After the discussion ended, Zhou Jun returned to the wing and began to think about Mu Sheikh's request to rescue the fugitives from Dashi. Read a book
He was relatively familiar with the history of the Tang Dynasty, but he didn't know much about the history of the Arab Empire.
Even with the rise of the Abbasid Empire, Zhou Jun only got a rough idea of it through extended reading of the Battle of Talas.
Therefore, Zhou Jun knew nothing about this team of escapees from the Grand Mosque.
Zhou Jun hesitated whether to rescue them or not.
Just at this moment, Huayue entered the room carrying a heater.
When Zhou Jun saw her, he asked, "Do you know about the great mosque in Fars Province?"
Huayue set up the heater, nodded and said: "That is a mosque second only to the capital of Dashi. Since it is closer to the national border, scholars from the Tang Dynasty often go there to discuss academic matters with Dashi scholars all night long.
.So, when it comes to academic atmosphere and religious preaching, the Great Mosque of Fars is more famous.”
Zhou Jun nodded slightly, thought for a while, and told Hua Yue about Mu Sheikh's plan.
After hearing this, the latter frowned and said: "It is too bold to plan to enter Khorasan eastward and then disguise as a caravan to go to the Tang Dynasty."
Zhou Jun: "Mu Sheikh is right when he says that things that ordinary people think are impossible are even less likely to be thought of by the enemy."
Huayue: "Does Erlang want to save these people?"
Zhou Jun: "The key to saving these people is whether they are worth it."
Huayue understood this sentence, lowered his head and began to think, and later said: "The imam of the great mosque once served as the preacher in the palace. He has always been prestigious in the kingdom. He is a noble in the royal family.
, and the governors who led the army were all disciples who had been blessed by him. As for those scholars, they translated many documents from the Tang Dynasty and Europe, and were engaged in research subjects, including agriculture, handicrafts, alchemy, navigation, etc.
Many disciplines are famous in Dashi."
Zhou Jun: "No wonder the Abbasid army is arresting these people everywhere."
Huayue: "If there is a chance to recruit these people to Erlang's command, that would be the best."
Zhou Jun: "I will write a letter and give it to Kong You using Haidongqing, and ask him to contact Changxingfang in the Western Regions to find a nearby caravan to go to Khorasan, the great food country, to pick up these people."
Hua Yue: "I also have a trustworthy family in the Khorasan Province. I will prepare some tokens to help with this matter. Maybe they can be used."
Zhou Jun nodded and responded.
After discussing some details of the rescue, Zhou Jun temporarily put aside the matter and turned his attention to Huayue.
When I first met Huayue in Chang'an Zhongshi, he was only fourteen years old.
Now, four years have passed, Hua Yue is eighteen years old, and has long since lost her youthfulness.
Hua Yue not only has the characteristics of the ancient Arabian Semites, but also has the blood of the Yuezhi people. As a mixed race, she has a beautiful face and a slender figure, especially a pair of amber pupils, which highlights a mysterious look.
charm.
Zhou Jun stood in front of Huayue and gestured to the top of her head with his palm.
What surprised him was that the short slave girl was now more than half a head taller than an ordinary woman, and only a little shorter than Zhou Jun.
Seeing Zhou Jun's expression, Hua Yue puffed up her chest and said funnyly: "How about it? In another year, I might be as tall as you."
Zhou Jun lowered his head and glanced at Huayue's chest, and thought to himself, not only the size of a woman has changed, but also her body has changed a lot. Zhou Jun recalled Fei Weng's words just now, slowly sat on the edge of the bed, and looked at Hua Yue. Yue sighed.
The latter was puzzled: "There is no reason, why are you sighing?"
In the past, when he was in Bachuan, Zhou Jun once entrusted the management of all affairs, large and small, to Hua Yue.
Zhou Jun is not here, and Pang Gong likes to be quiet by nature. Logically speaking, Hua Yue has the greatest say in Bachuan.
If it were an ordinary lay person, with power in their hands, they would naturally enjoy themselves and take advantage of it, life and death.
Zhou Jun originally guessed this, but later he learned from others that Hua Yue had a general attitude when dealing with people, whether they were high-ranking officials or humble slaves, neither humble nor overbearing.
She has never regarded herself as superior to others, nor has she ever regarded others as inferior to be bullied. For her, people have no distinction between race, color, origin, gender, and family background. What is different is only ability, vision, and wisdom. High and low.
Such a woman is very rare to see, whether in the Tang Dynasty or even in later generations.
This is also the biggest reason why Zhou Jun attaches great importance to the painting of the moon.
However, after all, Hua Yue is a cannibal and was born a slave. If Zhou Jun wants to marry her, he still has to worry about the public opinion; but if he just takes her into his house and marries his wife in the future, Hua Yue's independent personality , I'm afraid it might cause trouble.
Seeing that Zhou Jun was silent, Hua Yue slowly sat down next to the latter and asked softly: "But my master, what did you mention?"
Zhou Jun was stunned: "What did he say to you?"
Huayue: "Master, when he doesn't speak, he looks like a worldly master; but as long as he opens his mouth, he can't hide anything in his heart. A few days ago, he asked why he was obviously a maid, and Erlang said But I haven’t taken any action yet?”
When Zhou Jun heard this, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He originally thought that Fei Weng had accidentally revealed the identity of Hua Yue's illegitimate daughter.
Hua Yue continued: "When he asked me, I told him that Erlang is a responsible person. He regards Hua Yue as his family. The reason why he is unwilling to pierce the window paper is because he has considered the various consequences in the future. .”
Zhou Jun was a little curious: "Can you guess my concerns?"
Huayue put her hands on the edge of the bed and said softly: "Erlang and I get along day and night. I can't say that we have the same understanding. At least we can say that we know each other a little bit...Although Huayue is a slave, she considers herself not ugly in appearance and knowledgeable. It's still barely enough, but it should be able to catch Erlang's eyes. Only his background as a cannibal and his stubborn temper give Erlang a headache."
"Now Erlang is busy with his work and has no time to think about starting a family. Huayue is by your side, and I feel quite at ease... However, Erlang has an official status in the Tang Dynasty and has soldiers and counselors under his command. He will definitely marry a high-ranking Tang Dynasty man in the future.
The woman is a wife. At that time, due to her birth and temperament, Hua Yue is out of place in the backyard and may not be able to get along with others. So, I guess that is what Erlang really worries about. "
Zhou Jun sighed. After spending more than four years together day and night, just as Hua Yue said, the latter could really guess what he was thinking.
Seeing Zhou Jun's expression, Hua Yue turned around and whispered: "Khorasan Province has fallen, and my family's life and death are uncertain. Hua Yue's only remaining relative in this world may be Erlang... so
, as long as there is a place left in Erlang's heart that can accommodate me, Hua Yue will be satisfied. As for the rest, Hua Yue doesn't dare to hope too much, and Er Lang doesn't need to worry too much."
When Zhou Jun heard this, he felt a faint pain in his heart for no reason.
Opening his five fingers, Zhou Jun gently covered Hua Yue's palm and said, "You have this intention, and I will live up to you. Things are complicated at the moment, so let's put your affairs aside for the time being. I promise you here."
, one day, I, Zhou Jun, will definitely give you a promise."
Hua Yue was a little surprised by such an answer.
She raised her head and looked into Zhou Jun's eyes, turned her palm over, intertwined her fingers with Zhou Jun's, and nodded lightly.
In the days that followed, the two had a tacit understanding and no one mentioned the matter again.
Regarding the rescue of the fugitives from Dashi, Zhou Jun wrote a letter and sent it to Kong You in Haidongqing, asking the latter to arrange for Changxingfang to go and contact him.
In addition, towards the end of the year, Zhou Jun sent official documents to Liangzhou, Shazhou and other state capitals, requesting statistics on the expenditure and revenue of Daqi Trading Road, compiled into a book, and sent a horse to Yanqi.
