Li Longji was sitting on the crescent stool, clapping his hands gently while listening to Yang Yuhuan playing "Purple Cloud Return" on the transverse flute.
Gao Lishi entered the garden, saw this scene, and stood aside quietly with his hands tied.
When the song ended, Li Longji said hello and told Yang Yuhuan some twists and turns of the song.
After finishing speaking, Li Longji said to Gao Lishi: "Come here."
Gao Lishi followed the instructions and walked over.
Seeing Li Longji looking at him, Gao Lishi quickly replied: "According to the saint's will, the Xiao family's daughter has been given to Zhou Jun as a maid."
When Yang Yuhuan heard this, he sat next to Li Longji and asked, "Zhou Jun must be overjoyed to have a daughter from the Xiao family, right?"
Gao Lishi looked hesitant and hesitated to speak.
Li Longji saw it and frowned: "What?"
Gao Lishi said: "Zhou Jun was surprised, but he was so happy..."
Yang Yuhuan asked curiously: "Isn't he happy?"
Li Longji asked: "How did he do it? Tell me in detail."
Gao Lishi said while recalling: "When Zhou Jun heard the imperial edict, he was first shocked, then hesitant, and finally sighed before accepting the edict."
Yang Yuhuan became more and more curious: "He once came to ask for a hand in marriage, but was rejected because of his nuya origin. He was also slandered by the Xiao family. He should be resentful and eager to pursue her. Now that he has embraced the beauty, he is not happy at all. Why?"
Gao Lishi thought for a while and finally shook his head, expressing that he didn't know.
Li Longji asked Gao Lishi again: "What about the way back?"
Gao Lishi: "According to the report from the music envoy of the Jiaofang, Zhou Jun had no intention of ridiculing or criticizing the Xiao family daughter, but just took it calmly."
Hearing this, Yang Yuhuan smiled at Li Longji and said, "Sanlang, it seems that you and I have guessed wrong."
Li Longji smiled and said: "This Zhou Jun is also interesting."
Yang Yuhuan sat closer to Li Longji and asked softly: "Is it because Sanlang gave the daughter of the Xiao family to the Zhou family's son this time because of Princess Wanchun?"
Li Longji was stunned, and then asked Yang Yuhuan: "What did you say to Grandma?"
Yang Yuhuan: "She has an upright temperament, and her thoughts are written on her face. She never hides it, so why do I need to tell her in person?"
"A few days ago, I heard that Sanlang had transferred Zhou Jun to the position of chief minister. She kept talking to me about the injustice and wanted to go to the palace to find justice."
Hearing Yang Yuhuan mention this matter, Li Longji's face showed a smile: "When she found me, she asked for an official position. She said that her two great achievements of protecting the army and sending an envoy to Huihe were enough to make her an envoy.
You are the king."
Yang Yuhuan smiled and asked: "How did Sanlang reply to her?"
Li Longji: "I scolded her for her nonsense. The Zhou family was born in a slave family and was an official in the outside world. It is a blessing to be able to avoid the eight exams and enter the inside. How can he be promoted to a higher rank?"
When Yang Yuhuan heard this, he slowly stopped smiling and asked Li Longji softly: "Sanlang is smart, does he know what grandma is thinking?"
Hearing this, Li Longji said in a deep voice: "Ana is young and weak. She doesn't know anything about love. It's just a whim."
"Although the son of the Zhou family has always been a talented person, he was born a slave and it is difficult for him to be a prince-in-law."
"Therefore, I gave him the daughter of the Xiao family this time, firstly to test the school's character, and secondly as compensation."
After hearing this, Yang Yuhuan just sighed softly and said nothing more.
On the other side, Zhou Jun returned home from Luo Zhai.
First, he told his parents about Zhou Ze's current situation, and then brought up the latter's marriage.
Zhou Dinghai listened to Zhou Jun's words and said: "The Zhou family has received the blessing of the ancestors. One son was elected as a civil servant, and the other son was moved to the eighth-rank court official. In Chang'an City, although I dare not say that it is a prominent family, it is still a high-ranking family.
How can the eldest son of an official family marry a street prostitute?"
Zhou Jun advised: "Father, my brother worked hard and finally won the imperial examination, but he also has something to do with Yu Jun's mother."
"He is devoted to that woman. If he is separated by force, and outsiders know about it, they will probably be criticized."
No matter what Zhou Jun said, Zhou Dinghai refused to let go and still disagreed with Yu Junniang entering the Zhou family.
Luo Sanniang couldn't stand it anymore and said to Zhou Jun: "Jun'er, the reason why you don't agree with the prostitute marrying into the Zhou family is actually for another reason."
Zhou Jun was stunned: "Another reason?"
Luo Sanniang said: "The ancestors of the Zhou family were originally slaves, and people in the world feel contempt after hearing this. If your brother marries a prostitute again, then the reputation of the Zhou family will be completely ruined, and there will be no chance of recovery.
possible."
Zhou Jun said: "What do the gossips of the world have to do with us? Why should we worry and bother ourselves?"
Luo Sanniang shook her head vigorously, hesitated again and again, and finally said: "You, Aye, and I don't care about public opinion, but we are just worried about you."
Zhou Jun: "Are you worried about me?"
Luo Sanniang: "Jun'er will also get married and have children in the future. His reputation as a slave is already frowned upon by others. If your brother marries a street prostitute again, and the news spreads, which good family will be willing to marry their daughter to him?"
you?"
When Zhou Jun heard this, he stood there blankly.
He had never thought that his parents had their own reasons for disapproving of his eldest brother's marriage.
After thinking for a while, Zhou Jun didn't know how to persuade his parents, so he could only shake his head helplessly.
Seeing this, Luo Sanniang said to him: "Jun'er, go to Luo's house these days and try to persuade Ze'er more and find a way to make him change his mind."
Zhou Jun could only respond vaguely.
With his heart full of worries, Zhou Jun returned to the wing. When he saw the candlelight in the room, he opened the door and saw a beautiful figure, and blurted out: "Painting..."
After only saying one word, Zhou Jun reacted immediately.
I saw the woman in the room wearing plain clothes, tall, elegant in manner, with smooth muscles and bones, and eyes like apricots, but she was Xiao Qingchan.
When the latter saw Zhou Jun entering the door, he was startled at first, then looked sad, and said he was blessed.
Zhou Jun looked at Xiao Qingchan and saw that her face was pale and there were faint traces of tears in the corners of her eyes.
Waving his hand towards Xiao Qingchan, Zhou Jun said, "Let's go and rest."
Hearing this, Xiao Qingchan raised her head in surprise. When she looked at Zhou Jun again, she saw that the latter had entered the inner compartment and never came out again.
At night, Zhou Jun was lying on the bed, still thinking about what happened in the past few days.
During the military deployment case, Zhou Jun originally thought that Li Linfu would use fraud as an excuse to attack his political opponents.
But in fact, instead of doing this, Li Linfu said a lot of good things to the emperor for the sake of his family.
Zhou Jun guessed that Li Linfu's most important goal at the moment was to overthrow Left Prime Minister Li Shizhi.
Therefore, rather than eliminating political opponents, Li Linfu was more inclined to use this case to win over allies who originally belonged to Li Shizhi's camp.
When the forces of both sides weaken to a certain extent, Li Linfu will launch another attack and completely eliminate Li Shizhi, Wei Jian and other princelings.
In addition, Li Linfu told the saint about the Zhou family's marriage proposal, so that the palace gave him Xiao Qingchan as a maid.
This may be a sign of goodwill, but it is far from trust.
According to historical records, in the next few years, the saint will be obsessed with the king's desires and ignore political affairs, while Li Linfu will control the government, and even the court meetings will be held in the Li Mansion.
If you want to prevent the Anshi Rebellion, then you must gain Li Linfu's appreciation, so that you can have the opportunity to influence his decision-making, and then pull the out-of-control carriage of the Tang Dynasty, which has already slipped into the abyss, back on track.
However, Li Linfu was suspicious by nature and jealous of talented people. Anyone who might threaten his position would be excluded and framed.
In this case, how can Li Linfu believe that he will not threaten his phase? How can he gain his trust?
Lying on the bed, Zhou Jun tossed and turned, lost in thought.
Suddenly, a sentence jumped into his mind.
"The ancestors of the Zhou family were originally slaves, and when people heard about it, they felt contempt."
Zhou Jun sat up directly from the bed and thought to himself, Nu Yalang, that's right, why didn't I think of this before.
The ancestor of the Zhou family was a slave, and he himself had the official title of slave, and he entered the official position as a foreign official. According to the provisions of "Tang Law·Bubu of Personnel", he was not qualified to be a prime minister at all, and he would not be a threat in the first place.
to Li Linfu's status.
If Li Linfu could notice this, he would naturally not be more defensive about himself.