King of Song

Chapter 49
Yelv Yixin hosted a banquet to meet the wind?The timing is very clever!When the envoy Song's anger had just risen, the Liao people were really deliberate and good at calculating to cool down in time!
Song Envoy calmed down a little, thinking that Zhao Wang Yelu Yixin wanted to apologize for the rudeness in the reception.But it was only later that I got the news that the dinner was not for the Song envoys alone, but for the Xixia, Goryeo, Tubo, Uighur and other countries, representing the Liao lord to hold a welcome banquet together.

Zhang Zongyi is a well-educated scholar, and the superiority of the heavenly kingdom in his bones made him look down on some barbarians, so he was very upset and scolded him constantly.If Zeng Gong hadn't stopped him, he might have forced his way into Yelu Yixin's camp at this moment, and had a one-two-three theory with the Liao people!

Lin Zhaodao: "Mr. Zhang, please calm down. This mission is destined to be difficult. The Liao people are clearly provoking on purpose. We can't play into their hands. So let's keep our expressions calm for the time being and wait and see what the Liao people mean tonight. Maintaining the status quo!"

Zeng Gong couldn't help giving Lin Zhao a high look. He thought that Lin Zhao was young and easily impulsive, but now it seems that there is no need to worry.Said: "That's right, it is reasonable for the Liao people to host a banquet to entertain the envoys of various countries. If they object, it will appear that we are petty!"

Only then did Zhang Zongyi settle down. Although he was the envoy in name, Zeng Gong was actually in charge.The three of them all understand that the so-called banquet is not a good one, and they need to cheer up tonight.

The banquet that night was held in the big tent where Yelv Yixin received guests. Although it is a tent camp, it is more than ten feet square, with columns, wooden beams, curtains and brocade curtains. The floor is covered with expensive carpets, and the utensils used are all gold-plated Silver can be said to be magnificent.It is not much worse than palaces and mansions with carved beams and painted buildings, pavilions and pavilions.

It seems that the life of the Liao people is also extravagant, and it also reflects the special status of Yelv Yixin in the Liao country.

Yelu Yixin seemed to be late on purpose in order to further show his noble status, and never came forward to greet the guests.Some things were handed over to Yeluji. After the envoy Song entered the account, the waiter came to guide him to sit down.

Zhang Zongyi scoffed at the rudeness of the Liao people, while Lin Zhao and Zeng Gong took this opportunity to observe the situation of the envoys of various countries.I don't know if I don't see it, but the problem reappeared when I saw it.

They were surprised to find that Song envoys were ranked after Xixia, Tubo, and Goryeo.What are you kidding?You must know that in this era, Song and Liao can be said to be the two largest countries in East Asia.Xixia, which ranks third, can barely match it, but Tubo and Koryo, which have been torn apart, seem to be a bit of a low-level country, and they are actually ranked above the Song Dynasty?
In this era, there is no such thing as sorting according to the order of initial letters and strokes. The seating position is completely a symbol of status, directly related to the dignity of the country, and it is a major event that is insulting to the country!

It is obviously an extreme disrespect for Da Song, which is tolerable or unbearable.Maybe the previous problems can be tolerated, whether it is the negligence of the Liao people or intentional, this matter is absolutely non-negotiable!
Zhang Zongyi, Zeng Gong, and Lin Zhao were consistent in this matter, refusing to sit down, and protested against the Liao Kingdom!
Yeluji knew it well, but the scene always had to be maintained, so he pretended to be puzzled and asked, "What are the noble envoys doing?"

"How can my envoy of the Song Dynasty be inferior to others? The Liao Kingdom is too rude!" Zhang Zongyi snorted coldly, expressing his protest.

"It's just a seat, what's the matter!" Yeluji pretended to be confused, and laughed casually, trying to cover it up.

Zhang Zongyi said coldly: "How can it be the same? How can the envoys of the Celestial Dynasty be inferior to the vassals?"

"You are also an envoy, so is your Song Dynasty more noble?" The envoys from Xixia, Tubo, and even Korea all looked unhappy, feeling that they were underestimated by the envoys of Song Dynasty.

Lin Zhao said coldly: "You, Xixia, have always been my courtiers of the Great Song Dynasty. What kind of arrogance does the subordinate country have in front of the suzerain country!"

The Xixia envoy said with a smile: "What kind of dependent country? The lord of our country was canonized by the Daliao Emperor. What does it have to do with your Song Dynasty?"

This is also a fact, although it is said that Dingnan Wuzhou, which started from Xixia, originally belonged to Song Dynasty.Li Yuanhao also professed his minister to the Great Song Dynasty. In those years, the Great Song Dynasty would receive a lot of gifts every year. It was said to be a reward, but in fact it was full of humiliation.All in all, the Song Dynasty spent a lot of money to buy the monarch-subject relationship between Song and Xia.

However, the relationship between Song and Xia has not been stable for a long time because of Suici, and it has also been peaceful during wars.Some time ago, the relationship between Song Xia entered a freezing point.Two years ago, in September of the third year of Song Yingzong's Zhiping period, Li Liang, then the lord of the Western Xia Dynasty, raised troops to attack Dashun City on the border of the Song Dynasty.

The Song court quickly made an economic policy to stop giving silver and silk at the age of the year, and to ask the state to ask about the past.You must know that Xixia is located in the northwest, and its financial and economic conditions are really unflattering. It has lost the Song Dynasty's old gift and mutual market trade.

Not to mention, Xixia soon felt the heavy pressure of economic control, and the relationship with the Song Dynasty was very tense in the short term.At this time, Li Liangzhe, Yizong of Xixia, died of illness suddenly, and only the eight-year-old young master Li Bingchang came to the throne.Xixia is currently governed by Li Bingchang's mother, the Empress Dowager Liang, in name, but in fact the military and political power is in the hands of the uncle Liang Yibu.

It stands to reason that as long as you bow your head to the Song Dynasty, the above-mentioned surrender can solve the problem.Master Shaoguo suspected that if he really acted like this, he would inevitably be attacked by domestic opposition forces and threaten his nephew's throne.Liang Yibu had no choice but to bear tremendous pressure.

A Xixia alone cannot compete with Da Song, so Liang Yibu adopted the usual skill of Xixia - grass on the wall, falling with the wind!
Now that he has fallen out with the Song Dynasty, he can only have a good relationship with the Liao Kingdom.The Liao Kingdom would not refuse such a good thing if they had the opportunity to win over Xixia and put pressure on the Song Dynasty together.In November last year, Liao Lord Yelu Hongji issued an edict to confer Li Bingchang as Xia Guozhu, establishing a relationship between Liao and Xia as monarchs and ministers.In July of this year, Xixia sent envoys to thank the canonization and at the same time congratulate the Lord of Liao on his birthday.

Ye Lihuke, the envoy who was sent to Xixia this time, was Liang Yibu's confidant and a hater of the Song Dynasty. When he heard Zhang Zongyi's words, he objected angrily.

Zhang Zongyi said coldly: "Really? It turns out that they are all unfilial descendants who have forgotten their ancestors. In the past, Li Yuanhao's confession to the Song Dynasty is still preserved in Tianzhang Pavilion in Bianjing. Do you want to show it to everyone so that you don't forget your ancestors?" .”

"Don't be angry with Zhang Lang, don't be as knowledgeable as these short-sighted people who betray their faith!" Lin Zhao said with a smile: "Since he doesn't want to be a vassal of the Song Dynasty, why do I have to recognize a poor relative in the Song Dynasty? Every year It’s a saving. By the way, you should invite the officials after you go back, and the border disputes will be closed permanently!”

"You..." After all, it is wrong, not to mention that the discussion is closely related to the economic lifeline of Xixia, and Ye Lihu was immediately at a loss for words.In the end, he was just taking advantage of the situation to humiliate the envoy Song, no matter how much he offended him!

Now that you have offended someone, you can simply offend them all over again, Zeng Gong said: "It is the same in Xixia, and it is the same in Tubo. The former Zanpu Jiaosiluo of your family was canonized as the Hexi Jiedu envoy by my son of Song Dynasty, and the current Dong Zhan Zanpu was also awarded Da Song canonized as the envoy of the Baoshun Army, and Mrs. Tai Qiao was honored as the wife of Taiyuan County. As for Gaoli, she paid tribute to Da Song many times in the past few years, and she regarded herself as a vassal, all of which are well-documented!"

Although they are just some things in name, they really exist, so that the envoys of the Three Kingdoms are a little reluctant to refute them.Lin Zhao didn't care about other people's mediocre reactions. Instead, he inadvertently saw a young attendant behind the silent Tubo envoy. He clenched his fists when he heard these words, and there seemed to be a deep and deep expression in his resolute eyes for a moment. hatred.Lin Zhao would never have imagined that the two would meet again on the battlefield after many years and have a showdown...

Just as Yeluji was about to speak, he was interrupted by Lin Zhao: "Master Yelu, even if he forgets his ancestors in the Three Kingdoms, and deceives your country with sweet words... Uh, no matter who the vassal is, there is one thing, Song Liao is a country of brothers. Brothers What does foreign ministers and vassals count as contacts?"

One sentence completely blocked the mouth of the Liao Kingdom, no matter how you say it, the Song Dynasty is more noble!
Yeluji couldn't help being in a dilemma, he didn't know what to do!Just at this time, the door official sang a promise: "The king of Zhao is here!"

Yelu Yixin is finally here!

(End of this chapter)