When Xu Ling arrived at the place where he was staying at the Honglu Temple in Yecheng, it happened to be dawn, and before he could stay, Xu Ling handed the letter of state to the officials who came to greet him.

The Honglu Siqing of the Northern Qi Dynasty was very polite to the envoys of Nan Chen, and the rules and regulations were in accordance with higher specifications, which caught the top and bottom of Nan Chen off guard, and the Northern Qi Dynasty did not treat the envoys so politely in the past, especially the envoys of Nan Chen, who lacked even a smile.

But now, not only is the etiquette grand enough, but the demand for application is also immediately solved, and it is simply two attitudes from before.

Xu Ling's first visit to the Northern Dynasty, I didn't think much, because Nan Chen received the envoy was also like this, although the form of the Northern Qi Dynasty was extraordinarily grand, of course, in the eyes of Xu Ling, a person who is exquisite, it was even a little lame, but this represented an attitude of the Northern Dynasty towards Da Chen.

It didn't seem to be as bad as the rumors, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

However, he noticed that the expressions of his subordinates were a little strange, as if he was surprised, and he couldn't help but be a little curious, these subordinates had been on several missions to Northern Qi, so they wouldn't be so surprised, right?

Later, under his careful questioning, his subordinates finally told the truth:

"Shang Shu Rongyu, in the past, when my envoys sent envoys to the Northern Dynasty, the Northern Dynasty has never had such courtesy to our envoys, those Northern ......, those Northern people are all arrogant, and they don't know what the etiquette is, they have always looked down on the Southerners, in the past, our envoys were not less humiliated, but now the Northern Qi Dynasty is so grand and courteous, we are really ...... Nothing to prepare......"

The subordinate's face turned red, he was already ready to be put on a dismount on the first day he came to Yecheng, and even kept hinting to Xu Ling before he came, so that he could be mentally prepared.

Xu Ling let out an "oh", only then did he understand why the expressions of these subordinates were so strange, and he probably understood why his subordinates mentioned to Xu Ling some time ago that the Northern Qi Dynasty was not polite, because he was afraid that he would be humiliated by a hundred and a half great Confucians, so he was prepared in advance......

Xu Ling shook his head, he couldn't help but feel a little funny, he stepped into the coffin one by one, the old man who stepped into the coffin one by one, he had already taken things like honor and disgrace very lightly, if the Northern Qi court was really hostile to the Southern Dynasty and deliberately gave him a dismount, he wouldn't take it too seriously, and he despised the Great Qi court in his heart for "being so vulgar and rude, how can it be a long-term way", nothing else.

However, when he heard his subordinates say this, he also remembered that this did not conform to the practice of Northern Qi in dealing with enemy countries in the past, and he couldn't talk about humiliation, but he didn't want to have a good face.

Why is there such a change in attitude today? He thought about it and guessed a rough idea in his heart, but he hadn't finally come to a conclusion.

Because he found that he still didn't understand the up and down of Northern Qi, and it was not easy to make any judgments, which would only further amplify the mistakes, so his thoughts about the previous enthusiasm to meet the Lord of Qi were also a little lighter.

He wanted to observe for a few days first, gather some information about the recent changes in the Northern Qi court, and then come up with a definition, which was crucial for their next step, and it was impossible to maximize the benefits without understanding the other party.

Xu Ling wants to delay for a few days first, take time to fully understand the Northern Dynasty before going to meet the Lord of Qi, anyway, he will rush to Yedu at the same time, and the Lord of Qi will not even give him time to rest before meeting him, right?

Sure enough, in the afternoon, Honglu Siqing took the dictate of the Lord of Qi, first exhorted the envoys of the Southern Dynasty, welcomed the visit of the Southern Dynasty and other words, and then said that the envoys of the Southern Dynasty would rest for a few days, and then let the envoys of the Southern Dynasty meet the emperor three days later.

This is exactly what Xu Ling wants, Xu Ling changed into a regular dress and went to the street after receiving Honglu Siqing in the afternoon, wanting to see the scenery of Yecheng, it was still very early before dark.

The most intuitive and powerful evidence to understand the state of a country is to observe the lives of its people.

As the country of the Northern Qi Dynasty, Yecheng may not be as important as accompanying the capital Jinyang, but at that time it was also a well-deserved Xiongcheng in the world.

Yecheng south of Anyang, north of Handan, was built in the Spring and Autumn Period of Qi Huan, the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Chang'an has long been defeated, Luoyang burned in the flames of war, Yecheng as an important city in the north, has its own unique geographical and political advantages, Cao Wei, Hou Zhao, Ran Wei, Qianyan, Eastern Wei, and the Northern Qi Dynasty have taken this as the capital. After Cao Pi established the Wei State on behalf of the Han Dynasty, Yecheng and Luoyang, Chang'an, Xuchang, and Qian were called the five capitals, which shows the status of Yecheng.

In contrast, in the Southern Dynasties, they all thought that although Jiankang in the capital was also famous, if it was discussed, Jiankang still lacked some confidence compared with Yecheng. Not to mention anything else, just saying that Yecheng looks at the majestic atmosphere from afar is not comparable to Jiankang, although Jiankang is also a magnificent city, but Jiankang has a little more wind and snow, drunk and dreamy temperament than Yecheng, but it is less than the sword and sword, and the accumulation of years.

With just one glance, Xu Ling was shocked by this majestic city, and stroked his beard and said to himself: "Is this Cao Wei Wufeng?" ”

There are two cities in Yeben. Yebei City is Cao Wei on the basis of the old city expansion, east and west seven miles, north and south five kilometers, north to Zhangshui, in the northwest of Yecheng, from north to south there are Bingjing platform, Tongque platform, Jinhu platform three Taiwan, as the place of military parade and feast literati and sauster, so far there is the afterglow of Jian'an romance.

Not to mention, Gao Huan expanded Yecheng again, expanding it to six miles from east to west, and six steps from north to south.

Yecheng can be said to be a model of the ancient standard city, the whole city emphasizes the central axis arrangement, the palace, the street houses are neat and symmetrical, the structure is rigorous, the classification is complete, this architectural model is the standard model of Chang'an, Luoyang and even Beijing built later, with a high water quality.

As the capital of the Northern Qi Dynasty, Yecheng has a large population, about more than one million, and its commerce and trade are relatively developed and very prosperous.

Xu Ling walked on the street and looked at the crowd of people, and couldn't help but feel shocked, this is not easy to see in Jiankang, and for a while he had doubts about the judgment that he had made about the decline of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

However, just looking at this is too one-sided, as the capital of a country, isn't it normal for Yecheng to have such a prosperous and developed scene?

He decided to look again, look more, listen more, and maybe see something he expected.

Xu Ling, as a person who has read and understood since childhood, although he is not the kind of person who thinks very highly of himself, but he is still confident in the judgment he made, the pillars that have supported the court in Northern Qi have fallen one by one over the years, and they are declining in all aspects, and the Northern Zhou Dynasty has gradually become stronger than the Northern Qi, which is an indisputable fact, so why didn't he see the slightest sign that the building would collapse? Could it be that Northern Qi was as strong as when Gao Huan was there?

[It's impossible!] Xu Ling said in his heart, he walked forward along the street again, today, he wants to see what the Northern Qi is like!

Xu Ling came to a wine shop in the south of the city, in the early years he also had a nostalgia for the wine shop, knowing that the wine shop is a gathering place of three religions and nine streams, and the affairs of the south and the north of the world, whether elegant or not, up to the court, down to the trivial matters of the people's homes, can be heard from here.

Especially in the capital, it is full of more news, and if you have the heart to inquire, you can always inquire about something.

Xu Ling found a place by the window, sat down, and then threw out a silver cake to the shopkeeper who was already stunned, smiled slightly, and said:

"Bring you the best food and wine here, and you won't have to worry about anything else."