The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Ge Dongqing said: "Please, Master Chen, call me by my name. You will embarrass me if you do so."

Chen Gongxiang said: "Then you come with me and keep the Marquis company."

"I dare not hide it. When I was an official in the court, I said bad things about Wan Lianxing in private. I'm sure those words have already reached Wan Lianxing's ears."

"What did you say about him?"

Ge Dongqing said: "I just said a few truths. I said Wan Lianxing is not as good as me. I can persuade the princes and countries with my mouth, but Wan Lianxing can only flatter the emperor with his mouth. He only wants to have clothes and good looks, but in fact he is a fool."

Chen Gongxiang said: "You did say something harsh, but are you going to hold a grudge against me just for that one sentence?"

Ge Dongqing said: "Just this one sentence is enough to make Wan Lianxing hate me."

"So what did the Marquis do to you later?"

"Before he could do anything to me, the criminal was exiled here. I never thought that three years later, I would fall into his hands here. It's time and fate."

"Hahaha, you think too much. The Marquis is a very generous man. Some time ago, I was foolish enough to go to his prefectural governor's mansion to make trouble. What I said was unpleasant to hear, but the Marquis didn't hold a grudge and even became my in-law."

"When did it happen?"

"On the fifth day of the first lunar month, he and I became in-laws at Lingchen Temple in Fengying City."

"Who is this relative of yours?"

"Cheng Youning, the eldest grandson of the Wan family. The Wan family is very small, just like my Chen family. They only have one child and treat him like a treasure."

"Then congratulations, Master Chen."

"Come on, let's go have a drink." Chen Gongxiang pulled Ge Dongqing towards the car.

"Master Chen, I can't go."

"Yes, yes."

Chen Gongxiang still pulled this man into his car and took him to Chen Gongxiang's home. At this time, Chen Gongxiang was still drunk after bringing the man back.

When Wan Lianxing saw the visitor, he spoke first, "Oh, I thought you invited someone here, it turns out it's Lord Ge. It's been a long time since we last met. How are you, Lord Ge?"

Ge Dongqing immediately knelt on the ground. Due to the huge difference in status between the two, he had no choice but to bow and submit. "The sinner Ge Dongqing greets the Marquis."

Wan Lianxing stood up and walked around the small table in front of him. He walked to Ge Dongqing and helped him up. "You are a sinner of the court, but not of me. We have served in the same court for many years. Although we have never spoken to each other, we are old acquaintances. It is fate that God has given us to meet again in this distant Fengying. Today, I would like to take this opportunity to drink and talk with Lord Ge until we are drunk."

"The sinner dares not."

Wan Lianxing helped Ge Dongqing to sit at the table. This was the table that Chen Gongxiang had ordered his servants to add wine, food, and bowls and chopsticks to before he invited Ge Dongqing out. According to the rules, Ge Dongqing's table was placed next to Chen Gongxiang, diagonally opposite Wan Lianxing, and opposite him was Huang Chenming.

Ge Dongqing was flattered, but he felt uneasy when he thought about the fact that he was held down by Wan Lianxing twice in a row.

"My Lord, this is unacceptable. I will not be able to sleep or eat well if I sit here."

Wan Lianxing said: "Why not? Don't be so submissive to me. This is not like your character. Show your courage and bravery in the past when you argued with the scholars and looked down on everyone."

"The sinner dares not."

Wan Lianxing said, "Why not? You have seen the world. When I was still in Bianjing, Lord Ge had already traveled around the countries and canvassed for justice. The mountains you have walked on must be towering and steep, the seas you have seen must be roaring and vast, and the people you have met are of all kinds, from the emperors of the vassal states to the poor people who are suffering. The world is full of all kinds of scenery. Lord Ge has seen the world and all living things. Why don't you sit here and drink a few cups with me?"

Ge Dongqing immediately knelt on the ground, tears falling from his eyes. The hero of the past was now in agony. "My Lord, I am no longer the person I used to be. I am under a charge and in chains. I am no longer the Ge Dongqing who could travel around the world. I can no longer leave this country. I can only live with the loess and be with weeds."

Wan Lianxing helped the man up again, "We are both in this world, we share the same pain, but in my eyes you are still you, and you are a piece of gold that will shine again sooner or later."

In the past three years, no one had said such heartwarming words to Ge Dongqing. When he saw Wan Lianxing today, he felt like he had met a confidant. The two of them spoke from their hearts to each other. After a few glasses of liquor, he cried and laughed as he pleased, quite crazy, and kept revealing his innermost thoughts and his revenge to Wan Lianxing.

Huang Chenming was like an outsider. He had stopped drinking a long time ago, claiming that he could not hold his liquor. Chen Gongxiang also fell asleep on the table. Only Wan Lianxing listened to Ge Dongqing complaining and going crazy, revealing the truth that he had not dared to tell anyone for many years.

A jar of white wine completely opened up Ge Dongqing's mouth. "My Lord, I, Ge Dongqing, am well-read and knowledgeable. I have walked more roads than the emperor has heard of. I have devoted myself to the court and have no complaints. Over the years, I have lobbied various countries for the emperor, resolved countless wars, and saved him a lot of bows, crossbows, food and horses. Every year, those small countries that willingly come to pay tribute to my great Lang also have a share of the credit for my lobbying. But now, after failing to lobby the southern Yan Kingdom, I was demoted and exiled here, leaving me to fend for myself like a cow or a horse. The emperor is really ruthless."

"My Lord, I, Ge Dongqing, feel depressed. Why does the Emperor treat me like this? Although I cannot fight and kill enemies like a great general with military power, I have argued with scholars and resolved many crises for Dalang. I have made countless contributions. But today, the Emperor treats me like a piece of grass and abandons me. I am a great strategist, but I have fallen to the point where a humble servant can scold and beat me. Did I spend so many years traveling around the world just to be humiliated?"

Ge Dongqing cried for a while, picked up the wine glass, drank another glass of wine, and said sobbingly: "My Lord, I, Ge Dongqing, regret my decision."

"Where is the regret?"

"The princes of various countries all saw that I was an important figure and invited me to work with them many times with large sums of money. However, I was blind and believed the sweet words of the emperor of Dalang State and was willing to be his subject. It was really a wrong step, and then there were all wrong steps."

Wan Lianxing comforted him: "Dongqing, it's not too late to see him clearly now."

"It's too late. Everything is too late. I have already sacrificed half of my life and my future. I am trapped here and there is no chance to turn back."

Wan Lianxing said: "You just want to go out, right? I will let you out. Just tell me where you want to go. I can send someone to take you there. All you need to do is change your name from now on."