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Chapter 781 Weaving the Web
As Tuoba Tao was speaking, the head of a thousand households of the Zhenxi Army came forward to pay a visit, saying that he was here to plead guilty.

Before his departure, his general clearly told them to protect the goddess, but they were pressured by the Imperial Army and failed to do their duty when they were surrounded by Yuntai Temple. They should be dealt with by military law.

Tuoba Tao took a look at Yao Yu, saw that her expression was indifferent, and she didn't mean to be angry or blamed, so he asked Yao Yu: "How do you think about it?"

Tan Yaoyu shook his head slightly, Tuoba Tao immediately understood, waved his hand and said: "That's all for now, you just do your best from now on."

When Qianhu heard the words, he was overjoyed and thanked him, kowtowed and withdrew.

Seeing that Yao Yu was not interested, Tuoba Tao thought he might be mistaken, so he hurriedly asked, "But do you think I indulged them too much?"

Yao Yu shook his head, "There is no punishment at all. Although they are from the Zhenxi Army and received Lu Zhen's order, in the end, they are His Majesty's soldiers. The Forbidden Army represents His Majesty in Pingcheng. If only because of Lu Zhen's Confronting His Majesty with the order, that is the real punishment."

Tuoba Tao didn't expect Yao Yu to think so thoroughly, at one moment he rejoiced that his sweetheart was really different, at the other moment he lamented that Lu Zhen was really good at leading troops.

Two months later, on the day of the winter solstice.Even though it was a day of celebration, all the nobles of Xianbei stayed behind closed doors, and most of the patriarchs were ordered by Tuoba Tao to contemplate their mistakes behind closed doors at home.

The post of commander of the Forbidden Army, which has always been concerned by everyone, was finally taken up by Lu Zhen, the former Zhenxi Army, who returned to Beijing. His deputy was unexpectedly held by Xin Miao, the eldest son of Hanchen Xin's family.

This stone really stirred up waves, both the Xianbei nobles and the Han clan were greatly shocked.When they tried to find out why the two were appointed by His Majesty, they found that both of them had some inexplicable and unclear relationship with Tan Yaoyu.

After Lu Zhen arrived in Pingcheng, he quickly sent a post to Yuntai Guan. In name, he came to plead guilty to the goddess for his subordinate's dereliction of duty. In fact, everyone knew that he was here to thank the supporter.

What other people can guess, Tuoba Tao can naturally guess.It's just that he didn't guess that Tan Yaoyu actually asked Yingfeng to enter the palace and invited him to Yuntai to watch.When Lu Zhen visited, Tuoba Tao was in the wing next to Tan Yaoyu, and he could clearly hear their conversation.

Lu Zhen did not bow down to Tan Yaoyu as rumors from outsiders said. Instead, he first apologized politely and then thanked him sincerely.

"If it wasn't for the celestial girl's premise under His Majesty, I'm afraid I won't even be able to keep my head if I talk about promotion."

What Lu Zhen said was also true. Although he was the commander of the Zhenxi Army, he sounded majestic.But the Zhenxi Army was originally a miscellaneous Hu army, and was not welcomed by other armies.Even if Lu Zhen's military service is outstanding, as long as the Xianbei nobles still control the appointment and removal of military officers, even if he stays in the northwest for another ten years, he will not be able to return to Beijing to serve.

Tan invited Yu to wrap the bearskin blanket around his body. He didn't mean to be kind, but rather lazily said: "Your Majesty chooses people based on talent and loyalty. If you don't have both, then It's useless for me to talk about it."

The reasoning is the same, but Lu Zhen is also willing to accept the invitation to Yu. He asked his subordinates to hold a pile of fur. Although it has not been cut, it can still be seen that the color of the fur is bright and soft.

"I remember that Tiannv used to be very afraid of the cold when she was in the Zhenxi Army. I have no sleeves, so I can only send you some leather to express my gratitude."

Tan invites rain to nod his thanks.

It seems that in the blink of an eye, it has gone from spring to winter, and it has been more than half a year since she left Qiuchi.This Pingcheng is so big, but few people think about her and are afraid of the cold.Lu Zhen's gift really won Tan Yaoyu's heart.

"I will accept this gift. I will repay my kindness with a word. From now on, you only need to protect the safety of Pingcheng and the Forbidden Palace with all your heart, and you don't have to worry about these little things anymore."

Although Lu Zhen had some speculations, he didn't expect that Tan Yaoyu really didn't ask for anything.Obviously, the Xianbei nobles and Han clans are all eyeing her, so why doesn't she even win over a ready-made help like her own?
Tan Yaoyu seemed to have seen through Lu Zhen's mind, "What? Do you think I should make a bigger request to you?"

Lu Zhen's cheeks twitched, the goddess still choked to death when she spoke.

"Speaking of..." Tan Yaoyu spoke again, "I have something to ask you to speak for me in the hall."

When Lu Zhen heard the words, his heart beat, and he knew that there was no such good thing in this world.But he didn't dare to respond casually, so he could only ask tentatively, "I don't know what the goddess said?"

Tan Yaoyu said in a deep voice: "Now that the war in the north has been decided, and the north and the south intend to truce for a few years, the commanders of the armies are either implicated in the case of the prince, or they are transferred to Beijing to fill the vacancy like you. The Northern Wei army has no military salary. The soldiers are now sitting and eating, but no one cares about them. It has already entered winter, and if things go on like this, the soldiers in the army will either starve to death or mutiny. Neither of these is what His Majesty wants to see. Now that the nobles are too busy to take care of themselves, how can they remember that their soldiers are Suffering from hunger and starvation. I hope you can advise His Majesty to distribute the greedy money returned by the nobles to the soldiers of the various armies, and allow them to return to their hometowns to farm. Wait until the time of the war, and then send more troops."

"This..." Lu Zhen didn't expect Tan Yaoyu to ask him to speak for himself on this matter.He lifted up his robe, knelt down on one knee, cupped his fists at Tan and invited Yu, and said: "I thank the heavenly lady for being considerate of the soldiers. I will definitely deliver this message to you."

Tan Yaoyu smiled, looking more and more depressed, "Go ahead. Talk to your subordinates. Thanks to them protecting me for the past six months, I didn't let those people bother me. Watching The matter has passed, and you should not criticize them too much."

"Here." Lu Zhen raised his head, saw that Yao Yu's face was not looking good, and said sincerely, "Please take care of your body. I will leave."

After Lu Zhen left, Tuoba Tao came out from the side.First, he moved the brazier closer to Yaoyu with his own hands, and then kicked the leather leather sent by Lu Zhen with disgust, "The leather is thick, but the color is darker. Go back and ask Zongai to send you some good white foxes." Qiu, keep warm and look good."

Seeing Yao Yu nodding with a smile, Tuoba Tao said awkwardly again: "He speaks one subject at a time, so it's easy to say."

"Why?" Tan Yaoyu tilted his head and looked at Tuoba Tao, with a somewhat naive expression, "Your Majesty wants to go back on his word?"

Tuoba Tao snorted, naturally he would not regret it.Since he didn't regret it, then Tan Yaoyu was his appointed queen, and he only waited for marriage after the filial piety period, so Lu Zhen's self-proclaimed "minister" is understandable.

"What you said to him today could have been said to me directly."

Tan invited Yu to raise his eyebrows, "I invite your Majesty to come down today, isn't it just to let you hear it with your own ears? Could it be that you think that my palace let you listen in order to prove your innocence?"

Tuoba Tao touched his nose, he really thought so.After being seen through by Yaoyu, he was actually a little embarrassed. He helped Yaoyu gather up the bearskin blanket, sat in front of her and said sincerely: "Thank you for always thinking of me. I have already sent people to Qiuchi for the bride price. In two years, I will be able to welcome you into the palace."

(End of this chapter)