Although half of the Song Dynasty is gone, the Song Dynasty is still the Song Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty is still surnamed Zhao.
And only the remaining half is enough for the four barbarians to come to court.
In addition to the emperor... everyone knows that the emperor needs something to prove that his imperial power still exists and his emperor's grace is great.
What you can't get from the Jin people can be obtained from other small countries in other ways. In fact, it's the same.
Since the founding of Lin'an as the capital, all countries have paid one tribute every year, or one tribute every several years. It is not said that the exchanges are continuous, but it is indeed uninterrupted.
This is also the reason why many native southerners are confused.
Even in the eyes of some people, the decline of the Song Dynasty has receded, and now there are signs of resurgence.
Only when people from the Jin Kingdom come, will everyone wake up and find out:
Oh, it turns out we are not number one in the world.
Today is when everyone wakes up.
The golden man is here again.
They had just been here two years ago, and Wanyan Wushu tore up the peace edict between the two countries before it spread throughout the country.
In the past two years, the Song Dynasty's third-line army was victorious, and Yue Fei almost reached Bianjing.
Two years later, Zhao Guan's family still recalled the generals, and the Jin people still came to Lin'an.
It seems like a lot has changed in the past two years.
It seems like nothing has changed.
The departments responsible for reception in the Song Dynasty include Banjing Pavilion, Huaiyuan Station, Duting Station, etc. All three are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites, but their specifications are different.
For example, the Banjing Pavilion located under Gaoting was mainly responsible for entertaining Jin people. Other countries did not have this treatment.
This place is fifty miles away from Lin'an. All envoys from the Kingdom of Jin must settle here first.
For example, matters related to other countries are handled by the Sifang Pavilion; matters related to the Kingdom of Jin are handled by the Guoxin Office.
After it was confirmed that the Jin envoy was coming, the National Information Office sent three waves of officials to hold banquets in state capitals along the way.
By the time we arrived in Lin'an, it was already the fourth banquet.
In fact, the emperor didn't have to rush back in such a hurry. If he wanted to, he could just enjoy the scenery on the sea.
Because according to the rules, the Jin envoys entered Banjing Pavilion on the first day and arrived at Dutingyi in the city on the second day. The following days were when the emperor received them.
But how could Liu Bang know so many rules? He just wanted to make things clear to them earlier so that others could prepare.
Naturally, it was not only the emperor who was anxious, but also Prime Minister Qin.
The first day was arranged by Su Fu, the former envoy to congratulate Jin Zhengdan, which was already a show of respect, but the prime minister thought it was not enough and insisted on coming today.
In this way, Zhang Tonggu, the envoy of the Jin Dynasty who came this time, an old acquaintance of the people of the Song Dynasty, and an old friend of the Prime Minister of Qin, was extremely happy.
Qin Huizhi's place has always been the most prosperous place. If you can receive his filial piety on the first day, the trip will be half successful.
But this also made Zhang Tonggu a little frustrated... He had to stay in Lin'an for fifteen days, but he lost hope on the first day.
In any case, the representatives of Song and Jin began their meeting in harmony.
"Brother Le Zhi has not been seen for two years, but he still looks as charming as ever."
The envoys from the two countries were walking under Gao Pavilion. Zhang Tonggu was three years older than Qin Hui, so it was okay for Qin Xiangye to call him that.
But in this case, it was a bit out of proportion.
Of course, Prime Minister Qin has lost a lot of sense, and he doesn't care about more of this.
However... during the last peace talks, it was originally agreed to give Henan and Shanxi to the Song Dynasty. However, as soon as Zhang Tonggu returned, he suggested to Wanyan Zongqian:
Before the Song people were ready, they quickly took back the two places.
In addition, this time Wanyan Wushu invaded the south, Wanyan Zongpan and others who originally killed Zhuhe first, and Qin Hui's two masters in the Jin Kingdom - Talanzhu and were killed by Wanyan Wushu, before Nianhan He died a few years ago,
No matter how much Qin Hui goes to the Jin Dynasty, he is still from the Song Dynasty, not from the Song Dynasty.
He does not avoid suspicion, but Zhang Tonggu still has to do superficial things:
"Prime Minister Qin was so impressed."
This sentence alone seemed extremely unfamiliar.
Qin Hui was already worried, but now his heart sank to the bottom. He didn't care about the eyes of the Song ministers behind him. He grabbed Zhang Tonggu's hand and asked:
"I wonder if His Majesty the Great Jin Emperor is well?"
"Well... Your Majesty is well."
Prime Minister Qin smiled and said: "I'm so lucky, so lucky! I wonder if the Fourth Prince is well? I was lucky enough to have the Fourth Prince host a banquet for me back then. Hui always remembers the kindness of the Fourth Prince and doesn't dare to forget it! I don't dare to forget it!"
"Pooh!"
Su Fu spat on the ground, clasped his fists towards several people and said:
"I have damaged my voice while studying recently. Please rest first. There will be a banquet in the evening."
With that said, he flicked his long sleeves and the old man walked straight away.
Zhang Tonggu and the envoy Jin who followed him couldn't help laughing, but they saw Prime Minister Qin as if nothing had happened, and there was no trace of embarrassment on his face.
After not seeing each other for two years, Qin Hui's face skills have become a bit more advanced, putting Zhang Tonggu to shame.
"The Fourth Prince is also Ankang... He also misses you!"
Hearing that his title had changed, Prime Minister Qin was relieved, and then asked about other nobles of the Jin Kingdom that he knew.
Slowly going up from Gaoting, you have reached the shaded area halfway up the mountain.
Zhang Tonggu is getting older and has to deal with Qin Hui's problems all the time... This journey made him breathless for a long time.
When Prime Minister Qin asked more than a dozen nobles of the Jin Dynasty, Zhang Tonggu could no longer bear it:
"We'll see, don't you want to ask how your emperor is doing?"
Qin Hui was stunned for a moment, but the accompanying officials from the Ministry of Rites became a little excited after hearing this.
"How about I pay filial piety to the Holy Emperor Ciyuan... Please ask Zhang Zhengshi to inform us!"
Seeing them constantly bowing and bowing around him, Zhang Tonggu paused and finally burst out laughing:
"Okay! Very good! Our lord, the merciful Lord, has not already made Duke Hunde the Duke of Tianshui, and has also made Duke Chonghun the Duke of Tianshui... Hahaha"
The two people he was talking about were the two emperors of the Song Dynasty who were taken captive and went north. After hearing these words, the officials of the Song Dynasty were angry, sad and sad. For a while, many people cried bitterly.
Only Prime Minister Qin was still echoing: "What Brother Le said is reasonable. His Majesty the Emperor of Jin Dynasty is kind and merciful."
Zhang Tonggu is used to dealing with Han people... In other words, he is originally a Han person and has a deep understanding of the Han people.
He didn't think what would happen to them if he said this, but after all, he was here to delay the war, and there was no need to specifically anger the Song people.
So he stopped laughing and said the first important thing in Lin'an:
"Let's meet, we are here under the emperor's order to carry out the important task of establishing a good relationship between the two countries..."
Qin Hui couldn't help but nod: "Brother Le, hard work, hard work."
"It's not hard at all. It's just that on the way south, I met some people who didn't like the friendship between Jin and Song."
Prime Minister Qin was furious when he heard this. There were almost no war officials in the court, but he didn't expect them to still want to cause trouble when they reached the prefectures and counties!
He asked hurriedly: "I wonder who this evil person is? My brother Le can tell Yu Hui, and Hui will definitely report it to the Ming officials and punish him for disturbing the imperial court!"
These words were filled with indignation. Zhang Tonggu winked at the others. Soon, a man with disheveled hair and scars all over his body was brought up.
(End of chapter)
