From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Qu Ling and Ye Qingying hadn't seen each other for a long time, and it was time for them to chat. After Zhou Yuan finished his meal, he hurriedly left.

He did not return to the Qianhu Residence, because it was too noisy there, and he needed quiet at the moment.

He rarely stayed in the house, and asked Ziyuan to help him take a bath.

The girl's red cheeks were shy, which was the most beautiful color in the world, but she was more happy because her son-in-law finally let her serve, and she was no longer idle, like a girl no one wanted.

"Okay, go and rest."

Zhou Yuan wiped his wet hair, poured himself a cup of tea, and let Ziyuan leave.

Ziyuan, a girl who had been serving people since she was young, blinked and asked, "Is the son-in-law worried?"

Zhou Yuan smiled and said, "How did you tell?"

Ziyuan tilted her head and said, "The son-in-law is abnormal today. He usually doesn't let me serve him. Today, not only did he let me serve him, but he also spoke less and was even more silent, as if he was thinking about something."

Zhou Yuan touched her head and said, "Go and rest."

"It's still early."

Ziyuan said softly, "I'll rest in the side room. The son-in-law will call me if he has anything."

She smiled coquettishly and walked away in small steps.

Zhou Yuan sighed softly and looked at the tea on the table. The color was dark, the tea leaves were thick, and it was brewed very strong.

He took a sip of the teacup and tasted bitter and astringent, and the root of his tongue was trembling.

He was very confused because he found that his understanding of the world had a huge deviation, so all his plans would be disrupted.

The original plan was to slowly seek a future at a certain pace, and after reaching a suitable position, he would retreat bravely and live a good life with Zhao Jianjia.

The foundation of this plan was that the Jin Dynasty was at least relatively stable, and there would not be large-scale wars. The people with economic foundation and status could live a relatively peaceful and superior life.

But it changed.

If the Yunzhou riot was just an accident, the death of the Zhejiang governor showed that the Jin Dynasty was about to end and the sky would overturn.

This means that even the gentry class with an economic foundation and a certain status would be in danger in the war.

This is a situation that Zhou Yuan does not want to see.

As an old driver who has experienced all walks of life, Zhou Yuan can be said to be shrewd and will never have optimistic fantasies about the future.

He only wants to control his destiny in his own hands.

But the national destiny is like this, and the sky will overturn. How can we control our destiny?

Misjudgment! Misjudgment!

I thought that Dajin could hold out for a few decades, but I didn't expect that it has reached the edge of such a crisis!

Everything has changed, and the previous plan is completely invalid.

Now there are only three ways to go!

First, take the whole family to go to Nanyang, live in Haojing, Qiongtai, or even go to Annan, Siam and other countries to avoid the disaster of war.

Second, stay in Dajin, drift in the chaos and war, and let fate take its course.

But the descendants of Yanhuang and the blood of Zulong, how can they flee to a foreign country for this reason! Moreover, those places have different languages ​​and climates, which may be more terrible than war.

Zhao Jianjia has parents, Xue Ningyue has family, and they will not go into exile with him. The only one who will go with him in the end is the silly Cai Ni.

However, staying in Dajin and letting fate take its course also makes Zhou Yuan difficult. He knows history well and knows what the Jingkang Shame is.

To be honest, if the court really reached that point, it would be a great shame and humiliation.

The first two options seem unacceptable.

What about the third one?

Where is the third way?

Thirdly, with decades of ups and downs in the political arena, the experience and knowledge of the five thousand years of history, can he save the world?

Thinking of this, Zhou Yuan was shocked, and a flame ignited in his abdomen, and his blood boiled instantly.

The sky will overturn, the country will sink, as a descendant of Yanhuang, and with a belly full of knowledge, why don't you dare to mend the cracks in the sky!

"Ziyuan! Ziyuan!"

Zhou Yuan suddenly shouted.

Ziyuan hurried over, rubbing her eyes and said, "Son-in-law, are you still awake?"

Zhou Yuan was stunned for a moment, looked out the window, and saw the full moon hanging high in the sky, it was already the middle of the night.

He turned back to look at Zi Yuan, narrowed his eyes and said: "You have experienced the Yunzhou Rebellion, why didn't you take the young lady with you to run away at that time?"

"Ah?"

Zi Yuan obviously didn't expect Zhou Yuan to suddenly mention this, and smiled bitterly: "There are mobs everywhere, how can I run away?"

"Besides, the young lady and the lady are trapped in the main building, how can I run away alone."

Zhou Yuan smiled and said: "Aren't you afraid of losing your life?"

Zi Yuan said: "I am afraid, but I can't run away. The young lady treats me like a sister. I would rather die with the young lady."

"Even if I die, I am also a part of the Zhao Mansion."

Zhou Yuan stood up.

He didn't say anything, just pushed open the door and walked out.

The courtyard late at nightOnly insects chirped, and the moonlight was like water, covering the earth with a layer of silver light.

The ancient pines were verdant, the old banyan trees were flourishing, the world was beautiful, and the mountains and rivers were splendid.

"If I am not afraid of death, why should I be afraid of hardships and difficulties."

"It is difficult to reverse the fall of the sky, and the seven-foot body is buried in the yellow mud. Where I came from, I will go back to where I came from, that's all,"

Zhou Yuan looked back at Zi Yuan and smiled, "Go wake up Ming Rui and ask him to leave immediately to deliver the letter for me."

"Ah?"

Zi Yuan glared and said, "Now!"

Zhou Yuan smiled faintly, "Do you feel sorry for him?"

"No! Nonsense!"

Zi Yuan stamped her feet anxiously, "I am your son-in-law's man!"

"Go, there is an emergency."

After speaking, Zhou Yuan returned to the room, spread paper and ground ink, picked up the pen and wrote.

"Father-in-law, I met with the official of the inner court on the afternoon of July 17th and was shocked to hear the great secret that Huang Heng, the governor of Zhejiang, was assassinated on June 22nd. Dozens of people on the canal boat, including the Jinyiwei, were all killed."

"The second-rank frontier official, a minister of the court, has his fate cut off. The emperor is angry but does not make it public, which is really unusual."

"In recent years, the situation in Dajin is worrying. The Tartars and Mongols in the north are eyeing and harassing constantly. There are bandits in the country who are causing chaos and have been repeatedly suppressed."

"The chieftains in the south are rampant, smuggling along the coast is rampant, droughts and floods, locusts are rampant, and the world is in disaster."

"The country is in chaos The year was bad, and the people were exhausted. A glimpse of the leopard showed that the sky was about to fall and the building was about to collapse. "

"My family was poor and I was a son-in-law. I married into the family, but I had studied when I was young and could recite the sage's classics. I am willing to use my knowledge and great talents to save the world and try to mend the sky. I will never regret it even if I die."

"I have seen the sage king on Mount Tai, and he was selected as the top scholar in the palace examination. He has a broad mind."

"How can we, as scholars, sit back and watch the country fall and the people live in misery?"

"So I ask my father-in-law to help me gather these mountains and rivers and build a golden Great Wall!"

After writing the letter, Zhou Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and felt relaxed all over.

The most difficult thing in the world is to make a decision.

Because "decision" means direction.

Zhou Yuan was very fortunate that he could always keep a clear mind in the most chaotic situation and make the decision that best suited his will.

Even if the decision turns out to be wrong in the end, as long as it is in line with one's will, there will be no regrets.

But when doing things, once the decision is made, one must go all out.

It's about fate, about the world, and about one's own path.

How can one be lazy?

Zhou Yuan turned around and looked at the house in the distance. There was no light there, only darkness.

But Zhou Yuan knew that there was his own light there.