Feeling the pressure from Murong Yanchao, Yang Zhi became more and more uneasy, so he waited in front of the west gate early at dawn the next day, hoping that Sun Tu and the others could arrive in Qingzhou City before the deadline. .
But the result disappointed him again. When the sun set and the city gate was about to close, he could not see Sun Tu and the others. He waited there anxiously for two more days. On the afternoon of May 20th, those familiar figures slowly came from the front.
After seeing clearly that it was Sun Tu and the others who were arriving, Yang Zhi immediately spurred his horse on and rushed forward to meet him. He shouted from afar: "Sanlang, you are finally here, why have you been delayed for so long on the road?" day… "
Sun Tu and the others also saw Yang Zhi galloping towards him from a distance. They couldn't help but feel a little strange. He said hello and replied: "Some things happened one after another on the way, so we were delayed for a few days." She looked him up and down again and said, "Brother Yang, why didn't you look after me in the military camp, but why did you come here to wait?"
"This... Hey, the situation is not good." Yang Zhi suddenly looked embarrassed, glanced at Sun Tu with some worry, and whispered Murong Yanchao's previous accusations in a low voice, and frowned even more when he said nothing. He frowned and said, "Today is already two days later than the day he specified. It's not easy for you to meet him at this time..."
"Really? I really didn't expect that he would make things so difficult for you, but you have been wronged." Sun Tu smiled and offered Yang Zhiyi a hand to apologize.
Yang Zhi shook his head: "It doesn't matter if I suffer some grievances. I'm worried that you, Sanlang, will suffer in the future. That Magistrate Murong has always had great power in Qingzhou and is extremely mean. As long as he gets a little hold of him Mistakes will inevitably be punished. Especially our military attachés..." Speaking of which, he remembered the military attaché he had witnessed two days ago being beaten in public for a trivial matter. It was really a loss of face. .
But Sun Tu smiled disapprovingly: "He wants to touch me just because of such a trivial matter? I, Sun Tu, am a sixth-grade official appointed by the imperial court. I am the governor of the Qingzhou Prefecture's official army. I am not an ordinary military attache. I can let him Feel free to vent your anger." Seeing that the other party wanted to say something else, he waved his hand and said: "Don't waste any more words here. The right thing to do is to go to the city to see the prefect Murong. As for how to deal with it, it's just a matter of soldiers coming to block the water. Just cover it up." After saying that, he speeded up a little and arrived in front of the city gate.
At this time, the soldiers guarding the city gate had already guessed the identities of Sun Tu and others through Yang Zhi's reaction. Almost everyone was looking at them with strange eyes, seeming to take pleasure in their misfortune. Sun Tu turned a blind eye to this, and just urged his horse into the city, with his head held high and his chest high, which was quite impressive.
After entering the city, Sun Tu remembered something and glanced at Yang Zhi: "Brother Yang, how early have you arrived to buy a house in the city? In addition to the military camp, we also need a place to live in the next one or two years. ah."
"I have prepared this for a long time. It is located in Xifeng Lane, two streets away from the government office. The housing prices in Qingzhou are much cheaper than elsewhere. I bought a three-bedroom apartment for less than 30 yuan. What a deep mansion." Yang Zhi felt a little relieved when he saw Sun Tu being so calm.
He responded casually.
"In that case, Tang Feng, you go with them and settle down first, while Brother Lu and I go to the government office to do some business." Sun Tu turned to Tang Feng who was driving the carriage and said, because he was a little frightened in that village, Ya'er The two days had not been very good, and he felt miserable sitting in the carriage, so what he cared about most now was her.
Tang Feng hurriedly agreed, and then drove the carriage and a Jiangzhou soldier who came with Yang Zhi to meet them and turned around at an intersection in front. Sun Tu and the others continued to go straight, and soon saw the obvious fortress. The magistrate's office is much taller and more impressive than the surrounding residential buildings.
Without Yang Zhi stepping forward to introduce him, Sun Tu had already rode forward on his own. After two officers stepped forward to block the way, he reined in his horse, looked at them condescendingly and said, "I, Sun Tu, the new governor of Qingzhou, came here to pay a visit to Murong. Magistrate. I wonder if he can be in the Yamen today?"
Hearing him announcing his home address, the two officers were stunned for a moment, and then said: "Wait here, wait until we report to the prefect..." But before they could finish their words, Sun Tu had already dismounted, and then He just walked straight into the Yamen. When Luda saw this, he just smiled and followed him, but Yang Zhi hesitated for a moment before following him. At the same time, he felt even more uneasy: "What is Sanlang doing? Will he become the enemy of Magistrate Murong now?"
The two officers were about to stop him, but were intimidated by Sun Tu's aura. They quickly retracted their outstretched hands. The only thing they could do was to turn around and run to the Yamen to report the news to Murong Yanchao as early as possible.
Murong Yanchao was sitting leisurely at the desk in the public room, copying a copybook. The hurried footsteps of the two guards immediately disturbed his state of mind, causing his hand to shake slightly. The pen was a little crooked and came out, which made his face suddenly change. He raised his head and glared: "Why are you so unruly? Go to the execution room tomorrow to receive your punishment!" He has always been very strict in Qingzhou. As long as someone makes a mistake, You will definitely be punished.
The two officers' faces turned pale when they heard this, but thinking of their own fault for failing to stop people, they could only bite the bullet and report: "Futai, that Sun Dujian has arrived, and he is now..."
"Hmph, he came quite early. Then let him wait outside. Just say that I am busy now and have no time to see him." Murong Yanchao snorted coldly and cut off the conversation between the two. But at this moment, he saw a dusty young man walking towards him with a smile but not a smile. One of the two people following behind him was Yang Zhi. This made his face suddenly change, and his anger became more intense. He slapped the pen in his hand on the pen holder and shouted: "Sun Tu, you are so brave!" He really didn't expect that Sun Tu would dare to go straight in. Fu Yamen, see yourself like this.
Sun Tu made eye contact with him without the slightest intention of avoiding him. When he came closer, he leaned forward and hugged his fist: "Sun Tu, the governor of Qingzhou, Xiaguan, met the prefect Murong. I heard that you were in a hurry two days ago. You want to see me, so you came directly after entering the city. I am a warrior who does not understand etiquette, so please forgive me for any shortcomings."
His aggressive appearance made Murong Yanchao even more angry, and his face was already turning blue. And at this time, on the edge
Several government officials had also come over. When they saw this situation, someone immediately shouted loudly: "Sun Dujian, you are so rude. You didn't bow to the prefect when you saw him! As a court official, can you even do this?" Don’t you know any etiquette?”
At this time, Sun Tu had straightened his waist, and a sarcastic smile appeared on his face when he heard this: "I have never heard of such a rule in Jiangzhou or Tokyo. When do you become a minister in the same palace?" Why do so many officials still have to bow down like this?" As he spoke, his eyes were fixed on Murong Yanchao, obviously waiting for his answer.
Murong Yanchao was stunned by his question, and he was angry but found it hard to answer. The Song Dynasty had always been noble and military, but when he came here, he completely suppressed the military attachés under his command. Therefore, those military attachés in the past were all honest in front of him, and it was commonplace to kneel down and salute. As a result, both he and the officials under him have long taken this behavior as a matter of course. But now, Sun Tu was talking about the imperial system, which left him speechless and his momentum suddenly weakened.
Yang Zhi had already bent his knees slightly. When he heard this, he quickly stopped and his face turned red. Compared to Sun Tu's toughness, he was too courageous. But his heart was still full of worries. It was not a good thing for Sun Tu to offend the other party like this.
Seeing that Murong Yanchao was speechless by himself, Sun Tu moved again and walked directly into the public room. He casually chose a chair and sat down, without thinking of himself as a subordinate or subordinate at all. The meaning of outsiders. When the other party came to his senses and saw his series of actions, his face became even more gloomy: "Sun Tu, let's leave aside other matters for now. I want to ask you why you didn't come to me for so long after receiving the order from the imperial court. Going to take office in Qingzhou? I heard from Yang Zhi that you were delayed outside because of personal matters. How do you explain this matter?" Unable to grasp the other party for a moment, he could only attack his faults.
Sun Tu chuckled and curled his lips with disdain and said: "Prefect Murong's words are wrong. I did come to Qingzhou to take up my post after being transferred by the imperial court, but the transfer order never set a date for my arrival in Qingzhou. Why delay and be late to talk about it? If you want to use this to say that I am guilty, I am afraid it will be difficult to convince people, right?"
"You..." Murong Yanchao really didn't expect that the other party would be so eloquent. In the past, all the military attachés in front of him would remain silent and only obey orders. Today, someone who dared to stand up to him suddenly came. He really didn't know how to deal with it.
Of course, this is also closely related to Sun Tu's sudden attack. If Magistrate Murong had been given time to prepare, it would not be Sun Tu who was in the dominant position today. This unprecedented disadvantageous situation made Murong Yanchao even more angry. Especially when he was retorted like this in front of many Yamen subordinates, he felt even more angry and almost going crazy.
At this moment, he couldn't hold it back anymore, and he slammed the table: "Bold Sun Tu, do you know that you have committed many serious crimes. You were late, you broke into the government office without permission, you contradicted your boss... which one? They are all serious crimes, and I have the right to punish you. Come on, get him!" Since he is no match for his words, he will use force to suppress him. He really doesn't believe that he can't cure Sun Tu!