Even with the conclusion of the Shaoxing Peace Agreement, the two countries have had a truce for more than ten years, but the hostility in the hearts of both sides has obviously not diminished at all. At this moment, the negotiations between the two sides have not yet begun, and the mission has not yet begun.

The city was already at war with each other, and his words became rude.

Xiao Yu stared at Fang Zian for a long time, then suddenly burst into laughter.

"Hahaha. I didn't expect Mr. Fang to be very talkative at such a young age. This is also the advantage of you Song people. You are sharp-tongued and unforgiving. That's all. I don't care about this. After all, you are envoys and you have to give

Please respect me. However, I would like to give you a piece of advice. You two envoys must not forget that you are here to discuss important matters with me, Daikin. If you continue to be so pretentious and refuse to give in during the negotiation, I am afraid it is not a wise move.

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Before Fang Zian could answer, Shi Hao said in a deep voice: "I have come to negotiate with your country on the order of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. I know how to advance and retreat in a measured way, so I don't bother Prime Minister Xiao. Just now, you, Prime Minister Xiao, are hiding the hidden meaning in your words.

Mr. Fang is not to blame for the verbal dispute. We, the people of Song Dynasty, have always behaved like this. When people respect three points, I will give way.

, we will all fight an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. We also hope that Prime Minister Xiao will act and speak appropriately so that he can gain our respect."

Xiao Yu was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said: "So, it's my fault? I just told a fact. Who would have thought it would make you unhappy? That's all. Let's just consider it my fault and don't mention it.

I’m here. I’m here to greet you, not to quarrel with you. You two, please go into the city with me.”

Shi Hao cupped his hands and said, "Prime Minister Xiao is in large numbers. Shi admires me. I'd like you to lead the way."

Everyone urged their horses to prepare to enter the city. Xiao Yu took his horse and walked a few steps ahead, but then reined in his horse and turned back and said: "By the way, there are a few things I must tell you. Yanjing Mansion is about to become my capital city.

Nowadays, government officials and people are migrating from various places, and there is some chaos in the city. You are envoys from the Song Dynasty. It is not appropriate to wander around in the city. Please strictly restrain the two of you and your soldiers and horses, and do not move around at will. If you cause trouble

Don’t blame me for not reminding you when the time comes."

Shi Hao cupped his hands and said, "That's natural."

Xiao Yu nodded and said: "Also, you are the envoys of the Song Dynasty. Don't forget your identity. If you are here to discuss peace affairs with us, don't do anything inconsistent with your identity. If you do something like spying on military intelligence,

If something like this happens, even if you are the envoys of the Song Dynasty, you will not escape death."

Fang Zian said loudly: "Prime Minister Xiao, it's almost dark, are you finished? We traveled thousands of miles to Yanjing to negotiate with you. We are exhausted and exhausted. For humanitarian reasons, you should arrange for us to enter as soon as possible.

Let's settle down and rest in the city. Is there anything we can't talk about tomorrow? You don't know the basic etiquette of receiving guests. No wonder some people call you... that."

Xiao Yu's face was extremely angry. Of course he knew what Fang Zian meant. It was nothing more than the word "barbarian". He was about to get angry and scold him, but after thinking about it, he endured it. Fang Zian didn't know how high the sky was, and he already

If you have entered the dragon's den and don't know it, why should you use your words to him? It would be easy to kill him.

Now everyone followed Xiao Yu and others on horseback into the city. The scene in the city was even more jaw-dropping. From outside the city, it looked like a majestic and huge city. But once inside the city, there was a huge contrast.

The entire city looks like a huge construction site at the moment. Dust is flying everywhere, the air is gray and dim. There are houses under construction everywhere.

In the excavated ditch streets, in the dusk, countless civilians were like ghosts squirming in the dim light, busy like ants. The Jurchen cavalry on war horses waved their whips and scolded them to drive them away. Fang Zian observed carefully

From the appearance of those people, it was found that they were all dressed as ordinary people of the Song Dynasty, and were driven to work in the cold wind wearing thin and tattered clothes. Obviously, they were all people captured by the Jin people from the areas where the Song Dynasty fell and were used as

The citizens built a new capital for them.

The people and horses were walking along the dusty long street. Shi Hao, Fang Zian and the fire brigade were silent, filled with grief and anger. If some people in the past could not intuitively feel the pain of the people in the occupied land and the ferocity of the Jin people,

To be honest, at this moment they really felt all this. After the Jin people occupied the north of the Huaihe River, they did not regard the original people of the Song Dynasty as human beings at all. They were just livestock and coolies for them to drive. The Jin people took a large number of people from

They drove them away from the land, took away their fertile farmland and turned it into pasture, and treated these people as slave animals. It is unknown how many people died in this situation.

"The remaining people have shed their tears in the dust and looked south to Master Wang for another year. It's true. Only Master Wang can save them." Shi Hao frowned and sighed softly.

Fang Zian said softly: "Sir, there will be a day when Master Wang will conquer the Central Plains. I firmly believe it."

After passing the noisy outer city and entering the ancient inner city, the situation became much better. The inner city was the original site of Xijin Mansion. Since Yanjing was to be designated as the capital, it was natural to expand the scale of the city, so it was

The original city site served as the inner city, and outer city walls were built on the periphery to achieve the purpose of expanding the city area and re-planning the city and defense system. The inner city was originally the capital of the Liao Kingdom, and the streets and buildings were planned, so it was neat and spacious.

.It’s just that with the implementation of the capital relocation plan, a large number of people who originally lived in the inner city have been expelled from the inner city to accommodate the relocated yamen agencies and members of the royal family. The center of the inner city is centered on the city lord’s palace.

The central enclosure was bulldozed to build the imperial city, but overall, the layout of the inner city did not change much.

Shi Hao, Fang Zian and his entourage were placed in a pavilion at the intersection of South Street in the inner city. It is not known which rich family's house was originally occupied by the Jin, but it was a large house with three entrances and three doors.

The garden houses inside do have an aura of wealth, but they are old and shabby and poorly furnished. Presumably all the valuable things in this house have been looted long ago.

But no matter what, I finally settled down. Although I was told that there was a Jinjun military camp not far to the south, and settling here was obviously intended to be monitored and intimidated by the military camp, but Fang Zian didn't care about this.

.Now that we have entered Yanjing Mansion, it actually does not matter where the military camp is. The entire Yanjing Mansion is a dragon's pool and a tiger's den, and it is the same no matter where you live.

Xiao Yu left a message to Shi Hao and Fang Zian before leaving.

"My lords, the hotel has its own servants, and the food, drinks, and soups have been arranged. You two will have a good rest tonight. Tomorrow morning, I will send someone to pick up the two envoys to meet the Emperor of Jin in the palace and submit the imperial document.

After that, the negotiations will officially begin. I would like to remind you both that when you meet with me, Emperor Dajin, please do not use clever words. I, Emperor Dajin, are not as easy to talk to as me. If you speak rudely, you will be responsible for the consequences."

Shi Hao and Fang Zian looked at each other indifferently, but Xiao Yu didn't care and left with his people.

Fang Zian immediately arranged for a guard duty. Although two hundred people in the Yanjing Mansion could not play any role at all, what he had to guard against was not the blatant attack of the Jin Kingdom, but the secret and despicable means. Therefore, he still needed to be serious.

Naturally, it is impossible for the Jin Kingdom officials in Guanyi to be responsible for the arrangement, food, and daily life.

It is under the control of the fire brigade itself. Around the courtyard where Shi Hao lives in the back house, the defense must be strengthened to prevent someone from sneaking in secretly and jeopardizing safety, or spying and eavesdropping. Fang Zian told everyone that although the journey was difficult, but when we arrived,

The real test begins after Yanjing, so everyone must cheer up and carry out the orders to the letter. Because from now on, every move is related to life and death and whether the goal can be achieved, and you must concentrate on it.

That night, after taking a shower, Fang Zian drank a few glasses of wine with Shi Hao. The two discussed some of the things they were about to face, and agreed on some plans and countermeasures to make sure they were well aware of it.

There was no talk all night. At dawn, Shi Hao and Fang Zian got up early and washed up. They both put on their official uniforms and sat neatly in the front hall of the hotel to wait. Soon after, Xiao Yu sent

A group of soldiers and horses came to escort the two people to see the Emperor Wan Yanliang of the Jin Kingdom. The fire army soldiers and horses wanted to follow, but they were sternly refused by the group. In the end, only a few people were allowed to follow. Fang Zian asked Zhao Gang and Feng Yiming

He took a few brothers with him, and the rest stayed in the post.

Cross the long street and walk all the way north. After passing the middle street, you will see a tall black wall and a tall tower. That is where the imperial city of Yanjing Mansion has begun to take shape. Although it has not yet been completed,

But looking from outside the wall, you can already see the towering eaves of the palace in the imperial city, which seems to be resplendent and resplendent.

The troops entered the palace and walked along the blue brick avenue for less than a mile before arriving at the square in front of a newly built palace. Everyone dismounted and walked along the long steps to the entrance of the palace.

Someone went to the palace to report it, and soon after, someone started shouting loudly.

"The Emperor of the Jin Dynasty announced that Shi Hao and Fang Zian, the envoys of the Song Dynasty, came to the palace to meet him."

Shi Hao and Fang Zian looked at each other, nodded slightly, straightened their clothes, and stepped into the high threshold of the hall.

As soon as he entered the hall, a heat wave hit his face. The hot and turbid air was mixed with a choking fishy smell, and the air was also filled with a pungent smell like oil smoke. The hall was even more smoky and dark.

Entering the dim hall under the sun, their eyes could not adapt for a while. After adapting to the light in the hall, Shi Hao and Fang Zian were shocked when they saw the scene in the hall clearly. They saw that there were more than a hundred people on both sides of the hall.

There are all tall, short, fat, thin, beautiful and ugly. Some are standing, some are leaning on the pillars, some are simply sitting on the ground, some are holding up wine bags and drinking sips, and some are drinking wine from the corners of their mouths.

The weird smile. It was like entering the Palace of Hell, surrounded by ghosts with bright eyes and fierce eyes, who seemed to be ready to pounce on the two of them at any time and eat them alive.

Fang Zian found the source of heat and light, which were dozens of large burning oil pans emitting black smoke lined up in two rows on both sides of the hall. The fire was rising fiercely, exuding fierce smoke and pungent smell.

Smell. Fang Zian sighed secretly, he was indeed a barbarian tribe who couldn't stand up to the public. The court hall was in a mess, and such a majestic and tall palace was like a pigsty.

Shi Hao quickly regained his composure and walked quickly forward with his head held high. Fang Zian followed behind with his head held high, holding the brocade box. The two came to stand in front of the throne and looked up. One of them was wearing fancy clothes, like a big bird.

A tall figure like a fluttering moth was sitting on the throne, his eyes looking at the two people below with two sharp rays of light.

"Shi Hao, the imperial envoy of the Great Song Dynasty, and Fang Zian, the deputy envoy, meet His Majesty the Emperor of the Kingdom of Jin." Shi Hao and Fang Zian bowed their hands together and saluted.
Chapter completed!