When the Western Xia envoy team entered the city of Tokyo under the welcome of Li Weining, the young secretary of the Honglu Temple, they immediately ushered in the onlookers of the people on both sides of the city gate street, and many people pointed and talked about it when they saw this.

As a resident of the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, the people in the city have enough knowledge, and they can see many envoys from other countries coming to Beijing every year. However, this situation has not been encountered for decades.

Because as early as half a month ago, the origin of these Western Xia envoys had been spread in the city, and they actually came to Tokyo to beg for mercy. It is only because the Western Army of the Great Song Dynasty has caused too many casualties and pressure to the Western Xia in the past few years, and the Western Xia State can no longer support it, so it has to send such a team composed of domestic important ministers and nobles to come to the Hajj, which is really rare.

You must know that since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, except for Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong, there was such a situation when the envoys of other countries were forced to surrender, and in the following decades, whether it was for Liao or Xia, the Song State has always been at a disadvantage.

But now it is different, after knowing their intentions, the people of the capital only feel a burst of raised eyebrows, even if there is something to be busy, after hearing the news, they also deliberately go out to see a rarity, just point out on both sides of the street, and say something pleasing to people.

"It's been almost sixty or seventy years, and my Great Song has never been as strong as it is today. I still remember what my grandfather told me about the glorious achievements of my Great Song Dynasty when I swept the Quartet and captured the emperors of other countries in Beijing. An old man in his fifties said with emotion to his relatives and friends on the side.

"Who's to say it isn't? But now our Great Song Dynasty is no longer the militarily weak country it was at the beginning, and even the Liao State is not our opponent, let alone these Western Xia people. This time, we must tell them about the conditions, and at least return the anger we received at the beginning. ”

As the envoy team approached, everyone looked at it again, and many people pointed to the monks of the Xia Kingdom in the middle of the team and had a lot of discussions: "There is no one to send in this Western Xia, why did you send some monks over?" Is this a contempt for my Great Song? ”

"Lao Li, you call it not knowing enough, making jokes."

"You know that?"

"Of course. I have already inquired about it, and Buddhism is prosperous in Western Xia today, that is, their emperors and empress dowagers and other nobles all believe in Buddhism, so the status of monks in their country is particularly noble. Presumably, these monks who came to my Great Song Dynasty must be the monks and officials in their country. ”

"I see, I should have come here."

The onlookers and chatters of the people made these envoys obviously feel a little uncomfortable, and they could only keep speeding up their pace, and finally arrived at the embassy where they were staying after more than an hour. It was only at this time that Li Weining stepped forward with a smile and said, "Xia Envoy, and the master, you should live here first, as long as you are instructed for all food and clothing, the lower officials will arrange it properly." ”

"It's so hard work." The Western Xia envoy with a red face and a thick beard on his face hurriedly stroked his chest and saluted, while the head of the monk also put one hand on his chest and bowed slightly: "By the way, the little monk wants to ask boldly, but I don't know when I will be able to meet His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty?" ”

"This ......" A hint of strange color flashed in Li Weining's eyes, but he quickly replied: "The official family has every opportunity on weekdays, and the matter of your envoy coming here is very serious, so the imperial court must be prepared so that you can meet you." In this way, wait for the official to report and have a response before conveying the news. ”

"But ......," said a little anxiously, "there are still soldiers and horses on the border of Song and Xia, and if it drags on like this, it will not be a good thing for you and us." So I hope that the upper cha can think of the common people, and don't drag on the time for too long. ”

"Hey, your envoy is serious, my Great Song Dynasty has always followed the principle of valuing harmony, how can I take the initiative to provoke a border provocation? I believe that as long as there is no change in the border forces of your country, there will be no friction between the two sides. ”

Seeing that the other party said this, it was clear that he wanted to drag things down, Xia Envoy was even more dissatisfied, his face sank, and he wanted to say something more. I didn't want to, but I was preempted by the monk: "Since the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty is busy with government affairs and can't find time to see us for a while, then please ask your envoy to turn around on his behalf, and let us meet Sun Tu, the chief lieutenant of your country." ”

"This ......" Li Weining didn't expect the other party to make such a request, and he was a little stunned, and his brows furrowed.

Seeing this, the monk hurriedly added: "Our country is making Xi Feng Chang and the little monk also had a relationship with Sun Taiwei, as long as you can pass the word over, the little monk believes that he will definitely see us." ”

"This ...... Well, I'm sure I'll get the news in. But after all, this matter is up to Mrs. Sun himself, and I can't guarantee that he will see you. Li Weining nodded in the end.

"That's the work." The monk saluted again, and Xia made the fine seal Chang also restrain his temper and saluted.

It wasn't until they entered the embassy that they were surrounded by people from Western Xia, and Xi Feng Chang said with a solemn face: "National Teacher, do you think that Taiwei Sun will really meet us?" ”

"Why, doesn't Childe know that Sun Taiwei is the original Sun Qianli?" The monk smiled.

"I naturally know this, I think he did a lot of things in my Western Xia country, and it actually caused chaos in our country, and his vitality was greatly damaged...... "Xi Feng often recalled with a little resentment. But I thought of the old things between myself and that Sun Qianli a few years ago.

In fact, to be honest, his resentment towards Sun Tu is not too heavy, after all, the other party has helped him a lot. It's just that this guy has been hiding his true identity, he is actually a military general of the Great Song Dynasty, and he has always introduced him as a close friend, and finally he was used by him, and the entire Xifeng clan was pulled into the continuous battle, which led to continuous chaos in the country.

However, this Western Xia national teacher could see it, and he just smiled when he heard the words: "It's no wonder that he, who said that there was a lot of friction between the two countries at that time, how could he, a Song general, dare to show his identity in our country?" ”

"That's what I said, in fact, without him, there would be no place for me to be today." The fine seal is often also a sigh of emotion. It is said that in the past few years, because of the close relationship between the Xifeng clan and the current Western Xia Emperor, their power in the country has also risen, and now they can compete with Mo Yuhe. And in the final analysis, Sun Tu's guidance and help are really indispensable.

After a pause, he sighed again: "Although our changes are not small, they still can't be compared with the drama of Sun Qianli's identity change." At the beginning, he was just a general of the Song State who was exiled in the Xia Kingdom, but now he has become the real controller of the entire Great Song Dynasty. ”

"Yes, that's why the little monk wants to meet him, as long as we can get his permission, our purpose of coming west this time will be achieved." The national teacher said with a smile: "And I believe that for the sake of the relationship between you and me and him, this Taiwei Sun will always give us some opportunities." ”

"I hope so." Xi Feng Chang really didn't have much confidence in this, after all, he had learned Sun Tu's methods, when he was in Shunjun City and in Xingqing Mansion, he had seen with his own eyes how Sun Tu was at that time, and his methods were ruthless. Now that his status has improved, I'm afraid it's even more difficult to deal with.

In this regard, the monk did not say much, but smiled mysteriously and said no more.

Half a day later, the matter about the entry of the Western Xia envoy into Beijing and the fact that the two of them wanted to see Sun Tu had been reported to Sun Tu. And when he heard this name, Sun Tu was also obviously stunned: "This time the summer envoy is actually him?" Could it be that this is the arrangement for me? In this way, the Western Xia Emperor put some thought into it. ”

"Taiwei really has a friendship with that fine seal?" Tong Mu asked curiously.

"That was a few years ago, when I went with Tong Guan to envoy the Liao State ......" Sun Tu immediately briefly told his experience a few years ago, and Tong Mu was surprised and scared for a while, he really hadn't heard Sun Tu mention such a thrilling encounter.

Then there was a burst of speech: "From this point of view, you were dead in both Liao and Western Xia." And the fine seal and the wax have really helped you a lot. ”

"Yes, if they hadn't helped me, I'm afraid I might have died outside. So to be honest, I do owe them a favor, and since they came this time and made it clear that they wanted to see me, I always have to give this face. Sun Tu smiled and said: "In this way, it's late today, so it's set for tomorrow, let people set up a banquet in Honglu Temple to catch them and wash the dust, and I will meet them as the host." ”

Tong Mu nodded at first, but then frowned slightly with some concern: "Of course, there is no problem with meeting and drinking and feasting, I am only worried that they will intercede with you on the grounds of their previous relationship." What will you do then? ”

"Haha......" Sun Tu shook his head with a smile: "You are too underestimate me." Public is public, private is private, how can my Sun Tu mix the two? If they're just catching up, then it's all too good to say, and I'll give them enough respect. But if they have to make an inch, and want to make any non-trivial demands on the basis of the events of the year, my Sun Tu is now the Great Song Taiwei, how can they be allowed to come nonsense? ”

Seeing him say this, Tong Mu was relieved and said with a smile: "This is naturally the best." I still want to stay up with them for a while, and after dampening their spirits, I can make more demands. After all, this time they asked for us. ”

"This is exactly what I want to say, Xixia is our enemy after all, if you don't take the opportunity to pinch them, when will you stay?" Sun Tu smiled again.