Yu Yunwen admired the Liberation Army, but he did not forget his mission.
So he pretended to have a conversation with Qi Shaohui, and along the way he made insidious inquiries about how the people's lives were under the rule of the Liberation Army, and what policies were in place to improve people's livelihood, hoping to judge the level of political power of the Liberation Army.
As soon as Qi Shaohui heard his insinuating questions about the internal affairs of the Liberation Army, he thought of Zhao Zuoliang's instructions——
If they ask questions, try to change the subject as much as possible, and don't tell them too much details about domestic and military issues. It's best not to talk about anything other than what you see with your eyes.
So Qi Shaohui talked to him around, talking about the beautiful scenery of Haizhou, the food of Haizhou, and saying that this meeting was too hasty. If there was a chance, he would definitely treat Yu Yunwen to a delicious seafood meal.
The seafood in Haizhou is really good!
After all, Yu Yunwen had been an official for five or six years. He had met hundreds of officials, big and small, and he knew all about the official tactics and official clichés.
Although he didn't use it very much, he still mastered this skill of officialdom survival. Qi Shaohui's obvious changing of the topic and his speaking skills were clearly the special skills of Song Dynasty officials.
Good guy, are these guys also professional opponents?
Yu Yunwen felt a little more wary.
The journey north was not slow, and could even be considered relatively fast. Yu Yunwen entered Haizhou in early April. After several exchanges, he entered Linyi County on April 13, where he met Zhao Zuoliang, the leader of the Liberation Army.
Before meeting Zhao Zuoliang, Yu Yunwen thought that Zhao Zuoliang would at least be friendly to him and would definitely do his best to make him live comfortably.
However, he was wrong. He was very wrong. Zhao Zuoliang did not receive him at all. He only ordered his subordinates to take him to a place similar to an inn and arranged accommodation for twenty-three of them.
It's still two to one room, and only Yu Yunwen can live in one room.
Then there are no other arrangements except three meals a day.
Not only were there no arrangements, they were not allowed to leave their residence, leaving them to stay in the inn like penned pigs.
Three days later, Yu Yunwen couldn't bear it anymore and made a strong protest to the person in charge of the station, but it was in vain.
The person in charge of the station just said coldly - It's useless to tell me. I will meet you naturally when the commander wants to see you.
"We are a delegation from the Song Dynasty! On behalf of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, we are here to meet with the leader of the Liberation Army. Is this how the Liberation Army treats guests?!"
Yu Yunwen was furious.
The person in charge looked at Yu Yunwen indifferently and nodded.
"yes."
Yu Yunwen was stunned and at a loss on the spot.
The other party was so frank and shameless that he didn't know how to deal with it for a while.
So after another three days of this, and three more days of white rice, Yu Yunwen couldn't bear it anymore, and was about to force his way into the inn to find Zhao Zuoliang to explain clearly. However, when he was making a fuss, the news came that Zhao Zuoliang wanted to see him. .
Zhao Zuoliang saw him alone.
So Yu Yunwen took the grievances of the other twenty-two envoys of the Song Dynasty and angrily went to Zhao Zuoliang's residence to meet Zhao Zuoliang.
Zhao Zuoliang's commander-in-chief's residence was nothing special in Yu Yunwen's opinion. It looked like an ordinary gentry's home, neither luxurious nor grand.
There are many people coming and going in the house.
Yu Yunwen noticed for a moment that the people coming and going in a hurry were ordinary-looking or even ugly people who looked no different from ordinary farmers.
These people have rough skin, yellow and black faces, and are not well-dressed. Some of them even wear coarse cloth. Their speech seems a bit vulgar, but their eyes are bright and full of energy.
The further you walked in, the more people you saw, but the main hall was obviously not Yu Yunwen's destination.
Yu Yunwen was taken to the side room, where he drank tea for an hour and peed twice before finally waiting for Zhao Zuoliang, who had arrived late.
As a result, before Yu Yunwen opened his mouth to express his anger and dissatisfaction, Zhao Zuoliang spoke with a frosty look on his face.
"What kind of wind brought your noble envoy to my place?"
Hearing Zhao Zuoliang's strange words, Yu Yunwen was even a little confused.
I am the victim, okay?
You left me hanging in the inn for six days without seeing me, and now you are going to show off your face when you see me. What do you mean?
Because he was so surprised and puzzled, Yu Yunwen even forgot to be angry.
"Your Excellency, the commander-in-chief, made me and my colleagues wait in the inn for six days, six full days! They were not allowed to go anywhere! If it were not for the lack of three meals a day, I would have even thought that I was in jail! Is this the treatment of the Liberation Army? The guest's way?"
"What else do you want?"
Zhao Zuoliang sneered: "When I became the commander-in-chief, I immediately sent someone to contact Song State, hoping to continue the agreement between the previous commander-in-chief and Song State. What happened? So far, Song State has not given me any reply. .
Let me calculate, it takes about a year, right? After waiting for six days, Your Excellency came to the door in a rage and anger to question me! I've been waiting for nearly a year, but nothing has been said yet? Do you think this is my fault? That's really the most terrible thing in the world! "
As soon as Zhao Zuoliang fired, he immediately said that Yu Yunwen had nothing to say.
There was no way, Yu Yunwen really had nothing to say when people brought up this matter.
Seeing Zhao Zuoliang's frosty face, Yu Yunwen could only knock out his teeth and swallow it in his stomach.
"This matter is actually a misunderstanding. Don't think too much about it. In fact, there have been too many things in the court during the past period, so that..."
"So much so that you forgot about me, right? I wonder how big of a thing it is that makes your country so forgetful? Are there any major military events in your country?"
Zhao Zuoliang sneered and said: "Could it be that the kings and ministers of your country saw the army of gold thieves going south and felt that we couldn't handle it, and were afraid that contact with us would cause the financial lord Wan Yanliang to seize the opportunity to start a war with your country and bring your country to its knees?" I was also dragged into the water, am I right?”
Do you want to tell the truth like this?
Of course this is true, but don’t say it like that! How can we engage in diplomatic work once we speak out? !
Yu Yunwen was helpless and annoyed, feeling that he had no place to vent his anger. Zhao Zuoliang's words were like sticks of wood stuffed into his stomach, adding fuel to the fire.
But when he thought that the leader of the Liberation Army, who had defeated 500,000 Jin troops, was facing him, Yu Yunwen couldn't get angry.
He came here with a mission. He should not affect the overall situation because of his personal likes and dislikes, otherwise he would be a sinner of the country.
So Yu Yunwen had no choice but to swallow his anger.
"Commander, please don't misunderstand the court's intention. If the court was worried about this matter, it would not have reached an agreement with the former commander before. This matter is actually caused by some problems in your army. Suddenly I heard that there were two incidents in your army. The court really didn’t know how to deal with this incident, so..."
Yu Yunwen forced out a smile and thought about throwing the pot back.
Zhao Zuoliang looked at Yu Yunwen and felt that this person was a bit interesting and a bit dignified. He could still smile in the face of such a shady and strange attitude, which was difficult to deal with.
But when it came to this, he would not take the blame.
"So we feel that our foundation is unstable, we cannot stand, we will perish sooner or later, and we have no use value, so we cut off all contacts, right? Okay, if we cut off, we will cut off, so why are we here now? Seeing that we have won the battle will be valuable again. ?”
Seeing the ridicule on Zhao Zuoliang's face, Yu Yunwen felt ashamed and unhappy. He felt that although Da Song had made a mistake, he would not be reviled to this extent.
He felt that he could no longer let Zhao Zuoliang continue to control the direction of the topic, and he wanted to take the initiative to regain the leadership.
So he spoke.
"Your Excellency, the Commander-in-Chief, the Song Dynasty court comes to see you with sincerity. If you have always had this attitude, then I think there is no need to continue this meeting."
"I used to cut off contact without saying a word, but now I leave if I don't agree with you. It turns out that this is the sincerity of the Song Dynasty court! I've seen it, I've seen it!"
Zhao Zuoliang looked like he suddenly understood, and quickly stepped aside, extending his hand and saying: "Please."
Seeing that his words had no effect, the other party went down the slope without saying a word and cut off his retreat without giving him any face. Yu Yunwen was immediately neither up nor down.
