Chapter 278 A strange combination of circumstances (Part 1)
The fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the night of the Shangyuan Festival.
Zhou Jun stood in front of the gate of Hua Calyx Xianghui Building, recalling everything that happened last year, and he had mixed feelings for a moment.
The chamberlain guarding the palace door took a look at Zhou Jun's fish charm. He must have received the news in advance and personally welcomed the latter to the second floor.
When Zhou Jun came to the second floor, he looked around and was about to follow the wall to find a seat.
Li Linfu, who was sitting in the upper seat, waved to him.
Zhou Jun saw it and had no choice but to walk over.
Li Linfu took him and came to the imperial platform. He saluted Li Longji and said, "This year, the taxes and taxes in the imperial court were equalized. Zhou Jun should be credited with his contribution."
Li Longji glanced at Zhou Jun who was bowing in salute, and then looked at Yang Yuhuan beside him, and then said: "Your ancestor was a Nu Yalang, who was good at planning, scripting, doing business, making decisions, and even leading troops in war.
Well done, who taught you this?"
Zhou Jun: "Your Majesty, Jun has come into contact with many people since he was a child, including good people and poor people, so he has been immersed in it and learned a lot of miscellaneous knowledge."
Li Longji nodded, accepting this statement, and asked Zhou Jun: "When we were in Bachuan before, you told me that the Dunhuang mutual market could increase taxes on the national treasury by two million yuan?"
Zhou Jun: "Yes."
Li Longji: "There is no joke in the palace, are you absolutely sure?"
Zhou Jun: "If the tribute due from the Dunhuang trade route next year is less than two million guan, even if it is just one copper less, Jun will be willing to be punished."
Li Longji slapped the table and said happily: "Okay, then I'll be waiting for your good news!"
Leaving the imperial stage, Li Linfu stroked his beard, looked at Zhou Jun and said, "Being young and energetic is not necessarily a bad thing, but what you say is like water being poured out. Do you have a plan in mind for what to do next?"
Zhou Jun glanced at Li Linfu and saw a smile on the latter's face. He felt shuddered at first, and then thought to himself, I don't know what this right-hand man has in mind, why does he suddenly care about me?
Zhou Jun said: "The boy was born as a servant. I don't dare to boast about anything else, but when it comes to businessmen, I still have some experience."
Li Linfu nodded lightly: "That's good. I'm going to Dunhuang to restart the trade route. Is there anything you can help me with? I'll tell you all now."
Zhou Jun: "To rebuild the trade routes, we need to recruit a large number of craftsmen and laborers. Please help us."
Li Linfu: "The truth of this matter has been figured out a long time ago. Someone will naturally help you when you arrive."
Zhou Jun: "Once the Dunhuang Trade Road is built, it may compete with the state capitals such as Yizhou, Guazhou, and Xizhou for taxation, and someone will definitely slander it deliberately in the court..."
Li Linfu: "Don't worry about this. As long as you increase the taxes and tributes of the Tang Dynasty as agreed, I will take care of any noise in the court for you."
Zhou Jun cupped his hands in thanks, and finally said to Li Linfu: "Jun has an old friend who is good at political affairs. I would like to invite him to move to Shazhou."
Li Linfu: "Who is it?"
Zhou Jun: "Yushitai, supervising censor, Liu Zai, Liu Yikuang."
Li Linfu thought for a long time, but did not remember who this eighth-grade official named Liu Zai was, so he said, "It's easy."
Zhou Jun finally bowed and saluted Li Linfu: "Jun thanks your right minister."
Li Linfu: "Don't be in a hurry to thank me. Remember first, if the Dunhuang trade route doesn't do its job well, the truth will never protect you."
Zhou Jun: "Jun saves the trouble."
After bidding farewell to Li Linfu, Zhou Jun returned to his seat against the wall. Before he could sit firmly, a woman's voice came from outside the window. "Mr. Zhou."
Zhou Jun followed the sound and saw Xu Hezi's pretty face appearing outside the window lattice.
Seeing that no one was paying attention, Zhou Jun slipped out of the main hall and followed Xu Hezi to the third floor of Huaxianxianghui Building.
On the way, Zhou Jun looked at Xu Hezi's graceful figure and asked, "Did Princess Wanchun ask you to come?"
Xu Hezi answered softly yes.
Zhou Jun: "If Jun remembers correctly, you were the one who led the way last year. The princess does trust you quite a bit."
Xu Hezi: "The princess has been kind to me, and Yongxin will never let her down."
After saying that, Xu Hezi did not speak again, but took Zhou Jun to the pavilion on the third floor.
Standing in front of the door, Zhou Jun couldn't help but laugh as he thought about the ridiculous things that happened inside last year. He thought to himself, Yin Yu really doesn't know how to pick places. What if something embarrassing like last year happens again this year?
end?
But Zhou Jun then thought about it, lightning will not hit the same tree, and coincidences will not happen in the same place two years in a row. Besides, it is winter now, and I want to find a place to meet in the Calyx Xianghui Building.
This is indeed the most suitable place...
Opening the door, the room was a little dark. Zhou Jun could only use the moonlight to barely see the decorations in the room.
He cautiously walked into the bedroom, but before he had taken a few steps, someone suddenly hugged his waist from behind.
Feeling the softness and warmth coming from his back, Zhou Jun subconsciously shouted: "Yin Yu?"
Yin Yu responded softly.
Zhou Jun: "Wait a minute, I'll go find Huozhe and light a lamp first..."
Yin Yu hugged Zhou Jun tightly and whispered: "Don't go! This is fine... If the room is too bright, there are some words I dare not say and some things I dare not do."
When Zhou Jun heard this, he slowly turned around and said softly to Yin Yu: "In a few days, I will go to Liangzhou. At the fastest, it will take more than half a year before I can return to Chang'an. Is there anything you need me to do?
, you just say it now."
Yin Yu hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, put his arms around Zhou Jun's neck, pulled him down, stood on tiptoes, closed his eyes and kissed him.
After a while, Yin Yu slowly lowered his head.
Zhou Jun couldn't see the other person's expression in the darkness, but the sweet but not greasy fragrance lingering on the tip of his nose could not dissipate for a long time.
Just when Yin Yu was still dazed by what he had just done, Zhou Jun picked up the former's legs and hugged him up.
In the other party's soft exclamation, the atmosphere gradually slipped towards the deeper edge.
At this moment, Xu Hezi's anxious shout came from outside the door: "Princess, Shangyuan is attending the ceremony, and the servants are looking for you everywhere!"
Yin Yu didn't react at first. After a while, she opened her eyes wide and struggled to the ground.
After hurriedly adjusting her clothes, Yin Yu covered her face again and said to Zhou Jun shyly: "I'm going to salute."
Zhou Jun nodded and planned to get up and leave.
Seeing this, Yin Yu shook his head and said: "It is a routine for princes and princesses to pay tribute to their elders. It will not be long before I can come back. Erlang is waiting for me here."
Zhou Jun: "This is the saint's palace. What if it happens like last time..."
Yin Yu: "Before coming tonight, I have already sent someone to find out. The emperor and the imperial concubine will only stay in the Huaxianhui Tower for two hours. Next, they will return to the Taoist temple in Shangyang Palace to burn incense and pray for blessings.
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At this point, Yin Yu's voice became lower and lower: "In other words, there are only you and me here tonight, and no one will disturb you again."
