The next day.
Xie Tao's letter was delivered to the palace. He impeached Fan Zhongyan on the grounds of his lack of qualifications and believed that Fan Zhongyan was qualified to serve as one of the governors of the Imperial Academy.
Not surprisingly, Xie Tao's bamboo slips didn't even make a splash.
Li Jie didn't bother to pay attention at all.
Not only him, but also the censor Zhongcheng Liu Ye didn't say anything.
Talk about martial arts.
"Your Majesty, after discussions between the two governments, we will receive envoys from various countries at the Daqing Hall on August 15th. I wonder what your Majesty's wishes are?"
Envoys from various countries have arrived in the capital one after another, and meeting the envoys has to be put on the agenda. Today, Kou Zhun reported to Li Jie on behalf of Zhongshu.
"Can."
Daqing Hall is the main hall of the outer dynasty. It is vast and can accommodate tens of thousands of people. Such a huge space best demonstrates the majesty of the Song Dynasty.
Therefore, the great court gatherings on New Year's Day, May Day, and the Winter Solstice are all held in the Daqing Hall. At the same time, various grand celebrations are also held in the Daqing Hall.
The reason why it was set on August 15th was to allow sufficient preparation time, and secondly, it was time for the imperial troops on Hebei Road to return to the court at that time.
With such a great victory on the front line, a prisoner dedication ceremony must be held.
Coincidentally, envoys from various countries were at the scene, allowing them to participate in the prisoner presentation ceremony. When they returned to the court, they could promote the power of the Song Dynasty to their respective lords.
This time, that time.
Today's Song Dynasty is majestic and powerful all over the world, and its prosperity cannot be based on lies!
In fact, the reason why the two governments decided to receive envoys from various countries in Daqing Hall was not because of the large number of envoys visiting this time.
Generally speaking, except for some special celebrations, Daqing Hall is not needed at all to receive envoys from various countries. In more cases, Zichen Hall and Chuigong Hall are enough.
This celebration and meeting with the envoys was just incidental.
The protagonist is the prisoner!
The last prisoner presentation ceremony dates back to Taizong's reign of Taiping and Xingguo, more than forty years ago.
After forty years, the Song Dynasty once again won a major victory in a foreign war. Therefore, this prisoner presentation ceremony cannot be overemphasized.
At first, when the two governments discussed it, they felt that it should be held in the Ancestral Temple.
After all, holding a prisoner dedication ceremony in the Imperial Ancestral Temple also has the meaning of appealing to the ancestors.
But not long ago, Li Jie had already sued the Ancestral Temple.
The interval is too short. If we are still in the Ancestral Temple this time, it will inevitably be suspected of being repeated.
Later, we discussed and discussed, and finally decided to hold it in Daqing Hall.
The whole country is celebrating!
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Sifang Pavilion.
This time, Goryeo sent a total of more than 200 envoys. The chief envoy was Han Zuo, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and the deputy envoy was Yuanying, the minister of the Ministry of Hubu.
In the fifth year of Tianxi (1021), Han Zuo came to the Song Dynasty once.
Small countries pay tribute to big countries, of course, with a purpose. The reason is nothing more than trade, political demands, diplomatic practices, or cultural needs.
The purpose of Goryeo's tribute this time was the same as last time, which was to hope that the Song Dynasty would come forward to mediate the Liao Kingdom's invasion of Goryeo.
Since the Chunhua reign of Emperor Taizong to the present, the Liao Kingdom has invaded Goryeo three times.
Although there were victories and defeats during the period, what was the size of Liao and what was the size of Goryeo?
In the end, it was Gao Li who couldn't bear it.
During the three wars, Goryeo asked the Song Dynasty for help more than once. After all, in the eyes of the Goryeo people, the Song Dynasty was their recognized suzerain state. ….
But how could Zhenzong care about the little Goryeo?
Naturally, the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty turned a blind eye to Goryeo's request for help.
This was repeated several times, and the Koryo people also gave up on the Song Dynasty. The tribute paid in the fifth year of Tianxi was originally the last tribute paid by Koryo.
However, when the news of the Song Dynasty's defeat of Xiazhou Dangxiang reached Goryeo, the kings and ministers of Goryeo once again had a glimmer of hope in the Song Dynasty.
Hence, this tribute trip took place.
For this tribute, Goryeo raised
It took a long time to prepare, but after arriving in Bianliang, they learned that the Khitan had also been defeated by the Song Dynasty. Han Zuo and Yuan Ying were both excited and worried.
What is exciting is that the Song Dynasty is so majestic. If the Emperor of the Song Dynasty is willing to mediate the relationship between Gaoli and Liao, due to the power of the Song Dynasty, the monarch of the Liao Kingdom will probably let Gaoli go.
As for the reason for the anxiety, it is not difficult to guess.
The envoys of Goryeo entered China by sea, starting from the Yecheng River in Goryeo and heading northwest along the west coast of the Korean Peninsula, then detouring southwest until they reached Dengzhou.
Taking this route, it would take at least half a year to go back and forth.
Therefore, when the Goryeo envoys set out, they did not know the news of the Khitan's defeat, so their preparation specifications were naturally in accordance with the previous standards.
Although the standard is still very high, it seems that it is still a little low now.
"Sir, are the tributes I paid this time a little too light?"
On this day, deputy envoy Yuan Ying once again talked with chief envoy Han Zuo about tribute.
"As of now, that's all it can do."
Han Zuo sighed slightly. Although he felt lighter, he had nothing to do. He couldn't buy a batch of supplies in Bianliang and add them to the tribute list, right?
Tribute is a transaction between countries. If you put something from another country on your own country’s tribute list, wouldn’t that be a slap in the face?
In fact, strictly speaking, the tributes prepared by Goryeo were not many.
The total weight of the gold items presented to the Queen Mother and the Dowager Princess alone was more than 400 taels, and there were nearly 100 pieces of furniture made of various precious woods.
In addition, there were 2,000 pieces of cloth during his lifetime, 2,000 pieces of cloth during his lifetime, more than 1,000 catties of mountain ginseng, a specialty of Korea, more than 2,300 catties of pine nuts, more than 3,000 catties of sesame oil, and three pairs of gold-plated and silver-plated saddles.
After the Goryeo envoy arrived in Beijing, he also inspected the objects in Bianliang. According to the market prices in Bianliang, the value of the tribute materials was at least more than 100,000 guan.
Such a generous gift is unprecedented!
Immediately.
Han Zuo patted Yuan Ying's arm.
"Mr. Yuan, you don't need to worry too much. The Song Dynasty is a kingdom of heaven and will not care about such trivial matters."
"Besides, since the first year of Chunhua (990), our country has paid tribute to the Song Dynasty six times. Except for Jiaozhi, our country has the highest number of tributes."
"Because of this connection, the items being paid tribute this time are shabby and a little bit shabby, but that's nothing."
"If it doesn't work, I'll make up for it during the next tribute."
"Servant, good to see you!"
Yuan Ying quickly flattered Han Zuo.
"The lower official is still too short-sighted, and he is not as good as the assistant minister."
"hehe."
Han Zuo smiled slightly and patted Yuanying gently.
"I am already old, Yuan Langzhong is still young, and the future is yours."
"The next time I come to envoy the Song Dynasty, Mr. Yuan is likely to be the envoy."
"I don't dare, my subordinate."
Yuan Ying quickly bowed her head and said: "The minister is the pillar of my country, how dare I dare to overstep my bounds."
If others were present, it would be difficult to find out that these two people were Koreans, because their appearance, speech, and tone of voice were all the same as those born and raised in the Song Dynasty.
Their Mandarin is even looser than some people in the Song Dynasty. .
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