It's already October, and this year's autumn is coming to an end. The wind is blowing up, blowing up the dead leaves all over the city.
As the weather improved, things that had been delayed by the heavy rain were put on the agenda again, such as various tasks for ordinary people, such as the government's collection of autumn taxes from the people, and the autumn festival.
However, the scene of this year's Autumn Showdown was much larger than in previous years. In the past, there were only about ten or twenty criminals waiting to be executed at the Tokyo City execution ground, but this year, more than forty felons who had committed the most heinous crimes were eliminated at one go. And when the people knew this, they rushed to tell each other. Everyone said that these guys deserved to die, and even one stab would be considered an advantage for them.
The reason is very simple, because the more than twenty felons are the leaders of Pink Swallow. After being interrogated for several days by the Dali Temple of the Ministry of Criminal Justice and other judicial offices, they confessed to the crimes they had committed before. Many girls from good families were abducted by them and are now missing. Naturally, the people of Tokyo City are worried. They hated them so much that many victims whose wives and daughters were kidnapped wished they could kill the thieves themselves.
And as the heads of these felons fell to the ground, the case of Pink Yanzi's destruction, which was already widely publicized in the capital, became more talked about. Although the imperial court deliberately erased all of Sun Tu's contributions in this case, the people's eyes were sharp, so many people in the streets said that Sun Tu was upright and upright and did harm to the people, and they said that he was a The true reincarnation of Qingtian.
Sun Tu just smiled when he heard the praises from these people. But soon, he was a little dumbfounded again, because after this incident, his previous nickname of Ruthless suddenly changed to Iron-faced Yama, which was not a good name.
In fact, it is no wonder that people would give Sun Tuan such a title. It was really because he was really ruthless this time. The case has not yet been concluded. The government has fished out more than two hundred bodies of Pink Swallow thieves that were swollen by the river water from the underground ditch. According to people's rumors, these thieves who were drowned in the ground turned out to be Life and death were determined by Sun Tu's words.
Two to three hundred people were drowned in just one word. Even if the people who died were deserving people, the people still felt fear in their hearts. So unknowingly, some people called Sun Tu Yama, and finally put the title of Iron-faced Yama on his head. He was selfless and ruthless in killing people like Yama!
However, apart from this title, Sun Tu did not get any benefits from this case. His superiors and subordinates were more or less rewarded. He, the one who contributed the most and took the greatest risks, still did it in the end. As a ninth-grade military attache, he is still the head of Kaifeng Prefecture. In this regard, many of his subordinates felt unworthy of him, but he himself did not have much reaction to this, because he knew very well that he had offended many officials in the DPRK this time, and of course those people could not take the credit. The blame is on myself.
Perhaps because they felt a little ashamed of Sun Tu, since the end of this case, neither Han Changzhou nor Xue Yuanpeng gave Sun Tu any more errands, and only asked him to continue to guard the Dongcheng Police Station. And Sun Tu was happy to have free time, especially after entering October, so he didn't do much. He only sent people to guard Mingyuefang in the north of the city, just waiting for a definite news.
Just three days ago, Sun Tu finally received the news. He did not go to the police station early this morning and prepared some beef, mutton and
With a few jars of good wine, he hired a cart and went straight to Mingyuefang in Beicheng to meet Zhou Tong, hoping that he would accept him as his disciple and teach him martial arts.
Sun Tuke still clearly remembered what Lin Chong said half a year ago. At this time, he already had a more detailed understanding of Zhou Tong.
Although Zhou Tong is unknown in officialdom and history books, he is famous among the people, especially in the world. Just because he has the best martial arts skills in the world, whether it is fists, feet, guns, clubs, or bows and body movements, as long as they are commonly used by people, he is extremely skilled and extremely strong, and has rarely faced an opponent for many years.
What made him even more famous in the world was that he had several world-famous disciples, Hebei Yuqilin Lu Junyi, Shi Wengong, who could crush several strong men with a big gun, and Lin Chong, the former head coach of the Forbidden Army. No matter which one of these apprentices is a master, it can be said that Zhou Tong is like Mount Tai and Beidou in the martial arts of the Song Dynasty, a true master of the generation.
Many martial arts practitioners in the world have thought about becoming a disciple of Zhou Dong, but due to their unpredictable whereabouts and extremely strict requirements for accepting disciples, there are only these three disciples to this day. Sun Tu also received Lin Chong's guidance and recommendation this time before he came to see him.
When they arrived at the entrance of Willow Lane where Zhou Tong's house was located, Sun Tu had already dismounted as a sign of respect. After tidying up, he led the horse and led the laden cart following him down the alley, and finally stopped. In front of a small courtyard door.
If he hadn't known Zhou Tong's address from Lin Chong earlier, he wouldn't have believed that this great master would live in such an ordinary courtyard. After taking a breath, Sun Tu just raised his hand and patted the lower courtyard door, and said loudly: "Junior Sun Tu wants to see Senior Zhou. Please open the door and see Senior Zhou."
A moment later, the courtyard door creaked open. Sun Tu looked up and saw a stocky, honest-looking young man smiling at him. He quickly clasped his fists and saluted: "Sun Tu, please see Mr. Zhou Tong. Senior, I wonder if Senior is at home?" In fact, he had already confirmed that Zhou Tong had not gone out since arriving here, and now he was just asking.
The other party was quite sincere and nodded and said: "My lord is inside, you can come in with me to talk." After saying that, he glanced at the cart following Sun Tu curiously.
Sun Tu hurriedly asked the driver to unload the things in the yard, and then he handed over his hands and said: "Thank you very much, brother. May I ask your name?"
"My name is Zhou Xiong. I heard your name mentioned before. I heard that you work as an errand in the Yamen?" He didn't stop the coachman from leaving his things. Seeing this, Sun Tu was convinced and said with a smile: "Yes, I'm here. Now he is a captain in Kaifeng Mansion, not worth mentioning."
Zhou Xiong just laughed and didn't delve into it further. Just when the coachman put down all his things and saluted Sun Tu to say goodbye, a slightly older voice came from the half-closed room on the left: "Xiong'er, who are you talking to? But come on What guests?"
"Father, it was Sun Tu who was introduced by Senior Brother Lin through a letter." Zhou Xiong turned around and called back.
"Oh?" As he spoke, the door opened and a person walked out slowly. Sun Tu looked up and saw an old man with an average build, white beard and hair, but a bright and energetic face looking at him with a smile.
Although the old man only wore cloth clothes,
There was still a smile on his face, but Sun Tu could still clearly feel a strong aura from his body, which actually made his breathing quicken slightly. It wasn't until he took a deep breath that he recovered and quickly stepped forward to salute: "Junior Sun Tu has met senior Zhou."
After Zhou Tong looked Sun Tu up and down for a few times, he smiled and said: "Sun Tutou doesn't need to be polite. Speaking of which, I should come to thank you. If you hadn't helped Lin Chong before, I'm afraid Lin Chong would have It’s quite a trouble.”
"Senior, you are serious. Brother Lin is my friend. Since he is in trouble, I should help him. In addition, as this junior and Brother Lin are on equal terms, I would like to ask senior to call me by my first name, or Sanlang."
"Haha, Sanlang is too modest. And these things...are too expensive, right?" Zhou Tong pointed to the vegetables and meat and a few jars of wine piled in front of him, and said with a half-smile, but he followed Sun Tu's intention in naming him. .
"This is just a little thought of the junior. I hope the senior will not dislike it." Sun Tu had completely composed himself at this time, and then handed over his hand again: "Actually, the junior has one more invitation to come today. I hope the senior can do it. Accept me as your disciple so that I can improve in martial arts."
Zhou Tong smiled and shook his head: "Sanlang, you are really straightforward."
"This junior is just a martial artist, and the worst thing he is good at is beating around the bush. Besides, Brother Lin told me earlier that he would recommend me to the seniors, so..."
"Well, Lin Chong did write to me before and recommended you, saying that you are quite talented in martial arts, and he hopes that I can give you good guidance. In fact, since you have helped my disciple before, I shouldn't refuse. However, You want to become my disciple, but it’s a bit difficult." Zhou Tong frowned slightly and said.
"I wonder what the difficulty is?" Sun Tu asked quickly.
Zhou Tong asked him to sit down at a stone table in the courtyard, poured him a glass of water, and then replied: "Now that I am old, I can no longer teach my disciples to learn martial arts as before; 2. Come on, I won’t be able to stay in Tokyo for too long. After the Chinese New Year and after paying tribute to my dead wife, it’s time to leave. I really can’t teach you much in two or three months.”
Hearing these reasons, Sun Tu couldn't help being slightly stunned, but he quickly said: "Actually, I already have some basics, and there is no need for seniors to teach me from scratch. And with seniors' cultivation and vision, if you really want to teach me, two or three A month is enough to last me a lifetime.”
"Haha, you think quite clearly." Zhou Tong smiled and shook his head again. If it were just to teach Sun Tu martial arts, it would be very easy for a master like him. But if he really accepts him as his disciple, the old man will have to spend a lot of effort in the past two or three months to find out Sun Tu's shortcomings and use his strengths to make up for his weaknesses. This will indeed be enough to make a qualitative breakthrough in his martial arts.
The old man's smile suddenly faded again: "I am now sixty-four. Although I have taught many people martial arts over the years, only a few people have been accepted as my disciples. Do you know why?"
Without waiting for Sun Tu to answer, he continued: "Because in addition to looking at a person's ability and understanding, what I value most when accepting a disciple is his character. I have already accepted an unscrupulous disciple before, and I really don't want to have another one." Damn it, especially if you are still in the government!" At this time, Zhou Tong finally revealed his real concerns.