Since the curfew had passed, Gao Lishi sent Zhou Jun back to his home in Chang'an.
On the way, Gao Lishi sat opposite Zhou Jun, looked at the latter and said with a smile: "Zhou Lang is about to have a good thing, I'm glad to say congratulations."
Zhou Jun knew that Gao Lishi was Li Longji's personal person and was well-informed, so he was not surprised. He raised his hand and said, "Jun thanks General Gao for the suggestion."
Gao Lishi waved his hand quickly and said: "Don't lie, Mr. Zhou, I didn't say anything to you."
Zhou Jun smiled and said nothing.
Gao Lishi: "The emperor's kindness is so great, I'm afraid Zhou Lang is still unaware of it."
Zhou Jun heard this and looked at Gao Lishi.
The latter said: "Since Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, princes-in-law have been selected from distinguished ministers and noble families. For someone like Zhou Zuolang, this is the first time he has seen Zongzheng all over the world."
Zhou Jun knew that what Gao Lishi said was true.
Before the Anshi Rebellion, the main purpose of the marriage between the princess and the consort was to strengthen the relationship between the royal family and major social forces.
Therefore, without exception, the prince-in-law chose the son of an important minister or a young man from an aristocratic family.
For someone like Zhou Jun, who was born in Nuyalang and had no family background, being able to marry a princess was nothing short of a miracle.
Gao Lishi added: "Princess Wanchun is sincere towards Zhou Lang. The saint hesitated several times and was persuaded to go back."
Zhou Jun recalled the history of the Tang Dynasty and found that among the dozens of daughters of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, Princess Wanchun was definitely the most favored and the most unusual one.
Princess Wanchun in history was so beautiful and talented that ordinary men couldn't even look down on her. She was still single when she lived to be twenty-five.
Li Longji loved this daughter who was good at singing, dancing and had a cheerful personality. Not only could he tolerate her occasional mischief, he would even take his daughter with him when he went to diplomatic occasions with other countries.
At such times, Princess Wanchun would disguise herself as a man, learn about and write down the customs and customs of foreign countries, and later compile them into a book and record them in the Imperial Academy.
Therefore, the success of the marriage between Zhou Jun and Yin Yu was not only due to the two million yuan to win the Holy Family, but also because of Li Longji's almost doting love for Princess Wanchun.
After Zhou Jun thought about this, he bowed his hand to Gao Lishi and said, "Thank you, General Gao. Jun has learned a lesson."
The latter nodded and said: "Zhou Zhoulang is a smart man, he knows everything right."
The carriage stopped at the gate of Zhou's house. The old servant inside heard the knock on the door and came to open the door and saw Zhou Jun. He rubbed his eyes first, and then shouted in disbelief: "Master, Erlang, Erlang is back!
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Zhou Dinghai rushed out of the central hall without even wearing any shoes, shouting to himself: "Jun'er is back?"
Zhou Jun stepped forward and saluted Zhou Dinghai: "Father."
Zhou Dinghai smiled and stretched out his hand to pat Zhou Jun's back. After thinking about it, he gave up and retracted his hand and said, "Come in quickly."
Zhou Jun followed the instructions and entered the central hall, and Luo Sanniang also rushed out at this time.
The moment she saw Zhou Jun, Luo Sanniang's eyes suddenly turned red and she murmured: "It'll be good to come back, it'll be good to come back."
Looking at everything familiar at home, Zhou Jun took a long breath and asked, "Where's the eldest brother?"
Luo Sanniang: "Ze'er's family went to Ha County."
Zhou Dinghai dismissed his servants and asked Zhou Jun in a low voice: "I heard that you are working abroad, have made great achievements, and have been appreciated by the palace?"
Zhou Jun frowned and said, "Who told you?"
Zhou Dinghai did not explain, but directly pulled Zhou Jun along to the backyard.
Entering the warehouse in the backyard where the washing utensils were originally stored, Zhou Dinghai lit the oil lamp. Zhou Jun looked around and couldn't help but take a breath.
I saw that the huge warehouse was filled with all kinds of gift boxes and money boxes. Zhou Dinghai opened the cabinet door again and saw piles of stickers stacked in the cabinet...
Zhou Jun picked up a few of them at random and opened them. They were all from court officials asking for a visit.
At this time, Luo Sanniang walked in and said to Zhou Jun: "Just half a month ago, people kept coming to my home with gifts, saying they wanted to see you. At first, you and I accepted the gifts, but then the number of visitors became more and more
There were so many that the whole street was blocked with water. Seeing this situation, we could only close the door of the house tightly and let out words, and no one would see us without accepting the courtesy."
After Zhou Jun heard this, he nodded slightly: "Aniang Aye did the right thing."
Luo Sanniang asked worriedly: "Many of the visitors are high-ranking officials. Will we offend those people by doing this?"
Zhou Dinghai said nonchalantly: "Jun'er has made great achievements now. The Zhou family is considered to be the new rich in Chang'an City. Who dares to embarrass us?"
After all these years, Zhou Dinghai's temper has not changed. Zhou Jun felt helpless and could only say: "In officialdom, you should walk on thin ice and not be blindly arrogant."
Zhou Jun was in a high position, and Zhou Dinghai did not dare to refute, just nodded, but how much he listened to it was another matter.
Zhou Jun looked back at the gifts in the room, rubbed his forehead, and said with a tired face: "I have a lot of things to do today, so I'll go back and get some sleep... As for these, just leave them here."
After saying that, Zhou Jun went back to his room and fell asleep.
Early on the next morning, after Zhou Jun had finished dressing up and had just finished breakfast, there was an announcement outside the door, saying that a visitor had arrived, and only said that he was from the palace.
Zhou Jun mistakenly thought that Gao Lishi was outside the door, so he quickly put down his meal and walked quickly to the door of the house.
After opening the door, Zhou Jun realized that his thoughts were wrong.
Standing outside the door was a chamberlain, not Gao Lishi, but an acquaintance, Fan Jinian.
Before Fan Jinian could speak, Zhou Jun saw that the other party was wearing a purple robe, so he raised his hands and congratulated: "Congratulations, Mr. Fan."
Fan Jinian smiled and waved his hand: "Compared with Zhou Erlang, our family's ministry is nothing."
After saying that, Fan Jinian did not wait for Zhou Jun's reaction, and directly pulled the latter into the carriage, saying: "Come with us quickly, someone wants to see you."
After getting on the carriage, Zhou Jun asked Fan Jinian: "Who wants to see me?"
The latter just smiled and said: "You will know when we get there."
After that, no matter how he asked, Fan Jinian just ignored him and refused to tell the truth.
Seeing this, Zhou Jun stopped asking. He just looked at Fan Jinian who closed his eyes to rest and sighed in his heart.
Without his intervention, Fan Jinian, as a supervisor, might have been killed on the spot in that Mobei ambush.
At present, not only is he not dead, but he has also climbed to a high position in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and he doesn't know what kind of impact it will have on the future.
Zhou Jun was just thinking as the carriage headed north and finally stopped at the back door of a Buddhist temple in Chongrenfang.
Fan Jinian opened the car door, smiled at Zhou Jun and said, "Follow the stone steps to the back compartment. Don't let anyone wait for you for too long."
Zhou Jun got off the carriage as he was told, and walked along the stairs behind the Buddhist temple into the backyard of the temple.
Parked in the bamboo forest in the back compartment, Zhou Jun listened to the movement around him and his body unconsciously entered a defensive posture.
Suddenly noticing something strange behind him, Zhou Jun reacted conditionedly and slashed towards the back with his hand knife.
Between the lightning and flint, Zhou Jun saw clearly who was coming. In shock, he quickly turned his body sideways and closed his palms.
The person waiting for Zhou Jun is none other than Yin Yu.
Yin Yu originally wanted to approach Zhou Jun from behind and give him another surprise, but she was almost beaten, so her face turned pale and she was obviously frightened.
Zhou Jun held her in his arms and whispered: "I was in danger several times in the Western Regions. I was chased by assassins in Dunhuang County and almost lost my life... Listen to me, don't do this next time.
He was approaching from behind."
Hearing this, Yin Yu nodded with some fear.
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