- As in the past, the argument developed into a quarrel, and there was still no result, but Zhao Zhen would not be with the mud this time, and after the dispute among the ministers, he said slowly: "Sage Yun, I am happy to have friends from afar. Since the emperor of Liao dared to come to Bianjing, could it be that the widow still refused to entertain him? He said with a final word: "The widow will hold a welcome banquet for the lord of Liao tomorrow, and all the secretaries will participate!" ”

"Obey the order...... Since the emperor is so resolute, the ministers can only promise with a bang.

So a decree came down, and the task of the soldiers of Kaifeng Mansion changed from encirclement to defense.

It also made Chen Ke, who was standing at the door of the Liao State Embassy, feel a light burden on his shoulders.

"Let Bachelor Chen win again this time," Zhao Zonghui smiled and said, "I hope you will have such good luck next time...... "Let's go!" "He has no interest in standing guard for the Emperor of Liao.

"......" stared at his back, Chen Ke felt inexplicably uneasy, this feeling had been present for a long time...... From the assassination of Chen Xiliang, to the explosion of the arena, and the siege of the Liao Embassy this time, Zhao Zongshi and his gang all gave people the feeling of breaking the jar and falling. Do they really plan to die after they are addicted, without caring about the fate of themselves and their families after King Qi ascends to the pole?

Chen Ke shook his head, he still can't be careless, he has to keep an eye on these guys at all times!

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The Qianyuan Festival on April 14 is a festival set up to celebrate the birthday of Emperor Zhao Zhen. As a rule, on this day, the emperor will sit in the palace, and the civil and military officials will go to the palace in turn to celebrate their birthday and offer birthday wine. Then the emperor retreated to another hall and set up a royal banquet to entertain the ministers. and foreign envoys; First of all, the hundred officials entered the wine to celebrate their birthday. Then the emperor gave the hundred officials wine and food, and the musicians gave a speech, and at the same time played music: the wine was a few lines...... In addition, there are a series of rewards and amnesties, which are very grand.

This year is the 40th anniversary of Zhao Zhen's ascension, and there are very few emperors who have been in the country for 40 years after three generations. In addition, the wind and rain have been smooth in the past two years. The benefits of abundant copper money are also gradually emerging, although the price has risen by 30%, but under the premise that the people do not increase it. The revenue of the treasury rose to 150 million yuan, and the hands of the three divisions suddenly relaxed. Several ministers worked together to hold a big celebration for Zhao Zhen.

No one will stop this kind of thing. Because after the ceremony, there will be a heavy reward, and the officials will not only be rewarded with wealth, but also grace. Even if it is an honest official. Nor will I refuse such a great thing.

Therefore, on the 14th day of the fourth month, the Jiying Hall where the banquet was held. It has been decorated, and the two sides of the hall have also erected colorful sheds. On the mountain floor, the church singers and dancers are gathered, and they are on standby; Under the mountain, the bands are arranged, and the floor is very large.

On both sides of the Danqi, the singers lined up. All wear purple, red, and green party shirts, and wear gold-plated belts. Up to six hundred. After the mountain tower, two thousand cadets lined up to meet the needs.

In the middle of the corridor of the main hall, it is the throne of the emperor and queen of the Great Song Dynasty. This time, the throne of the emperor and queen of the Liao State was specially set up. On both sides of the throne are the seats of the rulers, the forbidden servants, and the clans; In the west, it is the seat of the envoys of the Great Liao, Western Xia, Goryeo, Khotan, Hui, Dashi, and Jiaozhi countries; The corridors on the left and right sides of the two wings of the hall are set up with the seats of courtiers and hundreds of officials. In front of the seats, there are several long cases, and there are beautiful colored plates on them.

When the time came to unitary, the rulers, the hundred officials, the clans, and the envoys of various countries all ascended the Jiying Hall one after another and sat in their respective positions. Although the banquet had not yet begun, the envoys of the various countries had been shocked by this grand scene, and could not help but sigh at the prosperity of the Great Song Dynasty.

As soon as the unitary time arrived, the Jingyang bell in the palace, the bells of the Great Xiangguo Temple, Kaibao Temple, and Baiyun Temple outside the palace sounded together, congratulating the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty on his long life.

In the bell, Zhao Ji and Yelu Hongji boarded the Jiying Hall together, followed by Queen Cao and Queen Xiao, today's Xiao Guanyin, wearing a crimson brocade life dress of nine phoenixes and dancing dances, wearing a phoenix crown swaying by candlelight, and a thin grease powder on his face, which is even more bright and beautiful, like a fairy concubine.

Fortunately, Empress Cao knew the destiny of heaven and would not be awkwardly compared.

The princes, envoys and hundreds of officials stood up to greet them, and the emperors and queens of the two countries sat down.

Chen Ke is now a fourth-rank official, so he can take a seat in front of the palace, and when he is flattened, he can't help but glance at Xiao Guanyin, and suddenly find that she has a pair of eyes flashing, looking at herself with affection. He quickly closed his gaze so as not to be seen as adulterous.

"Queen, who do you see?" Yelu Hongji was dressed in a dragon robe, looking very powerful, and inadvertently found Xiao Guanyin looking at someone, followed her gaze, and said with a smile: "It turned out to be Master Chen." In fact, he was the accompanying envoy and the accompanying envoy of the embassy this time, but because we hid our identities, we never met. ”

Xiao Guanyin blushed and lowered his head, and said in his heart, who said he didn't see it? Not only did I see each other, but I also met each other honestly......

At this time, the music suddenly started, fifty pipa plucking, Gong Hou sang low, two hundred rolling pins and drums thundered, Xiao, Sheng, Xun, Chi, Mao, Xu, dragon flute whistling and sounding, played a song "He Shengshou", two hundred costumed dancers relaxed their sleeves lightly, dancing, Ruoyao Pond Xianji, beautiful.

Yelu Hongji praised it and said to Zhao Zhen: "The prosperous atmosphere of the Southern Dynasty and my Northern Dynasty can be said to be good at winning. ”

Zhao Zhen smiled, raised his glass and said, "With your family." The only alliance in a different day is thought, and the living soul is love. ”

"Hmm." Since Yelu Hongji's identity was exposed, Zhao Zhen treated him very kindly, and his benevolent elder demeanor made Yelu Hongji feel greatly broken, and he also raised his glass and said: "I will not commit crimes in the south in my life, and I also order my descendants to abide by the covenant, and the two countries will be good-neighborly and friendly, and enjoy peace forever." ”

Hearing the words of the two emperors, the ministers cheered together, and then stepped forward in turn to congratulate the official family on his birthday and pay tribute to the lord of Liao.

But not everyone rejoiced at the agreement between the two emperors, at least the envoy of Western Xia, who sat at the bottom and wore a narrow scarlet robe and a golden felt hat, felt greatly uneasy...... In the Western Xia in the gap between Song and Liao, the founding of the country was fundamentally the opposition of the two powers, and the other party was regarded as a great enemy, so that they could have room to survive.

This time, the emperor of the Liao State actually came to Bianjing, drank and talked with the emperor of the Song Dynasty, and agreed never to go to war, which was simply bad news for the Western Xia people.

Wu Zong, the birthday envoy of Western Xia, couldn't sit still at that time, and said no, I have to pick something. When it was his turn to toast, he didn't congratulate Zhao Zhen on his birthday first, but came directly to Yelu Hongji, knelt down on one knee, and said with a fanatical expression: "Wu Zong, the junior minister of the vassal country, meet His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Sect Lord." Xiaochen was reluctant to make this trip, who wanted the blessing of the Buddha, and had to look up to the sky, it was really a blessing for three lives! ”

After saying that, he stepped forward on his knees, hugged Yelu Hongji's thigh, and kissed the top of his boot in full view of everyone.

After kissing Yelu Hongji's feet, he turned to Xiao Guanyin again, and with a flurry of praise, he simply said that Queen Da Liao was the queen mother, which made Xiao Guanyin get goosebumps.

After paying homage to the Emperor of Liao, Wu Zong patted his knees and stood up, and bowed his hand to Zhao Zhensong: "Wu Zong, the envoy of the Western Xia Emperor, greets the Emperor of the Southern Dynasty on behalf of His Majesty......

The atmosphere in the main hall suddenly became awkward, and seeing that Wu Zong was so favoritism, all the Song ministers were indignant...... Wu Zong has figured out the Song people thoroughly, and his face is as big as the sky, if you want to make them lose face, they have to be angry.

"Bold!" Sure enough, there was a stupid person who was as hot as fire, and immediately jumped up and said: "You Western Xia barbarian, you dare to be rude to my majesty!" ”

"How rude is Ben Envoy?" Wu Zong glanced at him and said, "On behalf of the Western Xia Emperor, I am on an equal footing with your Southern Dynasty, how can I have the same courtesy as the suzerain?" ”

"No, you have to pay a big salute to my Great Song Emperor again!" The ministers of the Song Dynasty angrily blocked his way, but they fell into Wu Zong's calculations...... This guy was humble and subservient, highlighting Yelu Hongji as his master, and then angering the Song Dynasty people and making them shout at him. As long as they have maintained a tough attitude, the Song people will inevitably escalate their measures for the sake of face...... However, the so-called dog bullying the master, how could the Liao lord watch himself being sent down by the Song Dynasty?

As soon as Yelu Hongji spoke for himself, the friendly atmosphere between the two countries disappeared......

It should be said that Wu Zong's calculations are very set, but he met an emperor like Zhao Zhen. The official family first stopped their own courtiers and made them rude, and then smiled at Yelu Hongji: "Since you are a slave of your family, it is naturally handed over to the emperor's nephew." ”

Several ministers secretly made friends when they heard this, and said in their hearts that His Majesty's kung fu was getting more and more spicy. The first half of the sentence confirms the identity of the slave of the Tangut people, and the master naturally does not need to be like a dog. The second half of the sentence makes it clear that the relationship between himself and the uncle and nephew of the Emperor of Liao...... In fact, Yelu Hongji originally didn't recognize it, but after coming to Bianjing, for the sake of safety, he had to move out of this relationship. Later, when I saw Zhao Zhen so old, it was very heartbreaking, so I willingly recognized this uncle.

Now that my uncle has been insulted, I will give my nephew face and let you watch it, but I want to see if you are embarrassed and not sensible with him.

Seeing the ball kicking over, Yelu Hongji thought about it, my Uncle Zhao Huang is still very good, and today is his birthday again, how can he not give him face. He beckoned to Wu Zong and said, "Hurry up and apologize to my imperial uncle, and then get out." Dare to provoke the relationship between the two Koreas and break your dog's legs! ”

Wu Zongdeng was dumbfounded, so he had to lean down and kneel, and wanted to say something, but he thought of the warning of the Liao Emperor, so he had to hold back his words and walked down the corridor of Jiying Palace.

After a small episode, the music resounded, and the hall resumed its celebratory atmosphere, the dancers danced, and the singers of the church on the mountain tower sang in unison:

'The clouds are clever, the flying stars spread hatred, and the silver man is dark. As soon as the golden wind and jade dew meet, they will win countless in the world.

'Tenderness is like water, the best period is like a dream, endure the return of the Magpie Bridge! If the love between the two is long, how can it be in the morning and twilight! ’——

(To be continued.) )