Out of the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Shi Songzhi's sedan chair went to the Shi Mansion for a while, and then turned around and headed towards the imperial city.

When Dong Songchen came in to report to Zhao Yun, Zhao Yun was lying on Jia Guifei's stomach and listened nervously to the little guy in Jia Guifei's stomach who had not yet come out.

Seeing the harmonious scene of Jia Guifei touching Zhao Yun's bun with her hand, Dong Songchen's eyes flickered a little.

"Shi Shenzhi? Today is resting, what is he doing when he is not in the house and comes to ask to see me? ”

Zhao Yun, who hadn't heard anything yet, was very dissatisfied with Shi Songzhi's request to see.

"Your Majesty, Shi Shenzhi still entered the palace to ask for a meeting, there must be something important to report to Your Majesty, and now it is an eventful autumn, and there are fewer and fewer people like Shi Shenzhi who are thinking about His Majesty."

Jia Guifei glanced at Dong Songchen when she said this, and continued: "Your Majesty, let's go, just let Dong accompany and wait for the concubine." The concubines waited for His Majesty. ”

Seeing Concubine Jia say this, Zhao Yun's complexion softened a lot, and said with a smile: "It's still the thoughtfulness of Concubine Ai's thoughts." Then I'll go back when I go. Dong is a companion, and he is waiting for the concubine. ”

"Little obedience!"

Dong Songchen hurriedly bowed and answered.

Zhao Yun told him to leave quickly with a smile, and there were only two people left in the Splendid Palace, Jia Guifei and Dong Songchen.

"Dong Banban, don't you have anything to say to this palace?"

Jia Guifei's complexion was much better than a few days ago. It was also thanks to the person who took the drug that he just wanted to let the fetus flow out, and he didn't think of asking for Jia Guifei's life. However, the abortion of the fetus is also very likely to be a matter of one corpse and two lives, not to mention, what this fetus means to Jia Guifei is self-evident. Therefore, as soon as this hurts people's hearts, no matter who it is, there is no room for reconciliation between the two sides.

"...... Small ......"

When Dong Songchen heard Concubine Jia's words, his face changed suddenly, and he hurriedly fell to the ground and said in a panicked voice.

Jia Guifei slowly picked up the ginseng soup on the jade table in front of her, scooped a spoonful, slowly put it into her mouth, and continued without raising her head: "This palace treats itself well, but I haven't seen you for some days when I think about it these days, what's the matter?" Is Dong Banban hiding from the palace or ...... Is there anything else that the main palace doesn't know? For example, the good brother of the main palace? Well, Dong Banban! ”

Speaking of this, Jia Guifei suddenly raised her head and looked at Dong Songchen who was lying on the ground in front of the couch, her eyes were a little cold.

Although some things are said that she is in this deep palace, and she is still nourishing her body, it does not mean that she is really a blind and deaf person, Jia Rudao did not pay attention to his title of lieutenant in the light car in front of the title of Baohe Palace, how could Jia Guifei, who has been in the palace for several years, not know the way?

If she was only a little suspicious, then just when she wanted Dong Songchen to bring a message to Jia Yidao to enter the palace, Dong Songchen, who had been courteous to the Splendid Palace every day in the past, didn't even see anyone for two or three days in a row, and even if Zhao Yun came, Dong Songchen disappeared immediately after asking for peace, if Jia Guifei didn't notice some abnormalities again, then she couldn't be alive and moisturized in this deep palace until now.

The danger in the palace is even more dangerous than the dumping in the officialdom. After all, in officialdom, if you lose, it's a big deal to lose your official position, and there are few dead people. But in the palace, once you lose your position and die, I'm afraid it will be the best result.

Dong Songchen, who was lying on the ground, heard Jia Guifei's words, and cold sweat kept breaking out, and his expression changed from gloomy to dark, obviously hesitating.

When Jia Guifei saw him like this, she was even more sure of her previous guess in her heart. Although he was already anxious in his heart, his face did not show the slightest, but leisurely picked up the jade bowl and scooped a spoonful of ginseng soup.

She waited for Dong Songchen to say it himself. She also believes that Dong Songchen will definitely say it.

……

Diligent Palace.

"Shi Qing said that the king of Dali sent a letter to me asking for reinforcements?"

Zhao Yun looked at Shi Songzhi, who was standing down, frowned, and said suspiciously.

"Back to the Holy Word, the Rite Court only received a request for help from the Dali envoy today, and it is said that the Dali envoy has been living in the Rite Court for three days." Shi Songzhi didn't forget to give Qiao Xingjian some eye medicine.

"Ridiculous!"

Sure enough, hearing Shi Songzhi's words, Zhao Yun was immediately furious.

"Bangs are really bold. What is the use of raising such useless people when they dare to conceal such a major event and not report it, but they eat the court? Dismissal investigation. ”

Liu Hai is the judge of the Privy Council, and Zhong Xiang, who sent the Dali Guo's request for help document to Shi Songzhi sent by Mo Ye, is the judge supervisor of the Rite Court, which can be regarded as Liu Hai's deputy.

Zhao Yun's words have already decided the fate of bangs.

"Holy Lord, this Dali national document was sent to Weichen's Mansion by Zhong Xiang, the judge of the Rite Yuan. Please condemn the sins of the Holy Lord. ”

Shi Songzhi quietly pointed out Zhong Xiang.

Hearing Shi Songzhi's words, Zhao Yun, who was still angry, turned his head to look at Shi Songzhi, nodded and said, "What is Zhong Xiang's crime?" Liu Hai is incompetent, so let Zhong Xiang take over as the judge of the Rite Court. ”

He didn't ask Zhong Xiangwei why he didn't send the documents directly to Qiao Xingjian, the privy envoy, but sent them to Shi Songzhi, the privy envoy of the same knowledge. You don't need to ask to know that Zhong Xiang is Shi Songzhi's person. And Qiao Xingjian, as a privy envoy, couldn't even fully control a small courtyard, which made Zhao Yun extremely dissatisfied.

Therefore, knowing that Shi Songzhi was deliberately giving Qiao Xingjian eye medicine, and Zhong Xiang sent the letter of state from a foreign envoy to Shi Songzhi, the privy envoy of the same knowledge, it was obviously a bit of a violation, and Shi Songzhi took the initiative to ask for guilt, but he still chose to fulfill Shi Songzhi's wish.

"Your Majesty!"

This result did not come as a surprise to Shi Song.

"In the book of Dali, did you say what is the situation of Dali now?

The small court of rites is just a six-rank petty official, and Zhao Yun will not take it to heart at all. Similarly, he didn't bother to ask about the intrigue between Qiao Xingjian and Shi Songzhi, as long as it didn't damage the foundation of the Great Song Dynasty.

"Holy Lord, Dali has been besieged by more than 100,000 Mongol troops for several months, this time, it is said that there are only two envoys to Lin'an, and they are not very old, and now I am afraid that it is ...... It's worrying! ”

Zhao Yun took two steps back and forth with his hands behind his back, and stopped to look at Shi Songzhi: "Shi Qing, what do you think about this matter?" ”

"Weichen thinks that Dali is the chest and abdomen barrier of my Song Dynasty Chengdu Mansion, Tongchuan Mansion, and Guangnan West Road, once Dali is lost, Chengdu Mansion will fall into the situation of being attacked by the enemy on the back of the abdomen, and the Mongols are bound to attack from the south, south and west at the same time, and the strength of Chengdu Mansion is afraid that it will be dangerous." Speaking of this, Shi Songzhi paused and continued: "It would be good if the Mongols invaded Chengdu Mansion, after all, Chengdu Mansion is dangerous, with high mountains and dense forests, and the most elite cavalry of the Mongols cannot gallop freely, and their combat power will inevitably be greatly reduced.

What Weichen is worried about is that if the Mongols give up the difficulty, continue to go south, capture the Great Yue Kingdom, and invade the southwestern hinterland of our Great Song Dynasty from the Guangnan West Road, it will be the real henchmen of our Great Song Dynasty.

Today, there are more than one million troops in the Song Dynasty, all of which lie on the south bank of the Yangtze River in Jinghu, Huaixi, Huaidong, and Sichuan, and the inside is empty. Starting from Guangnan West Road, all the way to Jinghu South Road and Jiangnan South Road, there is no army that can stop the Mongolian army, only a few royal troops near Lin'an City are only more than 300,000 people, the outside is heavy and the inside is light, which is really the biggest embarrassment of my Great Song Dynasty today.

Therefore, Weichen thinks that it is not for Dali, but only for my Song Dynasty itself, and it is bound to rush to the aid of Dali, and the Mongols must not be allowed to occupy Dali. Otherwise, I'm afraid that Da Song will also be in danger. ”

Zhao Yun listened to Shi Songzhi's words, didn't speak for a while, paced back and forth for two steps, and suddenly turned around and said, "Shi Qing, but have you ever been to the Prime Minister's Mansion?" ”

Shi Songzhi was not surprised, he said that he didn't show Zhao Yun the Dali State Book for a long time, not to mention that Zhong Xiang could violate such a thing, but as a governor and privy envoy, he absolutely couldn't.

"Your Majesty, before the Weichen meeting, he had sent the Dali State Book to Qiao Xiang's mansion."

"Qiao Qing, that's ...... Oppose the aid of Dali? ”

Zhao Yun frowned, although he was asking, but in his heart, he had almost affirmed Qiao Xingjian's attitude.

Thinking about it, since Qiao Xingjian already knew about Lu Dao, and Shi Songzhi still came to see him alone, it was obvious that the two had absolutely not reached an agreement. If there is a consensus, at this time, it should be one of Qiao Xingjian and Shi Song who will come up and ask for a meeting, and it will not be just Shi Song.

"Your Majesty!"

Zhao Yun's brows furrowed even deeper when he heard Shi Songzhi's words.

Don't think about it, you also know that Lu Dao Qiao Xing is simply what he would oppose to the aid of Dali. Zhao Yun naturally would not simply think that Qiao Xingjian would support it because of his disagreement with Shi Songzhi's political views, and if Shi Songzhi supported it, he would oppose it. Such Qiao Xingjian, I'm afraid that he would have already rolled up and gotten out.

The current situation of the Great Song Dynasty As the emperor, Zhao Yun is undoubtedly the most clear. He has not yet reached the time when he is not motivated and just wants to drink and have fun every day and get by, otherwise he will not agree to Meng Heng to launch the battle of Xiangyang.

Zhao Yun can think of the reasons Qiao Xingjian said, and he thinks even more. The Battle of Xiangyang is now imperative, which is not only a move to strengthen the national prestige of the Song Dynasty, but more importantly, to win a respite for the fortune of the Great Song Dynasty in the next few decades.

As Meng Heng said, the Mongols do not have many naval armies today, and the only one in the Great Song Dynasty that has an advantage over the Mongols is the naval army. If you don't take advantage of the weakness of the Mongol naval army to recapture Xiangyang, once the Mongols realize the importance of the naval army, then it will not be so simple for Xiangyang, which is located in the heart of Jinghu, to recapture it.

Xiangyang is located on the edge of the Yangtze River, there is the Han River directly leading to the Yangtze River, as long as the Mongols stand firm in Xiangyang, once the naval force is enough, they can cross the Yangtze River at any time. At that time, I am afraid that the national fortunes of the Great Song Dynasty will be over.

To save or not to save is a headache. If you don't save it, your lips will die and your teeth will be cold; Save, but it is beyond its strength. How to choose, only Zhao Yun can make that decision. In the final analysis, this Great Song Dynasty is still Zhao's after all.

Zhao Yun didn't speak, Shi Songzhi naturally knew that Zhao Yun was weighing. The pros and cons of rushing to aid Dali, in fact, Shi Songzhi had already thought about it when he went to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the only person who needed to make up his mind was, in the final analysis, Zhao Yun.

"Someone came, spread the message to King Rong, Shen Guogong, Qiao Qing, Yuan Qing, Shi Qing...... Entering the palace to discuss matters. ”