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What Ding Daquan wanted to do was to form an alliance between the western countries and the Song Dynasty, so he naturally took great care of the Mongolian mission.

on this day, he wanted to entertain the western missions in his private capacity. He felt that it was inconvenient for him to go to the State Guesthouse, so he wrote an invitation and ordered the housekeeper to send it to the State Guesthouse in person, inviting the western missions to visit the prime minister's residence 。

It is said that Ding Daquan, the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty, invited him. Naturally, the envoys of the western missions would not refuse. In the evening, they came to Ding Daquan's prime minister's residence as scheduled.

In addition to Ding Daquan and envoys from western countries, there were only two of his best friends, eunuch Dong songchen and scholar Ma Tianji.

After receiving the messengers from western countries to his prime minister's house, Ding Daquan immediately led the two people who had been waiting in his prime minister's house to greet him.

It has been some time since the western missions came to Lin'an. Ding Daquan knew each other very well. After meeting each other, he introduced several people around him one by one.

Then we would like to invite members of the western missions to the banquet hall of the prime minister's residence.

The emissary of the French mission was the leader of the western missions. Ding Daquan asked him to sit as the guest of honor.

The others sit down in order of priority.

The ambassador of the French Mission held up his glass and said, "Dear Mr. Ding, the most happy thing for me to know you when I come to Lin'an of the Song Dynasty this time. Here, I'd like to have a toast to you."

"It's very kind of you, Mr. messenger. Let's drink together to show our friendship." Ding Daquan suggested.

Since they had no objection, they drank the wine together.

The French emissary said: "Mr. Ding Xiang, now the Mongolian mission has also come to Lin'an, the capital of the Song Dynasty. The ambassador is really curious about this."

"Oh, what are you curious about, Reverend? "Asked Ding Daquan.

The emissary of France asked: "why did the Mongols occupy the northern territory of your song dynasty, but the emperor of your song dynasty treated the Mongolian emissary as a guest of honor?"

after hearing this, Ding Daquan was a little embarrassed. As the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty, he didn't know how to answer for a moment.

After all, for the Song Dynasty, the occupation of this native land was a shame. It's just like someone else has occupied their own home, but they still have to smile. It's really hard.

Ma Tianji, the scholar of Duanming palace, saw that Ding Daquan was not easy to talk, so he said to the French Emissary: "you don't know, Reverend minister, that this friendship with Mongolia is completely Jia Sidao's idea. In fact, Prime Minister Ding doesn't agree with us. You don't know many of these things."

"Yes, Lord Ma is right. For this matter, we have quarreled with Jia Sidao for many times." The eunuch Dong songchen also helped to say.

Ding Daquan said: "some adults are right. Jia Sidao and I are both prime ministers of the Song Dynasty. He is good at playing crickets, and our son of the Song Dynasty just likes to play with them. In addition, his sister is a royal concubine in the palace. Many times, what he says will confuse the emperor, and the prime minister is helpless."

"This father-in-law Dong is taking care of you in the Song Dynasty. You must know what the emperor of Song Dynasty wants. Do you want to make an alliance with the western countries or do you want to mend relations with Mongolia?" The emissary of the Roman Empire.

Of course, Dong songchen knew the thoughts of emperor LiZong, but what LiZong yearned for was alliance with Mongolia.

If Dong songchen told the truth at this time, the envoys of the western countries would be completely disappointed in the peace talks.

This situation is a big blow to what Dong songchen wants to do.

Dong songchen did not directly answer the question of the envoys of the Roman Empire, but asked: "Dear envoys of Rome, the Mongolian cavalry once hit your Europe, and your country was trampled by the Mongolian cavalry. Can you tell me, is the Mongolian army terrible or not?"

If the emissaries of the Roman Empire are not powerful, they are obviously lying, which is not in line with the actual situation. If they are powerful, they will destroy their prestige and show that their country is also a Mongolian cavalry of Shanghai style.

In that case, what right did the envoys of the western countries have to be responsible for the great Song Dynasty's fear of Mongolia.

Ding Da, who was sitting on one side, said wholeheartedly: it's really a bit of a level that Mr. Dong was able to sit as the eunuch in charge of the University. This question just now has transferred the initiative to our hands. It seems that he was really underestimated before, and he will be really careful in front of him in the future.

"In fact, there is nothing wrong with this. Our Byzantine Empire was the first to bear the brunt of their Mongolian cavalry in the West. It is undeniable that his Mongolian cavalry was indeed very powerful. The two armies fought against each other like a whirlwind, which made people unable to deal with it. But when we retreated to the city, they had well-made siege equipment. Think about each time It's a nightmare to fight Mongolia. " Said the Byzantine emissary.Now that someone has started, there is nothing to be ashamed of. The emissary of the English kingdom said, "our kingdom is in the Atlantic Ocean, across the channel from the continent of Europe. Although we have not been directly attacked by the Mongolian cavalry, our army of the English kingdom has seen the strength of the Mongolian cavalry when supporting the allies of Europe. It's really the emissary of Byzantium That's what I said

"It seems that you have just told the truth, which shows that the envoys treat us as friends." The eunuch Dong Song Chen Dao, the general manager of Inner Mongolia.

After that, he got up and touched a glass of wine with the envoys of western countries, and then said, "everybody, please think about it. Mongolia is thousands of miles away from you. You are so afraid. But our song dynasty is directly adjacent to them. You can imagine how much pressure we have to bear."

When they said this, the envoys of the western countries bowed their heads and had nothing to say.

"Although our song dynasty has been under such great pressure, you can see that the neighboring countries of Mongolia have been wiped out for their Mongolia outside our song dynasty. Looking at our song dynasty, in the south, they are still very rich. They have attacked us many times, but they have not taken advantage of us. What do you say, messengers Ding Daquan asked.

Seeing that the envoys of the western countries still did not speak, Ma Tianji, the scholar of Duanming palace, said: "this actually shows a very important problem, that is, in today's world, our song dynasty is actually very powerful. In today's world, the only one who dares to compete with the Mongolian cavalry alone is our song dynasty."

Ding Daquan and some of his comrades are really good at fighting each other. It is clear that they have lost their city and land. However, when they say so, they actually say that the affair of partial peace in the great Song Dynasty is a heroic affair.

After hearing this, the messengers of the West nodded frequently.

The French emissary said: "before you came to the great Song Dynasty, to tell you the truth, I heard that there was only one office left in your territory. We all thought that your great Song Dynasty must be a weak and small Dynasty. But after this period of understanding and the introduction of you, we know that the great Song Dynasty is the most courageous country in the East. "

" of course, in fact, the emperor of the Song Dynasty is always thinking about how to make the northern expedition to the Central Plains, and then we can invite your envoys to Tokyo for a drink. " Ding Daquan.

The envoy of Byzantine Empire said: "Ben Shi once bought a picture of Qingming River by Zhang Zeduan from a Persian businessman. The picture of Tokyo depicted on it is really wonderful. It is a paradise on earth. When I was in Byzantine, I thought that it would be great if I could live in the place described in the picture one day."

After that, he took a bite and said, "I didn't expect that I would come to the country of this painting one day."

"I have very good news for you." Ding Daquan.

The French emissary asked, "what's the good news?"

"That is, under the leadership of Marshal Zhao Kui, our army of the Song Dynasty has successfully recovered the old capital of the Song Dynasty, Tokyo." Ding Daquan replied.

The envoys of Byzantine Empire were overjoyed and said, "so, we can go to the place described in the picture of Qingming River by Zhang Zeduan of your country and have a personal tour?"

"That's of course. As long as the dignitaries present are interested, they will all go there." Ding Daquan replied.

Ding Daquan said: "in fact, we have restrained the most powerful corps of Mongolia in the East, and have made great contributions to you."

"Yes, under the present Mongolian khanate, the most powerful and powerful one is the forty thousand Lord Kublai Khan, who is now in Xingzhou. If he didn't guard against our song dynasty, he would have moved westward to attack your Europe." Duanming palace scholar Ma Tianji road.

The four princes of Kublai Khan played an important role in the Mongol Khanate, but at that time, it was xuliewu and other people who attacked the West.

At this time, the European countries had no impression of Kublai Khan's fourth prince, so they were not afraid of him.

The French emissary shook his head and said, "Oh, no, I don't agree with that."

"Why, noble messenger?" Ma Tianji, Bachelor of Duanming palace.

"Kublai Khan is very powerful. He has been around Mongolia all the time. To be exact, he is only dealing with your song dynasty, but Badu and xuliewu are different. They are leading the Mongolian cavalry to fight against our whole European army." The French emissary replied.

It seems that the enemies they faced were different. On the contrary, they were different. Kublai Khan was sent by the Mongolian Khan court to be responsible for the southern desert area. It's really good that the Song Dynasty had to face. Ma Tianji, the scholar of Duanming palace, naturally felt that the fourth Prince of Kublai Khan was the most difficult to deal with.

But the western countries suffered from the armies of Badu and Hulagu. Of course, they thought these people were the most powerful.

To put it bluntly, they are all right, but they are caused by different situations in their respective places.

In order not to destroy the atmosphere of the banquet, Ding Daquan said, "OK, OK, let's not talk about this problem. We should continue to drink and eat.""When it comes to food, our western countries are very different from you." The messenger of France.

The emissary of the English kingdom said: "that is, in our kingdom, we use knives and forks, which are made of metal."

"That's because the food you eat is more suitable for using knives and forks. Think about it. We have noodles in Song Dynasty. If you use your knives and forks, you won't be able to eat them for a day." Ma Tianji, Bachelor of Duanming palace.

"The angel of the Empire took out the noodles and said to Ben an that we didn't even have a big bowl of noodles ready for dinner Take it out. "

"We have also heard about this. At today's banquet, the prime minister specially asked the chefs from our prime minister's residence to borrow knives and forks from your regiment." Ding Daquan pointed to the knife and fork on the dining table and said.

The French emissary said: "Mr. Ding Xiang, as the Prime Minister of a country, you still think of such subtle things. We are so moved."

"It's very polite of you to come here. It's not right for me to do this!" said Ding Daquan.

The French emissary said, "in fact, from the careful heart of prime minister Ding, we have already felt the sincerity of the Song Dynasty."

"If that's the case, you western countries should see your sincerity." Ma Tianji, Bachelor of Duanming palace.

The French envoy asked, "Mr. Ma, what do you mean by sincerity?"

"Simply, if you want to make alliance with our ministers of the Song Dynasty, you western countries will have to pay something. Otherwise, it's not easy for Mr. Ding Xiang to speak in front of our emperor of the Song Dynasty." Ma Tianji, a scholar of Ming Palace.

The most obvious meaning is that Ding Daquan is very important, and the envoys of the western countries should be rewarded. Of course, the deeper meaning is that if you want to unite with us in the Song Dynasty, you should not just talk about it, but also take practical actions.

When the French emissary heard this, he said, "when you fought with Kublai Khan to recover the remaining Northern Territory, we also launched an attack on the Mongolian army in Europe. Isn't that fair?

it's hard for us to persuade the emperor to be so smart Duanming palace scholar Ma Tianji road.