On August 19, the Tibetan Zanpu Dong Yu held a banquet with the royal palace to welcome the envoys of various countries.

Ali Gu rushed to the Lihe Hotel early and accompanied Lin Zhao to the Tubo Palace.

Along the way, Ali Gu pointed out the scenery of Qingtang City for Lin Zhao, and the road from the ceremonial hotel to the palace was relatively quiet. It is not as prosperous as the street market I saw before, but it is also a little less noisy and quieter.

Both sides are also huge mansions, which should belong to the high-end residential area where high-ranking officials and nobles are concentrated in Qingtang City. Walking to another huge courtyard on the street, Ali Gu said intentionally or unintentionally: "This is the temporary residence of the envoys of Western Xia, it seems that Liang Yibu has already taken the first step." ”

Hmph, Lin Zhao just responded softly. Today's banquet must be the beginning of the game, the Song Dynasty and the Western Xia, and Liang Yibu have to deal with each other.

At the same time, it is also a game between Ali Gu and Lin Yibi, no matter whether Lin Zhao and Liang Yibury are willing or not, they will be passively used and become bargaining chips in the hands of others.

Lin Zhao was very helpless about this, and since he couldn't change it, he had to acquiesce. In fact, this is not entirely a bad thing, maybe you can profit from it, and it is not known that you will gain something, and you can use it to make each other. 0

After walking through a few quiet streets, you finally came to a golden royal palace.

The scale of Qingtang City is far from that of Bianjing, but the scale and grandeur of the Tubo Palace are even comparable to the Song Dynasty Palace, and even not too much.

The Imperial Palace of the Song Dynasty in Bianjing, known as the smallest imperial palace in history, is completely incomparable with the Weiyang Palace of the Han Dynasty and the Daming Palace of the Tang Dynasty. In the early years, Song Taizu intended to expand, but he gave up because the people outside the palace were unwilling! So much so that some of the adjacent restaurants can even directly peek into the inner garden of the palace.

This kind of thing can only happen in the Song Dynasty, and it may be said from one side that the folk customs of the Song Dynasty are relatively relaxed......

Although Hehuang Tubo is located in the northwest plateau, it can be regarded as a powerful country after all, as if it is the fourth powerful country in the East after the Song Dynasty, the Liao State and the Western Xia, and the scale of the palace should also be of high grade. What's more, Qingtang City is located at the key point of the Silk Road, controlling the trade routes, prospering and rich, and Tubo has benefited a lot, which is extraordinary. In addition, Tibet generally believes in Buddhism, and the construction of the royal palace also has religious implications, so the construction is extraordinarily grand and splendid.

Lin Zhao's eyes couldn't help but light up, slightly surprised, and Ali Gu smiled lightly and invited Lin Zhao to enter the palace.

Along the way, Tibetan maids dressed in gorgeous robes came and went, welcoming the arrival of distinguished guests, and their attitudes were very respectful. All of them are good-looking, but the chic plateau red on the pretty face is too obvious, and there is a slight sense of disobedience. However, it is like being coated with heavy rouge, and it has a different beauty.

Ali Gu was very enthusiastic along the way, guiding Lin Zhao to a golden hall where the dinner party would take place.

The door official sang a promise: "Song envoy Lin Zhao, General Ali Gu has arrived!" ”

At the same time as the sound echoed, there was a lot of twitching in the hall. The Song Dynasty was a great power, and its influence in the East is self-evident. For some small tribes and small countries in the Western Regions and the Tibetan Plateau, the Song Dynasty was completely a transcendent existence, like a high mountain looking up.

For example, the Gaochang, Khotan, and Uighur in the Western Regions were full of curiosity and admiration, and the rich economy and advanced civilization of the Central Plains also had a great attraction for them.

Hearing that the envoys of the Song Dynasty were coming, everyone in the hall turned their heads in unison, and their eyes fell on the door, wanting to see the demeanor of the Song envoys.

I don't know if it's an accident, two young people appeared in front of him, one is the adopted son of Tubo Zampu, the tall and mighty Ali Gu, many people know him.

Another handsome and dashing young man must be Song Envoy.

It's really young!

This was everyone's first reaction, and most of the people in the hall were in their thirties and forties, or even fifty or sixty years old. Occasionally, there are a few young people, and most of them are followers, or the second generation of wealth. A young envoy suddenly appeared, and immediately seemed a little out of the crowd, a little special.

I haven't heard that the envoys of the Song Dynasty have any special background? Many people are a little puzzled, how did the Song Dynasty send a young envoy? As for this Song envoy, if he relied on his own strength, he would have such ability at such an age, which was really extraordinary......

Again, the Song envoys were handsome and chic, with an extraordinary bearing, and to some extent, they could represent the style of the culturally advanced Song Dynasty. Many people watched with awe and curiosity as the envoys of the Song Dynasty approached......

Liang Yibury of the Western Xia Kingdom came early, and he was also looking at the situation at the door from afar. Hearing that Lin Zhao, the envoy of the Song Dynasty, was very young, only in his early twenties, he was curious for a long time, and now he finally had the opportunity to meet him.

The result did not disappoint, and he was really a handsome young man, suave and talented. More importantly, between gestures, inadvertently exudes a kind of self-confidence, an extraordinary bearing. Even if you are far away, you can feel it clearly......

Liang Yibu was a little surprised, and immediately returned to normal, with a little more solemnity in his eyes. I didn't expect my opponent this time to be a little doll, interesting, really interesting......

He would never have imagined that the first confrontation between them would start soon......

Immediately, Liang Yiburi's eyes fell on the Ali bone beside Song Envoy, and it seemed that the relationship between them was very close!

He had already received the news that Tubo Zampu Dong Yu had asked Ali Gu to accompany him to entertain the Song envoys, while Prince Lin Qibi was responsible for entertaining himself.

In terms of etiquette, such an arrangement is just right, and even the treatment on his side is more grand.

Of course, Liang Yi also knew in his heart that Dong Yu did not necessarily attach importance to himself, or deliberately elevated. If it weren't for the fact that Princess Jinshan and Lin Kuibi had a marriage contract and were being discussed, I don't know what the situation would be?

Judging from the current situation, the marriage contract should be about the same, but it is difficult to say what kind of attitude Tubo will have. A princess is still a little too light at the level of national affairs......

Dong Yu's attitude is one thing, and the attitude of the future heir of Tubo is also very important. Prior to this, Xixia should have thought that in the future, Zampu's position would definitely be Dong Yu's biological son Lin Bibi, so he wanted to marry Princess Jinshan, which was said to be a good match.

But in fact, it is undoubtedly a political investment, and Western Xia has inadvertently put the treasure on Lin Bibi. But after arriving in Qingtang City, Liang Yiji found that the situation seemed to be a little unoptimistic.

After a period of contact, Liang Yiburi found that Lin Yibi was modest, whether it was to Princess Jinshan or to himself, he was very polite, and he was barely gentle. It's a good thing if this kind of temperament is placed in the scholarly family of the Central Plains, but it's a pity that if you are born in the northwest where the struggle between jackals, tigers and leopards is fierce, and you live and die, it seems too weak, giving people a feeling that it is difficult to take on a big responsibility......

After a slightly in-depth exchange, Liang Yiburi reluctantly found that Lin Yibi's intelligence was really average, and he almost had a tendency to move closer to straw bales.

On the contrary, it is Dong Yu's adopted son Ali Gu, who is a rare and valuable talent, and his ability and prestige are far superior to Lin Qibi. As a result, the question of the heir of Hehuang Tubo became more and more confusing, and Liang Yibury couldn't help but regret it a little, and the choice of Western Xia seemed to be a little too taken for granted and too hasty......

But the matter has come to this point, he has no other choice, and it is a matter of ** inseparable from his niece to marry. Xixia has poured weight into Lin Xiaobi, in addition to going all out to help his nephew and son-in-law, and protect the interests of Xixia, what else can he do?

Of course, there are no options. Eggs can't always be put in one basket, Lin Qibi will certainly be a nephew and son-in-law, but how can it be compared with the national interests of Western Xia? Maybe he wasn't the only choice, and it seemed necessary to make contact with Ali Gu when he wanted to......

But that's all for later, at least not yet, and not to that point. Before we fight, who knows what will happen to me? Liang Yiburi felt that he should take advantage of this opportunity to fight with the Song envoys. At the same time, it was also the first formal game between Lin Kuibi and Ali Gu......

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Ali Gu smiled and gestured to everyone, and at the same time, he inadvertently got closer to Lin Zhao. When Liang Yibury decided to marry Princess Jinshan to Lin Qibi, he was forced to this point and had no other choice.

Since this is the case, I can only take advantage of this rare opportunity to show the good relationship between myself and the people of the Song Dynasty. It can be regarded as a disguised display of his strength, and he vaguely shows some positions......

Although Lin Zhao had an idea, he didn't expect it to be so grand, and he never thought that he would be so high-profile.

For this banquet, he has made complete preparations, and now it represents the image of the Song Dynasty. Every word and deed must be particularly cautious, and everywhere reflects the demeanor and prestige of the Song Dynasty......

Standing at the door of the hall, Lin Zhao raised his eyes and saw that all the envoys were looking at him, and he was still a little nervous. After trying to restrain himself, he stabilized his mind, showed maturity and steady, and showed a light smile.

Then, accompanied by Ali Gu, they strode towards the hall together......

Before the arrival of the Tubo Zanpu Dong Yu, the envoys of various countries gathered together in twos and threes to greet each other, or have some conversations, and occasionally unintentionally promote some international cooperation......

Of course, each envoy's seat was arranged......

As soon as Lin Zhao and Ali Gu came in, an attendant stepped forward and said respectfully: "Song envoy, please go this way!" ”

When he pointed out the seat of the Song Envoy, the faint smile on Lin Zhao's face immediately disappeared, replaced by a gloomy and angry face!

The seat of the Song envoy turned out to be after the Western Xia, what kind of joke? (To be continued.) )