Chapter 232: Not Child's Play

The Zhengdan Grand Ceremony of the Liao State is no different from the Great Song Dynasty in the Central Plains.

After the whole halogen thin column of honor guards, it is three drums, and the Liao Emperor ascends to the throne.

Immediately afterwards, the imperial relatives congratulated Emperor Liao, followed by the reading of the congratulatory table. Then the prime minister and the ministers are envoys of various countries to congratulate Emperor Liao.

It is said to be a pilgrimage, but in fact, it is the same as the New Year's greetings of the people, which is nothing more than more formal.

After all this red tape, it was already noon, and the big guys were almost as tired as their grandsons. In order to express his gratitude, Emperor Liao naturally wanted to hold a banquet to reward everyone.

Because the envoy was a guest, he was arranged on the left side of Emperor Liao, only below Prime Minister Xiao Hui. In the order in which they entered the palace, the envoys of various countries were arranged from front to back. On the opposite side, that is, to the right of Emperor Yelu Zong of Liao, is the position of the imperial family and the hundred officials.

Duan Shaolian and Fan Yu, as envoys of the Song Kingdom, naturally rank close to Xiao Hui.

Fan Yu glanced at Xiao Hui and snorted coldly to show his dissatisfaction.

Duan Shaolian smiled bitterly, he didn't dare to persuade anything, he was sandwiched between Fan Yu and Xiao Hui, very uncomfortable.

And Fan Woo's next head is the Goryeo envoy Lee Jae-seok. Later, it was the envoy of the Xia State, Ye Li Renrong and others.

In the position of the imperial prince opposite, sitting in the first place is the imperial brother Yelu Chongyuan.

When Yelu Chongyuan saw Fan Yu, he raised the wine cup in his hand to him from afar. This move attracted the attention of many people, and everyone speculated whether Fan Yu had anything to do with the imperial brother.

Yelu Zongzhen raised the wine cup and stood up to greet everyone at the banquet: "Everyone, on the occasion of the end of the year and the beginning of the year, I am very relieved to have you come to congratulate you. Here, I would like to borrow a glass of water and wine to express my gratitude to everyone. I am a big Liao, and the borders are thousands of miles and hundreds of millions of people. I hope that my people will be healthy and prosperous, and that my great Liao country will be rich and strong. All nations also work together with our great liao to help each other and become friendly neighbors to each other. Drink to win! ”

All the people present got up and raised the lamp, and drank the wine in the lamp together with the words of Emperor Yelu Zongzhen of Liao.

After three rounds of drinking, Kabuki music appeared, and suddenly the sound of bamboo filled the audience. In this way, it is not so obvious that everyone will talk to each other.

Xiao Hui, the prime minister of Liao, glanced at Duan Shaolian and Fan Yu, and then also raised his lamp and said to the two: "Two, there were many offends the day before yesterday, and I still look at Haihan." On today's big day, I borrowed a glass of wine and made reparations to the two of you. ”

Duan Shaolian hurriedly picked up the wine cup and said: "Xiao Xiang's words are serious, but it's just a trivial matter, where is it worth making such amends." ”

Fan Yu on the side smiled, but did not move the wine cup in front of him.

"What Xiao Xianggong said is really light, if you want to close it, if you want to make amends, you can make amends, have you asked me if we are willing?" Fan Yu said disdainfully: "Xiao Xianggong thinks that I don't speak well in my ears, that's right." As an envoy, did I send an envoy to the Liao State for personal honor and disgrace? Xiao Xianggong threatened the envoys of the Great Song Dynasty without authorization, I am afraid that not only is it incompatible with the courtesy, but even there is no Your Majesty in his eyes. Otherwise, as the prime minister of a country, how could he do such rude and rude things. In doing so, where do you place the Great Liao, and where do you place Your Majesty? ”

Now, how is it possible to simply borrow a glass of wine and expose the matter concerning the two countries. If it's so easy, is this still a friendship between a great power? ”

The muscles on Xiao Hui's face trembled for a while when Fan Yu said this, and he wanted to be angry, but this was a state banquet, not his prime minister's mansion.

The Goryeo envoy Li Zaishi listened to Fan Yu's words, and couldn't help but smile and took over the conversation and said: "Xiao Xianggong, although the Liao State is strong, this etiquette is still a little worse. If Xiao Xianggong has time, he can go to my Goryeo for a trip. Although our Goryeo is not the Central Plains, folk education has long been popularized. Even if you are a person in the mountains, you can also know etiquette. Xiao Xianggong went, he would definitely have some understanding, and maybe he wouldn't know. ”

This Li Zaishi actually said cool words, which was beyond Fan Yu's expectations.

Xiao Hui's face was even darker, but he looked at Li Zaishi, and said coldly: "The small country of Goryeo is not worth mentioning, if it weren't for the mercy of my Da Liao's subordinates, there would be no Goryeo now." ”

Li Zaishi also put away his smile and said solemnly: "My survival in Goryeo is not due to your Great Liao's reward." The Liao State's five expeditions to Goryeo lasted for decades, and they did not lose their troops. Dare to ask Xiao Xianggong, when will the Liao State be able to destroy our country. ”

Fan Yu was not angry at this time, this Goryeo envoy Li Zaishi actually got into trouble with Xiao Hui, but he was happy to see it.

"Huh." Xiao Hui was also laughed angrily by the other party, and only after accepting the laughter did he say: "Five expeditions to Goryeo, five times received your King of Goryeo grovelled and begged for mercy. Now you are telling the official that it was you Goryeo who defeated my Da Liao? These watches are now stored in the palace, you have to take a look, and I can order someone to get them. The envoys of all countries can also enjoy it together. ”

Li Zaishi, who was still a little arrogant, didn't expect Xiao Hui to make such a bad move, and immediately turned pale and stopped speaking.

The envoy of the Xia Kingdom, Ye Li Renrong, had already noticed Fan Yu and them here, and at this time he came over to play a round and said: "Today is the New Year's Day, you should not make a fuss." My Xia Kingdom is in the land of four wars, and Song Liao is like my Xia Country brother, taking good care of him. If it weren't for the benevolence of the great powers, my Xia Kingdom would have died in the face of the Qingtang and Hui Dynasty, and then squeezed by Song Liao. Brother Li, Goryeo is surrounded by the sea on three sides, and one side is backed by the mountains, occupying the best geographical advantages. If it weren't for the fact that the Liao State couldn't destroy Goryeo, the gains outweighed the losses. It is also the benevolence of the Liao lord, and he must always be grateful. ”

Li Zaishi couldn't listen to Yeli Renrong's words, and immediately glared and said: "Your Xia Kingdom is the in-law of Da Liao, so naturally you are helping the Prime Minister of Da Liao to speak." ”

Fan Yu laughed at this time and said: "That's right, Zhao Yuanhao of Xia Kingdom married Princess Xingping of Da Liao, and he is in-law with Da Liao. But I recently heard that Princess Xingping was treated by Yuan Hao in the Xia Kingdom, and she obviously didn't take the good of Liaoxia as a thing. From this, the Xia Lord himself is the emperor, I'm afraid it's going to be soon. ”

The hairs on Yeli Renrong's whole body exploded, such a thing was extremely secret, how could it be known by this deputy envoy of the Great Song Dynasty? If this news spreads, I am afraid that Song and Liao will not be able to spare Xia Guo. These two great powers raised troops to attack at the same time, and the Xia State was the disaster of the country.

"An Lehou laughed, how could this be, Princess Xingping and my Wang Yuanhao are in and out of pairs, and the two of them only envy the mandarin ducks and not the immortals." Nori Renrong laughed dryly.

"I've heard that Xia Guo is working out his own script? Even after Yuan Hao succeeded to the throne, he also issued a shaving order, but it was true. Xiao Hui was not so easy to coax as the prime minister of Liao, so he became suspicious, so he compared it with the rumors he knew, so he asked this question.

Yeli Renrong now hates Fan Yu to death, which shows that Xiao Hui is already suspicious.

"What Xiao Xianggong said, I can prove it to be true." Yeli Renrong said: "My Xia country script is created by Zaixia. The shaving order is also because my lord Yuanhao thinks that my party members should have the appearance of party members. It's just two ordinary decrees, but my lord has no intention of being emperor. An Lehou's provocative words, how can he easily believe them. ”

Fan Yu himself did not have a good impression of the Liao Kingdom and Western Xia. The other party said that he was provoking, but he was not happy.

"In this case, Brother Yeli dares to make a poisonous oath to show his intentions. If Li Yuanhao of the Xia Kingdom is called the emperor, you monarchs and ministers will not die well, how about it. Fan Yu said lightly.

Duan Shaolian was dumbfounded, such a thing with no lower limit, An Lehou said it.

Xiao Hui and Lee Jae-seok looked sideways, but they were also happy to see that Yeli Renrong was being harassed, and they had no intention of stopping it at all.

This may seem like child's play, but it is not child's play.