Shen Tang, Liu Xiangling, the iron-blooded traitor in the Southern Song Dynasty Chapter 768: King Gong's congratulations, the messengers of the two countries
Chapter 768: King Gong's congratulations, the messengers of the two countries
Chapter 768: Congratulatory gifts from Prince Gong, envoys from the two countries
"Prince Gong, the envoy of the Tao Army, congratulates the Supreme Emperor on his birthday and presents a picture of a hundred years of longevity written by Prince Gong himself!"
After brushing, the scroll was opened, and all kinds of longevity characters, large and small, covered the screen.
Zhao Gou took a quick look, but the next moment he stood up with a bit of surprise and walked directly to the Hundred Years of Life Picture.
After a while, Zhao Gou asked, "Is this written by Prince Gong himself?"
The chamberlain's luggage said, "I dare not deceive His Majesty, and I will be more formal than the official letter from Prince Gong."
In addition, Prince Gong said that I have always been delighted with the Emperor's calligraphy and often copied it. However, due to my lack of talent, although I have a hint of its execution, I cannot capture its charm.
Therefore, I ask the Supreme Emperor to reward me with one or two calligraphy treasures, so that my ministers can work hard..."
"Hahaha... Okay! I like this picture of a hundred years of longevity very much! Emperor, remember to remind me later that a few days ago, I just copied an article by Han Yu and gave it to Prince Gong.
However, this is not a free gift. Waiting for my birthday next year, I will ask Prince Gong to write another hundred-year-old picture. If you don’t make progress, I will be severely punished!"
"My son, I have remembered it!"
Zhao Hao on the side said with a smile! It is always a good thing for his son to be praised by Zhao Gou.
After the Jingkang Incident, the number of people in the royal family of the Song Dynasty dropped sharply, so it only took the clan members less than half an hour to complete the gift presentation!
"Today, the Supreme Emperor celebrates his birthday. All the officials in the imperial court are overjoyed. Therefore, they all send congratulatory gifts to the Supreme Emperor to wish him good health!"
After the descendants of the clan have finished presenting their gifts, naturally the next step is for the officials to present their gifts.
However, the gifts presented by the officials were naturally much simpler. Shi Hao, the Prime Minister of the Left, would directly sing and list the gifts. Only a few gifts that Zhao Gou was interested in would be brought up by the chamberlain, and most of them would just pass by.
Shen Tang's gift was neither expensive nor special, so it was only mentioned as a name in the gift list and did not have the honor of being delivered directly to Zhao Gou.
After all the ministers had finished presenting their gifts, the Minister of Rites came out to announce: "To the Supreme Emperor, our Song Dynasty is now so majestic in the world that foreign countries respect it. Therefore, envoys from the Kingdom of Jin and Tibet came here specially to wish the Supreme Emperor a birthday!"
"Hurrah!"
Zhao Gou put his palms together and chuckled, "In that case, let the envoys from the two countries come to the palace!"
"Xuan, the envoy from the Kingdom of Jin comes to the palace!"
The harmonies were heard, and not long after, two envoys from the Kingdom of Jin entered the main hall under the guidance of the chamberlain!
"Teemutie, the envoy of the Kingdom of Jin, came to wish you a birthday by order of His Majesty!"
Zhao Gou, who was originally sitting on the dragon chair, suddenly stood up, then quickly walked down the steps and came to the Jin envoy.
"Jin Envoy has worked hard all the way! I am extremely grateful!"
Zhao Gou's behavior caused silence in the main hall, Zhao Xun's face was ashen, and Zhang Jun's face was even more angry!
Decades ago, during the Shaoxing Peace Conference, the Song Dynasty was completely defeated... Even the emperor Zhao Gou became the nephew of the Emperor of the Jin Kingdom. Moreover, when envoys from the Jin Kingdom came, Zhao Gou, the emperor of the Song Dynasty, even wanted to
Even the emperors did this when they knelt down to worship. How could the officials of the Song Dynasty not be three points shorter when facing the people of the Jin Dynasty?
After Zhao Xun ascended the throne, he quickly launched the Northern Expedition. Of course, these so-called rules were directly thrown aside by Zhao Xun!
Especially after the Northern Expedition, Shen Tang went to the Jin Kingdom as an envoy, which was regarded as overwhelming the Jin Kingdom. In addition, because of Shen Tang, the relationship between the two countries eased. In the future, when the Jin envoys came, they would not mention these things that would make the two countries more vulnerable.
relations between the two countries have become rigid.
Unexpectedly, this scene appeared again today!
Zhao Yan felt that all his efforts were in vain under this scene.
However, it was his father who did this. Even if he was furious, he could only grit his teeth and endure it!
"Where are the people from the Ministry of Rites?
Why are you so unruly?
The Jin Envoy has worked hard from afar, and now that he has finished congratulating his father on his birthday, why don’t you quickly invite the Jin Envoy to the post house to rest?"
"If you are a little negligent and lose the face of the Song Dynasty, I will punish you severely without your father having to say anything!"
Finally, seeing Zhao Gou laughing in front of the envoy, Zhao Xun couldn't bear it anymore and shouted angrily!
"My lord, take your orders!"
The people from the Ministry of Rites stood up and said to the golden envoy, "Two envoys, please follow me!"
Seeing the two envoys following the officials from the Ministry of Rites, Zhao Gou frowned slightly. However, today was his birthday after all, and it was Zhao Xin who spoke just now, so although he was a little dissatisfied, he was not dissatisfied.
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After Zhao Gou returned to the dragon throne, the chamberlain began to sing again, "Xuan, the Tubo envoy comes to the palace..."
Of course the person who came from the Tibetan envoy was Lu Dongzan!
Originally, they were guarded in the post house, but after hearing about Zhao Gou's birthday, Lu Dongzan asked to congratulate the Emperor on his birthday!
Coincidentally, this matter actually reached Zhao Xin's ears!
Although Zhao Min didn't want to cause any trouble, because of his filial piety towards Zhao Gou and because he didn't want Zhao Gou to be dissatisfied when he found out about this, he agreed.
"Lu Dong, the Tibetan envoy, pays homage to His Majesty the Supreme Emperor of the Song Dynasty! On behalf of Zanpu, I wish His Majesty the Supreme Emperor a long life!"
"To celebrate the birthday of His Majesty the Supreme Emperor, Tubo presents five hundred yaks, a load of cordyceps, and a golden sword! And I sincerely wish that Tubo and the Song Dynasty will have everlasting friendship!"
Although Tubo's territory is not small, it is located on a plateau, and it is still just the same thing!
However, Zhao Gou was extremely satisfied! Tubo was also a big country, and on his birthday, envoys came to offer gifts. Although it can't be said that all nations came to pay homage, it was almost the same!
"Hahaha... You are so considerate, and I like the gift very much! Your Majesty, you must return the gift to the Tibetan envoy in the future, and you must not disgrace me, the Great Song Dynasty!"
"My son, I obey!"
Zhao Min said respectfully!
"I have heard that His Majesty, the Supreme Emperor, is kind to all over the world, has unparalleled benevolence and righteousness, and has the demeanor of a gentleman! When I saw him today, he was indeed the demeanor of a heavenly king, far better than the barbaric land of Tubo!"
"Hahaha..." Although Zhao Gou was also an emperor, when had he ever seen foreign ministers treat him with such respect?
Therefore, I was overjoyed for a while!
"I am very frightened. I have something to report to Your Majesty today. I hope Your Majesty can help me!"
"Well, Lu Dongzan?
No matter what you say, as long as I can do it, I will do anything!"
Lu Dongzan, who was leaning forward to salute, had a hint of joy on his face, and hurriedly said respectfully, "Your Majesty, it was because of other people's confusion and some misunderstandings that our two countries competed in Chengdu. Fortunately, Tubo and I met him in time.
I made a mistake, so I surrender to your country as soon as possible to avoid causing greater damage to both parties!"
"For this war, I, Tubo, are willing to pay corresponding compensation to the Song Dynasty. I only hope that your country can understand me, Tubo, and completely eliminate the war, so that the borders between the two countries can be harmonious!"