When the sun went down, Zhou Jun returned to Liangzhou Jinzhai smelling of alcohol.
Jinfeng Niang led a group of people and waited at the door of the house. She saw Zhou Jun riding a horse from a distance and put down the daughter in his arms.
Chao Mu stretched out her two little hands, took trembling steps, and happily ran towards Zhou Jun, shouting "Aye" loudly.
Zhou Jun turned over, got off the horse, picked up Chao Mu, and poked Chao Mu with the stubble on his face, making the latter giggle.
Zhou Jun held Chao Mu in his arms and walked into the gate of Jinzhai. He saw Jinxiu Niang and Hedari among the people greeting them.
Jinxiu Niang's two sideburn braids that originally hung by her ears are now tied up on her head, and she looks married.
Zhou Jun looked at Hedari and Jinxiu Niang, smiled and asked, "When did it happen?"
Hedari touched the back of his head and said a little shyly: "Just a month ago, I took Xiu Niang to Uihe to get married."
Zhou Jun held Chao Mu with one hand, patted Hedari with the other hand, and said with a smile: "Your father didn't say anything?"
Hedari: "At first he didn't agree and insisted that I marry a noble girl from Huihe. Later I would rather go on a hunger strike than submit. After five or six days, my father couldn't resist me and finally relented."
When Zhou Jun heard this, he could almost imagine Tu Lishi's helplessness at that time.
Stepping into the hall, Zhou Jun handed the morning and evening to Feng Niang, and asked Kong You who was standing aside: "Have all the people brought from Chang'an been settled?"
Kong You: "Everything is settled."
Zhou Jun: "What's going on with the Luo Tu Long tribe?"
Kong You: "Sent people to send food, silk cloth and horse iron to the Luo Tu Long tribe. The clan chief there also sent letters to other Long tribes explaining the situation. There are many Long tribe ancestors living in other states.
People returned to Shazhou one after another. Two years ago, the Jin family had two more Changxingfangs, which went through the Dunhuang ancient road and through the desert to Anxi. They all returned safely after the new year."
Zhou Jun nodded and asked: "Has the money and food been in place to rebuild the Dunhuang Ancient Road?"
Kong You: "Including the internal funds of the master's family and the loans from the An family, most of the money and food for the construction of the trade road have been secured, and the rest should not be a problem. Also, You heard that the imperial court sent a general as a supervisor.
A foreign official who went to Dunhuang is an old acquaintance of the master’s family.”
Zhou Jun: "Oh, who is it?"
Kong You: "I will serve as the former young prisoner, Luo Nandou."
Zhou Jun was stunned.
It turned out to be the young supervisor Luo who was demoted due to fault in the Luoyang Lantern Case.
Kong You wanted to say something, but he saw Hedari coming to the front of the hall.
After bowing his hand to Zhou Jun, Kong You said: "My master's family is tired from traveling, so I'll take my leave first and come back to bother you tomorrow."
Zhou Jun nodded, signaled Kong You to step back, and said to Hedari at the door: "Come in and talk."
Hedari scratched his head, walked into the hall, looked at the people around him, and hesitated.
Zhou Jun felt suspicious when he saw this, so he led Hedari to the study in the side room.
Entering the door of the study, Hedari said to Zhou Jun: "I was at the door just now. There is one thing I didn't say."
Zhou Jun: "What's the matter?"
Hedari: "Pero Khan, who has strong bones, is dying."
Zhou Jun paused and asked quickly: "What's going on?"
Hedari: "Just over a month ago, Xiu Niang and I got married. Guli Peiluo Khan also came to attend the wedding. Maybe he was happy, so he drank a few more drinks and caught some wind and cold on the way back.
"Then his condition worsened and he fell into coma."
After Zhou Jun heard this, he thought in his mind that Guli Pero Khan relied on allicin to suppress the inflammation of the wound. In this case, he should avoid drinking and avoid wind. Unexpectedly, this carelessness made his condition serious. It seems that it is a bad thing.
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Hedari added: "In order to treat Khan, my father increased the dose of the elixir, but this time it had little effect. Khan's body is getting worse day by day, and he is about to enter his final stage."
Zhou Jun first comforted Hedari, and then thought about it. The powerful Peluo Khan lived one year longer than in history. Because he was afraid of his reputation, the anti-Huihe tribes such as Geluolu and others were all in
They contacted each other in private, but no one dared to stand up and cause trouble.
However, if the powerful Peluo Khan dies, the tribes such as Geluolu will definitely oppose Tulishi's succession to the throne of Khan.
What is different from the history books is that the Uighur tribe today has turned against many tribes due to mutual trade disputes. If they were really attacked by a group of people, it would be difficult for the Uighur tribe to unify Mobei like in the history books.
Thinking of this, Zhou Jun asked Hedari: "What did Tulishi say about your father?"
Hedari: "My father has sent a secret envoy to Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty to ask for the canonization of Khan. Only if the imperial court grants him the right to be crowned can he inherit the throne of Khan legitimately."
Zhou Jun looked at Hedari: "What about you? What do you think?"
Hedari hesitated for a moment and replied: "If my father succeeds to the throne, as the eldest son, I will become the prince of Uihe. After I got married to Xiu Niang, my father asked me and my husband to stay in Uihe. I found
I ran back for a reason." Zhou Jun shook his head and said, "This is not a long-term solution."
Hedari: "I understand. But compared to Huihe, I would rather stay in the Tang Dynasty and stay with Xiu Niang. The position of prince is jealous of others, but I despise it."
Zhou Jun thought for a while and said to Hedari: "Let's do this. If you really want to stay in the Tang Dynasty, then I will write a letter to Tulishi to plead with him and ask him to allow you and your wife to stay."
Hedari was overjoyed when he heard this. He bowed to Zhou Jun and said, "Zhou Lang is so kind, I will remember it in my heart!"
After seeing off Hedari, Zhou Jun sat in his study and began to think about the next political situation in Mobei.
When Pei Luo, the powerful king, dies and Tulishi succeeds to the throne, Mobei will surely fall into chaos.
In the history books, the Uighur tribe relied on Tu Lishi's ability to lead troops and the strength of the tribe's military force to unify the entire Mobei in the twelfth year of Tianbao (752).
And here, the time for the Uighur tribe to unify Mobei may be delayed indefinitely.
This creates many problems.
For example, in history, when the Anshi Rebellion broke out, the Uighur cavalry led by Hedari, as an important reinforcement of the Tang Dynasty, would probably not be able to participate in the battle against the rebellion in this world.
For another example, historically, due to the competition and war with the Uighurs in the Hexi Corridor, it took the Tubos a long time to gain a firm foothold in Hexi. However, if the Uighurs fell into civil strife and were unable to go south to stop the Tibetans, then what would happen later?
The latter will send troops to Hexi earlier and be able to capture the Hexi Corridor more easily.
In addition, there are many other unforeseen effects...
The more Zhou Jun thought about it, the more headache he got.
At this moment, the door to the study room was slowly pushed open, and someone walked in with a cup of sobering tea. He was reading a book.
Zhou Jun looked back and saw that the person coming was Hua Yue.
Changing out of the skirt she wore in Chang'an, Huayue put on a hunting suit commonly worn by Liangzhou women.
The more close-fitting design brings out Huayue's figure and temperament.
Hua Yue's limbs are strong and slender, her skin is a healthy apricot color, and her amber eyes look mysterious and deep. She was born not like a lady sitting in front of the desk writing, but more like a lady who was born in
A female general from a martial arts family.
Hua Yue stood beside Zhou Jun and said softly: "I saw Chao Mu, and I heard Feng Niang tell me the cause and effect of the matter."
Zhou Jun smiled bitterly: "This matter... is not honorable to talk about."
Huayue: "I can understand her approach."
Zhou Jun was stunned: "Understand?"
Huayue: "If you can't leave a person behind, you should at least leave memories with him."
Zhou Jun: "It's just like this. It's not fair to either party."
Huayue said softly: "There is no such thing as fairness between men and women. If we can leave some thoughts, that would be great."
Zhou Jun heard the implication of Hua Yue, stood up and walked towards the latter.
When Hua Yue saw Zhou Jun approaching, she subconsciously took a step back, lowered her head, and gritted her teeth. She finally stopped and stood still.
At this moment, a servant's voice came from outside the door: "Master's house, someone came to the door and said he wanted to give a gift."
After hearing this, Zhou Jun glanced at the moonlight outside the window and said, "Giving a gift? Who is it?"
Servant: "The person who came here said he wanted to settle down."
Zhou Jun was confused and left the study. Hua Yue followed him, and the two of them came to the door of Jin's house together.
I saw eight large vehicles lined up in a row and parked in the yard outside the door.
When the steward leading the carriage saw Zhou Jun, he quickly stepped forward and sang a song, saying, "My master has sent me to deliver a gift to Supervisor Zhou."
Zhou Jun looked at these large cars and took a breath: "Could the gift you mentioned be...?"
Before he finished speaking, many white girls stepped out of the cart. They were the Byzantine women who played music in Lingyun Pond today.
Zhou Jun felt dizzy when he saw it. He waved his hand outward and said to the steward of the An family: "Go back and tell your master that I appreciate this kindness. As for the gift, I can't ask for it."
Among those girls, a beautiful woman with brown hair and blue eyes rushed to Zhou Jun, her expression full of begging and her mouth eagerly speaking some difficult language.
When Zhou Jun was confused, Hua Yue came out from behind him, came to the beautiful woman, and started communicating with her.
After a while, Huayue returned to Zhou Jun and said to the latter: "They are both nobles and nuns. They were sold to the Tang Dynasty because of the religious turmoil in the Byzantine Empire."