The Jin army besieged the city, and the Song emperor’s daughter died

Chapter 291 Is the official going south to open a border?

The north is safe!

These words were commonplace, but to Gao Kaisheng they sounded like thunder.

When receiving the letter of credence from the Song Dynasty inviting envoys to visit, the Dali court discussed this matter. In the ten years since the first envoy was sent to the Song Dynasty, although the two countries were in peace, they did not have much intersection. , let alone sending envoys to each other, even letters of credence were not approved by each other.

Now I suddenly received the invitation from the Credentials, and I was just attending the wedding ceremony of the Emperor Ji...

And the timing is also very intriguing.

When the north is safe!

The Gao family judged that at such a time and because it was not a big deal, the Song Dynasty was not just an invitation to watch the ceremony.

Especially in the certificate of credence, a prince and princess were invited to come together, which made the Dali court have to wonder whether the Song Dynasty wanted to hold people hostage.

In this era when diplomatic etiquette is still very confusing, it is not strange to hold people hostage.

However, when suspicion arises, one cannot turn a blind eye. If this is the case, then the Song Dynasty really has the intention to expand its border southward. Wouldn't it give the Song Dynasty an excuse?

After much thought, the Gao family felt that they should still accept the invitation. As for which prince and princess to send...

Of course, it is to send a royal daughter like Duan Yuyan who is pampered but has little influence on the court.

If the Song Dynasty really wanted to hold people hostage, it would have no strategic significance to hold such a princess hostage.

Before going on the mission, Duan Zhengyan and Gao Taiyun, the head of the Gao family, repeatedly warned Gao Kaisheng that if he arrived in Kaifeng and found out that the Song Dynasty really wanted to go south to open a border, he would have the right to act expediently.

As long as the Song Dynasty can be persuaded to maintain the status quo, just agree to any conditions.

Gao Kaisheng was thinking about how to answer Li Gang's words. Li Bangyan, who had been silent all this time, suddenly laughed loudly: "Hahaha, is Mr. Li drunk?"

Li Gang shook his hand and said, "These are only a few!"

Li Bangyan looked at Gao Kaisheng again and said with a smile: "Commander Gao, please don't mind. We, Li Gang and Li Xiangguo, were like before we paid homage to the prime minister. We don't know. But after we paid homage to the prime minister, we hardly drank at all, let alone the wine table." Today is the banquet for all the envoys, but it’s the first time and I’m already a little too drunk at the beginning. Come on, I’ll give you a drink to the two envoys.”

No drink.

Not good at entertaining.

Can you sit here tonight?

Although Wanyan Zongwang was also present at the banquet, the Xixia envoys had not yet arrived, so it was impossible to say that he, as the chief minister, was acting as a landlord to entertain envoys from various countries.

Besides, according to the procedures provided by Honglu Temple, there is no such banquet...

It’s true that the drunkard doesn’t care about drinking.

While thinking about the situation at hand, Gao Kaisheng raised the wine cup in front of him and said with a gentle smile: "I have long heard that Li Bangyan and Li Xiangguo are famous for his poetry. It is a great honor to meet him today. I wonder if I can get a copy of this collection?" I asked Princess Yuyan to come and read a few words when she has nothing to do in Kaifeng."

Yelu Yuliyan pursed his lips and smiled and said: "You can just read the obscene words and songs, but don't smear the princess's eyes."

Li Bangyan's old face turned red: "I can't do it, I can't do it. If Commander Gao reads it, I should get the true identity and show it to Princess Yuyan... It's not appropriate, it's not appropriate!"

Gao Kaisheng laughed.

Wanyan Zongwang looked confused: "What are you talking about? I've read Li Bangyan's poems, and there's nothing wrong with them. The cold dawn is clear and the frost is cold, and the twilight smoke is falling and the moon is faint... It's quite good!"

After saying that, he looked at Yelu Yuliyan and asked, "Isn't it good?"

Yelu Yuliyan glanced sideways at Wanyan Zongwang and said with a cold smile: "When did the second prince start reading poetry? It's rare."

Wanyan Zongwang:...

Seeing that the topic had gone astray, Li Gang, who was a little drunk, tugged at Li Bangyan's lapel under the table and motioned for him to follow the plan. Li Bangyan cleared his throat and looked at Gao Kaisheng again: "I heard that Dali is like spring all year round, with beautiful scenery and outstanding people. I don't know if I can go and take a look in my lifetime."

Gao Kaisheng smiled and said: "Li Xiangruo can come at any time if he is free. My Majesty, the Emperor of Dali, will welcome you with hundreds of officials. It is a great honor."

Li Bangyan smiled and nodded, and suddenly said sadly: "I remember that Emperor Taizu had been in love with Dali for a long time, but he was busy with state affairs and never saw him again."

Gao Kaisheng couldn't stop laughing. It was okay to invite a living person to travel, but it would be inappropriate to have someone carry Taizu's tablet on his back.

"Commander Gao, I wonder if I can get some land in Dali..." Li Bangyan looked at Gao Kaisheng sincerely and asked suddenly.

Gao Kaisheng didn't have to think about such trivial matters: "Does Li Xiangguo want to find a beautiful place to build a private courtyard in Dali? Where can I use Li Xiangguo to build it? I will give Li Xiang a place facing Erhai Lake and with Cangshan Mountain in the back." , the view is great!”

Li Bangyan smiled and said: "How big is the house?"

Gao Kaisheng thought for a moment: "Wujin's courtyard."

As he spoke, he looked around: "It's about the same size as Mr. Li's yard."

Li Bangyan sighed: "Hey, it's too small."

"Little?" Gao Kaisheng looked confused.

Li Bangyan smiled and shook his head: "To be honest, Commander Gao said that the land he wants is not for the prime minister to build a house, but for our official family. We want..."

"Jianxing Palace?" Gao Kaisheng's expression changed, but quickly returned to normal, and he thought with a hint of embarrassment.

Taking advantage of the gap, Wanyan Zongwang poked at Li Bangyan: "The official family of the Song Dynasty wants to build a palace? Our bank of the Ash River has good scenery, and we have a mountain to the north..."

"Oh, Huining Mansion is such a shabby place. It would be cold to death even if the ghosts go away." Yelu Yuliyan held the wine cup and looked ahead with a smile on his face.

Wanyan Zongwang looked at Yelu Yuliyan speechlessly, about to get angry, but considering the people at the banquet, he also looked away, picked up the wine glass, looked forward with a smile, and whispered: "Third Princess! You are in Huining Mansion I've been there too, are you freezing to death? Isn't this how you're still alive and well?"

Yelu Yuliyan maintained his posture, calm and calm: "That's because I ran in time. The reason why I can have this new life now is because of the official family of the Song Dynasty."

"When I was in Huining Mansion, I never treated you badly, but it was you who eloped with someone..."

"Oh, you can kidnap me, but I can't rescue myself and elope?"

"You didn't say you weren't happy when we got married, right?"

"Have you asked me a question?"

"I……"

"Shut up! Drink your drink!"

In the eyes of others, these two people have kind faces and smiles on their faces, looking like they are calm and peaceful, but in fact they are gnashing their teeth, the muscles on their faces are stiff, and you have already kicked them under the table. I kicked and kicked the ball.

"It's not impossible. Emperor Daojun once consecrated my Majesty the Yunnan Jiedu Envoy and Shangzhu Kingdom. It stands to reason that Dali is a vassal state of the Song Dynasty. If the official family really wants to build a palace in Dali..." Gao Kaisheng felt that as long as It's really not a big deal to just build a palace instead of going south to open a border.

Li Bangyan still shook his head: "Envoy Gao, we don't want to build a palace, we want to garrison troops."

"Garrison?" Gao Kaisheng suddenly raised his voice, causing the members of the delegation a few seats aside to look at him sideways.

When Wanyan Zongwang heard the word "garrison", he stopped kicking Yelu Yuliyan and looked at Li Bangyan with excitement, then at Gao Kaisheng: "The officials of the Song Dynasty are going south to open a border?"

(End of this chapter)