"Initiating the Shengshang, the pseudo-Tang Dynasty envoy Hanlin Bachelor Hubu Shilang Zhong Mo, and the Ministry of Industry Shilang Li Deming, a bachelor of the Academy of Arts and Sciences, came to the table, and said that according to the meaning of the great power to call the minister and pay tribute, he entered a thousand taels of gold vessels, 2,000 horses of Jinqi Ayaluo and royal clothes, rhino belts, tea, medicines, etc., and 500 head of military cattle and 2,000 stones of wine. Please decide. ”

Guo Rong put down his pen, rubbed his wrist, and said with a smile: "Just find someone to receive you, if you cut off the land north of the river and go to the emperor, then I will be approved, otherwise, don't pay attention to him." By the way, cattle cannot be killed, and they are directly exported to Song and Chen Erzhou for farming. ”

“…… Promise. In the opinion of the minister, since the other party came by order, we should not be too rude. Fan Zhen paused and added: "Minister, Li Gu is the best at financial planning, so it is better to let him preside over the affairs of the peace talks." ”

"Li Gu has been busy collecting grain recently, so let's give them face, Fan Xiang, you have to work hard."

"No."

Fan Zhen led the order to go out, returned to his office tent, and invited the envoy of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

After a while, Zhong Mo and Li Deming entered the account and presented the national credentials.

Fan Zhen opened it and looked at it, but it was "...... May Brother Chen, always serve the neighbors, set up or look down on the distant map, hand over to the small country, take the class, take the ban, and celebrate the smell of the chicken dog, Feng Qiongyao thinks it is good, and it will be the benefit of Chen Shanze and the need to help the army. Pious newspapers, in order to answer the high life, the Tao Tu Chaotan, the gift of the currency at night, the ...... "Yunyun."

Fan Zhen smiled: "The two of you are quick and hard, and you are here for this lie?" ”

Zhong Mo said: "The war together, the people suffered, my emperor has benevolence, can't bear to live the people, only want to stop the soldiers, so I came to see the Emperor of the Great Zhou, I wish Brother Chen, build a hundred years of good...... Of course, if the kingdom wants something, it can also be put forward for discussion. ”

Fan Zhen motioned for the two to sit down and drink tea, and said, "In the army, there is no good tea, so you can only chat to quench your thirst, please." ”

The two thanked each other, sat down and took a sip, the fruit was a crude tea stalk, bitter and astringent.

Li Deming frowned slightly, reluctantly swallowed, and caught a glimpse of the clear soup in Fan Zhi's cup, obviously a good tea, he was annoyed, but his face was not good, so he had to say: "I don't know when the Great Zhou Emperor will summon him?" ”

Fan Zhen said with a smile: "My emperor has a lot of opportunities, and now he is making military aircraft deployments, and the matter of peace talks is entrusted to the old man." ”

"This ......"

Fan Zhen saw that the two of them were embarrassed, so he said: "Actually, there is nothing to talk about, my emperor has issued an order, if you cut off the land in the north of the river, go to the emperor, and avoid the sect, then the peace talks can be achieved." In the future, the two countries will take the Yangtze River as the boundary and forge a friendship forever. ”

Zhong Mo smiled and said: "If this is the case, there is really no need to talk about it, my emperor just has benevolence in his heart, but how do you know that your country is so close to an inch, no matter what, this trip is considered a long insight, and I will leave." ”

Li Deming hurriedly grabbed Zhong Mo, who was getting up, and said to Fan Qian: "Everything is discussed and measured, which is the way to discuss things, Fan Xiang really refuses to let people go thousands of miles away?" ”

Fan Zhen laughed and said: "The two of you don't know, my emperor acts, the most simply, the exit into the constitution, the pen into a chapter, so it can't be easy."

In this way, it is not easy for the two of you to come from afar, and it is difficult to talk about your country's thoughts, and ask for the Holy One Time to see if you can be accommodating. ”

Li Deming and Zhong Mo glanced at each other, and they both saw anger and impatience in each other's eyes, so they had to suppress their anger and said: "As long as your country can rest the army, I am willing to cut off the three states of Shou and Lu to sacrifice." ”

Fan Zhen got up and laughed, and said, "In this case, the old man can promise that peace talks can be made, but ...... Is this a private discussion between the two or the meaning of the emperor of your country? ”

"Military affairs, naturally, are not child's play, how can the two of us make decisions in private."

"Okay, then please take a trip to Shouzhou City, don't talk about the other two states, if the Shouzhou army retreats, you can see the sincerity."

Zhong Mo said: "Can Fan Xiang call the shots?" ”

"What is beneficial to the country, the old man can naturally be the master."

"I don't believe what Fan Xiang said, but I must get the golden words of the Great Zhou Emperor."

"In that case, you two please, wait."

Fan Zhen strode out of the door, and after a while, an attendant came over to invite him, saying that the Holy Lord had summoned him.

Zhong Mo and Li Deming got up and came to the imperial tent with the chamberlain, but they saw that the furnishings in the tent were very simple, only one table, two or so, with a huge map hanging on the left side, and a long table on the right, which was piled up like a mountain.

The two bowed down to the middle-aged man behind the table who was writing a book, "Foreign ministers Zhong Mo and Li Deming, meet His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Zhou." ”

"No courtesy."

Guo Rong raised his head from the mountain-like twists and turns, and said coldly: "I don't have time to pay attention to these mundane things, but Fan Qing has said a lot of good things about the two of you, and I will always give you the face, but ......

How stingy thy lord is, and how stingy he is, what is the use of me coming?

Well, if I open my mouth, it will be difficult for you to return to your life, plus Shu, Huang, and Qi, and the three prefectures of Qi, it will be barely forgotten.

If it works, you will go and ask Liu Renzhen to withdraw immediately, if not, you and the two of you will hurry back to Jiangning, I still like the steadfastness of real swords and guns. ”

“……”

Zhong Mo and Li Deming, you look at me, I look at you, I have been speechless for a long time.

Fan Zhen couldn't help laughing, covered his mouth with his sleeve, coughed lightly, and said, "The two of you...... What do you think? ”

Zhong Mo thought that the original intention of the imperial court was to cut the six states, but in fact, the land was just empty talk, and the other four cities had actually been lost, so he gritted his teeth and said: "The foreign minister will go to Shouzhou City and persuade Liu Renzhen to withdraw his troops." ”

Guo Rong nodded and said, "That's very good, Fan Qing, I will allow you to take a half-day off, and in the afternoon, I will accompany Deputy Envoy Li for a walk and a look at our army." ”

"Obey."

Fan Zhen accompanied him out of the tent, and when he saw the two of them outside the tent, he couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief, sneering in his heart, but with a lovely smile on his face, he said, "Two, please." ”

"Thank you, Fan Xiang."

At the moment, Fan Zhi accompanied Li Deming to watch the troops, and Zhong Mo led his entourage to Shouzhou City, riding a horse, only to feel a cold swish on his back, and sighed in his heart, this Lord of the Middle Zhou Dynasty is really powerful, far better than the Tang Lord.

When I arrived at the city of Shouzhou, the entourage signed up loudly, but the city gate was not opened, and only a hanging basket hung from the city.

Zhong Mo was angry in his heart, thinking that it was unseemly, and insisted on opening the city gate, and the city said coldly: "The commander has an order, the enemy army will not retreat, and the city gate will not be opened." ”

Zhong Mo had no choice but to condescend to the noble, the cat nested on the hanging basket, and was pulled up to the city by the defenders little by little, and when he landed on the ground, his legs were weak and he almost fell.

Fortunately, the sergeant next to him put a hand on his shoulder, so that he did not look foreign.

Zhong Mo said: "Where is Liu Shuai?" ”

"The marshal is inspecting the southern city, and someone has been sent to report to him, and the last general will accompany Zhong Shilang to the Jieshuai's mansion first."

Zhong Mo nodded, waited for the entourage to come up, and then lifted his foot into the city, but there was no seat, no carriage or horse, so he could only walk.

Under the bombardment of the stone cannons of the Zhou army, the city was dilapidated, covered with ashes, and the air was filled with an indescribable stench, Zhong Mo had to cover his nose and walk, and before he reached the Jieshuai's Mansion, the bright official robes were already dirty.

Sitting down in the White Tiger Festival Hall, there was a small colonel serving tea, Zhong Mo opened the lid and saw that there was not even a piece of tea, and said angrily: "Is the festival marshal so hospitable?" ”

The little colonel rolled his eyes and said, "It's good to have saliva to drink, are you blind, can't you see the siege of the army?" ”

"You ......"

was angry, Liu Renzhen entered the door accompanied by the prison guard Zhou Tinggou, and when he saw the scarlet robe, he clasped his fists and saluted, saying: "I don't know if the business is coming, I miss the distance." I don't know why the errand came here. ”

"Peace is agreed upon by order."

"Peace?"

Zhong Mo nodded, and said coldly: "The Holy Lord intends to serve the soldiers and the people, and is willing to cut the lands and Zhou of the six states of Shou, Guang, Lu, Shu, Huang, and Qi, and I have come to inform Liu Shuai, please retire immediately." ”

Liu Renzhen laughed, smashed the handsome case with a punch, and said angrily: "I thought it was a bad business, but I knew that it was a spy, left and right, tied him up, and threw him down to the city." ”

"No."

"Hey, hey...... A certain is really sent by the imperial court...... Ahh......hh Woo......"

Zhong Mo struggled desperately, one was weak, which was the opponent of a hundred battles, he held his hands with only one hand, and with one hand, he made a ball of dirty old rags and stuffed them into his mouth.

Bitter, astringent, sour, salty, spicy, smelly, all six flavors.