As soon as Wang Yanzhou finished speaking, the conference room, which had been noisy just now, suddenly became quiet, which surprised Tang Chen.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Tang Chen subconsciously stood up, swallowed his saliva, and said, "Well, I want to say, why don't I go to Shi Zairong first? They say that when two armies are fighting, they don't kill the envoys. With my status, he wouldn't dare to take action easily."
Wang Nianqing replied without giving any face, "But Madam, you have nothing to do with Qingliang Valley anymore. If you are to go, it should be Princess Fenglai who goes in your place."
Tang Chen hurriedly said, "Otherwise, you can just give me any official position. Anyway, this time, I am definitely the best candidate."
Yan Shaoqing said, "Since this matter was proposed by Nanyue, let Shi Zairong come to Qingliang Valley. We don't need to take too many unnecessary risks, and we can also see whether they are sincere in negotiating peace. What do you think?"
Zhong Qin and the other generals nodded in agreement with the proposal: "That's a good idea. If he doesn't dare to come in person, then there's something fishy going on."
"In this way, Madam can contact him." After someone said this without any warning, the meeting room that had originally restored order suddenly exploded again.
Tang Chen was truly confused. No matter what she said, no one else could hear her. Not only were these men loud, but when they got excited, they started arguing like old ladies on the street, all mumbling and grumbling. Tang Chen, unable to get a word in, had no choice but to tactfully get up and leave.
After feeling the peaceful world outside the house, Tang Chen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The lively atmosphere inside was indeed not suitable for her.
Tang Chen was originally thinking about looking for Hong Yu, but when he turned the corner, he saw her holding a piece of dogtail grass and teasing a passing kitten. The kitten saw someone coming and quickly gave up the tempting dogtail grass and ran away.
After Tang Chen took the grass from Hong Yu, he sat next to her and complained, "You don't know when you left. These people inside didn't even give me a chance to speak!"
Hong Yu said with some familiarity, "It's normal. Sometimes they get excited and fight. You'll get used to it."
It was impossible to get used to it, not in this lifetime. She speculated that those people inside were deliberately trying to piss her off so they could discuss world affairs behind her back. Wang Yanzhou had originally disagreed with her negotiating peace with South Vietnam. If he had insisted on his own views and position, even the voice that had suddenly emerged to speak for her would have been silenced.
Tang Chen turned around and looked at the meeting room where the noise was still coming from, and said, "Do you think they will agree to let me go?"
Hong Yu raised his eyes and said, "I think most people disagree, but I'm curious why you're so persistent about this. There are other ways to realize the self-worth you mentioned. There's no need to cling to this thing so tightly."
If Tang Chen, with his stupid brain, could come up with other ways to help, then she wouldn't have to sit here and worry about it. She mainly thought that she and Shi Zairong were from the same hometown after all, had similar life experiences, and their ways of thinking were relatively similar, so they would never argue when discussing things.
Of course, she couldn't tell Hong Yu all her thoughts, as she would be embarrassed. "Well, let me put it this way. Shi Zairong and I had some previous connections due to some things. I was mainly worried that he might not give face if someone else went."
It didn't matter to Tang Chen and Shi Zairong whether they knew Hong Yu or not. She didn't think she could recognize all of Shi Zairong's friends. However, she naturally hoped to get a more convincing answer to something that made her curious: "Are you so sure that he will give you face?"
Tang Chen thought for a moment and said with a wry smile, "Actually, I'm not entirely sure; but at least I know one thing: he won't kill me unless it's absolutely necessary."
Hong Yu continued to ask: "Why?"
Tang Chen explained: "Didn't I tell you before that we come from the same place and have similar souls? We are not the type to like fighting and killing for no reason. No one wants to see casualties if it is not necessary."
"...Sometimes I really don't understand you." What Hong Yu couldn't understand was that those who said they didn't want to see casualties were the ones who started the war, and those who didn't want to hurt innocent people were intentionally or unintentionally brewing a terrible disaster for all the innocent people in the world.
The two of them sat at the border of silence and noise, holding a simple cat teaser in their hands. After catching another innocent cat that accidentally passed by, they quietly started teasing the cat.
After an unknown amount of time, the meeting room gradually quieted down. Tang Chen looked back at the tightly closed door and said, "It seems they are done."
After a while, the door opened and the people inside came out one after another. Tang Chen hurriedly threw the grass in his hand aside, and then accurately grabbed Wang Yanzhou and Yan Shaoqing from the crowd.
After Tang Chen pulled the two aside, he hurriedly asked, "How is your discussion going? Is there any result? Can I go?"
Yan Shaoqing smiled and said, "The results are in. We agree to negotiate with South Vietnam, but they have to send someone over. You were the one who brought this up in the first place. If you insist, you can be in charge of contacting them once the South Vietnamese envoy arrives."
"Very good!"
Wang Yanzhou, who was standing nearby, added with a serious expression, "But, we need Miss Hong Yu's help."
Hong Yu pointed at himself and asked with a bewildered smile, "Me? I can't speak and I don't understand politics, so I can't help you."
Wang Yanzhou explained, "We will first reach a consensus on the general matters in letters. Just like Chen Xin and Bei Mo last time, they sent people here to discuss the details. Miss Hong Yu, you are from Nanyue and a member of the Huangfu family. We can only feel at ease if you are by our side to protect Achen. Otherwise, I am afraid it would be a failure in hospitality."
Hong Yu held her forehead and said, "...It was a huge mistake for me to meet Mo Yu in this life." Wang Yanzhou had a hidden meaning in his words. He asked Hong Yu for help. First, it was because of Li Xinzhai's instructions that she promised to protect Tang Chen and keep her safe until the end of the war; second, if he did not help, Wang Yanzhou meant that he would most likely take action against the high-level officials of South Vietnam.
After all, I am a South Vietnamese. I can't just stand by and watch everything happen, right?
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