Nu Yalang of Tang Dynasty

Thinking of this, Zhou Jun said to Mao Shun: "I have heard the name of the master for a long time."

After hearing this, Mao Shun replied with a straight face: "You have never left any craftsmanship, how can you get such a reputation?"

Zhou Jun paused for a moment.

Luo Nandou smoothed things over and said: "Master Zhou, Mao has this temper by the way, and there is no malice. You will know it after a while."

Zhou Jun smiled and nodded, saying he didn't care.

After staying in the prison for an hour, Zhou Jun became familiar with many officials in the prison, and listened to the master craftsman explain the structure and construction period of the Taishang Xuanyuan Lantern Tower.

Afterwards, Luo Nandou took Zhou Jun to his house, handed him a draft list, and informed him of the date of departure.

After Zhou Jun carefully confirmed it, he went out to serve as prisoner.

The Taishang Xuanyuan Lantern Tower is a huge project. The lotus base alone requires the use of more than 670 high-quality beams, not to mention the more than 30 floors above.

When the lantern tower was completed, it was almost more than 150 feet tall, close to the fifteen-story building in later generations.

Now, outside Shangyang Palace in Dongdu, although the base is nearly completed, the construction period is less than half a year, which can be said to be quite tight.

Therefore, it is extremely urgent to go to Luoyang.

Before setting off for Luoyang, Zhou Jun took advantage of these few days to deal with all the matters at hand.

First, Zhou Jun went to Duguansi, handed over the important tasks at hand, and explained the situation to the chief and deputy chief officers of the department.

Then, Zhou Jun dedicated a long time to go to Beili Zhongqu.

Xie Qin and Song Ruo'e were in the middle of Gu Ran, busy rehearsing the performance of the Chinese opera for official envoys.

Seeing Zhou Jun walking in, Xie Qin asked with a smile: "Why is Erlang so free today?"

Zhou Jun said: "In a few days, I will leave Chang'an."

Xie Qin was startled, and the smile on his face suddenly faded.

Song Ruo'e heard Zhou Jun's words and came over and said, "It's strange. Why are so many people leaving recently?"

Zhou Jun asked: "How many people? Who else is gone?"

Song Ruo'e: "Liu Xiaoxian, I heard that someone bought her and was taking her away from Chang'an. Before leaving, the Silla maid came over and told us that she was going to be rich because she was with a noble man."

After Zhou Jun heard this, he was also surprised that someone would buy Liu Xiaoxian.

Jie Qin looked at Zhou Jun, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Is Erlang not coming back?"

Zhou Jun shook his head and said: "I am going to Dongdu on business this time. After the Lantern Festival next year, I can return to Chang'an."

After hearing this, Xie Qin secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Song Ruo'e counted the days on the side and said: "I can come back after the Lantern Festival, and then Zhou Lang can still make it in time for Spring."

Zhou Junqi said: "I'm not going to take the provincial examination, so what does Chunwei have to do with me?"

Xie Qin said at the side: "Zhong Zhang, who is married to Ruo'e, will attend the Spring Festival next year. The two have agreed that if he succeeds, Zhong Sanlang will redeem Ruo'e's life and marry her."

After hearing this, Zhou Jun smiled and said to Song Ruo'e: "Congratulations."

Song Ruo'e smiled and said, "On my wedding day, I will definitely come to have a wedding drink on Tuesday."

Zhou Jun said again: "Definitely."

Xie Qin stood aside and said with a playful laugh: "But I don't know if the Zhong family will be able to pass the exam. Looking at Ruo'e's appearance, she seems to be the first lady."

Song Ruo'e and Jie Qin were having a fight together, and the former said: "I have read Zhong Lang's articles. No matter whether they are literary talents or ideas, they are all top-notch, and they will definitely reach the top!"

Jie Qin begged for mercy and said, "Okay, that's all you say."

Zhou Jun waited for the two men to rest for a while, then he said, "Jun is here this time, and he has one more thing to ask of you."

Jie Qin looked at Zhou Jun with confusion on his face.

Zhou Jun said: "I have a story that I want to write into a script."

Hearing the word "huaben", Song Ruo'e became interested and asked, "What's the story this time?"

Zhou Jun: "The name of this story only has two characters, which is 'Butterfly Lovers'."

The two girls listened to Zhou Jun and told the story of Liang Zhu from beginning to end.

Song Ruo'e thought about it and said: "I seem to have read this story somewhere. By the way, it is "Ten Paths and Four Bodies" written by Liang Zaiyan. It tells about a strange incident in Runan County, Henan Province. That Zhu Ying

Tai, originally the daughter of Zhu's family in Shangyu, pretended to be a man and traveled to study. She graduated from the same school as Liang Shanbo in Kuaiji. The two fell in love with each other, but they never got married. After they died, they were buried together."

Xie Qin also said from the side: "That strange thing was ordinary, but after Erlang changed it like this, Caoqiao became sworn sworn friends, got along day and night, saw each other off at the age of eighteen, was rejected in marriage, died of illness, and finally turned into butterflies and flew together, it was...

The entire story has been made into a work handed down from generation to generation."

Zhou Jun nodded slightly. "Butterfly Lovers" is one of the four major folklores in China. It was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in later generations. It is also the only Chinese folklore that has had a wide impact in the world.

However, the current "Butterfly Lovers" only has a plot summary, and it is not easy to fill it in completely.

Zhou Jun then asked Xie Qin and Song Ruo'e: "How? Are you sure?"

Before Jie Qin could speak, Song Ruo'e rolled up her sleeves and said excitedly: "I will know as soon as I hear whether it is a masterpiece or not. It will definitely be famous in Chang'an!"

After hearing this, Xie Qin smiled at first, and then said to Zhou Jun: "Erlang, please be at ease. In this script of "Butterfly Lovers", I and the layman should do their best."

Zhou Jun asked: "One more thing, can this be completed before spring next year?"

When the two girls heard this, they were stunned for a moment.

Song Ruo'e then carefully counted the days, nodded and replied, "It shouldn't be difficult."

Zhou Jun nodded and said, "In that case, I'll leave it to you two."

After finalizing the script of "Butterfly Lovers", Zhou Jun went home to pack his luggage and told his parents about the Dongdu ministry.

When Zhou Jun returned to the wing, Xiao Qingchan felt a little uneasy when she heard that he was leaving for a few months, so she asked: "Erlang went to Dongdu. Do you need someone to take care of your daily life?"

Zhou Jun thought for a while and said to Xiao Qingchan: "Qingchan is very careful in her work and always has opinions. For this time of Dongdu's work, there must be one person in the family to handle urgent matters. And remember, if there is anything, you can ask a servant to go there

Bachuan Villa, please ask Pang Gong for help."

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Xiao Qingchan listened and nodded in agreement.

In this way, Zhou Jun spent several days arranging many affairs in Chang'an. On the last day before leaving, he went to Bachuan Villa to say goodbye to everyone.

After entering Pang Gong's study, Zhou Jun heard Pang Gong sigh softly before he could speak.

Zhou Jun asked: "But Jun is going to Dongdu to work this time. Does Pang Gong have something to do?"

Pang Gong closed his eyes, shook his head, and pushed a letter on the desk in front of Zhou Jun.

The latter opened the letter and read it again.

The person who wrote the letter turned out to be King Shou Li Hao.

Li Mao said in the letter that he knew his uncle had good intentions, but he just didn't want to get involved in the fight for the reserve. Instead of worrying about it, it would be better to travel far away to relax.

The letter further said that Li Mao had asked the saint for approval and, accompanied by the palace servants, took his family to the Weinan area and asked Mr. Pang not to worry about this.

Zhou Jun put down the letter and saw Pang Gong's sad face again. He knew clearly in his heart that King Shou's move might chill the latter's heart.

Pang Gong didn't say anything more, he just gave Zhou Jun a few words and asked the latter to leave the study.

On the way back to his small courtyard, Zhou Jun was still thinking about whether King Shou's move came from his heart, or was he retreating to advance and doing something like a saint?

Entering the entrance of the courtyard, Zhou Jun saw Aunt Gongsun standing with Hua Yue, waiting for him to appear, and couldn't help but froze there.

Aunt Gongsun looked at Zhou Jun and said with a smile: "I have heard that Zhou Jun will go to Luoyang, the eastern capital, tomorrow."

Zhou Jun nodded and asked Gongsun and Huayue: "Then what are you...?"

Aunt Gongsun patted Hua Yue on the head and said dotingly: "I have taught her everything I have learned throughout my life, and there is nothing more I can teach you. From now on, as long as Hua Yue practices hard, she will become a great person sooner or later."

device."

Seeing Hua Yue's happy face, Zhou Jun said to Madam Gongsun with some suspicion: "She has been learning swordsmanship with you for only a year..."

Aunt Gongsun: "I have said before that Huayue has a high understanding and a good foundation, and he will naturally learn quickly. Besides, all the master can teach his apprentice in swordsmanship is only sword moves and sword posture. As for sword intention and sword intention,

She can only slowly understand the sword's heart, but I can't teach it."

Zhou Jun listened, half-informed and could only nod.

Aunt Gongsun pushed Hua Yue behind her and said, "When Erlang goes to Luoyang this time, please take Hua Yue with him."

Zhou Jun looked at Hua Yue, who was full of excitement, and asked, "Want to go?"

Huayue nodded vigorously.

Zhou Jun smiled helplessly and said, "Then let's go together."

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