In the concierge courtyard in the city, the forbidden army is still guarding here, and this period of time has been under house arrest and monitoring (Southern) Tang envoy Gong Shenyi and other envoys, a few days ago Gong Shenyi has learned from other mouths that His Royal Highness the King of Wei of the Song Kingdom is coming, and he really wants to meet this legendary King of Wei Zhao Dezhao.

said that Cao Cao arrived when Cao Cao arrived, and the sound of horses' hooves had spread throughout the entire wall.

A car frame has been parked in front of the concierge courtyard, Zhao Dezhao jumped off the horse, fell to the ground, looked at the building, as far as he knows, the (Southern) Han courtesy in the center of the Xingwang Mansion, not far from the palace, from the outside the scale must also be grand, the architectural style is not ordinary with the Central Plains, it should be a combination of the Han Dynasty, there is a small river next to it, because of a heavy rain last night, the river has risen a lot, and it also carries a lot of leaves that have been knocked down.

"The angel came from afar, and now it is noon, Your Majesty specially ordered me to arrange a luncheon in the protocol house to receive the wind and wash the dust for the Song envoy, what instructions the angel has to tell the lower officials." The Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, who was the leader, bowed his hand, and several other officials beside him also nodded and said.

After days and nights, Zhao Dezhao held a breath in his heart, last night's non-reception and the ruin of the post station made him dissatisfied, and when his delegation arrived at the gate of Xingwangfu, he didn't see the envoys who accompanied him, at this time these officials began to "shh the cold and ask for warmth", he said with a sense of annoyance, and asked: "I don't know when your lord will receive my envoys from the Great Song Dynasty?" ”

When several officials in the Great Song Dynasty envoy heard King Wei say this, they also looked at the (Southern) Han officials in front of them. It's just that in this way, the atmosphere is a little embarrassing, and several (southern) Han officials around them know that they are in a bad situation, so they don't say much, and the atmosphere can't be taken back at once, only to see the Song State mission, the Song State accompanying officials are staring at the Han officials in front of them like wolves.

A moment later

"This ......" The reception official knew that he was in a bad position, and he was blocked by the King of Wei and couldn't speak, and they didn't know what to say, but they just looked at a few other colleagues, and the other colleagues didn't know how to answer. In fact, several of them all knew that Liu Gang didn't want to meet with the Great Song Dynasty delegation for the time being, otherwise he would not have detained the envoys of the Tang Kingdom, "Angels, please rest in the protocol house, Your Majesty will hold a banquet on another day to welcome your envoy!" ”

Zhao Dezhao was very unhappy in his heart, but he still held back, this attitude of (Southern) Han Liu Gang is obviously extremely disrespectful to the Great Song Dynasty, which is directly related to the dignity of the country, insulting the Great Song Dynasty national body, is tolerable or unbearable, judging from the reception of Qingming Post last night, this is estimated to be Liu Gang's dismount, the Great Song Dynasty as the upper kingdom of the Celestial Empire, how can it be the same as Fanbang, and this is obviously not going to receive his own mission, and he plans to dry it for a few days.

"The lord of your family is also the king of a country, so he doesn't even ignore the etiquette, my great Song is a dignified country, the etiquette cannot be abolished, and the prestige cannot be lost!" Zhao Dezhao questioned the officials of Honglu Temple who received them.

Realizing that it was insulting to the etiquette of the Han Kingdom to receive the angels of the Kingdom of God, the Han officials said with a slight apology: "Angel, Your Majesty is now drinking and feasting in the palace, and the lower officials will go to pay their respects." ”

At this time, Dong Zhongyan, the head of Honglu Temple in the Song Mission, said: "Please ask the relevant officials of your country to inform your lord as soon as possible, when can I meet your lord and convey the will of His Majesty?" ”

Dong Zhongyan is very good at etiquette and diplomatic relations, and has experience, and Zhao Dezhao is very relieved to hand over the matter to him.

"Angel wait a moment, and the lower official will tell Your Majesty." After saying that, the official turned around, and then cut the other officials for a while, and then greeted the other officials who received them, and ordered them to serve the envoys of the Song State well.

Since this is the case, Zhao Dezhao also gave up, he looked up at the plaque in the protocol house, and then remembered an important matter, so he asked the official: "Are you the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple?" Have you ever known where the Tang envoy detained by your lord is now? ”

"The next official is the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple." The official responded and retorted: "Angel, our country has not detained the Tang envoy, and the Tang envoy is inside." ”

"Oh?" Zhao Dezhao asked knowingly, he had already received the news, and it was indeed as he said.

When the Han officials saw that they had all been properly settled, they dispersed......

"Your Highness, they ......" Dong Zhongyan pointed to the backs of the departing Han officials, and said indignantly, Liu Han is just a small southern country, this time it is the Great Song Dynasty to send a large-scale envoy to the (Southern) Han, and this country has never established diplomatic relations with the Great Song Dynasty. Dong Zhongyan's heart was also holding his breath, he was drenched by the leaky rain last night, if he hadn't drunk a bowl of ginger soup yesterday to ward off the cold, he would probably have a fever this morning, not to mention the reception of the officials of the Han State now......

"Don't worry about Dong Qing for the time being, wait until you meet Liu Gang's house, this king wants to know how many days Liu Gang can endure?"

"Your Highness, I'm ashamed." Dong Zhongyan felt that Liu Gang had neglected himself and other Great Song Dynasty envoys, which was a sign of rudeness, but after thinking about it carefully, after all, this was within the territory of other people's countries, and His Royal Highness the King of Wei could not deliberately show anger, he thought of King Wei's methods, and felt that Liu Gang would definitely suffer in the future.

There were a lot of things on the car, and when he entered the concierge house, Zhao Dezhao ordered all the spare items on the car to be moved out of the carriage, and then moved into the place where he lived, and there were three or four carriages behind him that were covered with black tarpaulin, and there were several boxes stacked underneath, all of which were tightly sealed. A few of the waiting servants in the (Southern) Han didn't know what it was, so Zhao Dezhao told them to be careful when they moved out of the car.

The courtyard on the left must be the place where the envoys of the Tang State were detained, where there stood ten soldiers of the (Southern) Han Forbidden Army, guarding the door, and on the right was where Zhao Dezhao's envoy lived.

This time he came to the (Southern) Han Dynasty not only to visit, but also to etiquette (Southern) Han's domestic affairs such as government and armaments, economy and people's livelihood, and he also wanted to meet Wuyongzi and them as soon as possible, and contact them to explain what they would do next.

After Zhao Dezhao had lunch, he said, "Do you want Dong Qing to go with this king to visit the prosperous scenery of this Xingwang Mansion?" ”

Dong Zhongyan shook his head, "Your Highness, you have worked hard for days, and the ministers want to rest, and if Your Highness wants to go out, you have to bring a few more soldiers of the forbidden army." ”

Although Zhao Dezhao had never been to Xingwangfu, he already had a map of Xingwangfu in his hand, which was also secretly passed on by Changchun Hall. After lunch, Zhao Dezhao took Xiao Guizi and three other guards to the city to play, Zhao Dezhao followed the direction indicated on the map, and ordered to rush to the Yangcheng Restaurant in the west of the city.

Behind Zhao Dezhao's carriage and horses, he quietly followed a few soldiers of the (Southern) Han Forbidden Army, who disguised themselves as passing guests and kept following behind, also worried that if His Royal Highness King Wei of the Song State had a business trip in the Xingwang Mansion, they would be able to help as soon as possible.

When they arrived at the Yangcheng Restaurant, Zhao Dezhao and Xiao Guizi entered the room, and asked the three attendants to wait around the carriage to observe the surrounding movements.

At this time, Wu Yongzi, who was dressed in a Taoist robe upstairs, had already seen Zhao Dezhao, and Zhao Dezhao also saw Wu Yongzi the moment he entered the restaurant, and he immediately walked upstairs.

"Wuyongzi has seen Gongzi, but I didn't expect Gongzi to personally send an envoy to the (Southern) Han this time." Because there are people around, there is no need to reveal Zhao Dezhao's identity.

"Yes, I haven't seen you for a long time, it's been a few years since Huainan was separated."

Wu Yongzi said again: "Your Highness, it is inconvenient to talk here, please go to the secret room to talk in detail." Saying that, Wu Yongzi led Zhao Dezhao to a secret room.

Zhao Dezhao let Xiao Guizi also enter the secret room.

There was already someone in the secret room, and when Yang Ming saw Zhao Dezhao coming, he arched his hand and said, "My subordinates have seen the young master." ”

Zhao Dezhao didn't see Yuhuatian, so he said: "Lord Yang Helm, I came here today, and I also specially explained to you, by the way, why didn't you see Yuhuatian?" ”

Yang Ming said: "A few days before the young master came, his subordinates had already sent him to Guizhou to investigate the military situation, and he must have returned to Beijing in three or four days." ”

"That's good, has everything been peaceful in the capital recently?"

Yang Ming didn't know what Zhao Dezhao's plan was next time, so he asked, "There is nothing happening in the capital and other places, I don't know if the young master wants us next time?" ”

Zhao Dezhao said bluntly: "This time to send an envoy to the Han State, I have to be, if it is not unified today, the situation between the north and the south is grim, although the northern Liao State is in civil strife, but after all, it is a hundred-legged insect that dies and does not stiffen. Now that I have a large number of soldiers in the Great Song Dynasty and excellent weapons, it is the time of the southern expedition, and this time I sent an envoy to the (Southern) Han Dynasty, I also wanted to find a justifiable excuse, and I thought that I could successfully take the land of Lingnan. This time I went south, so I had to be able to personally peek at the situation of the (southern) Han Kingdom, and prepare for my Great Song Dynasty to destroy the world. ”

Yang Ming listened to Zhao Dezhao's heartfelt words and asked, "I don't know what the young master plans to let his subordinates do next?" ”

Since Zhao Dezhao entered, An Dongye had been looking at the young man who was a head younger than his height, and when he heard this young man talk eloquently, he knew that this person in front of him must be His Royal Highness King Wei, and asked, "Your Highness, do you want to risk your life?" ”

"Who is this?" Zhao Dezhao saw a young and burly man who had been standing behind Wu Yongzi, he thought for a while, patted his head and said, "You are Brother Dong!" ”

Antoye clasped his hands and said, "Exactly." ”

Zhao Dezhao saw a polite scholar standing behind An Dongye, presumably An Deyu, "Sure enough, he is young and brave, presumably Brother Yu is behind Dong Ge'er." ”

Different from An Dongye's boldness, An Deyu showed the style of a literati who was gentle and elegant, knowledgeable, and reasonable, "An Deyu has seen His Royal Highness. ”

"Brother Yu doesn't have to be like this, when you go out, there is no Royal Highness, not to mention that Brother Yu is several years older than me, so it doesn't have to be like this."

In the secret room, Zhao Dezhao and the others talked for less than half an hour, and then got up and walked out of the restaurant.

……

The (Southern) Han Imperial Palace is still singing and dancing, the gorgeous and splendid Imperial Palace, the golden dome of Zhaoren Palace is shining in the sun, and a banquet is being held in the palace.

Emperor Liu Gang and the Persian beauty Mei Pig, the maid Lu Qiongxian, the witch Fan Huzi and other concubines were enjoying the enchanting Persian dance in the palace.

When the climax of the banquet was approaching, Mei Pig broke free from Liu Gang's arms, "Doctor Xiao Xian, Mei Pig will dance for you." ”

Liu Gang looked at the delicate figure of the charming pig and said with a smile: "My charming pig dances the best." ”

Immediately, the pig changed into a Persian costume and danced with the other Persian dancers around her, and Liu Gong and the other concubines enjoyed the stunning dance.

At this moment, suddenly an incongruous tone sounded, "Your Majesty, the envoys of the Song State have arrived in the city. ”

Liu Gang listened unhappily and said: "What to do, first place the envoys of the Song State in the protocol courtyard, I heard that this envoy is the King of Wei, you will send some palace maids to wait, remember to take care of it, although my Han and the Song State do not repair state affairs, but I don't want to provoke the anger of the Song people for a while." ”

"No, the slave and maid are gone." The man hurried to the concierge.

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