The luncheon for Li Mi lasted until the end of the day, and it was rare to have such an indulgence after the war. Although drinking alcohol in the army is strictly prohibited, Wang Yuan is not an old-fashioned person, and he does not come out to disturb the scenery. After drinking wine for nearly an hour, although the generals were very restrained and did not dare to drink happily, even if Sven drank in small sips, they were all drunk.

Wang Yuan felt that it was almost over, after the banquet, the materials, grain and grass were handed over, and Li Mi had to go on the road and turn back immediately, and Wang Yuan didn't want Li Mi to drink and not even be able to ride a horse. Li Mi is greedy for wine, and now his tongue is curly. Wang Yuan got up and picked up the wine cup, wanting to end today's banquet with the last glass of wine. Everyone also knew that it was time to end, so they got up and raised their glasses, and were about to drink this glass of wine, when they suddenly saw Tan Ping, the captain of the guard battalion, hurriedly trotting from the steps of the palace and bowing to Wang Yuan.

"Deputy marshal, deputy marshal, there is something to report for your humble position."

The generals were busy and silent, Wang Yuan frowned and said: "What's the matter, it's all my own brothers, just say it directly." ”

Tan Ping hurriedly said: "Obey, that's the case, the defenders of the east city gate reported that there was an envoy from Nanzhao Kingdom from Taihe City outside the city gate, saying that he asked to see the deputy marshal." ”

Wang Yuan was stunned for a moment, and then laughed and said: "Sure enough, I said that within three days, the envoy will come the next day, it seems that Ge Luofeng is very anxious." ”

The generals were also in an uproar, and Vice Marshal Wang expected it to be good, and Ge Luofeng really sent a messenger. At this time, Ge Luofeng sent an envoy, and his intention could not be more obvious, obviously to negotiate peace.

Wang Yuan smiled and said, "Where is the barbarian envoy now?" ”

Tan Ping said: "Without the permission of the deputy marshal, the defenders did not dare to let them into the city, and they are still outside the east gate." ”

Wang Yuan reprimanded with a heavy face: "What kind of words does this look like? People are also envoys of Nanzhao Kingdom, how can they be turned away? Be courteous. Hurry up and invite him, it just so happens that our banquet is not over, so he will come to have two drinks and discuss important matters. ”

Tan Ping surrendered his promise, hurriedly turned around and went quickly.

Wang Yuan smiled and leaned back in the chair, holding his cheeks with his hand and thoughtfully did not speak. Li Mi smiled and asked: "Deputy Marshal, then we may be able to reach a peace agreement today, and we can just let Xian Yu Dashuai bring this news back to the capital to report." ”

Wang Yuan shook his head slightly and said: "That's hard to say, they took the initiative to send envoys here to ask for peace, but whether the conditions can satisfy me is another matter." Ladies and gentlemen, it is true that we want to reach a peace agreement with Nanzhao and retreat, but our intention must not be discovered by the Nanzhao envoys, otherwise they will take advantage of this. After a while, you will look at my eyes and act, although the two armies will not fight each other, but let this envoy know that we are not interested in peace talks, and we cannot teach them what we think. In this case, we take the initiative, and we always have to force Ge Luofeng to achieve all the conditions I want. ”

The generals laughed, and Song Jiangong said: "What the deputy marshal said is that Ge Luofeng was bold this time, causing our Jiannan Army to suffer heavy losses, how could it be so easy to spare him." Even if a peace agreement is reached, this guy must be taught to bow his head and admit his mistakes, trample on his self-esteem, so that he will not dare to show his fangs again. ”

"Yes, humiliating this guy so much, where is it so easy for him to reach a peace agreement, then he is not in Taihe City laughed off his big teeth, thinking that we were played by him on applause. He always has to be scared to the point of urine. Liu Jun said with a smile.

Wang Yuan smiled and pointed at Liu Jun and said, "You have learned badly at a young age, you are not good at this." ”

Liu Jun grinned and said: "If there is a father, there must be a son, and I also learned from my father-in-law." ”

Wang Yuan was speechless, and the generals burst into laughter.

Everyone was talking and laughing, Tan Ping returned again to report that the envoy of Nanzhao had been brought outside the door, Wang Yuan was busy dressing and sitting upright, and all the generals were also restrained, everyone looked indifferent, looking like a cow, a ghost, a snake and a god. But outside the hall door, a middle-aged man with black beard in a Tang robe was slowly walking up the stairs. This middle-aged man is wearing a Tang costume, and his face has no wrinkles, and his gestures are elegant and generous, and there is no panic on his face, with a faint smile on his face, and his bearing is extraordinary.

"Sent by the lord of Nanzhao and the princess of Erhai of Nanzhao Kingdom, Zhou De'an, a bachelor of Hanlin Academy of Nanzhao Kingdom, came to meet Wang Yuan, deputy envoy of Jiannan Jiedu of the Tang Dynasty, and the generals. I was courteous under it! The middle-aged man bowed, and when he opened his mouth, it turned out to be a Chang'anjing dialect with a round mouth, and his words were gentle and beautiful, neither humble nor arrogant.

"Seeing my deputy marshal of the Jiannan Army, why don't you kneel?" Wei Guangzhong shouted in a deep voice.

Zhou Dean said with his hand: "I kneel to the sky, kneel to the ground, and kneel to the king and parents." In addition, when they see anyone, they only bow down and do not bow down. It's not that he is disrespectful to Vice Marshal Wang, even if he sees the palace minister of Nanzhao, he himself will not kneel. ”

"Presumptuous, when you see my handsome, you must kneel, otherwise it will be disrespectful, disrespectful to my handsome, I will ask you to suffer." Liu Dehai shouted angrily.

Zhou Dean smiled slightly, and said to Liu Dehai: "This general is unreasonable to speak, is kneeling down to be respectful?" I can bow down to the king's vice-marshal, but if I kneel on the ground and scold the king's vice-marshal in my heart, is that respectful or disrespectful? Does this general want me to kneel and scold Vice Marshal Wang in my heart, or stand and praise Vice Marshal Wang in my heart? ”

"You ......" Liu Dehai was speechless for a while, not knowing how to answer Zhou De'an's questioning.

Wang Yuan laughed and said, "General Liu, you can't argue with him, step down." Mr. Zhou's words are sharp, but he is an eloquent. ”

Zhou Dean arched his hand and said: "Thank you for the praise, I am not quibbling, what I said is reasonable." ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said: "You are the name of the Tang Dynasty, judging by your demeanor and accent, you should not be a barbarian." ”

Zhou Dean said: "I am from Chang'an Wannian County, Datang Dynasty. ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said, "So let's be an authentic fellow." You are from the Tang Dynasty, why did you come to Nanzhao Kingdom and become a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy? ”

Zhou Dean smiled and said, "Vice Marshal Wang, do you still need to ask?" Where I can stay, I will be. Full of talent and learning, it is only sold to those who know the goods. ”

Li Mi interjected: "You are from the Tang Dynasty, but you came to Nanzhao as an official, isn't this a betrayal of the Tang Dynasty and disloyalty to the Tang Dynasty?" Where is your integrity? ”

Zhou Dean laughed and said, "Does this old general talk to me about loyalty, filial piety, and righteousness?" So please tell me, what is loyalty? ”

Li Mi said in a deep voice: "There are no two servants to serve the king, it is for loyalty. ”

Zhou Dean said with disdain: "The old general's interpretation of the word loyalty is too narrow, and the real loyalty is not the loyalty that your old general says." "Left Turn" cloud: Do your best to be loyal to the virtues of serving the public, doing things, and being loyal to people. Zhuge Kong Mingyun: Sincerity and selflessness are loyal. Zhongyun in "Warring States Policy": Do your best to do whatever you want, serve your duties and be loyal. Confucius Ziyun: Straightforward and loyal, so there are loyal words. What I say is the words of the sages or history books, and they all have sources. The loyalty of the old general, but I don't know where it comes from. ”

Everyone was dumbfounded, this week De'an quoted scriptures and classics and chattered, these leading generals here know these things, even if they have read books, they all know nothing, but how are they opponents.

Wang Yuan smiled and said, "Why did I send you, a Tang man, to the barracks, it turned out that I came to play tricks." ”

Zhou De'an said with a straight face: "Vice Marshal Wang's words are wrong, and I am here to discuss with Vice Marshal Wang about the boycott of war and peace between the two sides. As for the words just now, they were not mentioned by me, but by your generals. And I am also reasoning rather than quibbling. I heard that Vice Marshal Wang was also a bachelor from the Tang Hanlin Academy, but they don't understand, and the deputy marshal won't and won't understand. ”

Wang Yuan sneered: "It's rare that you still remember your mission here, okay, you love to argue, I will accompany you to argue." Let you argue happily, let's get down to business. ”

Zhou Dean smacked his lips and said: "The deputy marshal thinks that I am a strong argument, and I have nothing to say." The deputy marshal wants to argue with the subordinates, and he does not dare not accompany him. ”

Wang Yuan laughed and said, "Interesting, interesting, this is a challenge to me." You should be a conceited person, and no one in the world is in your eyes. Well, I know that it is your duty to make peace with my army, and that you must have been prepared to use your arguments to persuade us to agree to your terms. The beauty of a gentleman's adulthood, I will fulfill you. If you can argue with me, you don't need to put forward conditions, my army will immediately withdraw and return to the north, and will no longer attack Taihe City. What do you think? ”

All the generals were shocked, and they all looked at Wang Yuan in surprise, the deputy marshal actually wanted to make a bet with this guy with a lotus tongue in a debate, if he lost, would he just retire? Although everyone admired Vice Marshal Wang's ability, it was limited to leading troops to fight, and they had never heard of Vice Marshal Wang's ability to argue.

Zhou Dexin was relieved for a while, he knew before he came that this trip was a heavy responsibility, and the reason why he was so clever was not to provoke the other party, but to overwhelm these Tang Dynasty generals who could only fight in momentum. In terms of being brave and ruthless, he is not an opponent, but when it comes to verbal words, he can kill these stupid and stupid Qiu Ba in seconds.

"Okay, according to the words of Vice Marshal Wang, let's argue, if I win, your army will immediately withdraw from Nanzhao."

"What if you lose?" Wang Yuan asked with a smile.

"If I lose, I'll ...... Convenient...... Brushed his sleeves and returned without saying a word. Go back and ask the lord and the princess to send someone else to discuss with the deputy marshal. ”

"You can calculate, and you lose a lot of hair. I don't care about you, I won't punish you if you lose, I won't drive you away, and I still negotiate peace. There is only one request, if you talk wisely during the peace discussion again, I will rip off your clothes and order someone to drive you back to Taihe City with a whip. ”

Zhou Dean swallowed and spit, gritted his teeth and said: "I will follow the order of the deputy marshal, if I lose, I will only talk about peace and no more nonsense." ”

Wang Yuan smiled, stood up and came to Zhou De'an's side, and said in a deep voice: "You look like you should be proud of being a high eight buckets, and you have read all the subsets of scriptures and history." ”

Zhou Dean hugged his fists and said: "Don't dare, the subset of the history doesn't dare to say that the melons are ripe, but they are also backwards." If Vice Marshal Wang wants to win against me, don't ask me to debate this issue, and I don't care. ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said: "You are agitating me, okay, I'll take your agitation method." I'll ask you a question about that. How did you read the Analects? ”

Zhou De was ecstatic in his heart, but his face said indifferently: "The Analects is a scripture that the scribes of the world have studied since childhood, and they are naturally familiar with every word and sentence. Vice Marshal Wang, I advise you not to make a question on this, the Analects are all over the world, except for the title of the 15,900 words, I am very familiar with it. ”

Wang Yuan nodded and said: "You are quite proficient in the use of the method, I just fell for you, and I asked the question in the Analects." ”

"Then it's up to you, Vice Marshal Wang, as long as you don't say that I'm invincible afterwards." Zhou Dean said indifferently.

Wang Yuan smiled, thought for a moment and said, "Listen, the question is here." ”