On the day of the completion of Tianshu, the imperial court was going to hold a grand celebration, which had already been arranged, and the entire ceremony was personally arranged by Prime Minister Li Zhaode, and the scene was very grand.

In addition to the civil and military officials, the famous ministers who have retired from the service, the famous people in Beijing, the relatives of the emperor, and the meritorious heroes of the honorable ministers, there are also many Siyi chiefs who also rushed to congratulate.

At this moment, the towering and spectacular Tianshu stands outside the end gate, and the whole city can see it, a pillar of optimus! The golden dragon and the unicorn are lifelike, like the clouds and the fog are like the edge of the pillar up, the eight big characters of "Great Zhou Wanguo Song De Tianshu" are shining with golden light, and you can see clearly when you stand at the bridgehead of Tianjin.

Before the emperor arrived, the Department of Education had already arranged for beautiful virgins, dressed as scattered flower maidens, they wore flowers on their heads, their eyebrows were red, they were clothed in tassels, their slender waists were bare, their navels were covered with gold dust, and they were bare-white feet.

The goddesses are carrying bamboo baskets full of small silk flowers, dancing gracefully, while swaying the petals all over the sky. There are also some teenagers from the teaching department, all dressed as golden boys, holding cigarettes and incense burners in their hands, which are distributed throughout the celebration site, so that the whole square is filled with sandalwood.

A group of monks dressed in robes and with solemn expressions stood neatly in front of the magnificent Tianshu, and the sound of chanting gathered into a wave of air that made people's heartstrings vibrate. Hundreds of Luoyang people, dressed in neat and bright clothes, came to the front of Tianshu in groups, bowed and worshipped, and then retreated to the side, looking at the ......

Empress Bixia had already sent someone to bring a full ten carts of copper coins, and they saw that the burly and powerful warriors were carrying boxes of copper coins on their backs to the castle tower, and the heavy money boxes bent their waists. When the ceremony was over, Empress Bixia would ask someone to throw the copper coins one by one, so many of the people who came today were strong laborers in the family.

Preparations are also being made inside the palace. The edict of amnesty had been prepared, and the Chinese language for the sacrifice to heaven had been written in gold dust by the Shangguan to be prepared, and it was all served in a tray covered with red silk and held by the attendant eunuchs.

General Wang Xiaojie and other generals are all bright and armored, and they are dressed in military uniforms. It looks majestic. Chiefs of various tribes, such as Xie Thero, wore national costumes. For a time, all kinds of fur hats and pheasant tails were gathered. Feng Yuanyi ran after Gonggong Gao, his face turned crimson.

In the palace, he was a waiter, but this was the place where eunuchs were supposed to stay, at least no one looked at him with strange eyes. He didn't notice that his sister was standing in the middle of a group of women in fancy costumes, staring at him with tearful eyes. Master Rumei stood at the head of the team. is nervously reciting the "Ode to Virtue and Virtue" written by the Empress herself.

Xue Huaiyi has not had a chance to enter the palace for a long time, as a protector and a general, he finally entered the palace on such a grand day today, but unfortunately he did not have the opportunity to see the empress, he could only stand there and occasionally chat with Yang Fan. More often than not, it's just impatient looking left and right.

The buzzing sound of the head to ear always permeated the Jinshui Bridge, until the empress's chariot appeared, and two pairs of imperial chariots actually appeared, and the civil and military officials, the emperor's relatives and relatives looked solemn, and thought that His Royal Highness the crown prince had received a pair of imperial chariots.

When the royal chariot arrived in front of them, they found that the queen Bixia was sitting on the royal chariot in front of them, and the princess Taiping was wearing a red peony and crown dress sitting on the chariot behind. Around the empress's step, it was Shangguan and the crown prince Li Dan who accompanied him on foot.

The courtiers were a little surprised at first. Suddenly: Her Royal Highness the princess is pregnant. This is the empress taking pity on her daughter.

"Yang Fan, speak closely!"

The auspicious time is still a few moments. The palace gate has not yet been opened, and Wu Zetian's steps are going to stop here for a while.

As soon as the steps stopped, Wu Zetian smiled and glanced at the courtiers, not wanting to sweep, just happened to bump into Xue Huaiyi's resentful eyes, Wu Zetian was afraid that this reckless man would not be able to hold back and rush up to speak, in case he said something inappropriate, it would be embarrassing on this grand occasion, his eyes were wrong, he happened to see Yang Fan, Wu Zetian didn't want to think about it, so he called his name.

Yang Fan didn't expect the empress to call him, he was really a little surprised in his heart, and he hurriedly stepped forward and took a few steps, Xue Huaiyi really wanted to come forward to give a salute and talk, but when he saw the empress summoning his courtiers, it was not good to step forward again, so he had to huff and huff.

Yang Fan walked in front of Wu Zetian's imperial chariot and said with a long bow: "Minister Yang Fan, I have seen a saint." ”

Wu Zetian was in a hurry to call people at will, and summoned him to the front, but he didn't know what to say, so he changed his mind in a hurry, and then asked with a smile: "The border of southern Xinjiang is the important place of the country, and it is impossible to do without a shepherd for a day, so the election of officials in southern Xinjiang is urgent, how did you do this?" ”

Yang Fan crossed his hands and said: "The ministers follow Bixia's instructions, and they are screening day and night, and the primary election will end in a few days. ”

"Hmmm......"

Wu Zetian is looking for nothing at all now, and deliberately dragged Yang Fan to speak, lest her lover, who had fallen out of favor, step forward to "be coquettish", smiled slightly when he heard this, and asked: "Yang Qing is an official, what is the standard?" ”

Yang Fan didn't understand why she was testing herself in public, "Four Virtues" and "Twenty-seven Most" have always been the criteria for the selection of officials in the imperial court, and a small official can memorize these regulations, of course he can't rigidly say these things according to the regulations, so he hesitated slightly, and replied loudly: "The minister serves as a heavenly official, and he chooses a scholar for Bixia, adhering to three principles, the first is loyalty!" ”

There were not only civil and military officials, but also relatives of the emperor and chiefs of Siyi, and the empress ignored others, only called Yang Fan to come forward to compare, and in the hearts of hundreds of officials, they naturally had their own interpretations. They all thought that the empress handed over such an important and fat envoy to Yang Fan as an elector in southern Xinjiang, which shows the empress's favor to him.

Yang Fan said: "The minister thinks that the most important thing for a courtier is loyalty!" If you have a loyal heart, you will not have any big mistakes. On the contrary, the stronger the talent, the greater the disaster! ”

This sentence really went to Wu Zetian's heart, the empress was originally trying to delay time and take a random test, but at this time, she couldn't help nodding frequently, with a happy look on her face. 、

Yang Fan said: "The minister is a bixia candidate, and the second one is talent." Bixia is wise and martial, it is a rare prosperous monarch in ancient and modern times, hundreds of officials and people, and I am not loyal to my emperor Bixia, if you want to say that this loyal courtier, it is everywhere. On this basis, there must be people with official reputations, political achievements, and talents! ”

Wu Zetian bowed his head and said, "Hmm! So what is the third? ”

Yang Fan said: "The original officials in southern Xinjiang, many of them were dismissed because of incompetence, the reason is not that they are disloyal to Bixia, nor are they incompetent, the ministers carefully figured out, the reason why they did not do their part well, many of them are because they are not familiar with the place, and because of their personality, they can't put down their bodies and communicate with the local chiefs in southern Xinjiang.

Among Bixia's courtiers, there are many talented people who are qualified to serve as a shepherd, so the ministers first screened out many cadres, and from among these people, selected those who have traveled extensively, have rich experience in governance, and have a hearty and kind temperament, thinking that Bixia is chosen! ”

Wu Zetian laughed, turned his head and asked Li Zhaode, who was standing at the head of the hundred officials: "What does Li Xiang think?" ”

Li Zhaode had already known that among the candidate officials screened out by Yang Fan, his people and Wu Sansi's people were half and half, and they were the most shili among all parties, and he was extremely satisfied with Yang Fan, and as soon as he heard the empress's inquiry, he immediately replied: "Although Yang Langzhong is young, he is a capable talent, and the minister is Bixia He!" ”

Wu Zetian hahadaxiao up.

Li Zhaode twisted his beard in his hands, and he was also proud, and he didn't see it at all, because he monopolized so many official positions, which broke the hope of many colleagues, and many officials quietly cast jealous eyes on him.

Yang Fan listened to Wu Zetian talking to Li Zhaode, and knew that the performance was over, so he straightened his waist, looked up, and saw Princess Taiping. Princess Taiping was dressed in a red peony crown dress, which set off her delicate face, but her belly was slightly bulging and her body was slightly bloated.

Yang Fan only saw her a few days ago, and the water snake waist didn't know how ecstasy, and now she looked like this, I don't know what messy things were stuffed under her clothes, and I couldn't help but be angry and funny.

Taiping Gong saw him looking at himself and seeing his face, first lost his mind for a moment, and then fell on her stomach, but he slightly revealed a strange aura, as if he knew what he was thinking, and couldn't help but smile at him, showing some naughty looks in his eyes.

At this time, the bells and drums rang in unison, the end door was wide open, Wu Zetian sat solemnly and commanded: "Get up!" ”

Xue Huaiyi finally managed to stop Li Zhaode's words, and just squeezed out two steps forward, the time for the ceremony was up, and the empress was already sitting in the imperial chariot and passed in front of him without squinting. Xue Huaiyi's footsteps were suddenly lost, and all the officials passed past him one after another, Xue Huaiyi was in a trance, and he didn't move.

Xue Huaiyi entered the palace this time, and only brought Hongyi Hongliu's two favorite disciples, and the two disciples were also wearing robes and standing in the distance. The two squeezed to Xue Huaiyi's side, Hongyi scratched his head, and said in embarrassment: "Master, let's go!" ”

Hongliu's eyes rolled, but he said to Xue Huaiyi: "Master, the empress likes to be lively, our White Horse Temple hasn't done grand rituals for a long time." ”

"Huh?"

As soon as he heard him mention the empress, Xue Huaiyi returned to his soul and hurriedly said: "If you kid has anything to say, don't want your mother-in-law." ”

Hongliu said a few words to him, Xue Huaiyi's depressed face was swept away, and he said excitedly: "Good idea!" Let's get ready when we go back, hehe......"

Xue Huaiyi smiled and chased after the civil and military officials, Hongyi hurriedly grabbed Hongliu and asked, "Sixth, tell me quickly, what did you say to the master?" ”

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