Xin Ciying stood in front of the saints in the Confucian Temple. Behind him were countless great Confucians and sages from ancient times to the present. In front of him, there were the imperial guards of the Song Dynasty who were killing each other, and the envoys of the Jin Kingdom who were about to come to meet the emperor. At the same time, he is also his emperor.
As a Jinshi during the Zhenghe period, he witnessed with his own eyes the prosperity and prosperity of this country, and also witnessed the collapse of the arrogant Liao Kingdom. At the same time, he also witnessed the uprising of people in various places and the traitors in the court after the invasion of foreign tribes in the Song Dynasty. It looked like it was riddled with holes and crumbling.
But none of this matters anymore.
Because he also saw that his emperor led them back.
From the beginning of the war between the Song and Jin Dynasties, from the Jurchens going south to the two emperors going north, it only took a little more than a year;
It took the Zhao Guan family less than a year to make the Jin people go from being arrogant to actively begging for peace, from being aloof to being mean-spirited.
If you have not experienced all this personally, it is really difficult to understand the old man's emotions at this time, just like the way he clenches his teeth now, which is the external manifestation of his inner turmoil.
In the main hall behind him, incense candles were lit early in the morning. To be able to complete this grand event under the witness of the ancestors was to finally live up to the inheritance of this millennium.
Even if he knew what the emperor meant, he could experience the role change with the golden man for a moment... This change alone was enough to make him feel that his life was worthwhile.
When he went out, although the court uniforms were prepared, Liu Bang found it troublesome, so he simply put on his armor and came out. This is not Lin'an, everything can be done expediently, but then again, so what if it is in Lin'an? It's just a show!
When Liu Qi and He Shiliezhining entered the gate, Xin Ciying began to remind them in a low voice that there was no trivial matter between countries. As early as the beginning, the Jin people reported the names of the accompanying personnel. .
"Looking at this man's age, he must be Wanyan Wushu's son-in-law He Shiliezhining. This son's ancestors had been intermarrying with the Wanyan tribe for many years before the Jurchens became prosperous. The family is hereditary Meng'an, Wanyan Wushu had many sons-in-law, but they liked him the most. They all said that he was a calm, perseverant, talented and strategic man. However, when he was young, he had been working as a guard beside his benefactor Wanyandan. It was not until this time that he received the favor for the first time. Soldiers come out."
Liu Bang nodded lightly. This man looked indeed young, probably in his early thirties. He remembered that he spent a lot of effort in Yingzhou last time, just to lure the snake out of its hole, but who knew that he was killed by this kid? The general's plan was carried out, and one hundred thousand people were trapped in Yingzhou for many days.
"The dog is doing well, let's see if we can recruit him to surrender."
As soon as these words came out, Xin Ciying was still fine, but Pharmacist Guo accidentally almost laughed out loud.
Liu Bang glared at him: "You kid, just laugh!"
The old man quickly bowed and apologized, and then continued:
"The little old man has grown up in Liaodong since he was a child, and he knows a little about this family... The Heshilie, also called 'Hesheli' by some, was originally one of the grassland tribes. Later, the Liao Kingdom divided and ruled the Jurchens. Fazi, part of the Qiangzong surname was moved to Liaodong and incorporated into the Khitan books, and was called 'Mature Jurchen'; while the remaining part was called 'Sheng Jurchen'."
"The He Shilie family did not originally belong to the Jurchen tribes. They were included in the Jurchen clan after the birth of Jurchens and they became stronger. Their ancestors formed a blood alliance with the Wanyan family and swore an oath to be attached to them for generations. So you want to recruit this person to surrender. Son, you might as well go directly to recruit Wanyan Wushu, it’s all the same anyway.”
Pharmacist Guo's words were a bit teasing to the emperor, but Liu Bang didn't care and just said in a deep voice:
"Deserves a reward."
Um?
Neither of the two old men responded, and they heard the emperor continue:
"Although your boy is stupid, ugly, arrogant, old and frail, you can still fart occasionally."
"Recruiting Wanyan Wushu is indeed a good idea."
The two old men were startled by the emperor's words, and Xin Ciying almost reached out to touch the emperor's forehead. Although Zhao Guan's condition had improved a lot, this time he became seriously ill. .
Just as the three of them were whispering, they heard the noise coming from outside the door. Liu Qi and Zhining stopped to salute and looked back together, and saw two people stumbling in in a panic.
Seeing that they all wore left lapels, there was no doubt that they were from the Jin Kingdom. Xin Ciying looked at them and said:
"It should be that the eunuch is rejuvenating the country, and the monk Li Shi has arrived...but why are the two of them so slow?"
Liu Bang waved his hand: "Barbarians, they don't know etiquette, they probably haven't seen much of the world."
He was very generous. Just as he was about to greet the guests, Da Xingguo below spoke first:
"Deputy Envoy Daxing of Daxing, Jin Dynasty, meets His Majesty the Emperor of Song Dynasty!"
Liu Bang chuckled. The arrogant look of Zhang Tonggu back then was still vivid in his mind. The Jin people and the Huns are the same, they are cheap. It doesn't make sense to talk to them properly. Only by making them suffer will they understand. What is respect.
Before he could be happy for too long, Daxingguo began to file a complaint:
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for being presumptuous! It's just that we have been traveling all the way to discuss important matters for peace between the two countries and to benefit the people of the two countries. We are obviously here with courtesy!"
"But I don't know why Your Majesty wants to embarrass us like this? Is this the way of hospitality in the Song Dynasty?!"
Liu Bang glanced at Liu Qi with some confusion, and the latter hurriedly came forward and explained what had just happened.
"Wang Shun still wears mourning?"
As Liu Qi thought, the emperor didn't take this matter seriously at all. He only saw him thinking about it for a while, and finally sighed:
"He seems to have a good heart."
Zhao Xiaojin, a miserable person, finally got some warmth. After all, there are still people in this world who miss her.
At least, it won't seem so lonely.
Knowing the ins and outs, Liu Bang didn't have a good look on the eunuch, and asked with a cold face:
"Then what do you want to do?"
Daxingguo straightened his back. In his opinion, even if this matter happened in the Kingdom of Jin, the Emperor of the Kingdom of Jin would still be on the right side. After all, he had received the teachings of the saints. Emperor Zhao was still a Han, so he should understand better. There is only right and wrong in it.
So he opened his mouth and said:
"Please also ask Your Majesty to make the decision for us and punish the soldier who showed his mourning for no reason, so that I can give an account to my lord when I return to the court!"
Liu Bang did not follow what he said, but just asked a question:
"Do you think that if I don't deal with him when he is there, I will embarrass you?"
Daxingguo was a little stunned. What shocked him was the 'I' in the emperor's mouth. He didn't react for a while and started to stutter when he spoke:
"Yes Yes,"
Liu Bang smiled and inadvertently looked to the left side of the school building. Seeing Tu Shanyue's angry face, he smiled even more happily.
He opened his mouth and said:
"Kneel down."
Daxingguo couldn't believe his ears:
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty?"
"Kneel down, you, you, and you, all three of you, kneel down."
"Since you feel that you have lost face, you might as well just lose it all. Rather than losing it in vain, it would be better to lose it to make me happy."
He looked at the frowning He Shilie Zhining, the sighing Old Monk Li, and the Da Xingguo who dared not speak, and said this.
(End of chapter)
