Deng Zhi finally left the pavilion, accompanied by Zhou Yin, first went to the market to buy gifts, and then went to visit the prime minister of Eastern Wu, Zhang Zhao and Zhang Zibu.

The reason why he visited Zhang Zhao first was that Deng Zhi had his own ideas.

First, as an envoy of the Han Dynasty, he took the initiative to visit the prime minister of Eastern Wu after the envoy, which is in line with the diplomatic etiquette process, of course, Zhang Zhao can't see himself, it is a matter for him to decide, but at least, Zhou Yin has no reason to stop him.

Second, visiting Zhang Zhao is a cover for the real goal of visiting him next, and it can also give his old friends in Soochow an excuse not to say anything because he is worried that Sun Quan will blame.

So, visiting Zhang Zhao is just the first step. But Deng Zhi didn't expect that Zhang Zhao actually saw him.

Yes, Deng Zhi thought that when he went to visit Zhang Zhao, he should have a closed door.

On the one hand, today's things are very strange, if it is Sun Quan's idea, then Zhang Zhao, as the prime minister of Eastern Wu, it is impossible not to know, seeing that Deng Zhi is coming, in order to avoid trouble, it is the most appropriate way not to see Deng Zhi.

On the other hand, Zhang Zhao is too old, almost eighty years old.

At his age, he may not have enough energy to deal with the government, let alone receive foreign guests, and with Zhang Zhao's status, he doesn't see Deng Zhi, and Deng Zhi can't say anything.

Therefore, Deng Zhi really thinks that Zhang Zhao will not see him.

But Zhang Zhao not only met, but also met in person, and by the way, let Deng Zhi live directly in his own mansion.

Didn't you Deng Zhi make a fuss in the pavilion, saying that the guards were "trapping" you, then it's okay, you will live in the Prime Minister's Mansion in the future, you can enter and exit freely, and see who dares to stop you.

If you want to visit your friends and make an appointment to meet the courtiers of Eastern Wu, it doesn't matter, you can go casually, if you meet someone who doesn't want to see you, I, the prime minister, will come forward and help you make an appointment to talk, talk about what you want, how good.

In this way, you can't say that Soochow doesn't pay attention to diplomatic etiquette and has no reason to be hospitable, right?!

Deng Zhi had to sigh - ginger is still old and spicy.

If Deng Zhi lived in Zhang Zhao's mansion like this, it would be a signal in itself, telling those Eastern Wu courtiers what to say and what not to say.

And the so-called can't see people, Zhang Zhao went to invite, which is also fake and generous. Those people who were really invited by Zhang Zhao, in Zhang Zhao's mansion, can they say whatever they want?!

More importantly, Zhang Zhao invited Deng Zhi to live in his mansion, with his prestige and status, it can be said that he values Deng Zhi, if Deng Zhi refuses, it will be a sign of not knowing etiquette.

Originally, if he lived in the pavilion, Deng Zhi could still go out to collect intelligence through some other means, and if he lived on Zhang Zhao's side, his every move must be under Zhang Zhao's watch, and it would be difficult to figure out the problem.

Just when Deng Zhi was a little worried, Zhang Zhao actually took the initiative to chat with Deng Zhi about the previous dispute between the two countries.

It is the matter of Dongwu leading troops to attack Jiangling and Xiangyang twice.

Deng Zhi saw that Zhang Zhao took the initiative to mention this matter, so as an envoy of the Han Dynasty, he had to exercise his responsibility after all.

Zhang Zhao is the prime minister of Soochow, even if it is a private meeting and conversation, as long as it talks about official business, it is official business. Deng Zhi solemnly condemned and demanded a formal explanation for the matter.

Deng Zhi's businesslike attitude caused Zhang Zhao to smile slightly.

"This is not the imperial court, and Bo Miao does not need to be so formal." Zhang Zhao put on a light posture, smiled, and said to Deng Zhi, "I have heard that Bomiao is also a person who is familiar with poetry and books, can you know the three emperors and five emperors, Xia Shang and Spring and Autumn Events?!" ”

When Deng Zhi heard this, he was also stunned.

Zhang Zhao actually didn't play his cards according to the routine, and he had condemned and protested in a businesslike manner, shouldn't the correct response be Zhang Zhao posing as a prime minister and refuting his statement? !

Why do you still look like an elder, and as soon as you open your mouth, it is "Three Emperors and Five Emperors, Xia, Shang and Chunqiu"?!

This is to say that the past is about the present, and it is not possible to teach oneself to learn? !

However, Zhang Zhao's identity and status are there, since he said so, Deng Zhi can only put on a posture of bowing and listening, and said, "Please also ask Zhang Gong for advice." ”

Zhang Zhao smiled, and was not polite, and said, "When the Three Emperors were in power, Chan let succeed to the throne, and the virtuous people in the world lived in it. During the time of the Five Emperors, although there was a bloodline inheritance, those who held the authority of the world finally chose to be virtuous. Does Bo Miao think so?! ”

Deng Zhi heard this and nodded for a while. This is the Confucian concept of inheritance of the three emperors and five emperors, of course Deng Zhi has to say it right, otherwise it will be a deviance.

Zhang Zhao was not surprised, and continued, "At the beginning of summer, the family world has experienced many twists and turns, the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and even the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, all of which focus on the family and the world, but they don't know how to be virtuous. Therefore, Xia has the misfortune of Taikang losing the country, Shang has the disaster of moving the capital, and Zhou has the disaster of dogs. Fortunately, there are sages who are upright and have survived the calamity. This, does Bo Miao think so?! ”

Deng Zhixin said what does this bad old man want to say?!

Most of the examples given here are the things where the monarch has no way, and the dynasty can only be continued with the assistance of virtuous ministers. What does it mean?!

At this point, Deng Zhi's sensitive political nerves immediately came into play at this time, and he couldn't just go along with it, so he could only be silent.

Disagree, but also deny it.

Then, Zhang Zhao's big move came.

"The old man privately thinks that this is all because of the importance of the family and the world, and the reason for ignoring the wise men." Zhang Zhao continued, "The world should not be a family. Taikang was mediocre, so he lost the country, Xia Qi had no way, and Shang Tang cut it down. There is no way to do business, the Han family of King Wu is declining, Cao thief dictatorship, my lord rises in the southeast, settles the trouble, drives away the thief, shows the ritual, can be called virtuous? ! ”

"Now that the Han family has died, the world is divided into three, the territory of the world, it should belong to the virtuous people, my lord is virtuous in the world, take the land of the world, why not?!"

Hearing this, Deng Zhi pondered the taste. Shoot the case directly!!

"Old horseman, why do you say that you have no father and no king?!" Deng Zhi shouted angrily.

But Zhang Zhao smiled slightly and said, "The old man took the exam first, although he died, he was offered to the sect, the old man's king, and now he is sitting in the palace, how can he say that he has no father and no king?!" ”

When Deng Zhi heard what this old shameless thing said, he suddenly became angry.

Moreover, the meaning of Zhang Zhao's words really made Deng Zhi's back sweat when he listened to it. Is Soochow going to turn his face directly?!

Zhang Zhao chattered so much before, in fact, he just wanted to tell Deng Zhi that this world is not the world of the Liu family, but the world of the virtuous.

At first glance, it doesn't seem to be wrong, but the problem is that Zhang Zhao said this, which is tantamount to denying the political basis for the juxtaposition of the two emperors agreed upon by Liu Bei and Sun Quan.

At the beginning, Sun Quan was the emperor, and Liu Bei wanted to take advantage of the situation to fight, but the strength was not enough, and the threat of Cao Wei was too great, so he had to use this vague means, and the two sides recognized each other's thrones, but both sides blurred the argument of who was orthodox.

After all, there is only one orthodoxy in the world.

This is also known as the "two emperors standing side by side", and after the elimination of Cao Wei, the two sides decided who was orthodox in the first war.

Both sides came over so vaguely before, but now, Zhang Zhao found a title for Dongwu as "the territory of the world, and the virtuous live there", which not only justified Dongwu's attack on Jiangling and Xiangyang, but also emphasized to Ji Han for the first time that Dongwu won the world with virtue and virtue, which is the orthodoxy of the world.

In this way, it is to break the tacit understanding between the two sides, and Soochow denied Ji Han's status for the first time in orthodoxy, and did not recognize Ji Han as a continuation of the Han Dynasty, which is a fatal thing.

This kind of orthodox struggle is enough to directly cause a major war between the two countries.

What's even worse is that now that Cao Wei is still there, Dongwu suddenly broke the tacit understanding and denied that Ji Han's orthodox status has anything to do with Cao Wei in the north? !

After all, the last time Deng Zhi visited, Cao Wei sent Jiang Ji across the river to negotiate peace, wanting to establish an alliance with Eastern Wu.

If you think about it along this line, the more Deng Zhi thinks about it, the more afraid he becomes.

After all, if this was said from the mouths of ordinary Jiangdong celebrities or ministers of the imperial court, Deng Zhi would not have to be too excited, after all, it was just a family's words.

can be said from the mouth of Zhang Zhao, the prime minister of Eastern Wu, and the political meaning is completely different.

Does this mean that Dongwu is ready to go to war with the Han head-on, and this time it is just through Deng Zhi's envoy to officially state his position? !

No wonder, as soon as I arrived in Jianye, I was trapped in the pavilion. If Soochow really plans to turn his face, then it makes sense.

Deng Zhi was really anxious.

It's not that he's anxious for his own safety, he's anxious. When he came, Zhang Xi had told him that Jiangling was not ready for a full-scale war with Eastern Wu, and hoped that Deng Zhi could delay as long as possible.

Now, Deng Zhi is afraid that it is too late.

Therefore, on the one hand, Deng Zhi must show his anger, and on the other hand, he must also find a way to get out of Zhang Zhao as soon as possible, and pass on the matter of Dongwu's preparation to turn his face to Zhang Xi through the detailed channels planted in Jiangdong.

Therefore, Deng Zhi angrily scolded Zhang Zhao, on the one hand, he really needed to refute Zhang Zhao's remarks in person, and on the other hand, after scolding, he would have a reason to leave the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Can. Zhang Zhao, an old guy, is so old, he hasn't seen anything, and he doesn't get oil and salt.

Deng Zhi scolded Zhang Zhao for having no father and no king, but Zhang Zhao said that his father enjoyed the incense in the ancestral hall of the sect, and the lord sat in the palace, why did he have no father and no king? !

Deng Zhi found that he seemed to be a little unable to scold this old man, and obviously pushed away the matter of being a Hanchen and eating Hanlu in the first place.

Again, no one recognizes that you Ji Han is the heir of the Later Han Dynasty, what does the old man have to do with you, a courtier of the "Shu Kingdom", when the old man is a Hanchen? !

Deng Zhi was aggrieved for a long time, but found that he couldn't scold anything in front of Zhang Zhao.

Of course, some foul language can still be scolded, but it is not in line with Deng Zhi's identity as a celebrity, and it also lowered the pattern of being an envoy of the Han Dynasty, so he simply flicked his sleeves and left Zhang Zhao's Prime Minister's Mansion in great strides.

Well, let's go first, it's important to find a way to deliver the message.

And Zhang Zhao did not stop Deng Zhi, after Deng Zhi left, Zhang Zhao also sighed, then changed his clothes and entered the palace. Go talk to Sun Quan.

What should be known, already known, then next, it's time to talk to the Supreme, what to do next.

(End of chapter)