There has been quite a disturbance in Nanjing and Youzhou City in the Liao Dynasty today. On the long street, ordinary people walked and hid in the alleys. On the empty street, there were thousands of Liao soldiers surrounding two Song envoys who had taken hostages. Countless arrows, swords and guns were flashing. The cold light was aimed at them, but no one dared to take action.
After Sun Tu and Lu Da hijacked the two young masters of the Xiao family and exited Yangma Market, they attracted the attention of more soldiers and horses. Now they are even surrounded by a thousand elites of the Liao Kingdom in Gaixin. But even so, the two of them did not show any fear at all. They continued to drag the two guys who were already soaked through their lower bodies and continued to retreat towards Guanyi. However, the Liao soldiers who blocked their way did not dare to move forward at this time. If you really want to stop them, you can only move back little by little with their footsteps.
As Sun Tu walked, he laughed and asked Luda beside him: "Brother Lu, do you regret taking such a risk with me?"
Luda also laughed loudly and said: "What regrets do you have? If it weren't for this trip with Sanlang, the Sa family would never have thought of having such a majestic day! The two of us can actually make these many Liao soldiers feel like they are facing a formidable enemy. , even if you die, you can still be considered a hero! And aren’t there two noble yamen accompanying you down there?”
This performance fell into the eyes of the surrounding Liao soldiers and people, making their emotions more complicated. Especially the common people didn't know whether to hate the Song people who disrupted Nanjing or to admire them. However, many people still feel relieved. The two young masters of the Xiao family have been bullying men and women in Nanjing City. Many people want to watch them die. Now that someone is helping them, naturally they will It couldn't be better.
But some people obviously couldn't let such changes happen. Just when Sun Tu and the others retreated to a street corner and wanted to turn a corner, a man came in a hurry. When he saw them, he shouted loudly: "General Sun, Don't make a mistake and harm the country. If you really hurt the two young masters, we will definitely fight between the Liao and Song Dynasties!" But it was Chen Xiangnan, the Minister of Rites of the Southern Officials, who finally heard the news and came over.
The official position of the Minister of Rites sounds like a big one, but in fact Chen Xiangnan has no status or power in Nanjing. He has to rely on the Liao people to make a living. The only way he can talk is to communicate with the envoys of the Song Dynasty. So when the news came to him that Sun Tu and the others were making a big fuss in the Sheep and Horse Market and had kidnapped two young masters of the Xiao family, Chen Xiangnan didn't waste any time and hurriedly hit the horse and galloped over.
After a pause, he continued: "General Sun, I believe there must be some misunderstanding. Just let the words go. Please let the two young masters go first. I guarantee that I, Daliao, will not be here." I will attack you before I find out what happened. General Sun, please put the overall interests of the two countries first..."
Facing his slightly threatening persuasion, Sun Tu sneered in response: "Do you think I will believe your words? Chen Shilang, I'm afraid even you yourself don't have the confidence to make these Liao soldiers obey orders. Do you want to do something? I just want to return to Guanyi safely today, and other things are not in my consideration. If you really dare to take action, kill the four of us together!" As he spoke, his footsteps did not stop. Yes, continue to drag people back.
Chen Xiangnan's face was full of sorrow and he could only continue: "General Sun, these two young masters are my Nanjing Privy Council.
The envoy's young master, they are only injured, and if they offend Privy Privy Xiao, a war will break out between them. Do you really have the heart to watch the centuries-old peace between the two countries be destroyed by your hands? Do you really want to be the sinner responsible for the ruin of the two countries? "
He wanted to use his righteousness to suppress Sun Tu. An ordinary Song minister would probably have wavered under such pressure. But Sun Tu didn't take this trick. Hearing this, he smiled again: "If this was really the case, I, Sun Tu, would have died here long ago. What does the life and death of others have to do with me? Stop talking nonsense. If you want to keep them It’s easy to lose one’s life, as long as we make sure we can return safely.”
Seeing that he refused to give in, Chen Xiangnan was completely at his wits end. He could only shout loudly to the soldiers around him: "Be careful, don't do anything, let alone hurt the two young masters..." As for whether the soldiers around him heard this. Once inside, he can't control it.
In the alley to the side, there were several men dressed as ordinary people who were paying close attention to the changes in front of them. Two of them raised their hands slightly, and there was a cold light flickering under their sleeves, aiming at Sun Tu and the others. These people were talking softly while calculating the distance between the two parties:
"I was worried about how to make Song and Liao turn against each other and start a war. I didn't expect that the Song envoy actually created such an opportunity for us... As long as we kill the four of them, Xiao Jinde will definitely be angry. Then if we push him a little bit more, we can completely destroy the two countries. The war has begun!”
Just when Sun Tu and the others were about to step into the shooting range, and they were about to take action, a person suddenly flashed behind them and said coldly: "There is an order, and we will not participate in this matter."
"Why?" The assassin who was looking at Sun Tu and the others asked with some dissatisfaction, but still lowered his hand.
"Because once we take action, everyone will know that there is something else going on. No matter how reckless Xiao Jinde is, he can see the problem and it will only be counterproductive. On the contrary, these variables are the most beneficial now. Someone will use this to make Song and Liao start a war. ." After the visitor dropped these words, he turned around and left. Seeing this, the others could only stop in anger. They were just a group of shady spies, and everything had to be done according to the orders from above.
Sun Tu and the others on the street in the distance had no idea that they had just passed through the Gate of Hell. They still dragged the two hostages forward with firm expressions and exchanged words with Chen Xiangnan and others from time to time. After walking like this for more than half an hour, they finally returned to the main headquarters of the Song Dynasty mission, which was surrounded by thousands of Liao soldiers.
Obviously, after the Liao people knew that something had happened, they had already sent troops to surround this place early in the morning in order to prevent people from the Song delegation from coming to help Sun Tu and the others. However, they did not dare to attack the Song delegation, otherwise it would really trigger a war. But even so, their actions still made many Song people inside feel panic and uneasiness. Among them, Liu Shilang of the Ministry of Rites of the Song Dynasty, as the deputy envoy, came out several times to clarify that he had no idea what Sun Tu and the others had done. His attitude was extremely relaxed. Low.
After Sun Tu and the others finally stood outside the post office, Chen Xiangnan spoke again: "General Sun, I still remember that you were also a security officer in Tokyo... When someone from our Daliao envoy committed a crime in Tokyo, You also led people to round up and convict them. Why did you do the same thing when you arrived in Nanjing? Not only did you kidnap my Daliao master, but you also killed and injured many people... "
"I kidnap people just to protect myself. As for killing people... I don't care about them at all.
No one was killed. If you don’t believe it, you can tell by yourself by going to Yangma Market. " Sun Tu looked calm, which made Chen Xiangnan stunned. At this time, someone stepped forward and whispered in his ear: "It is true that no lives were lost over there. Come. The servants of the Xiao family were just chopped down. When they attacked before, they used the back of their swords to chop people down, only injuring but not killing them. "
Okay, now I can’t even come up with the last bit of my argument. Chen Xiangnan smiled bitterly. In this case, it seemed that Sun Tu and the others could only retreat safely into the post. At this time, Sun Tu was also shouting at the Liao soldiers standing in front of him: "Make way quickly and let us in, otherwise we can hold on, but these two people won't be able to hold on for long."
Indeed, when everyone heard the words and looked carefully, they found that the two pampered young masters of the Xiao family had turned pale and fell into a semi-conscious state. They had been frightened enough along the way, and had Sun Tu and the others holding their hands around their necks. They could no longer bear it. If Sun Tu and Sun Tu hadn't always had reservations, I'm afraid they would both be two corpses now.
"Make way, let us go!" The person who spoke was not Chen Xiangnan, but a Liao general.
Although the Liao soldiers were unwilling to give in, they could only make way obediently and let Sun Tu and the others retreat to the door. The door opened, and just when Sun Tu and the others were about to go in, a person next to them suddenly shouted: "Wait a minute!"
"What else do you want?" Sun Tu asked, looking at the other party warily. Even the Liao general who had just given the order and Chen Xiangnan looked at him with some surprise. This person was not of high status. Although he had been guarding the door before, now he had no room to make the decision.
This person hurriedly explained: "Previously, the king had ordered Song envoys to be searched when they went out and entered the post office, and this time is no exception! This is the duty of the general, and we dare not make any mistakes."
A strange light flashed in Sun Tu's eyes. This man is really dedicated to his responsibilities. No wonder Yelu Xiongge would entrust him with such an important task. The others couldn't object at this time. They just looked at Sun Tu to see what his attitude was.
Sun Tu only pondered for a moment, then said: "Okay. But you have to come one by one. If you really want to take the opportunity to attack us, there will only be four more corpses here." After saying that, he gave Luda a wink, and the two of them quickly gathered together. Together, Luda first grabbed the two unconscious hostages with both hands, and then Sun Tu went up to the former Liao soldiers to search them. After confirming that there is no problem with him, change it over.
In a somewhat tense atmosphere, such a strange scene actually occurred. Sun Tu cooperated very well and allowed the Liao soldiers to search him, and then he escorted the two hostages back to the gate of the post again. Seeing this, Chen Xiangnan took a step forward and said, "General Sun, you are safe now, can you hand me over?"
After Sun Tu stood still, he smiled: "Of course, I from Song Dynasty always keep my word. Take it!" As he said that, he and Luda pressed hard on the waists of the two hostages, and then they The two young men were sent out of the house like embroidered balls. A group of Liao soldiers rushed forward at the door and caught them with all their might. It wasn't until they checked that they were not injured that they really breathed a sigh of relief. Sun Tu and the others had already taken this opportunity to retreat inside, and the door quickly closed with a bang...
After some turmoil, Sun Tu and the others finally returned to the Song Embassy Station safely!