The big stick as thick as an arm was struck continuously, causing the guy who was still arrogant just now to scream and even beg for mercy. It also made the surrounding soldiers feel relieved. Just now, the opponent revealed his identity and frightened them. , even if he is angry, he dare not show it.
As for the people inside and outside the city gate, they were watching from a distance. They were really used to seeing the soldiers in the city angrily beating up the imperial envoys. Sun Dujian had beheaded court officials in public several times. Compared with this kind of friction today, It doesn't matter at all.
Perhaps the soldiers and civilians in Qingzhou thought that all this was a common and normal phenomenon, but for the imperial envoy team outside the city, its impact was too great. Seeing this official who had a higher status than most of the imperial guards being publicly criticized The pride they had before was completely gone, and they couldn't help but feel a little fear when they looked at this city, which was much smaller than Bianjing City.
At this time, Lu Qian had already stepped forward. After learning the man's lesson, he did not dare to ride his horse into the city again. Instead, he got off his horse and entered on foot. This way, he would not be attacked. Reasonable, but the momentum has been weakened by three points. After striding into the city gate, he shouted loudly: "Stop! You are so brave. You dare to be so rude to the imperial envoy's attaché. You really don't take the imperial court seriously. Are you trying to rebel?"
"In emergencies, military orders are more important than anything else. Since I patrol the four gates under the orders of the governor, I have the responsibility to deal with those who break the military law." Ruda did not have any fear. He took a step forward and stared back at the opponent: "I They are all rough people, they only recognize their superiors and generals, but they don’t know who the imperial envoys are or not!”
"You..." Lu Qian was annoyed. The other party was not a rude soldier. He was obviously rough but fine. He actually took all his own responsibilities as soon as he came up. As the saying goes, he who doesn't know is not guilty. You, the imperial envoy, can't do it. Let's argue with a group of Qiu Bajin, then where should he put his face
"Brother Lu, please don't be so rude." Seeing that Lu Da's negative attitude was effective, Yang Zhi, who cooperated tacitly, stepped forward and sang the red face: "This imperial envoy hopes to forgive me. We are also following orders. Now The things being escorted are extremely important and we don’t dare to make any omissions. That’s why everyone overreacted when this person came to obstruct us. But Sun Dujian’s military order is in front of us, so we must try our best to do it.”
After a pause, he asked again: "I wonder what this imperial envoy is called and what position he holds?"
"I, Lu Qian, am currently the Marquis of Yu of the Forbidden Army. This time I come to Qingzhou as the deputy imperial envoy." Lu Qian immediately announced his identity. I thought that these words would make the other party give in three points, but unexpectedly, the faces of Lu Da and Yang Zhi suddenly darkened. The former stared at him and walked away, while the latter also had a bad look on his face. He just laughed briefly and said: "It turns out to be Marquis Lu Yu. I didn't expect that after all these years, you are still here. It is really a pity."
After saying this, he also said hello and ordered the soldiers to transport the carts filled with money and food into the city, but he had no intention of meeting and talking to Lu Qian or the imperial envoy outside. This was They were completely left hanging at the city gate.
At this time, Lu Qian was embarrassed. Although he did save the person who was beaten in time, he had suffered enough after all. He was still lying on the ground moaning in pain. Naturally, the imperial envoy did not show any shame.
stand up. What's more important is that even though he, the deputy envoy, has come forward, the two Qingzhou military attachés have no intention of being polite at all, let alone take the initiative to go out of the city to meet the imperial envoy. This kind of attitude is really rare in history!
What is the status of an imperial envoy? That represents the imperial court and the emperor. Tens of thousands of officials in hundreds of prefectures and counties all over the world are proud to be able to make friends with and please the imperial envoy. However, the people in Qingzhou City, on the other hand, actually completely ignore the existence of the imperial envoy with their actual actions. Not to mention that several major officials came out of the city to greet us after hearing the news, without even saying a greeting. This immediately stunned everyone, and some even had doubts - are we really an imperial team
Seeing this result, Zeng Kaigan turned blue with anger and trembled all over: "This is really unreasonable! The Qingzhou Army is too courageous. It really needs to be rectified!" He was already furious. As long as he holds the post of military supervisor, he will carry out a purge of the Qingzhou Army and must not allow this trend to continue.
After seeing Lu Qian come back with some bitterness, his face darkened: "You can't even handle this little thing. No wonder you haven't been able to get ahead in Bianjing for many years. You are a complete waste!" He said, no longer paying attention. Lu Qian, who also looked gloomy, urged the team to walk towards the city.
Because they had seen the tragic experience of the imperial envoy's attaché, the knights in this team also learned well. They did not ride their horses straight in, but led their horses on foot. Only the imperial envoy sat in a carriage, at least. He saved his last bit of dignity. But judging from the results, not only did they fail to give Qingzhou soldiers and civilians a show of strength, but they actually lost their own face.
It was not until these hundreds of people had passed by that the people scattered around gathered together and talked about the matter with great interest: "Do you think Sun Dujian had prepared this early in the morning? "
"It doesn't look like it, otherwise General Yang wouldn't have been so aggrieved at the beginning. Speaking of which, our Qingzhou Army generals have never suffered such grievances recently. General Yang has a good temper and is generous. If it were General Wu and the others, Now, I should have beaten that guy up long ago."
"But he is an imperial envoy after all... He was sent by the emperor..."
"What's the matter? Didn't our Sun Dujian kill enough of the officials sent by the emperor? Even the imperial envoy, he can't beat our Sun Dujian..." This sentence immediately won the approval of many people around him, and now The people of Qingzhou really worshiped Sun Tuna. In their eyes, nothing could trouble their own governor.
But the reality was obviously not as optimistic as they thought. When the conflict broke out at the city gate, someone hurriedly passed the news of the imperial envoy's arrival to Sun Tu, who was handling various affairs in the military camp, which made him frown. Jue frowned slightly: "At this time, the imperial court sent someone, I'm afraid the person who came is not good. Maybe they came just to cause trouble."
"Then we have to deal with it well. At least we have to suppress their arrogance first, so that they won't lead them away!" Dong Ping continued casually. After the incident in Dongping Mansion, his entire mental state has changed a lot and he has become tougher than before. This is what Sun Tu hopes to see.
"But they are imperial envoys after all. We can't attack them for no reason, right?" After all, Lin Chong was more cautious and prudent, and immediately suggested: "Why don't we let Magistrate Huang meet them first and explore them?"
Find out their details and then meet them? "
"Do you think Huang Wenbing can stop them? If what I expected is correct, they are coming for me." Sun Tu said coldly: "Judging from the commotion they made as soon as they arrived at the city gate, it's obvious You know it's not a good thing, you have to suppress them as soon as possible." Sun Tu never had a good impression of these court officials, especially after the impeachment of Cai Jing this time, he listed them as opponents.
Just when a few people were still undecided, Ruda strode into the lobby, his face full of dark clouds, his fists clenched tightly, and he looked obviously extremely angry. This made Sun Tu and others very surprised. Luda has always been open-minded, so it is difficult for him to be so angry. What happened today
"Brother Lu, what are you..." Lin Chong asked with some concern. He and Luda had known each other very early, and they had similar temperaments, so they had the strongest friendship among them all.
When Luda heard his question, his face darkened further: "Coach Lin, I told you something, so don't be impatient. Then Lu Qian actually came to our Qingzhou City!"
"What?" These words not only made Lin Chong change his face, but also Sun Tu's eyes flashed with murderous intent: "He actually dares to come to my Qingzhou!"
Everyone else was confused when they saw this. They really didn't understand how such a guy could make even the best-tempered Lin Chong show murderous intent? After a while, he calmed down a little and asked again: "Brother Lu, you have never seen that guy. Are you sure it is him?"
"Although I have never met him, he has the same name and the same surname, and he is also the Forbidden Army Marquis Yu. Who else could there be besides him?" Ruda said bitterly: "If I had known this, I shouldn't have beaten the attaché who rode into the city just now. It’s time to take him down and kill him directly, so that you can speak evil words for my brother!”
"Um... what are you talking about? Did Lu Qian offend Coach Lin before?" After they talked for a while, someone finally couldn't help but interrupt and asked.
Sun Tu glanced at Lin Chong and saw that he had no intention of hiding anything, so he briefly explained why Lu Qian and Lin Chong were friends, but betrayed their brothers in order to cling to the powerful, which almost caused Mrs. Lin to fall into the clutches of Gao Yanei. come out.
These words made everyone look angry, and many people even shouted directly: "This person really deserves to be killed!" Whether they were former Jianghu people or current military personnel, they all valued loyalty. Two words, and what Lu Qian did was really a taboo, and everyone would be punished!
Seeing everyone helping him like this, Lin Chong felt warm in his heart, but he still smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Lin Chong appreciates the kindness of all brothers, but Lu Qian is the deputy imperial envoy after all. If he is really hurt, I'm afraid everyone will be hurt." The responsibility of being a prisoner is not small, and it will even be regarded as a traitor by the people of the world. Lin Chong cannot ruin the good situation of Qingzhou just because of me, so there is no need to mention this matter again!"
In terms of profound understanding of righteousness, no one present could compare to Lin Chong, which also moved Sun Tu. However, he is not that shameless person who talks about friendship with his mouth but thinks about interests in his heart, and then uses the overall situation as an excuse. So after being silent, he looked at Lin Chong and said sternly: "Brother Lin, as long as you believe me, I will definitely let you take revenge. Now that Lu Qian has entered our Qingzhou this time, don't think about living in peace anymore. left!"