Tong Guan's face showed a smile again at this time: "Qianli is indeed a smart man. Now the only person in the world who can save you is me. However, if you want to get rid of the current predicament, you will have to pay a lot of effort. Which price are you willing to pay?"
"Tong Shuai has given orders, and Sun Tu will obey them." Knowing how dangerous his situation was, Sun Tu did not dare to bargain with the other party, and immediately agreed without any hesitation.
But when Tong Guan's conditions came out, he was still surprised: "I only want you to do one thing, leave Qingzhou and Shandong with me." Sun Tu quickly frowned: "What Tong Guan means Are you asking your subordinate to resign from all official positions? I'm afraid it won't be easy..." This is something he can't accept. Now that he has just established a foothold in the army, and the Qingzhou Army has just begun to improve, how can he be willing to let it go
Tong Guan smiled and shook his head: "I know this is where your hard work is, and I don't want you to abandon such a foundation. I just want you to leave here temporarily to avoid the open and secret arrows of some people in the court."
"Tong Shuai means..."
"If you stay here, no matter what you do or not, it will be a mistake. But leaving here will prevent them from finding goals and opportunities. Of course, you are now the Jingdong Road Superintendent and you can't just leave if you want, so you need to There is a reason that can silence everyone. It just so happens that I have one right here. In a few days, I will go to the Liao Kingdom as an envoy, and I need a guard commander in the envoy team, and you are very suitable."
Only then did Sun Tu understand Tong Guan's true purpose of suddenly coming to Qingzhou this time, and he couldn't help but let out a long breath. After thinking about it carefully, I realized that what he said was indeed reasonable. He and Qingzhou had become the targets of many officials in the DPRK, and leaving at this time was indeed a good way to protect himself.
What's more important is that accompanying Tong Guan on an envoy to the Liao Kingdom is not considered a serious mission. In this way, his authority can be retained. When he comes back in a few months, he will naturally still have military power under his control. At that time, many people will forget all this, and it will be much more convenient for them to act on their own.
So quickly, he cupped his fists and responded: "Since Tong Shuai has given this order, I will definitely obey the orders. I wonder if Tong Shuai needs me to select some elites from the Qingzhou Army to accompany the team to protect him?" He said this in one breath. After that, Sun Tu quickly got into the role.
"That's what I meant. This time we go out, we need a bodyguard that you and I can trust. We don't need more, five hundred people are enough." Tong Guan said, then stood up: "As long as this matter is done, Your contribution is certainly not small, and it will save you a lot of trouble. You should make good preparations in the past few days. In ten days, you will go to Laizhou to meet me. Remember, the person you bring must be loyal and reliable, and must not have any A little sloppy.”
Sun Tu's expression changed, feeling that there was something strange about it. Because the Liao Kingdom was in the north of the Song Dynasty, it was quite different from Laizhou in the northeast. It was close to the sea. Could it be that Tong Guan planned to go to sea? But this route is wrong. Although the Liao Kingdom also has areas close to the sea, shouldn't the envoys go directly to Youzhou, Nanjing? Why did they go to the sea
Thinking of this, Sun Tu even felt that there was something wrong with Tong Guan's appearance in Shandong. If he really wanted to help him, what he should do now was to send someone to summon him, so why bother making the trip himself
However, although he had doubts in his heart, Sun Tu did not ask him face to face. After hesitating for a while, he accepted the matter. Tong Guan didn’t have any explanation
I just told him not to spread the word that he had been here before leaving in a hurry.
From the time Tong Guan arrived to the time he left, no one except Sun Tu's officials paid attention. When Sun Tu sent him out of the gate, he was a little surprised to find that the number of people who accompanied him this time was only forty or fifty, which was so low-key that it was a bit outrageous.
He, Tong Guan, is now the leading figure in the Song Dynasty army. Not only is he protected by thousands of people when he leaves the capital, but for his safety, he must be accompanied by hundreds of elites. This team of dozens of people, chariots and horses, is almost the same as ordinary merchants. If it weren't for the bandits and bandits all over Shandong, everyone might be in danger. Maybe someone would take advantage of them.
But the more this happened, the more Sun Tu felt that Tong Guan's appearance in Shandong must have a deeper meaning. But now is not the time to reveal the answer. Once we go to Laizhou to meet Tong Guan and set off, we should be able to fully understand the inside story.
After sending Tong Guan away, Sun Tu immediately called Huang Wenbing and all his confidants to the government office. After everyone arrived, he stood up solemnly and saluted Huang Wenbing with clasped fists: "Brother Huang, during this time I, Sun Tu, are so offended by being blinded by lard, I hope you won’t take offense.”
His move shocked Huang Wenbing, who quickly stepped aside and returned the courtesy: "Why did the governor say this? How dare the subordinate blame the governor..." Others also looked surprised, wondering why he Apologize suddenly.
Sun Tu never concealed anything from his own people, so he told his situation with a solemn expression. At this time, the expressions of all his subordinates also changed, and Luda was so anxious that he scolded his mother: "Straight mother-in-law, what's going on? Is good?"
"Fortunately, there is a way to save ourselves now, but I need to take people to leave Qingzhou for a while. So everything here will be left to you." Sun Tu's eyes swept across the faces of several people. : "In addition, I plan to bring Brother Lu and Brother Wu together. Brother Huang is here to take care of the civil affairs, and Senior Brother Lin is taking care of the military affairs. I guess nothing can go wrong."
"Is the Governor planning to leave the ground in Shandong? Is this really feasible?" Huang Wenbing asked uneasily.
Sun Tu smiled: "I have my own thoughts on this, and there are people helping me, so it's not a problem. As for the details, it's hard to say yet. Anyway, this time I will deploy 500 elite troops from the army to accompany me, and everything else will be left to me. You are responsible and don't let anything happen in Qingzhou. Moreover, as long as I leave here, those who want to get rid of me will definitely stop, and you will no longer have to worry. "
Seeing that he had made up his mind and was hiding some secrets, everyone stopped trying to persuade him and expressed their opinions one after another, promising that they would take good care of everything in Qingzhou when Sun Tu left. Only then did Sun Tu smile with satisfaction: "One more thing, you can take care of Ya'er for me, but don't let her suffer any injustice."
"Don't worry, Supervisor, I will take good care of Madam."
After giving these instructions, Sun Tu asked everyone to disperse, and asked Luda Wusong and the others to go back and prepare for a long journey, and then returned home with some worries.
In fact, it was easy to talk to these brothers and subordinates, and they could understand it. On the contrary, it was how he told Ya'er that he would be leaving her for a long time, which made Sun Tu feel embarrassed. After all, he and Ya'er had only been married for more than half a month. In future generations, they might still be on their honeymoon, so they were about to separate, which really made him feel ashamed.
But for the sake of the future, and to ensure the safety of himself and Ya'er, Sun Tu had no choice but to let down his new wife this time.
Fortunately, Ya'er has always been considerate, and even though she is now Sun Tu's wife, not much has changed. After listening to his explanation, although his face was full of sadness, he still nodded with a smile and said: "Since third brother, you have to leave because of official business, Ya'er will naturally not stop you. A real man has ambitions in all directions, how can he How can I be trapped here just because I am a little girl..."
"Ya'er..." Sun Tu was moved and couldn't help but hug her into his arms. In his opinion, the biggest gain from traveling here after a thousand years is to have Ya'er by his side.
"Third brother, don't worry. Ya'er will be here waiting for you to come back." Ya'er leaned in his arms and murmured softly, but her eyes were a little red. After all, she was still a little bit red. Reluctant to give up.
After the two were cozy for a while, Ya'er remembered something again and whispered: "Third brother, can you go to the yard next to you to meet Sister Hu later and talk to her..."
"Huh?" Sun Tu was stunned. It was obvious that she knew Hu Rong's feelings for her.
"Third brother, Sister Hu is also passionate about you. Ya'er doesn't dare to say how generous she is, but I don't want her to be sad because of it. If... if you and Sister Hu really mean it, then... it's okay."
Sun Tu couldn't help but sigh in his heart, Ya'er was so virtuous and considerate that she could even think of herself in such matters. But in the end, he didn't dare to make a guarantee. After all, in this era where every man with status and ability had three wives and four concubines, it was indeed difficult for him to be alone and have only Ya'er as the only woman in his life. Moreover, Hu Rong's feelings for him were so deep that he couldn't bear to reject or hurt her.
Sun Tu finally arrived at Hu's house, which was only separated by a wall from his home, as Ya'er said, and soon saw Hu Rong, who was obviously much thinner than before. Just looking at her pointed chin, she almost rivals the faces of later internet celebrities.
The two looked at each other for a long time before Hu Rong said softly: "You... why did you want to come to see me today?" She no longer looked like her. She no longer had the coquettishness and straightforwardness she once had in Qingdian Town, but she became more and more... Very pitiful.
Sun Tu sighed secretly: "I... came to say goodbye to you."
"You want to leave? Where are you going?" Hu Rong suddenly became a little anxious and asked quickly.
"I should be going to the Liao Kingdom in the north for official business. I don't want you to think wildly, so... In addition, I will be away for a while, and I hope you can help take care of Ya'er."
"Yes, I will. Ya'er is very good. She has always treated me as a sister, and I also treat her as a sister." Although she felt a little disappointed, Hu Rong still nodded in agreement.
There was another moment of silence. Sun Tu really didn't know how to talk to her, so he finally decided to leave. Just when he reached the door, he suddenly stopped and without looking back, he said softly: "If you haven't changed your mind when I come back, maybe we can..."
Just this sentence made Hu Rong feel elated and his face lit up. But at this time, Sun Tu left quickly as if he was running away...
It is most difficult to let down a beautiful woman, but judging from the current situation, he must let one of them down, and maybe both of them will be let down by him.