Chapter 342: Envoy of the Four Kingdoms
The agitation caused by Jia Nidao's violent beating of Qiao Yu and Qiao Xingjian's direct confrontation with the opposition gradually began to dissipate when both parties inexplicably died down, although there are various speculations about the final version and ending of this matter, but it is also a matter of concern to themselves after all, plus whether it is Jia Nidao or Qiao Xingjian, or Zhao Yun, who is high up, it seems that they are deliberately downplaying the seemingly unexpected thing, so the people who have prepared melon seeds and soda and put the bench in the court and the opposition have been prepared, can only quietly retract the cocked neck.
Of course, the most important reason is that as time enters the second year of Jiaxi, the minds of everyone in the entire Great Song Dynasty have been transferred to another heavy event related to the Great Song Dynasty.
Zhao Yun, the son of heaven who has been on the throne of the Great Song Dynasty for more than ten years, will pay tribute to his ancestors on the day of Laba and officially hold a ceremony to canonize the next prince of the Great Song Dynasty.
Although Zhao Wei, who will inevitably become the crown prince, has only been a few months since he was born, and even the entire Great Song Dynasty has really seen no more than a handful of people who have really seen the only prince of the Great Song Dynasty, but it does not prevent the temples or ordinary people from paying attention to him.
After all, as long as nothing happens, a child who is only a few months old today will dominate the fate of many people for decades to come. Just as he has now involved the fate of many people.
Therefore, compared with the infighting between the two most noble magnates in the Great Song Dynasty, the Prince of the Great Song Dynasty, which is related to the fate of everyone, is obviously much more important.
In fact, as early as a month or two ago, the Ministry of Rites and the Lin'an Mansion had begun to make every effort to prepare for the crown prince's canonization ceremony, but because Jia Guifei was poisoned in the palace, Jia Yidao was assassinated, and other things made Lin'an City not very peaceful, and this important event for the Great Song Dynasty seemed much more low-key than the previous ceremonies.
It's just that the time has come to Layue, no matter how low-key it is, there is no way to be low-key, after all, it will be the official canonization ceremony in a few days, this matter is the most important event in the Great Song Dynasty since Zhao Yun ascended the throne, and the special event is also what Zhao Yun wants.
Zhao Yun is interested, and the people below naturally know what to do. What's more, it is a major matter related to the continuation of Guozuo, even if Zhao Yun doesn't say it, the entire Great Song Dynasty from the princes and nobles to the common people in cloth, who can not pay attention to it? Don't feel happy in your heart?
Therefore, as the month approaches, the number of people in Lin'an City not only does not decrease, but there is a tendency to increase. Moreover, people from all over the Great Song Dynasty came to watch the ceremony from all walks of life into Lin'an City, so that the commander of the front division of the palace made Liu Xiang under great pressure these days.
The canonization of the crown prince of the Great Song Dynasty, in line with the idea of celebrating the whole world, in addition to allowing the people of the Great Song Dynasty to feel the joy of the royal family and the continuation and prosperity of the national ancestor, more importantly, this canonization ceremony is also an excellent way for the Great Song Dynasty to show its image and even national strength to the outside world.
Jia Yidao's mention of yƬ was in Zhao Yun's heart, so Zhao Yun gave an order, and the Ministry of Rites had already started to send gifts to all the small countries around the Great Song Dynasty a few months ago, asking all countries to send envoys to Lin'an City to watch the ceremony together.
Dali, Korea, Japan, the Chen Dynasty (Burma, Vietnam, etc.) and even Mongolia, which was still at war with the Great Song Dynasty, all received a letter from the Ministry of Rites of the Great Song Dynasty, inviting all countries to come to Ancheng on the eighth day of the lunar month to watch the ceremony of the crown prince of the Great Song Dynasty.
Now a few months have passed, in addition to Korea, which has been destroyed by the Mongols just a few months ago, Japan, the Chen Dynasty and Dali have sent a huge delegation of envoys to Lin'an City to participate in the canonization ceremony of the crown prince of the Central Plains Empire. Of course, the Mongol envoys should have been the first to arrive, after all, they themselves were in Lin'an City and never left.
Strictly speaking, except for Japan because of its isolation overseas, the Chen Dynasty and Dali are the same as the Great Song Dynasty, more or less suffered from the Mongols into the Dali Kingdom, at the beginning of the year if it was not for the response of the Great Song Dynasty, I am afraid that it would have been destroyed at this moment. Therefore, in addition to showing the importance they attach to the Great Song Dynasty, why don't they want to see what the real situation of the Great Song Dynasty as the suzerainty is now, and why not hope that the Great Song Dynasty can really carry the banner of resistance against the Mongols?
The Japanese have always regarded the Great Song Dynasty as the suzerain, so they have no good impression of the Mongols, therefore, the envoys of the three countries, these days in the state guesthouse but there is no less verbal war with the Mongolian envoys, if it were not for the officials of the Ministry of Rites and a large number of soldiers stationed in the front of the palace, I am afraid that the War of the Four Kingdoms would have broken out in the state guesthouse of the Ministry of Rites.
Among the four countries, although the Great Song Dynasty and Mongolia are still enemies, but after all, they are all guests from afar, and at this moment, it is the critical time of the crown prince's canonization ceremony, no matter which of the four countries the envoys are injured, the last thing that will damage is the face of the Great Song Dynasty, so Liu Xiang is really big.
Not to mention, the Ministry of Rites arranged the envoys of the four countries so closely, it is a bit abnormal, and these days there are always some students from the country who have rushed to Lin'an City to watch the ceremony in Lin'an City around the state guesthouse to sneer at the Mongolian envoys, behind this is to say that no one instructed, Liu Xiang and Liu Xiang will not believe it.
Seeing that more and more people are pouring into Lin'an City, the manpower of the front division of the palace is also stretched, but the state guesthouse of the Ministry of Rites alone has consumed nearly one percent of the soldiers of the front division of the palace...... Liu Xiang couldn't imagine the consequences.
But the front division of the state guesthouse can't ignore it, otherwise, if the crown prince's canonization ceremony has not begun, and something happens to the envoys of the four countries in the state guesthouse, then he, the former director of the palace, is even more to blame!
Naturally, Liu Xiang turned his eyes to Jia Yidao, who had helped him before. After all, no matter what he thinks about it now, at least the adults in the court have already included him in the Jia party. And the only thing he can find, and the one who is willing to help him speak, seems to be the only one who is Jia Yidao.
When Jia Quan'er handed over Liu Xiang's greeting post, Jia Rudao, who was walking with Xu Ruoxi in the garden, was very surprised.
Since the night of his assassination, although he helped Liu Xiang, but since that time, there has been no more intersection between the two, after all, no matter how the palace front division is eroded, he is still in charge of the garrison and security affairs of Lin'an City, Jia Rudao's current identity is there, and he naturally knows how to avoid suspicion. And he is really useless for Liu Xiang now, so this is the first time Liu Xiang has taken the initiative to come to look for him.
Seeing Jia Rudao walking into the study, Liu Xiang, who was already waiting for a little restless, hurriedly got up, clenched his fists, knelt down on one knee and said in a panic: "Please save me!" ā