While talking, the two also came to the inner hall.

After Xie Yongkang instructed the maid to make a pot of tea, and after preparing for the noon meal, he looked at Yao Shi'an with curiosity and asked, "It's just that you came here suddenly, could it be that you need my help with something?"

"Alas, it's not a matter of Sichuan and Shu?"

With a sigh in his heart, Yao Shi'an immediately looked sad.

Xie Yongkang suddenly became nervous and asked, "Sichuan Shu?

"That's right. You should know about the Red Phoenix Army. Nodding, Yao Shi'an's expression was extremely serious.

"Of course I do. Ten years ago, that Xiao Feng threatened the power of Mongolia in the middle of the court, bullied everyone, so that the official family had to crown her as the king of Jin. Such a shame, we are loyal and righteous soldiers, how dare we forget it?" Xie Yongkang rushed into a figure in his mind, and he couldn't help but feel a little frightened, and after looking left and right to make sure that no one was there, he asked in a low voice: "Could it be this Red Phoenix Army, what is the movement?"

"That's right. Yao Shi'an slowly lowered his head and said, "It's just in the near future." Xiao Feng didn't know how it was, and he actually led the army to attack the Mongolian army. ”

When he heard the news, Xie Yongkang immediately became angry and shouted: "What? How could this Xiao Feng be so bold and commit such an act without consulting the officials of the DPRK and China? Isn't she afraid of attracting the Mongols to attack?"

Living in Chang'an, Xie Yongkang often hears rumors from the Huai River.

And among those rumors, Mo is not exaggerating the strength of Mongolia and the miserable situation of the forbidden army of the Song Dynasty, so that he is also very afraid of the empire thousands of miles away, lest he hear the news of the other party's southward movement.

Yao Shi'an shook his head helplessly and replied, "It's not that you don't know. This Xiao Feng is from the north, and he has always had a grudge against Mongolia. And after ten years of reunion, its strength has increased greatly, and it naturally wants to repay its previous hatred. Immediately, his voice was deliberately lowered, and he said in a slightly chaotic voice: "And the other party has now captured Hanzhong, which is the Lizhou Sword Pavilion Pass, and it has also fallen into the garrison of the other party." ”

"So fast?"

With his eyes wide open, Xie Yongkang was a little incredible.

He also knew that the Red Phoenix Army was strong, even if it was against the elite Mongolian soldiers, it was not inferior, even a hero like Shi Tianze also died at the hands of the Red Phoenix Army.

"That's right. Yao Shi'an replied, "That's right." That's why I came overnight to pass on this information so that you can get ready. ”

"If that's the case, I'm afraid it's going to be troublesome. Xie Yongkang muttered: "But why don't you prepare in advance? After all, you are in Sichuan and Shu, so it stands to reason that you should have enough time and energy to stop the other party." ”

Yao Shi'an looked discouraged, shook his head and replied: "Have you forgotten that Xiao Feng is the king of Jin, Yu Guanzhong originally built his own mansion and was self-contained, and there are 50,000 Red Phoenix troops under his command. With such a strong strength, how can we interfere?" Fu You felt a little nervous, and after he took a deep breath, he said again: "And I still have one more sentence, I don't know whether to say it or not." ”

Xie Yongkang replied: "Say it." And I'll guarantee you everything,"

"That is, I suspect that Yu Jue may have hooked up with the other party. Deliberately lowered his voice, Yao Shi'an was afraid that others would listen to him.

When Xie Yongkang heard the news, he was dumbfounded for a while, and muttered in a low voice: "This, there is such a thing?"

"It's true. Because just before I left, Yu Jue began to consider whether to invite the other party into Sichuan. Otherwise, why should I rush back in the starry night?" Although Yao Shi'an felt guilty in his heart, when he thought of the heartless Gu in his heart, he gritted his teeth and said again: "Otherwise, I'm afraid that this Sichuan Shu will not belong to our Great Song Dynasty, but to the Red Phoenix Army." ”

Xie Yongkang walked around a little anxiously, his face was also flashing with inexplicable brilliance, and he gritted his teeth and secretly swore an oath: "This, I will definitely not let this happen." Thinking about it, he always felt that this news was really shocking, so he left the mansion directly, but ran to the vertical arch hall.

At this moment, Uncle Xie Fang was in the vertical arch hall, reporting to the saint sitting on it about the court.

These things are just ordinary things, but if they are not dealt with and left for a later time, they will have huge problems long ago.

In this regard, Uncle Xie Fang naturally asked himself to be serious and handle everything properly.

Just when he and Zhao Yun were talking fiercely, Dong Songchen, who was outside the door, pushed open the door and walked in front of Zhao Yun, and then said to Uncle Xie Fang after a while: "Right Phase." For some reason, your nephew came to you, wondering if you were available?"

"You mean Yongkang, what is he doing here looking for me?"

Hearing that his nephew came to look for him, Uncle Xie Fang felt a little strange, so he leaned down at Zhao Yun and respectfully said, "Your Majesty, can you allow the minister to leave first?"

"Absolutely. It's just that you have to take care of your body, don't continue to work hard, you know?" Zhao Yun replied with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Then, the minister said goodbye. ”

After Uncle Xie said goodbye to Zhao Yun, he immediately walked out of the palace gate, and with the guidance of Dong Songchen, he came to a courtyard.

This courtyard is called the Qingxin Pavilion, located in the middle of a small lake with a radius of about 20 zhang, and is connected to the entire outside with only a corridor about 10 zhang long, which can be said to be the most suitable for two people to talk alone.

Before stepping into the corridor, Uncle Xie Fang immediately saw Xie Yongkang coming over in a hurry.

He was surprised for a moment, so he asked, "Yongkang." You don't usually study the Four Books and Five Classics in the palace, why did you come to this palace today to look for me?"

"Uncle. This time it's not me who came to you, but someone else. Xie Yongkang shook his head and turned sideways slightly, revealing Yao Shi'an.

Yao Shi'an paced in front of Uncle Xie Fang, bent his knees slightly, and said respectfully: "Nephew Yao Shi'an, I've seen the right phase here." ”

"Oops. You and I are relatives, so why be so polite?"

Uncle Xie Fang smiled lightly, immediately handed over his hand, asked Yao Shi'an to stop bowing, and continued to ask: "It's just that I haven't seen you for many years, but you have lost a lot of weight, compared to Sichuan and Shu, where have you suffered a lot." But why did you suddenly return to Lin'an City? Can you tell me why?"

Seeing that Uncle Xie Fang was so polite, Yao Shi'an couldn't stop the tears in his eyes, but he knelt on the ground with a "poof", and howled in his mouth: "Uncle, I, I'm really sorry for you." ”

looks like this, but he is sincere.

From the Jialing River, because he did not anticipate the situation in the boat, which led to the rebellion of the fishermen, and then he was demoted from his job, and then he was discovered by the Mongolian elite and caught in the account, and he traveled thousands of miles, trekked through mountains and rivers before returning to Lin'an City, Yao Shi'an was in tears, and he almost wanted to cry.

Uncle Xie Fang was stunned by this.

He hurriedly grabbed Yao Shi'an's hand, tried hard to prop it up from the ground, and persuaded: "Alas, why are you like this! If someone else sees it, they will definitely laugh at you, a crybaby. Got it?"

"Nephew understands!"

Yao Shi'an stood up with the support of Uncle Xie Fang, raised the placket of his shirt to wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and only after thinking about it in his heart for a moment before he said, "It's just uncle." This time, please be sure to help, otherwise my Chaochuan Shu generation will be completely in danger. ”

"What?"

When Uncle Xie heard the news, his body trembled, but he felt that all the blood in his body was rushing towards his brain, which made him moan a little, and then sat on the stool of the meditation pavilion with Xie Yongkang's support.

Glancing at Yao Shi'an with some reproach, Xie Yongkang shouted: "Brother Yao." Didn't I tell you? Uncle is old, and his strength is not as good as mine, so if you have 10,000, you have to be careful. Then he put his hand on Uncle Xie Fang's back quite considerately, and began to operate the Yuan Gong in his body to help Uncle Xie Fang recover quickly.

Yao Shi'an looked apologetic and replied, "Uncle, I'm really sorry. It's just that this news is too shocking, which is why the nephew is so cautious. I'm really sorry. ”

"It's fine. You go on, tell me what happened in the Sichuan and Shu area?" With a pale expression, Uncle Xie Fang looked at Yao Shi'an with inquiry.

Although Yao Shi'an felt nervous, he also began to suppress his restless thoughts, and replied: "Qi Qi is the right minister." You also know that since ten years ago, because of the pressure of the Mongol army, the official family was forced to have no choice but to canonize Xiao Feng, the leader of the Red Phoenix Army, as the king of Jin. After that, our army and the Red Phoenix army went out in succession to thwart the Mongol offensive, and only then did there be peace in the past ten years. ”

"That's true. Nodding, Uncle Xie Fang looked thoughtful, and said, "Could it be that the Sichuan-Shu crisis you mentioned was caused by the Red Phoenix Army?"

When Xiao Feng was canonized as the king of Jin, Uncle Xie Fang also had advice, but under the critical situation, there was only the only way to ally the Red Phoenix Army, and after that, he was even more worried about the Red Phoenix Army, lest this power in his heart would completely subvert the entire Song Dynasty.

"Exactly. At that time, the Red Phoenix Army had just stepped into the Guanzhong region, and because the foundation was unstable, there was not much movement. Even if there are occasional military operations, most of them are to fight against bandits and repel barbarians, and as for the battles in which more than 1,000 troops are invested at one time, there are basically no more battles. But as the so-called ten-year reunion, it was expected that the ambition of the wolf son of the Red Phoenix Army actually occupied the land of Hanzhong last year to resist the Mongol army, which was the Jiange Pass in Lizhou, which was also controlled by them. ”

Saying the words that had been arranged for a long time in one breath, Yao Shi'an looked at Uncle Xie Fang with some apprehension.

In this, it is clear that there is a partial screening.

It also concealed the Mongol invasion of the Song Dynasty, which was the key to all the factors, and pushed everything to the Chifeng Army.

In doing so, it is obvious that it is to drive the wolf and devour the tiger, solve the Red Phoenix Army with the power of the Song Dynasty, and weaken the power of the Song Dynasty with the help of the Red Phoenix Army.

Meng Ge is really familiar with this technique of killing two birds with one stone.