Routine Diplomacy between Song and Jin after the Longxing Peace Agreement (1178)

Timeline

1. 1178Jin Zhongdu · North ChinaAccording to the Jin History's Table of Diplomatic Relations, in the third month of Dading 18, the Southern Song sent Acting Minister of Personnel Zhao Si and Yizhou Regional Observer Zheng Huai to congratulate Emperor Shizong of Jin on the Wanshun Festival. The envoys presented the state letter in audience, continuing the uncle-nephew etiquette and annual tribute system established by the Longxing Peace Agreement.
2. 1178Lin'an and Jin Zhongdu · ChinaIn the ninth month of the same year, Jin sent Court of Judicial Review Vice Director Zhang Jiusi and others to congratulate the Song emperor on his birthday; in the eleventh month, it sent Jingnan Military Commissioner Wuyan Cha and others to congratulate Song on New Year's Day; in the first month, Song also sent Hanlin Academy Scholar Qian Liangchen and others to congratulate Jin on New Year's Day. The envoys crossed northward over the Huai River, and north-south relations remained stable under the framework of the peace agreement.