The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 1603 Minister of Rites has a headache
"My lord Song, is this the kingdom of heaven you call? It's truly majestic. Our country has no way to compare it. Our old king came to you before, and you were called Datang at that time."

One of the red-haired devils walking in front looked at the majestic and towering city walls of the Song Dynasty, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion. It was the first time he had seen such a tall city wall, so he couldn't help but dared to come.

"Your Majesty the King said something happened hundreds of years ago. The Great Tang Dynasty has long since perished. Now it is under the control of my Great Song Dynasty. My Great Song Dynasty is more prosperous and powerful than the Great Tang Dynasty. Welcome to my Great Song Dynasty."

Zhao Guangyi looked at this man and said with a smile, this man is the king of the Old Port, which is located near the future Sumatra Island.

"My king likes this place very much. Your silk in the Central Plains is very famous. It is our greatest honor to do business with your country."

At this time, Sumatra Island was also in a semi-open state. Sometimes their kings were not as big as a county in the Song Dynasty, and their population was only around one hundred thousand, but they were considered a country anyway, and their status was at least different. up.

"That's no problem. I think His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty will be happy to do business with you. You have seen our Quanzhou treaty port. Where there is a city ship department, it is an institution established by my court. That is to say, we are willing to do business with you." Establish trade relations with them at any time."

Zhao Guangyi has been at sea for so many years, has traveled to many places, and has established contacts with many overseas countries. He established diplomatic relations with them in the name of Prince Song, otherwise he would not be so friendly with him.

Although you bring troops, these troops are a very small part, and there may not be many overseas people, but you can't kill them all, right?

The special products of the Song Dynasty brought by Zhao Guangyi are not bad, such as silk, which can easily open the gap, so Zhao Guangyi quickly contacted them. This time they came with about 36 people, all of whom were kings of some small countries. , They all came to want to establish a connection with Da Song.

Although some of them are just the leaders of a small tribe, they are also privileged. They have privileges in their own places and have not enjoyed the things brought by the people of Song Dynasty.

These are all good things, but good things are not available in their own country. Is it that rare things are more expensive? Even the moon in the Song Dynasty is rounder than that in their country, anyway, that's what they think.

And many people have heard that the Great Song Dynasty is a big country in the world, with everything, and rich products in the world. There is no way for these small countries to compare.

It just so happened that at this time they met Zhao Guangyi, a man who sailed on the sea, who claimed to be the prince of the Song Dynasty, and came with a mission, and they happened to follow Zhao Guangyi.

These people felt the difference in the Song Dynasty on the boat of the Song Dynasty. Apart from other things, the drinks are much better than those in their own country. It seems that there is really nothing wrong with it.

Since entering the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, they have been shocked a lot along the way. There are gorgeous houses everywhere, and the one in front of them is the capital of the Great Song Dynasty. It is even more gorgeous. It's **** Shangguo!

"Haha, when you meet His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty and the Golden Palace, you will broaden your horizons. Let's go. Someone will welcome you when you enter the city."

Zhao Xu looked at Zhao Guangyi with a smile on his side. Didn't he say that he was not allowed to come back at the beginning? Why are they back now with so many people with them? These are some small tribal leaders, Zhao Guangyi What's the point?

"How did the imperial court arrange it? I must have reported this matter to the imperial court. Otherwise, they would not have been allowed to enter the city in such a grand manner, and you have also received news. How did my father arrange it?"

Zhao Xu would definitely believe that the imperial court had made arrangements, otherwise it would be impossible for Zhao Xu and others to be escorted by soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty.

In other words, Zhao Xu didn't know about this matter, but the court already knew about it, and it is estimated that Zhao Kuangyin still wanted to meet these people. After all, more than 30 foreign leaders came, and this was the first time in the Song Dynasty.

"Your Majesty has asked the Ministry of Rituals to be responsible for this matter, and His Majesty said that these people will be allowed to live in the guest house, and he said that he would not tell you, because he was afraid that you would feel unhappy, so he kept it from you, but I think if you don't tell you, you Time will definitely blame me, so I just..."

Liu Qinhu was also instructed by Zhao Kuangyin not to tell Zhao Xu, because Zhao Kuangyin was afraid that Zhao Xu would feel unhappy and refused to tell him, but Liu Qinhu still told Zhao Xu.

At the beginning, Zhao Guangyi almost killed Zhao Kuangyin and his son in order to seize the throne. According to the law, Zhao Guangyi should have been killed. Finally, because of the intervention of the Queen Mother, Zhao Guangyi was exiled.

It's better to say that he took a group of prisoners and businessmen with him in exile, and of course a small part of the army went to the sea to find opportunities and go on ocean voyages. This journey lasted for several years. Without any news, Zhao Xu almost forgot about it. I thought he was dead, but I didn't expect him to appear at this time and returned to Bianjing.

"Hmph, what can I be unhappy about? If I have any unpleasantness, I should have killed him at the beginning. Will you wait until now? I will go to the palace, so you don't want to follow me."

Zhao Xu went into the palace without saying anything. At this time, Zhao Kuangyin was instructing Tao Gu, Minister of Rites:
"First arrange the monarchs of the foreign countries to the guest house, and treat everything according to the etiquette for receiving the monarchs of the foreign countries. There must be no mistakes."

Zhao Kuangyin ordered Tao Gu to entertain these monarchs well, because they came from foreign countries. This is a good time to promote the great power of the Song Dynasty.

"I also know that the Ministry of Rites still has such regulations. You can go to the history books to see how they received the monarchs of Fanbang during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. This is also a very important task. There will be many such times in the future, so It’s better to be prepared.”

"By the way, after these arrangements are made, you bring Guangyi to the palace. I have something to say. I haven't seen him for several years and I still have something to say to him."

After Zhao Kuangyin arranged these things, he asked Tao Gu to bring Zhao Guangyi. No matter what, they were two brothers. What else could the two brothers not say!

"Hurry up and make arrangements, I believe you can do a good job, Tao Gu don't let me down."

The Ministry of Rites of the Song Dynasty really didn’t have a set of etiquette when the monarch of the foreign country came. This time Tao Gu was really the first time a big girl got on the sedan chair, but there will be more such things in the future. He is the first of its kind. Must have his name.

But now that the time is so urgent, he is also depressed, what to do, it is too late to investigate, how to receive these foreign monarchs, this has caused a headache.

(End of this chapter)