The unfinished conversation continued today. Xu Qing and Xiao Ruxue, who had eaten and drank enough, came to Honglu Temple together.
The only difference is that Xiao Ruxue, who originally did nothing at the negotiation table but kept an eye on the deputy envoy of Zhou Guo, changed his focus to envoy Zhou Guozheng today.
Because the deputy envoy of Zhou State did not come today.
Xu Qing looked at the seat opposite the deputy envoy but no one was sitting there. He knew it and asked, "I wonder why your deputy envoy didn't come today?"
Yang Ming Zhiqiang smiled and said: "The deputy envoy caught wind and cold today and was afraid of spreading it to everyone, so he rested at home to make the Marquis of Anding County laugh."
Xu Qing nodded, with a smile on his face, but it was a playful smile and said: "It turns out it's the wind and cold. The deputy envoy has a lot to do on weekdays. After the peace talks yesterday, he couldn't stay idle. He went out to the city to inspect me.
With the customs and customs of the Chu State, it is indeed a blessing for the Zhou State to have such diligent officials."
After hearing Xu Qing's words, Yang Mingzhi was shocked. His hand on the table almost knocked off the teacup on the table because of his shock.
How did he find out?!
wrong!
When he came back yesterday, the second brother told himself that his face had never been seen, and even his clothes had been changed. They had only fought for a few breaths, so how could his identity be exposed?
Is he lying to himself?
Well, that must be the case!
Thinking of this, Yang Mingzhi bit the bullet and said: "I am afraid that the Marquis of Anding County has misjudged the wrong person. Yesterday, I, the Deputy Envoy of the State of Zhou, stayed in my residence and did not go out."
"Didn't go out?" Xu Qing heard this and said, "That's because I misjudged the person in my desperation. At that time, an assassin happened to come out. Fortunately, His Highness was by his side and kicked him in the waist and abdomen.
The kick caused serious injuries, otherwise the seriously injured person may have been me. In this case, it is normal to recognize the wrong passerby, so don't blame Yang Zhengshi."
The smile on Yang Mingzhi's face became more and more forced: "Where is it..."
Xu Qing said: "Your deputy envoy was injured in our country of Chu. He had a very happy conversation with us at the negotiation table these past two days. Now that your deputy envoy is seriously ill, it is better to wait until the end of the peace talks today."
After that, how about I wait for the Chu peace envoy to go and have a look?"
The envoys present at the Zhou State Mission looked at Xu Qing with increasingly strange eyes.
Did the Marquis of Anding County take the wrong medicine today?
Yesterday, they all looked like profiteers. What they mentioned here was that the Anding County uncle was talking about business, and his tone seemed very mean to them...
It seems that in his eyes, the concept of human nature and sophistication is completely redundant, and it is the main point when entering the scene.
But why did you start to act like a human being today?
They can also be concerned about their deputy envoy's condition.
This is really puzzling.
Yang Mingzhi's expression became more and more far-fetched: "No, no, no, the Marquis of Anding County has many things to do and is busy with affairs on weekdays. How dare you waste the time of the Marquis of Anding County."
Xu Qing smiled and said: "Hey, it seems that Ambassador Yang still doesn't understand me well enough. As a person, the most important thing I don't lack on weekdays is time. I have a lot of free time."
Yang Mingzhi: "..."
I almost forgot, apart from money, this guy also has a lot of time. He didn’t even go to court in the morning!
But how could it be possible at this juncture to let the Marquis of Anding County pass?
Was he visiting someone sick?
If he went there, it was obviously to test his feelings, right?
If he discovers that his second brother's injury was not caused by the cold at all, but by a heavy blow, then neither Zhou Guo nor the Yang family will be able to bear the responsibility.
Thinking of this, Yang Mingzhi quickly said: "No need, this cold disease is contagious to people. If the Marquis of Anding County is infected, wouldn't it be a sin?"
Xu Qing insisted: "Hey, no matter what the saying, it is said that brothers work together to make a difference, and share the blessings and hardships. Even if you get sick for this, it will be worth it when you realize it."
Yang Mingzhi said stubbornly, "No, no, no, this envoy will definitely convey the wishes of the Marquis of Anding County to our deputy envoy. I don't dare bother the Marquis of Anding County to send it personally."
Xu Qing said: "In this case, why don't we put this matter aside for the time being? How about we start today's negotiations first and decide whether to visit the deputy envoy depending on whether the negotiations go smoothly or not?"
If these words fall into the ears of ordinary people, it must be that if the negotiation goes well and is completed in advance, there will still be plenty of time, so it is natural to go to the envoy's residence to visit the deputy envoy.
If the negotiation does not go well, the negotiation table is delayed for too long, and there is no time to visit, then just go back to each other's wives and children.
But Xu Qingzhi's words did not mean this to Yang Mingzhi's ears.
It seemed to him that Xu Qing's meaning was clearly that if the negotiation does not go smoothly, and if you do not agree to the conditions proposed by Chu State at the negotiating table, we will have to go and visit your deputy envoy who has contracted the cold.
If the negotiations go well, we will give up here and treat your deputy envoy as if he has really caught the cold.
In fact, there were so many pleasantries and so many worldly remarks in this opening, but in fact it can be summed up in just one sentence:
Yang Zhengshi, you don’t want your deputy envoy from the State of Zhou to be exposed because he failed in an assassination attempt in our State of Chu and was seriously injured, right?
Threat, this is a naked threat.
It turns out that the Marquis of Anding County had already identified the perpetrator!
The reason why he didn't hand over the matter to the court for decision and investigation was because he was waiting for him here!
If he dares to refuse the conditions proposed by Chu State today, he may not be able to end well!
So today's peace talks went really smoothly unexpectedly.
The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue whispered to the side: "Didn't we discuss yesterday that we should give a benefit to Zhou Guo this time? Isn't so much money a bit too much?"
Xu Qing said: "Hey, senior brother, what you said is wrong. As the saying goes, you can't make a bastard if you have money, and you see that people are so cautious even in counteroffering now. Of course we have to take advantage of the victory and pursue the victory. They have good intentions..."
Shangshu Hubu looked at Yang Mingzhi, then at Xu Qing, and nodded: "That's right..."
Because the negotiation went unexpectedly smoothly, we ended the meeting early.
Just after coming out of Honglu Temple, Xiao Ruxue surrounded Xu Qing and said nervously: "You... met the assassin yesterday? Don't you have any on hand?"
Xu Qing said: "Xiao Ye has been beaten away, it's okay."
The little girl shook her head and said nervously: "No, I feel that an assassin with evil intentions is already targeting you."
Xu Qing looked at the little girl's nervous look and said, "Then what should I do?"
The little girl said: "How about I follow you home and protect you all the way?"
Xu Qing laughed when he heard this and said, "What about Su Men?"
Xiao Ruxue said: "Sumen is not Sister Su, she is not as important as you!"
