Being a king?

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

Since the time of Li Shimin, being named king has become an extremely serious matter, and "king" is also a group that has been weakened and suppressed by the king. Wu Zetian himself killed the most kings, and she destroyed most of the dragon sons and grandsons of the Li family. In addition, although it has not been a bad rule to be granted the king without being named to the king of another surname, in recent years, except for the surrendered chiefs of the foreign race who were virtually named as princes, there is no precedent for the other surname to be named kings.

If Xue Shao was crazy, he would take Wu Zetian's polite words seriously. So he said, "Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible!"

"I am willing to make an exception for you." Wu Zetian said, "What's wrong?" r≯wán≯≯ロba, ±.vv.↑ />

"Your Majesty, this is a good idea." Xue Shao said, "In addition to the surrendered King of the King who can be granted a title of kings for a false title, the king must first pay attention to bloodline. This is not only the patriarchal system of the court, but also the consensus among the people of the world. Your Majesty does not have to be enemies of the civil and military officials of the court and the people of the world for the sake of the people of the country. If Your Majesty insists on this, not only will I not dare to accept the title, but I will also be frightened all day long."

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

Xue Shao was stunned. The left prime minister of Wenchang, also known as the Left Pushe of Shangshu, was once the official position of Wu Chengsi.

The highest commander of the Shangshutai was originally the Shangshuling, who was in charge of the overall work of the six departments of the Shangshu, equivalent to the Premier of the State Council. However, because Li Shimin once held this position, the court no longer set up Shangshuling since the Tang Dynasty, but instead used Shangshuling to perform the functions of Shangshuling. Compared with the Zhongshuling of the Zhongshuling of the Menxia Province and the Shizhong of the Menxia Province, Shangshuling had greater real power and was a well-deserved leader of the all-affiliated officials. Li Jing, Duke of Wei, once held this position.

Xue Shao is really in a dilemma now. If he doesn't accept the title of King, he will be appointed as the left prime minister of Wenchang. This puts himself at the forefront.

It’s not that Xue Shao is not motivated and really doesn’t want to be the prime minister, but that the time is wrong. He himself has a heavy army leader and military. If he continues to serve as the left prime minister of Wenchang, he will definitely be the prime minister who has a word in the court.

At that time, what if Wu Zetian forces himself to express his opinion, who will be the throne?

To establish Wu Chengsi, it is to dig a grave by yourself.

Speaking of establishing the emperor's heir Li Dan, he was originally Xue Shao's brother-in-law. With the contribution of supporting the prince, the prince and the prime minister's army were united. Can Wu Zetian, as the emperor, still calm down? Even if he was establishing the King of Luling, the same effect was also achieved, and the contribution of supporting the emperor was even more prominent.

This alone is enough to make Xue Shao refuse to be the prime minister. Furthermore, Wu Zetian appointed the prime minister so much, replaced the prime minister's diligence, and abused the prime minister's ruthlessness, which is also the best of history. If Xue Shao was in the dark, he could still protect the loyal and righteous ministers who were wronged, just like in the past when he rescued Zhang Qianxu and others. But if he became the prime minister, his words and deeds would be closely supervised by the empress and the civil and military officials of the court. Any position of the prime minister would be strong political will. If he dared to interfere in such incidents, it would be a strong conflict between prime minister's power and imperial power. At that time, just like Pei Yan, it would be impossible for the empress to coexist.

Xue Shao has been refusing to become the prime minister over the years, because of these reasons. Now Wu Zetian is aggressive and insists on becoming the left prime minister of Wenchang. Xue Shao regrets that he would not fight in Qinghai Lake if he had known about the battle!

"Why don't you say anything?" Wu Zetian said, "But if you have any ideas, you might as well say it clearly."

"Your Majesty, I'm sorry for being rude." Xue Shao said, "I will not be the prime minister."

"absolute?"

"Yes. Absolutely." Xue Shao said seriously, "If Your Majesty wants to force me again, I can only resign and leave, and then retire between the world."

Wu Zetian was really beaten up now. She looked at Xue Shao with a hint of anger on her face, and was speechless for a long time.

Shangguan Wan'er was frightened by the side, and she felt a layer of sweat in her hands.

a long time.

"Forget it, a gentleman does not force others to do anything." Wu Zetian said, "In theory, if you have made extraordinary achievements, you should reward merits according to merits. But you will not accept titles or be called prime ministers. You should say it yourself, what do you want?"

Xue Shao knew that things were at this point, and he would definitely not be able to use the "fish pond" to shirk it. The king has his own considerations. You are a minister who has outstanding abilities and has made extraordinary achievements. If you don't ask for an official position and no money or property, then what do you want? Fame and fortune cannot satisfy your appetite. Do you want imperial power?!

This is the reason why many heroes and generals have been willing to "demean themselves" in all dynasties. For example, when Wang Jian, a famous general of the Qin Dynasty, frequently asked Qin Shihuang for land and wealth when he went to fight to destroy the six kingdoms, to show that he had no ambitions and was just greedy for good things.

"Your Majesty, marry Shangguan Wan'er... to me!" Xue Shao said.

As soon as this said, Shangguan Wan'er, who was keeping notes, flicked all over her body and her pen fell off.

A huge ball of thick ink fell on the best article of Xuan paper.

Wu Zetian smiled, "What a thick stroke!"

"Your Majesty forgive me!" Shangguan Wan'er bowed in panic.

"Forgive you for not being guilty, just keep your composure!" Wu Zetian smiled and said, "Xue Shao, you have built a thousand miles of land for me and captured Zanpu alive to make a great achievement. You have already had enough qualifications to be the king and minister. At present, are you willing to use all of this to exchange for Shangguan Wan'er?"

"Yes, I am willing." Xue Shao said seriously, "I dare not deceive Your Majesty. I have loved Shangguan Wan'er for many years. I also secretly swore that one day, I will give her a home and the home she wants."

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

"Wan'er, did you hear it?" Wu Zetian sighed softly and said, "Is this man so ridiculous. He actually wants to exchange a thousand miles of land for your lifetime of glory."

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

"After getting married, you can still act around me like Mrs. Huayang." Wu Zetian said, "You are so lucky that you have the greatest man in the world who loves and protects you at all costs. Xue Shao, thank you both!"

Xue Shao fell down, "Thank you for your holy grace! Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Shangguan Wan'er burst into tears, "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

"You guys go back first!" Wu Zetian said lightly with a smile, "Go out and meet the colleagues outside, and announce the good news that you are about to get married."

"yes……"

The two walked out of the room and headed to the outside of the hall.

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

Xue Shao paused for a moment, "You forgot again, have you promised me not to cry anymore?"

"You are too unreasonable." Shangguan Wan'er said.

Xue Shao blinked, "Why am I unreasonable?"

"Why don't you ask me for my opinion, and just send a request to Your Majesty?" Shangguan Wan'er said, "You know clearly that she will not refuse."

"I've asked you more than once." Xue Shao smiled, stretched out his hand to wipe away the tears under her eyelids, and said, "You always refuse, refuse, I have no patience to refuse. So this time, I will kill first and then report."

"Unreasonable! You are just unreasonable!" Shangguan Wan'er's lips curled as if she was crying and laughing, and tears came out again, "When did I say I would marry you?"

Xue Shao smiled, "You don't have to agree to such a thing. My dignified Duke Zhao must not marry you, so that's all!"

"You!..." Shangguan Wan'er was so angry that she burst into tears and laughed, "Why don't you say that the dignified Duke Zhao is also a good player when he acts like a scoundrel?"

"Okay, you dare to reveal military and national secrets!" Xue Shao shook his head and looked around.

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

"I'm looking at which room is empty, no one... I'm going to have a good review of your detailed work!"

Shangguan Wan'er quickly lifted her feet and left, wiping her tears while walking, crying and laughing, "Robby, big scoundrel! What a shameless big scoundrel!"

Xue Shao followed with a laugh.

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

Huayang’s wife Kudi came and handed Wu Zetian a lotus seed soup that clears the fire and brings heat to Wu Zetian.

"Huayang, as you expected. Xue Shao is neither willing to be the king nor the minister." Wu Zetian sighed, "I really can't do anything to him."

"Did he really want nothing?" asked Kudie.

"He asked me to marry Shangguan Wan'er to him." Wu Zetian said.

Kudie was slightly surprised, "Has he really asked?"

"Yes. He finally opened this mouth." Wu Zetian said, "He used this wonderful merit to exchange for the beauty he loved for many years."

"It's easy to change the country, but it's hard to change the nature. Young Master Lantian is still a great love species." Kudi smiled and said, "Your Majesty, he is indeed unintentional to power."

"But he has always claimed the loss."

"Repaying a negative consequences does not mean having ambitions."

Wu Zetian pondered for a moment and nodded, "Love beauty but not the country... I can't help but think of someone coming."

How dare Kudi answer?

Because she heard that the person the empress was the late emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the empress's husband, Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi.

Among the sons of Taizong, Li Zhi was the one who was the most unintentional and least wanted to be an emperor. But he had been the emperor for decades. Then for decades, Li Zhi had always let his queen rule and take charge of the entire country. If it weren't for this, it would not have been a success for today's generation of queens.

"I thought there were only some women in the world who did everything to know how to love." Wu Zetian said, "Can men like Xue Shao be like this?"

"Your Majesty, I am not a fish, I know the joy of fish?" Kudi whispered.

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

"Your Majesty, this may not be a bad thing!" Kudi said, "Xue Shao's important weapon is indispensable. However, he knew that he had no intention of taking power, so that he would not threaten the stability of the court. God gave such a capable minister to Your Majesty. This is Your Majesty's blessing and the country's blessing!"

Wu Zetian smiled, "Huayang, your master's wife is really doing her best and has said a lot of good things to Xue Shao."

Kudi hurriedly bowed to the ground, "Your Majesty is wise, and Xue Shao's wiseness is a consensus among the world. I am just a matter of fact, and there is no slander."

"Pretty, I know you're right." Wu Zetian said calmly, "Actually, Xue Shao has always been worried that his achievements will shock the Lord, so he did not hesitate to threaten his resignation as a threat to resign from his official position and refused to be the prime minister. Later, he asked for the award of Shangguan Wan'er, which was just a famous minister who imitated ancient times and made a defamation. It was not easy to be a king, and it was even more difficult for him to be a minister. I already knew his painstaking efforts. In the future, I will let it go, and I will not force him to do anything."
Chapter completed!