When the two of them thought of this, they immediately sent an order, and ordered the delegation to make quick preparations. The personnel responsible for carriages, horses, food and accommodation, and security along the way also began to make efforts to ensure the situation. The Mongolian army was rigorous and everyone underwent work decisively. Therefore, after only half an hour, a servant told Kublai and Xiao Yao that everything was arranged by their subordinates and could set off immediately. Hearing this message, Kublai, who was already anxious in his heart, immediately took off his Mongolian prince's costume, changed into an ordinary official uniform, and then asked the others to dress up. Suddenly, an ordinary Mongolian official who looked ordinary and had no special features immediately appeared in front of everyone. Looking at this new outfit, Kublai and Xiao Yao looked at each other and smiled, immediately walked out of the tent together, got on the carriage with the other entourages in the delegation, and drove southeast towards Lin'an Prefecture (Hangzhou).

Because the arrangements were made along the way, and the Song Dynasty also sent people to welcome them, the various inns and offices on the post road were fully prepared, so they were unobstructed along the way. As expected, it was originally possible to arrive in Lin'an in only seven or eight days. However, because Kublai Khan was concerned about the real purpose of this trip, he delayed the detours along the way with various excuses, and took the opportunity to personally investigate the military deployment, combat strength and morale of the Song army along the way. Therefore, it was half a month later when the group arrived in Pingjiang Prefecture (Suzhou).

Pingjiang Prefecture is located in the north of Lin'an. When it comes to economic prosperity, it is second only to Lin'an. Moreover, the scenery here is beautiful. The vast Taihu Lake is a beautiful place that can be compared with the West Lake in Lin'an. Since Yan Shili, the two roads of Huainan became one of the main battlefields for the battle between the Song and Jin Dynasties, and the Huaihe River became the boundary between the Jin Dynasty in the north and the Southern Song Dynasty in the south. At that time, the power of the Jin Dynasty was gradually declining. Kublai and his party set out from Kaifeng Prefecture, and walked from Shunchang Prefecture on Huainan West Road (now Fuyang, Anhui) to Zhongli County on Huainan East Road (now Fuyang)) to Huainan East Road (

Now Fengyang County, Anhui), then to Jiankang City (now Nanjing) on ​​Jiangnan East Road. Before entering the city, the group had already heard a sound of gongs and drums from afar. Xiao Yao rode on his horse and looked up. He saw a team wearing colorful clothes and holding various signs outside the city, blowing and beating lively. In front of him was a group of officials in the Song Dynasty wearing various official clothes and standing with their hands. Seeing this, Kublai Khan smiled slightly and said, "I didn't expect that the Lin'an court could not do it on the battlefield, but the officialdom was quite large."

When Xiao Yao heard this, he remembered the officials in modern society he had met, and suddenly nodded in empathy. A group of carriages and horses slowly drove to the city gate. One person immediately walked out of the Song Dynasty to welcome officials and said loudly: "Jinghu Pacification and Control Ambassador Jia Sidao led Jiangnan and Huainan two roads, four prefectures and seventeen counties, a total of 139 civil and military officials, welcomed the arrival of the Great Mongolian angels to peace talks. I beg for the kindness of heaven, the glory shines everywhere, and the people return to their hearts!" As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately kowtowed and kowtowed, lying on the ground and shouted.

Since ancient times, when the two countries have been on missions on exchanges, regardless of the strength of the country, the size of the territory, or even whether they are hostile, they should be equal and there is no distinction between superiors and inferiors. Even Kublai Khan himself has been cautious in his words and deeds along the way. Whenever he passed by a restaurant and was in charge of reception, he never relied on his force to show off his power and acted as an envoy of a great country, making some unreasonable demands. But at this time, he saw that these officials of the Song Dynasty treated each other with the courtesy of the monarch and his subjects, and could not help but frowned, and said in a low voice, as if he was talking to himself: "These people are so bored!"

When Xiao Yao heard that the leading official with a small figure, short beard and small eyes, and a vulgar face actually called himself "Jia Sidao", he was shocked and thought to himself: "This person is not the treacherous minister Jia Sidao who sells the country and seeks honor, right?" But before he could think about it, his carriage and horse had arrived in front of him. The official who claimed to be a name for Jia Sidao immediately met and came to the horse's horse, the head of the mission, Ye Ubune, who was walking in front of the mission, and reached out to hold the reins of the horse. Since everyone came to the Central Plains this time in the name of "commissioned" peace talks, the mission must also bring some people in charge of diplomacy to deal with the Song Dynasty court. Ye Ubune is an official under Kublai Khan who was specifically responsible for such matters. Therefore, he was the person in charge of the Mongolian mission this time.

At this time, he saw Jia Sidao taking the initiative to lead the way for him, and knew that he was trying to please him, and that he was trying to do what he needed to deal with officials of the Song Dynasty. He had been responsible for diplomacy for many years and had already understood this well. Ubune naturally understood it very much in his heart, so he did not give in. Instead, he refused to give in to Xiao Yao, who was about to give in and refused to be led by other officials and wanted to get off the horse and walk by himself, indicating that he had to accept it calmly, and then sat on the horse with his head and chest high, allowing Jia Sidao to lead the reins step by step, while he sat on the horse with a proud and entered Jiankang City.

When Xiao Yao saw Yeubun's eyes, he could only sit on the horse nervously. However, when he saw the official who was leading his horse in front of him wearing a purple official robe with a three-inch rust diameter on his chest. He was obviously a third-rank Yuan Dynasty, but he couldn't stand it anyway. He understood that according to the official positions of the Song Dynasty, third-rank officials were equivalent to state committee members of modern society. Thinking that he was served by such a high-powered official at this time, Xiao Yao felt stimulating and uneasy in his heart, while a refreshing pleasure arose, but he became more and more immersed in it and couldn't extricate himself.

Originally, foreign missions had to dismount and go through the rules and follow the rules to go through some cumbersome diplomatic procedures. However, at this time, Jia Sidao and other officials of the Song Dynasty were all the way green lights, insisting on leading the horse's reins, and directly introduced the Mongolian mission into the residence of the prefect of Jiankang. Seeing this scene, Xiao Yao sat on the horse and thought for a while and understood why Jia Sidao and other senior officials of the Song Dynasty were so humble and flattering at this time.

It turned out that at that time, the Mongolian soldiers were in the fortress. Although there was no major friction with the Southern Song Dynasty, they had never really fought a real war with each other. However, the Mongolian cavalry was well-known. Not to mention that when the Song Dynasty and Mongolia destroyed the Jin Kingdom under the attacks between the north and the south, the Lin'an court had already seen the power of the prairie lion. Just say that the Song Dynasty in history always emphasized culture and military affairs, from top to bottom, the war faction was in the court.

He has never really gained the upper hand. When facing the powerful Mongolian soldiers, he is eager to look at the officials who truly hold the power of the court, such as Jia Sidao, in his heart, he must have avoided war, even if the court offers high annual monies every year, he is willing to do his best to make peace. Therefore, when they encounter the opportunity for Mongolian missions to negotiate peace, they naturally refuse to let it go easily. Of course, they have to do their best to show their sincerity in seeking peace. Thinking of this,

Xiao Yao couldn't help but sigh: "When Song Taizu released the military power with a cup of wine, he learned from the lessons of the separatist rule of the Tang Dynasty and the chaos of war. Although it was a lesson from the past and a military army, as the saying goes, overcorrection, which led to military generals being always excluded from the core of power. Later, they were often suspicious for no reason. Yue Fei's heroes could not escape this fate. Not only that, even the army was weak and could not bear the responsibility of defending the country.

With such a political system, even if a saint came from heaven, it would be difficult to change the fate of the Song Dynasty. But no matter what, the Song Dynasty was orthodox China after all. I chose to join Mongolia, which was still a foreign country, and I was probably known by modern people, so I would probably call me a traitor. Fortunately, I am in a chaotic era of the Southern Song Dynasty at this moment, so I don’t have to pay attention to these opinions, otherwise people will be afraid of it. Whether I can stick to my own ideas is really undecided."
Chapter completed!