Time flies quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it has arrived in October of the second year of Linde.

This year, the world was peaceful, the wind and rain were smooth, and the grain had a bumper harvest, and the price of a bucket of rice was only five cents, and grain such as wheat beans was not worth buying and selling in the market.

Such a bumper year is definitely a great thing for the feudal emperor and a great thing for the whole people to celebrate, and it is a rare opportunity for the martial queen who wants to make her reputation more prominent in the world.

Therefore, Empress Wu took this opportunity to bring up the old things again, and wrote to Gaozong, asking for the sealing of Mount Tai.

Empress Wu's proposal immediately caused an uproar among the ministers, and soon some ministers responded, and Xu Jingzong, Wang Dejian, Yuan Gongyu, Hou Shanye and other ministers of the Empress Wu also moved when they heard the wind and followed Empress Wu to write to Gaozong.

It's just that Gaozong didn't make a statement on this, after all, he also has self-knowledge, thinking that his ability cannot be compared to his father Taizong, and the prestige of Taizong has not been sealed Taishan, if he goes like this, won't it make people laugh?

But at this time, the request for the seal of Zen is like a snowflake of the fold of the comedy, on the second day of the martial arts on the second day, the priest Taichang Bo (the Ministry of Rites), with the East and West Taiwan three products Liu Xiangdao to Gaozong to the letter, asking for the seal of Mount Tai, and then Gaozong promoted those old ministers also seconded, which made Gaozong's already a little impatient heart more active.

After another three days, the king of Goryeo, Gozang, sent his son Bok-nam to the court to praise Gojong and offer gifts. At this time, the ministers took the opportunity to persuade Gaozong to seal Mount Tai, Gaozong also felt a little fluttering in the praise of the ministers, so he agreed to Mount Tai to seal Zen, so he issued an order, to Sikong, the British Gong Li Tao, the young master, Gaoyang County Gong Xu Jingzong, the right minister, Jiaxing County Lu Dunxin, the left minister, Julu male Dou Dexuan for the inspection of the school to seal the Zen envoy, responsible for the sealing of Zen related matters, and ordered the kings of the clan to gather in the eastern capital at the end of October, the governor of the state to gather at the foot of Mount Tai in December, but "the edge of the state capital is important, not in the collection limit, can come some time later, at that time, except for Wu Yuanshuang, the father of Wu Chenghei, who was relegated to the frontier and left late, Wu Yuanqing died of illness in Zhenzhou, the other two heard the news and began to carry out active activities.

After being demoted this time, these two old guys have realized the fate of offending Empress Wu, so they decided to behave well, give Empress Wu a big gift, and sincerely admit their mistakes, hoping that Empress Wu can transfer them back to the capital.

Therefore, as soon as he received the holy decree, Wu Weiliang immediately set off, hurried his horse, prepared gifts, and took his son to the foot of Mount Tai. And Wu Huaiyun's office itself is not far from Mount Tai, but it is also a quick rush to Mount Tai, and this way is also a search for intestines and stomachs, ingenuity, and prepared a big gift for the Empress Wu.

"Eldest brother, we were not favored by the queen at the beginning, and my brother was even more angry with the old lady at the banquet, and as a result, a paper was degraded, and I went to Xichuan, and even the younger brother was almost affected, today I am fortunate to know the weight of the queen's authority, this time I tried my best to prepare a generous gift, but don't miss it again." Although Wu Huaiyun was not demoted in the previous incident, he was also frightened, he had already talked about martial arts, and now when he saw his cousin bringing gifts to see Wu Hou, his heart was not only not happy, but full of worry, for fear that one would accidentally anger Wu Hou, and he would not even be able to keep his current position.

But he heard Wu Weiliang sigh softly: "What did he do in the past?" Brother was also drunk that day, but now that I think about it, what is the regret? Long early now there is a holy will, we gather under Mount Tai, to meet the holy car, this time only need to prepare a generous gift, sincerely admit mistakes, presumably the queen mother in our flesh and blood, will be able to forgive this time, give us a chance to mend our ways, since then we must do our best, loyal to the saint, loyal to the queen, never dare to have a moment of slackness. ”

"Exactly, our courtiers are righteous and loyal to the saint and the queen, by the way, brother, I don't know what kind of gift my brother gave to the queen?" Wu Huaiyun finally couldn't hold back the curiosity in his heart and asked with a smile.

"Hehe, this is my brother Yuan Zhong in the largest jeweler in the south of the city of Xiantang to buy a treasure, is a set of bronze bells, the Warring States period cast things, simple and elegant, thick and majestic, at a glance is the real product, with this thing to the queen, will inevitably be praised, the virtuous brother rest assured." Wu Weiliang was proud in his heart, brushed his long beard, and said with a faint smile.

"Huh? It turned out to be a complete set of bells of the Warring States! This, this is a priceless thing in the market, I don't know how much money it cost? Wu Huaiyun was shocked in his heart and hurriedly asked.

I only heard Wu Weiliang laugh and said: "Actually, this thing is not expensive, it only takes three thousand guan, in the eyes of the foolish brother, it is more than five thousand, this is really a big bargain." ”

"It's so cheap, hehe, it's worth the money, the eldest brother has won the favor of the queen, and he will definitely be able to return to the Eastern Capital, the younger brother foolishly thinks that it is more than that, I am afraid that it will not be difficult to rise from now on."

"Haha." Wu Wei's conscience was proud, and he glanced at Wu Huaiyun, and immediately laughed.

Wu Huaiyun laughed with Wu Weiliang for a while, then rolled his eyes, and then said with a smile: "This set of bronze chimes is so precious, the eldest brother must be careful, don't let it bump, so as not to provoke the queen unhappy, according to the younger brother, this thing must be taken care of by you and my brother, plus the children and nephews take care of it, it seems that such slaves and maids are clumsy, how can it be done?" ”

"Hehe, the meaning of the virtuous brother is that the foolish brother also understands, it is nothing more than you and my brother jointly dedicated to the queen, and the queen will reward you and my brother and nephews at the same time when she is happy, I don't know if what the foolish brother said is correct?" Wu Weiliang is also a shrewd person, he saw through Wu Huaiyun's meaning at a glance, and immediately said with a smile.

Wu Huaiyun didn't deny it, and said with a smile: "The younger brother knows that he can't hide it from the eldest brother, yes, but the younger brother has this intention, I don't know if the eldest brother is willing to carry it?" Eldest brother, please rest assured, the younger brother will also contribute half of the money for the purchase of chimes, and will never let the eldest brother bear it alone. ”

"Hehe, you and my brother, what are you talking about without money? The virtuous brother doesn't say anything about this matter, and the foolish brother must also think about the virtuous brother, at that time, you and my brother will jointly assist Your Majesty and the queen, and the children of the Wu clan will become famous all over the world, wouldn't it be a beautiful talk? ”

Wu Weiliang was actually very reluctant to share the credit with Wu Huaiyun in his heart, but this place was very close to Wu Huaiyun's place of governance, and there was something to rely on, plus he thought that more people would give face to the martial queen, and Wu Huaiyun promised money, so he agreed.

Wu Huaiyun naturally understood what the other party meant, so he repeatedly insisted on giving money, and the two pushed back, but Wu Weiliang really couldn't push it, so he had to "reluctantly" agree to the other party's request, so that the matter was finally decided.

Half a month later, the time has come to the end of the second year of Linde, Gaozong and the Empress Wu's car finally arrived at the foot of Mount Tai, Wu Weiliang and Wu Huaiyun brothers were full of excitement, and the ministers greeted the holy car together, looking at the image of the emperor and queen, and the heart was full of infinite pride.

That night, the old brothers led their sons and nephews Wu Youyi, Wu Youxu, Wu Yizong, Wu Sizong, Wu Chonggui, Wu Zaide, Wu Yougui, Wu Youwang, Wu Youning, Wu Youji, Wu Youzhi and others, and sent the whole set of bells to the new palace of the Empress Wu.

Wu Youyi and others were overjoyed when they heard this, because although Qianniu's back was only a fictitious position, it was the highest starting point in politics, as long as he had this identity, he would be released as a state assassin in a few years, so these little guys all knelt on the ground and respectfully thanked Empress Wu.

The gifts sent by Wu Weiliang and Wu Huaiyun had such a great effect, they were all overjoyed, and they also thanked Empress Wu, and then said something considerate to Empress Wu, and then said goodbye and left.

And they even got a special favor tonight, that is, Empress Wu sent her favorite prince Shichiro Li Xian to send them on her behalf.

"The king, please stay, and the officials will retire." Li Xian saw off on behalf of Empress Wu, although Wu Weiliang's brother is his maternal uncle in terms of seniority, how dare he hold up? What's more, they have heard of it, how did this little guy punish the Wu Sansi brothers in the first place? Therefore, they didn't dare to slack off at all, and hurriedly thanked Li Xian, and then insisted on letting Li Xian stay.

"Since the two uncles are so gracious, Xiao Wang has no choice but to obey, but before leaving, Xiao Wang has something to say, hehe, today the mother is very happy, Xiao Wang saw that the two uncles are also sincere people, so he secretly told the two uncles a trick, after today's event, the two uncles set up a banquet to invite the mother, aunt and others, I and the family are happy to have a dinner, and can get closer to the relationship with the mother, the mother is happy, maybe the uncle will be awarded a three products with the east and the west."

Li Xian took Wu Weiliang's hand, looking very warm and kind, Wu Weiliang, who was directly moved, burst into tears, choked up and said: "The king is so gracious, the lower officials will not forget, please rest assured, if the lower officials will win the power one day, they will definitely fight this old life and serve the king." ”

"Why does my uncle have to be like this? There are many people here who are miscellaneous, and it is inconvenient to say more, so Xiao Wang will set up a banquet to celebrate his uncle's ascension. Li Xian took the hand of Wu Weiliang and the others again, and said with a reluctant look: "Originally, Xiao Wang didn't want his uncle to leave, but it was windy in the middle of the night, and my uncle and cousins also need to take care of their health. Fortunately, the coming day is long, and we don't need to rush for a while. ”

Wu Weiliang and the others heard Li Xian's intention to send off the guests, and hurriedly left with a thousand thanks, but they didn't expect Li Xian behind them to quietly reveal a casual sneer: "A bunch of fools, I didn't expect that my mother had already had the intention of killing Er, and today I gave you a phase, and you also have to have a life to take it, right?" ”