Once, Xue Wenlu thought that he would not be afraid to meet anyone.

His fear of his father and His Majesty was only because of the monstrous and dazzling aura of power on each other's bodies.

But in the Southern Dynasty and his party, Xia Jingyun, the first person of the young generation of the Southern Dynasty who had only met once, completely lost his heart with only one banquet, making him afraid and frightened;

As for Baiyunbian, after a long time together, he gradually changed from disgust and powerlessness at the beginning to fear and escape after being powerless to resist.

At this moment, he looked at the white clouds standing in front of him with a smile on his face, and he couldn't help but feel a kind of sadness like the end of the road although the world was big, there was nowhere to escape.

"Shizi?" Bai Yunbian tilted his head slightly, "Why don't you speak?" Is it too happy to see this official? ”

Yelu Wende and Yuan Wenjing stood behind, both feeling pain for Xue Wenlu in their hearts.

Of course, they don't think that this is their previous bullying and now that the situation is reversed, you do the first year of junior high and others do the fifteenth due retribution, they just think that Baiyunbian is really excessive, and the people of the Southern Dynasty who said that they are humble and polite, generous and generous?

Even if I slash you, can't you forgive me generously after you gain power? How can you cut it back!

But slander is slander, let them go up to relieve Xue Wenlu, that is absolutely undare.

The mouth on the side of the white clouds, they don't want to bear it anymore, and they can't afford it.

Fortunately, they don't dare, and someone always dares.

Pei Bingchang looked at the scene where a young man came out of the Southern Dynasty and he didn't dare to breathe, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of pride in his heart.

Immediately coughed lightly, "Your Excellency."

Bai Yunbian glanced faintly, "What's the pavilion, who are you?" ”

Pei Bingchang's movements paused, "Below."

"Under what? Since you're down, don't you see that this official is talking to you? Turn to get you to interject? ”

Although Xue Wenlu was a little dazed, he was not stupid, at this moment Pei Bingchang was willing to help him out, he was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Lord Bai, this is Master Pei Bingchang, a member of my military department, and he is also the deputy envoy of my mission." ”

"O deputy envoy! Barely qualified. Bai Yunbian nodded lightly, "Okay, you can say what you have to say." ”

Pei Bingchang opened his mouth, and found that his train of thought had been completely disrupted by Baiyunbian, who did not play cards according to the routine, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

"Lord Bai, I came to the embassy to envoy your country, what are your intentions to block the way here and deliberately humiliate you? Could it be that your country, which prides itself on being a country of propriety and righteousness, is this how it treats its guests? ”

As soon as these words came out, Yelu Wende and Yuan Wenjing both held their foreheads with one hand, and Xue Wenlu also bowed his head silently.

I thought you could have any good tricks, this look, it's not as good as us!

Bai Yunbian looked at him calmly, "What nonsense are you talking about, this official and the prince are old friends, Dao Zuo met, how can it be deliberately humiliated to say two words?" In your big beam, is greeting a humiliation? You ask Shizi and the other two deputy envoys, do they think this is humiliation? Where did the rough people in the mountains and wilderness come from, they couldn't even understand the basic etiquette, so they jumped out and made a big fuss, if I were you, I would quickly shrink my neck and hide in the carriage and don't come out, so as to save people from being embarrassed, and laugh generously! ”

Pei Bingchang's face turned angry, "You dare to insult me?" ”

"What? Are you not convinced? ”

Bai Yunbian glanced at him, "Look at your arrogant appearance, are you the son of a big man, or have Ling Zun also been chased by Jiang Yuhu?" ”

Pei Bingchang snorted coldly, "The people of the Southern Dynasty are all such people who can only take advantage of their tongues?" ”

"No, if you really have itchy skin, we can also have a real knife with you. Nope."

Bai Yunbian smiled slightly, "You won't forget why you're here, right?" ”

Pei Bingchang's expression was stunned, Xue Wenlu really couldn't stand the unilateral crushing of Baiyunbian, in order to leave a person with an unbroken heart on his side, he said stubbornly: "Lord Bai, this envoy came to submit the credentials on the orders of His Majesty. Since Lord Bai is here, why don't you spread the word on your behalf? ”

Bai Yunbian waved his hand, "These things, let's let the people of Honglu Temple do it, Brother Gao Yang said it well, there is a specialization in the art industry, let's go, farewell!" ”

After speaking, Bai Yunbian turned over his horse and walked away.

Looking at his back, Pei Bingchang finally found a suitable response word, and snorted coldly: "It's just an arrogant villain who once won his will!" People like this, don't care! ”

Xue Wenlu sighed, and didn't have the heart to pick up the stubble, "Let's go, go to Honglu Temple." ”

When he arrived at Honglu Temple, Honglu Temple's reaction was much more normal, and he completed the process in a businesslike manner, bringing Xue Wenlu to the Queen Mother and the Emperor.

After many days, when I saw the young Queen Mother of the Southern Dynasty again, the other party was still graceful and elegant, and her elegance was peerless, but Xue Wenlu had completely lost his arrogance in the court when he first met that day.

"Foreign Minister Xue Wenlu, meet the Queen Mother, meet Your Majesty."

Concubine De said slowly: "What is the matter with your envoy going and returning?" ”

Xue Wenlu took out the letter of state of Daliang from his bosom and raised it respectfully, "Back to the queen mother's words, the two countries have exchanged troops, there are many dead and wounded, the war is chaotic, and it is not conducive to the people's livelihood. ”

Jin Zhong walked down, took the national letter, and handed it to Concubine De.

Concubine De held it in her hand, but she didn't look at it directly, but smiled lightly, "Your Majesty is interesting, this war was provoked by him, and now he can stop if he wants to, why, when I am Daxia, I am so easy to bully?" ”

In the end, her voice was cold, her tone was heavy, and she was not angry but arrogant.

Xue Wenlu hurriedly bowed and said: "I know to Your Majesty that the military is very expensive, and I am willing to compensate your country for the military expenses of 200,000 taels." ”

Concubine De sneered, "Two hundred thousand taels? This is also what Your Majesty, who claims to be eloquent, can say? Do you want me to calculate the rations for the 60,000 captives for you? ”

Of course, Xue Wenlu knew that it was impossible to pay such a price, but the specific matter was to wait for the two sides to negotiate and determine, it was not his duty, and he could not give any more promises, so he had to bear the ridicule of Concubine De, and said: "I propose to Your Majesty that both sides first send a pair of envoys to talk in the Lieyang Pass, and if your country has any requirements, they can be discussed at that time, so as to complete the matter of the peace talks." ”

Lieyang Pass is located on the border between the two countries, and now it is under the control of Great Xia, which is indeed a very fair choice for Great Xia.

Only then did Concubine De open the letter of state, and found the real point from the large paragraphs of hypocritical and polite nonsense on it.

After reading it, she handed the letter to Dongfang Bai, and then said to Xue Wenlu: "After the mourning family has thought about it, I will reply to you, your envoy will go down to rest first, and later the mourning family will order Honglu Temple to hold a banquet and entertain you." ”

Hearing the banquet, Xue Wenlu's body trembled, and he hurriedly said: "The Queen Mother's kindness to the foreign minister's heart, the foreign minister has been deeply and affectionately entertained by your country for a long time, and this time I went and returned, I dare not work for grace anymore, but I would like to wait for the good news of your country in the Honglu Temple." ”

Concubine De also knew that the words and deeds that sounded a little ridiculous on the side of Baiyunbian immediately held back a smile and nodded, "That's fine." ”

After Xue Wenlu left, Concubine De looked at Dongfang Bai with a smile, "Yu'er, can you see what is written on this national book?" ”

Dongfang Bai looked at the letter of state, "Roughly speaking, the Emperor of Northern Liang wants to negotiate peace, and hopes that we can send envoys to Northern Liang to discuss this matter in detail and make the final decision on peace talks." He swore an oath as an emperor that he would ensure the safety of his envoys. ”

At the age of seven, it was not easy for him to extract such information from these complex words, but Concubine De did not seem satisfied, and asked, "Then why do you think he did this?" ”

Dongfang Bai tilted his head and thought for a while, "Just like the ministers of the DPRK and China said, he wants to exchange for Lieyang Pass and Phoenix City to protect the defense of his frontier. If he goes to Beiliang at the same time, he, as the host, will be able to gain some negotiating advantages. ”

Concubine De nodded, and said proudly: "Yes, but it is absolutely impossible for the queen mother to agree to his little trick, if you want to talk, come to my Daxia to talk!" Now the general trend is on me, and I can't help him! ”

Dongfang Bai snorted, thinking deeply.

Concubine De looked at Jin Zhong, "Go and convene the central princes, and the military department, the rite department, and the Honglu Temple, and come to discuss the matter." ”

She paused, "In addition, invite Duke Anguo, Duke Weiguo, and King Cheng." ”

After a while, more than a dozen people stood on top of the court.

Under the instruction of Concubine De, Jin Zhong read the Northern Liang Guoshu again, and then Concubine De said slowly: "Ladies and gentlemen, the Northern Liang Guoshu has arrived, what do you think?" ”

And they spoke.

"The Queen Mother, Your Majesty, although the people of the Northern Liang have whitewashed their words in the national letter, their cowardice and begging for mercy have been clearly revealed, and the court should do everything they want, in order to expand the results of the war as much as possible."

As the Marquis of Jianning guessed, the loss of Lieyang Pass and Phoenix City, in the eyes of the people of Northern Liang, had a lot to do with it, and they did not hesitate to lower their arrogant heads and send envoys to sue for peace. However, the previous trip of the Northern Liang people, their cunning and ruthlessness were also exposed, and the imperial court should send people to remind the front-line soldiers that they must not relax their vigilance in case the Northern Liang people sneak attack, and lose a good situation. ”

"The political situation in Northern Liang is different from that of our dynasty, and the seven surnames all have a lofty status and strong weight in the court. Now that Northern Liang has suffered a big defeat, the more important thing is that the tiger and leopard cavalry and snow dragon cavalry directly under the Xue family were almost wiped out in a battle, and the Xue family's rule among the seven surnames became rootless water when it came, and the reason why Emperor Liang would send an envoy to sue for peace must also have an urgent need to be captured tens of thousands of tiger and leopard riders and snow dragon riders to return to the dynasty to stabilize the overall situation of his Xue family's rule, so such a good opportunity, the court can let go of it, and take advantage of his illness to kill him, so as not to waste the bloody work of the front-line soldiers! ”

"The Northern Liang Emperor fought all his life, and it is said that he conquered and annexed dozens of small countries. Now, if Emperor Liang does not handle it properly and the countries rebel, he may lose half his life's work, so he must be terrified in his heart, and we can send spies to incite rebellion and gain an advantage in negotiations. ”

"Northern Liang wants to ask me to send an envoy to Liang to negotiate peace, and it is a big mistake! How can there be any reason for the victorious country to enter the defeated country, and it must be ordered to send another mission to our court! At that time, I will put pressure on him as the host again, and discipline him to submit to the Beiliang Mission! ”

The crowd chattered about practical tactics and useless nonsense, but most of them were elated and impassioned.

"Queen Mother, Your Majesty, the old minister has a word."

Old Minister Su, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.

"An Guogong, please speak."

"The victory of the king of Anguo in the northern Xinjiang is indeed an immortal achievement. With only 30,000 people, they moved around and moved, even breaking through the two Xiongguan passes in the North Liang and crippling more than 100,000 people in the North Liang, how to praise it is not too much, and it has completely reversed the general trend of attack and defense. However, the Queen Mother, Your Majesty, and all the ministers should not forget that this is only a reversal of the momentum, and it is not really how many landowners have been laid down in Beiliang. But Beiliang really controlled the vast land of Yuyan Prefecture in our dynasty through Dongfang Ping! ”

He looked around, "Emperor Liang naturally wants to negotiate and exchange these two cities, but if the conditions for us are too harsh, Emperor Liang can't give up the peace talks and turn his head to attack the swifts, after all, the fat meat of the Swift Prefecture is also enough to feed the tigers and wolves of the Northern Liang." Emperor Liang has been sitting on the throne for more than 30 years, and his scheming cannot be underestimated. ”

As soon as these words came out, it was like a basin of cold water poured down, making the fiery atmosphere in the temple fall immediately.

Wei Yuanzhi frowned and asked, "What does An Guogong mean that we will accept it when we see it?" ”

Old Minister Su shook his head, "Negotiation has its own strategy, you can bluff, after all, the general trend is indeed on our side now, but the imperial court must also clarify the situation and determine the bottom line, you can't really feel that you have eaten the other party, and you still refuse to stop in the face of a reasonable enough harvest, maybe you will be happy and sad, and cause bitter fruits." ”

Everyone nodded, this is indeed Lao Cheng's serious words.

Concubine De also bowed her head and said: "That is the case, the center will take an idea and hand it over later, and let the mourning family think about it or two." ”

This is the meaning of the vague meeting, and everyone naturally stopped talking.

At this time, Wan Wenbi came out again, "Queen Mother, Your Majesty, since the matter of this negotiation has been decided, who should be sent as the principal envoy and who should be the deputy envoy, is it also decided?" ”

Concubine De's hand in her sleeve clenched slightly, "Wan Qing has a recommendation?" ”

Wan Wenbi arched his hand and said: "The minister thinks that Li Tianfeng, the servant of the door, has served in the Ministry of Rites for many years and is familiar with the etiquette system, and now he is also a central minister, which is enough to be selected as a positive envoy. ”

Concubine De, who originally thought that the other party was going to recommend Xia Jingyun, was stunned, and many people in the rest of the hall were stunned, not knowing why he gave this great credit to Li Tianfeng of the Jianning Hou family.

The old owner of Zhao turned his head to look at him and did not say much.

Li Tianfeng's heart is hot, this peace discussion, it is very likely that the Swift State can be recovered, if he can preside over this matter as a positive envoy, I am afraid that it will be in the bag to leave a name in the history in the future!

Concubine De said calmly: "Li Qing, what do you think?" ”

Li Tianfeng was about to say yes, but at this moment, the experience of being a feudal official in Surabaya Prefecture made his heart shaken by joy and longing suddenly reacted.

With such a contribution, why did Wan Wenbi recommend him?

If he accepted the other party's recommendation, would it arouse the suspicion of the Queen Mother and the Marquis of Jianning?

Does the Queen Mother have any thoughts on this matter?

In just a moment, his mind turned sharply, cold sweat broke out on his back, and he said: "The minister is not good at negotiations, and this negotiation is no less than the two countries' wars, and I am afraid that I will not be able to do it." But if the Queen Mother has an order, the minister should never give up. ”

The old owner of Zhao sighed lightly in his heart, this is true, isn't this throwing the hot potato back to the Queen Mother?

He took the initiative to speak: "Lord Li's words are reasonable, and this negotiation is of great importance, no less than the exchange of troops between the two countries. Why don't we wait for us to list the necessary abilities first, and then this person will be easy to find! Wanxiang, what do you think? ”

Wan Wenbi was a little embarrassed when he was said like this, his original intention was to use Li Tianfeng to shake a shot to find out the attitude of the Queen Mother and Xia Jingyun, and then promote his own ideas, but as soon as the old owner Zhao said this, his answer was very likely to expose his purpose.

Of course, he can also prevaricate by talking about some cars, but he has his calculations, since he has come out, how can he retract again.

"Wei Guogong said very much, this negotiation, if you want to achieve the goal, identity, etiquette, bearing, eagerness, talent, and eloquence are all indispensable, and it is indeed the most convenient way to list the conditions and choose the best."

Wan Wenbi smiled, "In such a column, the old man also thinks that although Master Li is a good choice, there is indeed another person who is a perfect match!" ”

He saluted Concubine De, "The old minister recommended Jianning Hou Xia Jingyun as the main envoy, Huai'an Hou Baiyunbian as the deputy envoy, and then Honglu Siqing as the match, so what the Northern Liang people do, there is no need to be afraid." ”

Everyone pondered for a while, it was really like this, Xia Jingyun was the best choice in terms of identity, status, ability, style, and bearing, and the only thing that might be slightly lacking in this matter was the war of words and some red tape of diplomatic relations between the two countries, but Baiyunbian and Honglu Siqing could help him make up for this shortcoming.

What's more, Xia Jingyun and Bai Yunbian are close friends, and there is no obstacle to cooperation.

At the same time, with such a splashing effort, Concubine De is naturally willing to give her righteous brother who has helped her a lot.

Even Concubine De felt that Wan Wenbi was still fair in major matters, and she had a good impression of her.

After all, she has now decided that she resolutely disagrees with the dispatch to Beiliang.

If you talk about it in Lieyang Pass, Xia Jingyun's safety can also be fully guaranteed, and there is no risk, and the rest is just a credit.

She looked at Xia Jingyun, "Marquis Jianning, what do you think?" ”

Xia Jingyun bowed with his sleeves, "The minister is willing to take on this responsibility!" ”

——

Honglu Temple, Pei Bingchang is still angry and unhappy about Baiyunbian's provocation today.

Xue Wenlu, who had long been numb, had already chatted calmly about something else.

"Shizi, the people of the Southern Dynasty won't wait long to reply, right?"

Xue Wenlu waved his hand, "Our two border passes fell into the hands of the Southern Dynasty, and so many soldiers were killed, of course we are a little worried, but the Southern Dynasty Swift Prefecture is in our hands, how can they go better than us?" ”

He smiled, "In my estimation, they will give a final reply in two days at most." ”

Sure enough, the next day, Honglu Temple Qing knocked on their courtyard door.

"Shizi, the letter of state of my dynasty is here, so I will bother your envoy to forward it to Your Majesty."

As he spoke, Honglu Siqing handed over a solemn sealed box.

Xue Wenlu raised his eyebrows slightly towards the deputy envoy beside him, feeling in his heart that his party had finally won in this insignificant place.

"Thank you, sir, for your help, so we will take our leave, thank you for your hospitality, and look forward to seeing you again in the future."

Xue Wenlu politely politely, but he didn't expect Honglu Siqing to smile, "It's okay, the opportunity is right now, this peace talk is the deputy envoy, I think I will be able to say goodbye to the people among you soon." ”

Xue Wenlu was taken aback, "Your country has already decided on the candidates for the chief and deputy envoys of the mission?" ”

"Although the formal negotiation will have to wait for the deputy envoys of the two sides of Lieyang Pass to meet first and discuss before deciding, it is necessary to prepare in advance, and it is better to settle the hearts of the ministers as soon as possible."

"Then dare to ask who are the two ambassadors?"

Honglu Siqing said with a smile: "Don't worry, they are all acquaintances of the prince." ”

The smile on Xue Wenlu's face slowly froze, and an extremely bad conjecture surged in his heart.

Honglu Siqing arched his hand towards the void, "I have made a decision towards the Queen Mother, Lord Hou Xia of Jianning is the chief envoy, and Lord Hou Bai of Huai'an is the deputy envoy. ”

Xue Wenlu was struck by lightning.

It's fucking over, isn't it?! (End of chapter)