When I came to my senses, the newspaper was already deserted and the building was empty, and the lights outside the window were dim, which was even more brilliant at night than Chang'an City.

For many people, this is the beginning of the day.

When Yao Chong left the newspaper, he greeted the security guard in the building.

If it were in the past, Yao Chong would not even look at him directly.

Now looking back at his past, Yao Chong found that he really had no capital to be proud of.

Yao Chong still doesn’t like to make buses because there are too many people on the bus.

Yao Chong was unwilling to squeeze into cars with others. He once rode a businessman's private car at a time, and he fell in love with that car at that time.

He even proposed to buy the car at a high price, but the man refused without hesitation.

The shops on the roadside are still brightly lit. Electricity is such a good thing. The colorful lights shine the new city in colorful colors.

Yao Chong came to the red light district, but he was not here to look for flowers and willows. At his age, he no longer had much energy to find Miss Hua. He came here to have a drink.

This was his habit, and he developed it from the first day he moved here.

There are a variety of bars here, including a noisy bar suitable for young people, and a bar with peaceful music.

The bar where Yao Chong went to was called Changfeng. When he entered the bar, he heard a gentle and elegant tune.

There were not many people in the bar, so they gathered together in groups of three or three, tasting the wine and chatting.

There are two TVs facing different directions above the bar front desk, and evening news is playing.

Yao Chong knew the owner of this bar, and said that he met him was just a matter of meeting him.

The owner of Changfeng Bar is named Zhou Changfeng. He was once a scholar and asked for his famous posts through connections.

But in the end, Yao Chong failed the exam, which was when he met him.

When I saw him again, he was already the owner of Changfeng Bar.

During the second meeting, Zhou Changfeng and Yao Chong had a lot of chats.

Talking about that imperial examination, his past, and the days after he failed the exam.

If Zhou Changfeng takes out his deeds, it will definitely become a powerful tool for Wu Zetian to promote his ideas.

Because the days after Zhou Changfeng failed the exam were indeed very anti-Confucian.

Before that imperial examination, Zhou Changfeng was full of energy and seemed to be a promising latecomer with a bright future. Even after Yao Chong saw him once, he felt that Zhou Changfeng must not be a thing in the pool.

But Zhou Changfeng failed the exam. After failing, he fell from the clouds high to the ground, and fell all over his body like a phoenix with hair plucked.

At that time, Zhou Changfeng realized what it means to betrayal of relatives and relatives. Then Zhou Changfeng tried to regroup. Unfortunately, reality gave him a ruthless blow, and he couldn't even afford a bite of food in the end. In the end, he could only sell poetry, characters and paintings to make a living.

That period was the most downturn in Zhou Changfeng, but in order to make a living, he had to give up the face of scholars. He had tried everything that could make money.

However, the literary talent he had in the past was not able to bring him substantial benefits. Just as Zhou Changfeng thought that his life was spent in such a daze, an unexpected opportunity changed his destiny.

When Zhou Changfeng was working as a hall in a restaurant, one of the guests was very dissatisfied with the wine claimed by the restaurant and thought that the restaurant was seeking fame.

Zhou Changfeng was pushed up by the shopkeeper as a scapegoat, but Zhou Changfeng gritted his teeth and relied on his experience of drinking and tasting with others in the past, and he gave the guest a glass of mixed wine.

The guest was surprised and was completely fascinated by Zhou Changfeng's wine.

Later, Zhou Changfeng's ability to mix wine has improved more and more, and the owner of the restaurant also relied on Zhou Changfeng more and even used a lot of money to leave Zhou Changfeng.

With this skill, Zhou Changfeng attracted a lot of customers for the restaurant and also earned himself the first pot of gold in his life.

After the opening of the new city, Zhou Changfeng gritted his teeth and opened a bar here with the restaurant owner, and Zhou Changfeng was the mainstay.

Although Zhou Changfeng is not as good as those rich and wealthy families, he has achieved some success.

He was very satisfied with his current life, and he was even completely obsessed with wine. This enthusiasm was deeper than poetry, calligraphy and painting.

Because it was this job that changed his life and his life.

After listening to Zhou Changfeng telling his story, Yao Chong was speechless and Zhou Changfeng invited him to have a drink.

Since then, Yao Chong has never forgotten the taste and has since become a regular customer of Changfeng Bar.

"Changfeng, give me a cup of past events like smoke."

Zhou Changfeng, who was standing in front of the counter, nodded: "Old Yao, please sit first, I will give you the right to share it."

Seeing Zhou Changfeng's familiar handwork, Yao Chong couldn't help but fall into deep thought again.

"Changfeng, your craftsmanship has improved again, but it's a bit fancy." Yao Chong couldn't help but tease.

"There is no way, I will only be surpassed by others, and the customers here like this fancy wine-making technique." Zhou Changfeng didn't know whether he was laughing at himself, or to be honest, or both.

"I agree with what you say, people need to make continuous progress." Yao Chong is not a compliment. Although Zhou Changfeng has given up his identity as a scholar, his words are deeply recognized by Yao Chong.

"But Mr. Yao is standing still."

Yao Chong was stunned for a moment and looked at Zhou Changfeng in confusion.

The two are considered to be close friends, regardless of identity, age, or occupation. However, Zhou Changfeng's words are quite disrespectful to Yao Chong.

In Yao Chong's impression, Zhou Changfeng should not be so disrespectful to him.

"Old Yao, I read your recent issues of Wenru Daily. To put it unpleasantly, the articles written by Mr. Yao are really unsightly. Alas... Mr. Yao, when did Mr. Yao, who was well-educated in five cars, start to mess around."

"Zhou Changfeng, what do you mean? What is wrong with my articles? If you don't give me an explanation today, I will smash your bar."

Yao Chong also became angry. He was not the one who let someone rush over his head and still remained silent.

He is a particularly proud person, especially his own articles. He is proud of his past and present articles.

"Old thoughts, Mr. Yao, people should look forward. Do you think that the people must live a hard life, and there is a suspense but no more, which is called being prepared for danger in times of peace? If the people are rich and everyone lives in peace, is this death from happiness?"

"This is what Mencius said. You have read for several years. Have you forgotten all the ways of Confucius and Mencius?"

"Mencius will also say it wrong. As long as people have mistakes, Mencius's words are too one-sided." Zhou Changfeng said bluntly.

If this sentence was put ten years ago, it would be a rebellious sentence.

Zhou Changfeng couldn't even leave Chang'anmen, and was about to be beaten to death by the angry literati.

Yao Chong blushed and looked at Zhou Changfeng with gritted teeth.

"You...you are bold!"

"Only the people can be rich can the country be strong." Zhou Changfeng didn't care about Yao Chong's face. Yao Chong was no longer the prime minister, and he was not the scholar who begged for a letter: "Only the strong country can shock the neighboring countries. If the court ten years ago was like the court, how many people in the world could eat and wear warm clothes? How many people lived and worked in peace? At that time, Tufan, Turks, Uighurs, and Dangxiang people came to the border to harass each year. After you finished singing, we appeared on the stage. The Central Plains were like their family, coming and leaving at will, which was not lively. But what can the court led by literati do? Your Majesty had a tough attitude and demanding troops to conquer, but they were all pressed down by civil officials. How cowardly the court at that time was? Look at the past ten years, there were two attacks in the borders, one was the Tufan massacre, and the second was the Dangxiang people attacking Nanguan at night. This is the gap. This is the attitude of other countries after the country was strong."

"The reason why foreign tribes reduce attacks is not because Wu Zetian is so capable, because the existence of the Shura Sword, but because the shock of Taiyun's Sixteen Immortals!" Yao Chong gritted his teeth and responded stubbornly.

He would not admit it, and he would not admit it even if he was beaten to death. This was Wu Zetian's credit.

"No one can erase the achievements of Taiyun Sixteen Immortals, but do you really think that Taiyun Sixteen Immortals can shock all the foreign tribes in neighboring countries? If there is no court's toughness and no country's strength, can foreign tribes stop at the border?"

Some things can only be thought of clearly if they are clearly stated, and some people even pretend to be confused when they understand.

For example, Yao Chong, Yao Chong knew that maybe Tufan was indeed scared by the Shura Sword, but what about the Uighurs, Turks, and Dangxiang? Their cruelty was not inferior to Tufan, would they be scared by the Shura Sword?

With their wolfish ambitions for the Central Plains, will they stop because of the failure of Tufan?

The answer is obviously no. The real reason is the change in the court's attitude and the changes in the current situation.

The overall strength of Wu Tang is many times stronger than before.

The strength of any country is far inferior to that of Wu Tang. Even if they are all combined, they may not be able to compare with Wu Tang. In this case of obvious contrast between strength and weakness, if they send troops to harass the border of Wu Tang, it is no different from suicide.

Wu Tang is now eager for them to take action. They take action, which just gave Wu Tang an excuse to send troops.

This is the real reason for the peace of the border in recent years.

Usually, Zhou Changfeng rarely discusses the current situation with Yao Chong, because Zhou Changfeng knows Yao Chong's character and his attitude towards the court. If he talks too much, it will only make both sides unhappy.

But this time he read Yao Chongxin's article, but he was unhappy. Yao Chong felt that the reason why the people should be poor and humble was just the saying that Mencius said was not wrong to be prepared for danger in times of peace, but he was born from worries and died from happiness, which was something that Zhou Changfeng could never agree with.

Because Zhou Changfeng is the beneficiary of the new court policy. If it were all in the past policy, Zhou Changfeng might still sell calligraphy and paintings on the streets. Not to mention supporting his wife, children, and young people, he might not even support his own life. Zhou Changfeng remembered that his wife was washing clothes for wealthy families in order to subsidize the family income. In the cold weather, the hands were frozen and the skin was taken off.

Zhou Changfeng was beaten to death and was unwilling to go back to the poor and poor life in the past. He enjoyed his current life without having to let his wife do that hard work anymore. His children can be blushed, and his parents can maintain their faces, and he no longer has to worry about whether he has something to eat tomorrow.

Is this a requirement too much?

Why can only be a high-ranking official like you, who can live a stable life?

Why do ordinary people like us have to sleep and eat and sleep? (To be continued.)

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