In the face of the turmoil in the imperial court, there was at least a third person in the Tang State Mansion, and the reaction was also great. This person is Zhang Wensu. I originally thought that he, who had always feared that the world would not be chaotic, should applaud Yang Guang's behavior. He, like my dad and me, was very depressed.

I know this because one afternoon he was very unexpectedly pulling me out for a drink. Zhang Wensu was originally a person who rarely drank alcohol, and he drank very little, and he got drunk almost as soon as he touched the glass. Because of this, I have never drunk with Zhang Wensu.

Since Yu Wenhua and I broke off my friendship, I rarely go to places other than Drunken Hongji, the tavern was originally Yu Wenhua and pulled me there, and the person who pulled me there today became Zhang Wensu.

Generally, there are three types of people who go to teahouses or taverns. One is the people who catch up with friends and chat, they usually go upstairs to a separate room, because the hall is too noisy, and the noise comes from the second type of people, they always like to occupy the central position, often standing there with a glass of wine and making a lot of noise, this kind of people used to be many, but today it is very rare, the hall is relatively quiet.

As for the third type of people, there are people like me and Zhang Wensu who have encountered troubles and come to borrow alcohol to relieve their sorrows, and only the third type of people are people who really drink for the sake of drinking. In the tavern, there are actually the least number of such people, and only one or two can be seen occasionally.

Because Gao Gong was convicted for his words, I had already found that the guests who came and went were much quieter than usual, and I was afraid that my head would move if I was not careful. The situation in this tavern was similar, everyone was not talking as usual, and most of it turned into whispers, except for a few young people who were not afraid of death.

A young man in a turquoise robe held up a wine glass and said to the man next to him: "Hey, even Yuwen Shangshu has been convicted to death, who will be spared?" As he spoke, he put the wine in his mouth, and then exhaled a long breath.

Next to him was a middle-aged man with a square face and long beard, he touched his beard and didn't answer, just frowned. I took a closer look, isn't this Liu Wenjing, the opening of the mansion?

A middle-aged man sitting on the other side pulled him down and persuaded him: "This son, it's still important to drink, and the rest...... No matter how much you say, it's useless, beware of inviting trouble! ”

Zhang Wensu looked at the people in the tavern and said in a low voice: "What does Childe think?" ”

I said, "What? ”

Zhang Wensu pointed to the young man who had just spoken and said: "Yuwen Gongfu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was sentenced for his crime, but he was innocent, what he said is not bad at all." ”

I saw that Zhang Wensu was in a bad mood and asked, "Mr. Zhang, you usually advise me to have the ambition of the world." The emperor's move just caused the monarchs and ministers of the court to deviate from morality, Mr. Zhang should be happy, but why is he so depressed? ”

Zhang Wensu waved his hand and said, "Childe doesn't understand." Wen Sufei was killed for the affairs of the court, and for the loyalty and integrity of the country. ”

The paradoxical man began to drink, and I watched him drink cup after glass, and without surprise, he was drunk and unconscious. I suddenly felt that although Zhang Wensu was so much older than me, he might not be as mature as me. I used to drink when I was in a bad mood, but I don't know why it's different now, but now when I'm in a bad mood, I don't have the idea of drinking at all, because drinking alcohol can neither solve the problem that causes me to be in a bad mood, nor can it fundamentally make my mood better.

I think drinking tea is good and helps to think.

Seeing that Zhang Wensu was so drunk, I thought it would be better to get him back, but I got up and found that there was a person on the table behind Zhang Wensu who was drinking, and Zhang Wensu seemed to be drunk, but he didn't stop, he was still drinking.

His back was very familiar, and I looked at it carefully and remembered a person - Tu Wanxu who met in the rain outside Luoyang City.

Sure enough, it was him.

He was a little drunk, but still three minutes awake, and when he saw me walk up to him, he smiled at me with his eyes half-open, and that smile was miserable, as if he was laughing at himself.

I arched my hand and said, "General Tuwan, don't come to Luoyang without harm." ”

He smiled and said, "Don't come unharmed? What if you're sick? The squire is very idle. ”

I said, "Why did the general say this?" ”

He took another sip of wine and said, "It's nothing, this official ...... I don't want to be it. His voice was not loud, but a few people at the adjacent table still glanced over the table.

I looked back, turned my head to Tu Wanxu and said, "I'm afraid the general is drunk." ”

He said, "I'm not drunk. As he spoke, he leaned his head closer to me, leaned into my ear and said, "Your Majesty...... He can kill whoever he wants, and I'm afraid I'm not far from dead. ”

I was stunned and hurriedly asked what was going on.

He said: "The emperor wanted to kill Shangzhuguo, so he sent people everywhere to fabricate accusations, and he also found me. He asked me to identify Shangzhuguo for making insulting remarks and slandering the government. ”

Shangzhuguo refers to He Ruobi.

I said, "Is that true?"

He waved his hand and said, "How can it be true?" Even Qi Guogong was wronged. ”

I didn't know what to say, so I just watched him drink.

He shook his head and said: "As the Son of Heaven, framing the minister, not listening to the advice of loyalty, killing Zhongliang in vain, such an emperor, what should I protect him?" When he had finished speaking, he seemed to be unsatisfied, and he poured another sip of wine, slammed the glass on the table, and yelled, "What should I do with him?!" ”

At this time, most of the people in the tavern looked this way, and I pressed his hand and persuaded: "General Tuwan, you also know that they are guilty of their words, and the misfortune comes from their mouths, so you need to be cautious." ”

He shoved me violently and said, "Squire, we are not all the way, you can go." ”

I almost fell backwards to the ground, barely holding on to the edge of the table to steady myself, and when I heard him say this, I was silent for a long time, and I was speechless. He was right, in his eyes, I or my father were all shrunken turtles who only knew how to protect themselves.

I took the wine glass from Tu Wanxu's hand, drank it all, and smiled at him: "General Tu Wan said that I am still a waiter, and I am just a white person." ”

Tu Wanxu sneered and said: "The Tang Guogong Mansion is quite deep, since you know how to protect yourself, it is not easy to be out of office again." ”

I was stunned for a moment, feeling that the conversation with him was not as speculative as the last time, and for some reason, there seemed to be a thorn in his words.

I got up a little embarrassed to say goodbye, but he suddenly smiled and said: "The squire should enjoy the idle life in peace, there are some things that we can't manage, and we can't manage them, so don't toss." ”

He spoke very tactfully, and I guessed that he was afraid that I would do something irrational at his instigation, but I knew that whatever I did, it was not because of his instigation.

Zhang Wensu was still upside down on the table, and I reluctantly hired a car to transport him back to the Tang State Mansion, the only consolation was that this person's wine was still passable.