The Little Officials of the Song Dynasty

When the time came to the middle and late November, the Zhengdan envoys of the Liao Dynasty should also set off. There will be one envoy and three deputy envoys in the envoy.Both Yun Yanhui and Zhao Yunchu were deputy envoys. The principal envoy was a member of the Ministry of War called Li Xingjian, and the other was a foreign relative, also surnamed Li.

Concubine Li Chen passed away without enjoying the glory of the Queen Mother back then. The truth that she was Renzong's biological mother was not revealed until after the death of Empress Liu. It can be said that Renzong has always felt guilty in his heart.

Therefore, in addition to chasing Concubine Li Chen as the queen, Renzong also treated Concubine Li Chen's family preferentially.

Before that, Concubine Li Chen's brother Li Yonghe also served as an envoy, because the envoy went to the Liao Kingdom, not to mention purchasing on behalf of him, and he would definitely receive a lot of gifts, which is a fat job.

And this Li Xun is Li Yonghe's third son.Although Li Yonghe came from a poor background and was able to become an official because of Empress Li, he was astute and knew how to keep a low profile and was very smart after his sister succeeded him. Therefore, Renzong liked him very much and took special care of his son this time.

Of the four envoys, three are half a bucket of water, which shows how strong this envoy is.

Before that, Yun Yanhui didn't have much contact with Li Xingjian. After all, Li Xingjian belonged to the Ministry of War and had no contact with him.This time, when Yun Yanhui and Zhao Yunchu went to report, everyone met, and Yun Yanhui was convinced by the old man.

Mr. Li's family was poor when he was young, and after studying hard, he became a Jinshi. When he was young, he stayed in Taichang Temple, knew the place, and was a censor. I don't know how rich his life experience is.Knowledgeable, he is a well-known contemporary calligrapher. He has a collection of thousands of books in his home, most of which he copied by hand.

Li Xingjian's conversation can reflect his connotation, and Yun Yanhui respects him very much.

Coincidentally, although Li Xingjian and Yun Yanhui had no direct contact, because he had been a censor before and had some friendship with the people in Yushitai, he knew so much about Yun Yanhui and appreciated it.

Needless to say about the relationship between Yun Yanhui and Zhao Yunchu, Zhao Yunchu and Li Xun are both relatives of the emperor, and they also cherish each other. As a result, the upper echelons of the mission are very harmonious, and they are happily preparing to embark on the journey to the capital of Liao Kingdom.

Every time the envoys go to Liao, they have to bring a lot of gifts, and this time is no exception. The gifts are extremely rich, ranging from gold and silver utensils, to silk and satin, all kinds of food, and so on.

These things are very popular among the nobles of the Liao Kingdom. Every time the Liao people entertain their envoys, they are happiest when they receive gifts. After all, the Song Dynasty has a vast and rich land, and there are many things they don't have.

This time, there is another special "gift", which is a performance from Kong Jiaban.Kong Ji personally led the team, took away half of the elites of the Kong family class, and some props and costumes, and went to Liao Kingdom to perform together.

As soon as the news spread, it caused a lot of discussion.There has never been a precedent for folk artists to be invited to perform in the Liao Kingdom. Bian opera is so famous, and the people in Beijing are proud of it, but they also feel sorry for the famous actors who left half. They will not see anyone for several months.

Calling Yun Yanhui a little dumbfounded, when they set off, everyone gathered in one place, and even family members came to see them off, and the scene was very lively.

At this time, Yunyan saw Li Xun respectfully asking Li Xingjian if he could take some tea to Liao Kingdom.

Li Xingjian was stunned for a moment, and then said: "This is for sale, how dare you privately share it with the Liao people."

Li Xun shrank his neck, "Here..."

Yun Yanhui almost fainted, and whispered to Zhao Yunchu: "Your relative, didn't you hear that his father is very smart, why is he like this?"

Smuggling has been repeatedly prohibited, especially when taking prohibited items such as grain and tea from the country out of the country.For similar incidents, many people in the mission turned a blind eye and turned a blind eye, especially the relatives of the royal family. As long as they were not too excessive, no one would pursue them.

However, Li Xun still foolishly asked Li Xingjian.Perhaps he thought in his heart that these things were very conspicuous, and he would be discovered if he didn't say anything, so he should say hello to the leader, but in fact, everyone just carried them silently, okay?

Zhao Yunchu also sweated a bit, and said in a low voice: "I heard that his father never took it with him, and maybe he didn't teach him about it."

It seems that the cleverness was not taught, and the unspoken rules were not taught.

Yun Yan looked back and felt embarrassed, but thanks to Li Xingjian, he could still say that it was not convenient to bring this kind of thing to the Liao Kingdom, and it was really not easy.

Yun Yanhui hurried forward, "Gongcui, come over and have a look, is it okay to leave things like this?"

Li Xun was led over, and looked at the frame stupidly, "What is it?"

"Hush," Yun Yan pulled him back to a corner, "What were you doing just now, are you going to sell goods to the Liao Kingdom?"

Li Xun said blankly: "No, I have a friend whose relatives are in Liaodi, and he wanted to invite me to bring some tea there. It's a pity, it seems that the Han people are not allowed to bring it?"

Yun Yan replied: "..."

Yun Yanhui muttered in a low voice speechlessly: "What kind of friend is this, let's break up the relationship..."

What kind of help is piggybacking, one can tell when he hears it, it is clearly borrowing his hands to sell goods.It's a pity, Li Xun didn't understand it at all, and that person probably didn't know that Li Xun was a natural idiot, and he ran to ask the envoy if he could bring anything, so it was a failure.

Li Xun didn't hear clearly, and asked, "What did you say?"

"It's nothing, I mean, it looks like you're going to return the tea to your friend." Yun Yan replied, "I think you might as well ask your friend what he wants to bring back."

"It's too late now..." Li Xun said depressedly, "I knew it earlier, I should have asked earlier, alas."

Yun Yan patted him on the shoulder, "Forget it." We don't have a deep friendship, and Yun Yan couldn't point it out directly, so he could only comfort Li Xun vaguely.

However, since Li Xun has such thoughts, it seems that this time, like his father, he will not play smuggling.This is actually a very correct approach. As a relative, and there is no living queen mother to help support their family, how can they gain a foothold if they don't focus on loyalty.

Fortunately, Li Xingjian is also a good person. After he got this matter out of the way, he never mentioned it again. This matter did not cause any disturbance, and everyone set off smoothly.

……

Because they were carrying a lot of presents, after traveling for more than half a month, the group arrived at the border between Song and Liao.

At this time, the accompanying envoys from the Liao Kingdom came to meet them and took them all the way to the capital.

The accompanying envoy's surname is Yelu—there are only two surnames in the Liao Kingdom, Yelu and Xiao, and he introduced himself as Lin Ya in the north of the Dalin Ya Academy in the Liao Kingdom, who spoke relatively fluent Chinese, "I'm Yelu Dehua. "

Yun Yan replied: "Pfft."

Yun Yan didn't hold back his reply, and everyone looked at him one after another, "?"

"I'm rude, I'm rude, I got bugs in my mouth." Yun Yan replied with shame.

This person is not even average in appearance, especially with a pair of squinted eyes, that's all, Yun Yanhui doesn't judge people by their appearance, but his name "Dehua" makes people feel the contrast...

Yelu Dehua didn't notice it. After meeting everyone one by one, he first expressed a warm welcome on behalf of the Liao Kingdom, especially thanking them for bringing the Kong Jiaban here. The Liao Kingdom has been looking forward to it for a long time. The true appearance of Bian opera.

Yelu Dehua was full of praise for Bian opera, claiming that he had never heard it before, but he could recite the opera words backwards, and he also heard that his colleagues in Song State who had heard Bian opera had hummed it, and there were some singing songs that were passed down to Liao State. Authentic, but it also haunted him ever since. This time, he invited himself to be the accompanying envoy.

Although Kong Ji had heard many compliments, he couldn't help but feel a little beautiful when facing Yelu Dehua's heartfelt praise. In addition, he had also received some short-term training at Honglu Temple and knew what their existence represented, so he was very kind He thanked Yelu Dehua wholeheartedly, and ordered someone to give Yelu Dehua a classic aria from "Looking for Love Fish" on the spot.

As soon as a person opens his mouth, Yelu Dehua knows which one it is. It is not an exaggeration to say that he can recite it fluently.But it was the first time he had heard the genuine Bian opera by heart for so long, and for a tall man, he actually burst into tears.

Yelu Dehua wiped his tears with his sleeves, and said with a sob, "This paragraph is really touching. Liang Sheng is willing to throw himself into the sea for He Lishu... woo woo woo!" He said while pulling Li Xingjian, "You said yes Right? What do you think of this passage?"

Li Xingjian was very witty, he never forgot, he commented on it from the perspective of writing art, then he pulled out his sleeve calmly and gave way.

Yun Yan stepped forward in time when she got back, and began to chat: "I don't know if Brother Yelu knows that Bian Opera has another name?"

Yelu Dehua: "Huh? Please enlighten me?"

He has been intentionally collecting knowledge about Bian opera, but he really doesn't know that Bian opera has another name.

"Because the rudimentary form of Bian opera was only accompanied by the pipa, it is also called Tanci." Yunyan replied eloquently, "It is a collection of various palace tunes to interpret the stories in the playbook, incorporating the essence of Zaju, speaking and other skills. In the end, Bian Opera was created. It is called Bian Opera, but a considerable part of the accent of this Bian Opera is the accent of Jin, because although this opera took shape and became famous in Bianjing, it originated in Zezhou..."

Yunyan told stories about the origin and characteristics of Bian opera, and she talked so well that Yelu Dehua was dizzy. She didn't have time to digest this knowledge, so she didn't care about other things.After finishing speaking, Yelu Dehua was very impressed, and would like to thank Yun Yanhui for telling him this.

Yun Yan replied: "Hehehe, it's nothing. When we go back to Shangjing, we can set up the gongs and drums, and the singing is complete. It can be regarded as fulfilling your wish."

Yelu Dehua nodded again and again, and then said shyly: "Brother Yun is so proficient in Bian opera, and I think he is also a literary talent. To be honest, I have written a lot of poems about "Looking for Love Fish". Can you give me some pointers?" Woolen cloth?"

I'm coming!Liao people's favorite thing to do!Exchange literature with Song people!

"Oh, this..." Yun Yan took a step back, wanting to replace Li Xingjian.

Who knew, Yelu Dehua grabbed Yun Yanhui's hand and said expectantly: "It would be even better if we could sing in harmony!"

Yun Yan replied: "..."

Yun Yan turned her head and glanced at Li Xingjian, but saw Li Xingjian nodding her head slightly, and she immediately felt a certainty in her heart.

Li Xingjian knew his details, and since he agreed, it meant that Li Xingjian knew that the Liao people had a lower level of education, so he said with confidence: "Then read the works."

Yelu Dehua then closed his eyes, brewed up his feelings, and read aloud emotionally: "The black carp from Bianjing swims, and misses you in the morning and the flowers in the morning. If you are infatuated with each other, you will become immortals!"

Yun Yan replied: "........."

Yelu Dehua slowly opened his eyes, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and cried because he was moved by his poem.

Yun Yan turned back blankly and looked at Li Xingjian.

Li Xingjian nodded with a smile, "The escort envoy is indeed a talented person in your country, no wonder he can work in the Dalin Dental Academy."

Yun Yan replied: "...haven't asked about the duties of the Dalin Dental Academy in the Liao Kingdom?"

Zhao Yunchu said quietly: "The post is Wenhan."

Yun Yan replied: "..."

Yelu Dehua showed a little pride on his face, it seemed that he was very proud of being able to work in a place equivalent to the Imperial Academy of the Song Dynasty.

And Li Xingjian still looked like the old god was there, but when Yunyan recalled the words he praised Yelu Dehua just now, he felt a chill.Damn, the old man is simply too damaged!