After staying with Li Qingzhao for another day, seeing that she had completely mastered the Marrow Cleansing Sutra, Murong Fu returned to the post house after explaining some matters.
After the assassins from the Shadow Tower reported everyone who came to him in the past two days, they slowly disappeared.
"The sword technique to ward off evil is really unpredictable."
Murong Fu was still very satisfied with this assassin's ability.
At this time, there was a sudden knock on the door. It was the guard next to Helian Tieshu, inviting him to come.
Murong Fu put on his mask and came to Helian Tieshu's residence.
In the room, in addition to Helian Tieshu and several diplomatic and civilian officials from Xixia, the four evil men were also among them, but the faces of the four of them were not very good.
Only after an official from Xixia informed him of the truth did Murong Fu know the whole story.
It turned out that Xixia inquired about the news. The reason why the Emperor of the Song Dynasty received the Xixia envoys in the inner hall of the palace and set the time for three days later was not for solemnity, but for premeditation.
Xixia and Song Dynasty have been at odds with each other for a long time in recent years. Although the Song Dynasty is a state of etiquette and values culture over military affairs, this does not mean that they have no temper.
Therefore, I wanted to set up several difficulties on the occasion of this banquet to deliberately make things difficult for the Xixia envoys.
After discussions between Helian Tieshu and others, what can be roughly determined is nothing more than music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and so on.
Compared with the cultural heritage, Xixia is far behind the Song Dynasty. In addition, they came in a hurry and did not bring any scholars from the court. The Song Dynasty deliberately set up a trap this time, and it was obvious that they could win without force. .
Despite this, Helian Tieshu didn't want Xixia to be too embarrassed, so he called everyone here to discuss countermeasures.
Duan Yanqing said bluntly that if the Song Dynasty wanted to compete in chess, he would be able to handle it with confidence.
As for other problems, I can't guarantee it.
When it came to reciting poems and composing poems, Helian Tieshu saw at a glance that all the diplomatic and civilian officials lowered their heads, not to mention Ye Erniang, Yue Laosan and others, who were all martial artists and extremely vulgar.
Suddenly, he cast his eyes on Murong Fu and asked tentatively: "Li Gongfeng, tell me about this..."
When it comes to originality, Murong Fu is definitely blind, but when it comes to transfer, he can be said to be semi-invincible in the entire Song Dynasty literary world, but why should he help Xixia to slap the Song Dynasty in the face?
In his previous life, he was also a Han. Due to his status in this life, he had to take overthrowing the Han family as his own duty, but he would not help foreigners to bully the Han family.
"General, if you let a low-ranking official wield a sword or a gun, you will do your duty, but these literary things...General, you should hire someone else who is wise!"
Murong Fu said with an apologetic smile.
Helian Tieshu sighed when he heard this, and said angrily: "Song people are indeed cunning and cunning, and they are not worth planning!"
After some discussion, it was found that among the diplomatic and civilian officials, only one person knew a little about music, and Helian Tieshu was the one who took the lead.
Since the appearance of the four villains was unsightly, Helian Tieshu took only Duan Yanqing to the inner hall of the palace for pilgrimage.
And this is also the reason why Ye Erniang and others look ugly. After all, being disliked by others would not be easy for anyone else.
Especially Yun Zhonghe, he originally wanted to see how beautiful the princesses and concubines in the Song Dynasty Palace were, but this was undoubtedly a waste of time.
Time quickly came to the next day.
When meeting the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, Helian Tieshu must not be too rude, lest the sour civil servants of the Song Dynasty laugh at them that Xixia is a small barbarian country.
Therefore, he deliberately changed into a decent wide shirt. Although it was difficult to hide the bold and rough look on his body, it was still quite decent.
Even Murong Fu changed into a Confucian robe, his posture was upright, and he had a bit of elegance in his prowess, which was really eye-catching.
Seeing that it was getting late, the minister of Honglu Temple and the Minister of Rites personally came to take the Xixia envoy to the palace to meet the emperor.
The splendid palace halls, painted eaves, and jade buildings are indescribably majestic. The golden glazed tiles shine dazzlingly in the sun, making you look like a king.
Even Helian Tieshu had to admit that in terms of appearance skills, the Song people were a hundred times better than them.
Passing through the main gate of the palace, we walked all the way to Chongzheng Hall to listen to the announcement.
Except for Helian Tieshu and Xixia's diplomatic and civil servants, first-level warriors such as Duan Yanqing and Murong Fu were not qualified to enter the palace and had to wait outside the palace.
And in the court, not everyone respects the superior as the official, and generally addresses him as Your Majesty. Only after the court, when the civil servants meet the superior, do they call the official.
These were things that the diplomatic officials specifically told Murong Fu and others, but in his opinion, he and others were unlikely to be able to use them, and they were probably told to Helian Tieshu.
Not long after, Emperor Xuan of the Song Dynasty invited envoys from Xixia to visit him, and Helian Tieshu followed a group of diplomatic officials into the palace to pay homage.
After waiting for more than an hour, the meeting ended.
A group of civil and military officials moved to the Changchun Palace to participate in the celebration banquet.
Murong Fu and others followed Helian Tieshu and arrived at the Changchun Palace.
Helian Tieshu and the current ruling prime minister of the Song Dynasty, Zhang Dun, sat at the bottom, followed by officials such as Shangshu Zuocheng Cai Bian, Shangshu Youcheng Huang Lu and other officials. On Helian Tieshu's side was the diplomatic officer of Xixia.
People like Murong Fu and Duan Yanqing could only sit in the second seat behind Helian Tieshu.
After learning that the person sitting opposite was Cai Bian, Murong Fu glanced at the faces of the officials in the Song court one by one, and finally saw a middle-aged man who looked somewhat similar to Cai Bian.
"This person is probably Cai Jing. Sure enough, he comes from the heart and is not a good thing!"
The reason why Murong Fu pays attention to this person is not only that this person is famous in history, but also because Li Qingzhao's cousin is married to him, so there is this level of kinship.
Following him, he looked at other civil servants and officials, and he didn't know how many of them were behind the scenes of his Murong family.
I don't know how long it took, but I saw a chamberlain holding a quiet whip, cracking the whip, and the whole hall immediately fell silent.
Then the chamberlain shouted, and he saw Zhao Xu, wearing a black gauze hat with wings spread on his head, a red hakama robe, and soap boots, slowly walked to the dragon chair at the head of the hall and sat down.
All the officials of His Highness stood up and bowed.
Murong Fu secretly took a look at Emperor Zhezong and saw that his complexion was sallow and his steps were frivolous, showing that he was indeed aging prematurely due to his indulgence in lust.
Thinking about the course of history, it will end in one or two years at most.
After the ceremony, everyone sat back down.
After Emperor Zhezong casually said something like welcoming the Xixia envoys, the atmosphere was no longer so serious.
As the sound of silk and bamboo orchestras continued to be heard, in the main hall, red sleeves were fluttering, and the dancers from the Jiaofang Division sang and danced, creating a scene of celebration.
Murong Fu drank the wine alone and admired the graceful figures of the dancers in the hall. He was not as restless as Helian Tieshu and others, always on guard against sudden attacks by officials of the Song Dynasty.
