Chapter three hundred and seventieth restaurant encounter
At the entrance of Jubao Pavilion in Dongshi City, Guo Song saw his senior brother Zhang Lei sitting in a daze on the steps. He walked to the side and sat down, patted Zhang Lei on the shoulder and asked with a smile: "What's going on? You were kicked out of the house by your sister-in-law?"
"No, I just feel a little lost."
"Senior brother, you already have a fortune, a lot of wives and concubines, and a house full of children. Why would you be depressed? Could it be that you have another wife?"
"Don't talk nonsense. I don't dare to raise any more. I'm depressed because I don't know who my father is and who my grandfather is. Last night, every household offered sacrifices. I didn't know who to sacrifice, so I had to get myself drunk and go to bed early.
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Guo Song smiled and said: "Senior brother is the same as me, I don't know who to sacrifice?"
Zhang Lei glanced at him suspiciously, "You don't know the names of your parents and ancestors, how come you can't find anyone to offer sacrifices to them?"
Guo Song felt a little bitter in his heart. The Guo family in Lingzhou were not his parents and ancestors. They were his parents and ancestors in his previous life. He did not belong to this era at all. How could he offer sacrifices?
"Senior brother, I have a good suggestion. Let's go to Qingxu Palace together on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year to worship our master. He is our father."
Zhang Lei slapped his thigh, "Why am I so stupid! I actually forgot about Master. Yes, I was picked up and raised by Master, and he is my father."
Zhang Lei's eyes became intense, and he said to Guo Song: "Then we have agreed that we will go to Qingxu Palace together on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year!"
"Of course it's no problem, but now I feel empty in my belly, what do you think I should do?"
"Let's go! I know there are still many restaurants open for business. Let's go have a drink together."
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The two came to Jinchang Restaurant. The New Year in the Tang Dynasty was mainly about sacrifices, and the festive atmosphere was not strong. The real day of celebration for the people of the Tang Dynasty was the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
Therefore, there are still many shops doing business on the first day of the Lunar New Year, including Zhang Lei's wine shop and jewelry pavilion, which are open normally, and most restaurants are also open. However, it is still the mourning period for the late emperor, and music shops, dance studios, and prostitutes are not allowed.
The ban on the operation of sensual places such as restaurants and workshops will not be lifted until after the fifth day of the first lunar month.
For this reason, the business of restaurants is generally good. Even though it is still noon, Jinchang Restaurant is already full of guests and extremely lively. Most of them are scholars who come to Beijing to take the exam. Although many scholars will leave home after the New Year, but
There are still many scholars who rushed to the capital a few months ago. On the one hand, they can find comfortable accommodation, and on the other hand, they can also find the guidance of famous teachers. For the scholars who want to pass the economics examination, the guidance of famous teachers is especially important.
, meaning they are likely to succeed in the exam questions.
Guo Song asked his two followers to eat and drink on the first floor. He and Zhang Lei went up to the second floor. Zhang Lei had a seat by the window on the second floor. Unless he had finished eating and left, the restaurant was not allowed to let anyone else sit in this seat.
, which requires him to pay ten dollars a month.
Zhang Lei ordered more than a dozen dishes and ordered two bottles of wine. They sell Gaochang wine here, which is a bit inferior to mid-range wine. The taste is pretty good, but of course it cannot be compared with Meishou wine.
Zhang Lei poured wine for Guo Song and said, "Junior brother, do you think Master has really become an immortal?"
Guo Song shook his head, "I don't know."
Zhang Lei said with a smile: "I heard from senior brother that if you become an immortal, you won't keep your physical body and will ascend directly. Master will leave your physical body and be called an Earth Immortal. I guess the Earth Immortal is something like the Lord of the Earth?"
"You think too much."
Guo Song remembered something again and said, "Uncle Xue Shi asked us to be guests at his house these two days. I agreed for you. When will you be free?"
Zhang Lei thought for a while and said: "Tomorrow is not possible. I want to invite all the shopkeepers and waiters to dinner tomorrow, so let's do it the day after tomorrow! If I have time the day after tomorrow, I will take your sister-in-law and the two children with me. Caiyun will give birth this month, and she
I won’t go.”
"Then you send someone to send a reply to the Xue Mansion so that they can be prepared."
Zhang Lei nodded, picked up the wine glass and said: "We have five senior brothers, the second one is in Hehuang, and the fourth one is in Qizhou. When can the five of us get together and drink together in front of the master's physical statue?
Back to Kongtong Mountain again.”
Just as he was talking, several soldiers came up quickly from downstairs, and an officer at the head asked loudly: "Is there any private room left?"
The shopkeeper hurriedly came over and said, "I'm so sorry, the private rooms are all full. How many of you are there? I'll think of something for you on the second floor."
"There are three of us, my master and his friends. We can sit by the window on the second floor. Let's go downstairs. There are more than a dozen brothers and we have to arrange three tables."
The shopkeeper felt bitter for a while, so he had to move the dozens of jars of wine and add three tables, not knowing whether there was enough space.
At this time, the drinker behind Guo Song stood up and said: "We have finished eating. The money is on the table. There are four hundred coins in total. You can count it yourself."
The shopkeeper was overjoyed to find a table by the window. He said to the officer: "You are lucky, we have a window seat. I will save it for you, and then I will find a seat for you downstairs."
The shopkeeper ordered the waiters to clear the table and reserve their seats.
Not long after, three middle-aged court officials came up from the stairs. They were all tall and handsome. Although they were wearing civilian clothes, they could be seen as military commanders.
The leading official should be a native of Chang'an and speak authentic Chang'an dialect.
"Zhu Shijun, Li Junshi, please come this way!"
The three of them walked upstairs. Guo Song glanced instinctively. He unexpectedly found that there was an acquaintance here. Isn't that Li Jun envoy Li Huaiguang, the former Shuofang military commander who was dismissed? He wanted to bear the responsibility for the Shuofang army's fiasco.
crime.
It is said that he was appointed as the military envoy of Fengxiang Army under Chang Gun's strong recommendation. I didn't expect to meet him here today. We really are enemies on a narrow road.
At this time, Li Huaiguang also saw Guo Song, and his eyes suddenly narrowed. He snorted softly and whispered a few words. The other two people looked at Guo Song. The look of the big-faced official next to him was
Curious, the local official in charge looked at Guo Song with unforgettable hatred.
Guo Song immediately realized that he had met his enemy.
"Brother, who is that person?" Guo Song nodded toward the stairs, "The one at the front!"
Zhang Lei glanced quickly, lowered his voice and said to Guo Song: "Yuan Lu, seems to be General Zuo Xiaowei or General Right Xiaowei? I can't remember clearly. He has been to our Jubao Pavilion."
"A member of the Yuan family?"
"Exactly! The second son of Yuan Xuanhu, the head of the Yuan family."
Guo Song understood that he was Yuanxiao's second uncle, so no wonder he hated himself so much.
"Where's the one at the back? Who is the big black cake-faced one?"
"You actually don't know him. Zhu Si, the military governor of Longyou, turned out to be the military governor of Fan Yang. He was the one who was tricked by his brothers!"
It turned out to be Zhu Si, who rebelled in Jingyuan and proclaimed himself emperor in history. He looked like a hero.
Guo Song was deeply speechless about many practices of the Tang Dynasty. For example, Zhu Si was originally a subordinate of Zhu Xicai, the governor of Fanyang, one of the vassal towns in Hebei. He killed Zhu Xicai and took over the status of the vassal town of Youzhou. Later, he was killed by his brother
Zhu Tao deceived him into going to Chang'an, but Zhu Tao took the opportunity to occupy his position and became the vassal town of Youzhou.
It was obvious that he was such an ambitious person. Even if the imperial court did not kill him or imprison him, at least it would not be able to use him anymore and let him do nothing and take care of him until the end of his life. However, the imperial court still wanted to reuse him and make him the governor of Longyou.
Let him hold tens of thousands of military power, which eventually led to the Jingyuan Mutiny, which was a typical tiger-raising disaster. To a certain extent, the separatist rule of the vassal towns was the result of the imperial court's arrogance. It was extremely stupid and could be regarded as self-inflicted.
Zhu Si and the other three were sitting at the table behind Guo Song. The two of them just ate their own food. They looked the same, but the atmosphere was a little subtle. At this time, Li Huaiguang picked up a glass of wine and walked up to Guo Song and said with a dry laugh: "
I heard that Xiao Guo was promoted to the Governor of Ganzhou. It is really a wave behind the Yangtze River that pushes the waves ahead. I am very happy to congratulate you. Come! I would like to offer a glass of wine to Governor Guo."
Guo Song picked up the wine glass and said calmly: "The world may seem big, but in fact we generals have very little room for maneuver. Maybe one day we will become colleagues again. I hope this glass of wine can make us forget the unpleasantness of the past and look forward."
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Before Li Huaiguang could speak, Yuan Lu snorted heavily from behind, "It's easy to say that some hatred can be forgotten, but some hatred will never end. As the so-called gentleman takes revenge, it is never too late in ten years."
Guo Song sneered and said: "If anyone respects me, I will respect him ten times. If someone offends me, I will repay him ten times. Since some families must make powerful enemies, I want to take a look.
How many years can the so-called century-old family have left? We will wait and see!"
He took out a piece of silver and threw it on the table, "Let's go!"
He ignored the three of them and stood up and walked downstairs. Zhang Lei quickly followed and ran downstairs.
Yuan Lu's face turned red and white, and he was about to get angry, but Zhu Si held him down and shook his head, "He is in the limelight, and the Yuan family will only bring humiliation to themselves if they conflict with him now, so just bear with it!"
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Yuan Luhen punched the table, gritted his teeth and said, "You little bastard, sooner or later I will cut him into pieces!"
Zhu Si secretly despised him in his heart. On the one hand, he kept saying that a gentleman takes revenge, and it is never too late in ten years. On the other hand, he jumped up and shouted, "I want revenge and make my enemies vigilant. How stupid. No wonder these Guanlong disciples cannot achieve great things."
Taking advantage of Yuan Lu's opportunity to order food, Zhu Si asked Li Huaiguang in a low voice, "How about this Guo Song?"
Li Huaiguang's eyes became a little cold, and he said calmly: "This man is extremely skilled in martial arts, ruthless, and murderous. However, he has a good mind and is good at seizing opportunities. He has a good relationship with the two emperors. However, he has already fallen into trouble."
He is a tough guy who has conquered two prime ministers. Even if you want to take care of him, it is best to borrow someone else's help."
Zhu Si nodded and asked, "What grudge does the Yuan family have against him?"
"I'm not sure about the specifics. It seems that there were rumors a few months ago that the Yuan family assassinated the East Palace. The Yuan family insisted that they were framed. Seeing Yuan Lu's hatred, I guess it has something to do with this Guo Song."
Zhu Si chuckled, "This is actually interesting. Let's go back and check Yuan Lu's tone to see what's going on?"