"Bigger?" Liu Xuanji asked puzzledly, "How to make it bigger?" ”

"Come here with your ears." Li Hao beckoned, Liu Xuanji obediently stepped forward, Li Hao muttered in his ear for a long time, Liu Xuanji kept nodding while listening.

After Li Hao finished speaking, he asked with a smile, "Do you understand?" ”

"Totally understood." Liu Xuanji said, "Don't worry, I will let him do it as soon as possible." ”

"Don't take the initiative to look for him, wait for him to come and ask you for help." Li Hao smiled cheaply.

"Yes." Liu Xuanji bowed his head.

On the third day of the eighth month of the first year of the Emperor's reign, Liu Xuanji set up a chessboard under the pavilion in the courtyard and played against himself, which was what Li Hao asked him to do, because Li Hao felt that this was very pretending, and many masters liked to do such strange things, such as the previous head of a gate lord clan did this, and the eldest grandson Wuji also did this, so he is now drawing a scoop according to the gourd.

Although Liu Xuanji thought this was very strange, but he thought about it carefully, it was normal for strange people to do something that ordinary people couldn't understand, otherwise how could he show his superior demeanor, although his chess skills were average, but he also played chess with himself happily.

Liu Xuanji was playing chess happily, Wu Chengji came, and when he saw Liu Xuanji playing against himself, he couldn't help but smile and sighed: "Mr. is really different from mortals, he can play against himself." ”

Liu Xuanji sighed with a long laugh when he heard this: "Pass the time." ”

Wu Chengsi sat down opposite him and said, "Why don't I accompany Mr. to play a game?" ”

Liu Xuanji secretly screamed in his heart when he heard this: "What's the matter, play against me, my chess skills stink better than shit, play against me?" ”

Thinking so in his heart, but the demeanor of a master cannot be lost, he smiled slightly: "If the adult comes to find Lao Dao, you might as well say it bluntly." ”

Wu Chengsi smiled awkwardly and said, "Nothing can escape the eyes of Mr., I came to find Mr., there is indeed something." ”

"Say it." Liu Xuanji spread his hands and said.

Wu Chengsi said: "Last month, I asked the Queen Mother to ascend the throne on the grounds of the vision of white stone inscription, but the Queen Mother refused, I don't know what other magic Mr. has, to persuade the Queen Mother to ascend the throne as soon as possible, so as not to make me wait for 20 years." ”

Liu Xuanji said indifferently: "White stone lettering, you can fool and fool those people who have no knowledge, even if people with vision can't see the clues, but they can guess that this is a human thing." ”

"So what should I do?" Wu Chenghe's face showed a look of anxiety.

Liu Xuanji said: "Luoyang is prosperous, just in the Yang of Luoshui, located in the traffic artery, extending in all directions, every autumn and winter, Luoshui is more than low, and sometimes the bottom reef will be exposed. ”

Wu Chengsi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then seemed to think of something, and said in surprise: "What does Mr. mean to let me engrave words on these underwater reefs, and when the water falls, I can see it?" ”

Liu Xuanji couldn't help but scold angrily in his heart: "You are really a pig's brain, you won't find a big stone, carve the words first, and then throw it into the water, carve the words on the reef at the bottom of the water, you can think of it!" With this head, you still want to be an emperor? I don't even dream of being an emperor! ”

Liu Xuanji coughed vigorously twice and said, "My lord thinks it's possible for people to go under the water and carve words on the reef?" ”

Wu Chengsi thought about it when he heard this, and then shook his head: "It seems unlikely, although the Luoshui water flow is not urgent, but the undercurrent is surging, but I am afraid that people will not be able to stand firm under the water." ”

"In that case." Liu Xuanji raised his eyebrows and said, "Why don't you find a boulder, engrave the words first, and then throw it into Luoshui, as long as you measure the depth of the water, when Luoshui is low in winter, someone will find it." ”

"Hmm." Wu Chengsi nodded when he heard this, "This is indeed much better than the idea of white stone lettering, and it is easier to believe." ”

"It's not over yet, the focus is on the back." Liu Xuanji smiled slightly and said, "My lord, please come here." ”

Wu Chengsi stepped forward with his ear, Liu Xuanji whispered in his ear for a moment, Wu Chengsi's eyes suddenly lit up, and then shouted excitedly: "Good idea!" Good idea! Mr. is indeed Zhang Liang alive, this is really a good idea! ”

"No, no, no." Liu Xuanji waved his hand again and again, and said seriously, "This is all your idea, my lord, all the credit is yours, and it has nothing to do with the old way." ”

Wu Chengsi was stunned when he heard this, and then understood that he was afraid of Heavenly Dao punishment, so he hurriedly nodded: "Yes, yes, yes, this is all my idea, and it has nothing to do with Mr." ”

He was excited for a while, and then said, "Sir, I will take my leave first, it is already autumn, time is running out, I must act quickly." ”

"Go ahead." Liu Xuanji waved his hand.

Wu Chengsi left in a hurry.

In the first year of the Emperor's reign, on the ninth day of October, the water level of Luoshui dropped sharply, reducing by more than two zhang, and the Luoshui in the Luoyang section was not deep, and some huge reefs at the bottom of the water were exposed.

And this year, one of the huge reefs caused a sensation in Luoyang, because people found strange patterns on this reef, these lines seem to be naturally formed, but if you look closely, you find that it looks like words, and if you recognize words, it is "the empress is now, the prosperity of the world." ”

Needless to say, these are the sailors invited by Wu Chengsi to build momentum for Wu Meiniang, this time, Wu Chengsi has experience, and he is not busy offering this stone to Wu Meiniang, but let the local government salvage this "holy stone" first, and put it at the entrance of the largest market in Luoyang, send troops to guard it day and night, so that all the people can visit, at the same time, he also sent someone to make up a mythical story, saying that this stone is a holy stone left by Nuwa to mend the sky, because it was used by the ancient god Nuwa, It already has spiritual power, which can predict the future, the natural texture on the surface of the stone, changes once in three hundred years, this time the holy stone was born, and there are strange patterns on the surface, that is, the holy stone carries the mandate of heaven, indicating to people that there will be a saint coming, and who is this saint, do you need to say.

In just three days, this news has spread to the streets and alleys of Luoyang, and there are professional storytellers in various teahouses and restaurants divided into three chapters and six times, these are Wu Chengsi's masterpieces.

Enough momentum in Luoyang, Wu Chengsi asked the government in Luoyang to transport this holy stone to Chang'an, but during the transportation, every place he went, even if it was just a small town, he had to stay for a day or two to make the holy stone available to the local people to visit, and at the same time, he sent people to secretly publicize the mythical story of the Nuwa spirit stone, and the momentum work was in full swing.

On October 14, the holy stone set off from Luoyang, but on the twelfth day of the lunar month, the holy stone arrived in Chang'an, because it was too wasteful of time to build momentum along the way.

Wu Meiniang had heard about the Holy Stone for a long time, and she had been looking forward to seeing this Nuwa Holy Stone, to be honest, she also believed that she was destined to return.

This time, Wu Chengsi didn't secretly talk to Wu Meiniang like last time, he pretended not to know anything, when the holy stone arrived at the Taiji Palace, he, like the ministers, went to the Taiji Palace to pay respects at the invitation of Wu Meiniang.

The holy stone was placed on the square in front of the Liangyi Palace, covered with a huge red carpet, and it was impossible to see the appearance of the holy stone, and the ministers were talking about it on the side, because the rumors outside had spread everywhere, and they were also full of anxiety, this time, even the eldest grandson Wuji, who had not appeared for a long time, also came, which showed that this matter was not trivial.

The eldest grandson Wuji stood there with frowning eyebrows, his former henchmen were now surrounded by Xu Jingzong and Wu Sansi, this scene was really embarrassing.

Huan Hai has been up and down for decades, the eldest grandson Wuji is undoubtedly a group of people who have stood in the court for the longest time, once he was the marquis and worshiped the prime minister, ranked as the third duke, held the court bull's ear, and Xuan He was for a while, but now, his body is rickety, his beard and hair are white, no one cares about it for a long time, a cold wind blows, raising his snow-white beard, he can feel that Wu Meiniang has brewed a big conspiracy this time, and this conspiracy, he has vaguely guessed what it is.

Looking at the boulder covered by the red cloth, the eldest grandson Wuji's dim old eyes burst out with bursts of fine light, and his rickety back seemed to be a little straighter for some reason, he gritted his teeth and whispered to himself: "Emperor Taizong, Emperor Gaozong, the demon girl is in trouble with the country, the eldest grandson Wuji's sin is unforgivable, and now my Tang Dynasty is in danger, and the eldest grandson Wuji can't let the demon girl get involved in my Tang Dynasty at all." ”

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Luoyang is only more than 400 miles away from Nantuo Mountain, the rumor of the birth of the holy stone is centered in Luoyang, spreading everywhere, and the villagers in the villages and towns near Nantuo Mountain have also heard about it, and the people have all cited this matter as a topic of conversation after tea and dinner.

Pei Miao went down the mountain to buy rice and returned to the Taoist temple, Li Zhi, who was dressed in a Taoist robe, was practicing swords in the courtyard, and when he saw Pei Miao coming back, he hurriedly collected his momentum, stepped forward and said with a smile: "Senior Brother Pei, you can come back, if you don't come back, my stomach is almost hungry." ”

"Is Master out of the customs?" Pei Miao put down the rice bag and asked.

"Nope." Li Zhi shook his head and urged, "Senior brother, let's go cook." ”

"Let's not be busy, let's eat a cake." Pei Miao said and handed a piece of baked cake to Li Zhi, and said, "I went down the mountain to buy rice today, and I heard about something, you may be interested." ”

Li Zhi took a bite of the baked cake and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Pei Miao said lightly: "Wu Meiniang may be going to be the emperor." ”

With a "snap", the baked cake in Li Zhi's hand fell to the ground, and Li Zhi stood there in shock, as if he had lost his soul.

Pei Miao squatted down, picked up the baked cake, and dusted off it.

She ...... How could she be like this......" Li Zhi's voice trembled, "how could she be the emperor...... Is she crazy! ”

"Senior brother, here's the thing, a boulder has appeared in Luoshui...... Luoyang" Pei Miao told Li Zhi everything he had heard.

After all, Li Zhi is no longer the ignorant young man he was at the beginning, such a routine, he can see that Wu Meiniang is building momentum, wanting to ascend the throne and be the emperor, what destiny returns, all of them are deceitful, after all, he is also a person who has been an emperor!

Pei Miao saw that he looked flustered, so he persuaded: "Senior brother, don't be excited first, this may be Senior Brother Li's strategy." ”

"The strategy of a poetic maniac? What strategy? ”

Pei Miao said: "The poet maniac once said that he wanted to force Wu Meiniang to ascend the throne and usurp the throne, because in this way, he could make the people of the world turn against her." ”

"But now the people believe these rumors and believe that she is destined to return!" Li Zhi shouted anxiously, "Even if the world rises in groups, it will be chaos in the world!" ”

Pei Miao said: "The poet's plan is very complicated, and he also wants to use this to lure out a rebel force that has been lurking in the shadows, and I don't know the specific situation." ”

Li Zhi was silent when he heard this, his face was cloudy, and after a long time, Li Zhi suddenly said, "No, I have to go back, I can't let her ascend the throne, that's the inheritance left by my father, I can do without it, but I must not let this vicious woman take it away!" ”

"Huaikong! Hold it! A clear drink came, and Li Zhi suddenly stopped. When I turned my head, I saw that Zhiyuan Zhenren was wearing a moon-white Dao robe and walked out of the Sanqing Dao Palace.

"Master......"