Qin Xiao was hiding in the brocade quilt, and the fragrance hit his nostrils. It not only had the familiar body fragrance of She Yue, but also other strange fragrances in it, which was refreshing.
But Qin Xiao was not in the mood to appreciate the fragrance in the quilt at the moment. His whole body was tense and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
If tonight was a trap and everything was carefully planned by Changsun Meier, then the saint must have known that he was in the Pearl Mirror Hall at this moment, and was just pretending not to know for the time being. He even suspected that a dragnet had been laid outside the Pearl Mirror Hall.
If this is the case, not only will he be in trouble tonight, but he will also be implicated in She Yue.
Of course it was a big deal for a princess of the Tang Dynasty to have a private meeting with a foreign minister in the middle of the night.
Why did Changsun Meier do this?
Before he entered the palace, he knew that entering the palace at night would definitely be extremely risky, but deep down in his heart he still trusted Changsun Meier. If all this was really Changsun Meier's doing, Qin Xiao would find it difficult to accept it.
Not only did Changsun Meier betray her trust, but she also implicated Princess Sheyue because of her recklessness.
Could it be that the saint is planning all this behind the scenes?
Because of the Suzhou rebellion, the saint was already wary of the princess, but she was her biological daughter after all. He attacked She Yue just because he was wary. It was inevitable that he would be criticized and even be infamy, but if the princess was there because of
If the palace secretly meets with foreign ministers and then attacks the princess, it is justifiable.
The princess committed obscenity in the palace, and the saint extinguished his relatives in order to maintain order. Although this incident would inevitably damage the royal dignity if spread, most people in the world would only scold She Yue, who was in the obscene palace.
Changsun Meier was a close attendant of the saint. The saint used Changsun Meier to lure him into the palace, and then caught her on the spot.
If this is the case, then when he met Zhangsun Meier before, was it not an accidental encounter, but a deliberate trap set up by the other party?
But if the saint really wanted to catch the traitor, why not just let the palace masters break in directly, and why bother pretending not to know?
Could it be that my judgment was wrong?
The saint did not know this.
But what happened tonight was too coincidental. Not long after he entered the Pearl Mirror Hall, the saint followed him, and it happened in the middle of the night. It was really unbelievable?
Qin Xiao's heart suddenly trembled. Could it be that someone betrayed Changsun Meier?
Several people were involved in arranging for him to enter the palace. Could it be that one of them secretly reported this matter to the saint?
If this is the case, Changsun Meier will also be implicated, and the consequences will be even more disastrous.
Qin Xiao was upset. If She Yue and Changsun Meier were really affected by this incident, they would not be able to feel at ease even if they died.
"I have always respected and loved the saint." She Yue's voice came over: "I have always prayed for the saint's health."
The saint sighed and said, "Sit down and talk!"
After She Yue sat down beside him, the saint said: "In these years, I have left Jiangnan to you to take care of, but things like the Queen Mother's Association have happened. If I don't do some superficial work, it will be hard for the civil and military officials of the court to convince me."
"My son is incompetent." She Yue's voice was calm: "I am willing to accept the punishment."
The saint pondered for a moment, then said: "As for the inner treasury, I will naturally hand it over to you after two years. I am protecting you. Xia Houning was killed in Hangzhou, and the Prime Minister has deep resentment for this. If I don't treat you at all,
Without punishment, he will inevitably incite the courtiers to revolt. Sheyue, I am the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, but I cannot govern the entire Tang Dynasty by myself. In the end, I still have to rely on the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty."
"I know the difficulties of saints." She Yue said softly, "I have no dissatisfaction."
The saint showed a smile and said: "I am very pleased that you can think so." After a pause, he said: "Qin Xiao has made great contributions to Jiangnan this time. How do you think I should reward him?"
She Yue said: "He is already the young minister of Dali Temple. He was promoted here at a young age. There is no precedent until the founding of the Tang Dynasty. He has already won the favor of a saint. My son thought that if he were to be promoted to a higher rank, I am afraid that the officials in the court would be disappointed.
I feel dissatisfied."
"You mean you won't reward me?"
"It is up to the saint to decide how to reward him." She Yue said respectfully, "I think it is enough to reward him with some gold and silver treasures."
The sage asked: "What do you think if I send him to Jiangnan on errands?" Before She Yue could say anything, she continued: "I have decided to set up a Protectorate in Jiangnan and let him help prepare the affairs of the Protectorate."
"Establishing a Protectorate?"
"The chaos in the Queen Mother Association has also given the court a warning." The saint said calmly: "Once Jiangnan is lost, the entire Tang Dynasty will be in danger. With the establishment of the Duhufu, the military power in Jiangnan will be directly controlled by the court, and the generals in the army will
They were appointed by the imperial court. The reason for the rebellion in Suzhou camp was because the power to promote generals was handed over to the local generals. Naturally, the imperial court could not repeat the same mistake. All the generals' family members were kept in Kyoto, which was called taking care of them. The actual control was in the hands of the imperial court.
Naturally, we can prevent local officers and soldiers from causing trouble."
When Qin Xiao heard this, his heart trembled, and he thought to himself that if he went to Jiangnan to participate in military training, would Qiuniang be left in Kyoto as a hostage?
Although he and Qiuniang have not yet been married, with the eyes and ears of a saint, it is of course impossible not to know about his relationship with Qiuniang.
"Although Qin Xiao has made great contributions, he is young and has little qualifications and experience, so he may not be able to hold a big position." She Yue pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "My son thought that he should continue to work as an errand at Dali Temple.
That’s it.”
Qin Xiao knew that She Yue said this on purpose. The saint wanted to be promoted, but She Yue blocked him with words, which made it appear that the relationship between the two was not close.
"Qin Xiao deserves the most credit for your ability to return to the capital safely." The saint smiled calmly: "He has done a great job in protecting you, so you should also support him."
She Yue thought for a while and finally asked: "My son, I have something that I don't understand. I don't know whether to ask or not."
"You rarely ask me for advice." The saint's voice softened a lot: "What do you want to ask?"
"Qin Xiao was just a minor official in Xiling. After entering the capital, the sage favored him. He did not make any achievements. In a short period of time, the sage promoted him to the rank of Shaoqing of Dali Temple." She Yue did not lose.
He said respectfully: "Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, no one has been promoted to a fourth-rank official under the age of twenty. The sage has never made such an exception before, and I have always been puzzled. Why does the sage care so much about Qin Xiao?"
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Qin Xiao immediately pricked up his ears, thinking that She Yue was really considerate. This problem had always troubled him, and he still didn't understand why the saint favored him so much.
The saint stared at Musk Moon, smiled indifferently, and said, "Do you think you really care about him?"
"I think that the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty also viewed it the same way." She Yue said.
The saint suddenly stood up, and She Yue hurriedly got up to help him, but the saint shook his head and walked slowly to a screen, which was a few steps away from the bed. She Yue suddenly became nervous, and Qin Xiao heard footsteps approaching.
, but also nervous in my heart.
On the screen is a landscape painting, the mountains and rivers are connected and majestic.
"All this is for the Tang Dynasty." The saint looked at the paintings on the screen and said calmly: "I'll tell you the truth, before Qin Xiao came to Beijing, there was a difference in the sky at Yutiantai, and the moon was shining brightly!
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She Yue frowned and said: "When Taibai enters the moon, does it mean that there will be a disaster of weapons?"
"You also know the stars?" The saint was obviously a little surprised and turned around.
"When I had nothing to do, I read a few books on astrology and had a basic understanding of it." She Yue said humbly: "It seems that the white moon is not a good sign."
The sage nodded and said: "Yes. The stars observed by Yu Tiantai predict that the Taibai will enter the moon and cause disaster in the Northeast, which will be extremely dangerous."
"Is it Bohai Country?"
"The greatest threat to the Tang Dynasty in the northeast is naturally the Bohai Sea." The saint said: "However, the great danger was resolved because of the change in Sha Po Lang's fate."
Qin Xiao felt a little headache after hearing this. He knew nothing about the science of astrology. The sage's words about Taibai entering the moon and killing the wolf made him confused.
"Killing the wolf's fate is the most dangerous situation." She Yue was a little surprised: "Once the wolf's fate is formed, there will be chaos and blood will flow like a river."
The sage nodded slightly and said: "The situation of killing the wolf has been formed. When Taibai enters the moon and causes trouble in the Northeast, our Tang Dynasty is in danger. To break the most dangerous situation, we can only form another situation." He paused and smiled calmly: "
God bless the Tang Dynasty, now the Sha Po Lang Ming Game has been destroyed and is destined to be unable to succeed. Instead, another Ziwei Seven Kill Game has been formed."
"Ziwei Seven Kills Game?" She Yue asked doubtfully: "The Saint is naturally the Ziwei Emperor Star, and the Seven Kills...?" Seeing the Saint's eyes staring at him, he suddenly thought of something, and his face turned slightly red.
Changing color: "Could it be... Could it be that Qin Xiao is the Seven Kills Star?"
Qin Xiao, who was nestled in the brocade quilt, heard the voices of the two people nearby and didn't even dare to breathe. Hearing She Yue's words, although he didn't understand what Ziwei Seven Kills Bureau was, he knew it was unusual.
, secretly thinking about what the hell is this Seven Kills Star? Could it be that the saint promoted me just because of this Seven Kills Star?
The saint nodded slightly: "Yes, according to the calculation of the archangel, Qin Xiao is the Seven Kills Star. In the Ziwei Seven Kills Bureau, the Ziwei Emperor Star is the main star, and the Seven Kills Star is the auxiliary star. The two are combined into the Ziwei Seven
The killing situation not only breaks the killing situation of the wolf, but also eliminates Taibai Ruyue invisible. Do you understand now why I want to support Qin Xiao?"
"With the assistance of the Seven Kills Life Star, the Ziwei Emperor Star is firmly seated in the center and is difficult to shake." She Yue said: "It turns out...it turns out that the saint made an exception and promoted Qin Xiao because of this reason."
Although Qin Xiao didn't understand the destiny of the stars, he already vaguely understood the key points after these words between the saint and the princess.
The Ziwei Seven Kills Double Star combination was obviously beneficial to the Tang Dynasty and the Emperor without any harm. It broke the two serious situations of Sha Po Lang and Taibai Ruyue. The most important thing among them was the Seven Kills Life Star assisting the Ziwei Emperor Star.
It can be seen from this that the emperor must take great care of his auxiliary star.
At this time, he finally understood that the saint regarded him as the Seven Kills Star to assist her, so he tried his best to protect her.
Otherwise, how could he have been promoted to the rank of Shaoqing of Dali Temple without any meritorious service, and he killed seven guards of Chengguo Palace, but the saint did not punish him. If it had been someone else, he would have offended Mrs. Chengguo.
The heads of the royal family and relatives will definitely fall to the ground.
In order to protect the auxiliary star, the saint even expelled Mrs. Chengguo from Kyoto.
Qin Xiao had found all this inconceivable before, but now he finally understood the reason.
"Am I the Seven Kills Star?" Qin Xiao felt funny in his heart, but Yu Tiantai had calculated this, and the saint believed it, so it was definitely not unreasonable. He was suspicious in his heart, could he really be the Seven Kills Star? Come here
Kyoto, is it really to assist the emperor?
"Qin Xiao is the Seven Kills Star. Who do you think the Ziwei Emperor Star is?" The saint stared at She Yue's eyes. At this moment, his eyes became extremely sharp, like a knife.