The Little Officials of the Song Dynasty Chapter 253: Liaodi poetry

It is mid-to-late November, and it is time for the Zhengdan envoy of the envoy Liao to set off. There is one active envoy and three deputy envoys in the embassy. Yun Yanhui and Zhao Yunchu were both deputy envoys. The main envoy was a member of the Ministry of War, named Li Xingjian, and the deputy envoy was a relative, also surnamed Li, Li Xun, who was regarded as Renzong's uncle and cousin according to his seniority.

The 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 the truth that she was Renzong's biological mother was revealed. Renzong can be said to have always felt guilty.

Therefore, in addition to the posthumous title of Concubine Li Chen, Emperor Renzong also treated Concubine Li Chen's family well.

Before this, Concubine Li Chen's brother Li Yonghe also served as an envoy, because the envoy went to the Liao Kingdom, not to mention buying on behalf of others, he would definitely receive a lot of gifts, which is a fat poor.

And this Li Xun is Li Yonghe's third son. Although Li Yonghe was born in a poor family, he was able to enter the official position because of Empress Li, but he was very smart. After his sister was enthroned as the empress, he knew how to behave in a low-key manner and was very smart, so Renzong liked him very much, and this time he also took special care of his son.

Four envoys, three of which are half buckets of water, which shows how strong this envoy is.

Yun Yanhui didn't have much contact with Li Xingjian before. After all, Li Xingjian was from 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 accepted the old man.

Mr. Li was poor as a young boy and studied hard as a postgraduate scholar. When he was young, he stayed in Taichang Temple, knew the place, and also worked as a censor. He is a learned calligrapher and a well-known contemporary calligrapher. He has thousands of books in his home, most of which he copied by hand.

Li Xingjian's connotation can be reflected in his conversation, and Yun Yanhui respects him very much.

Coincidentally, although Li Xingjian and Yun Yanhui have not been in direct contact with each other, because he was a censor before, he has some friendship with the people in the censor's desk, and he has some understanding of Yun Yanhui, and he quite appreciates it. .

Needless to mention the relationship between Yun Yanhui and Zhao Yunchu, Zhao Yunchu and Li Xun are both relatives of the imperial family, and they also cherish each other. As a result, the upper level of the mission is very harmonious, and happily prepares to embark on the journey to Liao and Beijing.

Every time the envoys went to Liaoning, they had to bring a lot of gifts, and this time was no exception. The gifts were extremely rich, ranging from gold and silver utensils, to silk and satin, all kinds of food, and so on, including many.

These things are very popular among the Liao nobles. Every time the Liao people entertain envoys, they are most happy when they receive gifts. After all, the Song Dynasty is vast and rich, and there are many things they don't have.

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

As soon as the news spread, it caused a lot of discussion. There has never been a precedent for a folk artist to be invited to perform in Liao. The Bian opera is so famous, it makes the people of Beijing proud, and it is a pity for the famous actor who has lost half of it. They will not see anyone for a few months.

What made Yun Yanhui laugh and cry was that when they set off, everyone gathered in one place, and family members came to see them off. The scene was very lively.

At this time, Yunyan Hui saw Li Xun respectfully asking Li Xingjian if he could bring some tea to Liao.

Li Xingjian was stunned for a moment, and then said: "This is a thing for sale, how dare you have a private relationship with the Liao people."

Li Xun shrank his neck, "Well..."

Yun Yanhui almost fainted, and whispered to Zhao Yunchu: "This relative of your family, didn't you hear that his father is very smart, why is he like this?"

Smuggling is a matter of repeated prohibitions, especially when it comes to bringing food, tea and other prohibited items from China to go abroad. It's okay to return from the Liao Kingdom like Yun Yanhui, and it's not a big problem. For similar incidents, many people in the mission turned a blind eye, especially these royal relatives, as long as it was not too much, no one would be held accountable.

However, Li Xun still foolishly asked Li Xingjian. Maybe he thought in his heart that these things were very conspicuous, and they would be discovered if they didn't say anything.

Zhao Yunchu also sweated, and whispered: "I heard that his father never carried it, and maybe he didn't teach him this."

It seems that Xiaoqing didn't teach him, nor did he teach unspoken rules.

Yunyan felt embarrassed even just looking at it. Thanks to Li Xingjian, she was able to say casually that it was not easy to bring this kind of thing to Liao.

Yun Yanhui hurriedly stepped forward, "Kong Cui, come and have a look, is it okay to leave things like this?"

Li Xun was led over and looked at the frame stupidly, "What is it?"

"Shh," Yun Yanhui pulled him into the corner, "what are you doing, are you going to take the goods to Liao for sale?"

Li Xun said blankly: "No, I have a friend whose relatives are in Liao and want to ask me to bring some tea over there. Unfortunately, it seems that the Han people will not be allowed to bring it?"

Yunyan replied: "..."

Yunyan whispered in a speechless whisper: "What kind of friend is this, let's forget it..."

What kind of help is piggybacking, and I can tell when I hear it, it is obviously borrowed from him. It's a pity, Li Xun didn't understand at all, and that person probably didn't know that Li Xun was a natural idiot, and he went to ask the envoy if he could bring something. If so, it was a failure.

Li Xun didn't hear clearly, and asked, "What did you say?"

"It's nothing, I mean it looks like you're going to return the tea to your friend." Yun Yan replied, "I think you might as well ask your friend what you want to bring back."

"It's too late..." Li Xun said gloomily, "If I had known, I should have asked earlier, alas."

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

However, since Li Xun has such a mind, it seems that this time, like his father, he will not play smuggling. This is actually a very correct approach. Their family is a relative, and they are relatives who are not supported by a living queen mother. If they are not single-mindedly loyal, how can they stand on the ground.

Fortunately, Li Xingjian is also a good person. After fooling this matter, he never mentioned it again. This matter did not cause any waves, and everyone set off smoothly.

……

Because of carrying many gifts, the group arrived at the border of Song and Liao after more than half a month's journey.

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

The surname of this **** is Yelu—there are only two surnames in Liao, Yelu and Xiao. He introduced himself as Lin Ya, who is located in the north of Dalin Yayuan in Liao Kingdom. Dowager."

Yunyan replied: "Pfft."

Yunyan didn't hold back when he replied, and everyone looked at him, "?"

"I'm rude, I'm rude, I got a bug in my mouth." Yun Yan replied ashamedly.

This person is not even a normal person, especially with a pair of slit eyes, that's all, Yun Yanhui will not judge people by appearance, but his name "Dehua" makes people feel a sense of contrast... …

Yelü Dehua didn't notice it. After meeting everyone one by one, he first expressed a warm welcome on behalf of the Liao Kingdom, especially thanks to them for bringing the Confucius family here. The Liao Kingdom has been looking forward to it for a long time. You can see the real Bian opera.

Yelü Dehua was full of praise for Bian opera, claiming that he had never heard of it, but he recited the words like a fluent, and heard the humming of his colleagues who had listened to Bian opera in Song, as well as some singing tunes that were passed down to Liao. Although it is not authentic, it also made him fall in love with each other from now on. This time, he still invited him to be his escort.

Although Kong Ji has heard a lot of praise, he can't help but feel a little beautiful in the face of Yelu Dehua's heartfelt praise. In addition, he has also received some short-term training in Honglu Temple, and he knows what their existence represents. So I thanked Yelu Dehua very kindly, and ordered someone to give Yelu Dehua a classic aria from "Looking for Love Fish" on the spot.

When a person opens his mouth, Yelu Dehua knows which one comes out. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is eloquent. But it was the first time he had heard the original Bian opera with his own ears. He was a tall man, and he actually burst into tears when he heard it.

Yelü Dehua wiped his tears with his sleeves and choked up: "This part is really touching, Liang Sheng is willing to throw himself into the sea for He Lishu's sake... woohoo!" He said, pulling Li Xingjian and saying, " Do you think so? What do you think about this passage?"

Li Xingjian is very witty. He never forgets it. He made a comment from the perspective of writing and art, and then he quietly pulled out his sleeves and made a step.

Yun Yanhui came up in time and started to joke: "I don't know if Brother Yelu knows, Bian Opera still has a nickname?"

Yerudel: "Huh? Please enlighten me?"

He has been intentionally collecting knowledge about Bian opera, but he really doesn't know that Bian opera has a nickname.

"Because the rudiment of Bian opera only had pipa as an accompaniment, so it is also called Tanci." Yunyan returned eloquently, "It is assembled in various palace tunes to interpret the stories in the playbook, incorporating skills such as zaju and speaking. The essence of Bian opera was finally achieved. It is called Bian opera, but a considerable part of the accent of this Bian opera is Jindi accent, because although this opera was formed and famous in Bianjing, it originated in Zezhou..."

Yunyan returned to the story of the origin and characteristics of Bian opera, and when he was able to tell the story, Yelu Dehua was dizzy, and it was too late to digest this knowledge, where can he take care of other things. In the end, Yelu Dehua was very impressed and thanked Yun Yanhui for telling him this.

Yunyan replied: "Hehehe, nothing. When we go back to Shangjing, we can set up the gongs and drums and sing all the stanzas. It can also be considered as fulfilling your wish."

Yelü Dehua nodded again and again, and then said slightly shyly: "Brother Yun is so proficient in Bian opera, and I think he is also very literary. To be honest, I have written a lot of poems about "Wang Qingyu", can you? What about one or two pointers?"

Come here! Liao people's favorite thing to do! Exchange literature with Song people!

"Oh, this..." Yun Yan took a step back, wanting to change into Li Xingjian.

Who knows, Yelu Dehua grabbed Yun Yanhui's hand and said expectantly, "It would be even better if we could sing together!"

Yunyan replied: "..."

Yunyan turned back and glanced at Li Xingjian, but saw Li Xingjian nodded slightly, and her heart suddenly came to a conclusion.

Li Xingjian knew his details. Since he agreed, it means that Li Xingjian knew that the Liao people had a lower cultural level, so he assuredly said, "Then you can read the works."

Yelu Dehua then closed his eyes, brewed his feelings, and recited with emotion: "Bianjing swims to black carp, and eats grass and flowers at night. Thinking of Jun. Infatuated with good sons and daughters, both pairs will become immortals. !”

Yunyan replied: "………………"

Yerudhua slowly opened his eyes and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, but he was moved to cry by his poems.

Yunyan Hui Muran turned to look at Li Xingjian.

Li Xingjian nodded with a smile, "The **** is indeed a person of outstanding literary talent in your country. It is no wonder that he is able to serve in the Dalin Dental Institute."

Yunyan replied: "...haven't asked about the responsibilities of the Liaoning Dalin Dental Institute?"

Zhao Yunchu said quietly: "Professor Wenhan."

Yunyan replied: "..."

Yeludehua has a slightly proud face, and it seems that he is very proud of being able to take a job in a place equivalent to the Hanlin Academy of the Great Song Dynasty.

And Li Xingjian still looked like the old **** was there, but Yun Yanhui felt a chill when he thought of the words he praised Yelu Dehua just now. Come on, the old man is simply too damaged!