Sun Tu galloped all the way, and after more than half an hour, he finally arrived in front of Qingzhou City, which was both familiar and unfamiliar to him.
It's familiar because everything here seems to have not changed much. The city walls and gates are still the same, and even the big shading trees outside the city gates are still the same. But what is strange is that the people at the top of the city and in front of the city gate are completely different. The city gate that used to be bustling and prosperous is now deserted, with only a few people queuing up to enter the city with sad faces. The team that was supposed to be stationed at the top of the city had long since disappeared. Instead, there were more than a dozen soldiers holding swords and guns staring at the city gate.
When Sun Tu dismounted and walked to the city gate, and when he was about to enter the city, he finally realized why so many soldiers were arranged here, and there were so few people entering and exiting the city gate. Two soldiers had already stepped forward to block his way. , said lazily: "If you want to enter Qingzhou City, you must first pay the city tax, which is twenty coins per person and thirty coins for your horse, a total of fifty coins!"
Sun Tu laughed unconsciously. This was the first time since he traveled to the Song Dynasty that he had to pay money to enter the city. In the past, let alone the general gates of prefectures and counties, even when entering Bianjing, there was no city gate tax. Today's Qingzhou is really unprecedented. It seems that Gao Xiang and He Mo are really unique and full of tricks.
Seeing Sun Tu's sarcastic smile, several soldiers immediately became a little wary. Then they saw the dozen people surrounding them at the same time: "What, do you dare to break through the city gate?"
"I don't dare. I've just never encountered such a situation." Sun Tu didn't have an attack at this time. He just explained, took out a bunch of money from his arms and handed it over: "How many of you would like to ask?" Ordered it." This was the gold he got from the Xia people in exchange for copper coins when he came all the way. He had almost used it before, only the seventy or eighty coins left here.
He didn't miss the other party but didn't count it at all, and he didn't mean to return the extra copper coins to him. He just waved his hand and said: "You know what's going on, then go to the city quickly and don't waste time here!" But he gave him the extra copper coins in front of his face. All the money I paid was lost.
Sun Tu sighed lightly and did not care about them. He pulled his horse and passed the city gate. As the saying goes, if the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam is crooked. Since the officials are trying every means to make money, these errands will naturally not miss this opportunity. Now that he was in a hurry to enter the city, he would not care about them for the time being, and it would not be too late to deal with them after the important matter was settled.
It wasn't until they saw Sun Tu passing through the city gate and walking along the long street into the city that the soldiers laughed proudly: "I got some benefits today. This guy doesn't look easy to mess with, but he is quite sensible. "
"By the way, why do I feel that this man is kind-hearted? Do you think you have seen him somewhere?"
After this person mentioned it, the others also had the same idea. They looked at each other in confusion, but they couldn't explain the reason, so they had to give up in the end.
But Sun Tu took this matter to heart again, looked at the extremely deserted street in front of him, and sighed softly. I think that when he left, Qingzhou was already very prosperous. There were many shops on the street and there were many pedestrians. How could it be like today when the afternoon was almost midnight? Even if one or two people walked through the street, they would be in a hurry. It's like there is danger around you at any time.
After staying for a while, a choice was placed in front of Sun Tu. Should he go back to his home first, or go directly to the military camp? In fact, after knowing that so many changes had happened in Qingzhou,
In the end, what he was most worried about was Ya'er's safety. He didn't know whether Lin Chong and the others could protect her, and whether she was frightened.
Thinking about it, I really feel sorry for Ya'er. I won't go into detail about all the disappointments I had suffered in the past. He just got married to Ya'er last year, and then he was called away from Qingzhou by Tong Guan. In the end, he wandered outside for more than a year. But he left Ya'er, his newlywed wife, alone at home... This made him want to go home immediately, hold Ya'er in his arms, comfort and love her, and make up for some of the mistakes he had made.
But soon, Sun Tu hardened his heart again, turned around and strode away in the direction of the military camp. At this point, there is not much difference between meeting Ya'er earlier and later. The most important thing now is to regain control of Qingzhou first. Only in this way can Ya'er's safety be truly ensured!
Walking along the empty streets, Sun Tu soon arrived at the military camp in the north of the city. It was exactly as he thought. Although there were not many changes in the military camp, everything inside had changed. There was no longer the hard training that could be heard and seen every day. The school grounds had already grown Huangcao, there are some soldiers sitting or standing in front of those barracks, but they have long lost the spirit of the Qingzhou Army last year. They all look like lazy ruffians, and some of them are even still using Shi Zi gambles money.
Sun Tu's face became more and more gloomy. Standing in front of the military camp, he couldn't believe what he saw. The Qingzhou Army had really been completely wasted in just one year. Several years of hard work had been wasted like this. Got it!
Sun Tu stood alone in front of the military camp. If it were a year ago, someone would have stepped forward to inquire or directly brought him into the camp for questioning. But today, those in the military camp did not pay any attention to this person standing outside. The guy was just minding his own business, until he saw Sun Tu suddenly stepping forward and was about to pass through the camp gate, a few soldiers put down the stones in their hands, blocked his path with an unhappy look on their faces and shouted: "Who are you? I don't know. Aren’t you allowed to trespass in the important areas of the military camp? Get out of here quickly, or we will take you down as a spy!”
Sun Tu ignored the other party's threat at all, and his eyes just quickly swept over the soldiers in the military camp, and finally fell on a tall, thin soldier who was a little lonely. Compared with the others, this person was a little out of place. He did not participate in the various "entertainment activities" of these guys and just watched with a cold eye.
But after seeing him, Sun Tu smiled, then his expression became serious and he shouted: "Winger!"
The military man was not very energetic at first, but after hearing this sound, his sluggish body suddenly straightened up, and his expression became solemn. After standing at attention, he loudly responded: "Here we are!" Until this point At that moment, he realized that the situation was a bit strange. Why did he feel the same as when he practiced hard
In future generations, as long as those who have served in the military have the temperament that a soldier should have, they will quickly enter the state when they hear certain familiar voices. Sun Tu used this method to train his soldiers and horses at the beginning. Not to mention just a year apart, even ten or twenty years, the winger would react accordingly after hearing this roll call.
After being surprised by this strange situation, Winger immediately looked at Sun Tu in front of the military camp. He was a little confused at first. After rubbing his eyes hard and looking at Sun Tu carefully, a look of incredible ecstasy suddenly appeared on his face. After hesitating for a moment, he opened his mouth and then spoke again.
He shouted loudly: "Sun... Sun Dujian... Dujian is back!" He shouted the last few words with all his strength, which frightened the dozens of soldiers around him to tremble. Then he looked at him in surprise, and then at Sun Tu who had pushed aside the soldiers blocking the way and strode forward. They both didn't know how to react.
At the same time, as the winger yelled, many people quickly ran out of other barracks. One of them, a short black man with a sinewy face, shouted loudly: "Who is so bold and dares to howl like a wolf in the barracks?" Yes, you have ruined my mood!" While scolding, he pushed back a painted woman who also stuck her head out to see what was going on.
Seeing all this in his eyes, Sun Tu's eyebrows suddenly jumped again. He knew that the murderous aura in his heart could no longer be concealed! At this time, the winger no longer took this guy's threat seriously. His whole body was shaking with excitement, and he shouted again: "Brothers of the Qingzhou Army, our Sun Dujian is back!" This time the voice sounded They were all hoarse, but the effect was better than before. Just hearing a bang, hundreds of sergeants immediately ran out of the barracks. When they saw Sun Tu standing on the school ground, everyone Their faces were full of surprise, and some even shed tears: "Prisoner... you are finally back!"
"What Sun Dujian? We only have He Dujian in Qingzhou!" Only then did the short black man realize that something was wrong with the situation. He didn't care that he was still shirtless, so he put on a pair of calf-nosed pants. He strode out of the room and shouted at the soldiers who had gathered around him: "What are you doing? Are you planning to rebel?" Then, he looked at the uninvited guest who was causing the chaos not far away. : "Who are you? How dare you break into the military camp and disturb the military authority! Come here, capture him and torture him to find out if he is a spy of the Liangshan bandits!"
Just when the soldiers were rolling up their sleeves and holding guns and clubs and were about to step forward, Sun Tu straightened his body, looked solemn, and shouted: "I am the Military Supervisor of Jingdong Road and the Military Supervisor of Qingzhou." Sun Tu, who dares to be so presumptuous!"
"What Sun Tu, Sun..." The man wanted to scold a few words, but then he screamed as if he had seen a ghost: "Sun Tu... are you still alive?" In an instant, he was stunned. , he finally knew why the wingers reacted like this, and at the same time, he also knew that something big was going to happen now!
In fact, it was not just him. When the other soldiers understood what the name Sun Tu meant, they were also panicked and did not dare to make any move. However, the winger and others were extremely surprised at this moment and came forward and knelt down in front of Sun Tu. Step forward: "Captain, you are finally back!"
During these days, they suffered too much and suffered too many crimes. How many brothers were killed and how many generals were framed, but they were unable to resist. This grievance and anger had already filled their chests like volcanoes. Until now, when Sun Tu appeared, they knew that everything would pass and their backbone was back!
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The last day of 2019, the last update. . . . . . . .
Here I wish all the book friends all the best in the new year. All the unpleasantness will be locked in this 2019 that is about to pass, and 2020 will go smoothly to the end...
I also hope that passers-by can write better stories for everyone to enjoy in the new year. . . . . . . . .