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Totei Station is located in a prime location within the inner city of Tokyo.
It is located right next to the various government offices and the Daxiangguo Temple.
Duting West Post Station was located near the city wall outside Tokyo.
Next to it are houses, pharmacies, guard shops, and a large Buddhist temple.
Li Renli settled into a guest room.
Everything looks high-class.
After all, this place is reserved for envoys from the suzerain state.
He couldn't help but exclaim, "The Ming emperor was truly a ruler of propriety!"
Deputy Envoy Cao Changyong muttered, "It's just that the house is a bit better, is there any need to be so happy?"
Li Renli said smugly, "But you don't know..."
"Since the founding of our Great Xia Dynasty,"
"All successive envoys resided at the West Post Station of the Capital Pavilion."
"I am the first Xia envoy to be invited into Duting Post Station."
"Those who offer unsolicited favors are either treacherous or thieves," Cao Changyong said.
Li Renli was instantly disappointed.
I feel like I have nothing in common with this guy surnamed Cao.
As they were talking, an official led in a servant.
Ask them where else they need cleaning or sweeping.
They also said that we could ask for anything we needed at any time.
Li Renli felt increasingly cheerful.
It seems even the odd jobs at Duting Post Station,
They all appeared so polite.
As we mentioned before,
Dutingyi has been renamed "Central Intelligence Agency".
This is Shi Yuangong's old lair.
Even the odd jobs were done by intelligence agents!
That evening, Xu Kangzong, who had already been transferred to the position of Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial,
He personally hosted a banquet to entertain the Western Xia envoys.
Xu Kangzong was extremely talented.
This suited Li Renli's taste perfectly.
The two could be described as "instant friends".
At the dinner table, Xu Kangzong took out two kinds of alcoholic beverages.
One type is traditional rice wine.
Another type is baijiu (white liquor) that has become popular in Hanzhong in recent years (and is favored by the working people).
"Please, Your Excellency, have a taste," Xu Kangzong said with a smile.
"So spicy!" Li Renli exclaimed.
"Excellent wine!" Cao Changyong exclaimed.
Xu Kangzong said, "This kind of liquor is called 'Shaodaozi'."
"The moment you drink it, it feels like a red-hot knife going down your throat."
"It's even better to drink it in winter,"
"Just one bite and your whole body will feel hot."
"I'm not afraid of the cold, even in the dead of winter and heavy snow!"
"Moreover, the brewing process of this wine,"
"It was created by His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Ming Dynasty."
Li Renli didn't really like it at first.
It is said to have been invented by the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
I quickly took another small bite.
He discovered it indeed had a unique flavor, and praised it.
"A bittersweet aftertaste is like that of a virtuous and noble person,"
"Be resolute and unyielding in dealing with the world, and be upright and peaceful in your conduct."
Cao Changyong downed his drink in one gulp, and his assessment remained the same two words.
"Good wine!"
Xu Kangzong took the opportunity to remove the rice wine.
Start chatting in a way that appeals to their interests.
As they chatted, he mentioned his experience as an envoy to the Jin Dynasty.
Both Xia envoys were drinking baijiu for the first time.
Completely unprepared for this thing.
Just like before, we drank rice wine and mare's milk wine.
Before they knew it, they had each drunk more than a pound of liquor.
The other members of the delegation
Officials from the Duting Post Station were also there to entertain them.
It was all Shi Yuangong's subordinates drinking with those Western Xia people.
I have heard that some prefectures and cities in Liaodong,
The entire city's population is less than one hundred.
Li Renli, already quite drunk, couldn't help but feel dejected.
That was, after all, their suzerain state!
Seeing that the two seemed to sympathize with and miss the Liao Dynasty,
Xu Kangzong immediately raised his glass and said,
"This cup of wine is drunk for the dead rulers, ministers, and people of the Liao Kingdom."
"May they no longer suffer humiliation at the hands of the Jurchens in the afterlife!"
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"Done!"
Cao Changyong's face turned bright red.
After finishing this glass of wine,
He had already drunk almost two kilograms.
Li Renli sat swaying.
Reaching for the cup
I tried to scoop it up several times, but it was all empty.
Finally, I caught the stemmed cup.
He held it high in the air and said,
"Dry!".
tilting his head back and drinking it down.
The wine was all spilled onto his clothes.
With the movement of tilting the neck back,
Li Renli fell backward.
"Hahahaha!"
Cao Changyong pointed at Li Renli, who was lying on the ground.
He laughed drunkenly, his eyes glazed over: "Prince Shu, you can't hold your liquor."
"I...I can still drink..."
Xu Kangzong rushed over to help him up.
I patted his vest to help him catch his breath.
"Your Highness, please rest for a while."
Li Renli wanted to sleep when he was drunk.
With droopy eyelids, he slumped onto the table.
The voice grew softer and softer.
"Take a break, take a break."
Xu Kangzong then brought up the atrocities committed by the Jurchens in China.
Fueled by alcohol, Cao Changyong slammed his fist on the table and began cursing.
"Shameless traitor, you...you go back on your word!"
"We agreed to cede eight territories, but now..."
"They've gone back on their word again this year, and even sent troops to garrison the area!"
"The area of the Eight Halls is vast; how many Jin soldiers went there?"
"If the Jin army is not numerous, your country need not fear."
Xu Kangzong followed up on what was said.
Cao Changyong said, "The Jin army is not easy to deal with..."
"There would probably be ten thousand if they went."
"Those golden dogs don't respect us Xia people at all,"
"And he's been exchanging glances with that bastard Richard..."
"His Majesty the Emperor will deal with them sooner or later!"
Xu Kangzong said, "Even in Kaifeng, I have heard that Richard is arrogant and domineering."
"More than just arrogant."
Cao Changyong must have suffered a lot of mistreatment in his daily life.
He starts nagging when he's drunk.
And their speech has become much more fluent.
"Ever since that guy got the Jurchens backing him up,"
"Building excessively large mansions in the capital,"
"He even pressured His Majesty to appoint his trusted confidants..."
Shi Qian sat outside the door.