After sending Yuan Hao away, Song Zheng instructed Li Yan to move all the newspapers to the backyard, began to read them one by one, and wrote down some information points to read in the Shura of the Warring States Period.

Yuan Haowen came two months earlier than Song Zheng, and he had already established his own information channel, and he knew more news than Song Zheng. If Song Zheng wants to catch up, he must immediately understand the various situations at the top level.

In the next three days, Song Zheng used the excuse of being unwell and needed to raise for a few days, so he didn't go out to the post house. He either read the newspaper of the old mansion, or went to Huixian Building to drink tea and eat, so as to listen to all kinds of news.

Dali, Western Xia and Tubo all have long-term envoys in Huailaiyi, and the level is not high. For Song Zheng, the envoy of Qi, everyone just got to know each other. The envoys of Western Xia were very hostile to Song Zheng, and the envoys of Dali and Tubo did not mean to be close to each other because of the relationship between Shu and Qi.

Daqi and Tubo are quite far apart, not to mention for the time being, but Daqi's South Guangxi Road is connected to Dali. However, due to the treacherous mountains and rivers, even more than Shu Dao, the people of Daqi in the past dynasties were not interested in Dali. On the contrary, Shu and Dali are relatively close, and the trade of tea, horses and bronze ware is endless.

Song Zheng did not deliberately take over, and always remained indifferent as water.

Lang Boyan and Lang Bochuan both sent people to Ziqiyuan and sent a lot of tea, brocade and other supplies. Song Zheng naturally wrote letters to thank them one by one, and he never lost his courtesy.

On the eighth day of September, Lang Boyan sent an invitation, inviting Qi envoy Song Zheng to the Chongyang dinner in the prince's mansion. Song Zheng knew what was going on, and on the evening of September 7, Liang Yiyue led a delegation of about 70 ambassadors to Chengdu.

Shu was an ally of Western Xia for many years. After the Western Xia invaded Guanzhong, he also thought about the idea of fighting Shu. However, the Shu road was difficult, and Western Xia quickly focused on Daqi and marched out of Tongguan. In this case, Western Xia reconciled with Shu. Over the years, the Western Xia and the Great Qi have been like fire and water, and the Dajin has been good and bad, but it has been very harmonious with the Shu State, and the envoys have been in constant contact.

Now, although the Western Xia had actually been divided, Shu still gave Liang Yiyue enough courtesy. Not only did he send a waiter from the Ministry of Rites to welcome Liang Yiyue in Mianzhou, but the prince Lang Boyan went out of Chengdu City for 20 miles to greet him. The loess mat road, the clean water splashes the street, which is very grand.

That's just why, first, Western Xia and Shu have always treated each other with courtesy. Second, in the face of the Jin Qi invasion of Guanzhong, the Liang family where Liang Yiyue was located had been trying to unite the Western Xia forces of the various parties that were now divided into three to jointly fight against the Qi army and the Jin army. The Liang family is extremely powerful in Western Xia, and it is the largest family after the imperial family, and only they have the ability to stand up and say that Li Yuanqing, Li Yuankui and Li Xi are together. Liang Yiyue is the old uncle, and he can be regarded as highly respected in Western Xia, and he is also worthy of the grand treatment of Shu. The third reason is that the Pingzhang Affairs of Shu, that is, the prime minister An Guan, advocated aiding Western Xia, and An Zhou was also an important supporting force for the prince's family.

No country in any dynasty is monolithic, and Shu is no exception. Although Anzhou advocated aid, he did not advocate direct military dispatch. And Zhao Yan, the privy envoy of Shu State, hoped that the Shu ** team would directly participate in the war and work together to protect Western Xia. Of course, both of them have selfish motives, and if the military directly participates in the war, it will inevitably seize a large amount of war supplies and take the opportunity to squeeze Anzhou's authority, and An Zhou hopes that this kind of assistance will be controlled within his own authority.

Although An Zhou and Zhao Yan differed in their methods, they both advocated aiding Western Xia. There are also advocates of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight first, for example, Bao Heng, the governor of the political affairs (deputy prime minister), said that Shu should not be in a hurry to help, and wait and see for a while. If Daqi really has the intention of invading Hanzhong, he can unite with Dajin and restrict Daqi.

It is precisely because of the different opinions that since the outbreak of the war for more than a month, the Shu Kingdom has never decided what to do, and even the Shu Emperor Lang Zhengchun went to Qingcheng Mountain to cultivate. I think I want to wait for the situation in the north to become clearer before making plans.

In any case, Shu still has to work etiquette. The banquet held in the Prince's Mansion this time was nominally to celebrate the Double Ninth Festival with the envoys of various countries, but in fact it was to welcome Liang Yiyue. Although Song Zheng is not famous, it is not enough for Lang Bochuan to have such a big banquet.

Song Zheng and Yuan Haowen shared a car and went to the Prince's Mansion on the east side of the Shu Palace. Passing by the Wuhou Temple in the middle, Song Zheng ordered the carriage to stop for a while, and watched on the carriage for a while before continuing to move forward.

Yuan Hao asked and smiled, "Brother Song, Zhuge Wuhou is a genius, but he has not been able to dominate the Han family. I don't know why? ”

Song Zheng was silent for a long time, and said quietly, "Back then, the world was divided into three parts, and Shu was the weakest, and its internal cultivation was insufficient, so it was reluctant to use troops. Wu Hou six out of Qishan, making the national strength even more withered. And Guan Yu lost Jingzhou, so it was difficult for Eastern Wu to enter Sichuan, and how could Xishu get out of the customs? ”

"The land of defending, the enlightened who are not fighting for hegemony read it all." Yuan Hao asked and looked at the Wuhou Temple in the distance, "No matter how rich Shu is, it is difficult to affect the general trend of the world." ”

Who can influence the world's belonging? Song Zheng and Yuan Haowen knew that once the war in Guanzhong was settled, the real showdown could only be between Dajin and Daqi.

The Prince's Mansion is built close to the Shu Palace, magnificent, in addition to being inferior to the Shu Palace in terms of regulation, one should be furnished in it, and one should be in the palace. The banquet was held in the tallest main hall of the Prince's Mansion.

When they arrived at the gate of the Prince's Mansion, Qiao Dongyang and Xue Qimeng and other officials in the Shu State Rite Room were waiting there. Xue Qimeng was extremely happy when he saw Song Zheng, and hurriedly introduced him to Qiao Dongyang. Qiao Dongyang and Yuan Haowen seemed to be very familiar with each other, and after greeting each other first, they turned to Song Zheng.

Dajin and Daqi's envoys arrived at the same time, who came first and who came later, which made Qiao Dongyang very embarrassed, but fortunately, Xue Qimeng reacted in time and made a gesture, "Two adults, please!" ”

Song Zheng and Yuan Haowen looked at each other and smiled, and put their arms side by side, which made Qiao Dongyang breathe a sigh of relief.

The banquet was held in the tallest main hall of the Prince's Mansion. Before he arrived at the palace gate, Song Zheng heard Liang Yiyue's voice greeting the prince, although the voice was not small, but it was a little hoarse, mixed with one or two coughs.

"It looks like Lord Liang is not in good health." Song Zheng said in a low voice.

Yuan Hao asked and pursed his lips, "Lord Liang is also hard enough." I guess I didn't have a good face when I saw the two of us. ”

"We respect the old and love the young, and we just don't have the same knowledge as him." Although Liang Yiyue was more picky back then, he was not bad to Song Zheng, and finally wanted Song Zheng to go to Western Xia to be an official. Song Zheng slipped away, naturally he was discredited, and he was still a little sorry in his heart.

"Lord Song Zheng and Lord Jin Envoy Yuan are here to ask your lord!" The eunuch in front of the palace door shouted sharply, and the hall was quiet for a while. Song Zheng and Yuan Haowen humbled each other, and Song Zheng walked into the palace gate first.

Under the hall are several rows of cases on the left and right, the front row on both sides is the envoys of various countries and the important jury of Shu, and the back is the subordinate and low-level jury of the envoy. In the hall, Lang Boyan is in the middle of the seat, on the right side is Lang Boyan, and on the left side are two women.

Just glanced at it, Song Zheng's body shook violently, and his eyes were fixed on a table on Lang Bochuan's left. The two women, one is Ziyue in purple, and the other woman is dressed in a blue pigment dress, with a high bun, a fair and thin face, but it is difficult to hide the amazing beauty, Qiong's nose and cherry mouth, eyes like cutting water, are looking at Song Zheng stupidly, crystal tears are piled up in the corners of her eyes, and they can gush out at any time.

"Yong Hee!" Song Zheng muttered, and suddenly he had mixed feelings, and he stayed there for a while.

Liang Yiyue was also stunned. The moment Song Zheng came in, Liang Yiyue felt familiar, and after seeing Song Zheng and Li Yongxi's demeanor, he showed a look of sudden realization.

For the vast majority of people in the hall, they have seen each other and are familiar with each other. And the first time Qi envoy Song Zheng appeared on this occasion, everyone was vying to see the style of Qi envoy. Unexpectedly, the first time the envoy of Great Qi appeared, it was actually in this state.

Yuan Haowen hurriedly pushed Song Zheng and called "Brother Song" several times in a low voice, and Song Zheng came to his senses. Forcing himself not to look at Li Yongxi, Song Zheng took two steps closer and saluted Lang Bochuan and Lang Boyan.

"Mr. Song is late, I want to write a poem in a while." Lang Bochuan said with a smile.

"But by command!"

"Yes, sir, take a seat. Gen-sama, please be seated as well. ”

Song Zheng's position is on the right side of the hall, opposite Liang Yiyue on the left, and they are both the seats closest to Lang Boyan. Yuan Haowen's seat was next to Song Zheng, and below him was Qiao Dongyang, who was in the Ministry of Rites. And beside Liang Yiyue, it was Liu Dianwei, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites and the Governor of the Ministry of Rites of the Shu Kingdom.

Placing Song Zheng and Yuan Haowen opposite Liang Yiyue has some implications.

Under the strong pressure, his heart fluctuated, and Song Zheng looked at Liang Yiyue.

Liang Yiyue was much older than when he was in Dajin, not only his face was dry and yellow, but also had more wrinkles. However, the two eyes were very attentive, and they kept looking at Song Zheng with an inexplicable expression.

Passing over Liang Yiyue, Song Zheng saw a familiar figure again. The man was dressed in a military uniform and sat behind Liang Yiyue. He was tall, broad-shouldered, broad-backed, and full of explosive power.

"Camel!" Song Zheng's body trembled again. He didn't expect that even Li Yuanzhen would follow.

Li Yuanzhen looked at Song Zheng, suddenly stretched out three fingers, and turned his head to look at Li Yongxi again. Song Zheng nodded slightly knowingly and touched his chest. Through the clothes, the black jade pendant given by Li Yongxi still hangs on his chest.

The scenes with Li Yongxi at the beginning floated through his mind, although he couldn't figure out why Li Yongxi was wearing a Taoist uniform, but he couldn't forget this woman.

After half a cup of tea, the tables were full. Because it was a banquet for envoys from various countries, the high-level officials of the core of Shu did not attend, after all, it was a Chongyang dinner, not a very formal diplomatic banquet. However, everyone understands in their hearts that this is actually to welcome Liang Yiyue.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Tomorrow is the Chung Yeung Festival. The king admires you very much for being far away from your homeland and running for state affairs. Therefore, today the king has a special family banquet to invite you. I hope that all the noble envoys will drink happily, but there are good works, and this king will give them generously. ”

"His Royal Highness Prince Xie!" The hall replied in unison.

Lang Bochuan pressed his hands weakly, "Lord Liang and Lord Song of Qi Guogui have just arrived recently, and they are not familiar with others. I would like to introduce you first. ”

Qiao Dongyang stood up from behind his own cases, and after saluting Lang Boyan, he introduced them one by one. First of all, I introduced Lang Boyan and Ziyue. In addition to Liang Yiyue and Yuan Haowen, there are also Dali envoy Gao Huichang, Tubo envoy Zantu, and their respective important subordinates.

When Li Yongxi was introduced, everyone in the palace took a breath. In addition to the title of princess, Li Yongxi also has an additional "Xuanqing" nickname.