The supreme governor of Basra had already changed several people, but a few years ago, dozens of large ships of the Great Song Dynasty fleet visited with great momentum, bringing countless oriental silks, teas, and porcelain to the Seljuk country, which had a profound impact on their lives, and it was impossible for him not to have heard of it, no matter how lonely he was.

So as soon as he received the news, he immediately sent people to the port to confirm whether the news was true, and at the same time immediately arranged manpower to prepare to welcome the envoy of the Great Song Dynasty.

Three days later, the Supreme Governor of Basra personally sent a large welcoming procession of 500 men to the ports of the Persian Gulf, held a simple welcoming ceremony, and welcomed the Great Song delegation back to the capital of Basra.

In Basra, the Great Song Dynasty delegation headed by Yang Congyi was warmly welcomed, and the avenue leading directly to the governor's mansion was crowded with onlookers with black cloth and black scarves, and they looked curiously at the strange procession coming from the road, especially the dozens of young women in bright and gorgeous clothes in the procession, her skin was fair, and her face was uncovered, which attracted everyone's attention.

This team of beautifully dressed women is the singer and dancer brought from Lin'an, and their appearance will attract people's attention no matter where they are, whether it is a man or a woman.

Women in the Arab region, whether they are dressed in black or white, almost all of them cover their heads and faces as long as they go out. Men here rarely have the opportunity to see the faces of other women except their own families, and now this exotic woman, with a beautiful figure and a delicate face, can feast their eyes in broad daylight, how can they not take a few more glances and not follow the reason.

The Great Song Dynasty envoy walked on the front foot, and the onlookers chased after the rear foot, and the wide street congestion was instantly impassable, and the tide generally poured towards the Great Song Mission.

Fortunately, after entering the city, the troops sent by the governor of the capital were protecting the rear and left and right sides of the Great Song Mission, and the people of Basra did not dare to rush into their own army, no matter how crazy they were.

They were always three or five feet away from the group, not daring to get closer, but they wouldn't stay away, they followed so closely that they could take a look more, and even if they couldn't see it, they could smell the fragrance left behind after they passed by, and it also intoxicated the crazy man.

Yang Congyi, dressed in bright robes, rode a tall horse and was accompanied by the supreme governor of Basra, walking in the middle of the procession.

In front of him were a hundred neatly dressed and armoured, spear-wielding, energetic elite warriors, behind them were thirty beautiful dancers and singers, and then behind them were a hundred elite warriors, followed by garment craftsmen, Taoists and fifteen carts of gifts, and at the end of the procession were a hundred elite warriors.

More than 300 members of the Great Song Dynasty mission, escorted by the greeting procession, soon arrived at the official residence of the capital of Basra.

On the same day, the Great Song Dynasty delegation was treated with great courtesy, and almost all the officials attended the welcome banquet to wash away the dust for the Great Song Dynasty mission.

Just after Yang Congyi and the others settled in the city with peace of mind, two pieces of news came out of Basra, one went south to a port a hundred miles away, ordering the fleet to dock as soon as possible, land and camp, and the other went north to Baghdad, the national capital thousands of miles away, to send the news of the arrival of the Great Song Huiyi fleet to the national capital.

Four days later, an order from Baghdad was issued to the capital of Basra, which demanded that Basra immediately send men to escort the Song Hui delegation to the capital.

On the third day after receiving the order, the supreme governor of Basra personally led 1,500 men to escort the Great Song Huiyi delegation to Baghdad, the capital of the country.

A thousand-strong procession, no matter how fast it went, could not travel more than fifty miles a day on two legs, and although Basra requisitioned wagons, camels, and horses, the speed of the march of the large army was still limited, not to mention that there were also VIPs from the mysterious eastern powers in the procession.

The Great Song Hui Yi mission advanced towards Baghdad as fast as possible, and the news that the Great Song Hui Yi fleet had once again arrived in the Seljuk Kingdom spread like wings, and within a few days it spread to all places, and the nobles and great merchants who had heard the news followed closely behind the procession, hoping to get the opportunity to meet the Hui Yi mission.

However, for the safety of the Great Song mission, the supreme governor of Basra, who was ordered to escort them, flatly refused, and did not give them the slightest opportunity to approach the mission, the Great Song people were distinguished guests, and before arriving in Baghdad, there must be no accidents, otherwise he would face an unacceptable punishment with the importance that the king attached to them.

The number of people following the line is increasing every day, but fortunately they are not crazy enough to storm the advancing team.

A few days later, with the arrival of the team sent by Baghdad to welcome the Great Song Dynasty Hui Yi Mission, the supreme governor of Basra breathed a sigh of relief and relieved his heart, because the team from Baghdad was very large, it was a 10,000-strong elite cavalry, all horses and scimitars, and the army was neat, which was not bad compared with the Great Song army, which showed that Baghdad attached great importance to the Great Song Dynasty.

With the arrival of the convoy cavalry, the speed of the march of the troops increased even further.

Two days later, the Great Song mission, escorted by two teams, arrived safely in Baghdad, the capital of the Seljuk state.

Baghdad is an ancient city, founded on the Mesopotamian plain where the Euphrates and Tigris rivers flow, the history of the city has been established for thousands of years, because it is the most abundant water in the whole Arab region, the most fertile land, so the war is also the most frequent, the city of Baghra was built and destroyed, destroyed and rebuilt, and after several iterations, the whole city has become more and more powerful.

At this time, the Seljuk had unified several surrounding countries, and for a time it was strong, Baghdad was even more prosperous as the capital, and the scale of the city had reached a radius of ten miles, and it was a well-deserved center of the entire Arab region.

As soon as you enter the city, you will see that there is a festive atmosphere everywhere.

This is a shopping mall, the wide streets are full of shops on both sides, and there are a variety of goods, just look at it, you can see familiar things such as silk, porcelain, ivory, cloth, coral, pearls, medicinal herbs from the East, as well as a wide variety of colorful spices and medicinal herbs, and many more goods Yang Congyi has never seen before, nor can it be named, it is estimated that it is not a local product, or something from North Africa or Western Europe.

The atmosphere of doing business in the whole city of Baghdad is very strong, almost to the point that no one is doing business.

This situation is very different from the East, think about it carefully, in fact, it is understandable that Seljuk is located at the junction of the east and west, the north and south of the country, connecting the southeast and northwest, the geographical location is very superior, do not do some transit transactions, it is simply a great waste of geographical advantages.

In addition, the entire Arab region is dry and rainless, and it is impossible to grow enough food, and it is impossible to feed itself without making money from business.

Therefore, in the entire Arab region, not only Seljuk, but also most people in the surrounding countries also rely on business for their livelihood, but the Seljuk region of the two river basins is more advantageous, with better business conditions and a stronger atmosphere.

On behalf of the king, a prince led a group of officials to personally welcome the Great Song Dynasty delegation into the city at the gate of the city, which was quite high-standard, attracting the selfish desires of the onlookers.

The entry of the mission into the city, as in Basra, also caused a great sensation.

In the midst of onlookers, the mission walked through the long busy streets under escort, and finally arrived at the hotel, where more than 300 people were arranged into a neat and huge mansion.

Subsequently, he handed over the letter of the Great Song Dynasty and waited for the king to summon him in person.

After a day's rest, Yang Congyi, as the envoy of Hui Yi, represented the Great Song Dynasty court, carrying dozens of cars of exquisite gifts into the palace to meet the Seljuk king, who was nearly 60 years old.

Eight years have passed, the king has aged a lot, and Yang Congyi, who was the general of the Huiyi army and the guard of the legation at that time, is now just past the age of his establishment, which is the age of vigorous energy and can do a great job.

When they met again many years later, the king asked about the envoy of the year, Lord Huang, and inquired about his current situation, because the two of them had a lot of exchanges and had a deep friendship back then.

Yang Congyi told him that Lord Huang had passed the age of wandering on the sea, and now he was in Lin'an, the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, and was accompanying the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty in the palace.

Hearing that Lord Huang did not come this time, the king was immediately a little disappointed, in his opinion, although Lord Huang is an Oriental, but he knows his mind very well, so many years have passed, there are still very few people who can understand him, and the person who knows him best is an Oriental man thousands of miles away, and the feeling of having a confidant is difficult to find, which is very uncomfortable.

After the reminiscence, the king set up a feast in the royal palace, gathered his courtiers to accompany him, and entertained the distinguished Oriental guests who came to Seljuk for the second time.

At the banquet, someone asked about the Liao State in the east, and heard that they were defeated by the Great Song Dynasty in the East, and after fleeing for thousands of miles, they founded the country with tens of thousands of remnants of the old army, and spent more than ten years to conquer the east and west, and built a large country comparable to the Seljuk in terms of land and region.

Yang Congyi told them that the Liao State had been founded in the north of the Great Song Dynasty, and its strength was very strong, and the Song and Liao fought for a hundred years, and finally more than 30 years ago, the Liao State was destroyed, and some of the remnants fled to the west through the boundless grasslands in the north, and finally they fled to the Western Regions region where the Great Song Dynasty could not scruple to scruple about, and destroyed several small countries and rebuilt the Liao State on other people's land. What they look like now, the Great Song Dynasty doesn't know much, because they definitely don't have the ability, and they don't dare to go further to the east, and the Great Song Dynasty loses interest in understanding them if they don't take precautions against them.

Then he told them that as far as he knew, the Seljuk country had a large land area, all the way to the east, a thousand miles, and the Liao country was also very large, and it was also a thousand miles to the west, and with the temperament of the Liao country, they must have annexed the surrounding small countries step by step, and kept expanding the land area, and now the two countries should have bordered, and even a conflict had broken out. The Great Song and the Liao were enemies, and if needed, the Great Song could put pressure on the Liao in the east, forcing them to transfer the main offensive force back to the east to defend, reducing the ability to attack westward, and putting the Liao in a situation of east-west attack.

The ministers were very interested in this proposal, and some people suggested to the king on the spot, completely ignoring that it was a banquet for the envoys of the Great Song Dynasty.

The king was very angry, he did not like to discuss politics in such a situation, it was disrespectful to the envoys of the Great Song Dynasty, and it would also ruin the good impression of the Seljuk Kingdom in the eyes of the Great Song Dynasty.