The imperial examination case of the fifth year of Bao came to an end quietly, and the scholars from all over the country collected it melancholy, and began to leave Chang'an, which made them sad and sad, and some people went back to study hard in order to come back next year; There are also those who think they see the ground; But there are also many people who have been inspired by this, and they have a good shade under the big tree, they either visit relatives and friends, or live in Jingzhao County, and try their best to stay in Chang'an, the purpose is to be in the background of the situation, paving the way for the future future, so the farce of the imperial examination case has just ended, and countless comedies and absurd dramas have arisen in Chang'an.

East City, a drunken restaurant, this is a very ordinary restaurant, three floors, two floors of lobby, the third floor is an elegant room, the floor is ancient and dilapidated, a hundred years of wind and rain, the vermilion paint of the floor has long been peeled off, the East City is better than such a restaurant everywhere, but the business is not much more prosperous than it, the only advantage here is wine, authentic Cuitao wine, it is it that makes countless old wine customers linger.

On the morning of this day, the restaurant had just opened, and the shopkeeper went to urge the account, and there was a black, fat and greasy woman sitting on the counter, who was the shopkeeper's lady, her face was covered with white powder and she couldn't see her age, but from the fact that she was walking down from the upstairs with an open heart, she couldn't stop the hatred in her heart, and said angrily: "Hasn't the drunkard who killed a thousand people gone?" ”

The man slapped a piece of jade on the table, and said with disdain on his face: "This is taken off his hat, and it can be worth half of the wine price." ”

The shopkeeper stretched out her carrot-like fingers, and with a dexterous hook, the piece of jade fell into her palm, and her angry face immediately smiled. ”

"It should be no problem, calculate the time, I'll be back soon."

"That's good!" The shopkeeper held the jade high, through the sun, only to see the jasper crystal warm, she couldn't help but smile at the little lady in her arms: "This piece of jade is good, the mother will leave it to you." ”

There are more than a dozen people sitting in the lobby on the first floor, most of them are businessmen doing business in the East Market, it is the end of April at the moment, the air is a little hot, these people all invariably choose a place to ventilate by the window, the innermost morning, the atmosphere of their drinking is quite warm, perhaps because they are all locals of Chang'an, so they are not afraid to attract officials, and they can be unscrupulous in the hotel

"What wine! 100 cups are not drunk. ”

A man who was naturally sad drank the wine in the cup in one go, put the wine glass on the table, shook his head and sang: "The April day in the world, the falling flowers are colorful, and the dreams are born under the hibiscus tree.

His voice was rough and harsh, and several companions next to him applauded and laughed, but the little baby in the arms of the shopkeeper was so frightened that she choked on milk, and cried wow, and the shopkeeper was dissatisfied, and banged on the table with her knuckles to protest.

A flat-headed gentleman looked back, only to find that the shopkeeper lady was actually breastfeeding with her clothes open, and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, he secretly glanced at the shopkeeper's plump and black pair of tits, licked his tongue and smiled: "Brother Huiqi, look at your excitement, but Yang Shenjin is willing to accept you as a protégé?" ”

"Brother Bo Ming is so ignorant, does he only know Yang Shenjin?"

The sorrowful man pursed his lips disdainfully, and sneered: "What is the entrance examination, the key is the future award, that is the way to be done, don't you hear the latest officialdom market in my Datang Dynasty, one clear, two Yang, three Zhang, four Pei, five Li?" As long as these people can rely on one of them, they will have the opportunity to get oil and water officials or real shortage officials. ”

The flat-headed gentleman touched the back of his head with sparse hair, his eyes quickly stared at the chest of the shopkeeper again, swallowed his saliva, and smiled at everyone in a self-deprecating tone: "Look at my memory, I really forgot this stubble!" ”

"A few saint disciples are invited!" An obese middle-aged man at the next table stood up and smiled at them.

Hearing him call himself a saint disciple, several scholars were very useful in their hearts, and quickly stood up and saluted back, "Don't dare to be!" What do you have to say? ”

The middle-aged man smiled, took a step forward and sat down among them, and said: "Ma Yuan, Xiasha Prefecture, came to Chang'an to do business, and I like to make friends the most. ”

A few scholars looked at each other, and they wanted to treat each other if they didn't know each other, how could there be such a good thing in the world? He must have something to ask for, so they sat down slowly, looking at this Shazhou Ma Yuan with serious eyes.

"Oh! It's me who is a little abrupt. Ma Shangshang rubbed his hands embarrassedly and explained: "Although I have come to Chang'an countless times, I only bought the goods and left, and never cared about the political situation of my dynasty. ”

"That's right! That's him. ”

The merchant wanted to ask again, so he simply finished the words for him, "Yiqing refers to Li Qing, the head of the household department of Tang Caiquan and the secretary of the Taifu Temple, his subordinates are all oil and water officials, and the two cities are also under his control, and you businessmen have to go to him even more." ”

Hearing that Li Qing was in charge of the two cities, the horse merchant showed a yearning look on his face, and the sad-faced scholar secretly despised it, and continued: "Er Yang refers to Yang Guozhong and Yang Shenjin; three fingers Zhang Qiu and Qiong, Zhang Yun, and Zhang Yi; And the four Pei refer to Pei Kuan, Pei Zunqing, Pei Shiyan and Pei Mian, in fact, the fourth Pei Mian is just a number, he doesn't have much energy, so I won't mention it for the time being.

This sorrowful face scholar was like a few treasures, and finally said leisurely: "What is the backstage, it is called the backstage when it comes to these powerful people, like those Qing Wang, Yongwang, although the name is the prince, but the real power in the hands is probably not even comparable to a Langzhong and Hanlin." ”

"You can hear your words on the street, so don't talk nonsense about the court, be careful of being caught by the officials."

At this time, a weak man appeared at the door, he was about thirty years old, his eyes were melancholy, his face was thin and pale, his high cheekbones showed the arrogance in his bones, and his forehead was as smooth and full as a woman, which meant that he had a sensitive and delicate heart.

Du Fu resigned from Li Lin's Mansion two months ago to prepare for the exam, thinking that with his own strength in the Jinshi should not be a problem, but unexpectedly a case of imperial examination appeared, depriving him of the opportunity, making him lose all his thoughts, and even had a seclusion in the mountains and forests said that a friend had drunk here for four days and four nights, drunk like mud, and wanted to bring him back by himself, with intuition, Du Fu guessed that it was very likely that Li Bai was drinking here, because Li Bai lost his official position.

When several scholars heard that there was an official outside, they were so frightened that they didn't dare to say a word more.

Du Fu saw that they knew their mistakes and changed them, smiled, then slowly approached the counter, and said lightly: "I am the person you sent someone to find me, I heard that I have a friend who is drunk here, you can take me to see it quickly!" ”

The shopkeeper suddenly noticed that there were greedy eyes in the scholar staring at her bare chest, her face couldn't help but turn red, and she subconsciously pulled the placket of her clothes to the middle, covering her breasts, and found another fellow and ordered: "Send this master to the drunkard's room, quickly!" The guy answered, and led Du Fu to the third floor.

Pushing open the door, a strong smell of wine came to my face, and I heard a man laughing wildly in drunkenness, and then turned into a low moan, and the voice was low and sorrowful, 'Those who forsake me will not stay yesterday, and those who disturb my heart will be troubled today.' ’

Du Fu sighed secretly, sure enough, it was Li Bai, he took two steps, brushed the curtain open, and pushed the window open, a large piece of sunlight suddenly shot into the room, and the fresh morning breeze washed away the turbid wine in the room in a moment.

The room was a mess, several wine jars were crooked, the plates were messy, the table and the floor were full of wine stains, and a man leaned against the wall with his hair and cheeks, his eyes and cheeks were red, and his gaze was confused, and he was holding a wine bowl and singing in a low voice:

The water is more flowing when the knife is drawn, and the glass is more worried.

Life is not satisfactory in the world, and the Ming Dynasty spreads flat boats.

He is Li Bai, since the Peony Pavilion dedicated poems to stay in Xingqing Palace, Li Bai thought he was proud, acted more debauched, commented on the government arbitrarily, and visited King Yong several times without care, and finally was caught by the horse captain Zhang Yan, united with some jealous of his talent Hanlin collective letter, asking to ask him to blame, Li Longji also pushed the boat down the river, shouted a few regrets, pity, then gave money to return to his hometown, frustrated for a few days, Li Bai was drunk here for a few days, seeing that the pocket was exhausted, there was no money to account, he asked the guy in the store to find Du Fu.

"Zimei, Lao Li is planted, and he has no face to see people!"

Li Bai drank all the wine in the bowl, and said with a crazy smile: "I have the world in mind, but he regards me as a play, this kind of Hanlin is not appropriate!" Not! ”

"Brother Taibai, we looked for you everywhere and didn't see you, and we thought something happened to you, but I didn't expect you to hide here, go! Go to my house first. ”

Du Fu took out a silver ingot from his arms, handed it to the guy behind him, and said, "I'll pay his account!" ”

The guy hesitated to take it, and suddenly asked, "He, is he the famous Li Taibai?" ”

Du Fu glanced at him and smiled coldly: "He's not, he's just a poor poet." ”

After that, he helped Li Bai staggered away, and he faintly listened to him comfort Li Bai, "Brother Taibai, don't be melancholy, I am quite familiar with Fang Xuan, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, I will go to him tomorrow to see if I can find a foreign official for you, it's really not good, I'll go to find Li Qing again, there is always a way." ”