Seeing that the small Goryeo envoy group arrived at the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites after inquiry, the intelligence officers who followed behind breathed a sigh of relief. If the Koreans do something else, they will waste a lot of time. The guards at the gate of the Yamen of the Great Song Rite Department also breathed a sigh of relief, they had received a notice of the possibility of a Goryeo envoy, and everyone took this matter to heart. Waiting for the air is also a very draining choice.

The Ministry of Rites felt that it was impossible to send any high-ranking officials to face Goryeo, which was called 'house slaves' by the Zhao official family, and it was three ordinary cadres of the Great Song Dynasty Rite Department who received the Goryeo envoy group. The three of them brought a few ginsengs, and after reading them, the officials of the Great Song Rite Department responded casually.

The Goryeo envoys didn't know what this meant, and now the northern part of the province was managed by the Mongols, and ginseng was mainly produced there. The envoy had already taken out a few of the more valuable ones in the warehouse of the King of Goryeo. However, the fare of the steam car and ship has let these Goryeo people know the wealth of the Great Song Dynasty, and when they walk through the streets of the Great Song Dynasty, the surrounding people are dressed even more brightly and decently. Ordinary people are dressed no less than Goryeo nobles, so the envoy didn't dare to brag about Korean ginseng anymore, so he hurried to the point. "Knowing that the Great Song Dynasty expelled Mongolia from Hebei and restored the hometown of Youyan, the king of my family sent us to congratulate."

"It's still far from recovering Youyan." The official of the Ministry of Rites replied very coldly. The training of the Ministry of Rites was dedicated to geography, and the Great Song Dynasty restored Youzhou at most, and the Yandi extended to the Korean Peninsula, and the Great Song Dynasty did not recover at all.

Even if this is in line with historical common sense, it also shatters the topic of the Goryeo envoys. With an embarrassed expression, the Goryeo envoy could only change the subject, "My king feels that Goryeo has always been a vassal of Huaxia, so he wants to restore the old tribute." ”

The cadres waited for the Goryeo envoy to finish speaking, and then said sonorously: "Let me ask you, where is the Goryeo Kingdom now, and the Korean Peninsula can only conquer the eastern province." We recaptured Youzhou and seized a lot of official documents, and only the prime minister of the eastern province was the prime minister of the expedition to the east of the province. The king of Goryeo you are talking about is probably a traitor to Mongolia. My Great Song has always been based on loyalty and righteousness, and I don't like traitors. ”

The second topic was about to be crushed, and the Goryeo envoy was so humiliated, and the red-faced Akama couldn't help but fight back angrily, "This gentleman, what you are talking about now is passionate and generous, didn't the Emperor of the Song State also surrender to Mongolia back then." ”

"Haha!" The cadres of the Great Song Dynasty said twice, "What you say is ridiculous. At that time, the Lin'an court surrendered to Mongolia, but it was not my Great Song Dynasty that surrendered to Mongolia. The Great Song Dynasty immediately established the Fuzhou Imperial Court and soon recaptured Lin'an. After that, he not only defeated the Mongols, but also recovered the old land. If you want to use the identity of the Goryeo Kingdom to contact us, then you must have this Goryeo Kingdom first. The king you are talking about is still the son-in-law of the Mongols, and he will go to the foyer, isn't this a traitor seeking glory? ”

This time, the Ministry of Rites sent three cadres, one of whom was talking, and the other two were already gently covering the lower half of their faces and snickering. On the other side, it is also the country of Goryeo, which is a domestic slave, and it is not considered a Hulu. However, when it really came to fruition, it was not enough.

The Goryeo envoy also felt greatly insulted, and the one at the head said hatefully: "Since the Song Kingdom sees it this way, don't you know that you have other high opinions? ”

"As I said just now, if you want to negotiate with us under the banner of the king of Goryeo, then you must first have the kingdom of Goryeo. There is no Goryeo, you are just people sent by the prime minister of the Mongol expedition to the eastern province. The cadres of the Great Song Dynasty once again emphasized the position of the Great Song Dynasty. The Ministry of Rites had already talked about Goryeo's idea, and the conclusions reached had also passed the review of the officials.

The wishful thinking of the king of Goryeo still belongs to the considerations of the old times. One of the foundations is that the Great Song Dynasty does not have the ability to win against Mongolia, so the Great Song needs to increase the probability of its own victory. At this time, if the king of Goryeo could say, 'I want to fight against the Mongols with the Great Song,' the Great Song would have agreed, and the Great Song would have agreed. At that time, the king of Goryeo could make various demands and express verbal support when the Great Song Dynasty fought fiercely with the Mongols.

Zhao Guanjia's attitude is clear, we will never accept blackmail from any force. Goryeo would not have supported the Great Song Dynasty, so there was no need to treat Goryeo as an ally at all. Even Goryeo did its best to serve the Mongols, and it couldn't stop the Song army's advance.

At the request of the current Zhao official family, the cadres of the Ministry of Rites said bluntly: "Our view of the Great Song Dynasty is that Goryeo itself must rely on itself to establish the country, so as to be recognized by the Great Song Dynasty. If Gao Li only wants to rely on one mouth to play the tricks of the Zongheng family, our Great Song can only thank Bumin. ”

At this time, the talks could not be discussed at all, and the Goryeo envoy knew that the idea of the king of Goryeo this time was to fish in troubled waters while the war was raging. When Da Song responded with such a clear attitude, it would become that the water is clear and there are no fish. Such a clear situation was not beneficial to the Koreans.

At the end of the initial meeting, the Ministry of Rites arranged for the Goryeo envoys to rest in a special guest house. As soon as he looked at the beautiful little building, the Goryeo envoy showed a surprised expression. Most of the houses in Goryeo were bungalows, and more materials were needed to build a building than a bungalow, and living in a building represented status and status.

Walking up the sturdy staircase to the third floor, the men were assigned to their rooms. With solid ground under their feet, not creaking planks, the Goryeo envoys were even more puzzled. The cadres of the Great Song Dynasty didn't say much, first took them to put their luggage, and then invited them to take a bath. The Koreans were afraid of being stolen, so they had to divide the four of them into two groups.

Take a shower, rub the ashes, and carefully wash your hair with fresh shampoo. I also found a pedicure master to carefully repair the fingernails and toenails of these Koreans. Although the cadres of the Great Song Dynasty spoke more bluntly, they were not so rigid in their work. Cotton panties, autumn clothes and autumn pants, give a set according to everyone's size and let them wear it. After taking a shower, I invited the gang to a meal.

The Goryeo envoy at the dinner table was very obsessed with every dish, and after eating and drinking, he couldn't help but ask if the hot water in the bathhouse was a hot spring. One of them was also drunken and flaunted the Tang poem, 'Hot Spring Water Slippery Washing Cream'. The cadres felt that this analogy was too inappropriate, first of all, this is not hot spring water, and secondly, the old man can't connect his bathing with washing gelatin.

The cadres were vague and sent the Goryeo envoys back to their residences. When I left, I told them how to use the squatting pit, especially since there is no toilet here, and I use paper to wipe it. He also asked the Goryeo envoy to read the writing on the wall opposite the toilet, and flushed the toilet with water when he was done.

When they left, the cadres were worried in their hearts, and they didn't know if the Koreans would really be able to use it. This is not to look down on them, the cadres in Hangzhou have all encountered relatives coming to Hangzhou, and the huge gap in the details of life has led to many problems, and even contradictions and conflicts.

The meeting continued the following day. The envoys of Goryeo are still the same as yesterday, and the cadres of the Great Song Dynasty have also continued to make their position clear yesterday, and the Great Song Dynasty will never invest in the incompetent. After such an entanglement, when it was almost noon, the Goryeo envoys changed their expressions, and they squeezed out a sincere smile, "Let's eat first at noon." ”

Everyone went to the private room of the Ministry of Rites cafeteria to have a meal. This time, the dish has high oil content, sugar, heavy salt, and fragrant. The Goryeo envoys couldn't stop eating and drinking. Seeing that they were all drunk, the cadres could only send them back to the hotel to rest.

When reporting to the Ministry of Rites, the cadre sighed: "Although I don't know if they are pretending, Goryeo is obviously unwilling to serve the Great Song Dynasty." Belong to people who are completely untrustworthy. ”

Xiong Sheng felt that the Zhao official family had such an opinion for a long time, and the information he got was consistent with the official family's opinion, which made Xiong Sheng relaxed, "Since this is the case, let them go back quickly." It's not interesting to stay in Da Song. ”

"I don't think they want to go." Cadres said.

Xiong Sheng recalled the performance of some uncompetitive relatives in the countryside, and couldn't help but sneer: "Let them stay for one more day, and then send them away no matter what they say." I want to wait for a reward, but I think about it. ”

The discussion on the third day was the same as the previous two days, and the Goryeo envoy told how difficult it was for Goryeo. The Great Song official stopped in his ears, and his heart was greasy. The Great Song Dynasty is not due to anyone's gift, it is the result of everyone's struggle with Zhao Guan's family. Therefore, many slogans in the Great Song Dynasty contain sayings such as "do it yourself, have enough food and clothing", "rely on the mountains and mountains, and rely on the rivers and rivers". The Koreans were waiting for the gift of the Great Song Dynasty, and they were really thinking too much.

Since he wanted to send the Goryeo envoys away, he invited them to a better hotel. As soon as he entered the door and sat down, one of the Goryeo envoys pointed to the counter and said in surprise, "What is that?" ”

The Goryeo envoys turned their heads and were soon shocked. The envoy of the Great Song Dynasty looked over, but saw several large glass bottles containing medicinal wine. This is very common in the hotels of the Great Song Dynasty, and I don't know why these Koreans are so shocked.

"What's the matter with ginseng?" The Koreans finally got the point out with trepidation.

Only then did the cadres understand what the Koreans were surprised about. One of the training courses for officials and cadres of the Great Song Dynasty is 'how to spend money correctly', and one of them is to tell everyone that if the so-called 'home remedies are wonderful', if they are not verified, don't believe them. Among the medicines, there are mythical medicines such as snow lotus, Ganoderma lucidum, ginseng, and Polygonum multiflori. If you want to break the superstition, I will tell you where these drugs are grown and why they seem more alternative.

Now the ginseng of the Great Song Dynasty has been cultivated by the agricultural department for a long time in the Liaodong Peninsula, and the teacher described it as 'one acre of ginseng is the same as growing radish', so the price is very cheap. Officials have gotten to the point where they will buy some to stew chicken soup at home in the winter. The ginseng in that bottle is still a relatively expensive five-year ginseng, which is quite stout and white. Because of the time problem, there is no 10-year ginseng yet. The teacher assured everyone that there is no so-called 100-year-old ginseng, let alone a thousand-year-old ginseng. Even if you do, you won't become an immortal if you eat that thing. If you don't get poisoned, the biggest effect is likely to be nosebleeds due to the drug's effect.

The cadre suddenly had a flash of inspiration and came up with an idea.

The next day, those Goryeo envoys embarked on the return journey with 20 huge bottles of 'Great Song Lingyin Peak Specialty Ginseng' in exquisite gift boxes. It can be seen that these people are still very satisfied.