At noon, some officials arrived late to take them into the palace. Yu Yinqiao put on the clothes of his entourage, dressed in disguise, mixed in the three entourages, and followed Sun Zhaoyuan into the palace.

Entering the banquet hall of the palace, I saw that more than a dozen tables had been set up, and the first table in the middle sat a man in his thirties, black and strong, with gorgeous clothes, thinking that it was Li Yongding, Chen Yonghua and dozens of other officials in other tables, and there was an empty table at the end of the side, which was left for Prince De and Sun Zhaoyuan.

The serving official said, "Please sit down at the table of the minister of the Nie Er clan." ”

Sun Zhaoyuan said: "Slow! ”

The official said, "What's the matter, Lord Sun?" ”

Sun Zhaoyuan said: "Prince De and this official were ordered by me to make a pilgrimage to the Li clan on Hanging Island. Since King Yong agreed to surrender and negotiate peace, he should show sincerity, how can I let Prince De, who has the highest title in the dynasty, sit at the last seat, King Yong is the prince, and Prince Daode is not the prince? King Yong is an ordinary prince of the previous dynasty, but Prince De is the prince of the Nie Er clan, on the title, still above King Yong, on etiquette, Prince De should sit in the first seat, and King Yong sits in the second seat, which is in line with the number of etiquette. ”

Li Yongding said: "Sun Zhaoyuan, this king heard that you have some talent, but you are too bold. Do you know that the minister of peace talks sent by the Nie Er clan in the last post has been beheaded by me. ”

Sun Zhaoyuan said: "How can I not know about this matter, but Prince De, as the minister who recruited the Qincha, since he dared to come, he has already put life and death out of the way." If King Yong dares to kill the prince and the minister again, I will vow to raise the strength of the whole country to level the hanging island. ”

Yu Yin Qiao was listening in horror. Yu Yinqiao and Sun Zhaoyuan get along day and night, and never feel that Sun Zhaoyuan is an aggressive person, but this time in front of Li Yongding, he is particularly unyielding and-for-tat. Yu Yin Qiao's palms were already oozing with sweat.

How did Yu Yinqiao know, but Sun Zhaoyuan had his own reasons: first, saying that he was not as good as Prince De of the Nie Er clan in the previous dynasty, this was to provoke Li Yongding and hook up his hostility towards Prince De; Second, the minister of the Qin mission is Prince De, if you want to kill Prince De, I Sun Zhaoyuan is just a person sent by the Son of Heaven of the Nie Er tribe to record what you talk about and what you say, you want to kill me, how does the Son of Heaven of the Nie Er tribe know the details of this peace talks, how can you be prestigious? Then what was your purpose in killing Prince De? 3. Provoke him with the method of agitation, if you dare to kill Prince De, my Nie Er clan will dare to send the whole country's soldiers to destroy you, according to Li Yongding's temperament of killing his brother and uncle, he will definitely be even more murderous in this way.

Li Yongding really got angry and said: "Prince De, you are so majestic, come to my Hanging Island, not only do you not give a big salute, but you also want to sit in the chief, are you really bullying no one on Hanging Island?" ”

Prince Nade was roasted on the fire by Sun Zhaoyuan, but he only said that Sun Zhaoyuan was for the face of the Nie Er clan, so he couldn't let go of his body willingly, so he could only stubbornly say: "This king is the king of the orthodox bloodline of the Nie Er clan, and his identity is naturally no better than that of ordinary ministers. Of course, now the hanging island is still in the hands of the Yongwang, and the guest is as he pleases, and the king is also allowed to sit in the second seat. ”

Li Yongding said: "This king saw that the Nie Er tribe had the sincerity of peace talks, so he accepted a few people to land on the hanging island, but Prince De thought that this was a surrender. This king is here to talk, I'd rather die than surrender, as for Prince De, you are a nobleman of the Nie Er clan, so if you touch this king so hard, aren't you afraid that you won't be able to go back? Taking your head to sacrifice the flag doesn't just strengthen my prestige. ”

Chen Yonghua saw that Li Yongding was angry, and hurriedly reconciled, and said: "The prince is angry, this meeting is to see the sincerity of the Nie Er clan on the hanging island, and sent the prince with the title of honorable to negotiate, full of sincerity. ”

Li Yongding listened to Chen Yonghua's words, which was in line with his heart, and he also wanted to see the bottom line of the Nie Er clan, so it was good to listen to it first and watch it first. At first, I just took some identity, looked for some factions, and suppressed the ministers of the Nie Er clan, so that I could take the initiative. didn't think about it, but Sun Zhaoyuan didn't agree, and sternly refused, so that he couldn't step down. However, at this time, Chen Yonghua handed over the steps, and temporarily eased the atmosphere before making plans.

Li Yongding said: "Master Chen is reasonable. Although Prince De and his party are rude, but the way of benevolence and righteousness is practiced on the island, we must also learn from the mind of the sage, and do not see the general knowledge of the foreigners who drink blood from Ru Mao. The person who came, according to the performance of Lord Chen, rearranged the seats of Prince De and his entourage according to the etiquette of honoring guests. ”

Those serving officials moved their seats, and Prince De and his party sat second.

Li Yongding raised his glass and said: "Since the recovery of the first king, the hanging island has made great efforts to govern the country, and now the officials and the people are united, and the officials are clean and clear, and the population has exceeded one million, an increase of nearly fifty percent. It communicates with various countries, trades back and forth, obtains countless gold and silver, has 200,000 soldiers, and all ports are guarded by artillery. This is the dedication of the ministers of this dynasty. Come, ministers, this king respects you a cup, and also respects the ministers of the Nie Er clan with a cup. ”

When Prince De heard this, he was very displeased, and Li Yongding said that he respected the minister of the Nie Er clan for a cup, and belittled Prince De too low. It's just that he thought that Li Yongding had already given in, and if he collided with him again, it wouldn't be very appropriate, so he endured it.

But he didn't want to, Sun Zhaoyuan came out to speak again, and said: "King Yong, you can drink this wine together first, and when King Yong respects Prince De alone, we can only drink this wine with Prince De." Discuss fellowship, be sure to be equal, how can there be such a thing as King Yong, and toast Prince De as a subordinate. ”

The house was full and shocked. Prince De was roasted on the fire by his Sun Zhaoyuan, but Sun Zhaoyuan's words were indeed to protect his Prince De's face, so he could only admit it.

Chen Yonghua said in his heart: "This Sun Zhaoyuan, I heard rumors that he is clever, but he doesn't want to contradict King Yong again and again, if he acts like this again, King Yong will definitely be angry, and the scene will not be able to be contained." ”

Chen Yonghua hurriedly relieved the siege and said: "The etiquette of the hanging island is to ask everyone to raise a glass and drink together. King Yong's intention is nothing more than to let the ministers of the two sides raise a glass to wish today's peace talks a smooth future, which is a good intention, and Lord Sun does not need to worry too much. Since Ambassador Sun asked King Yong to pay tribute to Prince De alone, the official had the courage to invite King Yong, and after clinking glasses with Prince De alone, we all raised our glasses again. ”

Sun Zhaoyuan said in his heart: "This person is worthy of being a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, witty and intelligent. He said that King Yong's contempt for Prince De was the custom of hanging islands, and that I was angry with King Yong's words as a recital, and that he wanted King Yong's favor and gave King Yong steps, so that the situation could not be unbalanced. Yesterday I wanted to use this person, Prince Baode's life, so it seems that I didn't lose my eyes. ”

Li Yongding's face really slowed, and he said, "Since this is the case, I will allow Master Chen to play." Come, Prince De, you have come from afar, and this king will give you a drink. ”

Prince De also raised his glass and said: "Come, King Yong, I wish the peace talks a smooth future." ”

The two of them drank the wine in their glasses.

After the two of them drank, all the people present at the table raised their glasses and drank them all, and the banquet began.