When he heard the old housekeeper in the mansion report that Shi Shenzhi was seeking a visit, Qiao Xingjian, who was enjoying sunbathing in the garden, was frightened and almost knocked over the fruit plate beside him to the ground.

Today is a holiday, Qiao Xingjian still got up early, took a captive health fist, and took a shower under the help of the maid in the mansion. Qiao Xingjian's appetite is obviously very good today. He ate several snacks in a row and praised him a few words, which made the chef in the mansion receive a lot of rewards.

The master was in a good mood, and the maids and servants from all over the Qiao Mansion were naturally smiling.

After breakfast, Qiao Xingjian lay leisurely in the pavilion in the garden of the mansion to read books. This was his old habit. Several maids surrounded him, pounding his legs, pounding his waist, and raising his fruits. There were also people who specialize in mosquitoes to drive away mosquitoes. Of course, I don’t know whether there are mosquitoes now.

There was basically no major event in the court, except for the drought that the emperor asked casually yesterday. This matter was cliché. I think it was a censor who wanted to seek credit and was talking nonsense in front of the emperor again. It was time to take some time to hit them.

There are also the two Yuan Shao disciples who were lost by Jia Sidao. It seems that it is time to ask Qiao Xingjian to pass the message. Yuan Fu and others have looked for it many times, and now they have complained a lot. If they don’t come forward, they may not trust their Neo-Confucianism school, which is completely going to break up with him...

Fortunately, these are all trivial matters. Meng Gong is fine, the border is stable, and the Mongols have not carried out large-scale wars since the southern invasion of the previous year. The only thing to worry about is that Shi Songzhi cannot be the left prime minister, so who should he succeed him after he retreats?

In general, everything is still under control.

Unfortunately, the old housekeeper's words made Qiao Xingjian's good mood that had been in the morning disappear in an instant.

From the beginning of Shi Song to the present, the two have basically never had any private communication except for it. Occasionally, some are just arguments in the court. I thought that the person who never interacted with each other would come to see me today, but it was really a weasel who wished the chicken a happy New Year.

What happened again? Why didn’t I receive any news?

Although he was puzzled, Qiao Xingjian quickly calmed down and asked the housekeeper to invite someone to come in to serve tea. After all, although everyone had some confrontation with each other, it was just a political disagreement. They all came to ask for a meeting, and their demeanor must be maintained.

Shi Songzhi had just sat down in the lobby of the prime minister's mansion. Before his butt was warm, Qiao Xingjian was already in full swing. However, seeing that Qiao Xingjian's forehead was not stained with sweat, this Feng Feng Huohuo was obviously just a temporary dress.

In response to this, Shi Songzhi just smiled slightly by tasting tea.

This old guy likes the most and is best at "pretending".

"Oh, I'm here, I really make my husband shine. I'm so happy."

Before the person arrived, Qiao Xingjian was excited and cried with joy. He arrived first.

You wish I would never come?

Shi Songzhi calmly put down the teacup in his hand, stood up and bowed and said, "You have met Mr. Qiao."

Seeing Shi Songzhi like this, Qiao Xingjian's expression froze. Shi Songzhi used a subordinate rather than an alias. Obviously, this time he came mainly for official business. However, he would not know what official business he had, so he let Shi Songzhi, the deputy minister, know first? Those wastes.

"Ziyou, why should you and me be so? Sit quickly, sit quickly."

Qiao Xingjian naturally couldn't show his unhappiness on his face, especially in front of Shi Songzhi. He quickly stepped forward and helped Shi Songzhi bow and said enthusiastically.

Shi Songzhi stood up with the flow.

The two of them sat down with guests and greeted each other. After a few disagreements, Shi Songzhi bowed and said seriously: "There is a document here that someone has just submitted to the Xiaguan Mansion. I wonder if Mr. Qiao has read it?"

As Shi Songzhi said, he took out something from his arms. It was the document for help written by the King of Dali, who had handed over to Zhong Xiang, the supervisor of the Liyuan Academy.

"Oh? Documents? I have never received any documents."

Qiao Xingjian's eyes were filled with a look when he saw the document that Shi Songzhi took out. He had never seen this document before. While guarding, Qiao Xingjian reached out to take the document handed over by Shi Songzhi. He opened it a solemn expression and looked at it. Qiao Xingjian's originally solemn expression suddenly relaxed.

"The Kingdom of Dali asked for help from our Song Dynasty?"

Qiao Xingjian said with a little smile in confusion, shook the thin paper in his hand and said softly.

"Haha, who said no?"

When Shi Songzhi saw Qiao Xingjian like this, his eyes were slightly deeper. He calmly picked up the teacup and took a sip, and said with a smile.

Seeing Shi Songzhi like this, Qiao Xingjian seemed to feel that he understood something.

Shi Songzhi is still a political affairs officer. Although he is also a member of the Privy Council, he, as the left prime minister, isn’t he? However, this diplomatic document that should have been presented to his desk by the clerk was first delivered to Shi Songzhi.

The Shi family is indeed a thief who is undead.

"Haha, Ziyu, what should I do?"

Qiao Xingjian actually already understood why Shi Songzhi, who had never visited the door, came to the door today. However, he would definitely not say it. How could he not see the look in Shi Songzhi's eyes before?

"Kung Qiao, now, the Mongols have been unable to capture Chengdu Prefecture in the Song Dynasty for a long time. It is mostly because the mountains and roads of Chengdu Prefecture and other places are high and dangerous, and the main cavalry of Mongolia cannot gallop. The Dali Kingdom is a barrier to the southwest of our Song Dynasty. Once the Dali Kingdom is in a loss, the Mongolian army can be besieged Chengdu Prefecture, Tongchuan Prefecture and other routes from the north, west and south at the same time. They can even lead their troops southward into the Dayue Kingdom and go straight to Guangnan West Road. At that time, the southwest of our Song Dynasty may be in danger. If the southwest of our Song Dynasty is in a loss, the four lines of defense that the Song Dynasty has painstakingly built will probably collapse in a short while!"

What unexpectedly happened to Qiao Xingjian was that Shi Songzhi did not seem to have planned to go around in circles with him on this matter, but instead made a straightforward statement. Although the words did not explain, the meaning was already very clear.

Qiao Xingjian was not surprised at all when he heard Shi Songzhi say this.

After reading the document, he already understood Shi Songzhi's intention to visit him today.

"Haha, I'm afraid I'm thinking too much. Over the years, I have received countless documents for help from the Song Dynasty. If there were any documents for help from the Song Dynasty, I would have sent troops to hurry up. I'm afraid that the Mongols would not have to attack, and my Song Dynasty would have been exhausted and destroyed in life and the country would have been destroyed!"

Qiao Xingjian picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said lightly.

Seeing Qiao Xingjian like this, Shi Song's face changed.
Chapter completed!