After a short rest, Kong You took Mao Shun and the craftsmen on the road to Huining Tea House.
Before leaving, Kong You specially reminded Zhou Jun.
Monk Yis has returned to Chang'an. Yinglong's theory is gradually becoming famous in Henan, Hedong, Kyoto and other places. It is time to strike while the iron is hot, write the second heavenly book, and spread it throughout the world through the hands of the classics.
Zhou Jun agreed, and after bidding farewell to Kong You and Mao Shun, he rode with Hua Yue all the way to Bachuan Villa.
Walking on the Bachuan Trail, as we get closer and closer to the Farewell Garden, not only the painting of the moon, but also Zhou Jun's mood becomes more and more comfortable.
Before reaching the gate of the Villa, Zhou Jun saw several tents on the edge of the lake from a distance and couldn't help but slow down his horse.
Huayue saw those white tents, and saw horses tied to the trees next to the tents and wooden frames placed, so she curiously asked: "Who is that?"
Zhou Jun had the answer in his mind and drove his horse over.
By the lakeside, a man dressed as a Huihe was fetching water. When he saw Zhou Jun coming on horseback, he was stunned for a moment, and then ran back to the tent overjoyed, shouting some unintelligible words.
After a while, a young man dressed as a Uighur noble opened the curtain of the tent, walked quickly to Zhou Jun, saluted and said, "Mr. Zhou."
Zhou Jun took a closer look and saw that this person was Hedari, the eldest son of Tulishi of the Uighur tribe.
Zhou Jun looked at the Uighur guards gathered around the tent and asked Hedari, "Why don't you wait for me in Chang'an City?"
Hedari: "I'm afraid of missing the day when Zhou Lang comes back."
Zhou Jun nodded. They hadn't seen each other for a few months, and Hedari's Tang official speech was getting better and better.
He asked again: "Have you informed Mr. Pang? Why don't you live in a separate garden?"
Hedari: "Father brought gifts to Pang Gong, who also invited us to live in the Villa. But Zhou Lang did not come back and moved into the Villa without authorization, which was still rude."
Zhou Jun was a little helpless. Hedari's character was unknown whether it was innate or acquired. It would not be an exaggeration to say that Hedari was straightforward.
Seeing Hedari hesitate to speak, Zhou Jun asked directly: "But you came here to seek medicine from the Khan?"
Hedari nodded vigorously.
Zhou Jun: "Bring a few guards and follow me."
After saying that, Zhou Jun and Hua Yue rode their horses and headed towards the gate of the Villa.
When he arrived at the concierge, Zhou Jun greeted everyone in the garden, asked Huayue to send the horse, and then took Hedari to the small courtyard to get medicine.
When he arrived at the small courtyard, he asked Hedari and others to wait at the gate. Zhou Jun took the garlic extract, diluted it with distilled water, and finally gave it to Hedari.
The latter carefully took the porcelain bottle sealed with paraffin, wrapped it in sheepskin, and put it into a cylindrical wooden tube.
One of the guards held the wooden tube in his arms, said goodbye to Hedari together with several other guards, and quickly left the house.
To Zhou Jun's surprise, Hedari did not leave.
Looking at Hedari, Zhou Jun asked: "Aren't you going with them?"
Hedari put his right hand on his chest, bowed and said, "My father told me to stay with Zhou Erlang and learn the etiquette and culture of the Tang Dynasty."
Zhou Jun was stunned after hearing this. Tu Lishi left his eldest son in Datang. What was he doing?
After thinking for a moment, Zhou Jun asked Hedari: "This place is thousands of miles away from Uihe. Are you willing to stay?"
Hedari raised his head and said excitedly: "When I was a child, my father invited a Tang man to be my teacher. Therefore, I have been interested in the Central Plains since I was a child. I only hope that one day Huihe can be as prosperous as the Tang Dynasty."
Zhou Jun asked him again: "But there are more than tens of millions of talented people in the Tang Dynasty, why do you want to stay with me?"
Hedari: "Before I left, my father once said to me. In this world, there are many smart people, but few visionaries; there are many courageous people, but few upright people. Zhou Lang has occupied both of them, and I will follow you
By being around me, you can learn things that you can never learn outside.”
Zhou Jun looked at Hedari and began to recall history in his heart.
In the history books, after Khan Peiluo Khan died of illness, Tulishi became the second khan of the Uighur tribe.
As the eldest son of Tulishi, Hedari naturally became the prince of the Uyghur Khanate.
This prince had a kind heart and devoted himself to the Tang Dynasty. Not only did he become brothers with Li Yu, Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, but when the Anshi Rebellion broke out, he personally led four thousand of the most elite cavalry of the Huihe Khanate to help the Tang Dynasty defeat the Anshi rebels.
When the four thousand cavalry were exhausted, Hedari ran back to Mobei to recruit cavalry again.
Suffering such a huge loss, the nobles and leaders in Uighur were dissatisfied with the prince. Tulishi happened to be away at that time. Tulishi's second son moved to another place, so he took the opportunity to kill Hedari.
When Tulishi came back and learned about this, he was furious and wanted to execute Yidijian. However, the Uighur nobles interceded for him, and Yidijian only said that it was for the sake of Uighurs, taking advantage of the public opinion within the clan.
So, in the end, Tulishi had to swallow his anger and let his second son Yi Dijian go.
Thinking of this, Zhou Jun looked at Hedari in front of him, sighed, and asked again: "Are you really willing to stay in Datang?"
Hedari opened his eyes wide and nodded vigorously.
Zhou Jun patted his shoulder and said, "Come with me."
Zhou Jun took Hedari into the Zhongyuan and came to the entrance of Pang Gong's courtyard.
The Qu family's father and son, who were busy planting flowers and plants in the courtyard, saw Zhou Jun and shouted happily: "Erlang! It's Erlang who is back!"
Yuping heard the sound, walked out of the hall, smiled at Zhou Jun and said, "I'm back!"
Zhou Jun bowed his hands to everyone, then took Hedari with him, knocked on the door and entered Pang Gong's study.
After only a few months of absence, when Zhou Jun saw Pang Gong again, he was suddenly shocked to realize that the latter was much older.
Pang Gong had a lot of gray on his temples, and even his figure was a lot thinner. He looked at Zhou Jun, smiled slightly and said, "Erlang."
Zhou Jun sang a song to Pang Gong and said, "My boss."
When Hedari saw this, he quickly returned to Hehe.
Pang Gong first turned his attention to Hedari and asked Zhou Jun: "Is this...?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zhou Jun explained: "Huihe Yehu wanted his eldest son Hedari to stay in the Tang Dynasty to study etiquette and culture."
Pang Gong smiled and nodded: "What's so difficult about this? Let this young man stay here from now on. It just so happens that there are still many empty yards in Zhongyuan. You can just pick a place to live."
When Hedari heard this, his face looked happy and he quickly saluted Pang Gong again.
Pang Gong called Yuping publicly and asked the latter to arrange for Hedari to move in.
After Yuping and Hedari left, Pang Gong asked Zhou Jun to sit down.
The latter knew that he had something to say alone.
Just listen to Pang Gong say: "This year during the Yuan Dynasty, King Shou came to Bieyuan with his family and stayed there until the end of the Lantern Festival before leaving."
Zhou Jun didn't say anything, just listened.
Pang Gong: "On the night of the Lantern Festival, our family had a lot of wine with King Shou and talked a lot... Maybe I thought less about some things before."
"Prince Shou told our family that the position of crown prince is not destined for him. If we force it, in the end, no one will be able to get it."
Zhou Jun asked: "Why did King Shou say that?"
Pang Gong: "King Shou said that there are three reasons why he is not destined to be crown prince. The first is that he is the eldest son who succeeds to the throne. He has the right to rule and win the hearts of the people. He can't compete with him."
Zhou Jun listened and asked: "What about the second reason?"
Pang Gong: "The second reason is the late Queen Zhenshun. When Queen Zhenshun was still alive, the sage intended to appoint King Shou as his heir, not because King Shou was virtuous, but because the sage only favored the queen. However, the queen
With the death of the immortal, King Shou’s greatest support is gone.”
Zhou Jun sighed softly. This is a good statement. If Concubine Wu Hui is still alive at this time, why should King Shou worry about losing his position?
Pang Gong closed his eyes and whispered: "The third reason is Concubine Yang."
Zhou Jun was startled.
Pang Gong explained: "The concubine was favored by the saint, even more than the queen was at that time. When the concubine was riding, Gao Lishi held the bridle and gave whips, and there were as many as 700 people dedicated to the weaving and embroidery workers in the concubine's courtyard.
All the officials followed the trend and competed to offer utensils, clothing and treasures. There was even a folk song saying: "Don't be happy when you have a boy, don't be sad when you have a girl. You now see a girl as the lintel of your door."
"King Shou said that if the concubine is favored, the saint will never hand over the position of prince to him. The reason is also very simple. If King Shou really succeeds to the throne one day, how should the saint and the noble concubine deal with each other at that time?"
When Zhou Jun heard this, he was vaguely aware of it.
These three reasons sound logically clear and accurate, and it is unlikely that they came from the mouth of King Shou.
After saying this, Pang Gong let out a long sigh and said: "Our family has failed to entrust us with its entrustment. I'm afraid it will be really unsustainable for King Shou to fight for the heir apparent."