"Drunken Golden Hairpin" was reserved by Wu Sansi today.
Speaking of which, today's banquet was still the Wu Clan's banquet, and it could have been held at one of the Wu Clan's representative's Wu Manor. However, because Wu Chengsi had been removed from his position as Prime Minister, the situation between the two Wu Clans had become delicate. This kind of struggle was reflected in the Wu Clan's banquet, and a change occurred.
The reason was that although Wu Chengsi had been removed from his position as Prime Minister, he had not suffered a crushing defeat as Wu Sansi had expected. The descendants of the Wu Clan had not completely abandoned Wu Chengsi and turned to him. The reason for this was actually because of the "Prime Minister Rebellion Case".
After the Prime Ministers were imprisoned, many officials naturally saw this case as an angry counterattack by Wu Chengsi, who had been removed from his position as Prime Minister. In reality, this case was indeed Wu Chengsi's handiwork. As a result, they had witnessed Wu Chengsi's ruthless methods and had no choice but to respect him.
After the "Prime Minister Rebellion Case", the Empress had frequently mobilized the army to prevent any mishaps. At this critical moment, she still had no intention of putting Wu Sansi in an important position. This caused some officials to believe that the Empress favored Wu Chengsi more. Although Wu Chengsi had been removed from his position as Prime Minister today, it was not impossible for him to become the Crown Prince in the future.
Similarly, Wu Chengsi's position in the Wu Clan had not changed much. He still retained his position as the Imperial Minister, and Wu Zetian had never said that she would remove him from this position. This also indirectly became the basis for some people to determine that he still had a chance of becoming the Crown Prince.
In this way, although he had lost two great generals, Zhou Xing and Qiu Shenji, and had lost his position as Prime Minister, he still had great rallying power. Wu Sansi's strength was originally inferior to Wu Chengsi's, but after this change, he only had the same strength as Wu Chengsi.
In the past, the two of them had opposed each other with equal harshness, and neither was willing to hold the banquet in the other's manor. Thus, Wu Youyi, whose strength was only inferior to theirs, had to be the host. But recently, Wu Youyi had been too busy and hadn't even returned home a few times. She had always been stationed in the palace. Her words carried little weight and those who were not qualified were not fit to host the family banquet. So she had to compromise and chose to hold the banquet outside.
This was not the first time Yang Fan had been to 'Golden Hairpin Drunk', so he was already familiar with the place. When he arrived at the bottom of 'Golden Hairpin Drunk', he saw three large signs with black characters on a red background placed in front, left and right of the door, with the words' Closed 'written on them. Yang Fan did not pay attention to him. He tied up the horse and walked towards the door.
Today, Yang Fan was dressed in casual clothes, a black, soft-legged hat, and a round-collared, narrow-sleeved shirt. As soon as he stepped through the door, the Wine Master of Golden Hairpin Drunkenness came forward to stop him and said, "Sir, our shop is closed today. We are not open for business."
Yang Fan smiled and pointed at the top of his head, which was full of laughter and music. "I'm here for the guests on the second floor."
When the Wine Master heard this, he put on a smile and said, "I see. May I ask which branch of the Wu clan you are from?"
"My surname is not Wu!" Yang Fan said.
The Wine Master's expression became even more respectful. "In that case, you must be an esteemed guest invited by the Wu clan. May I know your esteemed name? Do you have an invitation?"
Yang Fan became impatient. "I have come uninvited! Go to the hall and tell His Highness King Liang that Yang Fan wishes to see him! "
The Wine Master did not dare to be negligent when he saw how arrogant Zu An was. He hurriedly said, "If that's the case, then I'll have to trouble you to wait for a moment. This lowly one will go upstairs and report!"
On the second floor, the banquet looked lively on the surface, but none of the attendees felt comfortable.
Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi used to be friendly on the surface, but they were actually hostile on the inside. Now, however, they had completely fallen out. Every time they met, there would be innuendo and innuendo. This banquet didn't seem to be for the sake of bonding with the Wu clan. Instead, it seemed like a stage for the two of them to plot against each other.
If they were enemies, wouldn't it be fine if they didn't meet each other? That wouldn't do either. When Wu Chengsi held the banquet, Wu Sansi was worried and forced his faction to not attend. That would be lacking in etiquette. This was the Wu clan's banquet, and it was held by the Wu clan's chief minister. If they refused to attend, wouldn't they be disrespecting themselves as members of the Wu clan?
Moreover, Wu Sansi was afraid that some of the Wu clan members who were originally on his side, but were still watching from the sidelines, would lean towards Wu Chengsi's side. That was why he had to attend. Wu Chengsi was also worried when Wu Sansi held the banquet. Moreover, if he didn't attend, it would definitely affect his prestige as the chief minister. As a result, even though the relationship between the two of them was rather awkward, they would still attend whenever they were invited.
Today, the guests they invited did not include their lackeys. The only outsider they invited was Xue Huaiyi.
They were fighting for the position of crown prince, and to fight for the position of crown prince, this person who could blow pillow talk to the emperor definitely could not be ignored. Since ancient times, there were many examples of people taking the back palace route and deciding the overall situation in one fell swoop. Thus, no matter who held the banquet, the two of them would not leave behind Xue Huaiyi as a guest.
This guest was currently drinking to his heart's content. No matter who offered him a toast, he would drink until the cup was empty, and even if no one offered him a toast, he would still drink until the cup was empty. Originally, actions like this where he had no side was a great taboo in the officialdom. If you didn't offend either side, then you would offend both sides. No one could be praised by the two heroes of the Wu Family for so long and still be treated with such courtesy by both sides. But Xue Huaiyi could. Under the heavens, there was only one Xue Huaiyi who could do this, because he was the empress' man.
Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi both had their own eyes and ears in the palace. They already knew that Wu Zetian had another male companion with the surname Shen. However, that male companion with the surname Shen was not as favored as Xue Huaiyi. Secondly, Imperial Physician Shen was a person of status. He had a family, a career, a wife, and a child. He was ashamed to announce that he was the empress' male companion, so his influence was far less than Xue Huaiyi's.
In the banquet hall, there was another person drinking to his heart's content. This person was Princess Taiping's son-in-law, Wu Youji.
Wu Youji had always felt that his revenge on that proud daughter of heaven, the princess of the Tang dynasty, was very satisfying! That's right, on their wedding night, he was thrown into the pigsty by the pampered princess. However, he used a series of counterattacks to redeem his face and ruthlessly humiliated this high and mighty princess.
From that day onwards, he did not step into Princess Taiping's boudoir for a single day. He let her stay on the empty bed every night. He brought his own concubines to the princess' residence and drank to his heart's content right under the princess' eyes. He even redeemed a famous prostitute and made her a concubine. He also brought her to the princess' residence. What could she do?
However, she did not expect that … she was actually raising a man outside!
After all this time, the one who was truly humiliated was not her, but himself.
She even spent money to please that little white face. For that little white face, she did not hesitate to ask for an edict in front of the Emperor and caused a ruckus in the Censorate!
Less than two hours after Princess Taiping left the Censorate, this matter spread like the wind in Luoyang City.
Whether it was the common people, the high officials, or the elegant scholars, everyone seemed to be particularly interested in this kind of romantic affair. Especially when the heroine was Princess Taiping, who had the reputation of being the flower of Luoyang. Those people seemed to have been injected with chicken blood. Their eyes were shining, their faces were flushed, and their saliva was flying everywhere as they spread the news … Lustful thoughts …
Many of the erotic scenes that they had seen with their own eyes were constantly being embellished and spread like wildfire.
Some people said that when Princess Taiping was newly widowed, she happened to see Yang Fan bowing, looking valiant and heroic. She fell in love with him and secretly gave him a huge sum of money. In order to appease the prince's son-in-law, she generously allowed him to bring his concubines into the Princess' residence and helped him redeem a famous prostitute. Wu Youji, who had become a tortoise, returned the favor. When the princess and Yang Fan were having sex in the daytime, he even stood guard for them …
Damn! This was too unreliable. This was obviously a copy of the affair between Princess Hepu (Princess Gaoyang) and Monk Bianji!
Some people said that the prince's son-in-law had a weak kidney and could not satisfy the princess. Therefore, Princess Taiping fell in love with the Left Officer of the Yulin Forest, Yang Fan. It was said that this Yang Fan was gifted. He could lift a big stone lock that weighed dozens of kilograms with ease. Every time he was with a woman, he would make her feel like dying.
Wu Youji was about to go crazy. This was obviously the record of Lao Ai in the Records of the Grand Historian. The only difference was that the wheel of the carriage was replaced with a stone lock! Why are there so many idiots who believe such nonsense? Did these idiots not read books at all? They obviously knew nothing about it, but they still thought they were infallible!
It had been two days, and the rumors were everywhere. As the person involved, he should have been kept in the dark. Even so, the rumors still reached his ears. It could be seen that the news had spread far and wide.
Wu Youji was very angry. He did not expect that he would be humiliated by Princess Taiping. Even if he did not want to touch Princess Taiping … Of course, he could not touch her even if he wanted to. But she was his wife after all. He could not allow others to touch her. It was a great humiliation.
Now, when Wu Youji walked outside, he felt as if there was a living tortoise on his head. Everyone looked at him strangely. When he was in the Princess Mansion, he felt as if all the servants and servants were looking at him with ridicule in their eyes. When he went out to meet his colleagues and friends, everyone was so polite to him that they almost shook his hand and said, "Restrain your grief and accept your fate."
Today, he came to this banquet not because he wanted to show his face in public, but because the rumor about Princess Taiping keeping a gigolo had spread like wildfire. Everyone knew about it. He had nowhere to go. Originally, he thought that since they were all brothers, everyone would be united against a common enemy, so he would feel better. However, from the eyes of some of his cousins, he still saw something very special.
Sigh! Drink wine!
Only Du Kang could solve this problem!
Right, today's drink was Du Kang wine.
There were many famous wines of this dynasty, such as Fu Shui, Ruoxia, Tu Ku Chun, Stone Frozen Spring, Jiannan Braised Spring, Qian He Pu Wine, Three Basil Wine, Bamboo Leaf Wine … there were so many good wines, but Du Kang was definitely not in the top ten! Why did he have to drink Du Kang today?
Wu Youji now had the mentality of a "Zheng man who had lost his axe". He felt that drinking Du Kang wine today seemed to be a deliberate mockery of him.
When Wu Youji was about seventy to eighty percent drunk, the wine expert ran up the stairs and bowed respectfully to Xue Huaiyi, Wu Chengsi, and Wu Sansi. "Sorry to disturb you. There is a guest downstairs who calls himself Yang Fan. He says he wants to see His Highness King Liang. Will you see him?"
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