The Little Officials of the Song Dynasty - Chapter 253

When the time came to mid-to-late November, it was time for the Zhengdan envoy of Liao to set off. There was one envoy and three deputy envoys in the envoy. Both Yun Yanhui and Zhao Yunchu were deputy envoys. The Zhengshi was a member of the Ministry of War, called Li Xingjian, and the other deputy was a relative, also surnamed Li and Li Xun, who were considered Renzong’s uncle cousin by seniority.

Concubine Li Chen passed away after failing to enjoy the glory of the queen mother. It was not until after the death of Empress Liu that she was Renzong’s biological mother.

Therefore, in addition to chasing concubine Li Chen as queen, Renzong treats concubine Li Chen’s family quite preferentially.

Before that, Li Yonghe’s brother Li Yonghe also served as an envoy, because the envoy went to Liao, not to mention that he would receive a lot of gifts, and it was a fat mess.

And this Li Xun is the third son of Li Yonghe. Although Li Yonghe came from a poor background, he was able to enter the official post only because of Empress Li, but he was extremely smart. After his sister was chasing the post, he knew that he was a low-key man and was very smart. Therefore, Renzong liked him very much and took special care of his son this time.

Of the four envoys, three are half a bucket of water, which shows how strong this envoy is.

Prior to this, Yun Yanhui hadn’t had much contact with Li Xingjian, after all, Li Xingjian belonged to the Ministry of War and had no contact with him. This time, when Yun Yanhui and Zhao Yunchu went to report, everyone met, and Yun Yanhui was convinced by the old man.

Old man Li was poor in his youth. After studying hard, he was a scholar. When he was young, he stayed in Taichang Temple. He also knew the place. He also worked as an official historian. He didn’t know how rich his life experience was. He is a well-known calligrapher with profound knowledge and has a collection of thousands of books at home, most of which he copied by hand.

Li Xingjian’s conversation can reflect his connotation, and Yun Yanhui respects him very much.

Coincidentally, although Li Xingjian and Yun Yanhui have not been in direct contact, he has some friendships with people from Yushitai because he has worked in Yushi before, and he has so much understanding of Yun Yanhui, which is quite appreciated.

Needless to say, the relationship between Yun Yanhui and Zhao Yunchu, Zhao Yunchu and Li Xun are both relatives of the emperor, and they also sympathize with each other. In this way, the upper echelon of the mission is very harmonious, and they are ready to embark on the journey to Liao State and Beijing.

Every time the envoy went to Liao, he would bring a lot of gifts. This time is no exception. The gifts are extremely rich, from gold and silver utensils, to silk and silk, various kinds of food, and so on.

These things are very popular among the nobles of the Liao country. Every time the Liao people entertain envoys and receive gifts, they are the happiest. After all, the Song Dynasty is vast and rich, and there are so many things they don’t have.

This time, there is another special “gift”, which is a performance from the Kong family class. Kong Ji personally led the team, took away half of the elite of the Kong family, and some costumes, and went to Liao to perform together.

As soon as the news spread, it caused much discussion. There has never been a precedent for folk artists being invited to perform in Liao. The Bian Opera is so famous that it is proud to be called Jingren, and regrets that half of the famous actors have been gone. They will not be able to see anyone for a few months.

What made Yun Yanhui a little bit dumbfounded was that when they set off, everyone gathered together and family members came to see off. The scene was very lively.

At this time, Yun Yan saw Li Xun respectfully asking Li Xingjian whether he could bring some tea to Liao.

Li Xingjian was stunned for a moment, and then said: “This is something for sale, how dare you go private with the Liao people.”

Li Xun shrank his neck, “Hey…”

Yun Yan almost fainted, and whispered to Zhao Yunchu: “Your relatives, didn’t you hear that his father is smart? Why is he like this?”

Smuggling has been repeatedly banned, especially when taking food, tea and other prohibited items abroad from the country, and returning from the Liao State like Yunyanhui, it’s okay, it’s not a big deal. For similar incidents, many people in the mission turned one eye and closed one eye, especially these emperor relatives, as long as they were not excessive, no one would hold them accountable.

However, Li Xun went to ask Li Xingjian stupidly. Perhaps he thought in his heart that such things are very conspicuous, and they will be discovered if you don’t mention them. They should say hello to the leader, but in fact everyone will carry them silently, okay?

Zhao Yunchu also sweated a bit, and whispered: “I heard that his father never entrained him, maybe he didn’t teach him this.”

It seems that the cleverness did not teach, nor did the unspoken rules.

Yun Yan felt embarrassed even after looking at it. Thanks to Li Xingjian, he could still say nonchalantly that this kind of thing is not convenient to bring to Liao, and it is really not easy.

Yun Yan hurriedly stepped forward, “Gong Cui, come and have a look, it doesn’t matter if things are put like this, right?”

Li Xun was led over, stupidly to look at the frame, “What is it?”

“Hush,” Yun Yan pulled him back to the corner, “What did you do just now? Are you going to take the goods to Liao and sell them?”

Li Xun said in a daze, “No, I have a friend whose relatives are in Liaodi, and he wants to ask me to bring some tea to him. It’s a pity, it doesn’t seem to be allowed for the Han people?”

Yun Yan replied: “…”

Yun Yan whispered silently back: “What kind of friend is this, let’s break it…”

What kind of help is this piggyback, you will know it at the first hearing, it is clear that it is sold through his hands. It’s a pity that Li Xun didn’t understand at all. The person probably didn’t know that Li Xun was a natural stupid person, and even stupidly ran to ask Zhengshi if he could bring something. So, it was a failure.

Li Xun didn’t hear clearly, and asked, “What did you say?”

“It’s nothing, I mean it seems that you are going to return the tea to your friend.” Yun Yan said back, “I think you might as well ask your friend what to bring back.”

“It’s too late now…” Li Xun said depressedly, “I knew it, I should have asked it earlier, alas.”

Yun Yan patted him on the shoulder, “Forget it.” Everyone didn’t have a deep friendship, and Yun Yan couldn’t directly point out, so he could only comfort Li Xun vaguely.

However, since Li Xun has such thoughts, it seems that like his father this time, he will not engage in smuggling. This is actually a very correct approach. As a relative, their family is a relative without a living queen dowager to help support them. How can they gain a foothold without all their loyalty.

Fortunately, Li Xingjian is also a human being. After fooling around with this matter, he never mentioned it again. The matter did not cause any waves, and everyone set off smoothly.

…

Due to carrying many gifts, the group arrived at the Song-Liao border after more than half a month’s journey.

At this time, an envoy from the Liao Kingdom came to greet them and took them all the way to the capital.

The surname of this envoy was Yelu—there were only two surnames in Liao, Yelu and Xiao. He introduced himself to Linya in the north of the Great Forest Dental Academy of Liao. He spoke a relatively fluent Chinese, “In the lower Yelu Dehua. “

Yun Yan replied: “Puff.”

Yun Yan returned without holding back, everyone looked at him one after another, “?”

“I’m rude, I’m rude, a bug got in my mouth.” Yun Yan replied ashamed.

This person is too long to be called even generally, especially with a pair of squinted eyes. That’s all, Yun Yan will not judge people by appearance, but his name “Dehua” makes people feel inconsistent…

Yelu Dehua didn’t notice it. After seeing everyone one by one, he first expressed a warm welcome on behalf of the Liao State, especially thank them very much for bringing the Confucian family here. The real appearance of Bian Opera.

Yelu Dehua praised the Bian Opera and claimed that he had never heard of it, but he recites the words of the opera upside down, and he also heard the humming of his colleagues who had heard the Bian Opera in Song State. There are also some singing voices that have been passed down to the Liao State. Authentic, but also told him to be lingering dreams from now on, this time, he still invited himself to be his companion.

Although Kong Ji has heard a lot of praise, he couldn’t help but feel a little beautiful in the face of Yeludhua’s heartfelt praise. In addition, he also received some short-term training from Honghe Temple. Knowing what their existence represents, he was very kind. I would like to thank Yeludhua, and ordered someone to give Yeludhua a classic song from “Wang Qingyu” on the spot.

When a person opens his mouth, Yelu Dehua knows which one it is, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the backside is like a flow. But it was the first time he heard a genuine Bian opera with his backside down for so long. He was quite a tall man, and he heard tears like rain.

Yelu Dehua wiped his tears with his sleeves, and choked up: “This section is really touching. Liang Sheng is willing to go to the sea for He Lishu…uuuuuu!” He said, pulling Li Xingjian and saying, “You said yes. Right? Do you have any thoughts on this paragraph?”

Li Xingjian was very witty. He never forgot, commented from the perspective of literary art, and then pulled out his sleeves calmly and gave in.

Yun Yan replied in time and started to talk, “I wonder if Brother Yelu knows that there are other names for Bian Opera?”

Yeludhua: “Huh? Please enlighten me?”

He has been deliberately collecting knowledge about Bian Opera, but he really doesn’t know that Bian Opera has a nickname.

“Because the embryonic form of Bian Opera was accompanied by the pipa, it was also called Tanci.” Yun Yanhui uttered endlessly, “Assembled in the tune of the palaces, interpreting the story in the script, incorporating the essence of the skills of zaju, speaking, etc., Finally, the Bian Opera was completed. It is called Bian Opera, but a considerable part of the accent of this Bian Opera is Jindi accent, because although the opera took shape and became famous in Bianjing, it originated in Zezhou…”

Yun Yan will return to the story of the source and characteristics of the Bian opera. With a magical talk, Yelu Dehua is dizzy. It is too late to digest this knowledge, and there is no other way to take care of others. At the end, Yelu Dehua was very impressed, and thanked Yun Yan for telling him this.

Yun Yan replied: “Ha ha ha, nothing, when we come back to Beijing, we can set up the gongs and drums, and we can sing all the passages. It is also considered to be your wish.”

Yelu Dehua nodded again and again, and then said slightly shyly: “Brother Yun is so proficient in Bian opera, he is also a literary talent, and it is true that I have written a lot of poems about “Wang Qingyu”, can you give me some suggestions? What?”

Here comes! What Liao people like to do the most! Exchange literature with Song people!

“Oh, this…” Yun Yan took a step back and wanted to change to Li Xingjian.

Who knows, Yelu Dehua grabbed Yun Yanhui’s hand, expecting to say: “If you can sing a peace, that would be even better!”

Yun Yan replied: “…”

Yun Yan looked back at Li Xingjian, but when he saw Li Xingjian nodded slightly, his heart suddenly became clear.

Li Xingjian knows his details. If he agrees, it means that Li Xingjian knows that the Liao people have a worse cultural level, so he said with confidence, “Then read the works.”

Yelu Dehua closed his eyes, brewed his feelings, and said in a deep voice, “Bianjing swims to the black carp, and thinks about the king in the night. I am infatuated with a good son and daughter, and both of them will become immortals!”

Yun Yan replied: “……………………”

Yelu Dehua slowly opened his eyes, wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes, and was moved to cry by his own poems.

Yun Yan turned back to Mu Ran and looked at Li Xingjian.

Li Xingjian smiled and nodded, “Sure enough, the envoy of your country is a literary and talented person in your country, so it’s no wonder that I can serve in the Great Forest Dental Academy.”

Yun Yan replied, “…have not yet asked the responsibilities of the Liaoning Dalin Dental Hospital?”

Zhao Yunchu said quietly: “Position Wenhan.”

Yun Yan replied: “…”

Yelu Dehua was a little proud, and it seemed that he was quite proud of being able to find a job in a place equivalent to the Great Song Hanlin Academy.

Li Xingjian still looked like an old **** was there, but Yun Yan felt a chill when he thought of the words he praised Yelv Dehua just now. Damn, the old man is so bad!