The two sides tried it for a while, and they knew it in their hearts. An Lushan certainly forced Wang Yuan to eat raw meat to see Wang Yuan's reaction, just like welcoming Wang Yuan into the city with a big battle, this is a kind of coercion and coercion. And Wang Yuan's response was also vaguely told An Lushan, if you force me to do something I don't want to do, I will immediately go back to Beijing and interrupt the errand of this trip.

In fact, both of them knew in their hearts that the so-called Xi people's dietary customs, and the so-called Wang Yuan's eating of raw meat would cause illness, were all nonsense. It's just a reason that both sides come up with, and they don't need to be taken seriously. Although Wang Yuan didn't want to offend An Lushan by refusing to eat raw meat, An Lushan never wanted Wang Yuan to leave for this reason, because since the envoy came, he had to use his mouth to report to the court that everything in Hebei Province was stable, and he never wanted Wang Yuan to go back and talk nonsense in front of Xuanzong.

The two sides sat down again, and a steady stream of cooked meat and good wine was placed on the desk, and the atmosphere was warm.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, An Lushan stood up with a wine bowl, his face was full of red, and he said with a smile: "Wang Qin, the main errand of Hebei Province this time is to audit the entry and exit of the materials, money and grain of Ben Shuai Jianxiong Wucheng, as well as the income and expenditure of my military expenses in the two major festivals of Fan Yang and Pinglu." I know that I have asked for more things from the court recently, and some people in the court must have complained a lot, and they must have said some bad things in front of His Majesty. Ben Shuai actually doesn't care, guarding the border of the Tang Dynasty for His Majesty, An tried his best to die, and he had a clear conscience. ”

Wang Yuan bowed and said: "An Shuai is an understanding person, and An Shuai should understand the responsibilities of the dethroned envoy very well." Not...... I don't want to hide it from An Shuai, the purpose of this is indeed these things, and there are indeed calls in the DPRK and China to strictly enforce the system of entering and leaving the military expenses of each town, put an end to the practice of embezzling and spending money and money, food, and materials from the imperial court. But this burden was placed on my shoulders, and I was reluctant to do so. Wang is just a scholar, where do you understand these things. But if you don't live up to Your Majesty's expectations, no matter how difficult it is, you have to grit your teeth and take responsibility. Therefore, An Shuai still needs to cooperate with the envoy, so that the envoy can go back to recover his life. In fact, as far as I am concerned, the Hebei Province guarded by Anshuai is the gateway for my Tang Dynasty to reject the Khitan and Xi people, as long as the border town of Datang is peaceful and free from foreign enemies, it is to spend more money, food and materials, so what? There is nothing to worry about in the discussion of the DPRK and China, but the accounts are clear, there is no selfishness, and the materials, money, and food can be used where they should be used. I don't talk too much about the rest. ”

An Lushan smiled and nodded, in his opinion, Wang Yuan had revealed his hole cards to himself, as long as Wang Yuan could go back to make a deal, he would not talk too much. To some extent, this is a hint to himself that he Wang Yuan is not here to find fault.

"Wang Qinxiang, it is said that Wang Qin's appointment as the Hebei Provincial Envoy was recommended by Yang Zuoxiang, and the relationship between Wang Qin's envoy and Yang Zuoxiang seems to be very close, but I don't know what Yang Zuoxiang could give to Wang Qin's envoy before he left, and what things he explained?"

An Lushan is very direct, even if Wang Yuan's words just now are a gesture of goodwill, he still has to break Wang Yuan's identity and see how Wang Yuan responds.

Wang Yuan smiled and said: "An Shuai, I do have a good relationship with Yang Zuoxiang, that is because when I was in the most difficult time, Yang Zuo extended a helping hand to me and was kind to me. If a man is ungrateful, how is it different from a beast? So of course I will not forget the kindness of Yang Zuoxiang. But Wang is an official of the imperial court, and I will only be loyal to one person, and that is Your Majesty. In fact, Wang was reluctant to depose the envoy. As for why he didn't want to, I think An Shuai knows it, and I don't want to explain more. To say something disrespectful to Yang Zuoxiang, he recommended me as a deposed envoy not to promote me, but to ...... Hey, let's not talk about it. In short, what Wang means is that kindness is kindness, but it has nothing to do with official business. Wang only completed his official work, but he didn't care about what the rest of the people said. ”

An Lushan laughed, of course he understood what Wang Yuan said better than anyone else, and he also knew the reason why the position of the Hebei Provincial Envoy had been vacant. After learning that Wang Yuan was recommended for this position, An Lushan was actually very surprised.

News from the capital said that the relationship between Wang Yuan and Yang Guozhong seemed to have broken down, and the move to recommend Wang Yuan as the deposed envoy seemed to be a promotion, but in fact Wang Yuan was roasted on a charcoal fire, and from this point of view, the theory of a rupture of relations was not necessarily a rumor. And the tone expressed by Wang Yuan at this moment also seemed to be quite dissatisfied with Yang Guozhong. Obviously, Wang Yuan also knew that this envoy was not good.

The vigilance in An Lushan's heart was lifted slightly, although he still had to be on guard against Wang Yuan, but at least he could smell a trace of taste from Wang Yuan's words and deeds.

"Hahaha, I didn't expect Wang Qin to be so quick to speak, An was very surprised, I thought that you scholars were all talking around the corner. Since Wang Qin's envoy is straightforward, An Mou also put down his words here, please rest assured. An will actively cooperate with Wang Qin's errand and will not teach Wang Qin's envoy to be embarrassed. All the accounts, the discrepancies and uses of money, food and materials will be known to Wang Qin, so that Wang Qin's envoy can complete the errand assigned by His Majesty. ”

Wang Yuan got up and raised the wine bowl and said: "General An understands the righteousness, Wang admires it so much, I salute you with a bowl of wine." ”

An Lushan said: "I love to associate with people who speak straightforwardly, although An doesn't know how to write poetry and papers, he is just a big man who doesn't know a few words, but An understands the truth that even readers may not understand." An's loyalty to the court is no less than that of any loyal subject of the Tang Dynasty, so what His Majesty wants to know, An must let His Majesty know and reassure His Majesty. ”

"Thank you." Wang Yuan raised his neck and drank half a bowl of spirits. An Lushan laughed, and also raised his neck to drink the wine in the wine bowl.

Gongsun Lan, who was sitting on the side, looked at Wang Yuan with some concern, although Wang Yuan's wine was very good, but the wine in the north was all strong wine, which was different from the turbid wine and sake in Chang'an, such a bowl of drink, Wang Yuan was afraid that he would be poured on the spot. But what Wang Yuan thought in his heart was that today's meeting would determine An Lushan's attitude towards him during his stay in Hebei Province. In front of An Lushan, he must not be too scheming, and he must be secretive, so that An Lushan feels that he is actually a simple person. Talking is the same, drinking is also, the wine is in people's hearts, even if you are drunk, as long as you confuse An Lushan's impression of yourself, it is worth it.

After An Lushan sat down, he gave An Qingxu, who was sitting next to the desk on the right, An Qingxu got up knowingly, came to Wang Yuan with a wine bowl and said: "Wang Qin, I didn't know that you avoided eating raw meat just now, so there was a lot of offense in your words, so I hereby come to toast and apologize." ”

Wang Yuan got up with a full wine bowl and said with a smile: "Why should the second son mind, what is the matter?" I have heard for a long time that the second son is heroic and martial, and he is the same age as me, and I said on the road, it would be great if I could make friends with the second son. An Shuaiding is proud of his second son. ”

An Lushan stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Don't tell Wang Qin's envoy that An does love my Erlang a lot, and my Erlang did not disappoint Ben Shuai." Erlang, Wang Qin's envoy wants to make friends with you, so you drink this bowl of wine and make friends. It's not for your father to belittle you, you are still a little worse than Wang Qin's envoy, Wang Qin's envoy is the same age as you, but he is already an indispensable pillar of the court, and you are high to make friends with him. ”

Wang Yuan hurriedly said: "An Shuai's Wang can't stand what he said, Wang dares to be." Don't say it, do it first for respect. ”

Knock knock, a bowl of wine into the stomach again. An Qingxu also held the bowl and drank it, lit up the bottom of the bowl and said with a smile: "What my father said is very true, and I also admire the ability of Wang Qin's envoy." I have also heard a little about the deeds of Wang Qin's envoys. I heard that Wang Qin's envoy is also the second in the family line, and I am also the second in the family, which seems to be a bit of a coincidence. ”

Wang Yuan hiccuped and laughed: "Sure enough, it's a coincidence, you are Erlang, and I am also Erlang, and there is really a fate." ”

Everyone laughed secretly in their hearts, these two people are afraid that they are idiots, I don't know how many people are in the world, are they all fateful? An Qingxu is okay, he is just a thing that doesn't learn and doesn't know how to do it, which everyone knows, but he doesn't dare to say it because An Lushan prefers him. This Wang Qin's envoy was even more disgusting, and the same Xinger was also used to forcibly pat himself on the back, and he was really speechless.

An Qingxu smiled: "Sure enough, it's fate." I heard that Wang Qin's envoy was born in the market, and he used to be a fang in a square in the capital, I don't know if it is a rumor or something, I always think it is unlikely. ”

Everyone in the audience fell silent, and more than a dozen pairs of eyes were staring at Wang Yuan's face. The so-called beating people without slapping them in the face, and scolding people without revealing their shortcomings, this is the minimum etiquette. The most taboo thing for a person from a humble background is to be revealed, especially when he is in a high position.

At the beginning, Wang Ji was because Yang Shenjin relied on the old man to chew his tongue behind his back to make fun of his background, so he didn't even care about the relationship between the alliance and his relatives, and resolutely participated in the plan to frame Yang Shenjin, which shows his hatred for Yang Shenjin for revealing his past. And Wang Yuan has been slandered more than once by people on the basis of his background, and before An Qingxu asked this, at least three or four people had attacked Wang Yuan on this ground.

But it's a pity that Wang Yuan doesn't care at all, because he is not a person of this era at all. Even though he has been integrated into it, the honor and disgrace and values in his heart have never changed.