Chapter 68: The Wu Brothers Get Along Well, Meeting Rui Zong in Front of the Palace

  "After flipping through the materials, Taiping's married life is quite blessed, and the female lead is favored. However, after this, they are not as "pure" as they are now, with very complicated private lives. Is it a harem or a single female lead? Book friends can vote on their impressions below. If you want to collect, think of ways to card at the time point now."

  Yu Hang, Tang Fu.

  On a sunny day, the news of Tang's young master being on the golden list spread like wildfire. All his fellow townspeople came to visit him without exception, and for a time, the entrance of the Tang mansion was as bustling as a market.

  Until the moon is high in the sky, people are still coming and going without a break.

  The servants came and went, weaving in and out of the tables. Tang Weixi set up a flowing banquet again, but this time it was much more grand than before. It was a real flowing banquet, where people from all over the countryside could come and join in, sitting down to eat as soon as they arrived.

  To the extent that there were several tables that specially entertained people in tattered clothes.

  This table in the living room is extraordinary, and all the officials are seated at it.

  Hangzhou officials, magistrates, and county heads all gathered in one hall, on the road to the prefectural government office, the general manager made a toast, what a lively scene.

  If it were an ordinary top scholar, they would not be so eager, but now all sorts of things have made them realize that the Tang family is going to rise to prominence.

  Chang'an

  A horse-drawn carriage passes by.

  Two people, one big and one small, sat upright in the car.

  One of them was also going to a banquet, but it was a royal banquet.

  Chen Yunsheng lifted the curtain of the car and looked out at the street, shaking his head slightly, saying: "Go to the hospital, Uncle can't go in with you, later on, all the people present will be royal relatives, princes and nobles, don't say anything wrong."

  Tang Guan smoothed out his robe and wrapped the large black sash around his waist. He nodded and said, "I understand."

  Night banquet at Qilin Hall, Tang Guan originally thought that Wu Zetian was just going to use a meal to fool herself, but she didn't expect to really share her "tripod food" with her.

  Even the best food that ordinary people and high-ranking officials eat is just cooked in pots, pans, and bowls. The royal family's food may be difficult to eat, but it is still cooked in those nine tripod cauldrons, and only the emperor can enjoy the delicacies of mountains and seas.

  The horse carriage slowed down and stopped. Chen Yunsheng gave two more instructions, which Tang Guanyi responded to before jumping out of the carriage under his uneasy gaze.

  "I'll be waiting for you nearby after the banquet is over, come out immediately"

  Tang Guan heard this and smiled, then immediately turned around and walked towards the palace gate.

  There were also two people standing in front of the palace gate. Tang Guan looked over and couldn't help but feel a surge of joy, for he was worried about not knowing the way, and now there was a tour guide appearing before him.

  This man was wearing a purple robe, and although it was under the cover of night, Tang Guan still recognized him at a glance.

  "Duke Zhou!"

  Tang Guan called out in a low voice, and that person turned around, it was Wu Chengsi.

  Wu Chengsi saw him and smiled: "Lang Jun is indeed punctual."

  As I listened to their conversation, one of them also turned his head around. The man had a kind face and sported a three-forked beard, which made him seem somewhat familiar at first glance.

  Although so, Tang Guan saw this person and still felt a sense of familiarity, feeling as if he was somewhat similar to Wu Chengsi, without waiting for him to ask.

  Wu Chengsi introduced him first: "Guo Bian, this is the State Historian, and from now on you will be serving under him."

  Tang Guan heard this and thought for a moment, then suddenly remembered something. He was delighted and said to himself: "So it's these two brothers who have joined forces."

  This man was Wu Sansi, and he had some differences with his cousin Wu Chonggui. Although Wu Chonggui's vulgar temperament was not hidden, it did not show on his face, but Tang Guan knew that he was even more so than Wu Chonggui.

  As expected, Wu Sansi saw Tang Guan and smiled: "The old man is busy with official duties and has not had time to congratulate Lang Jun on his success in the imperial examination, it's an offense"

  "Haha, these two old guys are quite interesting." Tang Guan listened to him say this without changing his expression on the surface, but he was secretly delighted. In his opinion, since he couldn't meet those famous ministers, meeting these two infamous guys wasn't a bad thing either.

  "Your words are too kind, we have a long future ahead of us. I will take my leave now and enter the Hanlin Academy, I hope you will continue to look out for me in the days to come."

  "It's settled, it's settled." Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi were exactly the same, hearing this they didn't put on any airs at all. He also understood that Tang Guan wouldn't be able to stay in the Hanlin Academy for long, after all according to that person's fondness for him, it couldn't be said that he would directly be placed in front of the dragon bed when he grew up a bit.

  Wu San's face revealed a somewhat strange and ambiguous smile, although it was fleeting, Tang Guan still caught it, and immediately smiled coldly in his heart.

  "It's said that Wu Sansi and Shangguan Wan'er have an improper relationship. Could it be that those women really have such a heavy taste?"

  Tang Guan looked at Wu San Si and shook his head secretly. In fact, since he saw those women in the palace, he had been thinking about their chaotic private lives. Now, it was as if he had intervened and messed everything up, and even Tang Guan himself couldn't be sure which historical records might have actually happened.

  It can be confirmed that the chaos has not happened yet, "Am I a beauty collector or a single female owner?" Tang Guanyi smiled secretly and pondered, then became serious.

  "I had forgotten that Wu Sansi was also a high-ranking official who concurrently held the position of national historian, and now he has become my superior."

  Wu Chengsi whispered a few words to the guards in front of the palace, and immediately the gate opened wide. The three of them walked in while talking.

  "Now that Pei Yan hasn't fallen, these two have limited power, no wonder they're so eager to please me." Tang Guan had actually anticipated this, as Pei Yan's relationship with the other officials was close, and he also had a deep connection with General Cheng Wutong. It could be said that more than half of the court's civil and military officials stood on his side.

  This is not to say that Pei Yan was a party, on the contrary, Tang Guan originally wanted to verify whether Pei Yan was as clean as the historical records, but when he saw him in person, he knew that this man was even more so than the records.

  In later generations' words, it's the legendary "Wei Guangzheng", but in Tang Guan's own words, it's "lack of brains". Pei Yan clearly knew that this was something that shouldn't be done, yet he still dove headfirst into it. This is a point that someone like Tang Guan, who is familiar with the thick and dark ways of later generations, can't understand.

  Men of letters in this era always do unthinkable things for the ideas that are considered almost laughable by Tang Can.

  But Tang didn't understand why they did that at the time, until later when he stood in their shoes and understood why they had to do it, but that's a story for another time.

  The only thing that can be confirmed about Tang Guan is that Wu Zetian will not let Pei Yan go for any reason, even if there are those two words in the imperial examination.

  Thinking of this, Tang Guan let out a light sigh in his heart. He knew that his current strength couldn't protect anyone, not even himself, and he was always on the verge of death.

  Tang Guan was dealing with the two people beside him while secretly pondering in his heart, every move that woman made was revealing a piece of information to the world.

  A few people chatted and walked through the corridor, passing over a bridge, and stood in front of a large hall. At this time, the lights inside the hall were shining brightly, and outside there were palace maids and eunuchs waiting on them. However, the door to the hall was tightly closed, with a group of old men waiting outside.

  Tang Guan was slightly surprised to see that on the other side, there were several women with flowers in their hair, each wearing silk robes, with their shoulders exposed, and some even had decorative dots between their eyebrows.

  Tang Guan swept his gaze over them and suddenly froze, but it wasn't because of the women's appearances. Rather, it was because one of them was actually an acquaintance, and also the most striking among them.

  "She's also here? This is getting interesting." Tang Guan thought to himself, and then smiled.

  It seems that the three of them arrived the latest, Wu Chengsi saw this and exchanged a glance with Wu Sansi, saying in a low voice: "Young master, this banquet was personally set up by the Empress for you, we'll take our leave first."

  Tang Guan nodded upon hearing this and immediately thought of something, smiling indifferently.

  The two walked closer, and when everyone saw them, they made way for them, standing in the middle.

  Tang Guan took a step forward, and the women on the other side seemed to have also seen him, secretly sizing him up.

  One of them whispered a sentence to the woman beside him, and the woman giggled and looked at Tang Guan again before moving away.

  "I'm quite honored, Princesses are having dinner with me" Tang Guan didn't even glance sideways, his heart delighted, these women were all princesses, extremely easy to identify, apart from their attire, the one standing among them, Taiping Princess, proved this point.

  Not only did he stare straight ahead, but all the high-ranking officials in attendance were as solemn as if they were attending an early morning court session, not making a single sound.

  Occasionally exchanging glances, Tang Guan stood at the back, and no one exchanged glances with him. He was quite happy to be idle. Looking forward, apart from recognizing Wu Cheng's brothers, the others were all some old fogies.

  However, each of them has a silk sash around their waist, and the worst one also has a silver pouch. At a glance, it's clear that they are not Li, Tang, Wang or Gong, but rather members of the Wu imperial family.

  The temple gate remained tightly closed, and faintly visible were figures moving inside, leaving Tang Guan perplexed.

  "Eating a meal is also such a grand occasion."

  Just as he was muttering to himself, a sharp voice came: "Asshole!"

  Tang Guanzheng was about to turn his head back, when he suddenly found that the officials in front of him and the princess on his right were all kneeling down. Without even turning around, he shouted: "Your subjects pay their respects to Your Majesty!"

  Tang Guan was also flustered and imitated the others, just as they finished speaking, the sound of wheels braking came from the other side, Tang Guan's heart skipped a beat, knowing that Wu Zetian had arrived.

  Everyone was still kneeling on the ground. Tang Guan saw that no one appeared in front of him for a long time, and just as he was about to turn his head to look around, a clear and cold female voice rang out: "Sick gentleman, you can get up"

  "My god, you're a ghost!" Tang Guan was startled by the sudden voice, and Wu Zetian had already appeared beside him.

  Tang Guanzheng was about to get up when he suddenly felt a warmth in his palm. A soft hand had grasped his, pulling him up.

  Her hands were warm, and Tang Crown was slightly dazed. Wu Zetian's body had a very special aura, somewhat like the sandalwood in Buddhist temples, but not entirely, it was a very difficult to identify mixed aura.

  That side of Princess Taiping saw Tang Guan being held by Wu Zetian's hand, and couldn't help but frown.

  "Hmph," she snorted softly.

  Wu Zetian, however, led Tang Crown to walk slowly towards the front of the hall. The officials still did not dare to glance sideways, except for Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi, who exchanged a look and nodded slightly.

  It was not until the two men walked up to the hall and turned around that all the officials stood up.

  Wu Zetian finally spoke up and said: "Rise from your knees"

  "Squeak"

  The gate was opened, and Tang Guan couldn't help but look out eagerly, inadvertently taking a deep breath of cool air.

  "Hiss~"

  The grandeur of the palace far exceeded Tang's expectations. He had thought that the atmosphere of the Yuan Dynasty's Hall was already unimaginable, but in terms of luxurious decoration, this Qilin Hall is probably the best in the Ming Palace.

  Only sandalwood tables were arranged on both sides, and there was an imperial throne in the hall. The silver candles and golden holders illuminated the entire hall with bright lights.

  At the sight of Tang Guan, he couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva. Wu Zetian was about to speak when another "hiss" sound came suddenly.

  All the officials including Wu Zetian were stunned, Tang Guan also looked up and saw that another imperial sedan chair had stopped, from which a middle-aged man wearing a dragon robe came out.

  The officials saw this and bowed down again: "Your subjects pay their respects to Your Majesty!"

  The man got off the sedan chair and looked at Wu Zetian, who was not far away with a Tang crown on her head. He walked up to her, bowed his head and said: "Your son pays respects to Your Majesty"

  Wu Zetian furrowed her eyebrows and stared at this man, only then did Tang Guan come back to his senses.

  "Haha, Tang Ruizong Li Dan!"

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