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Chapter 218 A verbal battle with Zhuge Liang

In the back hall, after everyone was taking a tea to sit down, Sun Quan smiled and said, "The reason why three beloved ministers were left was because Zhuge Liang asked in the letter of the country whether Cao Pi was seriously ill or not, I would do something in Dongwu. I would like to hear your opinions on this."

After saying that, he ordered the eunuch who was serving the side, "You will hand over the letter of the country to the family of the three nobles to read." The eunuch received the order and quickly handed the letter of the country to Prime Minister Gu Yong.

After the three of them finished reading it, Gu Yong said first, "Supreme, I think that although Cao Pi is seriously ill, his life and death are also unpredictable. The situation is unclear, so we should not make arbitrary judgments."

While stroking his beard, Sun Quan nodded and asked again: "What do Bo Yan and Ziyu think?"

Zhuge Jin glanced at Lu Xun and saw that he was still pondering, so he said first: "Supreme, what the Prime Minister said was a successful national plan. Although Cao Pi had not visited the court for many days, he could not say that he must be seriously ill. He should wait for detailed information to be sent back before making the reason."

Sun Quan did not comment and then asked Lu Xun: "Boyan, what do you think?"

"Supreme, I think that since Zhuge Liang had this question, maybe it was because Western Shu had some exact information, and the Shu envoy was still there, so I don't believe that Yang Mingzhi did not accept the order to mention this matter, so I think I would like to make a decision after summoning the Shu envoy next time."

Sun Quan nodded and said, "If you say something reasonable, just follow what you said, and make a decision after seeing Yang Qing again."

Since there was a plan, the four king and ministers stopped talking about this matter. They said that other military and nationalities would be separated afterwards.

As night comes, the bright moon hangs in the sky and the stars are twinkling.

The light outside shines on people, and the lights in the Chongli Hall of Wu State were also brightly lit and lively. In order to entertain the envoys of Shu State, King Sun Quan of Wu and a group of important officials and ministers have all settled down, and are waiting for Yang Qing and Fei Yi to arrive.

Sun Quan liked to play and have fun at banquets throughout his life. At this moment, he thought about it and said to his ministers: "When the Shu envoy comes, please wait until you can wait for the food." The masses were already familiar with their lord's character, and knew that he was going to tease the Shu envoys again, so they all bowed their promises.

After a while, the eunuch went into the hall to report to the Han envoy Yang Qing. Fei Yi had arrived. Sun Quan nodded: "Please come in."

Yang Qing and Fei Yi entered the hall and saluted in unison: "Foreign ministers have met the King of Wu."

Sun Quan stood up and greeted, "The two gentlemen have finally arrived, please take your seat." After that, he looked at the two with a smile.

The two soon discovered that the atmosphere was wrong. Sun Quan stood up to greet him. A group of ministers from the Eastern Wu were still sitting in their original positions and drinking and eating vegetables. Are all the ministers of the Wu Kingdom so arrogant and rude?

Yang Qingqing knew something was wrong. When he saw Sun Quan's smile, he realized that Sun Shiwan was deliberately trying to make things difficult for him.

Fei Yi also quickly understood this section. He looked at Yang Qing and saw that he nodded slightly. He knew it in his heart. He said loudly: "A phoenix flew over, and the qilin knew how to spit out and feed and stop eating, but the donkey and mule were ignorant, but they just kept their food as usual."

This is calling the ministers of Eastern Wu a donkey and mule. Sun Quan looked at each other and thought that Yang Mingzhi was famous for his good reputation. As we all know, he never thought that Fei Yi's talent was so quick and his sharp remarks were so sharp.

Sun Quan thought to himself that if he did not retaliate, wouldn’t he be humiliated? So he looked at a young official in his twenties on the left.

The young man understood the meaning of his lord, and smiled slightly and stood up and said loudly, "People planted sycamore trees, and wanted to wait for the phoenix. Now there are some swallows and birds that claim to be flying? Why don't we shoot them and return to their hometown!"

After saying that, the ministers of Eastern Wu burst into laughter, knowing that one of their families had overwhelmed Western Shu, and many people were already proudly raising their glasses to congratulate each other. Sun Quan also breathed a sigh of relief and sat back on his original position, looking at Yang Qing and Fei Yi leisurely.

Seeing this, Yang Qing sneered and looked at the young official two steps ahead. He saw that he was seven feet and six inches long, with a few beards, folded his head wide, and shouted loudly, curiously, "I wonder who you are?"

Before the young man could reply, Sun Quan said, "This is the son of the left general Zhuge Jin, and the left assistant commander Zhuge Ke."

Oh, this guy is Zhuge Qiao's elder brother, that famous child prodigy! Sure enough, he reacted quickly and was extremely smart.

"It turned out to be Zhuge Duwei. I learned from Bosong that you have known as a child prodigy since you were a child. When you see him today, you will be well-known.

"Yang Qing bowed and greeted her.

Seeing that the other party praised him so much and seemed to be familiar with his second brother, Zhuge Ke's expression became softer and said politely: "I dare not take it."

However, although he was humble, his complacent expression on his face had not diminished, and he still looked at Yang Qing and the others leisurely.

This guy is indeed a proud and competitive person. No wonder he was able to bring disaster to himself later.

Yang Qing felt sorry for his heart, but he said with a smile on his face: "In the past, phoenixes sing in Xiqi and Ji Zhou rose. Now that the Han Dynasty is rising in Xiqi, it must be a phoenix flying in Yizhou. How could it be a swallow bird?"

Zhuge Ke is difficult to refute this. Yang Qing meant to compare the current Ji Han to the Xiqi of the past. In the past, Fengming Qishan meant the prosperity of the Western Zhou Dynasty. Now the Han Dynasty is revived in Yizhou. In turn, it also means that a phoenix must have descended to the West. Naturally, Yang Qing and Fei Yi and others from the west flew over like phoenixes.

Now that Han and Wu have reunited, although Eastern Wu often secretly called Ji Han by Shu, they dare not say on the surface that Ji Han is not a continuation of the Han Dynasty, otherwise it would destroy the relationship between the two countries.

Zhuge Ke also knew this very well. Although he was determined to continue to fight back, he did not dare to break this taboo in public, so he stood there, bowed his head and said nothing.

Sun Quan saw Zhuge Ke's embarrassment, laughed and came out to smooth things over: "There are no swallows and birds here, they are all phoenixes. Please take your seat, two gentlemen."

Yang Qing and Fei Yi no longer had any entanglements. They bowed and smiled and sat down at the guest seat.

Sun Quan held the wine glass and said loudly, "Everyone, we will give a cup to the Han Dynasty." The ministers responded and raised their glasses to greet each other.

Yang Qing and Fei Yi also picked up the wine glass and said, "Treat the king, respect the princes."

Everyone drank together and the banquet officially began. The palace maids performed dances, and the musicians played music. The ministers of the Eastern Wu were diligently urging the drinks, which was very lively. The person opposite Yang Qing was Wu Xiang Gu Yong, and the first person to Gu Yong was the general Lu Xun of the assisting state.

During the day, Yang Qing did not look at the famous general of the Eastern Wu. At this moment, he saw that he was in his early forties, handsome and gentle. The beard on his lips added a bit of maturity and wisdom to this person.

Thinking of what Zhuge Liang told him, Yang Qing held up his glass and walked over: "General Lu, Qing toast you with a glass."

Lu Xun stood up and said, "It should be a cup for someone to join the army, please."

After the two of them drank at the same time, Yang Qing said again: "My prime minister has a letter to ask me to take him to the general. I don't know if the general has time tomorrow. I'll go to the mansion to visit him."

In fact, not only Zhuge Liang had letters to Lu Xun, but Li Yan also had letters and gifts, and he had to take the time to hand them over to others.
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