The three of them waited while their mother arranged for a beautiful woman to accompany them, and then invited a beautiful woman to act as the referee. Cheng Chumo said loudly.
"Which one of you two fools will fight with a certain family first?"
"Hey! You are so stupid like Cheng Dasha, let's see how my brother can beat you!"
Fang Yiai pushed the woman in his arms away, rolled up his sleeves and stretched out his hand.
It was Cheng Chumo who had bad luck today. He drank most of the wine on the table due to his consecutive losses. He was in a daze and his reaction was half a beat too slow when he struck out and shouted fists. Naturally, he lost completely.
There is a saying: Be willing to admit defeat when gambling. A man loses face when he loses wine and money.
However, this guy was drunk and used the wine to act like crazy. Not only did he not pay the money for the host, but he also refused to give the tip to the Persian beauty who accompanied him.
This was not because Cheng Chumo wanted to cheat, but he was actually too short of money to say anything harsh. He originally thought that he could use a trick to win over Yuchi Baolin and Fang Yiai to treat him, but unexpectedly, God did not follow his wishes.
But it was himself who lost.
You say they are all brothers, but it doesn’t matter if you don’t have the money to say it out loud. Why should you sacrifice your face and suffer the consequences? In the end, Yuchi Baolin and Fang Yiai barely scraped together enough money to pay the bills of the brothel and several beauties.
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There are two kinds of debts that men must never owe, namely prostitution debts and gambling debts. Otherwise, if the brothel mother chases her to the military camp to demand the debts, it will make her ancestors laugh to death and make her lose face in front of her brothers in the army.
If you don't have any money, wouldn't it be better to just sleep at home and be a man praised by women all over the world?
Early this morning, Yuchi Baolin and Fang Yiai followed Cheng Chumo to distribute some of the silver they had spent yesterday evening. They were both half-grown boys, and no one had any extra silver. They just relied on family support and military support.
Spend money outside.
Cheng Chumo was really thick-skinned. He showed his yellow teeth and said to the two boys playfully.
"I was drunk yesterday. I was just playing with my little girl, but you weren't waiting for me. Why did you ask your brother to take out some silver coins? You two boys think about when my brothers went out to play, and when did I, Old Cheng, show off?
Maybe brother, please wait. We brothers should regard money as dirt. Isn’t the money you are waiting for brother’s money? To actually ask for a shovel here makes people laugh at us brothers.”
"Cheng Dasha, you are so shameless. Let's not talk about losing the wine bill. Who is playing with the mother-in-law you hugged again?"
Yuchi Baolin said angrily to Cheng Chumo, but unexpectedly the roommate next to him, Yiai, said to himself with a silly smile.
"That Persian girl is pretty good, those breasts...hehe!"
"Listen, listen! Fang Lao Er is still thinking about it now. He also said that you haven't played it yet. I, Lao Cheng, laughed to death."
"Fang Lao Er, you fool...!"
The three innocent boys were playing around among themselves. Xu Tian finally understood what was going on and stepped forward to laugh and curse.
"You three bad guys, why don't you imitate Huaiyu's gentle and elegant personality? You just drink and pick up girls all day long. It seems that when a certain family returns to Chang'an City, they need to chat with some uncles."
After saying that, Qin Wenyuan smiled and asked his guards to go to his room to get some silver coins and distribute them to the three of them.
Hearing Qin Wenyuan's instructions to his guards to get some silver, Cheng Chumo was even more happy than seeing a beautiful woman. He breathed out a foul smell and stepped forward to hug Qin Wenyuan. Qin Wenyuan was so frightened that he couldn't help but step back and shouted loudly.
"Stop, stop! If you keep doing this, I won't have any money to give you..."
Fang Laoer and Yuchi Baolin grabbed Cheng Chumo, and both laughed "hehe" with Qin Wenyuan.
"Brother, you can't go back to Chang'an City to tell your father and I what happened to our brothers."
Sima Yuntian, Qin Huaiyu, Luo Shiyi, Lu Qingling, Zhou Cang and others laughed "haha" with the beggar Su Gu, but they were very happy at the slapstick and closeness between the brothers.
While everyone was laughing and joking, the bodyguard reported that Feng Bowen, several officials and foreign negotiation envoys had arrived at Pingliao Mansion.
Qin Wenyuan then sat upright and waved his hands slightly, and everyone was immediately solemn.
Feng Bowen led the crowd into the hall. After seeing the ceremony, everyone sat down with Qin Wenyuan and bowed his head. The other officials and foreign envoys also sat down one after another.
After a few pleasantries, Feng Bowen got into the topic of today’s visit.
"This supervisory army is ordered to coordinate the negotiations on the return of prisoners of war from the Xi, Goryeo, Mohe, and Khitan tribes. If the Pingliao Mansion has any requirements for the release of prisoners of war, it can be discussed in front of foreign envoys. Feng hopes that Mr. Xu can take care of everything.
The overall situation is to carry forward the style of the Tang Dynasty, a country of etiquette, and to treat others with kindness and mercy, so that foreigners will be grateful to the Tang Dynasty and establish good relations for all generations."
Feng Bowen looked at Qin Wenyuan after his opening remarks, which means that I have already set the tone of the negotiation and it's up to you how to deal with it.
This guy obviously took himself as a role, but he didn't know that among the officials in western Liaoning today, he was a joke and who would really take his words seriously.
Qin Wenyuan said with a smile, "Hey."
"Qin welcomes the envoys of all ethnic groups to Lulong City. As for the prisoners of war, as long as all ethnic groups can meet the conditions mentioned by Xu, I will not deliberately make things difficult. For the specific details, please follow the instructions of General Mingwei from the fourth rank.
Doctor, if you have any objections to the plan proposed by Sima Yuntian of Ping Liao Mansion and join the army, how about we discuss it?"
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After hearing what Qin Wenyuan said, the envoys from Korea, Xi tribe, Mohe, and Khitan all looked at Sima Yuntian and became interested in this elegant middle-aged man with a smile on his face.
Sima smiled and glanced at the envoys of various ethnic groups and Feng Bowen, etc., and then began to talk calmly and clearly.
"My lords! Regarding the prisoners of war, Pingliao Mansion only needs two conditions to release them. The first is that each tribe can honestly tell who ordered the attack on Yingzhou and provide corresponding evidence. The second is that the war
Regarding the issue of compensation, our army suffered huge casualties and people's property losses during this war. We believe that all ethnic groups should use property to redeem prisoners of war. The specific amount is calculated as one hundred taels per soldier for soldiers and one thousand taels for generals.
It doesn’t matter how much you pay, I’m here to pay the money with one hand and release the people with the other, and I’m a child without any bullying, what do you think?”
"His!"
Several gasps of air rang out, and the Khitan envoy first spoke angrily.
"Master Qin! This is too bullying. I think our Khitan Dahe clan alliance was originally granted by the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. The leader of the Mohui managed the eight Khitan tribes on behalf of the Tang Dynasty. Even if there were conflicts with the Tang army, they were caused by misunderstandings.
, How can you say that you were ordered by others and used money to redeem people? This is not the benevolence and righteousness of the Tang Dynasty, and it is an act of gathering ethnic groups all over the world. If Liaoxi will not release my Khitan people..."
"What's next?"
Before the man could finish speaking, Qin Wenyuan said contemptuously from his seat. His face remained calm and unchanged, and he still smiled as if he were harmless to humans and animals.
The Khitan envoy was so choked by Qin Wenyuan's words "What are we going to do?" that he no longer knew what to say. He did not dare to be careless towards the iron-blooded ruler of Liao. In a series of incidents, this man was not easy to deal with.
"Why are you so impatient, Mr. Qin? Why don't you wait until the envoys from all races finish speaking?"
Feng Bowen said angrily, and at the same time secretly looked at him to encourage the foreign envoys to continue to make their own requests.
Qin Wenyuan didn't give Feng Bowen any face, and then spoke in a more stern tone.
"Everyone! If you don't want to say who ordered you, let's not talk about the prisoners of war. Now I ask you to go back and forth wherever you go. After the two-year period, these prisoners of war will naturally return to their respective clans without you having to spend money to redeem them.
Why not do it?"
"Lord Qin! Aren't you afraid of causing foreigners to share the same hatred with Western Liaoning? If war breaks out again in Western Liaoning, what will happen?"
"Feng Bowen! Don't be alarmist here. Qin is not afraid of threats. I will not offend others unless they attack me! If there is anyone who wants to use force to achieve his goal, Qin will accompany him."
Seeing the internal strife between the Tang Dynasty courtiers who came to oversee the military affairs in western Liaoning and the chief officials in western Liaoning, the envoys of several ethnic groups thought that Feng Bowen could suppress Qin Wenyuan and others, and they all wanted to solve the problem of the return of prisoners of war at the minimum cost, so they treated Feng Bowen well.
He praised them for a moment and said that ministers with such magnanimity in the Tang Dynasty would be a blessing to all people in the world.
Qin Wenyuan let these people talk nonsense in the hall as if they were watching a monkey show, but he annoyed Cheng Chumo, Yuchi Baolin, and Fang Yiai who were sitting aside and not minding their own business. However, he saw these three people talking nonsense and talking nonsense.
Presumably only the listener knows who he is talking about.
"You really don't want to show off your face. You are used to bragging and flattering others. Your slanderous remarks really opened my eyes."
"Young master, I really want to squirt on you. A high-ranking minister of the imperial court actually mixes with barbarians. How shameless."
"No, no! That guy came here for these barbarians, so how could he not speak up for them? I miss you and my brothers fighting with real swords and guns on the battlefield, but someone wants to take the trophies of our brothers as a favor. How dare you
My son is much bolder than my brothers."
Feng Bowen was so angry at the confusing words of these three people that he raised his trembling right hand and pointed at the three people and said angrily.
"Bold! How can we not allow the three of you to mess around here when we are discussing something important? Someone is here...!"
Feng Bowen seemed to be so angry that he forgot where he was. He was so angry that he wanted to ask someone to drive Cheng Chumo and the other three people out of the hall. However, he saw that the guards around him were looking at him with contempt, and he couldn't help but blush.
He was red, and he didn't know how to put down his raised hand.
Cheng Chumo and the other three were still laughing, but Qin Wenyuan finally couldn't stand it and spoke softly.
"Okay! That's it for today. You all go back and think carefully about our suggestions. If there is anyone who is willing to tell who ordered him to gain freedom for his people, he can come to Pingliao Mansion to see Lord Sima for discussion at some time.
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After finishing speaking, Qin Wenyuan picked up the tea bowl as a sign of expulsion. It was obvious that the negotiation could not continue.
The Khitan envoys walked away first, and then the Xi tribe, Mohe, and Korean envoys came out of the hall one after another. However, Feng Bowen didn't understand anything and continued to talk about the prisoners of war in the hall.
"Master Qin! It's not that a certain family wants to speak for foreigners. This involves the imperial court's diplomatic measures with foreign countries. It affects the whole body. Since the emperor has decreed that Feng Mou help foreign envoys to successfully solve the problem of prisoners of war, Feng Mou should uphold the sacred decree.
I hope Mr. Qin can understand this point. As a minister of the Tang Dynasty, I must resolve this matter quickly according to the wishes of the court. Otherwise, if the Khitan, Xi tribe, Mohe and Goryeo rebel against the Tang Dynasty, the army will be in full swing.
Launch a retaliatory attack on the Northeast region. When the war breaks out again and all lives are devastated, Mr. Qin can shoulder this huge responsibility."
Feng Bowen's words were mostly due to Qin Wenyuan's insistence on all tribes to reveal who was behind the issue of prisoners of war, but he knew in his heart that Xiao Yu, Changsun Wuji and others would definitely be involved in this matter.
If he reveals the reasons behind the instigation of these families and provides corresponding correspondence evidence, Xu Tian will definitely report the matter to the emperor. The evil deeds of colluding with foreigners to harm the Tang Dynasty will become the biggest stain on these families.
, that is, the emperor saw that several companies had contributed to the Tang Dynasty and did not deal with them. Once the news was revealed, most people in the world would regard these companies as enemies, and it might even cause the righteous people in the world who hate foreigners to launch secret attacks on these companies.
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Qin Wenyuan had not considered all of Feng Bowen's words. However, after comprehensive consideration based on the intelligence collected by Masan and the news from Xue Yantuo's envoys, it was concluded that the tribes in the grassland have not returned at all recently.
The ability to fight.
The reason is that the eight Khitan tribes and the Xi tribe under the Dahe alliance have just recovered from the difficult survival situation last winter. All the tribes on the grassland are in ruins and are waiting to be revitalized. How can they still have the energy to provoke a war?
Even the army that harassed Yingzhou was assembled in a hurry, with the purpose of plundering the people of Yingzhou's supplies and hoping for the support of the Tang Dynasty family to make up for their own shortage of supplies.
Only the Goryeo Kingdom in the east was involved. Qin Wenyuan thought it was probably because Goryeo was afraid of the strategic pattern of Tang Dynasty and Liaoxi developing to the northeast after stabilization, which would pose the most undesirable strategic threat to Goryeo. This time, the land battle with the Qin family army
After the confrontation at sea, the Goryeo Kingdom will definitely not dare to provoke again in the short term, otherwise it will not send envoys to negotiate for prisoners of war.
Qin Wenyuan was confident and would not be swayed by Feng Bowen's threatening words. Instead, he guessed the reason why this guy was eager to help foreigners pay the minimum price to deal with the prisoners of war, and believed that the twists and turns involved must be very involved.
Just when Qin Wenyuan wanted to find out what Feng Bowen had hidden in his heart and what he knew, his personal guard reported that several adults from Tang Dynasty families had written letters from the eldest princess, Li Xiuning, asking to see the young marshal.
Qin Wenyuan ordered his guards to arrange for the people to wait in the side hall, and then chatted with Feng Bowen for a few words. He saw that he did not get the information he wanted to know from his words. In addition to scolding Feng Bowen for being a foreign captive, he did not hesitate to exaggerate the strength of foreign countries with alarmist remarks.
, still insisting that the Khitan, Xi tribe, Mohe and Goryeo states must reveal the instigators behind sending troops to harass Yingzhou before the rear can continue to negotiate the release of prisoners of war.
Feng Bowen was helpless and angrily led his subordinates to say goodbye and leave the government. After leaving the government office, this guy went to the place where the foreign envoys lived.
After seeing this guy go, Qin Wenyuan ordered the whole army in the hall to prepare for battle during this sensitive period. At the same time, he sent an order to Wu Ping in "Songmo" City to closely monitor the Khitan's movements and sent Kilisu Guzai to lead his Turkic wolf cavalry and the troops stationed in
The 3,000 Turkic cavalry led by Ashsusi of the new Turkic tribe merged to form a Turkic cavalry regiment with Kilisu Gu as the main general and Ashusu as the deputy. Together with the 4,000 Xu family army cavalry controlled by Wu Ping and the troops responsible for the defense of "Songmo" city
The infantrymen formed a cornering posture and looked after each other.