The owner of Chang'an Restaurant, Gu Youzhi, is the youngest son of the former Grand Prime Minister Gu Xun, and has known Shen Changge since childhood. Later, Gu Xun was defeated by the Prime Minister Fang Zhongtian in a party dispute, and had no choice but to retire and return to his hometown, and died in depression not long after. , before his death, he strictly ordered the descendants of the Gu family not to serve as officials in the court again. Therefore, Gu Youzhi gave up politics and engaged in business, and opened the Chang'an Restaurant in the royal city.
Gu Youzhi has a free and uninhibited personality. When he was studying, he was not outstanding among the officials' children. Unexpectedly, he showed his extraordinary talents after entering business. Less than three years after the opening of Chang'an Restaurant, it has branches all over the world. Gu Youzhi In addition, he made a lot of money, but in the end he had no power, and the businessman had always had a low class status. Therefore, many old friends in the past gradually became alienated. Only Shen Changge did not treat him favorably because of their differences in status. The difference is that over the years, he has been the best friend with Changge.
After Shen Changge was defeated and returned to the court, so many changes happened one after another. He watched him become increasingly depressed and taciturn, and was worried about him. But now he just comes here to get drunk every day, and he doesn't know if he listens to his persuasion. Go in.
In fact, he knew in his heart that Shen Changge had had a smooth life since he was a child and had grown up surrounded by praises. It was no wonder that he would find it hard to let go of such a big change.
While he was deep in thought, Gu Youzhi saw Shen Changge walking slowly and couldn't help but asked with concern: "Changge, are you okay?"
Shen Changge didn't answer but went straight to the second floor, and then ordered the waiter to serve wine.
Gu Youzhi sat opposite him and watched him pour himself a drink, constantly changing the cup and drinking sip after sip. He couldn't help but worry about his health. He knocked on the table and pretended to be displeased: "This is twenty years old." The pear blossoms are white, the wine has a rich aroma, and it is sweet and mellow in the mouth. You have to taste it slowly to taste the taste. If you drink like this, you are really wasting my fine wine."
After hearing this, Shen Changge put down the wine cup in his hand and said indifferently to Gu Youzhi: "The Zhenbei Houfu has fallen, but I am still the head of the Shen family. Isn't Brother Youzhi afraid that I can't afford the drink? "
Gu Youzhi was so angry that he almost died.
"Chang Ge, you know I don't mean this. You have been here to get drunk every day for the past half month. It's enough. From today on, you should cheer up. You just said that you are still the head of the Shen family. If you do this again If you go down, I’m afraid you won’t be able to hold your position as head of the family!”
Shen Changge smelled of alcohol, threw the wine cup in his hand to the ground, and said angrily: "When I drink at home, there are people crying and nagging, and when I go out to drink, you are noisy. Now I can't even use wine to relieve my sorrows." Can’t do it all? It doesn’t matter, there is more than just your restaurant in this royal city. If you don’t want to stay here, you will have a place to stay!”
After saying that, he staggered out and walked out. Gu Youzhi quickly stopped him, but he had already reached the window, jumped up from the second floor, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Gu Youzhi could only shake his head and sigh.
Shen Changge had a splitting headache. Zhenbei Houfu had gone through three dynasties, but now it fell into his hands. He watched helplessly as the plaque on Zhenbei Houfu was taken off, but there was nothing he could do.
His stepmother was his father's concubine, and she had no family influence. His brothers and sisters who were concubines were still young. Once his father passed away, their future honor and disgrace would only depend on him, the legitimate son of the Shen family, but he felt that He doesn't have the ability to protect anyone now. He is being suppressed everywhere. His old friends in the past either avoid him or draw a clear line with him. Some even add insult to injury. Several of his uncles also took the opportunity to try to seize the title of head of the family. He thought he would be in a difficult situation when he came back, but he never expected it would be so difficult.
"Father, my child never knew that he was so incompetent! Father, you have tried so hard to cultivate your child, but he is still so incompetent. Are you disappointed?"
Shen Changge had drunk three jars of strong wine in a row, but he became more sober. He laughed at himself and poured wine again, only to find that the last jar of wine was empty. He shouted: "Servant, serve the wine!"
This is a relatively remote wine shop in the royal city. Usually, only some familiar people from the surrounding area come here to have a drink. There are not many guests like Shen Changge who drink three bottles of wine in a row. The waiter was worried that he would default on his bill if he drank too much, so he went to the wine shop owner Zhou for instructions.
Who knew that Boss Zhou was out collecting debts and only the young master was there? This young master was always a fool. He didn’t hear clearly what the waiter said, so he thought someone was defaulting on his debt. It just so happened that he lost money in gambling today and was tight on money. He also heard that someone was reneging on his debt. After drinking three jars of his Fenjiu, I wanted to rip him off.
He ran out angrily and yelled at Shen Changge when he saw him. Shen Changge was already drunk and didn't bother to respond to an ignorant and evil person like him. He casually took out a gold ingot from his sleeve and threw it to him as he said. He was about to leave, but he knew that this young man thought Shen Changge was a softie, and seeing that he was spending a lot of money, he wanted to make another move.
He actually asked for a huge price, saying that one jar of wine was one ingot of gold. Shen Changge drank three jars of wine and got three ingots of gold. Shen Changge was full of anger and had nowhere to vent. When he met this scoundrel, he couldn't help but fight with him. Several of his followers got into a fight in the wine shop. This young master was a strong man, but he was almost beaten to death by Shen Changge if the waiter hadn't stopped him.
This incident caused too much noise and alerted the government. A large number of government officials surrounded the entire wine shop. Shen Changge was mostly awake at this time, only to realize that the attack was too heavy, which would aggravate the situation. He was arrested without help, and was arrested that night. He was imprisoned in the Yamen of the state government.
After all, Shen Changge was well-known, and the matter soon spread in the royal city. After hearing what Hongyu said, Qingcheng tried to escape from the palace several times to see him, but was discovered by Queen Ling, and was later banned from Changping. In the palace.
She could only let Hongyu continue to go out to inquire about the progress of the matter. After hearing that Mrs. Shen and Gu Youzhi had reached an understanding with the victim, but the prefectural government office refused to release him, Qingcheng couldn't help but feel angry. She forced He broke into the palace to ask for an audience with King Beilin.
As soon as she entered the Qinzheng Palace, she said angrily: "Father, since there is a reason for the incident, and now we have reached an understanding with the victim, what reason does the state government have for not letting him go?"
King Beilin couldn't help but smile bitterly when he saw Qingcheng's momentum.
"Qingcheng, when will you grow up? Do you think a small state capital dares to lock up Shen Changge all the time?"
Qingcheng became even more angry after hearing this.
"Then who was so bold as to instruct Changge to be treated like this?"
King Beilin then put down the memorial in his hand, stood up and looked at his daughter, and then said quietly: "It's me!"
Qingcheng was shocked and blurted out.
"Why? Why do you treat Chang Ge like this? You forgot that she is your daughter's consort!"
"Nonsense! I have never said that Shen Changge is your consort, and I will never say such words again!"
Beilin Wang's character is straight and round, and he is not angry but has authority.
"Father, why?"
Qingcheng was terrified, and she didn't understand why his father, who had always loved him, suddenly broke his promise.
"Qingcheng, Shen Changge surrendered to the enemy. Now he has nothing and is infamous. How can he not be worthy of you." Beilin Wang said seriously.
"Father, I have told you that Chang Ge wanted to die in battle that day, and it was his daughter who surrendered as the princess of Beilin. Father cannot blame all the blame on him. If the strength of the two sides is hugely disparity, it is really If you are guilty if you fail to surrender, then your daughter is the culprit. After I returned to the palace that day, I told my father exactly what happened. Why did my father still refuse to let Chang Ge go?" Qingcheng said anxiously.
"Shen Changge has admitted all his responsibilities after returning to court. You must never mention this matter to anyone again!" King Beilin said coldly.
Qingcheng burst into tears after hearing this, Chang Ge, this idiot, didn't you already make an agreement with him on the way back? Why did he still have to bear all this alone? She was a princess, and her father would never be too harsh on her no matter what. Why didn't Shen Changge listen to her.
She cried and asked Beilin King: "Father, Changge is clearly protecting his daughter, but his father says he is not worthy of his daughter because of this. Is this fair to him?"
"Fair? I gave him 200,000 troops, but only one of him came back. You say I'm unfair to him!"
King Beilin was immediately furious.
"Father!"
Qingcheng had never seen such an angry King Beilin before, and couldn't help but feel a little scared.
"That's enough, you go back to the palace, stay in the palace with peace of mind, and control your temper! If you dare to sneak out of the palace again, I will lock Shen Changge until death!" King Beilin said angrily .
Qingcheng couldn't help but sneer after hearing this.
"It turns out that my father kept Chang Ge in prison because he was afraid that his daughter would sneak out of the palace to see him again. It turns out that the pain that Chang Ge is suffering now is actually because of his daughter! Father, you are treating Chang Ge like this now. How can you treat General Shen He? Are you a spirit in heaven?"
"Presumptuous, you are getting more and more ignorant! Someone, take the princess back and don't allow her to step out of Changping Palace again." King Beilin scolded sternly, and then ordered the imperial guards outside the palace.
After Qingcheng left, King Beilin looked at the secret summons at hand and sighed! He said to himself: "Qingcheng is so ignorant, how can I safely marry her to Nan'an country."
Nan'an Imperial Study Room
There were only Jun Hu and Yi Yangming in the huge imperial study. They both looked at each other solemnly at this time.
In the end, it was Jun Hu who broke the silence first. His eyes were deep and he said slowly: "The last letter from Prime Minister Yi said that there was a way to defeat the Beilin Kingdom without fighting, so I decided to let Yang Yi and Yu Yuan stay in Yongzhou to recuperate. Now Nan'an There are Aftershocks in the east who are stationed at Jialing Pass, and Yang Yi in the north who is stationed at Yongji Pass. Xizhou has always been relatively peaceful, adheres to neutrality and has always been on good terms with Nan'an, so it is not a cause for concern. I don't think it is necessary to make peace with Beilin at this time. "
Yi Yangming, who was dressed in a wide robe and dark clothes, bowed slightly and said meaningfully: "If your Majesty only wanted to dominate the four countries temporarily, he has indeed achieved it now, but your Majesty told Wei Chen that your Majesty aims to unify the entire Zhongzhou, then This move of making peace with Beilin is crucial!"
When Jun Hu heard this, he put his hand on his forehead with a complicated expression. What he recalled in his ears were the words of Shen Changge and Qingcheng.
"Emperor Nan'an must get Qingcheng at this time. Is there any other plan?"
"I know, Emperor Nan'an, you have always tried your best to make everything possible, and that's why you have everything in power today. You are such a meticulous and scheming person. If you tell me that you like Qingcheng, don't you think it's ridiculous?"
"Impossible, I only have Chang Ge in my heart! I will never marry anyone but him!"
Yi Yangming was confused in his heart. The Jun Hu he knew was so fierce-eyed and decisive, why he was so resistant to just a marriage now.