At this time, seven or eight government officials came outside the hall after hearing the news. After hearing the order from the prefect, they wanted to swarm up and capture Sun Tu. Monk Luda hesitated and Yang Zhi quickly took a step forward and wanted to Make an obstruction. But he heard Sun Tu suddenly straighten his body and shouted in a deep voice: "Who dares!" As he spoke, his eyes suddenly glanced at the guards, and a frightening aura of murder emitted from his body.
Since time traveling, Sun Tu has had many lives on his hands. The higher his official position, the stronger the evil aura that makes people dare not despise him. With just one look or a word, the officers would immediately be frightened and move forward. His movements also stopped abruptly, and there was even a hint of panic in his eyes.
Not to mention them, even Murong Yanchao was caught by the sudden murderous aura emanating from Sun Tu. His heart suddenly shuddered, and then he realized what he was doing and shouted loudly: "Sun Tu, you dare to resist arrest because you want to commit crime." Do you want to wait a little longer? Do you no longer have the power of the Song Dynasty in your eyes?" But his tone is not as tough as before. He has also clearly felt the tyranny of this new governor, and I am afraid that he may not be able to suppress him. , so we can only use the laws of the Song Dynasty to support it.
Sun Tu, on the other hand, sat there leisurely and said with a raised corner of his mouth: "Prefect Murong, you want to take me for just these few points. I'm afraid you are the one who ignores the laws of the Song Dynasty! You want to take such unwarranted things?" You are not qualified to accuse me!"
"I am the magistrate of Qingzhou. As long as someone commits a crime, I will bring him to justice..."
"No, you are a prefect who only cares about civil affairs. What does the military affairs have to do with you? Not to mention that I am the governor of Qingzhou appointed by the imperial court. I am a sixth-grade life officer. Even if an ordinary soldier commits a crime, he should be handed over to the police. It is lawless for you to overstep the rules of the military camp!" Sun Tu interrupted the other party's remarks without hesitation, then glanced at the soldiers who had not yet retired, and said in a serious tone: "If they really dare to take action, I can now punish them with charges of conspiracy. If you don't believe it, you can give it a try!" At this point, he pulled out the sword from his waist and slapped it heavily on the coffee table next to him.
The bright sword light made everyone present feel dizzy and panicked, and several timid officers could not help but take two steps back. They just pretended to be powerful and bullied the people or officials who dared not resist. When they really encountered a murderous opponent, they immediately became frightened and did not dare to do anything.
Murong Yanchao's complexion turned from green to white, and his body began to tremble slightly unconsciously, but he didn't know whether it was anger or fear. Since he took office as the prefect of Qingzhou, he has encountered many opponents and used various names to deal with many officials who did not agree with him, but he never thought that one day he would meet such a thrifty master. He didn't even doubt that as long as he had any intention of taking him by force, Sun Tuzhen would chop the knife at him.
The military attachés of the Song Dynasty had been suppressed too much over a hundred years. They had long lost the arrogance they should have had, and had no self-respect at all in front of civil servants at the same level or even lower than themselves. All may be in the hands of others. Over time, it not only eroded the prestige and dignity of military generals, but also completely increased the arrogance of civilian officials. In their eyes, those military generals who defended their homes and country had become
They have become low-class people who can be killed at will.
But today, Sun Tu is here to tell everyone a truth. It is actually a general like him who has truly mastered the means of killing. Even if dozens of Murong Yanchao are tied together, it is not enough for him to kill alone!
Seeing the frightened look in the other party's eyes, Sun Tu smiled disdainfully: "When I came to Qingzhou to take up a job, I never needed you Murong Yanchao to tell me what to do. What does it have to do with you if I come late or come early? As for entering the government office today, it was just as a courtesy. My colleague is just here to say hello to you. I am your colleague and not a subordinate, so I don’t need to pay too much attention to etiquette. Besides, I am just a warrior and a rough man, and I don’t understand the red tape of you scholars at all.”
After a pause, he grinned again: "By the way, I came here today just to tell you one thing. From today on, all the Qingzhou Xiang army will follow the orders of me, Sun Tu. You, the prefect in charge of the people, will There is no need to ask about military affairs anymore. Having said this, if you still feel that something is wrong, you can file a complaint against me to the governor of this road or the imperial court. But one thing I have to tell you first is that you have Liang Shicheng to do it Backer, my grandson is also protected by Privy Child, and even Taishi Cai appreciates me very much because of the incident of Taishou Cai in Jiangzhou. If you want to take the lawsuit to the imperial court, I will accompany you to the end." After saying this, Immediately he stood up and raised the knife, Sun Jian was frightened and made several people around him tremble. Even Murong Yanchao shrank back unconsciously.
On the way to Qingzhou, Sun Tu had already thought things through clearly. Now that he has been marked as a member of Tong Guan's party, it is impossible for him to be on good terms with Murong Yanchao, who is under Liang Shicheng. Since they are already enemies anyway, there is no need to talk about officialdom rules to maintain the superficial friendship. That will only make myself, who is already a few levels below the official position, more passive. It is better to completely break up and put the conflict aside. To the bright place.
At least in this way, it becomes justifiable for him to seize power in the military. If Murong Yanchao wanted to deal with him again, he would have to weigh the possible consequences. It might cause some big shots in the court to start a war early. Turning passivity into initiative is exactly what Sun Tu's purpose is to fight against him at all costs today.
It wasn't until Sun Tu sheathed his sword, turned around and was about to step out of the room that Murong Yanchao woke up from his shock, anger and shame, and immediately shouted: "Wait a minute, Sun Tu, do you know it's just because you came a step late?" , so that dozens of innocent people in my village in Qingzhou were killed by bandits. This official must go to the court to convict you of this crime!" In order to save some face, he no longer cared about planning slowly in the future. , and immediately revealed his last trump card against Sun Tu.
When Sun Tu heard this, he paused for a moment, then turned and glanced at the other party: "I have said that the imperial court has never stipulated when I must arrive in Qingzhou to take office, so any mistakes that occur here before I take office have nothing to do with me. Of course, Now that I have arrived in Qingzhou, I will definitely give justice to the people in this matter."
Then, he also thought of something: "In addition, you know why I came a few days late? It's because I was delayed for several days in Jeju to suppress bandits. I think it won't be long before the imperial court receives a request from Jeju. The memorial sent by the prefect reported the success, and maybe some rewards will be sent to me at some point." After saying that, he ignored the surprised expressions.
Murong Yanchao strode out of the door, led Luda and the two of them straight out of the government office with their heads held high, as if they didn't care about the Manchu government officials at all.
This made dozens of people present dumbfounded. Over the years, no one has ever allowed his family to suffer such a big loss. What's more, this person is a military commander who has always been looked down upon by everyone. This kind of impact is really too great. It was so strong that no one could react at the moment.
It wasn't until Sun Tu and the others got on their horses and walked along the slightly deserted streets for a while that Yang Zhi, with a look of deep surprise and shame on his face, slowly exhaled: "Sanlang, what did you say today?" Your performance really makes me feel ashamed. I can’t believe that you could actually defend Magistrate Murong until he was speechless. But in this way, you have completely offended him, and the future life will not be peaceful."
"Even if I treat him respectfully and submissively today, do you think he will let me go? Since the result is the same, why can't I take the initiative for myself? What's more, he has become jealous. From now on, I Wouldn't it be better to act with less worries?" Sun Tu smiled, but a sharp light flashed in his eyes: "I can finally see that the reason why our Song Dynasty army is so weak is because it is too hard to be a general. I feel aggrieved. If you want to strengthen the army, you must first let your general have enough prestige. How can I open up the situation when I first arrive in Qingzhou? Of course, I must first establish my prestige. I guess it won’t be long before today’s incident will spread throughout the city. You know, when we enter the military camp in the future, the effects will naturally be visible."
"That's it." Yang Zhi gave him a thumbs up in admiration: "You have thought so deeply, Yang is completely convinced. If I had known you would respond like this, I wouldn't have had to go to Murong to beg him in the past two days. Suffer from his idleness."
"Well said, from now on, we won't be angry with anyone anymore, and we will play a good role in Qingzhou City." Ruda then laughed and said, which also attracted Sun Tu's attention. A burst of hearty laughter: "Yes, let the people of this world know what a military commander should look like!"
When the three of them rushed to their residence laughing all the way, the atmosphere in the yamen had reached the extreme level of depression. After a long silence, Murong Yanchao finally waved his hand and pushed all the things on the table in front of him to the ground: "Unbridled! Arrogant! You really deserve to be killed!" He was furious, how could he endure such a result as he had never suffered a loss at the hands of a military commander.
This frightened the people around, and the officers quickly knelt down: "Calm down the anger..."
"Do you think there is any way to help me get rid of this bad temper?" Murong Yanchao looked at them with red eyes and asked anxiously. But everyone had their heads lowered, and no one could come up with an idea. If these subordinates were really capable, they would not be willing to be ordered around by the prefect and used as lackeys, not to mention the strong impression Sun Tu left on them just now. It was so profound that I still have lingering fears even now.
Looking at the group of thugs in front of him, Murong Yanchao's expression changed several times, and finally he waved his hand to ask them to back off. As if they had been granted amnesty, these people all bowed obediently and exited the door. In the end, only a man with slightly gray beard and hair was left in the hall. It was his confidant Master and his advisor Jing Yiming.