Zhou Jun came to the table, looked around at the people at the banquet, and saw a sea of people in the venue, and said: "I originally thought it was an ordinary banquet, but I didn't expect it to be so grand. This move is a bit intimidating."
Wei Yang hurriedly came up and said: "The Prime Minister's reputation is so famous all over the world, and everyone wants to get close to him, that's why the momentum is so great."
Zhou Jun didn't speak anymore, just nodded, and then sat next to Li Shao of the Royal Family.
Wei Yang sang "Nai" to Zhou Jun, and then gestured behind him. Seeing this, the servants on the side quickly asked the musicians to start dancing and singing.
A maid took a wine cup and passed it around to the guests, and a waiter brought the food case into the venue.
Zhou Jung just wanted to say a few words to Li Shao next to him, but out of the corner of his eye he saw the nobles and officials who came to attend the banquet slowly gathered around and came to greet them one by one.
Wei Yang accompanied you and said to Zhou Jun: "Prime Minister, these are the prominent families in the city. They respect you very much. I got the opportunity today and want to say a few more words."
Zhou Jun looked over and saw the leading family of three, an old man, a middle-aged man, and a beautiful and frail woman.
Zhou Jun was puzzled.
The leading old man stepped forward and said to Zhou Jun: "I am Yandong, the king of Zhaojun. His family has nine generations, and they are all ministers of the Tang Dynasty..."
Zhou Jun looked at Wang Yandong and interrupted him: "The Wang family of Zhaojun? Wang Yandong? Is he the official minister of the puppet Yan Luoyang?"
Wang Yandong was stunned. He did not expect that Zhou Jun actually knew the situation of the officials in the Luoyang court.
After hesitating for a moment, Wang Yandong gritted his teeth and said: "I did once serve as a minister of the Ministry of official affairs in Luoyang, the eastern capital. I heard that the prime minister came to Chang'an. In memory of the Tang Dynasty, he traveled with his family and came here to meet him."
Zhou Jun looked at Wang Yandong quietly and said: "I heard that Yan Zhuang and Gao Shang in Luoyang of the Puppet Yan Dynasty were fighting for power, which made the civil and military forces attack each other. Many people had to go away because they offended them and were worried about getting burned.
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After his true intention of escaping from Luoyang was revealed, sweat appeared on Wang Yandong's forehead.
Wei Yang saw this from the side and quickly intervened to smooth things over: "The ancestors of the Wang family are all the mainstays of the Tang Dynasty. They are temporarily living in Luoyang, but they are in the Cao camp and their hearts are in the Han Dynasty."
Li Shao, who had been closing his eyes to meditate, suddenly said: "If you know your mistakes and you can correct them, there is no greater good."
Zhou Jun twitched the corner of his mouth slightly and stopped making trouble.
Wang Yandong breathed a sigh of relief, waved his hand quickly, and asked the middle-aged man behind him to come forward and said to Zhou Jun: "Prime Minister, this is my son Wang Chen, who has been a Mingke Jinshi for the sixth year of Tianbao..."
Immediately afterwards, Wang Yandong pulled the frail and beautiful girl in front of him and said, "This is my granddaughter, Wang Huiniang. She is only twenty-eight years old. She is still a virgin."
Zhou Jun frowned when he heard this.
Soon, the second family came up again.
It is very different from Wang Yandong's speech, which is about admiring the prime minister, but coincidentally, they all focus on introducing a young lady in the family.
Li Jilan in the banquet hall was talking to Nie Xuanluan while looking at the seats above.
Li Jilan couldn't help but smile when he saw the nobles in Chang'an City lining up to see the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty.
Nie Xuanluan asked curiously: "Why are you laughing?"
Li Jilan lowered his voice: "Look, these nobles used to look aloof, but today they all look like subordinates."
Nie Xuanluan glanced in Zhou Jun's direction and said softly: "Zhou Zhoulang is not what he used to be. Those people are just trying to make friends with powerful people."
Li Jilan: "You sit and talk about the clean clothes, and laugh at the people in the mud... Do you think these nobles and nobles come to see the prime minister, really just to make friends?"
Nie Xuanluan: "What? In addition to making friends with the Prime Minister, is it possible that you have other intentions?"
Hearing this, Li Jilan smiled and leaned forward and back. Her beautiful figure under the female crown robe also showed the turbulent waves in her chest because of her movements.
Li Jilan laughed for a while and said to Nie Xuanluan, "Look down."
On the high platform, the dignitaries entering the banquet showed their faces, and the introduction came to an end.
After everyone was seated, Wei Yang first observed Zhou Jun's expression, then moved closer and asked tentatively: "Prime Minister, are there any ladies from all the families who have caught my eye?"
Zhou Jun was looking at the guest list presented by the ceremonial order. Hearing Wei Yang's words, he couldn't help but be startled, and then asked: "What do you mean by this?"
Wei Yang: "The Prime Minister has Princess Wanchun as his wife, but his family is in Liangcheng. Now that he has come to Chang'an, the female family members are not around, so someone must take care of her daily life."
Zhou Jun could hardly believe his ears when he heard this.
Judging from Wei Yang's words, he planned to use this banquet to introduce the female family members of the gentry to him.
Zhou Jun frowned and said in a deep voice to Wei Yang, "Do you know what you are talking about?!"
Wei Yang heard this and misunderstood Zhou Jun's meaning, and quickly explained: "I have no intention of instigating the marriage between the prime minister and the princess..."
Hearing this, the nobles and elders in the banquet could no longer sit still. Someone stood up and said: "My daughter (granddaughter) is beautiful, smart, gentle and kind. If the Prime Minister does not give up, I am willing to recommend her as a concubine."
More than a dozen noble families are willing to recommend their women as concubines, but they only hope that Zhou Jun will accept them.
What's more, Zhou Jun came from a humble background and did not become an official through the imperial examination.
This kind of thing has never happened before in the history of the Tang Dynasty.
Everyone in the audience was amazed when they saw this situation.
Every daughter of these noble families is as beautiful as a flower, well-educated, and so many families are willing to support one person by recommending their daughters as concubines. As long as this person nods and agrees, they will get the support of so many families in the future.
With support, the future will certainly be limitless.
When Guo Ziyi saw this scene, she was shocked and unconsciously turned her gaze to Kong You.
Guo Ziyi, who thought the latter would be equally surprised, couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when she saw Kong You's expression.
Kong You seemed to have expected this scene a long time ago. He just smiled and drank there, as if he was watching a rare good show.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! On the other side, Li Jilan was smiling and drunk, and whispered to Nie Xuanluan beside him: "Your former lover
, but she came from a poor family, but now she is being scrambled by more than a dozen noble families to give her daughter away, even if it is a side wife. This can be regarded as a strange thing that has never happened before or since. "
Nie Xuanluan had a look of surprise on his face and asked subconsciously: "What will happen next?"
Li Jilan drank another glass of wine: "What else can I do? Of course I accept all the orders. There are so many stunning beauties, regardless of their appearance and character, they are all outstanding in playing, playing, playing, playing, playing, playing, calling, and painting. If it were any normal man,
It’s impossible to say no.”
"Besides, the Zhou family is just a slave, with a low status, and they are a foreigner. If they can marry more than a dozen noble families, it will be equivalent to having a large number of allies in the court. No matter it is
Both the government and the family can maintain the power of the descendants for five or even ten generations."
Seeing that Nie Xuanluan had a sad look on his face, Li Jilan suddenly couldn't bear it and sighed softly: "Sister Xuanluan, you and I met in Jiangnan. In terms of friendship, we are not sisters but we are better than sisters. Listen to Jilan's advice, God
There are so many prostitutes out there, so why should we remain in the past?"
At this point, Li Jilan seemed to have remembered something sad. She slowly picked up the glass and muttered to herself: "In the final analysis, all men in the world are just the same thing...addicted to lust, aggressive, and unkind."
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At this moment, Zhou Jun's voice came from the high platform: "It's inappropriate to take concubines. Don't mention it again."
Hearing this, Li Jilan opened his eyes wide and couldn't believe his ears, and most of the wine in the glass spilled to the ground.