After receiving the order from the Privy Council, Liu Yixuan and Qin Shun ordered a thousand people and took special items for ceremonials such as yellow flags, axes and halberds from the warehouse, and hurried to gather outside Xuande Gate to line up.

It was the first time that Liu Yixuan participated in such foreign affairs activities in the Northern Song Dynasty, so he naturally did not understand the rules. He just watched Qin's son-in-law work. Qin's son-in-law served as the Imperial Guardian for many years and had followed the Emperor to the East Mountain Fengshan. He had seen all kinds of formations. The task of welcoming the envoys outside the vassal state has long been nothing new to him.

Qin Shun called a group of young generals under his command, pointed at Liu Yixuan and said to them, "This is the new deputy governor, Lord Liu Yixuan." The young generals hurriedly clenched their fists and saluted. Liu Yixuan smiled and said, "Dear generals, you don't have to be too polite. I am the first to come and don't know anything. I will support you more in the future!"

After a round of greetings, Qin Shun ordered the young generals: "You bring the men below and take the yellow flags and axes, and from Xuande Gate to the main hall, each step is five steps and one whistle ten steps, and line up to welcome the envoys of the Jin Kingdom, telling the soldiers that they are not allowed to whisper or look around. If anyone destroys the majesty of the royal family, I will be killed!"

After receiving the order, the generals responded and dispersed. Liu Yixuan followed Qin Shun to stand in front of the hall. Not long after, he saw Eunuch Zhang and two little eunuchs coming out of the hall to inspect. Eunuch Zhang asked Qin Shun: "Thank you for your hard work, are you ready to welcome the envoys of the Jin Kingdom?"

Qin Shun smiled and said, "Don't worry, Eunuch Zhang, as the emperor's instructions, all the soldiers of the Imperial Guard have gone to line up and stand by!"

Liu Yixuan asked, "Eunuch Zhang, who was the envoy of the Jin Kingdom this time? Why did we welcome him so loudly?" Liu Yixuan was very puzzled by Qinzong's actions. The Jin people bullied the Song Dynasty so much. An envoy had to set up such a big formation to greet him. Liu Yixuan remembered that when the Jin soldiers besieged the city last time, an envoy named Wanyan Baoliang came to the city to meet the saint. He was humiliated by himself for a long time, but he did not show any statement from the court. Why did an envoy come this time and he would have to wait for such a waste of money?

Eunuch Zhang said, "Young Master Liu doesn't know anything. According to Master Zhu, the envoy who came today is not an ordinary official from the Jin Kingdom. It is said that he is a little prince of the Jin Kingdom. The Jin people said that they would make a truce with us, so we naturally have to treat each other with courtesy!"

"A truce and peace? The emperor believes such a traitor? This must be the trick of the Jin people." Liu Yixuan smiled bitterly, thinking that the monarch and ministers of the Song Dynasty were really stupid and naive.

"Well, Mr. Liu cannot say this nonsense. Since the Emperor of Jin sent a prince to discuss peace, it shows their sincerity. Our Song Dynasty is a country of etiquette, so there must be etiquette." He also said: "The emperor will summon the envoys of the Jin Kingdom at noon, and the officials will go in to serve him. I will say goodbye!" After that, he turned around and went to the hall.

Wanyan Aguda and Liu Yixuan were full of doubts when he heard Eunuch Zhang's words, and thought to himself: "What trick did the Jin people play? Why did they send a prince here? Is it really necessary to come to discuss peace with the Song Dynasty? This is absolutely impossible. Yesterday, I talked with my father for a long time and asked him to dissuade Qin Zong from sincerely believing in the nonsense of the Jin people's peace talks. I don't know if the emperor can listen. As long as he is prepared, he can negotiate with the Jin people while secretly mobilizing troops to prevent accidents. In this way, the Jin people's trick will naturally fail."

While they were suspicious, all civil and military officials rushed to the main hall from their offices. Because they were going to meet foreign envoys today, Qinzong ordered all officials in the court to be present. If the Jin people proposed any difficult conditions, the ministers would also discuss and formulate countermeasures. All civil and military officials came from the various yamen of the three provinces and six ministries, and walked towards the main hall with a whispering and whispering along the way. Liu Yixuan saw Liu Anguo's figure from afar, and walked forward to say hello.

Seeing that both father and son were in court, the ministers praised him. Liu Anguo asked Liu Yixuan: "Have you ever met the Qin prince consort in Shanglinyuan?"

Liu Yixuan nodded and said, "Yes, the child has seen the Qin prince consort." He said, "Father, today the emperor wants to receive the Jin envoy, you should pay more attention. I am worried that the Jin people are playing tricks. Don't let the emperor be fooled by them."

Liu Anguodao: "The Grand Master Zhu said that today the visit is Wanyan You, the third prince of the tycoon Wanyan Sheng. Since the Emperor of the Jin Kingdom sent a prince to discuss peace, I must really stop the war with us and repair it."

"What? Father, do you think so?" Liu Yixuan was completely heartbroken. The Jin people seized so much land in the Song Dynasty and killed so many people. They could easily gain the trust of the Song Dynasty people with just one prince coming to serve. "Father, have you forgotten what I told you last night? As long as the Song Dynasty does not perish, the Jin people will never give up. Not to mention a prince who came to discuss peace, even Wanyan Sheng came in person, it was just their delaying strategy. My father must not believe their sweet words, but still advise the emperor to transfer the troops from Guanxi and Bashu as soon as possible to prevent the Jin people from going south again!"

Seeing that his son was so worried, Liu Anguo felt that what Liu Yixuan said was reasonable. After all, these Jin people did not believe in each other once or twice, and they still had to make preparations. He said, "What you said is clear to my father, and I don't believe that the Jin people will sincerely discuss peace with us. I will advise the priest at the right time." After that, he followed the officials into the hall.

It was about noon, and he saw many people coming from Xuande Gate. Liu Yixuan followed Qin Shun to the front to welcome him, but he saw Master Zhu and many of his disciples walking at the forefront of the crowd from afar. It turned out that Qin Zong knew that it was a prince from the Jin Kingdom who was visiting. In order to show his importance, he sent Master Zhu and his disciples to greet him outside the city gate in person.

Liu Yixuan looked into the crowd, but saw a group of more than a dozen Jin people coming to a young man wearing a purple fur robe. Liu Yixuan thought to himself: "This must be the third prince of Wanyan Sheng, and there are such people who come to protect him. This is simply a delegation. It seems that these Jin people are not good at coming."

Liu Yixuan looked at the Grand Master Zhu Fan again, and was very respectful to the people of Jin Kingdom, looking servile. Grand Master Zhu said to the third prince of Jin Kingdom: "Your Highness, Xuande Hall is ahead. My Master is waiting in the hall. Please ask all envoys to get off the horse and walk, so I can also report to the hall."

The Jin people looked at the Xuande Hall in front. It was more than 500 steps away from the Meridian Gate. A Jin general with a bearded face said, "It's still so far from the hall, why should I dismount and walk? My third prince is a daughter-in-law, how can I walk? It's better to dismount and then get off the horse when I get in front of the hall!"

After hearing this, Master Zhu looked distressed, because according to the rules of the Song court, all civil and military officials had no special permissions, and they had to dismount outside the Meridian Gate before entering the palace. Now this group of envoys were going to ride a horse through the Meridian Gate, and they didn't know what to do about it.

"This... the third prince doesn't know anything. According to the regulations of this dynasty, civil and military officials must get off the horse and sedan chair when entering and leaving the Meridian Gate, so I'll ask you to feel wronged first..."

"How can that be done? Qiansui of my family is the emperor's descendant, how can you compare with officials? We Jin people have always used horses to travel, not good at walking, or not off the horse!" The Jin general said contemptuously.

"this……"

Master Zhu frowned and didn't know what to do. In desperation, he had to reply: "I dare not make any decisions about this matter. Since you are unwilling to get off the horse and walk, I have to send someone to ask my emperor for instructions." After that, he called an accompanying official and asked him to enter the palace to ask Emperor Qinzong.

Seeing that the Jin people were so arrogant and rude, Liu Yixuan hurriedly walked up and said sternly: "What else do you want to ask for instructions? What are you going to ask for instructions?! According to the ancestral system of this dynasty, anyone who enters the palace through the Wumen Gate must dismount and walk. As the teacher of the saint, how could the old teacher forget this rule? " Then he turned to the Jin delegation and said: "You come to the mission to my Song Dynasty, which is my Song Dynasty guest. There is a saying in our Zhongyuan that is called "A guest as the host". Since you have arrived in the territory of our Song Dynasty, you must follow our rules!"

After hearing Liu Yixuan's words, the general of the Jin Kingdom hurriedly asked Zhu Fan: "Teacher Zhu, who is this?"

"He is..."

"I am the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards, the emperor, and I am responsible for the garrison of the imperial city. If you want to enter the palace, you must not only dismount and walk, but also hand over all the weapons in your hands!" As he said that, he ordered his left and right and left: "Come, remove all their waists!"

After hearing the orders, several imperial guards hurriedly surrounded us and wanted to get the weapons of the Jin people. Seeing that the situation was not good, Master Zhu hurriedly stopped him and said, "Young Master Liu must not be rude. This is His Highness, the Third Prince of the Jin Kingdom. He is here to go to our Song Dynasty under the order of the imperial court. Don't neglect them!"

Liu Yixuan said to Zhu Fanyan: "Which country he is the prince, as long as he enters the Meridian Gate, he must follow our rules! People come, pull them off and take down their weapons!"

At Liu Yixuan's order, several ignorant soldiers came around with long spears. Seeing this, the Jin people hurriedly drew their knives to resist. For a while, the two sides were in a tense position. It was said that the Imperial Guard was under the command of Qin Shun, but he was very unhappy when he saw this group of Jin people so arrogant and rude. Now, seeing Liu Yixuan ordered their weapons to be confiscated, he did not stop them for the time being, and only watched the fun.

Just as two groups of people were at a strife, they saw the prince of Jin and smiled.

"Ha ha……"

Liu Yixuan turned around to look at the third prince, but he also had a strange appearance, which was very different from the ordinary Jin people. The ordinary Jin people had dark skin and messy hair. At a glance, he knew they were nomadic people. However, the third prince of the Jin Kingdom had beautiful eyebrows and white skin and thin skin. He looked gentle and gentle, but he looked like a scholar from the Central Plains. Liu Yixuan saw that he was in his early twenties, wearing a purple fur coat and a leopard-print leather hat on his head, and two long sable velvet hats hanging down his shoulders to his front, which was also romantic and royal.

The third prince spoke to the guards on both sides and left and right, "Don't be rude, all generals, we are here to discuss peace and repair with the Song Dynasty today. How can we make a big fight and cause trouble again? It's better to follow the customs!" As he said that, he was about to turn over and dismount.

When several followers saw that their masters had dismounted and walked, they stopped arguing and dismounted.
Chapter completed!