Although it was drizzling, Wu Yong was visiting Bianliang City accompanied by a group of soldiers and officials.
"There is a Daxiangguo Temple in Bianliang City. I often heard about it when I was in Korea. Can you take me to have a look?" Wu Yong said.
"Of course you can, please invite me." A junior official from Honglu Temple said hurriedly.
The next group of people headed towards the Daxiangguo Temple. There were hundreds of soldiers in front of them clearing the way. Behind them, there were flowers and banners flying, and the momentum was extremely astonishing.
"Which of the royal family is traveling here?" the people on the roadside couldn't help but ask.
"It's not the lord of the court... The lord of the court, no matter how powerful he is, is not so majestic when he travels. I heard that it was an envoy from Goryeo who came to Bianliang. This should be his trip." The man next to him said.
"Goryeo envoy? Didn't Goryeo declare its vassalage to the Liao Kingdom? Hasn't it sent anyone to Bianliang for decades?" The person who spoke before said in surprise.
Bianliang is the imperial capital, and the people here know more or less about politics. Goryeo declared itself a vassal to the Liao Kingdom decades ago. Since then, Goryeo’s envoys no longer come to Bianliang, and Bianliang does not welcome them.
The Koreans arrive.
"I heard that the King of Goryeo suddenly realized that he had broken off relations with the Liao people and wanted to profess his vassalage to the Song Dynasty again, so he sent this envoy here." Someone who knew the inside story said.
"Oh...it turns out to be Lao Li. I heard that your nephew is working as an errand at Honglu Temple! So that's it! Goryeo has once again professed its vassalage to the Song Dynasty. This is a great joy!" The people around him couldn't help but get excited.
No matter how decadent the country is and how weak the military is, the people of this country still regard themselves as citizens of the Heavenly Kingdom. Everyone is excited about Goryeo's return to "surrender" at the feet of the Song Dynasty. Some people even think that Emperor Huizong is the two
The year is not as ridiculous as before, and the Song Dynasty may be able to regain its former glory.
Naturally, Wu Yong didn't know what these people were thinking. He only felt that it was majestic. This was the most majestic time in his life.
"Grandma, even if I was admitted as a Juren, Jinshi, or became a high official, I'm afraid I wouldn't be as prestigious as I am now?" Wu Yong thought secretly.
"Your Majesty, the Daxiangguo Temple is just ahead!" At this moment, the official of Honglu Temple next to him suddenly reminded.
Wu Yong nodded and looked forward, only to see many temples with ancient colors. It was very interesting to see Daxiangguo Temple in the mist and rain.
"This is where Lin Chong met the flower monk Lu Zhishen... Interesting, interesting! I, Wu Yong, am also here today!" Thinking of this, Wu Yong wanted to laugh.
The abbot of Daxiangguo Temple had already led the elders of the temple to greet him at the front. Wu Yong got off the car and entered the Daxiangguo Temple surrounded by these people.
The Daxiangguo Temple of this era is not the Daxiangguo Temple of later generations. After several wars, the Daxiangguo Temple of later generations has long lost its former scale. But now, Daxiangguo Temple is the center of Buddhism in the Song Dynasty, and can be called the Buddhist gate of the Song Dynasty.
The first treasure temple. The entire Daxiangguo Temple covers an area of 1,000 acres, governs 64 Zen and Buddhist temples, and supports thousands of monks.
Wu used to come here just to remember the actions of Lin Chong, Lu Zhishen and others back then. He had no other meaning. However, the beautiful scenery of Daxiangguo Temple still made him feel very comfortable. At noon that day, he had a vegetarian meal here.
Only then did Shi Shiran leave.
******
In Honglu Temple, Grand Master Cai Jing unexpectedly came here.
Officials from Honglu Temple hurried out to greet him, including Zhao Mingcheng.
Cai Jing called Zhao Mingcheng over and asked about the "Korea Envoy".
"This Goryeo envoy only has the country in his hands, not many attendants, and no tribute. Do you think this is wrong?" Cai Jing said.
"You can't be wrong! Mr. Cai, you haven't seen the Korean envoy. His magnanimity makes him look like someone who has been in a high position for a long time. He is proficient in the Korean language and has a country, so there should be no mistake.
" Zhao Mingcheng said.
As the saying goes, "living and moving Qi and nourishing body", Wu Yong, as a member of the Liangshan Military Aircraft Department, has a high status. Over the years, he has also cultivated the temperament of some superiors. He is no longer the sour Confucian scholar he once was. Zhao Mingcheng was born in a noble family, so naturally
I can appreciate the difference, so I have determined that Wu Yong's identity is correct.
"This is the best! This time Goryeo actually wants to profess vassalage to me, the Song Dynasty. Your Majesty is very happy and will summon this person tomorrow. You must entertain this envoy well these days." Cai Jing said.
"Yes, yes, Grand Master, don't worry." Zhao Mingcheng said.
Cai Jing nodded and left.
That night, Honglu Temple held another large welcome banquet. This time many officials from the DPRK and China came to pay homage to the Korean envoy.
At the end, the DPRK Minister Yang Jian actually arrived!
This Yang Jian is not the Yang Jian in the list of gods. There is no list of gods at this time. This Yang Jian is a famous eunuch in the late Northern Song Dynasty, and his power is comparable to that of Tong Guan.
However, Tong Guan was the eunuch who had held military power in the northwest for nearly twenty years, and this Yang Jian was the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Garden.
People who don’t understand the politics of the Northern Song Dynasty can hardly imagine what power the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Garden had. How could he be on par with Tong Guan?
However, this is the fact. During the Huizong era of the Northern Song Dynasty, being in charge of the imperial garden was a great job, because the Huashigang of the entire Song Dynasty was managed through him. Seventy-eight percent of the property accumulated by the emperors of the Northern Song Dynasty was spent on the Huashigang.
Go up, and the person who spends the money is Yang Jian.
Yang Jian was extremely powerful during the Huizong era, and he and Tong Guan controlled the government with both civil and military power. Now Yang Jian has been granted the position of "Taifu" by Zhao Ji. Seeing Yang Jian's arrival, the hall suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at this powerful man.
The powerful eunuchs all made way for this man.
Wu Yong had already heard the whispers of the people next to him, and was shocked when he realized that the eunuch in front of him was actually the famous eunuch Yang Jian.
He served in the Liangshan Military Aircraft Department and knew all the main officials of the Song Dynasty, and he also knew Yang Jian very well. Ordinarily, he was a small envoy of Goryeo, how could Yang Jian support him?
Little did he know that Song Huizong attached great importance to him, the envoy of Goryeo, and regarded the provocation of Goryeo as a great achievement, so he sent Yang Jian to personally commend him, the envoy of Goryeo.
"Master Cui traveled thousands of miles to come to Bianliang. Your Majesty was very happy when he heard about it. He specially ordered me to give you 500 taels of gold, 30 pieces of jade, 100 pieces of brocade, and 10 beauties. Haha, Master Cui, your Majesty values you very much.
!" Yang Jian laughed.
"There are still beauties?" Wu Yong couldn't believe it.
Generally speaking, when foreign envoys came to the Song Dynasty, the "Celestial Kingdom", the Song Dynasty would give them gold, silver, and jade even if they were flattered, but Wu Yong had never heard of giving them beautiful women.
In fact, this incident is also related to the castration of Song Huizong. After Song Huizong was castrated, he was no longer close to women, but there were still many maids and beauties in the palace, so Song Huizong picked out ten "useless things" from the palace.
"Give it to Wu Yong, the Korean envoy, to reward Wu Yong.
"Master Cui, His Majesty is going to summon you tomorrow. I heard that you have a signature written by the king of your country. I wonder what is written in it?" Yang Jian asked curiously.
"Master Yang, this letter was given by the King of our country to the Emperor of Heaven. I don't know what is written in it," Wu Yong said.
According to convention, an envoy like this was not allowed to open a handwritten letter like this before it was handed over to the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, so Yang Jian was not surprised and nodded without further questioning.
That night was full of joy, and it was not until late at night that Wu Yong returned to his attic. After arriving here, Wu Yong discovered that the gold, silver, jade, brocade, and beauties had been delivered to his attic.
Looking at the ten beauties, Wu Yong was dumbfounded. Each of these ten beauties was naturally beautiful. They didn't look very old. They stood there respectfully, motionless.
"Grandma, what is this? The Emperor of the Song Dynasty actually gave the beauties in the palace to the envoys of foreign countries? How come I have never heard of such a thing? I don't know if His Majesty the Emperor has enjoyed these ten beauties.
Well... forget it, no matter what, this is a gift given to me by the emperor, Wu Yong, and it will be my Wu Yong from now on." A lustful smile appeared on Wu Yong's face.
"You guys can rest here today. I will take you with me when I return to Korea." Wu Yong waved his hand and asked these beauties to leave.
Tomorrow he will meet with the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, and there are very important things to do, so he must keep his spirits up today, and must not waste his energy because of the beauty. Wu Yong meditated for a while, regained his composure, and then lay down to sleep.
******
Early the next morning, Yang Jian arrived again and led Wu Yong into the palace.
Although the imperial palace of the Song Dynasty was not comparable to the Forbidden City of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was still very large in scale. There were palaces everywhere, and each palace was beautifully built. The pillars and beams of the palace were carved with dragons, phoenixes and flying clouds.
, the palace is covered with glazed tiles, which looks very beautiful and gorgeous.
From the main entrance of Xuande Building, there are colorful flowers and plants along the way, and there are many kinds of beautiful stones, all of which are the contributions of the "Hua Shi Gang".
However, Wu Yong had no intention of admiring the beautiful scenery here. He was excited and scared at the same time, and he was extremely anxious.
"Success depends on this! After accomplishing this, I, Wu Yong, will be comparable to Su Qin and Zhang Yi, and I will be famous for generations to come... My, Wu Yong's position in Liangshan will also be extremely stable, and no one will dare to gossip!
However, this matter is extremely dangerous. If you are not careful, you will be shattered to pieces..."
Wu Yong's face was a little pale, his body was trembling a little, and he was swaying when he walked. Yang Jian next to him immediately noticed Wu Yong's strange behavior.