Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

The snow was falling heavily and it was freezing cold.

A group of Jin envoys were driven out of the Sifang Pavilion. Although they were all extremely angry, they did not dare to break out on the spot and could only protest noisily.

Because the commotion was a bit loud, envoys from other countries came over to watch the excitement.

Aibu has lived in Tokyo for more than a year, communicating with scholars from the Hanlin Academy every day, and has become able to communicate in Chinese on a daily basis.

He casually asked the Japanese envoy next to him: "His Majesty the Emperor has always been lenient and polite, why did he expel these Jin envoys?"

"I heard that the envoy from the Kingdom of Jin was disrespectful and angered His Majesty the Ming Emperor in person." Fujiwara Tadamune said.

Fujiwara Tadamune is not only the clan brother of Fujiwara Ienari, the Japanese photographer, but also the brother-in-law of Fujiwara Ienari.

With these two relationships, it was natural for him to become the deputy envoy of the Ming Dynasty Mission.

As for the official envoy, he is a monk and currently hangs out at Daxiangguo Temple.

Although the Sifang Pavilion in the Ming Dynasty was used to receive foreign guests, there was a charge for overstaying the stay, and the accommodation fee was very expensive. Japan has a large number of military envoys, and currently more than half of them rent private houses.

Of course, the Seljuk envoys were different. Both sets of gifts they brought were very valuable. You can live in Sifangguan open!

Abu regarded Emperor Zhu as a saint and couldn't help but sigh: "How rude the Jin envoy was to anger the kind and generous emperor."

Fujiwara Tadamune said with disdain: "The Jurchen barbarians are the Jurchen barbarians in the Jin Kingdom. A hundred years ago, the Jurchen pirates plundered the coast of our country and took away countless women and property. This group of Jurchen bandits were formerly slaves of the Liao Kingdom. But he rebelled and destroyed the Liao Kingdom."

"I have heard of this," Abu showed off his profound knowledge. "The Ming Dynasty is the upper Qin, and the Liao Kingdom is the middle Qin. If the Jurchen bandits can actually destroy the middle Qin, then they must be very ferocious."

Cui Zhenghuan, the Goryeo envoy, came over and said: "More than cruel? Jurchen barbarians often go south to plunder, and they even captured our country's Xijing a few years ago."

Goryeo was occupied by the Ming Dynasty in Pyongyang and the areas north of it, and did not dare to resist with force. It sent envoys to ask for it every year.

Their reasons are also very good. Ming Dynasty was invited to garrison troops in these places to protect Goryeo. Now that the Jin Kingdom has weakened, Goryeo has the ability to protect itself, so there is no need to bother the Ming Dynasty soldiers anymore.

The reply of the Ming court was of course that they were afraid of the Jin soldiers coming back.

Just as the Koryo envoy finished speaking, the Xixia envoy also came to echo his words, scolding the Jin Kingdom for going back on its word and swallowing back the land promised to Xixia.

Seeing Japan, Goryeo, and Xixia all angrily criticizing the Jin Kingdom, Abu's impression of the Jin Kingdom became even worse.

He returned to the house and recorded:

"The Central Qin of Peach Blossom Stone was formerly called the Liao Kingdom. The Liao Kingdom and the Song Kingdom of the Upper Qin Dynasty were brotherly states. They were generally friendly, but they also had conflicts from time to time. Xixia and Goryeo were vassals of the Liao Kingdom of the Middle Qin Dynasty, and Xixia often had conflicts with the Upper Qin Kingdom. There was a war between Qin and Song."

"The Jurchen barbarians from the northeastern region were originally slaves of the Liao Kingdom of the Central Qin Dynasty. But they betrayed their masters, annexed the Liao Kingdom, and seized the Peach Blossom Stone's legal authority of the Central Qin Dynasty..."

"The barbarians of the Jin Kingdom were extremely cruel and fought bravely. They attacked all surrounding countries and even reached the capital of the Shang Qin and Song Kingdoms..."

"The emperor of the Song Dynasty was a foolish and cruel man, so the people of Shang Qin abandoned him. The great Taohua Shihan and the Ming Emperor of Shang Qin were originally just scholars, but they were invited to the Song Dynasty by countless generals, scholars and people. The new emperor was crowned in the capital city of Kaifeng.”

"His Majesty the Great Emperor of the Ming Dynasty did not personally go to battle to kill the enemy, but everyone was willing to be loyal to him. After receiving the emperor's order, the generals led the soldiers to drive away the barbarians of the Jin Kingdom and regained the capital of Shang Qin and all the territory... "

"In the land of Qin on the Peach Blossom Stone, you can become an emperor if you have the destiny, rather than passing it down through blood. The destiny is the favor of the God of the Sky. It is said that if the emperor loses his virtue, the God of the Sky will no longer favor him, but choose another one. A hero of noble character. Even a slave can gain the allegiance of everyone as long as he has destiny..."

Ai Bu also drew a peach blossom stone map through hearsay and insinuating himself in the Hanlin Academy.

Upper Qin (Da Ming) and Middle Qin (Jin Kingdom) both had huge areas, while Lower Qin (Xinjiang and part of Central Asia) only had a small area.

In Abu's writing, even Korea and Japan are much larger than Xinjiang.

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After being kicked out of the Sifang Pavilion, Zuo Guangqing took the Xixia envoys to stay at the nearby Daxiangguo Temple.

Daxiangguo Temple has been running an inn business, but Zhike Monk stopped the envoy from the Jin Kingdom and said: "Amitabha, you are not welcome in Xiangguo Temple."

Zuo Guangqing said: "We are willing to pay more for accommodation."

The monk who knew the guest shook his head: "I heard that the envoy from the Kingdom of Jin threatened your majesty face to face. Although we are monks, we are also citizens of the Ming Dynasty. Your majesty is like a father, and his subjects are like sons. If an evil neighbor insults his father, how can he receive a son? Your Excellency, please leave. Xiangguo Temple will not take in any more golden people."

After encountering disappointment at Daxiangguo Temple, Zuo Guangqing ran to the nearest Qingfenglou Wubi Inn.

Although this inn is a copycat version of Qingfeng Tower, its location is very good. It is located between Cai Jing’s old residence and Taiping Xingguo Temple.

As soon as Zuo Guangqing explained his intention, the innkeeper came over and said, "Get out of here! How dare you offend His Majesty. You are so arrogant and daring. Even if I give you more money, I won't let you stay at the Qingfeng Tower Incomparable Inn!"

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The guests who were eating in the lobby cheered when they heard this.

They didn't know what happened. They only heard that the Jin people had offended the emperor.

The officials are planning to abdicate, but you barbarians from the Jin Kingdom still dare to make the officials unhappy. It's a good thing if I don't kill you on the spot.

Zuo Guangqing went to the Banlou Hotel again, but was driven away by the bartender with a stick.

"That's unreasonable!"

Wanyan Yuying held the handle of the knife and was so angry that she wanted to kill the bartender with the knife.

This Wanyan Yuying, whose real name is Wanyan Talan, is the son of Yin Shuke.

Wanyan Talan, who has appeared many times before, is named Wanyan Chang in Chinese, and is not the same person.

Among the nobles of the Jin Kingdom, there are too many people with the same name.

Zuo Guangqing held Wanyan Yuying's right hand and reminded, "Don't be impulsive."

Wanyan Yuying said: "I just met the Ming Emperor yesterday, and today the whole city knows that these Nanbarbarians did it on purpose! They deliberately humiliated the envoy and made us sleep on the street in the snow!"

"What's the use of killing a few civilians? Instead, it gave the Ming Dynasty more excuses to send troops." Zuo Guangqing said.

Wanyan Yuying said angrily: "I have been fighting with my father since I was sixteen years old. I have to be the vanguard in every battle. Why are I afraid that I will not succeed in the war with the Nanmanzi? Nianhan is so cowardly that he ceded territory to negotiate for peace. If you follow my wishes, you will use all your strength to conquer the whole country. The soldiers will fight the Ming Dynasty to a decisive battle!"

This guy is such a fool that he dares to call Wanyan Zonghan by his nickname.

He has never fought against the Ming army. In the two battles Zhang Guangdao commanded in Shanxi, Wanyan Yuying and his father Yin Shu happened to be absent.

Of course, there is no doubt that Wanyan Yuying is very good at fighting.

Historically, Jin Bing was beaten violently by Wu Jie in Monk Yuan. Jin Wushu was indecisive at the time. Salihe fled in embarrassment and was so frightened that he cried at night. Wanyan Yuying was the only one who was remarkable throughout the whole process.

If Jin Wushu had listened to Wanyan Yuying's advice, Wu Jie would have had a more difficult time in Monk Yuan, and he might not even have time to arrange his formation calmly.

Zuo Guangqing advised: "I know that the general is brave in battle, but the southerners are not easy to bully. We, Dajin, have always been in civil strife, and money and food are often insufficient. How can we start a war with the Ming Dynasty?"

Wanyan Yuying pointed at Zuo Guangqing and said, "Who can I blame for the lack of money and food? Your father (Zuo Yuan) is in charge of water transportation, and everyone knows that he is corrupt!"

"You are so slanderous!" Zuo Guangqing was furious.

Even if my father embezzled money and food, you can't tell the truth.

The Zuo family is too important to the Kingdom of Jin. They are the real leaders of the Han people in the North. Even if everyone knew that Zuo Yuan was corrupt, Wanyan Zonghan would not dare to punish him.

Emperor Wu begged to buy and steal wine, and the nobles of the Jin Kingdom could beat the emperor violently.

It was obvious that Zuo Yuan was embezzling grain, but the nobles of the Jin Kingdom could only pretend not to see it, because the big families in Bohai and central Liao were also embezzling.

Punish Zuo Yuan, and both the Bohai people in central Liaoning and the Han people in eastern Liaoning will be in chaos!

By the way, the Jin envoy Shi Jian whose ears were cut off by Ju Ming was none other than Zuo Guangqing's cousin.

The group of big traitors who defected from the Liao Kingdom all married each other.

Wanyan Yuying was not a fool. After making a fuss with Zuo Guangqing, he led the delegation to continue looking for the inn.

They went directly out of the city and asked both houses but were rejected.

In the end, they had no choice but to walk to the countryside in the snow, find several farmers and said, "We want to borrow a place to live, and the money will be used as accommodation expenses."

The farmers were so frightened that they did not dare to accept the money and hurriedly gave up their houses.

Then, these families of farmers helped the old and young and ran towards the city gate in a panic. He said to the soldiers stationed at the city gate: "Master, there is a group of strong men with swords and guns, forcing us to give up our houses. The clothes they wear do not look like Han people. Go and take a look. They may be spies of the Jin Kingdom!"

The soldier said, "The golden man's hair is different. Have you seen it clearly?"

The leader of the farmers said: "They are all wearing hats and their hair cannot be seen clearly."

The soldiers quickly reported the incident, which soon alerted Honglu Temple, the Capital Garrison Department and the Five Cities Military and Horse Department.

The Capital Garrison was the fastest to arrive, quickly gathering hundreds of soldiers and marching through the snow to the countryside.

The misunderstanding was quickly resolved, but the Jin envoys were driven away, and Honglu Temple officials ordered them not to harass the people.

Angry and angry, the Jin envoys no longer looked for a house to live in, but collectively got into the Tokyo sewers.

Because the soldiers' actions caused quite a stir, shops all over the city knew that the Jin envoys had offended the emperor, and they even encountered obstacles in buying food.

Not all traders did it out of respect for the emperor. They didn't do business with the Jin people, but more because they were afraid of getting into trouble.

Wanyan Yuying was nestling in the sewer. When she heard footsteps, she quickly asked, "Have you bought the food?"

Zuo Guangqing came in with a few followers: "I bought it in a remote street. The food shops on the street don't sell it. Save some food. If the snow stops tomorrow, leave immediately and return north. Otherwise, you will starve to death." You can’t freeze to death here.”

Wanyan Yuying huddled in the corner, gnashing her teeth on the dough: "The South Barbarian is so humiliating, I will definitely bring troops to kill him when I get back!"

That night, the temperature was even lower.

A group of envoys from the Kingdom of Jin huddled in the sewer. They were so crowded that they used each other's body heat to keep warm. They almost froze to death inside.