Son of Song Dynasty

Chapter 101 The Envoy of the Southern Han Dynasty

A series of questions flashed through his mind, and Zhao Dezhao realized it instantly.

It's not a complicated mystery, it's just very funny.

His face turned purple, and he quickly responded to the emperor's father, and immediately burst out laughing after he hurried out of the palace gate.

Since time travel, Zhao Dezhao has always felt in his heart that the words and deeds of the emperor's father, Zhao Kuangyin, are quite reminiscent of the founding emperor, and he knows how much higher he is than his sinister uncle Zhao Guangyi.

But now he found out that the emperor's father's black-bellied skills are not inferior to Zhao Guangyi's, and his wrists are even more clever, digging holes for people quietly - the Southern Han Dynasty sent envoys to celebrate his birthday, and directly imprisoned him Not letting them out in the guest house prevents the envoys from attending the birthday banquet to congratulate the emperor, and then use this as an excuse to blame the Southern Han Dynasty. Ordinary people really can't think of this kind of coquettish operation.

Zhou Ziming's guess was obviously correct. Through certain details of the birthday banquet, he saw that there were obvious problems between the Song Dynasty court and the Southern Han Dynasty court, and the emperor might intend to launch troops against the Southern Han Dynasty.

But Zhao Kuangyin is obviously superior, he created the problem itself just quietly!
After thinking about this, Zhao Dezhao was both amused and admired, and at the same time he became more determined in his heart about how to complete the task assigned by his father.

"Let's go to the Rites Guest House!"

Stepping out of the palace gate quickly, Zhao Dezhao jumped on his mount, waved at Qian Niu'er and the accompanying guards, and all the followers followed immediately.

"Master, which inn are you going to?" Qian Niu'er trotted after Yin Qin and asked.

Only then did Zhao Dezhao remember that there were six or seven guest houses arranged by the Ministry of Rites for the envoys of the vassal countries, and they were not in the same place. He did not know which guest house the Southern Han envoys were accommodated. The emperor did not understand such details. If you don't care, you can only go to the Welcome Department of the Ministry of Etiquette to find out.

Qian Niu'er also thought of it, and tentatively said: "Master, why don't you go to the Ministry of Rites and ask about it?"

"No need to go to such trouble." Zhao Dezhao thought for a moment, turned his head around, waved his hand and said with a smile: "Go directly to the shabbiest and smallest guest house, you're right."

The territory of the Southern Han Dynasty was small, the country was poor and weak, and they were always disliked. When their envoys came, wouldn't they have to live in the smallest and most dilapidated guest house?Conversely, if an envoy from the northern power Khitan came to Tokyo, he would definitely live in the largest and most luxurious hotel and enjoy the most hospitable reception.The reality of international relations these days is the same as that of later generations.

Qian Niu'er took the rein and walked beside the horse's head, turned his head towards Zhao Dezhao and said with a smile: "Actually, there is a less troublesome way for slaves, just because of your honorable status, there is no need to go to the inn in person Receive envoys from other countries? As long as it is not from the Khitan from the north, you just need to sit in the mansion and send someone to pass a word, and those envoys from small countries will come to see you right away?"

Zhao Dezhao chuckled, tapped Qian Niuer's head with a riding crop, and scolded with a straight face: "If I want to whip you, I will either call you to the front and then whip you, or I will break into your doghouse directly." Which method of whipping you are more afraid of?"

Qian Niu'er scratched his head, feeling very puzzled by Zhao Dezhao's question. Aren't the two methods of drawing both drawn, what difference can there be?
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Facts have proved that there is a difference. After Zhao Dezhao suddenly arrived at the shabbiest and narrowest Rites Guest House in the east of the city, he shocked the Southern Han envoys who were trapped there, and the small courtyard was in chaos. It became a pot of porridge.

"Xiang Hongcai, the envoy of Xiaoguo, greeted His Royal Highness Shangguo Junwang."

"Xiaoguo deputy envoy Xu Wang greets His Royal Highness Shangguo Junwang."

Because Zhao Dezhao came so suddenly, the envoys of the Southern Han Dynasty were so frightened that they bowed the heaviest to Zhao Dezhao. According to the normal etiquette rules, envoys of vassal states only need to kowtow to the emperor of Song Dynasty. People only need to bow and bow.

Zhao Dezhao received the great gift from the two envoys in peace, looked at the two envoys of the Southern Han Dynasty who were kneeling at his feet with his hands behind his back, and did not ask them to get up.

The two messengers had no choice but to kneel there without embarrassment, like a pair of slaves being punished by their master.

The receptionist in charge of the guest house here couldn't stand it. He stepped forward and whispered to Zhao Dezhao: "Your Highness, you should ask them to get up."

Zhao Dezhao glanced at him coldly and ignored him.

The doctor still didn't realize it, and his tone of voice became a little more serious: "Your Highness, you are overstepping your bounds by being kneeled down by an envoy from a foreign vassal. Although they are from a remote and small country, there are envoys after all. His highness is so humiliating because of his status, which is definitely not the way we, the Great Song Dynasty, treat guests."

Zhao Dezhao felt that this guy must have lost his mind from reading, and he didn't understand what "etiquette is politics", so he squinted at him: "What's your surname?"

"No expensive, my surname is Wu."

"Oh, the original surname is Wu. If you don't answer, I almost think that you have the same surname as Xue Gong, my teacher who has passed away!" Does that mean you are old enough to teach me how to do things?

Wu Langzhong was so choked that his face was flushed red, he dared not speak out, and retreated to the side embarrassingly.

Zhao Dezhao ignored this person, looked down at the two Southern Han envoys kneeling at his feet with his hands behind his back, and snorted coldly.

"Since the two of you claim to be envoys who came here to congratulate the Emperor of Song Dynasty on a special trip, but a few days ago, the two of you didn't come to the banquet on my father's birthday. What's the reason? You are amusing me, the emperor and minister of the Song Dynasty!"

Deputy envoy Xu Wang saw Zhao Dezhao's first sentence, which was a huge scapegoat, and immediately became impatient, and rushed to argue loudly:

"His Royal Highness! There is a birthday banquet. The two of us really want to attend the congratulations. However, since we moved into the guest house, soldiers have been guarding it day and night. We are trapped in the hotel and are not allowed to go out. How can-"

Xiang Hongcai, who was kneeling side by side, gave Xiang Hongcai another anxious look, and stretched out his hand to pinch the calf of deputy envoy Xu Wang several times, which stopped him from continuing to be anxious and foolish.

Just as Xiang Hongcai calmed down, he said in a deep voice: "His Royal Highness, please tell me: We are the envoys of a small country, they are rough and vulgar people, and they have not understood the etiquette of the upper country. How dare we wait if we are not summoned by the emperor?" How about trespassing on the birthday banquet? There are all kinds of inappropriate things, and I ask His Royal Highness to be considerate."

Zhao Dezhao couldn't help but look at Xiang Hongcai more. This person speaks like a diplomat in the [-]th century. Wang Wang's anxious, pale-faced and unflattering truth is much wiser.

"Forget it, since the two of you think you are rough and vulgar, and don't know the etiquette of the upper kingdom, this king has always been lenient, so I don't care about you."

Zhao Dezhao raised his hand slightly, signaled the two to get up with a smile, and then changed the topic: "But the birthday gifts you bring are not so humble, right?"

As soon as this statement came out, the audience was silent, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, the majestic county king openly asked for bribes without saying a word, how could he be so shameless?
(End of this chapter)