From the side of the royal road, bypass the magnificent Jinluan Hall that stands like a high mountain, and walk along the red wall root all the way, you will come to the Chongwen Hall facing the Jinluan Palace.

This hall is not big, compared with the Jinluan Hall used in the court on weekdays, it is like the comparison between adults and children, there are only three rooms, the pillars are also low, and the hall is called by the hall, they are all a little disproportionate, to be precise, it should be the pavilion or the hall.

Generally, it is used by the emperor to summon ministers, or to meet envoys of small countries such as Changsun Hong, which is more private.

The official of the Ministry of Rites led Changsun Hong to the outside of the Chongwen Palace, instructed him to wait at the bottom of the steps, and hurriedly went up and said a few words to the eunuch outside the palace gate.

The eunuch nodded, stepped in, and came out again after a while, announcing loudly: "Xuan, Dali's envoy Sun Hong has come to see you!" ”

The official of the Ministry of Rites beckoned to Changsun Hong, who straightened his clothes, stepped on the stairs, and entered the palace gate.

Seeing the emperor's etiquette, the officials of the Ministry of Rites had already explained clearly, how to lower the head, how to give a salute, and how to answer, all of which were clearly and carefully, lest the Dali barbarians not understand the rules and anger the Lizong, but it was not beautiful.

Stepping high and almost reaching the threshold of his calf, Changsun Hong lowered his head and walked to the center of the hall, and observed with his afterglow that he stood about ten steps away from the emperor's couch dragon chair in front of him, bent down ninety degrees, bowed deeply, arched his hands, handed over the national letter that had been prepared long ago, and said loudly: "Sun Hong, the envoy of Dali, has seen His Majesty the monarch of the Great Song Dynasty!" ”

An indifferent voice came from overhead: "Envoy, please get up, give me a seat!" ”

A eunuch came over and took the credentials.

The eldest grandson thanked him, then got up, stepped aside, and sat down on the round bench prepared by the eunuch.

At this time, he had to be free, and glanced at the general situation in the hall a little.

The hall is not large, and the furnishings are simple, but it is full of luxurious flavor. In the center of a wooden couch, there is a dragon chair painted with gold and silver, a royal case is placed in front, resting some commonly used stationery supplies, a stack of snow-white paper is very conspicuous in it, Changsun Hong guessed that it was Rui Fuxiang's Sai Wenkui.

The yellow curtain hung down from the beam, dyeing the whole room the color of Huang Cen Cen, and Li Zong, dressed in a dragon robe, sat high on the dragon chair, leaning lazily on the back of the chair, his expression was not very energetic, but staring at the eyes of Changsun Hong, it was blazing.

It was inconvenient for Changsun Hong to look at him, so he deliberately lowered his eyelids and looked at the gold bricks on the ground, but in his heart, he thought about the situation of Li Zong carefully.

Li Zong Zhao Yu, at the age of forty-one, long beard, wide skin and big ears, slightly obese, succeeded to the throne for more than 20 years, the first ten years were lived in the shadow of Shi Miyuan, in order to beware of the ministers, he loved science, did not ask about the government, buried his head in the face of a prodigal emperor, and so on Shi Miyuan died, he changed his face, immediately took over the power, purged Shi Miyuan Yu party, and since then has carried out his own consciousness with great fanfare, made a change of leveling, the court was shocked, and the imperial power has not fallen.

His methods are somewhat similar to Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, although he did not use Kangxi's fierce means to deal with Aobai, but his iron-faced posture exposed this person's extremely meticulous heart and flexible scheming.

This is not a faint king, on the contrary, at least he is a capable person now.

The eunuch with the dust whisk presented the letter of state to the imperial case, and Li Zong flipped it over casually and ignored it.

"The eldest grandson's envoy has come thousands of miles, and he has worked hard all the way, I don't know how Dali is now?" Li Zong smiled and said: "I heard that the lord of Dali was assassinated, the new lord ascended the throne, the state affairs are clear and prosperous, and the eldest grandson envoy is the king side by side, in which it has played a big role." ”

When Changsun Hong heard this, he immediately heard the doorway inside.

There's something in the words.

The role of Changsun Hong in it is not small, it is the decisive initiator, and the abolition of the monarch of Dali is his own doing.

When Li Zong said this, he probably meant to rebuke.

Dali is a vassal state of the Song Dynasty, and you killed the monarch without my consent, did you still take me, the monarch of the Great Song Dynasty, in your eyes?

Li Zong's eyes as he stared at Changsun Hong flashed with an imperceptible coldness.

"Asked by His Majesty, Dali's state affairs are indeed different from the past." The eldest grandson raised his head and replied politely: "The new monarch succeeded to the throne, forge ahead, be diligent in government and ask morality, and now Dali has taken on a new look and changed the world." ”

"As for the minister." He smiled slightly: "Assisting the king is the duty of the courtier, what should be done must be done, but what should not be done must not be done, this is the bottom line, and the minister will never exceed it." ”

At the beginning of the article, the two of them spoke with a mysterious and rich voice.

"Oh? The eldest grandson will talk about it in detail, what must be done and what cannot be done? Rizune kept reclining and asked lightly.

The eldest grandson Hong thought for a while, and said loudly: "Loyal to the monarch for the country, do your best, it will be; It is impossible to collude with external troubles, treason and disrupt the government. ”

Li Zong nodded, propped himself up, straightened his sitting posture, and said, "This is not bad, I listen to it comfortably, if every courtier thinks so, the world will be peaceful." ”

The eldest grandson Hong smiled: "The Son of Heaven is sage, then the world is peaceful, the evil sect is crooked, naturally there is nowhere to hide, and the ministers are naturally all loyal ministers." ”

Li Zong put his hand on the table, fiddled with the letter of state, and asked with interest: "Loyalty or disloyalty depends on actual behavior." The eldest grandson is in Sichuan, and when Yu Beiyu invaded, he made a lot of efforts, is this the instruction of the new monarch of Dali, or is it your own initiative? ”

"Dali and the Great Song Dynasty, a cloth with water, cold lips and teeth, one glory, one loss, these truths, Dali people understand. The north captives went south, once Sichuan, Dali could not be complete, so the troops to resist the Mongols, whether it was the monarch of Dali or the ordinary people of Dali, were firm, and my eldest grandson Hong was originally a Song person, because he was framed, he fell into a barbarian realm, and had to struggle to survive in the barbarian land, but the Great Song Dynasty was always my hometown, in the public and private, and it was natural to repay it by myself. ”

Changsun Hong replied without hesitation, sonorous and powerful: "Helping the Great Song Dynasty is equivalent to helping myself, drinking water and thinking of the source, falling leaves return to the roots, although Changsun Hong has lived in the barbarian realm for a long time, he still understands the truth." ”

"It's a good fallen leaf to return to the roots." Li Zong couldn't help but pat the table and praised: "Your business, in fact, I have heard about it a long time ago, you were a teenager, because of your parents' guilt, and you were exiled to another country, committed to the barbarian land for more than ten years, and finally you can do what you are today, it is not easy, I thought that Dali is a small country, and there are no talents, but I didn't expect one, or my people of the Great Song Dynasty, haha!" ”

He laughed happily and said, "Your crime, I have already ordered the Criminal Department to withdraw the trumped-up charge, after all, what happened more than ten years ago, no one can say." ”

Eldest Sun Hong narrowed his eyes, got up and bowed his hand, and said respectfully: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your great kindness!" ”

(End of chapter)