"Come on, I can still drink!" Ah Du Pu suddenly sat up from the bed, only to realize that he was not in Damascus.
"Sir, are you awake?"
Dupu's attendant handed him a glass of milk.
"Ping Guo Gong of the Tang Dynasty said that he would give you this drink when you wake up. Your stomach will feel better."
Ah Dupu finished drinking the milk and looked at how dark it was outside. He asked in surprise: "How long have I been asleep?"
The attendant calculated the time and said: "It has been almost ten hours. I have been sleeping since noon, and it is already midnight."
Ah, Du Pu held his forehead, he usually drank a lot, but this was the first time he got so drunk.
These Tang generals obviously didn't allow themselves to talk about peace, so they got themselves drunk.
At this time, the generals of the Tang Dynasty were naturally resting, and it was impossible to talk to themselves.
I touched my forehead and still had a headache. Forget it, let’s take a rest and talk about it tomorrow!
Thinking like this, Dupu fell asleep again.
The next morning, Du Pu was awakened by shelling.
After waking up, I remembered that I was not in Damascus, so I didn't have to be so worried about shells falling on my head.
No, cannonballs?
Ah, Dupu looked like he was twenty years younger. He jumped out of bed with a whoosh, and then rushed out disheveled.
"Ah, Lord Dupu, what's wrong with you?" Tang Ping asked, looking at the panting Ah Dupu who was being treated.
"Master Ping Guogong, what are you doing?" Ah Du Pu has a very good memory. Tang Ping introduced them yesterday, and he basically memorized everyone's name, title, and official position.
"Attack the city!" Tang Ping said matter-of-factly: "Your Majesty the Emperor is unwilling to surrender. We can only continue to attack Damascus City until he surrenders!"
After speaking, Tang Ping blocked it with his hand and whispered in Dupu's ear: "But don't worry, our cannon is only aimed at the city wall. It sounds powerful, but it will not hurt the people inside the city."
Ah, Dupu's eyes were dull. Is this a question of whether it will hurt the people in the city?
I came to your place for peace talks yesterday, and you fired artillery fire inside on time this morning. Didn't I come here in vain?
Thinking like this, he remembered that it seemed that he had come yesterday for nothing. He was drunk by the generals of the Tang Dynasty without saying anything.
So he quickly said: "Ping Guogong, please tell your people to stop. I came to the Datang camp to negotiate peace with you on behalf of the Arab Empire!"
"Are you here for peace talks?" Tang Ping looked at him strangely, and then slapped his forehead: "Yes, yes, yes, your entourage said you were here for peace talks, but after you came, you just drank and forgot about it. It’s happened.”
Ah, Du Pu was feeling miserable and couldn't express it. Was it because he wanted to just drink? You obviously didn't give me a chance to speak.
Tang Ping raised his hand: "Let's attack here first today. Come on, please come over, generals, to participate in the peace talks with Lord Dupu."
With that said, he led Du Pu to the big table yesterday.
Ah, Dupu's legs felt weak when he saw this big table, and he even felt like vomiting.
Pulling Tang Ping's sleeves, he said, "Mr. Ping, let's... let's talk about the peace talks first today."
"It's about peace talks, but we in the Tang Dynasty are used to talking about things while drinking wine! Ah, Mr. Du Pu has come to our place, shouldn't he do as the Romans do?"
Dupu's legs felt weak when he heard that he wanted to drink, but Tang Ping told him to follow the Romans, so what could he do?
Are you trying to shame Tang Ping and the others by saying that I won’t drink today and let’s talk about things first? ?
Tired of living, right? ? There is no other way, Dupu can only experience what is the Chinese wine table culture once again.
Not to mention, there is some truth in what Tang Ping said about people being accustomed to drinking to relieve hangovers.
At the end of the drink, Du Pu actually didn't get drunk like he did yesterday, but he was just a little dizzy.
"Ah, Lord Du Pu, how about we have a peace talk?" Tang Ping and the others looked at each other and chuckled.
"Let's talk. Anyway, we only have so much money in Damascus. If you are willing to negotiate, the money will be yours. Please withdraw!" Ah Doup said with a loud tongue.
"Then, Master Du Pu, do you want to negotiate peace?" Tang Ping asked quietly beside him.
Ah Du Pu covered his mouth with his hand, leaned into Tang Ping's ear and said, "Who wants peace talks? No one wants peace talks now except His Majesty the Emperor."
"It's just that you know? If the peace talks don't succeed, he will kill my head. What do you think I can do?"
Although he was close to Tang Ping's ear, his voice was not quiet.
Fortunately, no one else could understand what he said, only his entourage turned pale with fright.
Tang Ping chuckled and asked his entourage to help him down to rest. After understanding the Arab nobles' thoughts, the rest of the matter would be easier to handle.
When Du Pu woke up again, his entourage repeated what he had said to Tang Ping again, which made Du Pu feel numb.
I didn't want to say that at the time, so why did I just say what was on my mind? ?
He woke up early today, before it got dark, so he went out and found Tang Ping beside the dinner table.
"Hey, I'm awake, come on, come on, we're just having dinner!"
"Ping Guo Gong, I really can't drink anymore!" Ah Dupu said tremblingly, touching his stomach.
"Don't drink, just drink porridge, come on, come on!"
Seeing the white porridge on the table, Du Pu's heart was moved. These two meals were basically just drinking wine and not eating anything. This made his stomach feel so uncomfortable.
Tang Ping and I drank the porridge together, and then we felt a little better.
He looked at Tang Ping and said straight to the point: "Ping Guo Gong, tell me directly, what do you think, and give me a pleasure."
Tang Ping looked at him and said with a smile: "Ah, Lord Dupu's job should be to be a diplomat dealing with various countries, right?"
Ah Du Pu nodded.
"How much of the Arab Empire's territory belonged to other countries in the past?"
Ah, Du Pu didn't know why Tang Ping asked this. He thought for a while and said, "In the past few decades, the Arab Empire has annexed about ten or twenty countries in total, and it has its current territory."
"So, Lord Du Pu, are you interested in continuing to be a diplomat in the future and coordinating the relationship between Datang and these countries??"
"But..." Ah Dupu was stunned: "These countries were all destroyed by the Arab Empire!"
Then he reacted, looked at Tang Ping and said in surprise: "Could it be that you..."
"Yes, we are the just Tang Dynasty. These countries were destroyed by the Arabs. Of course we must support their restoration!"
"So if there is peace talk, will your king be willing to have these countries restored?"
