From the imperial road beside it, bypassing the magnificent Golden Palace, which is as vast as a mountain, and walking along the red wall, you will come to the Chongwen Hall, which is facing the Golden Palace.

This hall is not big. Compared with the Golden Palace that is used for court on weekdays, it is like a comparison between an adult and a child. It has only three rooms and the corridor columns are low. It is somewhat incomparable to the name of the hall. To be precise, it should be a pavilion or a hall.

It is usually used by the emperor to summon ministers or meet envoys from small countries like Changsun Hong, which is more private.

The official from the Ministry of Rites led Changsun Hong to the outside of Chongwen Hall and ordered him to wait at the steps. He hurried up and said a few words to the eunuch outside the hall gate.

The eunuch nodded, stepped in, and came out again after a while, shouting loudly: "Xuan, Dali envoy Changsun Hong meet with him!"

The official of the Ministry of Rites waved to Changsun Hong, who sorted out his clothes and headed on the stairs to enter the hall gate.

Seeing the emperor's etiquette, the officials of the Ministry of Rites had already explained clearly how to lower their heads, how to politely salute, and how to answer, and they were all clearly stated. They were careful, for fear that the Dali barbarians would not understand the rules and anger Lizong, which would be unfair.

After walking high and almost reaching the threshold of his calves, Changsun Hong walked to the center of the hall with his head and observed with his light that he stood about ten steps away from the emperor sitting on the couch and dragon chaise in front of him. He bent down ninety degrees, bowed deeply, bowed his hands, handed over the letter of nationality that had been prepared long ago, and said loudly: "Changsun Hong, the envoy of Dali, have seen His Majesty the King of the Song Dynasty!"

A calm voice came from above his head: "Enterprise asks you to get up and give you a seat!"

A eunuch came over and took over the letter of the country.

Changsun Hong thanked him, then stood up, retreated to the side, and sat down on the round stool prepared by the eunuch.

At this time, he had some time and glanced at the probation in the hall.

The hall is not big, with simple furnishings, but full of luxury. A wooden couch in the center is placed with a dragon chaise with gold and silver on it, an imperial desk is placed in front of it, with some commonly used study supplies, and a stack of snow-white paper is very conspicuous. Changsun Hong guessed that it was Ruifuxiang's Saiwenkui.

The yellow curtains hung down from the beams, dyeing the whole room with Huang Cencen's color. Li Zong, wearing a dragon robe, sat high on the dragon chaise, leaning against the back of the chair, with a lazy expression, but staring at Changsun Hong's eyes, shining brightly.

Changsun Hong was inconvenient to look at him, so he deliberately lowered his eyelids and looked at the bricks on the ground, but in his heart, he thought about the situation of Lizong carefully.

Lizong Zhao Wan, who was forty-one years old, had white face and long beards, wide skin and big ears, and had a slightly obese body. He succeeded to the throne for more than 20 years. He lived under the shadow of Shi Miyuan for the first ten years. In order to guard against powerful ministers, he was obsessed with reason, did not care about the government affairs, and looked like a slutty emperor. When Shi Miyuan died, he changed his face and immediately took over the power, eliminated the remaining parties of Shi Miyuan. From then on, he promoted his consciousness with great fanfare and made a smooth transition. The court was shocked, and the imperial power was no longer left behind.

His technique was somewhat like Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. Although he did not use the fierce means of Kangxi dealing with Oboi, his iron-faced attitude exposed the extremely meticulous heart and flexible scheming of this person.

This is not a foolish monarch, on the contrary, at least he is a capable person now.

The eunuch holding the whisk presented the letter of the country to the imperial case. Li Zong flipped it out casually and ignored it.

"The envoy of Changsun came over thousands of miles and worked hard all the way. I don't know what the country is now?" Li Zong smiled and said, "I heard that the king of Dali was assassinated, the new king ascended the throne, and the state affairs were clear and prosperous. The envoy of Changsun was the king of one word, and played a significant role in it."

When Changsun Hong heard this, he immediately understood the trick inside.

There is something in the words.

Changsun Hong's role in it was not only very small, but also the decisive initiator. The destruction of the Dali king was all done by him.

When Li Zong said this, he probably had the intention of asking questions.

Dali is a vassal state of the Song Dynasty. You kill the monarch without my consent. Do you take me, the king of the Song Dynasty seriously?

The eyes of Li Zong staring at Changsun Hong were flashing with an unaware cold light.

"My Majesty asked about the state affairs of Dali, it is indeed different from the past." Changsun Hong raised his head and replied politely: "The new king succeeded to the throne, was enterprising, diligent in asking about virtue. Now Dali has been completely renewed and has changed the world."

"As for the minister," he smiled slightly: "Assisting the king is the duty of a minister. You must do what you should do, but you must never do what you should not do. This is the bottom line, and the minister will never cross it."

The two of them started with a mysterious word and a rich voice.

"Oh? Lord Changsun, let me talk in detail, what is necessary and why can't you do?" Li Zong kept his leaning posture and asked lightly.

Changsun Hong thought for a while and said loudly: "If you are loyal to the king and do your best, you will do it; if you collude with external troubles and treason in the country and riotize the country, you will not do it."

Li Zong nodded, supported himself, corrected his sitting posture, and said, "This is a good thing. I feel comfortable. If every minister thinks so, the world will be peaceful."

Changsun Hong smiled: "If the emperor is wise, then the world will be peaceful, and evil ways will naturally have nowhere to hide, and all the ministers will naturally be loyal."

Li Zong put his hand on the table and fiddled with the letter of state. He asked with interest: "Loyalty or not depends on actual behavior. Lord Changsun was in Sichuan and Yu Beilu had a lot of efforts. Is this the instruction of the new king of Dali, or is it your own act?"

"Dali and the Song Dynasty, with their clothes, their lips and teeth were cold, and their teeth were dead. They all prospered and their losses were both devastated. The people of Dali understood these principles. Once the northern enemy went south, Dali could not be complete. Therefore, they sent troops to resist the Mongols, whether they were Dali or ordinary people, they were determined. My Changsun Hong was originally a native of the Song Dynasty. Because of being framed and crippled, they had to struggle to survive in the barbarian land. However, the Song Dynasty was always the old country and town, and the public and private, and repaying it with one's own life."

Changsun Hong replied without hesitation, with a strong and powerful voice: "Helping the Song Dynasty is equivalent to helping myself, drinking water and thinking about the source, and falling leaves return to their roots. Although Changsun Hong has been in the barbarian realm for a long time, he still understands the truth."

"What a fallen leaf return to its roots." Li Zong couldn't help but slapped the table and praised: "In fact, I have heard about your affairs for a long time. You were in a teenager and were wandering in a foreign land because of your parents' crimes. You have been committed to the barbarian land for more than ten years. In the end, it is not easy to be able to achieve what you are today. I thought that Dali's small country could not produce talents, but I didn't expect that one would be my descendant of the Song Dynasty, haha!"

He smiled happily and said, "I have ordered the Ministry of Justice to remove the false charge. After all, no one can tell what happened more than ten years ago."

Changsun Hong narrowed his eyes, stood up and bowed, and said respectfully: "Thank you for your great kindness!"

(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!