The Little Officials of the Song Dynasty Chapter 78: Diplomatic reception is also an internal matter

Zheng Ling was recruited into the Hanlin Painting Academy and became the youngest imperial imperial edict. At this time, he also had the official position of Honglu Temple. Somewhat different from others in the painting academy, these painters generally first became a nephew, an artist, or a chao before they were given the opportunity to serve as officials.

On the other hand, Zheng Ling first became an official in another place before he came to the Hanlin Painting Academy to serve as an imperial edict. The result is the same, but the process is quite different, which is very interesting, and is the first case in the picture academy.

Not many days after Zheng Ling was high, he found out sadly that during the period when he "slowly resigned from Honglu Temple", he was still going to be tortured! Because his relationship is still hanging in Honglu Temple!

What's even more tragic is that as soon as the ban was lifted and I went to work, I found that Honglu Temple has been very busy recently, and even a fisherman in troubled waters like him was called to do things.

Because soon after, envoys from various countries came to the Song Dynasty one after another to prepare for the celebration of Zhengdan.

This year can be regarded as a year when Emperor Renzong was really in charge of the government. He was under the influence of Empress Liu before, so this reception is also very important.

Honglu Temple was so busy preparing for the reception in advance, Zheng Ling just reported to the picture academy and got closer to his colleagues, and was caught back to work.

At this moment, Zheng Ling wanted to shout, who said Da Song was redundant! It depends on what unit and what time of year, there are always so many units, you can't be redundant if you want to be redundant! All have work to do!

Zheng Ling was devastated, but Yun Yanhui was no better than him.

He is arguing with the clerk of the Privy Council here, also for a diplomatic reception.

Yes, not only is the Honglu Temple preparing to receive the mission, but the Privy Council is also there, and even the Kaifeng Palace is in circles!

The Privy Council's diplomatic ceremonial room was initially set up because of the Liao Kingdom. At that time, the relationship between Song and Liao was very tense, and affairs involving the Liao Kingdom had to be treated with caution. Therefore, the Privy Council specially set up a ceremonial room to deal with it, and it was divided into two parts. Going out for a lot of Honglu Temple's affairs - Zheng Ling should be grateful here, otherwise they will be even busier.

The Kaifeng House is even worse. Their department basically has to manage everything that happens in the capital. The mission lives in Bianjing, so of course they also have responsibilities.

When the embassy arrives, there will be a lot of things. Responsible for connecting with Honglu Temple and the Privy Council's ceremonial room, participating in the reception of envoys, strictly checking the security and confidentiality of the envoys during their activities, and even monitoring the every move of the envoys in Bianjing.

The Privy Council sent someone to Kaifeng Mansion, it's purely shameless.

For this reception, they hoped to borrow the cooks from Kaifeng Mansion. Yes, they borrowed the cooks directly, not even sending people to study. They also wanted to use the vegetables grown in Kaifeng Mansion at a discounted price. I also bought...

Yunyan was furious. Although he didn't have official errands, he basically took care of the public chef, and he advocated reclamation of the vegetable fields.

The people in the Privy Council were too shameless. Yun Yan pointed back at the clerk they sent, and said, "Could it be that before the Kaifeng Mansion canteen was upgraded, did your Privy Council use stagnant water to receive envoys? Why do you use cooks to entertain envoys? I think it's cooking for the people in your Privy Council, and I still have nothing to pay back!"

In addition to the ceremonial room, the Privy Council also has the official room, the military room and the household room. When Yunyan came back to see, each yamen has its own atmosphere, and the atmosphere of the four rooms of the Privy Council is delicious and delicious!

Why does Yun Yanhui know? When he held a food festival in Daxiangguo Temple back then, the officials of the Privy Council had always come to visit in groups, and it was not the first day that he had known these people.

The master was also angry, and slapped the table: "Where's the yellow-haired boy from, you dare to point my nose! Who are you under!!"

"I just pointed it out!!" Yun Yan almost stepped on the table, "Can you manage it?!"

The people next to me were terrified and pulled Yun Yan back, "Brother Yan, calm down..."

At this time, Bao Zhengfang came out slowly, and before the master was about to open his mouth, he said: "Why are you so ignorant, left and right, fork him down and punish him."

"Yes!" Wang Chao and Mahan roared, then came up to hold Yun Yanhui and pulled him away, winking as they pulled.

The master actually wanted to ask what the punishment was, but Bao Zheng had just been promoted to Quanzhi's Kaifeng Mansion, and he was very hot, and he was still as quiet as a chicken in front of him, so he held back and watched the kid get forked. out.

Dynasty and Mahan drag Yun Yan back to the outside porch and let him go.

These two oxen are tall and sturdy. They dragged Yun Yanhui's hand from left to right and almost lifted him up, but now they let go. Yun Yanhui had to straighten his clothes and complained: " I really thought I was a char siu, and I forked it out..."

Ma Han: "What is Char Siu? I don't seem to have eaten it before."

Yun Yan replied: "The meat that is grilled on the fork." Of course, the dishes that have not been invented at this time have never been eaten.

Dynasty looked at him and said, "Brother Yan seems to be a little grumpy today."

Yun Yan had lost all the momentum she had in the room before she was yelling at the master, and sat down on the steps, "Hey, what's the irritability, it's all a routine, Mr. Gongsun told me to be more aggressive towards the Privy Council. Yes, otherwise they would have suppressed them. The government has scruples, and the people below us have to express their opinions."

The dynasty suddenly realized that, no wonder Brother Yan was uncharacteristically. If it was normal, he would have come up with tea and water, and had a good time with people first.

Inside the room.

Bao Zheng: "Although the boy has no shape, it is not that he has not expressed the wishes of the Kaifeng mansion."

The master scolded: "It's true that you only borrow for a period of time, don't listen to that kid's roar, there will never be a loan that will not be returned."

Really, take their Privy Council for something, bandits?

Bao Zheng said: "It's really impossible to borrow. Kaifeng House has hundreds of mouths. It's impossible to do without it, but it's okay to arrange reception for the envoys. Fruits and vegetables can be provided by Kaifeng House." He generously took on vegetables and fruits, and now Kaifeng is rich.

On the day the envoys arrive, they are usually the most eagerly awaited. The Kaifeng government takes over the catering, which can also make them a lot easier. As a rule of thumb, except for the Liao Kingdom, which is usually given a royal banquet by the official family, other diplomatic missions are responsible for receiving the wind and dust.

In fact, the master book has a bottom line in his heart. After listening to it, he weighed it and said, "Thank you Futai, then this matter will involve Lao Kaifeng House. I wonder if there will be new dishes by then?"

The new dish of Kaifeng House is now famous in Bianjing. Crab-stuffed oranges at the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala were only served that night and were resold by some officials, thus becoming known to the public. When it came to the Double Ninth Festival, it was already an imitation of Mancheng, but no one could make the taste of Kaifeng Mansion, and it looked like it. In addition, Kaifeng Mansion has a very strong character. It was agreed that the special offering for the Mid-Autumn Festival is the special offering for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

——If someone knew the real reason, they would probably vomit blood. Yun Yanhui originally planned to open it up, but Bao Zheng said that it was too wasteful and should be saved.

After listening to this person's words, Bao Zheng pondered for a moment, and then ordered: "It's really not up to the government to decide the new dishes. Come on, let's see if Yun Yan is done going back there. If it's done, pass him up."

The head bookkeeper looked at Bao Zheng stupidly, still thinking about who Yun Yanhui was, when he saw the boy who was scolding his nose earlier and was dragged in with a displeased face, saying: "Fu What's the matter?"

Bao Zheng: "This government has already agreed to receive the seats of foreign envoys when they enter Beijing, so there is no need to lend the cook until the end of the year, but the ceremonial room wants to know if there will be new dishes that day. Brother Yan, can you Do you want to say something?"

Master Book: "..."

Yunyan squinted her eyes at the master, and said yin and yang strangely: "Oh, new dishes?"

Master Book: "…………"

Yunyan replied: "Yes, I just had an idea and thought of a dish that would be suitable."

The clerk was a little surprised. He didn't expect this young man to be so generous, with a clear distinction between public and private. Even if he was angry, he did not strike.

Bao Zheng: "Speak quickly."

Bao Zheng was actually quite puzzled in his heart. This way, he didn't seem like the Yun Yanhui he knew.

Yunyan leaned back in the hands of Wang Chao and Mahan with the look of being severely punished, looked at the ceiling, "Barbecued pork..."

Dynasty, Mahan: "..."

The master book and Bao Zheng didn't understand it for the first time, and immediately thought of the sentence "fork out" that Bao Zheng said, and then his face suddenly became very exciting.

Yun Yan Hui: "This char siu was taught to me by a Lingnan businessman. It is as sweet as in Beijing, so the char siu is also sweet and savory. It uses pork as raw material, and takes only two pieces of pork that are the most delicious. Tenderloin, marinated, fork, grilled, and seasoned with honey or caramel.”

Master Book's expression relaxed a little, although it was still very sarcastic, but he didn't expect that there really was such a dish...

Bao Zheng said with satisfaction: "It's good to have it, but the more the better, the better, and use some other meat."

Yun Yanhui knew that he was talking about mutton. Pork is still a bit unattractive for the noble class, so he replied, "Futai, don't worry, as long as we don't take our cook away, it's easy to say."

Just as the master was about to say something, he heard Bao Zheng ask: "Then do you need to recuperate? You should have been punished not lightly."

Yun Yanhui didn't forget that he was being assisted, and immediately said with a fake sadness: "Although it hurts, but my subordinates will take care of themselves!"

This time, the master book has nothing to say. If there is something, he has to hold back and praise Bao Zheng and his subordinates with a convincing face.

After the master was gone, Kaifeng Mansion f4 said pitifully, "Brother Yan, you are busy again!"

Except the Liao Kingdom, the reception banquet of all the envoys!

And Gongsun Ce has already seen through all this: "Don't worry, it's too late for Brother Yan to be happy."

That's right, as a workaholic, how could Yun Yanhui be sad and cry, he would only feel very excited.

The current capital of the Song Dynasty is more open and tolerant than Chang'an in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. The so-called "eight wasteland contends to make up, all countries are connected", because of the strong business atmosphere of the Song Dynasty, there are far more countries that have exchanges with the Song Dynasty than the Tang Dynasty. towards.

In Bianjing, there are quite a few post houses to receive envoys. Countries with many envoys or strong national power can basically occupy a separate post house. Xixia usually lived in Duting Xiyi, Uighur and Khotan lived together in the Court of Concierge, and so on.

With so many national envoys gathered in the capital, it is also an important year when the sun and the moon are changing. It is conceivable that the diplomatic reception tasks around New Year's Day this year will be multiple. All departments related to reception are going to run fast!