On January 18, 1215, the Beihai Kingdom officially sent a mission to the Great Song Dynasty. Before leaving, Haitian held a farewell ceremony for Song envoy Fan Ming. After that, Fan Ming and Li Chenglong and their entourage took the East China Sea, crossed the Black Mountain, and entered the eastern hinterland of the Great Song Dynasty. Fifteen days later, Fan Ming and others crossed thousands of miles of land from east to west, and finally arrived at Diqiu City, the current capital of the Great Song Dynasty.

The Great Song Dynasty was established for more than 2,000 years and stood on the south bank of the Yunhe River. Since the Battle of Montenegro a thousand years ago, the power of the Great Song Dynasty has become stronger and stronger. In terms of wealth, the Great Song Dynasty is far behind the other three countries among the four major forces today, and even if it is Chengtian, the world's largest military power, its economic strength is only half of that of the Great Song Dynasty. In terms of military strength, the total population of the Great Song Dynasty was close to 300 million, and its regular military strength was as high as 20 million. In contrast, the total population of the Chengtian Empire was only 100 million, and the regular military strength was just over 10 million, which was half of that of the Great Song Dynasty. As for the land area, the Great Song Dynasty is on par with Chengtian.

The Great Song Dynasty had eight counties, namely Luohua County, Hanoi County, Huainan County, Kunshan County, Mingzhou County, Tianshui County, Black Mountain County, and Dayan County. Among them, the three counties of Luohua, Hanoi and Huainan are all on the south bank of the Yun River, which is the bridgehead of the Great Song Dynasty to defend against the northern forces. Each of the eight counties of the Great Song Dynasty has a complete corps stationed in each county, with the name of its own county as its number. In addition, the Great Song Dynasty also had a forbidden army directly under the command of the emperor, and the Flying Dragon Legion and the Ironclad Heavy Cavalry Regiment were also under the direct control of the Great Song Emperor. In addition, in Montenegro County, the Great Song Dynasty hoarded a full 3 million heavy soldiers. Of course, all this is mainly because Montenegro County has rich mineral resources, otherwise, the Great Song Dynasty would not have forcibly taken the entire Montenegro County from the Beihai Kingdom.

In short, if the Great Song Dynasty is determined to contend with Chengtian, then the Beihai Kingdom will immediately turn the corner. After all, no matter how strong Emperor Chengtian is, it is difficult to use troops against Beihai and the Great Song Dynasty at the same time. It was with this in mind that Haitian insisted on sending an envoy to the Great Song Dynasty to ask for help, no matter whether it succeeded or failed, he would eventually give it a try.

On February 5, 1215, Pham Minh and the Beihai envoy Li Chenglong and his party finally arrived at Diqiu City, the capital of the Great Song Dynasty. As the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, Diqiu City is also known as the Western Capital of the Song Dynasty, located in Hanoi County, covering an area of nearly 100 miles. In addition, the Great Song Dynasty also has another eastern capital Shuilan. Shuilan City is the old capital of the Great Song Dynasty thousands of years ago, located in Tianshui County in the south of the mainland. After the Great Song Dynasty unified the vast land south of the Yunhe River, in order to strengthen its control along the south bank of the Yunhe River, it brought the capital to Diqiu City, which was closer to the western section of the Yunhe River. At the same time, each generation of Great Song emperors would appoint their most trusted clan to garrison Shuilan, the eastern capital. Therefore, Shuilan City can be said to be the foundation of the Great Song Dynasty and the land of Longxing.

But the past is more than a thousand years, and after a thousand years, the prosperity of the new capital makes people forget the walls of the old capital. After thousands of years of operation, Emperor Hill City has become the most prosperous city in the entire Tianyun Continent. All kinds of buildings are lined up one after another, merchants and hawkers gather, no matter day or night, Diqiu City is very lively, not lost to the dreamlike Yunhe Seventy-two Cave Heaven.

The entire Emperor Qiu City is five zhang high, with a radius of dozens of miles, and from a distance, it looks like a giant tortoise. The thick blue brick city wall, without a single gap, makes people have to sigh at the exquisite craftsmanship of the craftsmen who repair the city. The Song people once proudly said that in addition to the defense line of Maming Mountain, Diqiu City is the strongest place in the world. To the north of Diqiu Castle, the Hanoi Legion and the Luohua Legion were stationed. The two legions and the Huainan legion shared the burden of guarding the south bank of the Wanliyun River. In addition, all the forbidden troops of the Great Song Dynasty were stationed in the military camp outside the city of Diqiu, which was well-trained and well-equipped, and was an elite division. As for the Flying Dragon Legion and the ironclad heavy cavalry troops, they were gathered in Zhenjiang City, three hundred miles east of Diqiu City, plus the Great Song Water Division that was cruising on the Yunhe River at any time, and the Chengtian Empire on the other side could only look at the river and sigh in the face of such a defensive line. Therefore, for thousands of years, the Great Song Dynasty has been in absolute peace, and there has been almost no war.

Walking into Diqiu City, I saw that the streets were full of merchants and vendors, and all kinds of goods were dazzling. The old and young crowds rubbed shoulders one after another, some shouted, some sold crafts, and there were all kinds of folk unique skills, which made people feast their eyes and watched in an endless stream. And in the city, in addition to the splendid palace, the nearby luxurious mansions are one after another, both majestic and majestic, but also simple and dignified, thinking that its owner must be either rich or noble, must be a place where big people live.

In the midst of the hustle and bustle, Li Chenglong, the envoy of the Beihai Sea, followed closely behind Fan Ming, and his eyes silently remembered everything in Diqiu City in his heart.

Towards noon, Fan Ming took the Beihai delegation to the post house built by the Great Song Dynasty for the missions of other countries. Afterwards, Fan Ming entered the palace alone to face the saint.

Passing through the layers of tall palace gates, Fan Ming, dressed in court clothes, came to the inner courtyard of the Great Song Emperor. It was noon, and it was said that Fan Ming should go to the Zhongtian Temple to meet the emperor. Because since ancient times, the Zhongtian Hall has been the place where the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty received his courtiers. In fact, the current Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, Emperor Tianbao, has never been to the court for fifteen years since he ascended the throne, and all political affairs have been handled by Guo Kai, the head of the internal service. Except for the prime minister and the general Guo Heng, Emperor Tianbao didn't have much influence on the other courtiers, he only knew how to eat, drink and have fun every day, and lived a luxurious and decadent life. Five years ago, Guo Kai, for his own revenge, killed a royal historian who reported that he had formed a party for personal gain, brutalized the loyal and good, and exterminated his nine clans. This incident made the courtiers of the Great Song Dynasty uneasy, and then the crowd was angry, and finally launched a mutiny and broke into the palace. Fortunately, the general Guo Heng arrived in time and suppressed the rebellion of many courtiers. After this incident, Guo Heng angrily reprimanded Guo Kai in front of Emperor Tianbao, so that Guo Kai did not dare to interfere too much in the affairs of the court from now on, and the Great Song Dynasty court was clear. Although Guo Kai has a grudge against Guo Heng, he has nothing to do. Although Emperor Tianbao handed over the power of the court to Guo Kai, the military power was firmly held by Guo Heng. Because Guo Heng is not only the commander of the forbidden army of the Great Song Dynasty, but also the general of the first emperor's will. Even if it was Guo Kai, he didn't dare to openly confront Guo Heng.

Therefore, if the courtiers of the Great Song Dynasty wanted to see their Tianbao Emperor, they had to go to the palace of His Majesty the Emperor. The weather began to heat up, and Fan Ming stood a little anxiously outside the dormitory, constantly wiping his sweat. As the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Fan Ming is one of the few ministers who are more familiar with Emperor Tianbao, because this Fan is indeed good at writing, and he is also known as the first romantic genius in the world. The magnificence of his poems won the heart of the emperor, so he was the guest of Emperor Tianbao.

"Your Majesty, Fan Ming, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, asks to see you!" Just as Fan Ming was becoming more and more anxious, a young eunuch walked into the palace and told Emperor Tianbao.

"Oh, Fan Aiqing is finally back. Let him in. A middle-aged man over forty years old was lying on a huge and majestic dragon chair, and next to him stood two palace maids rubbing his shoulders and pinching his legs. The palace maid's clothes are light, and her beautiful body looms. The middle-aged man was comfortably enjoying the massage of the palace maid, and his eyes swept in some places from time to time, and he "inadvertently" stretched out his sinful hands, causing the palace maids around him to scream again and again.

The bead curtain opened slightly, Fan Ming paced forward, and then knelt on the ground, and the mountain shouted long live.

"Weichen Fan Ming knocked on the emperor. Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

"Fan Aiqing, I haven't seen you for many days, I miss you very much, but I look forward to you back. I heard that our Lord Fan was fascinated by the dream orchid of Beihai, and lingered in the thousands of flowers all day long, happy and happy, like a fairy. Emperor Tianbao's eyes rolled slightly, looked at Fan Ming, and said with interest.

When Fan Ming heard this, he broke out in a cold sweat with fright. He knew very well that the emperor in front of him was not only absurd, but also moody. If you don't deal with it well, you may not be able to save your head.

frowned, and thought about it. Fan Ming wiped the sweat from his head and replied, "Tell the emperor." Weichen went to Beihai here, and he didn't dare to live up to the holy entrustment. Regarding the domestic situation in Beihai, Weichen has written down the folds, and the emperor will know it as soon as he reads it. As for the matter of staying for a long time, there is something wrong with Weichen, just because the dream orchid there is really intoxicating, and under the protection, the old problem has been committed again, and he has forgotten His Majesty's forgiveness!"

Fan Ming's honesty made Emperor Tianbao laugh out loud, and motioned for Fan Ming to get up and give him a seat.

"Hehe, Master Fan is worthy of being the first talent in the world. Actually, there is nothing major, just a few imperial doctors chewing the root of their tongues there. Everyone has a love for beauty. In my opinion, Master Fan is not at fault, but a meritorious man. Emperor Tianbao said with great interest.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Fan Ming replied respectfully, thinking that he had finally passed a level.

"That's right. I heard that the Chengtian Empire was going to use troops against the North Sea. What do you think about this, Fan Aiqing?" asked Emperor Tianbao.

When Fan Ming heard this, he pondered for a while, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, Weichen secretly thinks that if the Chengtian Empire openly tears up the Tianyun Peace Treaty, it will have the heart to sweep the world. When I look at the people of Beihai, they are all good people and quite educated. And the people who inherit the heavens have no courtesy, and they are barbaric and strong. Therefore, Weichen thought that my Great Song should take precautions in advance. In addition, Haitian, the king of Beihai, sent an envoy to follow Weichen to the Great Song Dynasty, and is now settling in the post house in the east of the city. ”

"Oh, you all stand down first!" Emperor Tianbao sat up and motioned for the palace maids beside him to go out.

"Yes. The two palace maids and the young eunuch left Emperor Tianbao's dormitory. After everyone else left, Emperor Tianbao immediately asked, "Fan Aiqing, what is the reason why the Beihai delegation is here this time? As the saying goes, if you have nothing to do, you can't go to the Three Treasures Palace." ”

"Your Majesty, don't hide it. The king of Beihai, Haitian, made an envoy to form an alliance with my Great Song Dynasty to fight against Chengtian. Fan Ming said succinctly.

"I see. Regardless of whether the alliance is formed or not, I should meet these Beihai envoys in person, after all, they are guests. Fan Ming, you go and inform the Beihai Mission, and you will say that I will receive them in the Zhongtian Temple. In addition, I sent someone to ask the general Guo Heng to return to Beijing, and I wanted to listen to his opinion on this matter. "For the first time in the more than ten years since he ascended the throne, Emperor Tianbao said something related to political affairs.

"Yes. Wechen obeyed. Fan Ming was overjoyed in his heart and respectfully left Emperor Tianbao's bedroom.