The death of Yelu Hongji is a bit like the death of a village tyrant in a village. Regardless of whether he died of illness, he still died immediately...

He's dead anyway.

Once you die, it will stop.

Chinese people are tolerant of the deceased. Even if the relationship between the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom is very bad, at this moment, Zhao Xu cannot cause trouble because of dissatisfaction and displeasure.

It's like a village bully who did absolutely evil things during his lifetime, but after his death, most people in the village still have to give him a decent and honorable funeral.

This is the thinking of Eastern people.

The living do not care about the dead.

But for the Song Dynasty, there was another thing that troubled the Song Dynasty. When Emperor Renzong died, Yelu Hongji followed the ceremony, and the ceremony he gave was not unimportant.

The entire Liao Kingdom mourned.

The emperor personally set up a mourning hall to worship in the capital of Liao Kingdom.

In the capital city of the Liao Kingdom, all the people in the city wore sackcloth and filial piety to Song Renzong.

It seemed that the person who died was not the male owner of the neighbor's house, but his own father. His behavior was a bit excessive, but even if he had done this kind of thing, there was no way to blame him.

Coupled with the Chinese people's tolerance for the dead, even if Yelu Hongji was a villain with sores on his head and pus on his feet, he still had to be given the dignity he deserved.

This made Emperor Zhao Xu very awkward. After thinking about it, he felt that it was necessary to fight for it. Anyway, he was asked to set up a mourning hall in the Song Dynasty to worship the emperor of Liao Kingdom. Zhao Xu felt that he could not do it.

Emperor Yelu Hongji of the Liao Kingdom died. This should be a happy event for the Song Dynasty!

Why do we need to hold a funeral?

This is quite disturbing.

After pondering for a while, Zhao Xu hesitated and said: "My dear friends, the right way is to drink and peck. The emperor of the Liao Kingdom passed away, and I... was very sad. But the problem is that when my father was buried, the Liao Kingdom seemed

Not enough attention?"

What the emperor meant was that it was almost enough.

This is not my family's business. Is it too grand to do this? Is it bad luck?

Renzong passed away more than forty years ago. At that time, brothers Su Shi and Su Che were only over ten years old, and Zeng Bu was not very young, and they were both studying in the school. Such old Huangli had to let him

If you look it up, will Zeng Bu remember what happened more than ten years ago?

The emperor made it clear that he did not want to make a fuss, at least the young man could not change his mind. But for Zeng Bu, this was a good sign. The emperor had a good face, was not shady, and had an upright character, which made it easier to control. If it were a different situation

The emperor has a perverse personality and a vicious heart, and these important officials in the court will become the emperor's yes-men.

Zeng Bu said leisurely: "Your Majesty did not know that when the late emperor passed away, the Liao Kingdom also sent people. Originally, it was planned to send the emperor Yelu Yanxi, but at that time Cai Que and other important ministers were not willing to allow the Liao Emperor's grandson to enter.

. Because the emperor of the Liao Kingdom had personal guards, many of whom were cavalry. They were afraid of disturbing the country. The last person who came was Yeluwu. Moreover, the Liao Kingdom also held a ritual ceremony for Emperor Shenzong, which was in Xijing of the Liao Kingdom.

Royal Temple.”

"Yelu Wu, the name sounds familiar..."

Zhao Xu seemed to be a little impressed when he heard this name.

Zhang Dun echoed: "Your Majesty, this person is Yelu Hongji's right-hand man, and he has been in charge of Nanjing Road in the Liao Kingdom for a long time."

Only then did Zhao Xu remember that this was the King of Nanyuan of the Liao Kingdom. He was not just the right-hand man of the Emperor of the Liao Kingdom. He remembered that the envoys from the Liao Kingdom seemed to be very arrogant when they came to the Song Dynasty. The courtiers were afraid that the emperor would be envoyed by the Liao Kingdom.

After the collision with the emperor, Zhang Dun was frightened, especially when faced with such a ruthless figure as the King of the Southern Academy. Zhang Dun even asked the emperor before the meeting: "Are you afraid of the Liao envoys?"

Although Emperor Zhao Xu was only ten years old at the time, he still pretended to be very calm and said: "Liao people are just beasts, so why should we be afraid?"

These words really impressed Zhang Dun, and Zhao Xu also planted the seeds in his young mind that the Liao people were enemies. The young emperor's calmness when he met the envoys for the first time that year made Yeluwu also shocked.

Out of shock, he told Yelu Hongji after returning that the Lord of the Song Dynasty had the appearance of a holy king.

I originally thought that the Liao people who came to the Song Dynasty to attend funerals were uneasy and well-intentioned people.

Who would have thought that Emperor Yelu Hongji of the Liao Kingdom was an enthusiastic person who was addicted to listening to rituals. He also showed enough respect for Emperor Shenzong who died young. He did not make excessive demands and at the same time also paid homage to the Liao Kingdom.

Shenzong.

This made Emperor Zhao Xu speechless, he was like a beast!

It seems like the two families are brothers, right?

Until now, Zhao Xu was still panicking. His feelings for Yelu Hongji were not due to his respect for others, but because he liked to participate in casual affairs.

What can Zhao Xu do if he encounters an opponent with abnormal brains?

"In other words, the Song Dynasty needs to immediately welcome the envoys from the Liao Kingdom, and then follow the example of the Liao Emperor and conduct a ritual ceremony in Tokyo?" After saying this, Zhao Xu couldn't help but feel disgusted.

Anyway, this is frustrating!

Don’t do it?

The emperor of the Song Dynasty did not understand etiquette.

If it was in the Tang Dynasty, or the Han Dynasty.

There is no problem at all. The Song Dynasty did not take this opportunity to send troops to attack the Liao Kingdom, which was already considered a very martial virtue.

But both the Tang Dynasty and the Han Dynasty could do this, but the Song Dynasty could not do it.

The Song Dynasty founded the country based on Confucianism and Taoism. This is the foundation. Although the Han and Tang Dynasties also founded the country based on Confucianism and Taoism, but look at what the scholars in the Han and Tang Dynasties did?

There were more than thirty people in Ban Chao, but he killed five hundred people, and then relied on his passion to recover the Western Regions. This is the epitome of scholars in the Han and Tang Dynasties. He doesn't look like a scholar, but an educated martial artist.

, even if I don’t say what I do impulsively, it’s still a big deal.

But the scholars of the Song Dynasty were really weak!

Think about it, a scholar like Zhang Dun, who was arrested for "borrowing seeds" from others when he was young because of his good looks, is already considered a fierce man. How can the scholars of the Song Dynasty compare with others?

But it’s awkward to do this.

The emperor ignored it, and Zhao Xu realized that he was a fool for wanting to oppose Lin Xi before. Meeting an opponent like Yelu Hongji would be his disaster.

No, it's not his disaster.

It was the disaster of his father and son.

There is nothing we can do about it. The Song Dynasty is the culture of the Central Plains and the successor of the farming culture, while the Liao Kingdom is the successor of the grassland culture. Perhaps in the eyes of the rulers of the Liao Kingdom, the relationship between Song and Liao is just a matter of you beating me up.

Fist, if I punch you, just have a drink and everything will be over. This is the idea of ​​​​the grassland. Force is respected. If you have a big fist, I will be convinced.

But the Song Dynasty couldn't survive and was beaten. One year later, what do you remember?

Ten years from now?

Still remember it.

Even if the person dies, the son will continue to hold grudges.

But the Liao people don't think so. They are petty. If the man hits you, can't you just hit him back?

This is the biggest difference between the two dynasties. Enemies, mortal enemies, are treated in completely different ways.

Even if Yelu Hongji was the emperor of Liao, wouldn't he be a grassland man?

Since he is a prairie man, he thinks very simply. We are relatives. When I have no shortage of food and drink, I can wear a pair of trousers. When I have no food or drink, I can grab a handful from you.

But the emperor of the Song Dynasty never had such thoughts.

This is the essential difference.

"My dear friends, when the Emperor of Liao died, how should the Song Dynasty handle it with etiquette?" Zhao Xu compromised and had no choice but to compromise. He even felt that Yelu Hongji was a lunatic. When he was good, he was as close as a family.

People, in the blink of an eye, they take a black punch.

Lin Xi pondered for a while and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, what do you think we should do with reference to the Liao Kingdom?"

"You can't act like Emperor Mingxiao." Zhao Xu was deeply afraid that Lin Xi couldn't understand clearly and acted foolishly. If the whole country in the capital really mourned, what would the soldiers fighting on the border think?

We men are fighting our enemies desperately for the Song Dynasty.

But you are lucky enough to be sitting together eating noodles in the blink of an eye. This feeling of betrayal will make the soldiers feel resentful and even angry towards the Song Dynasty court. Why?

Zhao Xu could not let Zeng Bu write an edict to inform the people and soldiers of the world at dawn, because the newly deceased emperor Yelu Hongji of the Liao Kingdom was too enthusiastic. When his grandfather, grandfather, and father died, he

, everyone follows the etiquette. We in the Song Dynasty cannot be ungrateful and indifferent.

It is easy to say this in the court, and the ministers will believe it, because many ministers were witnesses back then.

The emperor of the Liao Kingdom did send people here, and the standards were very high. But the people didn't know, and the soldiers couldn't understand.

After all, they had no idea that Yelu Hongji was so twisted that even Zhao Xu felt that he was a little twisted.

Su Che disagreed and said loudly: "Your Majesty, China's affairs must be done according to Chinese etiquette. It has been recorded in "Zhou Rites" that the Liao Kingdom is considered a brother state of the Song Dynasty. In this case, when the king dies, he should observe the ceremony.

, must not set up a spirit."

Zeng Bu was unhappy: "Xiang Su, what you said is simple, but what if the envoys of the Liao Kingdom find out that the Song Dynasty treated the death of the Liao Emperor too perfunctorily and accuse me of the Song Dynasty being rude?"

"That's not the truth. If the dog kneels down for you, you have to kneel down too, right?"

Su Che retorted in a very unkind tone, and Zeng Bu angrily thought that Su Che was insinuations against him.

Zhao Xu suppressed his anger and said: "Stop arguing, this matter is imminent. The envoy is still blocked at the pass, escorting him into Kaifeng is the first step. What should we do next? Let's act according to the situation?"
To be continued...