Cui Yao did not attend the final decision of the Political Affairs Hall. After reading Rashid's letter, he withdrew from the hall. He waited until dawn before he was sent home by the palace guards. Since he arrived in Chang'an at noon yesterday, he had less than an hour of rest and was a little exhausted. Although he was tired, Cui Yao's excitement did not diminish. Judging from the attitude of the emperor and the court, the court obviously tended to reconcile with the Dashi, which made him extremely excited. He would never want these two great powers in the East and West to fall into the abyss of war.

Cui Yao got out of the carriage and walked quickly to the mansion. As soon as he entered the gate, the old housekeeper stopped him, "Young Master, Madam, let you see him immediately."

"I understand." Cui Yao turned around and went to the inner house. His wife was Cui Xian's wife, but she was not Cui Yao's biological mother. Cui Yao's biological mother was the legitimate daughter of the Yang family in Shu. She died of illness a few years ago. Her current wife was Cui Yu's second wife. Her surname was Chen. She was the daughter of a large family in Hanzhong. She gave birth to a son in Lingnan, so she was promoted to the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of the right of

Shen is in her early thirties, with a barely good appearance and nothing stands out. She was helped to give birth to a son for the poor Cui family. In fact, she is a timid and afraid woman. Today she wants to see Cui Yao because her husband repeatedly reminds her. At this moment, Shen is packing up her son Xia Tian's clothes, and suddenly the maid comes to report, "The eldest son is here."

Shen was stunned and quickly ordered: "Let the eldest son wait, and I will come out immediately."

After a moment, Shen walked out, looking a little worried. She didn't know how to tell Cui Yao about this. Cui Yao was standing in the living room and looking at the painting on the wall with his hands on his back. He suddenly felt something. When he turned around, he saw that his stepmother had already walked out. He hurriedly stepped forward and bowed: "Child to the second mother."

"Yaoer, don't be polite, please sit down!" Shen said while secretly looking at his son. Seeing that he had grown into an adult, which looked like his husband when he was young, he couldn't help but sigh softly and said, "I haven't seen him for several years, Yaoer has grown so old. Can you see your third brother when you come back this time?"

The third brother is Shen's son. He just turned five this year. Cui Yao shook his head and said, "I have been busy since I came back and I have no time to see my third brother. Please forgive me."

"Your third brother hasn't gotten up yet, please see him later!" Speaking of this, Shen's words changed and returned to the topic. She smiled and said, "Yaoer, you will be eighteen years old next year!"

"Yes!" Cui Yao had already vaguely guessed the intention of his stepmother to come to him, but he didn't say it out loud, and just answered respectfully.

Seeing that he was submissive, Shen nodded with satisfaction and smiled, "Your father is an important minister of the court and the head of the family. He is busy with official duties every day and has no time to take care of your brothers. He asked me to take care of your lifelong affairs for him. So I came to you today and wanted to tell you that your father and the Minister of Fang have discussed it and are planning to formally engage you and Xiao Min in three days. You don't have to worry about etiquette and items, as long as your people are there at that time."

It was indeed a matter of marriage, and Cui Yao felt anger in his heart. He knew that he wanted to take Gu Dai home, but he would have to get engaged within three days. Can he think he was a doll?

He restrained his anger, stood up and bowed deeply to his stepmother, and said coldly: "Thank you, my father and mother for your thoughts on the child, but the child has decided to keep mourning for his grandfather for three years and not talk about marriage within three years."

"Yao'er, you..." Shen was speechless because she was choked. She couldn't let go of her face and said with a cold face: "Then forget it, I don't care about your father and son anymore. Just pretend that I didn't say anything about this, go ahead!"

"Please forgive me for your sins." Cui Yao bowed and then left.

Cui Yao returned to his room and felt very upset. His education since childhood was that his father's will not be violated. Although his father didn't spend much time with him, he was his father after all. He should not violate his orders. However, he would never accept this marriage. In order to save him, Gu Dai came to Baghdad from thousands of miles away. How could he abandon this kindness? He couldn't help but think of the journey back to Chang'an with her. That happy time made him unforgettable.

Cui Yao walked around the room with his hands behind his back. How should he convince his father?

At this time, a noise suddenly came from the yard. Cui Yao frowned and opened the window to look out. One of his followers was yelling at the butler. The butler was also trying hard to explain to him. Unfortunately, they were not speaking the same language, but the voice was getting louder and louder, and they didn't know what they were saying?

Cui Yao laughed, "Uncle Liu, he said they were planning to return to Dashi, so they came to say goodbye to me."

"Oh! So that's it." The old butler smiled awkwardly and said, "When I saw him coming, I thought he wanted to do something? It turned out to be saying goodbye." The old butler shook his head and turned around.

The entourage walked into the yard and saluted Cui Yao respectfully, "Please forgive us sir. We really miss Baghdad and want to go back first."

At this moment, a bold thought emerged from Cui Yao's heart, "The emperor ordered him to go on a mission to Baghdad again, but he didn't say when he would set out. Why didn't he set out immediately!"

As soon as this thought came, Cui Yao's heart started to beating violently. Although he only came back yesterday, it seemed a bit inappropriate to leave today, but three days passed in a flash. If he didn't leave, would he really want to get engaged to her?

More than a year of training has made Cui Yao extremely decisive and independent. He immediately said to the follower: "Don't be anxious, I will return to Baghdad tomorrow, let's go together."

After making up his mind, Cui Yao's spirit slowly relaxed. The sleepless fatigue made him exhausted and he didn't care about eating. He lay on the couch and fell asleep. It was not until dusk that Cui Yao finally woke up, with the sweetness of sleeping soundly on the corner of his mouth. He washed his face and felt particularly energetic. At this time, a maid whispered beside him: "Young Master, the master will go to see him after you wake up, and he will wait for you in the study."

"I understand." Cui Yao cleaned up a little, then quickly walked towards his father's study.

Cui Xian's study was next to Cui Yuan's study. He had ordered people to seal his father's study. The study was filled with the shadow and breath of his father, which made him feel very depressed. After returning from Lingnan, Cui Xian gradually controlled the entire family, but he always had a kind of resentment towards his father. He hated his father's attention to the family far exceeds his. Especially in the past few years, he learned from Pei You that Zhang Huan planned to transfer him back to the court when he ascended the throne, but he gave up because of his father's strong opposition. He knew that this was because his father was afraid that he would get involved in family affairs, but he threw him in a barbaric land like Lingnan for nearly ten years. There was no father-son relationship in his father's eyes.

"Master, the eldest son is here." A concubine sitting at the door saw Cui Yao walking quickly and quickly whispered to Cui Xian.

"Let him come in." Cui Xian put down the book in his hand, and a hint of unhappiness appeared in his eyes. After returning home in the afternoon, he first asked his wife about the conversation today. He learned that his son actually thought his grandfather was filial and refused to leave the marriage. This made Cui Xian very unhappy and even a little angry. His son's feelings for his grandfather far exceeded his. If his grandfather died, he would have to keep him for three years. What if he died? How many years would he stay, and probably wouldn't stay for even a month.

Although Cui Xian is very resentful to his father, one thing is consistent with his father's idea, that is, Cui Yao married Fang Zongyan's daughter as his wife. The Fang family has always been a prominent family in the Tang Dynasty. Fang Zongyan himself was the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue in the current dynasty. News has already spread that he will be promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Personnel next month. Fang Zongyan has always been Chu Xingshui's confidant. Two years later, Chu Xingshui retired from office. If he was not surprised, he would take over the position of prime minister. This is the inevitable result of power balance. If he can become a relative of Fang Zongyan, he will also hope to take over the position of prime minister in the future.

Just as Cui Xian's contemplation, Cui Yao walked into his father's study, and he stepped forward and bowed and said, "Children, please see your father!"

"Sit down!" Cui Xian looked serious. He wanted to maintain a kind of majesty as a father in front of his son. When he saw his son sitting down, he asked straight to the point: "I heard your second wife say that you want to keep a filial piety for your grandfather, so he refused to marry the Fang family. Is that true?"

"Yes!" Cui Yao answered very simply. He didn't want his father to ambiguity about his ideas.

"Then look at this!" Cui Xian took out a letter from the table and threw it to his son, "This is your grandfather's last words before his death. He ordered you to get engaged to Fang Min immediately after returning to Chang'an and get married in three years. If you want to be filial, these three years will be enough."

Cui Yao opened the letter and said it was the word "grandfather", but his usual vigorous and powerfulness was no longer visible, and the strokes were intermittent. It was obvious that his grandfather was writing the letter tremblingly. Cui Yao's nose felt sore and tears poured into his eyes.

Seeing that his son's true feelings were revealed, Cui Xian sighed secretly, and his three-point disgust for his son disappeared. When his son's emotions calmed down, he said earnestly: "It is for your own good to marry into the Fang family. Next month, Fang Zongyan will be promoted to Minister of Personnel, holding the power of the Ministry of Personnel. How many people want to be his son-in-law but cannot, but they just like you. With such a father-in-law, and you are from a Jinshi, your future will be infinitely bright. You will be eighteen years old next year, and you should also understand the principle that there are people in the court who are good at being an official. Moreover, if you marry Xiao Min, the Cui family and the Fang family will form an alliance, and their power in the court will greatly increase. Therefore, your marriage is extremely beneficial to you and the family."

Cui Yao also slowly recovered from his grief to his grandfather. He couldn't listen to a word of advice from his father. He suddenly had an idea and blurted out: "Fang Min is only thirteen years old this year, and is too different from me. He is just right with his second brother. Why can't his father help them?"

"Bastard!" Cui Xian slapped the table hard. He was almost mad at his son's fallacy. He pointed at Cui Yao and shouted sternly: "You unworthy son, you are determined to marry that witch. I tell you, if you dare to marry her, I don't have your son."

At this time, Cui Yao's stubborn temper also broke. He knelt down and retorted with his neck: "What's wrong with Gu Dai? She is gentle and considerate and affectionate to the child. The child was captured by the big cannibal. She traveled thousands of miles to Baghdad to save me. In the Mulu Desert, if it weren't for her, the child would have died at the hands of the big cannibal. She has feelings and righteousness, how could the child be indifferent?"

"You bastard!" Cui Xian saw that his son dared to talk back to him, and he lost his mind. He picked up the jade pen holder and smashed it hard at Cui Yao. With a crisp sound, the pen holder bloomed on Cui Yao's forehead and cracked into pieces. A fountain of blood flowed down Cui Yao's forehead.

Cui Yao knelt straight there and did not move. After a while, he slowly said word by word: "The child does not dare to hide his father. Just yesterday, His Majesty the Emperor had already given Gu Dai to the child. Your Majesty's will not be violated."

"What!" Cui Xian fell heavily on the ground. He couldn't believe what he heard. The emperor actually intervened. He was not stupid. He immediately understood that the emperor did not allow Cui. The two families of Fang were married. An extreme frustration filled his heart. He stared at his son blankly. He found that he had never been so unfamiliar with him as he was today. Is this his son? When did he have such a sin?

He slowly raised his hand, pointed at the door and said in a trembling voice: "Go away! Get out of the Cui family. From today on, I don't have your son, and the Cui family doesn't have your descendants, get out!"

Tears flowed down Cui Yao's cheeks. He bowed his head to his father, then turned around and bowed three times to his grandfather's study. He stood up, resolutely left his father's study, and left Cui's mansion.

Cui Xian looked at the sky outside the window without any regrets. He had no regrets about his son's departure, but he remembered Zhang Huan's strong support for the Cui family's move to Chang'an. It was not until this moment that he felt for the first time that he seemed to have made a big mistake.

After a long journey, when a snow that was rarely seen in a century was blowing over Baghdad, Cui Yao returned to Baghdad, which had been away for four months. This day was December 30, the sixth year of Dazhi, and it was only one day away from Dazhi.

Cui Yao was unable to save his father's expulsion order in the end. At the last moment, his marriage became unimportant. What was important was that his father believed that he had betrayed the Cui family, leaving him speechless. When he embarked on a long journey, the gains and losses of the family had faded in his heart. He only had the honor and disgrace of the country in his heart. He represented an Eastern power to the distant West. He would spread Eastern civilization in this country. At the same time, he also wanted to spread Western civilization to the Tang Dynasty. His mind became infinitely broad. He was walking a path that his predecessors had never taken.
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