During the Luoyang War, Hangu Pass was formed as the dividing line between the Zhou and Tang dynasties, but this dividing line was not officially confirmed by the courts of both sides, and there was not even a ceasefire. Both sides were still in a state of war. In this state, even the encounter between the patrol soldiers of both sides would trigger a new war.

Therefore, it is necessary for both sides to sit down and talk. However, this discussion should be held after the war in June, but it happened to encounter the throne ceremony of the new dynasty. After ascending the throne, many things were encountered, so the discussion was delayed. It was not until one month after Zhang Xuan ascended the throne that the envoy of the Zhou Dynasty arrived in Chang'an.

Wei Yunqi was the prime minister of the Zhou Dynasty. He was second only to the minister of the Central Secretariat Su Wei in the Great Zhou Dynasty. He had a high status and was not easy to neglect. Li Yuan ordered the prime minister Chen Shuda to come out and go out to welcome the Zhou Dynasty's special envoy Wei Yunqi and his entourage.

The mission led by Wei Yunqi was composed of 110 people. In addition to him, the chief envoy, Wen Yanbo, the deputy envoy, the Minister of Rites, and eight others were engaged in it. The remaining 100 cavalry were all guards. Everyone drove all the way from six large carriages. Although they were a little tired, they finally arrived in Chang'an, and everyone showed a happy smile on their faces.

The carriage slowly stopped at the gate of the East City. Wei Yunqi saw Chen Shuda from afar, and then got off the carriage with a smile. Chen Shuda quickly walked up and said, "Brother Wei, I have never seen him for many years, and I can't recognize him."

"Captain Chen is still in style, which is gratifying!"

"Where, I'm old, look! The wrinkles are all over my forehead."

"That's because Prime Minister Chen worked too much on state affairs."

After the two of them reminisced about the past for a moment, Wen Yanbo stepped forward to salute again. Chen Shuda smiled and said, "All old friends, don't be polite. Please follow me into the city, please!"

Two teams of Tang cavalry were leading the way in front, and Chen Shuda and Wei Yunqi walked slowly on horseback. Wei Yunqi was from Guanzhong. He had not returned to his hometown for many years since he followed Zhang Xuan to Beihai County. Today, he saw the appearance of Chang'an again, and he felt like he was a different life.

"This time Wei Xiangguo came to Chang'an, he will definitely go back to his family to take a look and return home in glory!"

Wei Yunqi had a deep conflict with his family back then, and even the family did not allow him to attend the clan sacrifice. He was furious and followed Zhang Xuan to Beihai County. Over the years, his feelings for the family have become very weak. For him, there is no question of returning home in glory, and he has no intention of returning home at all.

"I can only stay for three days this time. The emperor has just ascended the throne. Zhongdu has too many things to do. I'm afraid I can't stay for a long time. It's better to put official duties first!"

Chen Shuda's heart was thrilled. What could he talk about in three days? He asked tentatively: "Is Prime Minister Wei coming to Chang'an this time to discuss the armistice agreement?"

Wei Yunqi smiled faintly, "This is a lot of things that need to be discussed. Everyone should restore people's livelihood and let the people rest for a few years!"

"Yes! The people of Guanzhong can't bear it after war. It is the kindness of the ruler who has been practicing for several years."

Unexpectedly, Chen Shuda stopped talking. Wei Yunqi was looking at Zhuque Street. He found that although Zhuque Street did not change much, the people on the street were different from before. Most of the people who had traveled in the past were calm, with a smile on their faces and a confident look. He especially liked to join in the fun. If he had a little abnormality, he would have surrounded people. When the delegation of the Great Zhou Empire like himself arrived, he had already surrounded three layers of the inner and three layers of the outer side along the road.

But now the pedestrians are all in a hurry, almost everyone lowers their heads, as if there are evil dogs following them, and they don’t even dare to stop and watch the fun. They have no expression on their faces, but there is a hint of vigilance or panic in their eyes.

Wei Yunqi sighed in his heart. It seemed that Gao Jin's report was not exaggerated. The people of Chang'an were really frightened by Li Yuanji, and became soldiers with all their plants and their entire mental state changed.

At this time, Wei Yunqi saw three soldiers wearing black armor walking past the roadside, raised their chins high, and looked very arrogant, without looking at the mission, and the pedestrians saw them, made way and bowed to them.

Wei Yunqi couldn't help but sneer. Chen Shuda didn't notice the three Xuanwu Jingwei. He asked in confusion: "What is Wei Xiangguo laughing at?"

"I'm laughing at the fact that the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty is indeed slightly different from our Zhou Dynasty."

"How can I explain this?"

"If I were to take Chen Prime Minister on Xinye Avenue with him, whether he was a seventy-year-old man or a three-year-old child, he would salute me and Prime Minister Chen. No one would pay attention to the soldiers. Chang'an is the opposite, which shows that your country attaches great importance to the army and the status of soldiers is higher than that of the prime minister. I sighed and laughed."

Only then did Chen Shuda notice the three Xuanwu Jingwei. His face became hot and he was really ashamed. No pedestrian paid attention to them, but they all gave way to the three soldiers.

Chen Shuda also sighed, but couldn't say a word. What could he say? The facts are here, and everyone knows what's going on.

Wei Yunqi said earnestly: "I dare not comment randomly, but Chang'an is my hometown after all. Out of concern for my hometown, I still want to say something, "Chen Xiangguo, justice is in the hearts of the people."

Chen Shuda certainly understood the meaning of Wei Yunqi's words. He was speechless for a moment and could only say insincerely: "Wei Prime Minister cares about his hometown, and I am deeply impressed."

Chen Shuda arranged for the Great Zhou delegation to stay in the VIP hotel, so he hurried to the imperial study room to see the emperor Li Yuan. Li Yuan was also concerned about the purpose of Wei Yunqi and his delegation. Moreover, the Great Zhou delegation came very suddenly. When they received the news, the delegation had already entered Guanzhong, which made them not mentally prepared.

In the imperial study room, Chen Shuda reported to Li Yuan in detail about his welcome to Wei Yunqi, and finally said apologetically: "Wei Yunqi just said that both sides need to recuperate for a few years, but refused to tell their true intentions. It is estimated that they would only raise it during the formal talks."

Li Yuan frowned, "How can this work? We have to talk formally without any preparation. What should we talk about? He said we listen, that's all, I can't accept this attitude."

Liu Wenjing next to him said: "The other party's attitude is indeed unacceptable, but we can guess a little from their coming this time."

Li Yuan glanced at him and asked, "What did the Prime Minister see?"

"Your Majesty, whether the ceasefire is not a deal, but the willingness of both sides to start a war. In fact, Zhang Xuan has always maintained the initiative in the battlefield. He does not need to discuss a ceasefire with us at all. No ceasefire agreement will only benefit them. We can only ask them for a ceasefire. Moreover, Wei Yun has only three days to get into Chang'an. What can we talk about in three days? So the minister boldly speculated that Wei Yunqi is not talking about a ceasefire at all."

"Then what did he do and demonstrate to me? Or come and ask for punishment, just because I did not send an envoy to Zhongzhong to congratulate him on his ascension to the throne?"

Li Yuan was very dissatisfied. Although Zhang Xuan ascended the throne and became emperor, he did not send envoys to congratulate him, it did not mean that Zhang Xuan could neglect him. Especially when the Great Zhou Empire completely overwhelmed the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan's self-esteem was particularly sensitive. If there was any slight disturbance, Li Yuan thought it was disrespectful to him.

Chen Shuda thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, why not visit me again tonight and find out his exact purpose. We must not accept his visit in a confused manner."

Chen Shuda knows Li Yuan very well, and Li Yuan expressed his dissatisfaction, but if the relationship between the two sides is really in a terrible relationship because of this trivial matter, Li Yuan will never spare him. It is better to work harder for himself to communicate for both parties and understand the other party’s true intentions, and then they can arrange etiquette. Whether it is a negotiation or just a courteous visit.

Li Yuan nodded and worked hard for Prime Minister Chen.”

At dusk, Chen Shuda's carriage slowly arrived at the VIP hotel, but to his surprise, seven or eight gorgeous carriages were parked in front of the gate of the VIP hotel, and the wall was surrounded by guards who came with the carriage.

Chen Shuda was really shocked. Who was so brave that he actually came to visit the envoy of the Great Zhou Dynasty? He urgently ordered his left and right to inquire. After a moment, the followers came back to report: "The head of the prime minister is the six nobles of Guanlong families who came to visit the prime minister Wei."

"Who is it?" Chen Shuda asked in surprise.

"I asked about it. It was the head of Dugu family, the head of Yu family, the head of Hou Mochen family, the head of Zhao family, the head of Yuan family, and the head of Helan family. They have been here for more than half an hour."

Chen Shuda was stunned. He began to realize that the problem was serious. The heads of the six Guanlong nobles came to visit the Prime Minister of the Great Zhou. If the news spread, it would have an extremely bad impact in the government and the opposition. You should know that the full support of the Guanlong nobles was the basis for Li Yuan's founding and ascending the throne. If even the foundation was shaken, who would still have confidence in the Tang Dynasty?

Chen Shuda changed his mind and immediately understood that this must be a serious protest by the Guanlong nobles over Yun's death, and used their actions to express their dissatisfaction with the emperor.

Chen Shuda was a little hesitant about whether he should report the emperor first or continue to visit Wei Yunqi.

At this time, a burst of laughter came, and Wei Yunqi personally sent the six heads of the family out of the door.

"I will faithfully convey the hopes of my Great Zhou Emperor to the Lord. Please rest assured that the Lord is a person with a broad mind. He can even be tolerant and kind to Dou Jiande, Xiao Xian, and Wang Shichong, let alone the Guanlong family?"

"Wei Prime Minister came too timely. If we hadn't explained it personally, we wouldn't know when we could resolve the confusion in our hearts."

"We have benefited a lot from what Wei Prime Minister said today. We have been worried that after so many years, we can finally have a good sleep tonight."

"Only the Emperor of Great Zhou is known best at the heart of Prime Minister Wei. With the authoritative explanation of Prime Minister Wei, Yu Qinming has completely realized it. Thanks to Prime Minister Wei for his sincerity."

Listening to everyone expressing their feelings in the door, Chen Shuda felt very shocked and extremely sad. It was these people who supported Li Yuan and walked to the throne of the emperor, but what are they doing now?

At this moment, he suddenly understood why Zhang Xuan sent Wei Yun to the Tang Dynasty. He also understood the true purpose of Wei Yunqi's mission to Chang'an. (To be continued.).
Chapter completed!