"This Sun Wen is a bit too difficult to deal with!"
Fan Chen was infuriated. Recalling Sun Wen's words in the tent, he was still angry. Did this person not want to live?
Did Sun Wen really think that the words "envoys are not to be killed" could save his life?
With the tension between the two armies, he still dared to provoke the bottom line of Nie Liang and his subordinates. He really did not want to live. Not to mention, Sun Wen's behavior in front of Nie Liang could be considered "arrogant and rude." If Nie Liang really killed him in anger, Sun Wen would have died in vain.
Sun Wen had the courage to confront the enemy and disregard his own life. His courage was commendable.
A young general laughed. "It's fine if he's difficult to deal with, but he just has to be so thick-skinned. This general sees that the other gentlemen don't look very well. Isn't this Sun Wen an old man who can't carry anything? Isn't he afraid that someone will stab him a few times and send him to hell? "
Wei Yong looked down. "Sun Wen is probably well aware of this and has long been fearless."
This was the first time he had seen someone criticize someone so rudely.
Fan Chen said, "This one is curious. Did this Sun Wen come here just to interrogate Liu Xi?"
Wei Yong frowned lightly. "I'm afraid it's not that simple."
The others sighed as they discussed. Only Nie Liang, who was sitting in the main seat, was deep in thought. His brows showed traces of hardship.
Even with Nie Liang's excellent self-restraint, he had been angered by Sun Wen today.
He was frail to begin with, and in order not to affect the morale of the army, he forced himself to hold on. Every time he appeared in front of others, he would not stay for long in order to hide the truth. Today, his anger affected his heart and lungs. He could only berate Sun Wen and find an excuse to send him away.
As long as Sun Wen was in the Nie camp, he could not easily reveal his illness.
"Send people to keep an eye on Sun Wen. If he makes any strange movements, get rid of him!"
Nie Liang's thin lips parted slightly. His brows were filled with coldness, causing people to shiver for no reason.
"Yes!"
Sun Wen walked around the Nie camp's commander's tent and came out. He turned back to look at the commander's flag, snorted inwardly, and left with a flick of his sleeves.
The reason why he chose to go to the Nie Camp at this critical juncture was because he did not place too much importance on his own life. Initially, he was also prepared to go on a one-way trip.
But now, he no longer thought so. Not only did he want to complete the mission perfectly, he also wanted to leave the Nie Camp alive.
No matter how big of a commotion he caused, Sun Wen had a good night's sleep. He woke up at daybreak to practice his swordsmanship. His posture was relaxed, as if the Nie Camp was his own home. The spies who were secretly observing him were all speechless. This Old Man Sun was really "bold"!
This is Nie Ying's camp, not his home. How could he sleep so soundly and still have the leisure to practice swordsmanship?
As it turned out, not only did Sun Wen have the time to practice swordsmanship, but he also had the time to be picky about the food in the camp.
He made full use of his age advantage and flaunted his seniority. Even though he wasn't being unreasonable, he was still difficult to deal with.
Nie Ying's men thought that they had taken good care of Sun Wen, but who knew that the old man still had two points of dissatisfaction.
He was dissatisfied here and there.
Sun Wen was a picky eater and refused to eat two meals in a row. When Fan Chen heard the news, he came to ask about it.
After all, Sun Wen was a guest. Lord Nie Liang did not intend to kill him yet, so everyone had to treat him well.
Why didn't Sun Wen want to eat?
Because he didn't like to eat the wheat rice in the camp.
Zhongzhao also planted wheat on a large scale. The food culture here was similar to that of Dongqing in the past.
Wheat could be ground into flour and made into pastries, but it took a long time to remove the bran from the wheat, which led to the high cost of fine wheat flour.
The conditions in the camp were harsh. The soldiers' rations were simple wheat rice, which was easy to make and convenient to carry and store.
This also led to the food being mixed with gravel and small stones. If one accidentally bit them, their teeth would be damaged, and the eating experience would be very bad.
As an envoy, Sun Wen's treatment was naturally better than that of ordinary soldiers, but it wasn't that fine.
Sun Wen objected to this!
The old man's teeth weren't good to begin with. If he didn't eat fine food, how would he eat when he was completely old?
Fan Chen, who heard the whole story, was speechless.
Was this the reason why Sun Wen refused to eat?
Helplessly, Fan Chen could only assign a chef to Sun Wen to make whatever he wanted to eat.
Needless to say, the military camp's cooks didn't only know how to cook in large pots. The chef's skills weren't good, but the conditions in the camp were harsh, so Sun Wen was reluctantly satisfied. For food, Sun Wen sent people to ask about it several times. Sometimes he even asked the chef to come over.
As he ate, Sun Wen asked the chef, "Is the military camp's cooks all at this level?"
The chef looked embarrassed. He said, "I can only cook. I can't compare to the famous chefs in the tavern."
Sun Wen laughed mockingly. "I'm an honored guest, but my food is so coarse. Isn't Lord Guangshan even more aggrieved?"
The chef didn't know who "Lord Guangshan" was. He only understood after Sun Wen reminded him.
After he understood, he smiled bitterly and was terrified.
Naturally, the lord's meals couldn't be handled by ordinary cooks. If a spy sneaked into the camp and poisoned the lord's meals, wouldn't it be over? To ensure safety, Nie Liang's meals were prepared by professionals. The ingredients and stove were also independent.
Not only Nie Liang, but Jiang Pengji, Yang Tao, and the other feudal vassals were the same.
Sun Wen couldn't get information from Fan Chen. He had to be on guard at all times, but it was much easier to deal with a chef.
He didn't ask sensitive questions, such as how many meals Nie Liang ate in a day and how much he ate in a meal. He only asked about Nie Liang's daily food intake in a curious tone. He saw that Nie Liang had good teeth, so he probably hadn't eaten wheat rice mixed with gravel before. He probably wasn't used to it.
The chef had been warned before, so he didn't dare to answer randomly. Instead, he chose his words carefully.
Sun Wen lost interest after listening for a while.
"This Nie Liang really isn't an ordinary cautious person."
Why was Sun Wen so emotional?
He asked the chef just now and got information from him. He knew that Nie Liang stored his rice separately.
Sun Wen only needed to know the approximate size and weight of the bag of rice, as well as how long it took to finish the bag. He could calculate how much rice Nie Liang ate in each meal. He calculated in his heart and found that Nie Liang really ate two bowls of rice per meal, just as the information said.
However —
This didn't prove that Nie Liang was in good health. At most, it proved that Nie Liang was meticulous enough to consider such details.
If Nie Liang was in good health, why was Nie Liang only willing to see him once after Sun Wen had been in the Nie camp for three or four days?
The only time they met, Nie Liang's position was still dark.
Sun Wen couldn't see clearly from two or three feet away.
In addition, Sun Wen had insulted so many people and behaved rudely. Nie Liang was obviously angry but didn't rebuke him. Instead, he found an excuse to send Sun Wen away. From these signs, Nie Liang's reaction contradicted the conclusion that he ate two bowls of rice per meal.
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