female concubine

On the eve of the Great Court Meeting, the envoys from Xixia were arranged in the West Posthouse of the Duting, and the imperial court specially designed to give a banquet in the posthouse.

"The Xixia people killed the son of the official family and dared to come to court. Why is the official family still giving banquets in the post house?"

Liang Wenfu stopped, turned around and gave several subordinate officials a cold look, "Officials have their own considerations, how can you allow me to guess here?"

Several scarlet robes panicked and bowed, "Your Majesty is guilty."

Entering the post house, the officials distributed the rewards from the imperial court to the envoys of various countries. Liang Wenfu pretended to several Xixia envoys and said: "My lord is benevolent and generous. You don't care about your mistakes in the past. Today's court is a show." Loyalty, I hope you will remember that if there is another crime, the army will be ruthless."

The deputy envoy of Xixia was also an interpreter, and after listening to it, he whispered Liang Wenfu's words to the envoy.

The envoy Xia smiled and bowed to him with crossed hands, "Your Majesty the Emperor is benevolent. Before I went to the envoy, my king once told me that I dare not offend the majesty of the Kingdom of Heaven. I hope that from now on, it will be repaired forever." He waved to the servant Xiaoguan next to him.

The translator of the Ministry of Rites translated the language of the Xixia envoys to Liang Wenfu.

The petty official brought the rare treasures of Xixia and presented them with a very respectful attitude. Liang Wenfu sat on a chair and looked down at the jewels in the box, "Why is this man wearing a mask?" They all seemed to be wearing masks, but this little official covered his entire face with only his eyes and lips exposed.

The little official was wearing Western Xia costumes, wearing a Xia bun and wearing a pointed hat. He didn't respond to Liang Wenfu's words, and it seemed that he couldn't understand Chinese.

The translator translated Song Guan's words, and the Xixia envoy explained to Liang Wenfu: "They are all attendants of our queen. They followed the envoy because they were familiar with the etiquette of the state, but they wore masks because of their perverted appearance and fear of disturbing the nobleman. hidden."

The accompanying officials from the Ministry of Rites also translated the words, and Liang Wenfu waved back the rare treasures in full, stood up and said: "I am only a minister of the emperor, and the things brought by the Xia envoy should be paid to the emperor in full."

After Liang Wenfu left, he gave the Xia envoy a feast in the name of the imperial court. The Xixia envoy turned down his previously apologetic smile, "Who is that man in purple with such an arrogant attitude?"

The little official who just presented the rare treasures straightened up, "Wei Song Dynasty regards nobles as the most precious, and there are three princes, three young masters, Zaizhi, privy envoys, Jiedu envoys, and the University of Guanwendian who are all equipped with gold belts. This person The pattern on the gold belt is ball text, so young must not be a Sangong, the Jiedu envoy does not set up the prime minister and is filled by someone with high seniority, other than these, he should be a political advisor."

"Shen Zhizhengshi, I sound familiar, what kind of official is this?"

The little official looked at the stupid Xixia envoy, and was appointed by the Xia king as the envoy to the Song Dynasty only because the Li clan of the Xixia royal family was at a stalemate in the court. .”

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On the first day of the first lunar month in the 12th year of Jianping, the court ceremony was held in the Daqing Hall. Early in the morning, the clan and courtiers all put on court clothes and entered the palace.

On the high seat of the emperor in the Daqing Hall, there are dharma chariots and guards of honor on the side, and four burly generals in armor standing at the four corners of the hall.

Civil and military officials lined up neatly, envoys from all over the world gathered outside the Daqing Hall and waited to be summoned. The emperor waved his hand lightly and the palace music stopped, and suddenly children's laughter came from the solemn hall.

The crown prince wearing the Yuanyou crown walked into the hall and watched the scene on the throne. The old emperor's formerly solemn face was printed with the love and care of an elder, because there was a child who did not have a chair standing beside him.

The crown prince entered the palace, staring blankly in place with his eyes open.

【"He wanted me to be obedient, but he challenged my bottom line again and again. This is not asking me to endure, it is forcing me!"】

Seeing the crown prince standing still, the emperor said, "The court meeting is about to begin, what is the crown prince still doing there?"

The crown prince bowed to him, and when he was about to walk up to the palace, he stopped hesitantly, looked at the children beside the throne, and then walked to the civil servants.

"Why is Your Highness standing here? In fact, Your Highness doesn't need to worry about it. Just now, the servant took the little county king, but the little county king broke free from the servant's hand and ran to His Majesty's side, and His Majesty left him beside him."

The crown prince lowered his head and sneered, "The country has no two princes and no two princes, and the second prince should stand beside the emperor."

After a long and solemn bell rang, the officials of the Ministry of Rites played loudly: "The court hall begins!"

"The envoys have an audience."

The officials of the report opened the roster in order, "Northern Liao Kingdom has an audience."

The envoys of the Liao Kingdom wore gold crowns and purple narrow robes with a golden belt around their waists and walked slowly into the hall. When they reached the center of the hall, they clasped their fists and knelt on one knee on their right shoulders. The Jishou ceremony of bowing to the king.

"Your Majesty the Emperor is brave and mighty. With this small gift, I wish to have a good relationship with Shangbang forever."

"I know you, I met you on the battlefield."

The Liao envoy clasped his fists again, "Your Majesty is brave, the little minister almost died under your majesty's knife, so please thank His Majesty the Emperor for not killing him."

The emperor nodded, and the Liao envoy retreated.

"Korea sees you."

"See you from the Kingdom of Dali."

"See you from the Kingdom of Khotan."

The Xixia envoys and deputy envoys waited outside the hall for an hour, but they still haven't waited for the call.

"Scholar Wei said that the Han people are arranged in order of rank, and the higher the front, the more important they are. This has been waiting for so long..." The deputy envoy watched the envoys from other countries enter the palace one by one.

"Your Majesty just came to the throne not long ago, and he explained that it is not appropriate to form an alliance with foreign countries when the internal troubles are not resolved. Just be patient and follow the procedure." The envoy raised his hands, "I don't know that the Wei Song Emperor who personally defeated the Northern Liao Dynasty What does it look like?"

"Xuan, the envoy of the Xixia Kingdom has an audience!"

Both the chief envoy and the deputy envoy of the Xixia Kingdom wore small gold crowns on their heads, red narrow gowns, and belts around their waists.

Seeing the emperor sitting upright on the Mingtai, awe was born spontaneously, and he bowed in the elegant tone he had learned: "I pay my respects to the Emperor of Song Dynasty, and may His Majesty the Emperor bless you all."

Seeing a child in court uniform standing next to the emperor, Zhengshi pondered for a while, 【"The one who can be on the side of the emperor must be the crown prince."】

So I bowed down again, "Kowtow to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Song Dynasty..."

Before the messenger's congratulatory speech was finished, there was an uproar in the hall, and everyone reacted that the messenger seemed to realize that he had said something wrong and quickly stopped talking.

It was the emperor who resolved the embarrassment, "Hold him down."

"Yes."

The emperor stretched out the wide sleeve of his left hand, "It's reasonable for the envoy Xia to never meet the prince and not know him."

The deputy envoy translated the emperor's words to him, and asked him a few more words.

"Thank you, His Majesty the Emperor, for your generosity. People in the countryside are illiterate, and I feel very nervous when I come to the court for the first time."

The translator on His Majesty's Majesty translated and read the words of the Xixia envoy.

The Xixia envoy had never seen a young man among the court officials whose face was flushed red.

"Xia Envoy, this is my Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

The envoy then turned his gaze away and looked at Wei Kai with a sudden realization. His clothes were very similar to those of the emperor on the throne, but he was really inconspicuous standing in front of a group of old officials.

The envoy only learned a total of two sentences of the proper Chinese pronunciation of respectful wishes, which were originally intended to flatter the rulers of the Wei and Song Dynasties in order to restore the old relationship between the two countries, but it was self-defeating.

"I have met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I wish His Royal Highness forever."

The crown prince was so disgusted that he refused to turn his head, "Your Highness, this is a court meeting." Lu Wei reminded in a low voice.

The crown prince turned around and smiled, "Those who don't know don't blame it, but the envoy Xia must remember it carefully, and don't admit mistakes again when he comes to the court next time."

Listening to the translator's report, Ambassador Xia breathed a sigh of relief, "Yes."

After entering the DPRK, the envoys from all over the world returned to the post house and waited to burn incense at the Daxiangguo Temple tomorrow. As soon as the Xixia envoy returned to the post house, he was furious, "The surnamed Wei, come out to my leader!"

The envoy Xia took the little golden crown and searched through the Duting West Station, but he didn't see any shadows, "Where's the person?"

"Reporting to Zuru, Wei Xueshi went out early this morning."

"Going out?" Xia envoy angrily picked up a teacup and put it back after hesitating, "Why didn't you stop it?"

"He is a bachelor appointed by the queen. We dare not stop him."

"Hurry up and get it back for me. He made this leader embarrassing in the Golden Palace. When he comes back, he must be skinned."

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After the court meeting, there was a big banquet. After the banquet was over, the ministers, with red and drunk faces, wore hairpins on their heads, and were escorted home by their subordinates.

"It's natural for His Majesty to like children when he's old. Why should His Majesty be angry with a child?" Liang Wenfu walked out in court clothes, and said with a smile, "His Majesty is His Majesty's only son now..."

"Liang Shenzheng re-admission to Prime Minister Bengong has not yet had time to congratulate."

"Don't dare, eat the king's salary, and the minister will work for the Wei family."

"Wei family?" The crown prince turned his head.

"Yes, your majesty is the head of the Wei family. Your majesty is also surnamed Wei. Of course, the king of Shouchun County is also surnamed Wei. After your majesty summoned the ministers and assistants of the two prefectures to discuss the establishment several times in the Chuigong Hall, Concubine Li is the same in terms of qualifications and family background. The best candidate." Liang Wenfu smiled, "If the queen is established, I don't know how many courtiers will sigh. Although His Highness is the Lord of the East Palace, he still needs to be cautious in his words and deeds."

The crown prince frowned in disgust, "The wind of Liang's participation in politics really blows fast enough."

Liang Wenfu lowered his head, "No matter how strong the wind is, it can't blow your highness, your golden mountain. Isn't it your highness who abandoned you? Although I have a tendency to opportunistically, what I want is self-protection. I asked myself You have a clear conscience, but Your Highness is really chilling." After finishing speaking, Liang Wenfu bowed to him, "I will take my leave."

After walking a few steps, he turned around again, "As a subject, I still want to remind Your Highness that before His Highness dismissed me as Prime Minister, His Majesty had drafted an abolition edict."

The next day, the envoys from various countries followed the emperor to burn incense at the Daxiangguo Temple, and the next day they drove to the Nanyu Garden to shoot arrows, and the next day they entered the pilgrimage to see the emperor's farewell.

The story that the Xixia envoy mistakenly called the emperor's grandson the crown prince quickly spread from Ouchi. In just a few days, the story spread throughout the entire Tokyo city. .

The Shangyuan Lantern Festival was as usual, the emperor played on the terrace of the Xuande Building, and his clan and important ministers set up tents on both sides of the building to accompany him.

After the Shangyuan period, Chen Yu stayed at home on vacation, and the Chen residence was promoted to prime minister, but the plaque at the entrance was still called Chen's house. Although the house was in Licheng, it was relatively small, and it was really hard to imagine that it was the residence of a prime minister.

A few women came to the door with playful faces, "I have met my husband."

The woman was wearing a hijab and a purple waistcoat. This attire showed that the woman was a high-class matchmaker who specialized in matchmaking for dignitaries and royal family members. Chen Yu said familiarly: "Huh, long time no see, Mr. Zhang."

I remember that the matchmaker surnamed Zhang matched up the last relative. The matchmaker Zhang was a little ashamed and quickly apologized, "The thing about letting him go back is that the man's family regretted the marriage, and the slave, the middleman, can't do anything about it. The little lady said that the matchmaker is here."

The matchmaker smiled again and said: "However, the man came in person today, saying that it is a courtesy to invite a matchmaker, and it is sincerity to come to the door in person."

Chen Yu frowned slightly, "Who is it?"

The female envoy walked in, "Tell me, Alang, I'm asking you to see me outside the door."