The Little Officials of the Song Dynasty

Yelu Dehua's "poetry" was barely a doggerel, and the rhymes were not in order. Even Yun Yanhui could tell that his level was extremely poor, but Li Xingjian actually praised him for his outstanding literary talent.

——Of course, it is in the Liao Kingdom that the literary talent is outstanding.

It's fine if it's an ordinary person, but this person is an official of the Dalin Dental Institute.Therefore, if you think about it carefully, although this sentence is full of malice, it is not wrong.

Yun Yan followed up with a few compliments against his will, and Yelu Dehua made an inch of it and asked him to sing in harmony.

Yun Yan returned and said a few words in a wordless manner, which was not considered a rhyme, but it was not at a disadvantage.After hearing this, Yelu Dehua thought about it for a while, and said regretfully, "The sub-envoy's skills are better."

"...You are too much." Yun Yan replied without the slightest joy of victory.

When it was time to get along in private, Li Xingjian taught everyone a lesson.

"Since the founding of the country, the Liao people have collected a large number of Han family classics and accommodated Han officials. Since Xingzong Yelulongxu, they have vigorously promoted them. Many Liao nobles will learn Confucian classics, and they will even take the exam when they take the imperial examination. Poems and songs."

Li Xingjian explained the origin of Liao people's admiration for Han culture, "However, after all, they are foreigners. There are not many Liao people who are good at literature, and we all know who are of acceptable level. Therefore, I didn't 'Rescue' Chasing Wind."

Yun Yan returned to sweat profusely, and Li Xingjian's "level is acceptable" was obviously a polite word, but in fact, it was not worth mentioning in the eyes of these great scholars.And these people belong to the minority, other than that, even Yun Yanhui can't threaten him anymore.

"Then when you arrive in their capital, you have to remind me, I'm afraid I won't be so lucky next time..." Yun Yanhui muttered, "And why are these Liao people so stubborn, they insist on pulling me to the poem."

"Hehe, when we arrived in the capital, the first person to meet us for poetry must be Yelu Zongzhen, the lord of the country. He likes poetry and fu the most, and he set up the system of judging scholars based on their poetry." Li Xingjian introduced to them, "In previous years , whenever a Song envoy arrives, it is inevitable to accompany him to compose poems. However, the level..."

Li Xingjian smiled and said nothing.

The big guys immediately understood that it was difficult for foreigners to learn Han culture. It was only a few years before they started to learn Han culture comprehensively, and they had no background.

What's more, Tang Poetry and Song Ci are at the same level. There are too many talented people in the Song Dynasty, and the two are not at the same level at all.

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Accompanied by Yelu Dehua wholeheartedly, the mission went all the way to Beijing.

Yun Yan took a closer look and found that there are many fruits and vegetables planted in Liao Kingdom, and they are not nobles, but there are many folks.He wanted to inquire about the planting situation in the Liao Kingdom, but he needed to be reserved, so he said: "When I came, my mother specifically asked me to bring more preserved fruits back home. I wonder what the price of preserved fruits is now?"

The preserved fruit of the Liao Kingdom is also considered one of the special products, and the production is quite mature in this era. When the Liao envoys went to the Song Dynasty, they would also bring preserved fruits to the Song Emperor.

"The price has risen a lot, but if you want more, it's easy to say." Yelu Dehua was also used to Song envoys' purchases, and he muttered, "It's getting colder and colder in recent years, and the need for growing melons and fruits is increasing." If you send it carefully, it is easy to freeze to death, and the price has risen so much."

After all, Yelu Dehua was inexperienced, so in a few words, he revealed the information Yunyan wanted to know.

Yun Yanhui knew that all places have been getting colder these years, the Little Ice Age, but the Liao region is even more bitterly cold, and the situation is even more serious.

It is not easy to grow melons and fruits, and presumably it is not easy to grow food. The Song Dynasty prohibited the sale of grain to the Liao Kingdom. Then, when the people’s harvest was not good, one was the government to provide disaster relief, and the other was to privately buy and smuggle grain.It seems that we have to talk about this situation when we go back, and we need to tighten the control of domestic food.

After entering the Liao land, under the care of Yelu Dehua, everyone's food has also changed a little.

Yun Yan went back to eat, so he brought a lot of instant noodles, bitter bamboo shoots, sauces and so on, just like when he went to the market, they are easy to eat on weekdays, and he is satisfied with the food.

In the Liao territory, the Liao Kingdom provided food, and Yun Yanhui usually took mixed food, and did not eat Liao food at all, which would be too shameful.

Liao people ate a lot of dairy products. Since they entered the Liao land, they provided four envoys with a bowl of milk porridge every day, which looked very precious.

This milk porridge is made of milk and wheat. It tastes good and has a strong milk flavor, so Yun Yanhui eats it clean every time.If you feel a little tired, and you happen to be in a town, you will also buy some fruit cuts and put them in.

When Yelu Dehua saw it, he sighed, "I thought the milk porridge was fine enough, but who knew that you Song people would be better at eating it. Why didn't I think about adding fruits to the milk porridge?"

"Although your country likes to eat cow, sheep and dairy products, but in terms of playing tricks on it, our Song Dynasty has more." Yun Yan smiled back.

Every year, the Song Dynasty imports a lot of sheep from the Liao Kingdom to meet domestic demand. Although dairy products are not the most popular food in the Song Dynasty, there are far more varieties than the Liao people.

Yun Yan also made buttered snails on the spot. Yelu Dehua almost stared out after eating a plate of buttered snails, and then sighed. Now I deeply understand why so many people rushed to come out. Make Song Guo.

Yun Yanhui and the others secretly observed the situation in Liao Kingdom all the way, and arrived in Shangjing without knowing it.

At this point, it's time to change the embassy to accompany the Song mission, and Yelu Dehua's mission has been honorably completed.

To Yunyan Hui's surprise, the embassy escort who received them was also an acquaintance of his - a good friend of the people of the Song Dynasty, who once went to the Song Dynasty as an envoy, and also helped Yunyan buy watermelon seeds for Yelu Niaolu.

Yelu Niaolu first greeted Li Xingjian, the envoy, and then smiled and hugged Yunyan back: "Old friend, I heard that you are coming to Daliao, so I specially asked you to be the ambassador of the embassy, ​​hoping to be like the way you received me back then, I'm entertaining you in Shangjing." He looked at Yunyan back, and then smacked, "I think you've grown up!"

Yun Yanhui also hugged Yeluliu in surprise, "Hai Lin, I thought I could see you, but I didn't expect to show my loyalty so much that I came to be the embassy." He corrected Yeluliu again, "What? When you grow up, I was not considered a child when you saw me."

"That means growing taller?" Yelu laughed loudly, and together with Yun Yanhui introduced their origin to Li Xingjian.

Li Xingjian said with a smile, if we are friends, then it is easy to talk.

After a month's journey, it is now the end of December.The members of the mission rested in the embassy for two days and practiced etiquette.

Yun Yan used this time to go out with Zhao Yunchu.

Just as the Liao envoys were always monitored in the territory of the Song Dynasty, when they came to the Liao Kingdom, Yelu Niaolu also followed them all the time, performing the dual duties of accompanying and monitoring.

Yun Yanhui and Zhao Yunchu had a purpose, they wandered the streets of Shangjing, they mainly chatted with those horse sellers, and asked who could raise horses well.

The animal husbandry industry in Liao State is particularly developed, and the horses are well raised.And this year, the Song Dynasty also issued a new order on raising horses to increase the number of horses. Therefore, they hope to introduce the developed horse breeding technology of the Liao Kingdom.

However, this purpose must not be stated openly, so they took the opportunity to act in private.

After inquiring about the person, he gave the information to the person in the mission who was good at speaking Liao, and taught him to make friends in private and get some skills back.

——At the same time, the envoys are going to meet the king of Liao.

Liao Xingzong, the monarch of the Liao Kingdom, also known as Yeluzong, really hosted a banquet in the martial arts hall, and the Song envoys went to the hall to meet him.It was mainly Li Xingjian who came to talk and gave the gift.

This gift list is similar to previous years, but this year there are some new things.

Emperor Liao didn't stick to trifles, and when he heard about the gifts, he wanted to take a look at them on the spot.

So, Li Xingjian asked someone to carry the things up.

The first thing that is different from previous years is the number of brewed tea leaves, which are similar to scented tea, but have a unique taste.

The second is a large vat with transplanted melons.This product was produced by Tao Zhiyao, cultivated in a greenhouse, and transported thousands of miles away to Liao Kingdom in tanks, I don't know how rare it is.

Since it was produced by Tao Zhiyao, this melon naturally grew into a baby.

Xingzong walked down from the hall curiously, and observed the "melon essence" up close, "This, what is this thing, it looks like a human!"

Xingzong spoke Chinese very fluently, Yun Yanhui peeked at his appearance from the side.

It wasn't very real from a close distance, but now that he walks down, he can see it clearly. He is not very old, and should be comparable to Renzong. His two sword eyebrows are thick and black, and his eyes are sharp, but he has a beard and a taller figure. , looks a lot more mature, not as handsome as Renzong Qingjun.

Someone in the Liao Kingdom paid more attention to the scenery of the Song Dynasty, and said excitedly: "This is probably the ginseng fruit of the Song people! It is said that it has absorbed the essence of the world, the sun and the moon, so it can grow into this baby..."

This person repeated the nonsense about melons made up by Tao Zhiyao, and Xingzong still listened with great interest, "Ginseng fruit, ginseng fruit, well, pick one and give it to the Empress Dowager immediately, and ask her to eat it, so as to prolong her life."

After hearing this, all the courtiers showed envious and expectant eyes...

There are several ginseng fruits in this vat, will His Majesty give them some?

Yun Yanhui was secretly moved, Liao people are so honest, and now they call melon essence ginseng fruit in the whole world!

Next, there is the third difference, and that is the real Kong Jiaban.

Kong Ji led two leading actors to come to the audience, and Xingzong had also heard about Bian opera for a long time, so he invited them to come and perform a scene with great interest.

But Kong Ji said that this Bian opera is a combination of operas and scenes, and it needs to be groomed and the stage set up before it can be a leading role for the country. Otherwise, they will feel sorry for the imperfect performance.

Not only did Xingzong not blame them for their fluff, but he felt that this was everyone's demeanor. He immediately ordered people to set up a music booth outside the hall to restore the stage as much as possible. At that time, he invited all his officials to enjoy the most authentic Bian opera from the Song Dynasty.

After looking at the gifts, Xingzong invited the envoys of the Song Dynasty to sit down, drink and have a feast.

Xingzong couldn't wait to ask someone to pick a ginseng fruit and taste it.

The fat doll with lifelike eyebrows was carefully picked off by the palace servants and put into Xingzong's hands.

Holding the ginseng fruit, Xingzong looked at it for a long while, and after thinking for a long time, he bit off half of the "body" in one bite and shattered it under the eyes of all the ministers.

Everyone stared at Xingzong: What does ginseng fruit taste like?

Xingzong thought in his heart, damn it, it seems that it is not as tasty as the ordinary melons in our Liao Kingdom.

Li Xingjian said in a timely manner: "This ginseng fruit is supported on the melon, but it is full of the essence of the sun and the moon. Eating it can make people quick-minded and strong."

The eyes of the ministers of the Liao Kingdom became even hotter. They had long heard that this product was very famous in the Song Dynasty. The supply in the country was in short supply, and because it was a fruit, it was difficult to transport. They couldn't get it if they wanted it. After seeing the real thing, and listening to Song Shi's introduction, I felt even more itchy in my heart.

Just by looking at the appearance of the ginseng fruit, you can know that the effect is extraordinary.If it had no ability, would it dare to grow like this? !

Yun Yan was drunk by the side, he didn't dare to brag like that when he was selling things, why did old man Li talk like a big talk, fooling foreigners into a set, but he thought Li Xingjian was an upright and wise person at first What about the old man.

Xing Zong hesitated for a moment, scratched his nose, and praised: "Hehehe, no wonder after I eat it, my tongue produces fluid, and my whole body feels comfortable. It is indeed a ginseng fruit, and it is indeed more effective than ginseng!"