Qingzhou government office, magistrate's office.
On the surface, Murong Yanchao today looks no different from before. He comes to the Yamen as usual and handles the trivial official duties at hand as usual. But in fact, those subordinates who were familiar with his habits had seen from some of his subtle movements and his occasional glances that he was actually distracted and was expecting something to happen. And everyone knew what he was waiting for.
Yesterday, Magistrate Murong was humiliated in front of Sun Tu, and then he specially called Du Heng, the commander of the Xiang Army. Although no one else had heard the conversation between the two, they could guess that he would arrange Du Heng to deal with Sun Tu. On the way, he was expelled from the military camp.
In the eyes of those officials, with the power of the prefect and the manpower Du Heng has, it is definitely not difficult to do this. Maybe this time they can take the opportunity to take down Sun Tu and others, and then find someone Let’s start from the beginning and end it once and for all. Even if something happens in the middle, it shouldn't cause too much trouble.
But the outcome of the matter was beyond everyone's expectations. After noon, a man ran into the Yamen in a panic. He was so flustered that he no longer bothered to report to the prefect. He rushed into the Yamen and shouted in a hurry: "Futai, something happened at Futai. There was a conflict at the military camp. General Du was captured alive by Sun Dujian's people, and Sun Dujian also sent an order to behead him in public..." He shouted similar words several times. After saying these words, he stumbled to the front of the public house, panting heavily.
When the surrounding government officials heard this, they all ran over and looked at him and Magistrate Murong, whose expressions also changed drastically, with expressions of fear and disbelief. Everyone wanted to say something, but for the moment they didn't dare to say it.
After being stunned for a long time, Murong Yanchao stood up in a hurry, rushed out of the room in three steps and two steps at a time, bent down and grabbed the person's collar, and roared: "What did you say?" ? Du Heng was actually captured by Sun Tu in the military camp? What do those Xiang soldiers and horses do for food? Where did Sun Tu get such courage? "
This series of questions spewed out, and all the saliva fell on the face of the visitor, but this person was unable to give an answer to Magistrate Murong at all. He could only hesitate for a moment and whispered in a low voice: "I dare not Deceiving the government, this is absolutely true. I saw General Du being captured with my own eyes outside the camp. Those Xiang army soldiers had also put down their weapons and did not dare to attack Sun Dujian... "
Murong Yanchao slowly let go of his hand, and his body began to tremble: "They are all a bunch of losers, a bunch of white-eyed wolves who eat inside and outside and are not well-fed! Wow, he actually has to take back all the military power in just one day. Have you gone..." This result was really unacceptable to him. He was still a little dizzy and his body was shaky, as if he would fall down at any time.
Seeing this, Jing Yiming hurriedly stepped forward to support him and shouted: "What are you all still doing? Go and ask the doctor to diagnose and treat Futai..." After that, he helped Murong Yanchao back to the room. Sitting down in the middle, other people did not dare to raise their brows when they saw this. Except for some people who ran to ask for a doctor, everyone left in a hurry, but their expressions were different from before.
In fact, there was nothing wrong with Murong Yanchao's body. He only had some abnormal reactions when he was angry and angry. At this time, Jing Yiming couldn't help but
Duan helped him soothe his chest and calmed down. After another round of persuasion, he finally calmed down a bit, but the sadness and anger in his eyes did not diminish: "How could it be like this... I told Du Heng yesterday that I must go all out. , how could he still fall into Sun Tu’s hands..."
Jing Yiming lowered his head and smiled bitterly. What's the use of pursuing this matter now? But he still advised: "Futai, it seems that we have underestimated Sun Tu's courage and methods. No wonder he dared to openly oppose us as soon as he arrived in the city yesterday... But it is too late to care about these things. Now The top priority is not to let Sun Tu kill Du Heng in public, otherwise the situation will only get worse. By then, the morale of the army and even other people will turn to Sun Tu, and it will be difficult to regain the victory. "
"No... that's right! I will never let him kill Du Heng under the guise of military law!" After calming down, Murong Yanchao quickly understood that the reason why he could speak out in Qingzhou City was because of his strong iron fist. Now Sun Tu If he can really overwhelm him several times, those guys who originally followed him will think about changing their families.
Thinking of this, he couldn't sit still anymore, and immediately stood up: "Let's go, call the people in the Yamen, follow me to the military camp to get Du Heng back!" This was his absolute last word! This is a battle that cannot be lost.
"But your body in Futai..." Jing Yiming asked worriedly, but the other party waved his hand: "I can't care about it now, otherwise it will be the end of you and me!" After leaving these words, he took a big step. When he went out, Jing Yiming could only catch up quickly when he saw this, and then signaled to several of the prefect's confidants outside the door. They immediately understood and hurried outside to gather help.
The officers of this yamen actually looked more like officers and soldiers than the Xiang troops in the military camp. At least with Murong Yanchao's order, more than a hundred officers gathered in front of the lobby in a moment, and both of the yamen had their heads cut. He was already waiting there with his knife and gun in hand. After learning that they were going to the military camp to seize people, these people were not worried at all, and they quickly followed Murong Yanchao's horse and rushed out of the government office.
At the same time, rumors spread among the people in the city that the newly arrived Sun Dujian wanted to compete with the prefect, which was combined with the news spread earlier today that Sun Dujian made a big fuss in the government office yesterday. , which caused constant speculation and divergent opinions.
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Xiangjun military camp.
The dozens of soldiers stood in the open space in front of the barracks nervously and confused, not knowing what to do. Just now, Sun Tu's actions of capturing Du Heng and letting people shoot them without hesitation were so shocking that they were still frightened even now.
Many people were looking at Qi Desheng, who was also standing in front of the barracks, with pleading eyes. However, he no longer dared to enter the door at will. They could only place their hopes on Lin Chong. After all, this man seemed to have a relationship with Sun Tu. Not a shallow friendship. At the same time, he was also worried that once the incident came out, Magistrate Murong would be furious. What would he do if there was a dispute between the two parties
As an old man in the Qingzhou military camp, Qi Desheng had witnessed many of his superiors and generals being framed and killed by Magistrate Murong for various reasons and pretexts. Although today's Sun Dujian looks completely different from those people. He acts decisively and ruthlessly, but in the final analysis, in this era of civilized military control, military generals
Do you really dare to be an enemy of a government official, or even have a complete falling out? Isn't he afraid of being held accountable by the court afterwards
Lin Chong, who had high hopes for him, also had the same concerns. At this time, Coach Lin was looking at Sun Tu with worry on his face, and said: "Sanlang, you are too stupid. Aren't you going to make an enemy of Magistrate Murong by doing this? He will definitely not give up. What should we do? ?”
As the person involved, Sun Tu had a relaxed look on his face: "Brother Lin, do you think that I can get him to let me go by asking for perfection? As far as I know, none of the generals before me dared to go against him, but among them How many people have fallen into the hands of Murong Yanchao? And one thing you don’t know is that as early as yesterday after I entered the city, I went to the prefect’s Yamen to have a showdown with him. What I want is to have complete military power in Qingzhou. It's in your hands. How can you let others snore on the side of the bed?"
Hearing Sun Tu say this famous saying from the Taizu of this dynasty, Lin Chong's heartbeat suddenly accelerated. Then he looked at the other party and said, "You... have already decided to fight to the end with Magistrate Murong?" At this moment, he realized that Sun Tu in front of him had already He is so strange, he is no longer the old-fashioned and warm-hearted little brother in Tokyo.
In front of Lin Chong, Sun Tu had no intention of hiding it and nodded immediately: "Yes, in fact, when I was transferred to Qingzhou by the imperial court, I had no choice. Murong Yanchao and I were destined to be enemies. In this case, soldiers are valuable and quick, so I will Don't give him a chance to prepare, and kill him by surprise as soon as he comes here."
Lin Chong could only sigh. After all the words were said, how else could he persuade him
Yang Zhi asked with some doubts at this time: "Sanlang, since you have already made this decision, why do you want to temporarily save Du Heng's life? I am only worried that Murong Yanchao will come to take him away after learning about this. It’s another troublesome time.”
Lin Chong and Luda were also a little puzzled by this, and they all looked over at this time. Sun Tu smiled: "I don't want to kill him now, but I plan to torture him tomorrow. This has two purposes. One is to gather the morale of the army: Brother Lin said before, so the Xiang army became In addition to Murong Yanchao's deliberate suppression and dismantling of this appearance, Du Heng, the commander, also contributed a lot. I think the army officers must have hatred for him. As long as the news gets out, there will be a conspiracy at noon tomorrow. The soldiers rushed back to the camp to see what happened. Then I can regroup the Xiang troops in the city." After all, he is the governor of Qingzhou, and he has the responsibility to command and train the troops. Naturally, he must bring this army as soon as possible. All the people inside gathered together.
"What about the second purpose?" Ruda asked.
"It's very simple. I'm waiting for Murong Yanchao to come and save people." Sun Tu's eyes flashed with sternness: "Although I made him lose face in the Yamen yesterday, I was still in the Yamen after all, and the impact on him was not big. And. Today, if I can embarrass him again here in the military camp in front of everyone, I think his years of accumulated prestige will be greatly reduced. By then, if I take advantage of the victory and pursue it, I will surely make him He failed miserably!”
Lin Chong and the others changed their expressions again. Only then did they realize that Sun Tu had such deep intentions. They just wondered if Magistrate Murong had fallen into the trap.
At this moment, a burst of noise suddenly came from outside, and then Tang Feng opened the door and reported: "Prisoner, Murong Yanchao and his men rushed into the camp..."