Zhao Huan's voice was full of majesty, possessing a power that shook the soul.

Wanyan Zongpan said, "Emperor of Song, you owe me an explanation."

"How so?"

"What are your plans regarding those people?"

Zhao Huan asked, "Who are you referring to?"

"Those people who beat me up last night!"

Where were you beaten last night?

"exist……"

Wanyan Zongpan found it difficult to speak; he couldn't very well tell so many Song ministers that he had gone to a brothel the night before and had been beaten up there.

This is truly shameful, boosting the morale of others while diminishing our own!

"Someone attacked me last night!"

"You just need to explain the whole story clearly, and I will take care of it for you."

"This matter is complicated..." Wanyan Zongpan said sullenly, "In short, Emperor of Song, you must give me an explanation!"

"If you don't explain it to me in detail, how can I give you an explanation?"

"You!" Wanyan Zongpan was so angry that his face turned pale. He had never seen such a shameless person.

Zhao Huan mastered the art of lying through his teeth.

Zhao Huan's tone suddenly became calm: "The envoy, the perpetrator, I will deal with him severely. I will not allow a small number of people to deliberately undermine the friendship between Song and Jin."

Wanyan Zongpan was slightly taken aback. Looking at Zhao Huan's peaceful and friendly face, he almost thought that what he said was true.

"Envoy, our Great Song governs the country with the wisdom of ancient sages and saints. The people are widely educated and respect propriety, righteousness, benevolence, and virtue. In my opinion, the perpetrators of this attack must be remnants of the Dangxiang or some bandits in the Northwest, who want to sow discord between the Great Song and the Jin and try to profit from it. Envoy, please do not fall for their trick."

Do you know what kind of person is the most capable?

Shameless person!

A shameless person can turn black into white and blue into purple, and can talk nonsense with you without being influenced by any factors.

Even the ministers in the imperial court were impressed by the emperor's shameless and brazen behavior.

Wanyan Zongpan was furious, but for the time being, he really couldn't do anything about Zhao Huan.

"Emperor of Song, your disrespect to this envoy is tantamount to disrespect to the Great Jin. This envoy awaits your explanation to the Great Jin."

Zhao Huan couldn't help but sneer inwardly: Confess? I guarantee I'll get you a few Tangut corpses, though of course you won't see their faces.

"Envoy, you have not yet stated the purpose of your visit to our Great Song Dynasty."

Wanyan Zongpan reluctantly took a box from a servant beside him, opened it, and said, "This is a treasure presented to the Emperor of Jin by the Kingdom of Fulin, called Crimson Glass."

As soon as the box was opened, a crimson light, like blood, burst forth, revealing a round, entirely crimson sphere lying inside.

The red was very pure, without any impurities.

The appearance of this item shocked all the officials in the court.

Xu Churen asked, "The Kingdom of Fulin that the Jin envoy mentioned, could it be the Great Qin Kingdom in the west?"

"Exactly!"

Back then, on the birthday of Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty, Byzantium sent envoys to present him with red glass.

Shao Chengzhang carefully took the red glass from the side.

Wanyan Zongpan took another box from the attendant and opened it.

Upon closer inspection, everyone saw a sphere that was entirely emerald green.

Xu Churen exclaimed in surprise, "Green Gold Crystal!"

"Good eye! This is indeed Green Gold Crystal, a treasure of the Kingdom of Flin."

When the Byzantine envoy visited the Tang Dynasty, he presented Emperor Taizong of Tang with a piece of red glass and a piece of green gold crystal.

These are all rare treasures that the Central Plains of China do not possess.

This item was not presented to Wanyan Sheng by an envoy of the Byzantine emperor, but by an envoy of Rus', a vassal state of the Byzantine Empire.

To be precise, Rus' was not yet a nation at this time, but merely an East Slavic tribe, which was very weak and struggling to survive.

They heard that there was a powerful country in the east called the Khitan, who had an iron cavalry that could conquer everything and enough wealth to buy up vast grasslands and hills.

If they could establish friendly relations with the powerful Khitan, the Rus' tribe would receive assistance from the great Khitan as they expanded eastward.

This strategy of befriending distant states while attacking nearby ones was unanimously approved by the entire Rossiysky government.

But the people of the Rus' tribe did not know that the Liao Dynasty had already been destroyed, and the country they had arrived in was called the Great Jin Dynasty.

Of course, it makes no difference to them.

They even believed that all ancient Eastern countries were called Khitan.

They had no idea what that place was like.

In fact, after the Liao Dynasty reformed its system, it always identified itself with China, which led people in Central Asia and Eastern Europe to believe that the Khitan was China and that the Khitan was the powerful Eastern country that inherited the Tang Dynasty.

Wanyan Zongpan declared loudly, "Emperor of the Song Dynasty, the Great Jin Dynasty wishes to maintain friendly relations with the Song Dynasty for a hundred years, engage in trade for generations, and bring benefits to the people of both countries."

Wanyan Zongpan spoke in a grand and righteous manner, but in his heart he already hated the Song Dynasty to the core and wished he could send the Iron Pagoda to flatten the Central Plains the next day!

Zhao Huan also adopted a self-righteous attitude of dedicating himself to world peace: "I am deeply gratified that the King thinks this way, and I wish for the two countries to be on good terms for generations to come."

What followed was a conversation about etiquette, with both sides exchanging polite greetings.

They greeted each other verbally, and they also greeted each other in their hearts.

However, the person you greet verbally is completely different from the person you greet in your heart.

While they spoke passionately and righteously, in their hearts they cursed each other's female relatives and then their ancestors for eighteen generations.

Afterwards, the emperor hosted a banquet to warmly welcome the Jin envoys.

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