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Kaifeng was once the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty. When the emperor went to court, did he speak Henan dialect or Mandarin? At that time, there was no such thing as Mandarin.

At that time, the official languages of the Northern Song Dynasty were called "Northern Ya" and "Southern Ya", both of which were official languages. It is very different from today's Henan dialect and closer to today's Minnan dialect and Hakka dialect.

The rise of Putonghua became popular from the Republic of China. The existing Mandarin is a combination of Beijing dialect and Northeast dialect, with some syllables removed.

Ministers at that time had to speak to the emperor in Mandarin to show their respect for the emperor, not in the local dialect.