GS 73: Midnight

Vivid Harmony had been a famed name for years, and Huaiyang food was an even further rarity in the capital. When Fu Shen came in the door, someone was already waiting for him in a private room. Gu Shanlu, dressed in everyday wear, got up to greet him. “You’re here, General. Please, come inside quick.”

When they had said their goodbyes outside the city that last time, he had still been a very minor Imperial Censor of shallow influence. After the chaos divided everything, he had been put into a rather hefty position by Changzhi, and even promoted to a senior official of the Censorate in Jiangnan, ranking as one of the nine great subjects of the Hall of Prolonged Honor. After returning to the capital, he still oversaw the Censorate, maintained order in denouncements, and heard what music was being played on the wind.