Clouds drifted in the sky, the blue sky was clear, at this time in the fourteen states of Jiangbei, the ships of the (southern) Tang were also in Sizhou north of the Jianghuai, which originally belonged to the boundary of the (southern) Tang, and now it has become the Song realm, the past war has subsided, and the traces have dissipated.

Xu Xuan looked at his homeland, and felt a little sad in his heart, but that was also a matter between Tang and Zhou.

Along the way, the villages on both sides of the river were very neat, and the crops grew green and green, one after another, and after passing this village, the boat continued on its way.

In Xu Xuan's eyes, the crops are like this, enough to see that this place is very rich, and then Xu Xuan found a different situation in the eyes, the river is prosperous, the ships come and go from the south to the north, a prosperous scene, and behind the (south) Tang envoy ship closely followed by several ships from the south, the waterline is very low, the ship seems to be full of goods, because of the fear of running aground, there have been many slender men around, those slender men are shirtless, pulling fibers on the river bank, singing trumpets.

"Ahh

Xu Xuan turned his head back, followed by big boats, small boats, flat-bottomed boats, etc., and he asked Han Xizai: "Brother Shuyan, look at those boats, what do you find?" ”

Following Xu Xuan's finger, Han Xizai saw many ships, but he was not surprised, because he had been to the Song Kingdom several times, and he had long been very familiar with them, he looked at Xu Xuan's surprised face, and said with a smile: "Brother Dingchen, some of those ships are merchant ships from Liuzhou, and some are from Zhancheng, presumably they should be envoys from Zhancheng." ”

"Brother Shuyan is really knowledgeable, and the younger brother is ashamed." Xu Hyun is fifteen years younger than Han Xizai, his figure is a little rich, and his complexion is better than Han Xizai, and at this moment he saw Han Xizai's eyes thoughtfully.

"Brother Shuyan......" Xu Xuan kept asking Han Xizai many questions, which made Han Xizai's ears buzz all the time.

At night, a chaotic bright moon moves, Xu Xuan sits on the bow of the boat, burns a stick of incense, and accompanies the moon.

"Brother Dingchen, you're messing with your 'Companion Moon Fragrance' again." As soon as Han Xizai was about to fall asleep, he smelled a faint fragrance, and he knew that Xu Hyun was mixing fragrance.

"Haha, I can't hide your nose. This is the 'moon incense' made of contemptible people, which has the function of purifying and righteousness, nourishing the mind and reconciling the body. ”

…… From day to night, Xu Xuan was accustomed to the wealth of Jiangbei and the prosperity of Song Tu, compared to the Tang Kingdom, he felt a sense of loss in his heart.

The river level is stable, all the way to the north, in late April, early in the morning, about ten days of work, the city wall of Kaifeng in the distance has been revealed, from the Kaifeng East Water Gate and entered, there are several large granaries distributed around, Guangji warehouse, Guangying warehouse, Fuguo warehouse, Wanying warehouse and so on.

The (southern) Tang envoys and official ships have arrived at the Bianshui South Ferry. Xu Xuan saw along the way, he was like a grandmother Liu entering the Grand View Garden, this look, that look, the two eyes stared at the bull's eye as the boss, this Kaifeng City market is really prosperous, and there are many markets, far more prosperous than Jinling.

He would ask Han Xizai whenever he had something, but Han Xizai just smiled, and when he saw this situation, he patiently explained to Xu Xuan.

Han Hee-jae's explanation was sprinkled and word-for-word, and Seo Hyun was dumbfounded, and he finally heard something about what happened in Tokyo City from Han Hee-jae's mouth.

On the ferry, the back ships have also docked, these boats are from Liuzhou, the ships are full of all kinds of metals and other crops from Liuzhou, and at this time, many foremen and helpers flocked to the ferry, Xu Xuan and Han Xizai were almost squeezed from the ferry and fell into the water, Rao is so, but it makes the two of them a little afraid.

The two hurriedly waved to the officials of Yiying Honglu Temple and Protocol House on the ferry, and then boarded the four-wheeled carriage and headed for the post house.

Half an hour later, the ferry was busy again, and several officials in exotic costumes walked down from the bow of the boat, colorful and colorful, and were muttering, while another person beside him was translating to several other people in fluent Central Plains.

This person who spoke the Central Plains dialect was Cayenne, and at this moment, the Great Song officials who greeted the foreign guests came again, and hurried to the ferry.

An official wearing a crimson round-necked official robe arched his hand and said: "Your envoy has worked tirelessly and come all the way, it is really hard. ”

"It's not hard, if it weren't for your country's help, Annan and Angkor would not have retreated safely." The soldiers of the forbidden army sent to Cham a few years ago by the Great Song Dynasty helped Zhancheng a lot, and because of the support of the Song people, the maritime trade between the two countries has been continuous.

"Please—" The Song official invited the Champa envoy to the protocol for a while.

……

Wei Wangfu

Zhao Dezhao has learned that the (southern) Tang envoys and the Champa envoys have settled in the protocol house post house, this time the (southern) Tang ministers are Han Xizai and Xu Xuan, judging from the letter from Changchun Hall, Han Xizai has completed the first step he ordered, (Southern) Han Liu Gangguo detained Tang envoy Gong Shenyi as expected, this time Li Yu sent them to borrow the power of the Great Song Dynasty, so that Liu Jun subdued and released the detained envoys of the Tang State, but they did not know that this just provided an excuse for the Great Song Dynasty to conquer the (Southern) Han.

On the other hand, judging from the news of Jiangning Mansion, Chen Yuan saved Fan Ruoshui, who was beaten by Huangfu Jixun, Fan Ruoshui is bound to be grateful to Chen Yuan, but on the surface, Fan Ruoshui did not publicly plan to take refuge in the Great Song Dynasty, since the foreshadowing has been laid, this matter only needs to be taken slowly.

At this moment, the palace came to summon the chamberlain, a small eunuch under Zhang Dejun - Cao Tai, Cao Tai took the emperor's will.

"Your Highness, the envoys of the Tang State and the envoys of Zhancheng just entered the capital this morning, and Your Majesty has summoned you to the palace to meet you."

"There's a big official Lao Cao."

Zhao Dezhao changed into a prince's costume, wearing a hat with a long head and a long robe with a round neck and wide sleeves, and his body size was also suitable, but he was not used to such a loose dress, but the dress was a dress after all, and it was still worn on formal occasions.

Zhao Dezhao got into the carriage and immediately hurried into the palace.

……

The palace has already prepared a banquet in the Jiying Palace, all of which are provided by Guangwei Group, Xu Xuan looked at the posture and moved the chopsticks, and he didn't know why the taste of this dish and wine was so delicious, Han Xizai had already looked at Xu Xuan from the side, with a surprised expression.

Xu Xuan was also in the hall early, and saw Zhao Dezhao, the king of Wei, who was sitting on the side, but saw that the king of Wei was dignified, in his prime, and the pitchers were calm and calm, and there was a faint momentum.

Xu Xuan's eyes were fixed on Zhao Dezhao, and Zhao Dezhao saw that there were eyes glancing at his side, and turned his head and smiled kindly, because he just asked A faint fragrance must have come from Xu Xuan's body.

Seo Hyun felt rude, so he drank to himself in embarrassment.

Zhao Dezhao knew that Xu Xuan was much younger than Han Xizai, and in Jiangnan Shilin, Xu Xuan and Han Xizai were called "Han Xu", and Xu Xuan had sharp teeth, and Xu Xuan's three brothers, known as "Three Xu", were all famous in Jiangnan for their erudition and learning.

Zhao Dezhao saw Han Xizai smiling at this moment and looked towards him, while Xu Hyun on the side only turned his face sideways and looked at Han Xizai.

…… The lively banquet finally ended, and the emperor first met with the (southern) Tang envoys in the palace.

On formal occasions, everyone still had to kneel, Han Xizai and Xu Xuan knelt on the ground and bowed to Emperor Song, "Xiaguan Han Xizai (Xu Xuan) has seen His Majesty Emperor Song. ”

Zhao Kuangyin raised his right hand and said, "Two of you, please get up." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Han Xizai and Xu Xuan got up from the ground, and then looked at Zhao Kuangyin, at this time Han Xizai handed over Li Yu's letter to Zhao Kuangyin.

Zhang Dejun hurriedly took it from Han Xizai's hand and respectfully handed it over to Zhao Kuangyin, who took Li Yu's handwritten letter and Liu Gang's letter to Li Yu. Liu Gang spoke disrespectfully again, and criticized my Song Fanbang, and punished my heart every word. ”

Han Xizai and Xu Xuan said: "Your Majesty, Liu Gang deceived me into the Tang Dynasty and detained our envoys, please ask Your Majesty to help." ”

After thinking for a moment, Zhao Kuangyin said: "(Southern) Han does not regard my Great Song Dynasty as the orthodoxy of the Central Plains, and it is not surprising that the envoys are detained. ”

"Your Majesty Xie-" After Han Xizai and Xu Hyun heard the reply, they immediately retreated, and when Han Xizai passed in front of Zhao Dezhao, he saw Zhao Dezhao nodding and smiling at him, and Han Xizai also smiled.

After the Tang envoys retreated, Zhao Kuangyin received the envoys of the Zhancheng State.

At this moment, a general suddenly came in outside the hall, he held a border pass report in his hand, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the border pass report: Liao Tiande Army envoy Yu Yanchao and his son came to surrender. ”

"Oh?" When the palace heard about the report, it was incredulous.

Zhao Kuangyin took the report, opened it and read it, Long Yan Dayue said: "I have no worries about the northern border of the Great Song Dynasty for the time being. Immediately, Zhang Dejun will be asked to read the recital to the ministers of the palace.

"Your Majesty Shengming, the Great Song Dynasty is mighty!" At this time, all the ministers of His Highness knelt on the ground and shouted long live.

…… After the envoys were over, Zhao Kuangyin left the Zhongshu, the Privy Council, the officials of the three departments, and the kings of Jin, Wei, and Qin to discuss the affairs of the (southern) Han Dynasty.

Zhao Pu came out and said: "Your Majesty, you can immediately repair a letter of the country, send an envoy to the (Southern) Han Dynasty, condemn the loss of the Han lord, and do not attach to the fault of the Central Plains." ”

"Your Majesty, the minister seconded the proposal."

"I immediately repaired a letter of the state and sent an envoy to the (Southern) Han." Zhao Kuangyin looked at Zhongshu, the Privy Council, the Three Divisions, the King of Jin, the King of Wei, and the King of Qin, and asked, "It's just that who is willing to send an envoy to the (Southern) Han?" ”

"Your Majesty, Erchen is willing to send an envoy!" Zhao Dezhao stood up from the side.

In the entire hall, Zhao Kuangyin and his ministers all raised their heads in unison, looking at Zhao Dezhao, the king of Wei, and Zhao Guangyi, the king of Jin, also looked at his nephew incredulously, not knowing what he was thinking.

At this time, Zhao Kuangyin said: "It is not very easy to send (Southern) Han, Zhao'er, have you thought clearly?" ”

Zhao Dezhao arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, Erchen is now seventeen years old, and he also sent an envoy to Huainan back then, and he is also going to test the (Southern) Han Dynasty and the real one, and also to understand the situation of my soldiers in the southern border of the Great Song Dynasty, so as to be a staff officer for my next step in the Great Song Dynasty." ”

Zhao Dezhao knew that because of his changes, many things had been changed by him.

Zhao Dezhao's words also hit Zhao Kuangyin's heart, Zhao Kuangyin has always wanted to be the founder of the country, but now the great cause has not been accomplished, of course, he wants to carry out the next step in the war of destroying the country, and then unify China.

At this time, Zhao Pu said: "What the King of Wei said is right, the (Southern) Han detained the envoys of the Tang State, despised the prestige of the Chinese Celestial Empire, and inadvertently gave me an excuse for the Great Song Dynasty to attack the (Southern) Han. ”

"Not bad." Several other officials such as Zhongshu, Privy Council, and Sansi also agreed with this principle, while Zhao Guangyi, the king of Jin, glanced at Zhao Dezhao with a glance.

At this time, Dou Yi also said: "Your Majesty, since you are sending my envoy to the Great Song Dynasty, you should also be prepared, please ask Your Majesty to order the mobilization of taxes from the three divisions, the transfer of troops and horses from the Privy Council, and let the defense of Tanzhou make Pan Mei defend in advance." ”

"Your Majesty, Dou Ke is true as [Dou Yizi] said, since ancient times, it is better to prevent trouble before it happens, and the soldiers are treacherous, if the (Southern) Han can take the opportunity, Your Majesty should also make plans as soon as possible."

"Your Majesty seconded the proposal."

"Since this is the case, the envoy will be the king of Wei this time, and I will immediately order someone to draft an edict to crusade against Liu Gang's crimes."