The Little Officials of the Song Dynasty

The Privy Council's concierge was already very busy with receiving missions from various countries, but at this moment, it actually received an application from the Liao State Mission to lend them the cook from Duting Xiyi...

According to reliable information, this is because, on the first day of the Royal Banquet, they felt that they did not eat well without the reception banquet of the Xixia Mission!

The people in the concierge immediately exploded, and they were all careful and careful. Why did the people of Liao think so? Those imperial chefs are really bashing on the street!

Fortunately, the Liao State is not a protest. If it is a protest, then this is a very big thing. It will be considered to be deliberately slow to treat the Liao State mission, and the officials are committed to peace between the two countries. What if something like this happens?

He patted his face in the concierge room, hurry up, if they want the cook, they will send it to Xixia. Anyway, everyone knows that it is the cook of Kaifeng Mansion.

The concierge didn’t know. It was because the chief and deputy envoys didn’t eat the dishes brought from the Xixia mission that day. They didn’t believe it at all, because they believed that Song Guo couldn’t do that without thinking. That's all, so I just applied casually to satisfy the subordinates.

In any case, the cooks of Kaifeng Prefecture were rushed to Duting Station where the Liao State Mission was staying. However, they would not cook the dishes on the reception banquet anymore. The classic dishes of Kaifeng Prefecture's cafeteria were almost the same.

However, the people of the Liao State Mission were also very satisfied, especially Yelv Qiu. He ate the Eight Treasure Rice once again, and his feelings of homesickness eased a lot.

…

The Liao Kingdom advocated Buddhism very much, and the emperor also highly praised it, making the Buddhist culture penetrate into every detail of life. As a painter, Yelu-Liu also painted murals in major monasteries at the beginning.

When I came to Bianjing, Yelv Lin naturally had to visit Daxiangguo Temple.

In addition to admiring the Buddhist culture there, Yelv Lingxie also has a very important purpose, that is, purchasing!

In addition to carrying official gifts, the envoys between Song and Liao to celebrate the New Year would often engage in private trade to earn some extra money, or to facilitate relatives and friends. Yelu's shoes didn't bring any goods, but they were entrusted by others to buy some Ru porcelain and tea.

In this way, Daxiangguo Temple can even meet his needs.

Yelu ran to the Daxiangguo Temple, swaying in the temple, swaying around, and actually saw the young Song State boy named Yunyanhui, so he happily stretched out his hand to say hello.

"What a coincidence!" Yelu said curly.

"Yeah, haha." Yun Yan said back to his heart, it's not a coincidence. Although he was here today to handle official affairs, he was caught by someone as soon as he was about to leave.

As soon as this Yelu Claw walked out of the post house, the people from Kaifeng Mansion followed him, but today Daxiangguo Temple’s open market was too crowded, and the followers found it a little strenuous. They found that Yunyan was back here and asked him. For help.

Yun Yan had no choice but to run in front of Yelu's curly, ready to supervise it honestly.

Sure enough, Yelv greeted him excitedly when she saw him—if he didn't say hello when she saw him, then it was really doubtful.

"Yelü Tongzhi, what are you doing here?" Yun Yanhui asked seemingly inadvertently.

The information of these Liao envoys had long been ascertained by the imperial court. Yun Yan went back and asked Bao Zheng. After checking the files, he knew that this official was the Liao, who was a member of the Xuanhui Affairs of Tongzhi Nanyuan, and was still a legend.

He once committed a murder in Liao, but he painted a portrait of Yelu Longxu, the Saint Zong of Liao, and was pardoned because he painted too well. After that, I will take it back and give it to the current Emperor Xingzong of Liao.

Looking at the shining sun now, I really didn't expect this person to have such an experience. Zhao Yunchu is really silly and sweet, he is just a bean paste bun, cut black.

"Brother Yun, you can call me Hailin. This is my word." Yelu said with a smile, "Before I set off, some relatives and friends asked me to bring some Ru kiln porcelain and tea back. I'll buy them."

Where did Yun Yan go back to know about the mission, he couldn't help but stared, "It's amazing, do you still allow purchasing?"

"Daigou? Well, it's daigou." Yelu said curly. "It's just that I don't know much about porcelain and tea. Can you help me?"

"Oh, okay... I'll introduce you to buy things." Yun Yan recalled, we welcome this, and welcome the Liao country's purchasing agents to come and purchase goods, which can be regarded as a contribution to the economy of Bianjing.

"Well, by the way, are you interested in bringing some special items back to your relatives and friends, or buying them for sale?" Yun Yan asked, turning his eyes back.

Yelu was really tempted, "What kind of special items?"

"There is absolutely none in the Liao country...We Da Song is in short supply. I will show you this photo blue paper, as well as Kaifeng lights," Yun Yan replied with a tight introduction.

Yelu was very excited, and felt that Tokyo people are really too exquisite. Although there are many Han people living in the Liao Kingdom, they also buy a lot of Song people’s goods, but they are still very different from the Tokyo people. They are worthy of the Song Kingdom. It’s the capital of the country.

"Wait, Brother Yun, wait a minute, I think my companions will also like these things very much, I'll go and call them too." Yelu was full of enthusiasm, feeling that good things could not be enjoyed by herself, so she forced La Yunyan went back to Duting Station and called out, asking who was going shopping.

Who came to Dasong hasn't ordered the task of purchasing agents, and I heard that Yelv Lingxiu brought the natives of Tokyo. He could introduce local specialties, and he immediately responded.

Yun Yan replied: "..."

Damn, it's so inexplicable, why did you let me lead the group all of a sudden? And so many people go out together, do you want the supervisors of Kaifeng Mansion to vomit blood?

Yun Yan looked at each other in the plainclothes of Kaifeng Mansion who was in charge of stalking in the corner, and saw that the other party was also sweaty, and nodded suggestively at himself, but the corner of his mouth twitched, and a thin piece was folded against the courtyard wall. The bamboo, then wrapped in a red cloth and shook it.

"Please look at this little flag, follow me, don't fall behind..."

…

Yun Yan back carrying a small flag, with a group of Liao people shuttled in Bianjing.

Today is December 28, and it will be Zhengdan soon. Every day, people from Hongyou Temple will bring these people from the Liao delegation to practice the etiquette of the court, but the rest of the time is their free time.

And now, they choose to follow Yunyan back to go shopping.

Among them, there are many people who have been to the Song Dynasty, but they all think that there has never been a person as professional as Yun Yanhui. Not only does he seem to be familiar with every shop in the streets and alleys, but they can also solve every problem. I was perfectly answered, from where to buy the most cost-effective porcelain to want to bring some special products to older aunts...

It's much more comprehensive than the pavilion companion!

—It can only be said that even if the pavilion companion is very enthusiastic, not every pavilion companion is a native of Tokyo, and even if it is, it may not be as familiar as Yunyan returning to the market.

"Brother Yun, can we take this Hehuayu back?" someone asked.

Yun Yan came back carrying the flag and passed through, "Fresh fish? No, it will die very quickly if it leaves this environment, and once this kind of fish dies, the taste will be much worse. You can buy dried fish that are made, or another. It’s flavorful, but it’s slightly more expensive."

Look, he gave a good solution again.

Yun Yan led them into a shop cooperating with Kaifeng Prefecture. The shop sold lamps. There were various sizes of Kaifeng lamps. When dozens of people from Liao came in, the shop was filled up all at once.

Yun Yan leaned back at the door and asked the shopkeeper to introduce them. As expected, the shopkeeper had a fascinating meal, describing the splendid view of the city with a bright moon at night.

Yun Yan silently counts and counts people's heads when he returns. One cannot be missing...

People in Liao didn't hesitate to buy, buy and buy, and then urge Yun Yan to go back to the next shopping spot.

Yun Yan was about to cry back, and this shopping group was so easy to take. Everyone was in a hurry and was very rich.

Indeed, many embassies have been stuffed with royal relatives these days. In other words, many of the Liao people in these embassies are actually going to buy agents for some princes, nobles, princes and princesses in the Liao Kingdom...

Not bad money, not bad money!

Under the strong promotion of Yunyan's return to the ground, and with the efforts of the various shopkeepers, these Liao (gou) envoys (wu) regiment members bought a large number of items in their blood. This atmosphere is really moving. Many, especially Yunyan Huilao chanting by the side, "Now you only need 998 when you shop, and you will make a profit if you buy it, and you will lose every day..." "This is basically the price of jumping off the property!" I feel it's a shot.

In this way, I am very happy, I am very happy the first time, and I have been here many times and feel that this time is the most intimate and the most enjoyable.

Of course, Yun Yanhui also cautiously did not take them to buy books. Although some important materials were not allowed to be printed and published this year, they were not afraid of 10,000 yuan or just in case.

It was such a shopping spree until the evening, and many shops were closed, and I didn't want to go back yet.

To Yun Yanhui's surprise, the envoys of other countries in other post houses discovered this scene and asked their companions to provide such services. These people don’t have this kind of consciousness, and it’s impossible to give you a map for you to find on your own. Yunyan went back and wrote them the shopping route. It’s okay if you don’t fool around. Don’t talk nonsense, just follow this one with someone. Click one point and buy it!

Whether it is the Privy Council or Honghe Temple, they all feel very happy in the end, not only because of the promotion of the economy. These envoys, not only do some private trade when they come here, they also like to exchange cultures.

Usually, regardless of whether they come or the Song people are going to Liao, the officials of the Song Dynasty will be able to compose essays with poetry, so that every time they choose the companion embassy and various envoys, they will be close to the cultural selection, naturally they will not go. In terms of having fun, isn’t it just for not to capsize in the gutter? A literate person must be the number one in the Song Dynasty!

So, this time everyone’s attention was diverted by the chicken blood shopping, and the reception staff were relieved. It’s great, you don’t need to be ready to endorse the pair at any time by Lianshi...

And for further development, Yun Yanhui did not expect that this shopping route map was actually circulated, and it was also pirated by some printing shops. Because the source is a foreign mission, it has a special gold content, so I looked for it. This version.

This map was sold exclusively to tourists from other places and even foreigners, and it was also very popular. Later, almost everyone who came to Bianjing had a copy of it, and on this basis, it has been continuously developed and renovated, and it has become a must-have for entering Beijing.