As for some of the official positions under it, most of the names are similar to those of the Song Dynasty. And this time, the people who came to greet Shen Tang were officials from the Ministry of Rites under the Ministry of Rites! Naturally, it was impossible for the Minister of Rites to come forward in person, but the second-in-command, the Minister of Rites, also came. This was enough to give the Song Dynasty enough face. After all, in terms of rank, Shen Tang was only a sixth-rank official, but the Minister of Rites was a genuine third-rank official.
In fact, according to normal standards, although Shen Tang's rank is not high, he is an envoy on behalf of a country. Therefore, it is normal for the Jin Kingdom to send out the Minister of Rites. However, previous envoys from the Song Dynasty to the Jin Kingdom were able to It is enough to have a foreign minister. Officials of the third rank or above will naturally not come to greet him in person, let alone go directly out of the city for dozens of miles and come to Zhuozhou to greet him.
The Minister of Rites of the Kingdom of Jin is named Pu Sanzhuo. Although he is a Jin, he is dressed in Song Dynasty clothes. To Shen Tang and others, he is eager and majestic, and he seems to be quite capable.
The two people were polite at first, and then expressed their deep and consistent attitudes on the friendly and good-neighborly relations between the two countries. The conversation was carried out in a friendly and warm atmosphere, and both sides expressed their sincere respect for the other's Majesty the Emperor... …
After the routine conversation ended, Pu Sanzhuo ordered the ceremonial guard to rise up and slowly walked towards Zhongdu in front of Shen Tang and his party.
Shen Tang and others were escorted by nearly a thousand people. It was naturally impossible for such a team to enter the central capital in a grand manner. Therefore, only Wang Meng led a hundred people to follow, and the others were in the Zhuozhou Station. Stay temporarily, waiting for the return of Shen Tang and others.
Zhuozhou was only a few dozen miles away from the Imperial City of Zhongdu. A group of people set out at noon. Although the speed was not very fast, they entered Zhongdu City before dark.
"Master Shen, in order to welcome your arrival, His Majesty has specially arranged the Xihua Lake for you to live in. The Xihua Lake is modeled after your Jiangnan gardens. I hope you can get used to it." Entering Zhongdu City, Shen Hall and others Naturally, people are not qualified to live in the imperial palace, but this Xihuatan is indeed one of the exquisite gardens in Zhongdu.
Xihuatan is located a few miles west of the Imperial City of Zhongdu. The garden is quiet and elegant. When this garden was originally built, a spring was dug out of the soil for landscaping. He made a pond and named the water Xihuatan. This is where the name of the garden comes from.
Shen Tang bowed his hands and bowed to the north, "Thank you so much, Your Majesty the Emperor!"
"That's it, sir."
Pusanzhuo waved his hand, and then led Shen Tang and his party towards Xihuatan. After walking for about half an hour, a building with green tiles and white walls appeared in front of Shen Tang and others. In sight, on the hanging door plaque, there are three words "Xihuatan" written on it.
"Master Shen, this is Xihuatan. All the utensils have been prepared and the servants and maids have been arranged properly! Now that it is getting late, I will not talk to you for a long time. I will come to entertain Master Shen another day. ." Entering the garden, Pusanzhuo called the boy and gave instructions, then turned to Shen Tang and said.
"You're welcome, sir. I'll host a banquet for you in the garden another day!"
Pusanzhuo didn't say much, but just responded, "Your Majesty, it must be a hard journey for you to travel far away. Let's rest for a few days and wait for your Majesty's summons."
After the explanation was completed, Pu Sanzhuo said goodbye and left. Under the guidance of the servants, Shen Tang and his party entered the garden to settle down. This garden was huge, and there were dozens of houses in it, which was enough for Shen Tang. A group of people lived in the hall.
Everyone was tired, and the servants in the garden had already prepared a banquet. Shen Tang and others had a quick drink and then went to sleep.
In the inner garden of the palace a few miles away from Xihuatan, although it was already dark, Wanyanyong was not sleepy at all! In the Hall of Renzheng, he drank the royal wine lightly, and in front of him were dozens of women playing music. Dancing the dance of the Kingdom of Jin.
These women are all golden. Although they are not beautiful, they are also bright and charming. However, although Wan Yanyong's eyes fell on these women, there was no desire in his eyes. .
Not only that, unlike other emperors of the Jin Dynasty, Wanyanyong also had very few concubines, and the position of queen was even vacant. Ministers in the court have submitted several reports to appoint a queen as soon as possible for the sake of the country's stability, but they all failed. Was retreated by Wanyanyong. This was not for other reasons, but because there was already someone occupying Wanyanyong's heart. This person was also the eternal queen in his heart, and this person was Wulin Dashi. .
Wu Lin Da and Wan Yan Yong were childhood sweethearts and later became husband and wife. Originally, they were in love with each other and it was a very happy marriage. However, meeting the arrogant and domineering King of Hailing Wan Yan Liang made this beautiful marriage impossible. Broken by it.
Wulin Da's beauty and wisdom coexisted. When Wan Yanliang massacred members of the royal family, Wan Yanyong was able to escape largely because of Wulin Da's help. And when Wan Yanliang saw Wulin Da, Wan Yanyong was able to escape. Wan Yanliang, who coveted beauty, did not have any scruples and directly ordered that Wulinda be admitted to the palace!
Wanyanyong was naturally furious and wanted to rebel, but Wulinda knew very well that her husband was no match for Wanyanliang at this time. In fact, it was possible that Wanyanliang had killed Wanyanyong just for the sake of fairness. So, she hid Wanyanyong's secret and agreed to Wanyanliang's order. However, how could such a woman be willing to become a thief's wife and concubine and be humiliated? Therefore, on the way to Beijing, Wulinda hanged herself. And die.
Her death directly changed the course of the Jin Kingdom. Wanyan Yong had hatred in his heart. Two years ago, Wanyan Liang led his troops to attack the Song Dynasty. He directly proclaimed himself emperor in Shangjing and let Wanyan Liang die in the south. .
Although he is now the ruler of a country, this is a regret that can never be erased from his heart.
Including Wanyan Hao's daughter Wanyan Yue, the reason why she is favored actually stems from this. Wanyan Hao's wife is the biological sister of the Wulin family, and Wanyan Yue's appearance is inherited from the Wu Lin family. In love with Lin Da's beauty, Wanyanyong doted on Wanyanyue even more than the ordinary princess, and even after he succeeded to the throne, he first canonized her as Princess Yongqing!
And when Wanyan Yue lied to Shen Tang that her name was Wu Lin Dayue, she actually just borrowed her mother's surname...
Step, step, step...
The sound of slight footsteps sounded, and a eunuch entered the hall. Wanyanyong waved his hand to make the women retreat, and then he turned his attention to the eunuch.