Zhou Xuan carried a handbag towards the large lake, the sun had already set to the west, and the weather was still extremely hot. He wiped his sweaty forehead and walked quickly to the lakeside, where an old man selling tea asked him what year it was now? This was Zhou Xuans third time asking this question in several days, he wanted to confirm again.

  The old man at the tea stall shook his fan and said it was the 28th year of Tang Guo Kai Bao.

  Zhou Xuan only knew of Tianbao, and had never heard of Kaiyuan. The Tianbao era of Tang Xuanzong was only thirteen years long, so which emperors reign was this Kaiyuan era in the Tang dynasty? Had he crossed over into a parallel time-space historical fork?

  What is the surname and name of the current emperor?

  The old tea seller stared with wide eyes and didnt respond, looking at Zhou Xuans strange attire, his hair was only an inch long, suddenly asked: "Could you be a monk from Dongying?"

  Zhou Xuan thought to herself: "Isnt Dongying just Japan?!" She said coldly: "No!" and stormed off in a huff.

  He came to this world inexplicably, Zhou Xuans brain was messed up for two days, thinking that he was alone and penniless, with only a wallet containing a few thousand yuan in the China Construction Bank Dragon Card, but where could he withdraw money? Except for the harmonica stuck in his butt pocket, he didnt bring anything useful, oh right, there was also the Lanvin jeans he bought for his girlfriend, with Lin Zhiling seductively posing on the handbag.

  Zhou Xuan didnt know what era he was about to face, war and chaos were not his thing, he liked a carefree life, as for the heroic iron-blooded battles of the chaotic world, he had no interest. At this time, blaming heaven and others was useless, since he had already crossed over, what else could he do? He just had to quickly blend into this era and live a good life.

  He said to himself in his heart: "Lets just cross over, I still have two older brothers, and my parents will be taken care of by them. I dont have anything particularly holding me back. As for that beautiful legged girlfriend, it cant be helped, someone else will just have to take advantage of her."

  Zhou Xuan arrived at the long dam in the middle of the lake, which covers an area of over 200 hectares. The green water is like the lush vegetation flowing down from the distant high mountains, dyeing the rippling waves into a jade-like color.

  Zhou Xuan felt that the mountain in the distance looked a bit familiar, with its misty and cloudy appearance like a famous painting. He wanted to ask someone what mountain it was, but there was no one around, only an old man at a tea stall by the lake. After all, the weather was too hot, and nobody was out for a stroll by the lake at this time.

  Zhou Xuan had no choice but to walk back and point to the green mountain behind him, asking the old man: "Old man, does this mountain have a name?"

  The old tea seller said: "This is Lushan."

  Ah, this is Lushan. Six years ago, he spent a few days playing at Lushan during the summer vacation after his first college entrance examination. Haha, no wonder it feels familiar.

  "Is this Jiujiang?" Zhou Xuan had gone up Mount Lu that year from Jiujiang, getting off the train and heading straight up the mountain without touring around the city.

  The old man rolled his eyes at him: "What Nine Rivers, this is Jiangzhou, the residence of the Fuzhou Jiedushi."

  Zhou Xuan was delighted, Jiucheng is Jiangzhou, Jiangzhou is Jiucheng, and the Jiangzhou Sima wears a green shirt.

  "Hey, make way, make way——"

  A single-horse carriage stopped in front of the tea stall, and a sturdy house servant sitting on the carriage pole jumped down heavily, shouting loudly for Zhou Xuan to make way.

  Zhou Xuan retreated to one side, watching as the servant from that household took out two copper coins to buy two bowls of mint tea. One bowl was handed to the person in the carriage to drink, while the other bowl the servant drank himself, slurping loudly with the liquid flowing from the corner of his mouth to his chest.

  Watching others drink tea, Zhou Xuan felt even thirstier, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and stepped out. Lushan was in the south, he headed north, Jiangzhou City should be just ahead, as he walked, he secretly encouraged himself to have confidence, after all, he was a five-year university graduate, spanning three disciplines, such good conditions shouldnt make it impossible for him to make a name for himself here!

  "Hey little brother, wait a minute."

  A man in his fifties, wearing a black high hat and an open-collared white robe, with a long beard and a clear complexion, got down from the carriage behind him.

  Zhou Xuan didnt think the little official was calling him, and after a slight hesitation, that big fellow, Jia Ding, said in a loud voice: "This is Dr. Qin from the Provincial Medical Office, hurry up and pay your respects."

  Zhou Xuan thought to herself, "There are even PhDs in this era? If youre a PhD, then Im a postdoctoral researcher, a professor."

  Dr. Qin waved his hand and said, "Lai Fu, dont be rude." He looked up and down at Zhou Xuan with a smile and said, "I dont think youre from around here, may I ask where you are from?"

  "I have long thought about how to answer this question. I am a native of the Central Plains, and at the end of the Sui dynasty, when the great chaos occurred, I fled overseas. Missing my hometown, I wanted to return to my country to take a look. The sea ship I was on sank in a storm just as it was about to reach the shore, and all the merchants on board were buried at the bottom of the sea. Only I survived by luck, and after drifting around, I ended up in this Jiangzhou. Alas, its hard to say it all in one word."

  Dr. Qins eyes lit up, with a look of surprise and delight, as if he was pleased that Zhou Xuan had encountered a sea disaster. He said, "Sir, you have an auspicious appearance, blessed by the gods. May I ask your esteemed surname and given name?"

  "Zhou Xuan."

  "Is there another way to put it?"

  Zhou Xuan suddenly remembered that in ancient times, people of high social status had a name, a surname and a courtesy name, while servants did not have a courtesy name. He didnt have time to think, so he blurted out: "My courtesy name is Jielun."

  Dr. Qin applauded and said: "Jay Chou, a great name, a great character!"

  Zhou Xuans back was drenched with sweat.

  Dr. Qin asked Lai Fu to buy another bowl of tea for Zhou Xuan, and Zhou Xuan didnt hesitate, drinking it all in one gulp, feeling refreshed, but Dr. Qins next words almost made him choke.

  "Premier Zhou is both an overseas returnee and young and handsome, I, an old man, am very fond of him. Id like to marry my daughter off to Premier Zhou as his wife, please get in the car."

  Dr. Qin dragged Zhou Xuan onto the horse-drawn carriage without saying a word, and it drove towards Jiangzhou City with a rumbling sound.

  Zhou Xuans head was a bit dizzy, happiness came too suddenly, it seems that this returnee is good, even in ancient times it was so popular, however, wait...

  "Dr. Qin, this one, must be of excellent character and appearance, I, a humble person, dare not aspire to it."

  Dr. Qin stroked his chin whiskers, seeing through Zhou Xuans thoughts, and chuckled: "Dont worry, the young ladys appearance can be described in one word - beautiful, two words - stunning, and her temperament is even more gentle and elegant, absolutely a perfect match for the young master."

  Zhou Xuan stopped talking, thinking to himself: "Old Man Qin is too generous, isnt he? He meets someone on the road and brings him back as a son-in-law. Although my brother is handsome, hes not that handsome. I need to keep a clear head, this Old Man Qin must have some ulterior motive. However, since Ive traveled through time and space to get here, theres nothing to be afraid of. My brother isnt a pushover either, well just play it by ear. If Old Man Qins daughter is really a beauty, then no matter what tricks he has up his sleeve, lets first...ahem...get familiar with her."

  Qin old man let that big fellow, Jia Ding, hurry back first and have the mansion prepare to welcome the new son-in-law.

  Jia Ding came with good fortune and ran back quickly.

  On the carriage, Zhou Xuan pretended to be unaware of the changes in the Central Plains after living abroad for a long time, and asked Qin Lao about current events. He finally understood what was going on with the 28th year of the Kaibao era of the Tang Dynasty, which turned out to be the reign title of Li Yu of Southern Tang during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.

  Zhou Xuan has also studied Chinese for two years and has some understanding of Li Houzhu, the last emperor of Southern Tang. Li Yu was a talented emperor, but his fate was tragic. After being conquered by Northern Song, his young and beautiful queen, Zhou Ehuang, was raped by Emperor Taizong of Song, Zhao Kuangyi. When she returned, she scolded Li Yu for not protecting her. Later, Zhao Kuangyi even poisoned Li Yu to death. Being an emperor ended up like this, its really speechless.

  However, Zhou Xuan remembered that Li Yus reign seemed not to be long, and he died in his 40s. How could there be Kaiyuan 28 years?

  "Dr. Qin, how old is the current emperor now?"

  "The Emperor is fifty-nine springs old."

  Zhou Xuan was a bit confused. Was this Li Yu really the historical figure who wrote "When Will the Spring Breeze Turn into Autumn Moonlight?"?

  "Dr. Qin, isnt there a Song country on the north side of our Tang country? Is there such a person as Zhao Guangyi?"

  "Ah, even Zhou Gongzi knows Zhao Guangyi. This Zhao Guangyi murdered his brother and usurped the throne. His nephew Zhao Dezhao joined forces with another uncle, Zhao Tingmei, to rebel, and the Song State was plunged into years of internal war, leaving it no time to expand. Truly, this is a blessing for our Tang State."

  Zhou Xuan suddenly understood that he had actually entered a historical fork in the road. Because Zhao Kuangyin died early, and Zhao Guangyis uncle-nephew struggle for power led to internal strife, the Song Dynasty did not have the ability to destroy Southern Tang. Li Yu, this talented emperor, surprisingly lived until the age of 59 and was still alive, completely changing his fate.

  Zhou Xuan thought to himself, "So that means this Li Yu can no longer be called the Emperor of the Later Li, and he definitely wont be able to write those melancholic poems after the fall of his kingdom. Haha, which means Ill own the copyrights to those poems! One day when I meet Li Yu, Ill recite One River Spring Water Flows East right in front of him and make him admire me, haha."

  The horse carriage entered the city of Jiangzhou, and all that could be seen were wide streets, neat houses, and pedestrians on the street who were dressed in bright clothes and spoke in a warm tone, with an air of being well-fed and knowing etiquette. It seemed that the common people of Jiangzhou lived quite a good life.

  Its strange that along the way, Zhou Xuan encountered five wedding processions within a short distance of two or three miles. Just like in ancient costume TV dramas, the groom wore red and green, rode a tall horse, and was accompanied by music and excitement.

  What made Zhou Xuan feel delighted was that these five grooms were not as handsome as him, and one of them looked like a minor, getting married too early. The grooms on horseback all looked nervous, probably uneasy about the wedding night.

  "Dr. Qin, what a wonderful day today is! Why are there so many people getting married?"

  "Hmm..." Old Qin hesitated and said: "Today is a good day, a good day, an auspicious day. Right, its better to seize the moment than wait for the right time. So, lets set the wedding date of Zhou Gongzi and my little girl for today."

  Zhou Xuans eyes widened in shock, Old Man Yue was being too impatient!

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