The Little Officials of the Song Dynasty

Yelu Dehua's "poem" is barely a limerick, and the rhyme is not perfect, even Yun Yanhui can hear the level is extremely poor, Li Xingjian actually praised his literary talent.

——Of course, it is a brilliant literary talent in Liao.

If it's an ordinary person, that's all, this person is an official of the Dalin Dental Hospital. Therefore, if you think about it carefully, although this sentence is full of malice, it is not wrong.

Yun Yan replied with a compliment, and Yelu Dehua had to make an inch and asked him to sing a peace.

Yun Yan whispered a few words silently in reply. It was not a rhyme, but it didn't fall short. After listening to Yelu Dehua, he pondered it a little, and said regretfully, "The deputy envoy is still better."

"...You're overwhelmed." Yun Yan didn't feel the joy of victory even after turning back.

When it came 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 Chinese classics and accepted the Han Dynasty. Since the Xingzong Yelu Longxu, they have vigorously promoted them. Poems and songs."

Li Xingjian talked about the origins of the Liao people's admiration of Han culture, "However, after all, they are foreigners. There are not many Liao people who are good at writing. We know who the level is acceptable. Therefore, I didn't have it. 'Rescue' chasing the wind."

Yun Yan went back to sweat, and Li Xingjian's "level is acceptable" was obviously polite. In fact, in the eyes of these big scholars, it is not worth mentioning. And these people belonged to a minority, other than that, even Yun Yanhui couldn't threaten it.

"Then when you arrive in their capital, you have to remind you, I'm afraid that you won't be so lucky next time..." Yun Yan whispered in response, "And why these Liao people are so stubborn, they are not dragging me to poems."

"Hehe, when we arrived in the capital, the first person to find us for poetry must be Yelv Zongzhen, the lord of the country. He likes poetry most, and this system of selecting talents based on poetry was set by him." Li Xingjian introduced to them, "in previous years. Every time there is a Song ambassador, it is inevitable to accompany him in composing poems. However, the level..."

Li Xingjian smiled without saying a word.

The big guy immediately understood that this foreigner had difficulties in learning Han culture. They started to learn Han culture in a few years, and they had no background.

What's more, Tang Poetry and Song Ci, that is the existence of the open hanging class, there are too many talents in the Song Dynasty, and the two are not at a comparative level at all.

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With the dedicated company of Yeludhua, the mission went all the way to Beijing.

Yun Yan paid attention and observed that many fruits and vegetables were planted in Liao, and they were not aristocrats, but there were many people. He wanted to inquire about the planting situation in Liao, but he needed to be subtle, so he said: "When I came, my mother specially asked me to bring more preserved fruits back. I don't know what the price of preserved fruits is now?"

The candied fruits of Liao are also considered as one of the special products. The production was quite mature in this era. When the Liao Dynasty went to the Song Dynasty, the candied fruits would also be given to the Emperor of Song Dynasty.

"The price has gone up a lot, but if you want more, it's natural to say." Yelu Dehua is also used to the purchase of Song Envoy, and muttered, "It has become more and more cold in recent years. If you send it carefully, it is easy to freeze to death, causing the price to rise so much."

After all, Yelu Dehua had no experience, and in a few words, he revealed the information Yun Yan wanted to know.

Yun Yanhui had known that all over the years had been getting colder in the past few years, the Little Ice Age, but the cold in the Liao region was even more bitter, and the situation would be even more serious.

It's not easy to grow melons and fruits, presumably it's not good to grow grain. Dasong prohibits the sale of grain to Liao, so when the people's harvest is not good, one is the government's disaster relief, the other is the smuggling of grain. It seems that we have to talk about this situation when we go back, and we must tighten domestic food control.

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

Yunyan didn't want to eat her life, and brought a lot of instant noodles, bitter bamboo shoots, sauces and the like. Just like when she went to the market, she was easy to eat on weekdays, and it was satisfying.

In the Liao region, the Liao State also provided food. Yunyan usually took mixed food and did not eat Liao State food at all. That would be too bad for face.

People in Liao ate more dairy products. Since entering Liao, they have provided four envoys with a bowl of milk porridge every day, which is very precious.

This milk porridge is made of milk and wheat. The taste is good and the milk has a strong flavor, so Yun Yanhui eats it cleanly every time. If you feel a little greasy, and you happen to be in a town, you will buy some fruit and cut it into pieces.

Yelu Dehua sighed when he saw it, "I thought the milk porridge was fine enough. Who knew you Song people would be better at eating it. Add fruit to the milk porridge. Why didn't I think about it?"

"Although your country likes to eat beef and sheep dairy products, we still have more tricks in this area." Yun Yan smiled back.

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

Yun Yan also made some buttered snails on the spot. Yelu Dehua almost didn’t stare out after eating it. He ate a dish of buttered snails, and then sighed, only now I have a deep understanding of why so many people are rushing to produce it. Make Song State.

Yun Yanhui and the others secretly observed the situation in Liao and went to Beijing without knowing it.

At this time, it was time to change the consulate and recruit the Song Dynasty delegation, and Yeludhua's mission had been gloriously completed.

What surprised Yun Yan was that the envoy who received them was also his acquaintance—a good friend of the people of the Song Dynasty. He had been to Song Dynasty and helped Yun Yan return to Yelu, who bought watermelon seeds.

Yelu Xiuxiu first met with Li Xingjian, his envoy, and then laughed and hugged Yun Yan back: "Old friend, I heard that you are coming to Daliao, and I specially asked to be the companion of the museum, hoping to be like you received me back then. Entertain you in Shangjing." He looked at Yun Yan back, and said, "I think you have grown up!"

Yun Yanhui also hugged Yelv's curly back in surprise, "Haijin, I thought about seeing you, but I didn't expect to speak up like this and come to be the companion of the museum." He corrected Yelv's curly again, "What? I'm grown up, when you saw me back then, I was not a child either."

"Then it's taller?" Yelu laughed, and Yun Yanhui introduced their origin to Li Xingjian.

Li Xingjian said with a smile, "Everyone is friends, so it's easy to talk."

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

Yun Yanhui used this time to go out with Zhao Yunchu for a stroll.

Just like the Liao envoys in the Song state, there will always be people under surveillance. When they come to the Liao state, Yelv Lin has always been by their side, fulfilling the dual duties of companionship and surveillance.

Yun Yanhui and Zhao Yunchu had a purpose. They were shopping on the streets of Shangjing. They mainly talked to those who sell horses to find out who raised the horses well.

The animal husbandry industry in Liao is particularly developed, and horses are raised well. 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 advanced horse raising technology of Liao.

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

After inquiring about the person, he handed 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 monarch of Liao.

Liao Xingzong, the monarch of the Liao Kingdom, also known as Yelvzong, set up a martial arts hall, and the envoys of the Song Dynasty went to the hall to pay respect. It was mainly Li Xingjian who talked and gave the gift.

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

The Liao Emperor didn't stick to the trivialities, and when he heard the gifts in it, he wanted to take a look at it on the spot.

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

The first difference from previous years is that there are some brewed teas, which are similar to scented tea, but they have a different taste.

The second is a big tank with transplanted melons inside. This is produced by Tao Zhiyao, cultivated in the greenhouse, and transported to Liao State in a tank for thousands of miles. I don't know how rare it is.

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

Xingzong walked down from the temple curiously, and watched the "melon essence" up close, "This, what is this, it looks like a human form!"

Xingzong's Chinese is very slippery, and Yun Yan turned back to take a peek at his appearance.

It wasn’t really true to look close at first, but now he can see clearly when he walks down. He is not too old, he should be about the same as Renzong, his two sword eyebrows are thick and black, his eyesight is sharp, but he has a beard and is taller. , It looks like a lot of old age, not like Renzong Qingjun.

The Liao State paid more attention to the customs 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 sky, the sun and the moon, and can grow into this baby..."

This person repeated the nonsense about melons made up by Tao Zhiyao, and Xingzong still heard it with gusto, "Ginseng fruit, ginseng fruit, okay, pick one and give it to the Queen Mother immediately, and ask her to eat it for the elderly, so as to prolong life."

All the courtiers looked envious and expectant when they heard this...

There are several ginseng fruits in this tank. Will your Majesty give them?

Yun Yan was moved secretly, the Liao people were so honest, and now the whole world calls them ginseng fruit!

Next, there is the third difference, and that is the living Confucian class.

Kong Ji led two leading actors to come to see him, and Xingzong had also heard about the Bian opera for a long time, and he was extremely interested in asking them to come to the scene for a passage.

Kong Ji said that this Bian opera is a combination of opera and the scene is blended. It is necessary to freshen up and set up the stage before they can play the leading role for the country. Otherwise, they will feel sorry for the imperfect performance.

Not only did Xingzong not blame them, but felt that this was the demeanor of everyone. He immediately ordered people to set up a music tent outside the temple to restore the stage as much as possible. Then, he would invite his officials to enjoy the most original Bian opera from the Song Dynasty.

After seeing the gift, Xingzong invited the Song envoys to sit down and have a drink and a feast.

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

The fat baby with raw eyebrows was carefully taken off by the palace servant and placed in Xingzong's hands.

Xingzong held the ginseng fruit and looked at it for a long while, thinking for a long time, and then in the eyes of the ministers, he bit down half of the "body" and bit it into pieces.

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

Xingzong thought in his heart, **** it, it seems that it's not as good as ordinary melons in Liao.

Li Xingjian said in a timely manner: "This ginseng fruit rests on the melon, but it is full of the essence of the sun and the moon. The food can make people think agile and strengthen the body."

The eyes of the ministers of the Liao Kingdom suddenly became even more scorching. They had long heard that this thing was very famous in the Song Dynasty, and it was in short supply in the country, and because it was a fruit, it was difficult to transport. When it comes to the real thing, listening to Song Shiyi's introduction makes my heart more itchy.

Just by looking at the appearance of the ginseng fruit, you know that the effect is unusual. If it doesn't have the ability, will it dare to grow like this? !

Yun Yan was drunk on the sidelines. He didn't dare to talk like that when he was selling things. How could old man Li speak big words, flicking foreigners into one set, but he thought that Li Xingjian was an upright and wise type at first. Where's the old man.

Xingzong hesitated for a moment, scratched his nose, and praised: "Hahaha, no wonder that after I eat it, my mouth produces fluids and my body is soothing. It is indeed a ginseng fruit, it really works better than ginseng!"