Zhang Wenwu, Wang Jiezhong and other members of the Xia delegation discussed on their own, but they did not realize that their words and words had been monitored by others word for word. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The people who were listening to them were none other than people from the Xinghua Empire, and they were in an attic about fifty meters away from the inn. In fact, the room where Zhang Wenwu and the others were had already been passive, but because of the extremely high concealment, Zhang Wenwu and the others did not find anything unusual from beginning to end.

"This bugging device is under the table, and it should be safe enough that they will never find it. Qin Chengjun, the director of the Shucheng Intelligence Bureau of the Xinghua Empire, showed a smug smile as he spoke.

"Director, we don't really need to care about this, because, with their eyes, it is impossible for them to know what a bugging is. So, even if they found something under the table, they wouldn't have thought it was a device listening to them. A subordinate replied with a sneer, and between the lines, there was a hint of contempt for the Xia delegation.

His words resonated with all the personnel of the intelligence sub-bureau present, and everyone responded with the same smug smile, in fact, this pride came from the pride given to them by the empire, and they were convinced that what the empire has may not have elsewhere.

Of course, there is a heavy responsibility, and you really can't underestimate the enemy.

As far as the matter is concerned, Qin Chengjun said solemnly: "Send someone to keep an eye on the person who is in the Xia State Division, I want to know where he has been and who he has met." ”

"Yes, Director. The subordinates also resumed their serious attitude, listened carefully to Qin Chengjun's instructions, and replied.

"Shu City is not easy to come by, and it cannot be lost in our hands. So we joke as a joke, we must strengthen monitoring in the near future, and we must not be sloppy and paralyzed, so as to prevent the people of the Xia Kingdom from secretly making crossroads and causing losses to the empire. By the way, it is also necessary to pay attention to monitoring the speech of residents in the city recently. I want to know what the residents of the city said about the Xia delegation. In the midst of this, if you find anyone you think needs special attention, create a file for them. Qin Chengjun continued to add.

All subordinates should be together.

In the evening, Zhao Chang came forward and invited Zhang Wenwu and other Xia officials to his private residence for dinner together. This dinner, although not a Hongmen banquet, is also an obvious political banquet, because it is a test before the armistice talks between the Xia State and the Xinghua Empire, and it is by no means a simple gathering. In fact, although neither of the parties at the banquet explicitly stated this, in fact, everyone understood what the banquet meant to them.

It's just that, as it happens, the people who are going to come to this banquet in both countries have their own plans. To put it bluntly, both sides invariably want to test the bottom line of both sides.

This is because, if there is really a peaceful truce, it is inevitable that an open and fair peace negotiation will first be held between the Xia State and the Xinghua Empire to determine the conditions under which both sides are willing to cease. After all, neither the Xia Kingdom nor the Xinghua Empire was willing to surrender unconditionally to the other, which naturally required a fair peace negotiation.

Therefore, this dinner party, which was invited in a private name, can actually be regarded as a warm-up for both sides, so that before the public peace talks, the two sides can first have a chance to express their attitude of conciliation with each other, and more importantly, they can informally understand each other's requirements first, so as to avoid having nothing to talk about at the beginning of the formal meeting because of disputes.

The dinner was held in the main hall of Zhao Chang's private residence.

Of course, although this dinner is a private party and is non-diplomatic in nature, it does not mean that Zhao Chang will snub the distinguished guests. The whole banquet scene was carefully arranged in advance. In the hall, on the ceiling, hanging energy-saving lamps illuminate the hall like daylight, on both sides of the specially arranged some generous and decent decorations and indoor plants, and on the dining table, there are some mouth-watering delicacies, a wide variety, and the color and flavor are complete, there are suckling pig, roast sheep, roast duck and other meat, but also with more than ten kinds of seasonal vegetables.

Zhang Wenwu, Wang Jiezhong and other members of the Xia delegation were first attracted by the bright energy-saving lamps when they first walked into Zhao Chang's private residence, and they couldn't help but be surprised. It's normal, after all, this product of modern civilization from Blue Mercury is naturally a rare breed that has never been seen before.

"What kind of scene is this?" Wang Jiezhong looked up and saw the bright energy-saving lamp, and asked Zhang Wenwu in surprise with half questions and half speculation, "It doesn't seem to be a flame lamp." ”

These words revealed their shallow knowledge, and also made the Shucheng policemen who were in charge of security work around them hear this, and they couldn't help but glance at them contemptuously.

Zhang Wenwu was careful, and when he noticed this detail, he frowned, and the contempt in the eyes of the people around him was undoubtedly because of Wang Jiezhong's quick words. So, Zhang Wenwu couldn't help reminding: "Jiezhong, don't lose your courtesy." ”

Wang Jiezhong retracted his gaze, and also realized his faux pas, so he immediately replied in a low voice embarrassedly: "Yes, Lord Zhang." ”

"Representatives of the Xia Kingdom, Lord Zhao Changzhao has been waiting in the main hall for a long time. At this time, a person who looked like a housekeeper in Zhao Chang's mansion walked straight towards them and said with a smile on his face.

Zhang Wenwu smiled slightly, he had the pride of the Xia people, and walked into the main hall first.

Zhao Chang sat on the main seat, and when he saw Zhang Wenwu and the others coming in, he stood up, smiled and invited everyone to the table, and said, "Guests from the Xia Kingdom, please come to the table!"

"Lord Zhao's words are wrong, we are the masters, and you are the guests. Zhang Wenwu said sarcastically. He is the representative of the Emperor of the Xia Kingdom, so he naturally wants to show a certain attitude. Moreover, just now, because of Wang Jiezhong's words, they almost lost their aura at the beginning of entering the door, so Zhang Wenwu wanted to use an appropriate tough attitude at this time to break back a game for their Xia Kingdom.

"Oh, now Yunzhou is my territory of prosperity, and the people are all subjects of His Majesty of my empire, how can they not be the masters?" Zhao Chang also retorted without hesitation, and the implication of his words was extremely obvious - bluntly saying that Yunzhou has been occupied by us, then it is my territory, and when you come to our territory, you are our 'guests', and you can only be 'guests'.

This is not a formal negotiation occasion, and there is no need to pay too much attention to certain verbal exchanges. The point is how to find out the opponent's hole cards from such a verbal exchange.

"Some countries, not knowing what justice is, wantonly set off a national war, which will inevitably lead to the misery of the people, and the country will not be a country. Zhang Wenwu continued to satirize and curse the future of Xinghuaguo.

Zhao Chang laughed, he regarded Zhang Wenwu's sarcasm as the anger of the loser's powerlessness against him, so he was proud.

"Gentlemen, I have the final say here, please enjoy the food at the dinner!" Zhao Chang smiled and ended this confrontation that could not change the outcome with a mild-sounding tone.

Zhang Wenwu saw that Zhao Changsi was throwing thousands of pounds, not talking about justice, but talking about "I have the final say", obviously not ready to talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality, and suddenly had a feeling that he had no idea where to start.

The dinner was served at separate tables, with each guest having a small rectangular table filled with food. Guests only need to sit cross-legged on the wooden floor of the hall and enjoy their meal.

This dinner was a reception decided by Zhao Chang temporarily, and the preparations were a little hasty. However, Zhao Chang still instructed his subordinates to prepare as much as possible, with food, music, and singing and dancing.

Seeing that Zhang Wenwu and them were deflated, Zhao Chang was in a good mood, and the smiles on his face continued.

Zhang Wenwu was very dissatisfied, and took the entourage officials to the table one by one.

This time, six officials from the Xia delegation attended Zhao Chang's dinner. In the hall, they occupy six small dining tables on the right. The rest of the tables on the left are more, mainly officials from Shucheng of Xinghua Kingdom. These officials included officials transferred from Xinghua State, as well as local officials in Shucheng, all of whom were subordinates of Zhao Chang.

In the hall, some officials were more embarrassed. They were originally officials of Shucheng in the Xia Kingdom, and soon after the Xinghua Kingdom captured Shucheng, they chose to join the Xinghua Kingdom and serve the Xinghua Kingdom. Therefore, in the face of Zhang Wenwu and others, they couldn't help but dare not look directly. Of course, this group of people is also the officials who are the most reluctant to see the Xia State recover Yunzhou. Once the Xia Kingdom recovers Yunzhou, they will inevitably not be able to continue to gain a foothold in Yunzhou, and they will have to live far away in Xinghua Kingdom. Imperial countries, for traitors, are often exterminated, and they can't afford it.

Zhang Wenwu and they had just taken their seats, and Zhao Chang smiled and said that his dinner had officially begun, and everyone was ready to go. All the officials of Shucheng responded one after another, thanking Zhao Chang for his hospitality.

Zhao Chang looked at the people in the Xia delegation, thought about it, and stood up.

"Colleagues, Ambassador Zhang Wenwu of the Xia delegation came to our Shucheng for the sake of the armistice between the two armies and the realization of peace between the two countries, let us toast them and express our respect. Zhao Chang raised his glass and drank the wine in one gulp, looking at Zhang Wenwu and the others.

Zhang Wenwu was stunned when he heard this, and Zhao Chang's words were very powerful. If Zhang Wenwu rejects Zhao Chang's words, it means that there is no sincere negotiation. However, Zhang Wenwu affirmed Zhao Chang's words, and then recognized that Shucheng belonged to the territory of Xinghua.

Therefore, Zhang Wenwu also raised his cup, took a small sip, and put it down without saying a word. Everyone didn't know whether Zhang Wenwu would pay tribute to Zhao Chang or just give him a step.

Zhao Chang went down the stairs as soon as he had steps, nothing to be embarrassed about. He instructed his servants and called a group of Kabuki to come up and dance. Kabuki and the band had been waiting outside the hall for a long time, and at the first command, they entered the hall.

After a while, a group of musicians and dancers were ready, and they danced softly to the performance of the band.

The dance, very gorgeous, the music, very beautiful. However, it didn't take long for Xia Guoren's face to change.

Zhang Wenwu and the other six people were a little uncomfortable, because some people saw that these musicians and dancers were all from the official song and dance workshop of the Xia Kingdom, and the dance they danced was actually the most popular dance in the Xia Kingdom - Phoenix Dance. The phoenix dance is a unique dance of the Xia Kingdom, and when the emperor of the Xia Kingdom sacrifices to the sky, he likes to see the dance the most, and it is also the phoenix dance. Even, in the foreign war, the Xia Kingdom was victorious, and it was also a phoenix dance to celebrate. Feng Wu is said to be the national dance of the Xia Kingdom, and it is okay. However, now that the Xia Kingdom has lost Yunzhou and Shucheng, the dancing girl has also become a national of the Xinghua Kingdom, and under the arrangement of the Xinghua Kingdom, she danced the phoenix dance in front of the Xia delegation, which is really a humiliation.

Zhang Wenwu looked at the dancer's brisk dance steps, his face was gloomy, and he hated it in his heart. He began to think about his endurance, whether he was as strong as he thought he was, and how he could break the game.

Deputy envoy Wang Jiezhong chose to keep eating vegetables and drinking, showing an embarrassed appearance that he was afraid that he would not have to eat.

The rest of the Xia people are naturally dominated by the two envoys. The two envoys did not speak, and neither did they.

While enjoying the song and dance, Zhao Chang observed the movements and expressions of Zhang Wenwu and others. The Shucheng Intelligence Bureau of the Xinghua Empire monitored the intelligence of the Xia delegation, which was sent every day, so Zhao Chang knew Zhang Wenwu's movements very well. Zhao Chang has a strong sense of superiority over Zhang Wenwu and other Xia people, and he really hopes that Zhang Wenwu will be impulsive, he will beat it, and slap his face by the way.

After a while, Zhang Wenwu looked at Zhao Chang thoughtfully. In the afternoon, the officers of the Department sneaked out of the inn and brought back some information. According to the information obtained by the Xia State Division, Zhao Chang is the number two person in Shucheng, and his power is second only to Qin Zhengguo, the number one person. Therefore, Zhao Chang's ideas will definitely have a crucial influence on the negotiation meeting. Zhang Wenwu felt that he needed to do something and took the initiative to test it. He moved Wang Jiezhong and asked him to cooperate.

Wang Jiezhong stopped his chopsticks and nodded lightly to show that he understood.

Soon, a phoenix dance ended.

Zhang Wenwu stood up and said loudly: "I don't think Xinghua is like a barbarian, why don't Xinghua return my Xia Kingdom Yunzhou." Our emperor Xia is willing to form a brotherly country with Xinghua and trade ...... The two countries will be friends forever!"

Suddenly, the audience was deserted, and no one said anything.

Zhang Wenwu smiled proudly, he thought that everything he said was righteous, and he felt that the effect of his words was good, and he even wanted Zhao Chang to open his mouth to debate with him.

In Zhang Wenwu's thoughts, the invasion of Xinghua was a fact. This is because at the beginning, Xinghua invaded Yunzhou in the name of rescuing its own merchants. As a result, it was Xinghua that occupied Yunzhou, which was an unrighteous act. In any case, if Xinghua does not do anything good, it will lose the hearts of the people. Zhang Wenwu's idea is to expose this fact, let Xinghuaguo face this fact, and let the world know Xinghuaguo's sinister intentions.

However, Zhang Wenwu took it for granted.

The Xinghua Empire needs a righteous expedition in the name of winning the hearts and minds of the people, not that the upper echelons of the Xinghua Empire are benevolent people, and the Xinghua Army is not vegetarian.

Zhao Chang smiled slightly and replied: "Yunzhou is not an item, the future of Yunzhou should be decided by the people of Yunzhou." Besides, Yunzhou is not a loan from your country to our country, so how can we talk about returning it! Please listen carefully, Lord Zhang, I am here to represent the entire army of the Xinghua Empire in Yunzhou, and welcome you Xia Army to come and regain Yunzhou!" )