Xinghualou is the largest restaurant in Chang'an, it is adjacent to Zhuque Street, separated by a wall, covering an area of more than 20 acres. Judging from the land price on both sides of Suzaku Street, the people in this restaurant are not only rich, but also have an unspeakable status.

Because of the Xinghualou, which occupies a prime location, it has always been a place where dignitaries and dignitaries in Chang'an City like to drink and have fun. The scenery here is excellent, and in spring, you can see the apricot blossoms in the courtyard upstairs. On the other side, you can look down on the wide Suzaku Street with pedestrians on both sides.

If its owner didn't have any power in his hands, he would have been taken away a long time ago, and the restaurant would not have been open to this day!

Following Fang Chongyong all the way to the door of Xinghualou, Du Fu and Yuan Jie were both a little worried about whether they could get in.

What is the level of consumption here, even if it is the first time they come to Chang'an, they also know very well in their hearts: if there is no Fang Chongyong to entertain them, they will probably only come out if they go in and have a meal.

However, if you eat people with short mouths and soft hands, where is this meal so delicious?

"Don't worry, it's just a meal. If you are here, can't you go to Xinghualou? ”

Fang Chongyong waved his hand lightly and said.

Du Fu and Yuan Jie glanced at each other and smiled dumbly.

Yes, the super identity of the Lingnan Economic Strategy Envoy, the Hedong Jiedu Envoy's son-in-law, and the Shazhou Thorn History and Rite Department member Wailang, if you can't have a meal in Xinghualou, then this world is already unreasonable!

Since you're here, let's eat well and don't think too much about what you don't have.

However, when Fang Chongyong and the three of them just walked in and were about to go upstairs, the shopkeeper of Xinghualou hurriedly stopped them and their group.

"The three guest officers, please stay, today's Xinghualou has been chartered by Zhang Gongzi, I'm really embarrassed!"

Although the fat shopkeeper of Xinghualou in front of him was polite, the meaning expressed in his words couldn't be clearer!

"Presumptuous! Zhang Shoujue, the son of Zhang Xianggong, how can he be such a person! It is a serious crime to slander the important ministers of the court! ”

Fang Chongyong's complexion changed greatly, the sunny weather turned to heavy rain, and he scolded the fat shopkeeper.

In the Tang Dynasty, the word Gongzi could not be used indiscriminately.

Only the son of the prime minister can be called "childe". If a person is not the son of the prime minister, but is called a son, then he must immediately apologize and clarify, and he must not accept it in a grand manner.

Because Li Erfeng once said that "a certain young man is a son", so in this era, as long as you think about it a little, you can know the weight of the word son.

This is the "incriminating evidence" that can be used as the impeachment of officials by the Imperial History Tower!

"Well, the upstairs banquet...... It's not Zhang Shoujue, the son of Zhang Xianggong. ”

The fat shopkeeper said with an embarrassed face.

I'll just say it.

Fang Chongyong breathed a sigh of relief, if he really faced Zhang Shouqi's son now and played a drama of "competing for seats in the restaurant", it would really be very cheap. Mainly, now that he is playing the spelling dad, he is not necessarily the opponent of Zhang Yanei!

"Yes, since he is not the son of Zhang Shouqi and Zhang Xianggong, then why do you call him Zhang Gongzi? The word son, you can't scream nonsense! ”

There was a hearty joking sound behind Fang Chongyong.

The three of them looked back and saw a tall young man with a face that looked to be in his twenties, only slightly shorter than Fang Chongyong. He looks a little thin, but his temperament is not weak at all, wearing a cyan linen robe that ordinary people in Chang'an like, but there are thick calluses on his hands.

This is a veteran Qiu Ba!

Fang Chongyong, who was of the same kind, secretly made a judgment in his heart.

He was followed by a few people who looked like scribes, and it seemed that they had also come to Xinghualou with him to drink, probably an entourage.

"Oh, you guys, you guys.

The person who chartered the venue upstairs was Zhang Zheng, do you know him? His father is a favorite of the saint, and he is about to worship the prime minister in the imperial history.

He celebrated his first place in the imperial examination today and hosted a banquet for his friends. is just eating in a restaurant, giving him a harmless sycophant, and calling him Zhang Gongzi in advance, is this wrong?

It's not a son now, and after a while, Zhang Yi Zhang Yushi was worshipped, isn't that it, what's the problem? ”

The chubby shopkeeper gave his reasons.

Fang Chongyong and Du Fu and others looked at each other, they grew so big, the first time they heard that they could play like this, is it really a "master in the folk"?

The shopkeeper of Xinghualou ushered in all kinds of magnates in Chang'an City, which naturally had to be exquisite, and the one in front of him obviously had some skills.

"Fang Yuanjun, why don't we eat on the first floor."

Du Fu and Yuan Jie pulled Fang Chongyong aside and said.

Although the words are true, although the first floor of Xinghua Building can also eat, it is obviously a little less artistic conception.

When you go to a restaurant to eat, is that a meal?

No, it's all about mood and pleasure when you go there to eat. If you don't feel good, even if you eat exactly the same thing, it will taste like chewing wax.

Those who can eat here are not bad for money.

Those dignitaries and dignitaries, who came here, originally came to enjoy the beautiful scenery from a high vantage point upstairs, while reciting poems and tasting the delicious food provided by the restaurant.

I can't go upstairs now, it's like braised pork ribs don't give ribs, and there is no chicken in Kung Pao Chicken!

"I went to the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion, went to Zheng Shuqing and said that I had work to do, and then ......"

Fang Chongyong said to Zhang Guangsheng, who was following him, and the two exchanged words for a long time.

Zhang Guangsheng took the order and left.

The fat shopkeeper with excellent ear power vaguely heard the words "Jingzhao Mansion", and immediately smiled helplessly: "A few guest officers, I will take you to a good restaurant elsewhere to eat, and how much you eat is counted, so it's okay, right?" Don't go to the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion to find someone, don't talk about it, and finally offend Zhang Yushi, why bother? ”

The Xing family's extermination case did not have much impact among the people, so this fat shopkeeper did not know Zheng Shuqing's new nickname of "Extinction Mansion Yin".

"Hey, hey! Now, it's not a matter of eating. ”

Fang Chongyong smiled coldly, he had heard terrible information from this fat shopkeeper just now.

This year's imperial examination will be held after Ji Ge's 60th birthday, and it will be more than a month away from now at the earliest! Not to mention the results, even the list of students who participated in the exam has not been completely decided. At that time, there are still some "related households" in Chang'an, which will be stuffed inside, and some people may be squeezed down for various reasons.

So here's the problem.

Every year, so many people are admitted to the imperial examination, and the number of "related households" is particularly large, why do these "fools" still have to go into the relationship to join in the fun, knowing that their backstage can't fight for the same person with a deep background like Fang Chongyong?

Hehe, if you think that others are wasting their time, you are very wrong!

If you can't pass the exam this time, there will be a next time; If you can't pass the test next time, there will be a next time. Participating in the imperial examination is the same as being an official, you will slowly accumulate "prestige points". Even if you don't win, it's not all for nothing.

If there are too many scientific examinations, they will naturally put gold on their faces, and then bring the "repeated defeats and battles" endeavor, and even the thick-skinned ones can also label themselves with the character of "Huai Cai is not met".

Since then, he has changed from a young man who does not learn and has no skills in Chang'an to a scholar who has been studying and struggling although he is also unskilled! You can also put on the "scholar's clothes" and forcibly squeeze into that circle.

Although I couldn't pass the exam, I kept reading (by bragging) and took the scientific exam every year!

In the case of small mobility of people in the circle, such a waste is likely to get some sympathy points in the future, so as to be admitted to the easier subject such as "Ming Jing Subject".

These blind tosses are completely useless in Fang Chongyong's opinion, but for the official eunuch circle, they are an important means for them to create a character and strive for a high-ranking marriage.

So now a very ridiculous scene has appeared, when everything is undecided in this year's exam, why does the shopkeeper just now say that Zhang Zheng is here to celebrate his first place in the imperial examination?

The exam will be held in a month, and you will say that you have won now? Isn't this a fraud in the imperial examination?

But he had no obligation to speak now to remind the fat shopkeeper.

Before the time for a stick of incense, Zheng Shuqing personally led the team, followed by more than a dozen people! The yamen of Jingzhao Mansion is almost out of the nest! The group rushed into the Xinghua Building in a hurry, and directly made a big fuss!

"Is it true that someone cheats in the imperial examination?"

Zheng Shuqing quietly leaned into Fang Chongyong's ear and asked in a low voice.

"Upstairs is celebrating Zhang Zheng's middle place in the imperial examination, don't ask anything, just go up and arrest people, and no one will be arrested.

Don't you want to break the game? If you attack the enemy, you will be saved, and you can't go wrong. ”

Fang Chongyong continued to bewitch.

Ranked first in the imperial examination? This is not an exam, how can you win?

Zheng Shuqing was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized, I didn't expect that there was a big deal on the horse, but let him catch up!

"Come on, bring everyone above, no matter who he is or what his identity, back to the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion!

Something happened, the official carried it, and it wasn't your turn to speak! ”

Zheng Shuqing waved his hand and pointed to the entrance of the stairs on the second floor of Xinghua Building and shouted.

Lao Zheng sighed in his heart, only when Fang Chongyong is back, he can enjoy being this Jingzhao Mansion Yin, and he has to be the "Earth Emperor" who has a strong assassination history of the local state capital!

When the officials and officials of Jingzhao Mansion had gone up to arrest people, Zheng Shuqing pulled Fang Chongyong aside and asked cautiously: "Did you talk to the right minister last night, how did he arrange it?" ”

"The right minister has nothing to arrange, and he is very worried about your situation."

Fang Chongyong said a little truth.

In fact, although Li Linfu was more worried about Zheng Shuqing, he was only worried that he would fall too quickly, and he did not care about whether he could survive to the end of this "decisive battle between the two armies".

However, in order not to spoil the atmosphere of the conversation, and for the sake of the later operation, Fang Chongyong decided not to tell Zheng Shuqing the truth.

"Huh? What a good thing that is! ”

When Zheng Shuqing heard this, he suddenly became anxious.

"Don't worry, I'm here. Now you just need to listen to my orders, and I promise that before the saint returns to Chang'an, your Jingzhao Mansion Yamen will be the most beautiful boy in the officialdom of Chang'an City. ”

Fang Chongyong said a local dialect of later generations.

Zheng Shuqing was stunned for a long time before he vaguely understood what he meant.

"So, how do you do it?"

He asked, confused.

Even if you arrest all the people above, what else can you do? You can't torture them!

Fang Chongyong beckoned to him gently, but he muttered for a long time, and Zheng Shuqing was shocked.

"That's ...... Wouldn't it be too arrogant? ”

Zheng Shuqing was still a little scared.

It's okay to arrest Zhang Zheng and these people, but Fang Chongyong's method is a bit out of line.

"There is a cloud in the art of war: if the enemy is strong and I am weak, we must not defend it to the death, but only attack instead of defend it."

Fang Chongyong said quietly and demagogically.

Hearing this, the young man with a temperament similar to Qiu Ba who was behind Fang Chongyong just now nodded thoughtfully, obviously agreeing with his statement.

"Zheng Shuqing! I didn't offend you, you just messed with me one after another, believe it or not, let my grandpa impeach you! ”

was escorted downstairs, and Zhang Zheng scolded as soon as he saw Zheng Shuqing!

This is not the first time, the last incident, Zhang Zheng will have nightmares when he thinks about it now!

Such a big Xing family, said that the door was destroyed.

Suddenly, he saw that next to Zheng Shuqing, there was the person who had repeatedly appeared in the nightmare, and he was suddenly like a duck choked by the throat, unable to say a word!

Isn't this the famous "Destroying the Living Yama King" in Chang'an City! Xing Wei just teased his concubine, but he didn't even touch it, and then the Xing family was wiped out!

I've seen it ruthless, but I've never seen it so ruthless!

It seems that the Xing clan was exterminated only because they committed the crime of defrauding the monarch back then, and they killed people and crossed the goods in the Silla Sea. However, among these powerful people in Chang'an City, who is clean under their buttocks?

Who doesn't have some behind their backs!

If the saints really wanted to investigate one by one, then there would be no powerful people in Chang'an City for a long time.

Why did the Xing family not have an accident early or late, but Fang Chongyong had an accident on the day he came to Chang'an, and was wiped out the next day?

Can such a coincidence be in the world?

Zhang Zheng took a few steps back, until he retreated to the corner of the wall, pointing at Fang Chongyong with a frightened face!

He doesn't want to be the next one to be destroyed!

"Don't come here!"

Zhang Zheng shouted at Fang Chongyong, as if he had seen an evil ghost from hell.

found that this "Zhang Gongzi" was so frightened that he hid in the corner, Fang Chongyong was also stunned, and felt inexplicable.

"Hurry back to the yamen to handle the case, and try to complete the iron case. You must resist it, if you can't stand it, ask for help from the right, anyway, you will say a thousand ways and ten thousand, just don't let people go, and wait for the saint to return to Chang'an and then decide!

If you are in a hurry, you will resign and threaten! Then I went to Zhongnan Mountain to find the saint and cried, saying that there was someone in the officialdom who covered the sky with one hand, and you didn't dare to go back, so you could only live in seclusion in Zhongnan Mountain. ”

Fang Chongyong whispered to Zheng Shuqing, his voice was extremely small, almost inaudible.

"Do you need to be so ruthless?"

Zheng Shuqing was frightened.

"As long as you're not afraid, it's someone else who is afraid."

Fang Chongyong grabbed Zheng Shuqing's sleeve and pulled it hard!

Lao Zheng Xiong was high-spirited, and took the people from the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion to collect the team, and took away all the more than a dozen guests upstairs, and none of them were left.

Du Fu and Yuan Jie watched the gods fight throughout the whole process, and they didn't even find a chance to interject.

"It's better to meet by chance, this brother is not going to be at the same table with us and go upstairs to feast together. Wouldn't it be beautiful to enjoy the beautiful scenery and talk about life at the same time?

This is Du Fu Du Zimei, this is Yuan Jie Yuan Cishan, a certain name is Fang Chongyong, the son of Fang Youde. ”

Hearing Fang Chongyong's invitation, the man hurriedly arched his hand and said, "That dare is good, but it is disrespectful." A certain name is Zhang Xiancheng, and his father is Zhang Shouqi. ”

The young man in front of him said with a smile.

The fat shopkeeper of Xinghualou next to him was so frightened that he sat on the ground.

The fake "Zhang Gongzi" just now was taken away by the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion, and now this inconspicuous person is the real "Zhang Gongzi".

However, Zhang Xiancheng was very kind to help the fat shopkeeper up, and then patted the dust on his body for him and said:

"In the past, he was a border town and Qiuba, and it didn't take two years to go to Chang'an, so he didn't pay attention to so many false names.

Either drink or kill, who cares if you're a son or not.

I invited this meal, and when the time comes, I will send someone to Zuo Xiangfu to get the money. ”

Zhang Xiancheng patted the shoulder of the shopkeeper of Xinghualou, then turned around, and the other party made a "please" gesture.

"Brother Zimei, aren't you going upstairs yet?"

Fang Chongyong looked at Du Fu with a puzzled expression, this great poet whose poetry was passed down to future generations, was already a little shocked and a little numb at this moment.

"Let's go, let's go."

Yuan Jie laughed, quietly grabbed Du Fu's arm and walked upstairs.

Fang Chongyong glanced at Zhang Xiancheng meaningfully, the two of them looked at each other, they both smiled friendly, nodded slightly, and went up to Xinghualou together.

Only the shopkeeper of Xinghualou, who was almost scared, was left in the wind in place.

rush

(End of chapter)