"Sure enough, it is a good knife! The blade has not been curled for decades, and it is as sharp as ever." Tong Guan held the sword in hand and looked at it carefully before sighing in admiration. Sun Tu, who came to see Yang Zhi selling his sword, laughed and said, "But I never expected that the generals of the Yang family would now be reduced to pawning and selling the weapons of their ancestors."
Sun Tu bowed slightly in his seat and then smiled and said: "It was because he was not lucky enough that he ended up in this situation." After that, he briefly told what happened to Yang Zhi, especially mentioning him He was kicked out of the house by Gao Qiu and had no choice but to sell his sword. Not even a single detail was left out.
Tong Guan smiled and nodded: "It is indeed inappropriate for Yang Zhi to run away in fear of crime after Hua Shi Gang's accident. Gao Taiwei's decision is also reasonable. There is just one thing that is wrong. Since it cannot help him clear his name, You shouldn’t keep the money in your pocket.”
"Yes, the lower official thinks so too. And Yang Zhi may be a little lacking in responsibility, but he is indeed a useful talent. If he can be included in the army, he will definitely be able to make achievements. He has a good family background, whether it is swords or guns His skills in martial arts, and in leading troops in battle are not inferior to ordinary generals. I think you might be able to use Tong Shuai." Sun Tu said some good words for Yang Zhi.
Tong Guan pondered for a moment and then said: "It would not be difficult to just take him under his command. But he was already a military attache in front of the palace. Although his position was not high, he had a serious background after all, and he was not willing to start as an ordinary soldier. Right. But if you want to re-promote an absconding criminal officer, there must be a lot of obstacles."
"I understand, but with Commander Tong's reputation in the army, it shouldn't be difficult to promote Yang Zhi to a general."
"It's really not that difficult, but you have to have a suitable opportunity first." Tong Guan shook his head and said, "Otherwise, I won't be able to stop Gao Qiu's mouth." He and Gao Qiu had always had a quarrel, so after hearing this Yang Zhi was driven out by Gao Qiu, and he was indeed interested, but there must be a legitimate reason.
This time Sun Tu really didn't know how to answer the question. In fact, even he himself was unable to get promoted because he was suppressed by Gao Qiu. From this, we can also see how much restriction Gao Qiu has on Tong Guan. Stronger. Just because Gao Qiu was a civil official, he was able to use civility to control military power, so that Tong Guandu, whose official rank was much higher than his own, could not promote his subordinates as he pleased.
After his expression changed several times, Tong Guan spoke again: "Let him stay in the capital for a while longer with peace of mind. When the opportunity comes, I will transfer him into the army. As long as he reaches the battlefield and makes real achievements. , I’m not afraid that Gao Qiu will interfere with it again.”
"I understand." Sun Tu promised and would not disturb the other party's rest or meeting other guests, and then left. But just when he walked out of the side door of Tong Mansion and was thinking about whether to go back to the police station to take a look, he saw two subordinate police officers waiting in the corner with anxious faces. As soon as they saw him coming out, they hurriedly came over: " Dutou, you have finally come out..."
"Huh? Did something happen in the police station?" Sun Tu asked, frowning. Obviously, these two people came to report their arrival at Tong Mansion after learning from home. Judging from their anxious and uneasy looks, you could tell that the trouble was bound to be serious.
Sure enough, only one person was heard saying anxiously: "Just an hour ago, people from the Liao mission had a conflict with merchants in the East Market, and even injured several of our brothers. Before we came out, Shen Du The boss has already rushed over with his brothers... "
When Sun Tu heard this, his expression changed even more.
Shen immediately came to his mount in two steps. After turning over, he said to the two people: "I'm going to see what's going on. You can follow me later!" Before they could respond, he had whipped him. Get off, urge the horse to trot towards the East Market, which is only three squares away.
The Song Dynasty had developed commerce. In addition to small markets such as the Xiangguo Temple area and various markets, it actually inherited the habits of the Sui and Tang Dynasties and established two markets in the east and west in Tokyo. The former is just a small market for ordinary people to meet their household expenses. But when they really want to buy or sell bulk goods, such as large timber or large quantities of cattle, sheep and horses, people will still choose to find someone to trade in the East and West markets. Every day, the total amount of goods traded in Guangdong City reaches hundreds of thousands, which can be regarded as an extremely important place in the east of the city.
It is precisely because of this that neither Jianghu gangs such as the Shunshui Gang nor those playboys who like to cause trouble will go to Dongshi to cause trouble. The Public Security Office only sends two or three people there on weekdays. Unexpectedly, the Liao people actually made a commotion in Dongshi today, which Sun Tu could not accept no matter what.
In just one meal, Sun Tu had already rode his horse to the East Market. After dismounting and entering the market gate, he saw a large circle of people gathered not far ahead, and everyone stretched their necks to look inside. Looking around.
Sun Tu didn't waste any more time, and immediately led his horse and walked over quickly. The people on the periphery had seen him, and they all gave way, shouting: "It's Sun Dutou who is here, please hurry up and let Dutou go in to administer justice." !" Now in the east of the city, Sun Tu's reputation and prestige have long surpassed that of many officials, and he is a representative of justice and strictness in the eyes of the people.
Sun Tu passed through the three floors of people inside and outside, and then entered the center of Gaixin. He found that dozens of his subordinates were surrounding the three Liao people with angry faces. There were still a few pools of blood on the ground, which was really shocking. .
Sun Tu was even more surprised when he saw that among the policemen surrounding the Liao people were Tang Feng and Gao Shan's younger brother, who was now a senior in high school named Gao Shi. Everyone in the security station came here. Okay, Tang Feng's injuries haven't completely healed yet, and Gao Shi is too new to doing things. Usually, the two of them only do some leisurely chores in the police station.
At this time Cui Lueshang in the crowd also saw Sun Tu appear, and shouted excitedly: "Sun Dutou is here, you have to make the decision for Shen Dutou and the others. These Liao dogs are really hateful. They were injured in a sudden attack just now." Shen Dutou.”
"What?" Sun Tu's face turned darker again, and he finally stepped in front of his brothers, his eyes quickly sweeping over the three Liao people. These three people were tall and tall, with legs that were ringed by years of riding horses. They had fierce faces and shining sabers in their hands. When they saw Sun Tu arriving, they still had a confident and arrogant look on their faces, pointing their fingers. He yelled a few words at them.
Unfortunately, no one present could understand their Khitan dialect, and the interpreter who was supposed to be with them was nowhere to be found at this time, so what they said was completely incoherent.
"Is Lao Shen seriously injured?" Sun Tu asked casually without paying attention to the people in front of him.
"It was only a knife in the shoulder. Two other brothers were also injured by the sudden outburst of these three Liao dogs. In addition, several merchants who originally did business with them were also injured by them, and they were all sent away together. I went to the nearby medical center for bandaging and treatment. If it weren’t for these guys’ insidious sneak attack, Shen Dutou wouldn’t have been injured at all.”
Sun Tu nodded. Based on what he knew about Shen Liang,
Knowing what happened, if these three people could really hurt him in a head-on confrontation, I'm afraid others might not be able to trap the other three. Of course, this does not rule out the possibility that Shen Liang would have concerns, which would be taken advantage of by the Liao people.
Thinking of this, Sun Tu gave up the idea of letting others come forward with him. These officers seemed to be excited, but in fact they were still timid, fearing that they would really hurt these members of the Liao envoy and bring trouble to themselves. Once you go forward to fight with your hands tied, you will be easily injured and become a liability.
So he just narrowed his eyes, suddenly grabbed the eyebrow-level stick of a subordinate next to him, and rushed over with a sprint. The tip of the stick picked up the Liao man who was closest to him, and shouted: "Wait a minute." If you dare to commit crimes and hurt people in my city of Tokyo, as the head of the Kaifeng Prefecture, I have the right to arrest you, so why don’t you arrest you as soon as possible!" He spoke in his mouth, but his hand movements did not slow down, and the stick was already facing him. It hit the bridge of the man's nose.
This was really beyond the expectations of the three Liao people. Although they didn't know Sun Tu's identity, they guessed that his status was not low when everyone saw him coming and avoided it. They thought that this person would calm down the incident first and then find an interpreter to negotiate with them, but they didn't expect that he would make a move without saying a word. Come on.
The Liao man hurriedly shook his head to dodge, and at the same time, the knife in his hand slashed in an arc towards Sun Tu's chest and abdomen, and the momentum was really huge. At the same time, the other two people also rushed forward with their swords. One of them cut him in the middle, while the other slashed at Sun Tu's legs with his sword. The moves were so fierce that they left almost no room.
Just when the people around him were exclaiming, cursing the Liao people for being insidious and shameless for bullying the smaller ones, Sun Tu suddenly twisted his body, flipped his wrist at the same time, and at the same time as he dodged the first knife, the stick that had been thrust out had already been stabbed. It turned into a downward pressure and hit hard on the right shoulder of the Liao man who was holding the sword because his technique was too old to change.
Bangs and screams followed one after another. The Liao man loosened his hands and slumped, falling to the ground. The force of this stick was so great that it not only broke his shoulder blade, but also knocked him over.
After succeeding in one move, Sun Tu's movements did not slow down. The stick in his hand turned like a strange python, suddenly turned in the air, and used the tail of the stick to block the attack coming towards his waist. With one strike of the knife, he exerted force with his feet at the same time, his body flew into the air, and he easily avoided the attack from the lower body.
Just when the Liao people attacking him were about to stop attacking and attack again, Sun Tu's feet in the air suddenly kicked out quickly, and he accurately kicked the opponent's knife-wielding wrist and the chin that was exposed because he was busy changing moves. , kicked the eight-foot-tall Liao man until he screamed, turned over in the air, and hit the ground with a thud.
This frightened the last Liao man even more, and he hurriedly pulled away and retreated, not daring to fight Sun Tu head-on.
Even though Sun Tu seemed relaxed and content in defeating the enemy with just a few moves, in fact, this was the result of his all-out efforts. If it weren't for the fact that during this period, under the guidance of Zhou Tong, he had greatly improved in the martial arts of fists, feet, spears and sticks, and understood that not only the front of the stick can defend against enemies, but also the middle and even the tail of the stick can attack and defend at will, he would never have dared to take risks. With one against three, it is even more impossible to achieve such an amazing effect.
But now that he had defeated two Liao people in succession, Sun Tu was even more heartened. He would not let the last one go, and immediately rushed over with a single arrow. The stick in his hand was like a poisonous dragon coming out of its hole, grabbing the opponent's chest.
But just when this move was about to hit the target's chest, an urgent voice sounded from outside the crowd: "No! Stop it quickly!"