Next, Song Qingshu and his group came to the study room, and found a man was already pacing back and forth there, obviously very anxious.
Hearing the movement and turning around, his face suddenly revealed a look of surprise, and he quickly greeted him: "Brother Song, no, it should be called King Qi!"
Song Qingshu also recognized the other party at this moment, it was Lu Guanying, and he couldn't help laughing: "Brother Lu, please sit down quickly." exist…
Lu Guanying seemed to have guessed his thoughts, and then explained: "This time with the mission of envoy, it is not convenient to bring Yaojia here." He was also embarrassed when he said this, after all, Cheng Yaojia was his Wife, what is this? If it weren't for his current physical disability and the great kindness he received from Song Qingshu, no man would be able to accept such a thing.
So now he is full of thoughts on his official career, hoping to seal his wife's shadow and shine in the lintel, but now he is still short of an heir, thinking of this, he feels a little depressed, using this kind of plan to carry out for so long, but in the end his wife's stomach doesn't move at all , Sometimes he even suspects that Song Qingshu deliberately didn't let her conceive in order to maintain this relationship with his wife for a long time, but now that the other party is in full swing, and the gap between the two parties is too big in terms of status and ability, he dare not urge the other party.
Hearing Lu Guanying's words, Song Qingshu's old face became hot, and he hurriedly changed the topic: "Brother Lu is here as an envoy to the Golden Snake Camp, so I don't know what it is?"
Ah Jiu and Yeluyan were originally a little curious about Lu Guanying's sudden mention of Cheng Yaojia, but now that they were starting to talk about business, they hurriedly restrained their minds and sat down beside Song Qingshu, but Yeluyan hesitated for a moment, after all, he did not sit with Ah Jiu, but stood beside her.
Lu Guanying also hastily saluted the two girls: "I have seen Princess Nine, I have seen Miss Yelu." He came here to know about Song Qingshu's marriage to Yeluyan yesterday, and at the same time he secretly marveled at the appearance of the two girls. , a tall and slender, Song Qingshu really enjoys all the beauty-blessings in the world, his wife is not as good as the nine princesses in terms of appearance, and not as good as Yeluyan in terms of figure, I don't know why he has been thinking about it.
But if Song Qingshu doesn't worry about it anymore, Lu Guanying will become anxious instead. It is because of the relationship between his wife and the other party that he clings to this thick leg, and even being looked at differently by Han Yuzhou, he gradually enters from a person in the world. The center of the imperial court - of course, this is largely due to his physical illness, otherwise, as a man, it would be difficult to make such a determination.
Ah Jiu and Yeluyan hurriedly returned their salutes, and then Lu Guanying smiled wryly at Song Qingshu: "King Qi should know why I came this time."
Song Qingshu smiled noncommittally: "Could it be that brother Lu wants to see the scenery of the northern country?"
Lu Guanying was speechless for a while, seeing that he didn't answer, she could only say to herself: "King Qi is joking, this time Prime Minister Han sent me to inquire about the dispatch of troops from the Golden Snake Battalion." Han Tuozhou sent him here just now, because he saw that he and Song Qingshu had a very good friendship. If he returned without success this time, his position in Han Tuozhou's heart might plummet in the future.
"Oh?" Song Qingshu showed a meaningful expression, but did not express his opinion.
Lu Guanying gritted her teeth and continued: "It was originally agreed that we, the Song Dynasty, the Beiliao, and the Golden Snake Camp would attack the Kingdom of Jin together, but not long ago, the envoy who was envoy to the Kingdom of Liao was killed, and Xue Yiren from the Imperial City Division went to the Shang Dynasty again. The capital made waves, hijacked the ministers of the Liao Kingdom, rioted in the prison of the Liao Kingdom, and killed many soldiers of the Liao Kingdom. Now the Liao Emperor is furious and has refused to cooperate with the dispatch of troops."
"Oh, there's another matter? Isn't Xue Yiren from your country of Song? Why..." Song Qingshu asked deliberately. In fact, he knows the affairs of the Liao country better than anyone else.
Mentioning this incident, Lu Guanying slapped the table angrily, and said bitterly: "It's not that Jia Sidao is obstructing it! Xue Yiren is from the Xue family, and the Xue family has always been in the same spirit as the Jia family, and they are in collusion. Dao didn't want to see Prime Minister Han's Northern Expedition succeed in increasing his prestige, so he deliberately sent people to sabotage the Northern Expedition to hinder Prime Minister Han."
Song Qingshu said playfully: "Could it be that your emperor doesn't care?"
Lu Guanying smiled wryly and said: "The power of the imperial court is extremely complicated. It is a long-standing practice for all parties to restrain each other. How can the emperor manage it? What's more, there is no evidence that Jia Sidao instructed this incident, so at most he will be punished." It’s all about Xue Yiren, but with Jia Sidao, Xue’s family and others behind as guarantors, the punishment for Xue Yiren will most likely be painless.”
Song Qingshu then said: "Brother Lu, I roughly guessed your reason for coming, but our Golden Snake Camp has a lot of headaches now. Before the civil strife in Liao Dynasty, Yelu Chucai, Xiao Ban and the two families defected. The Golden Snake Battalion took them in, offended the Liao Kingdom, and now they took in the Great King of the Southern Academy, Xiao Feng, and heard that Yelu Hongji was furious, and is planning to send troops to settle accounts with us."
Lu Guanying said doubtfully, "However, I heard that the powerful officials in Liao Kingdom have recently rebelled and rebelled, and they have just settled down. Now that Liao Kingdom is unstable, Yelu Hongji probably doesn't have the energy to send troops."
Song Qingshu glanced at him in surprise, thinking that now that he has entered the center of the imperial court, his vision is indeed different from before, and it is difficult to fool him casually.
Clearing his throat, Song Qingshu continued: "The threat of the Liao Kingdom is just one of them, and the more troublesome thing is the internal troubles. Brother Lu should know the situation of our Golden Snake Camp before. It has risen too fast in the past two years, and it is inevitable that some foundations are not stable. Many The rebel forces who used to be on an equal footing with the Golden Snake Camp have long been dissatisfied. In addition, most of the territories under their command are now snatched from the Qing Dynasty. Many counties still have the remnants of the Qing Dynasty. Received the news that the separatist rebels have colluded with the remaining armed forces of the Qing Dynasty, and now Wulianshan-Rizhao and many places in Huaibei are their territories, and they are ready to defeat us and replace them with great momentum."
Lu Guanying actually knew a thing or two about the unstable situation within the Golden Snake Camp: "With King Qi's current prestige and ability, these are nothing more than chickens and dogs, and they will fall apart without even going out personally."
Song Qingshu couldn't help laughing: "Brother Lu, you have been with Han Xiang for so long, and you are getting more and more flattering. If I am really that good, I won't have such a headache."
Hearing his joking tone clearly did not regard himself as an outsider, Lu Guanying couldn't help laughing: "It's the truth, but it's Prime Minister Han who is having a headache. Now everything is not going well, and the Northern Expedition is messing up again. The momentum is huge, and it can be said that the arrow has to be launched. Now Han Xiang is under pressure from all sides, even if he is not ready, he must send troops as soon as possible. So if King Qi does not send troops to help, Han Xiang is really out of luck."
Speaking of this, Song Qingshu really can't refuse anymore, after all, he and Han Tuozhou can be regarded as having a certain friendship, and to a certain extent, others also regard him as a figure of Han Tuozhou's faction: "Since Brother Lu came in person this time, I won't lose face either. How about this, I'll get to the bottom of it with you, I'll get rid of the rebel forces on Wulian Mountain as soon as possible, and then cooperate with Prime Minister Han to send troops!"
"That's great!" Lu Guanying was overjoyed. Although the other party did not promise to send troops immediately, the official Northern Expedition could not start within a day or two. In the early stage, a small group of troops should be sent to test the attack. By the time of the official Northern Expedition, the Golden Snake Camp should have been calmed down. It's inside, and at that time, the two sides will attack together.
What's more, what's even more gratifying is the meaning revealed in the other party's words. It's clearly for him to save face. The first few waves of envoys returned without success, but he was able to get the letter. After returning, Han Yuzhou must think highly of him. The status and status can also rise... In the future, the entire Lu family will be among the first-class family, with a mere wife, presumably the ancestors will agree with him.