for Xue Chuyu, who is following him, few people come to join Xue Shao.
When it comes to serious matters, the four of them didn't make fun of them anymore.
Cheng Boxian said: "Mr. Xue, we all have ideas about what we are doing today."
"What's the idea?"
Cheng Boxian said: "We and the four of us discussed in private, and felt that Feng Changshi would not deliberately make things difficult for us and would not send us a bow and horse."
"Yes." Liu Mian, who has always been a little taciturn, said, "Although Feng Changshi is responsible for the military treasury, all equipment must be sent through his consent. However, we all know Feng Changshi's character. Although he is committed to the public and law, he is not pedantic. If he does not give a archer this time, he will simply not give us face to the five of us!"
"This kind of thing is not something Feng Changshi can do." The other three almost agreed in unison.
Xue Shao nodded, and they almost said it was Li Xiantong's intention. General Li Xiaoyi rarely went to the Wei Mansion, and even if he was there at that time, he had no reason to object. Originally, the two generals of the Central Army were in charge of the Wei Mansion, but now Zhou Jitong is at home to recuperate. Of course, Li Xiantong has the final say in the Wei Mansion.
But if they don’t say it out loud, Xue Shao will never take the initiative to say it out loud. Isn’t that just sow discord behind the scenes?
In the past, Siyudao and Li Xiantong were very close!
So Xue Shao said: "Xue Chuyu replied that it is against the military system when we borrow bows and horses in private... Think about it, this is the same."
"It is precisely because he has made some sense that he has to be unreasonable!" Cheng Bo said angrily, "Is it necessary to make such a big deal? Just borrow a few pairs of bows and horses, why should Tongrong and Tongrong fight? We are Qianniu, the soldiers led by Zuo Fengchen Guard, can we still ruin our own things? Isn't this treating us as outsiders and as thieves to guard against? It's all... outrageous!"
"It's cold to leave!" Cheng Qizhi also spoke, shook his head, "Does the people from the Wei Mansion think that we have temporarily left the Wei Mansion and come to study in the Martial Arts Academy, and we will not be from Zuo Fengchen Guard in the future?"
"I think it's very likely!" Cui Hejian took the speech and said, "Beijing Ya did not borrow bows and horses or schoolyards, that must be what Li Shangdan meant. Because only Li Shangdan talked about it in Beiya and had never been inhumane. Others, such as Zhang Qianxu and others, have always been very easy to talk to."
"That's very obvious!" Cheng Boxian said, "Li Xiantong is Li Shangdan's son, of course he followed his father's arrangement!"
Xue Shao was very happy when he heard this!
Come on, you can understand your own ideals and say it out loud!
"Then Li Xiantong is really not missing the old love, and he will not recognize others if he turns against him!" Cheng Qizhi shook his head, "In the past, he was extremely enthusiastic about calling us brothers. Seeing that we might be leaving Zuo Fengchen Guard, we treat us as outsiders!"
"What kind of bird brother is this!" Cheng Bo said angrily, "It would be fine if you don't help, but you'll cheat us behind our back!"
"It's so disappointing..." Liu Mian and Cui Hejian shook their heads.
Xue Shao smiled and said, "I heard from Mr. Li Liang that Li Xiantong is still actively engaged in activities recently and wants to replace Mr. Li Liang as the general of Zuo Fengchen Guard."
"How can that be!" the four of them shouted together, "Before he was a general, he dared to play with us; when he became a general, wouldn't we all be swept out of the house?"
"Even if he doesn't have the ability to sweep us out... it's a pity to do things under him!"
Everyone started to talk and complain, but in short, they disagree with Li Xiantong as a general.
"Young Master Xue, why don't you compete for the position of general?" Cheng Boxian said suddenly.
The other three looked at Xue Shao together, yes, Mr. Li Liang had previously hinted in public that you would take over the position of general! Otherwise, the four of us would not decide on the spot, and we will talk to the Martial Arts Academy as you can!
Xue Shao smiled and said, "I thought about taking over the position of General Zuo Fengchen Guard. But later I thought about it repeatedly and it would be better not to be this general for the time being."
"Why?" the four of them asked in surprise. Are there anyone in this world who don't want to be promoted?
"The main reason is of course because I have a short time to come but I don't have enough qualifications. But there is another reason..." Xue Shao frowned and lowered his voice, "I'll tell you, four people must keep it confidential!"
"must!"
"swear!"
"Say a poisonous oath!"
"Okay, I'll swear together!"
Xue Shao nodded and said, "It is certainly a member of the Emperor who is a member of the family, but you see that Li Xiantong and Zhou Jitong have been working for more than ten years and are still in the fourth rank. In other words, it is difficult to make contributions in Fengchenwei. If you don't make contributions, it is extremely difficult to get promoted quickly!"
"That's right." The four of us nodded in agreement, "Fengchen Guard is His Majesty's Guard. Making mistakes is a death sentence, and no mistakes is a merit. However, this merit cannot be seen during the assessment of the Ministry of Personnel, so the officers of Fengchen Guard are generally promoted to the next level in four years and rarely refer to merit and rewards. Therefore, many of us are working to change civil servants. Be a civil servant in the state Sima, governor and other civil servants. Then start step by step, hoping to find promotion with political achievements."
Xue Shao blinked and looked at the four people, and suddenly said, "Which one of the military achievements or political achievements, will be promoted faster?"
"Of course it's military merit! This is something that can be seen at a glance. The Tang Dynasty values military merit the most!"
Xue Shao laughed, "Military achievements are faster than political achievements. Zuo Fengchen Guard has no political achievements - four brothers, I am the descendant of Duke Wei and the disciple of Duke Pei. Why should I stay in Zuo Fengchen Guard and wait for the official evaluation once every four years without following Duke Pei to compete for military achievements?"
When the four of them heard this, they suddenly realized that they slapped the table together!
"So true! - Let's go with Mr. Xue!"
Xue Shao smiled again.
Now, the Four Imperial Daggers have officially stood in the same camp as me!
Chapter completed!