This is a story about "protecting the glimmer of light in the heart under the shadow of the collapse of the prosperous age".
In the third year of Tianbao's reign, he lived in the West City of Chang'an. Lu Jiulang, a veteran wine-making veteran, Pei Qiniang, a pipa girl, and Du Shisan, a down-and-out scholar, opened a "Wangyou" wine shop deep in the city.
There are three plots here: a "New Score of Music and Dance" hides the password of the Taiyue Department's unjust case, and a jar of "Kunlun Wine" secretly reveals the corruption coordinates of the Hexi Army. Using poetry as their blade and the market as their shield, they pieced together the shocking truth bit by bit in the dark game between the eunuchs and the Jiedushi.
There are even more fireworks here: the hot noodle soup sent by the neighbors, the soothing wine prepared by Lu Jiulang, the old scars healed by Pei Qiniang, and the unyielding "Refugee" written by Du Shisan. The hustle and bustle of the West Market, the aroma of Hu cakes, and the warmth of neighbors helping each other constitute the last safe haven in troubled times.
When An Lushan's iron hoof broke through the prosperity, the prosperous Chang'an fell into darkness. Everyone in the wine shop did not choose to escape, but clung to this small area. "The prosperous times will eventually come to an end, but the protection will never end." On the war-torn New Year's Eve, this small inn became the last light to illuminate Chang'an in the troubled times.
