The sudden disappearance of Jin Kui and several others gave Zeng Kaiqian and Lu Qian a headache. These people are all members of the Forbidden Army. Although they are their subordinates, they have different backgrounds in the capital. Once something goes wrong, they will still be in trouble. them.
Logically speaking, as members of the Forbidden Army and Imperial Guards, it is impossible for them to be harmed by others, but there must be a reason why living people disappear without a trace, and in this Qingzhou City, it is possible to let these individuals The Forbidden Army soldiers with excellent martial arts disappeared, and only the government or the army were left.
After some hesitation, Zeng Kaiqian finally decided to go to Sun Tu to ask for details. But before he could take action, Sun Tu came to the door himself and delivered the terrain map around Liangshanbo that he had requested before, as well as a fairly detailed list of generals at all levels in the Qingzhou Army.
Seeing that Sun Tu was so cooperative, it was really beyond Zeng Kaigan's expectation. You must know that the posture he put up at the reception banquet a few days ago was so tough that it almost made Zeng Shilang think that he was going to be harmed. However, Lu Qian didn't expect that just a few days after Lu Qian went to the camp, something really happened. It was delivered to your door.
When receiving these two things, Zeng Kaiqian thanked him symbolically: "I will trouble Sun Dujian a lot this time."
"Zeng Jianjun's words are serious. This is what I should do. After all, we can only make our army stronger by working together with you, so we can quell internal and external troubles as soon as possible." Sun Tu replied with a smile, but asked Zeng Kai to worry about it. I have doubts, why do I mention internal and external troubles? Foreign troubles are bandits and bandits in Liangshan, so what are internal worries
Immediately, he noticed something strange again. When Sun Tu said these words, he glanced at Lu Qian aside, as if his attention was not on him. Could it be that he was not talking about this? This thought together made him couldn't help but glance at Lu Qian again, and found that the other party was nodding his head imperceptibly, as if he was agreeing with Sun Tu's statement.
This made Zeng Kaiqian's doubts even more serious. He also recalled that he had asked for two things for more than ten days without success, but Lu Qian only went to the military camp once and was able to ask Sun Tu to personally deliver the things within three days. After sending it, comparing the two, the problem will be huge. He was the imperial envoy and supervisor of the army, so why was Sun Tu so polite to Lu Qian
Sun Tu didn't seem to pay much attention to this person's reaction. He just chatted with him casually and stood up to leave. But before leaving, he suddenly said as if unintentionally: "By the way, I have a few words to discuss with Marquis Lu Yu. Please come with me out."
Although Lu Qian felt strange, he naturally didn't dare to refuse the invitation, so he smiled apologetically at Zeng, then stood up and followed Sun Tu out of the living room. But behind him, the look of suspicion on Zeng Jianjun's face became more intense.
When he went out and walked into the courtyard, there was no one around. Sun Tucai suddenly stopped and looked at Lu Qian with a flattering and humble smile on his face and said: "Marquis Lu Yu, you should also know how wrong what you did before is, right? In fact, If you go by my thoughts, you must be angry at Coach Lin when you come to our door this time. It was because he understood the righteousness and cared about our original friendship that he forcibly dissuaded us."
"Little... I know that what I did that day was indeed despicable and shameless, but at that time I was forced by the situation. If I didn't do it, Gao Yanei would definitely not give up, and I
He will inevitably end up with the same end, so..." Lu Qian panicked in his heart and defended himself again and again.
Sun Tu naturally disagreed. His explanation was just self-deception. However, it was not the time to investigate everything yet, so he said: "Since Coach Lin has made a decision, I can't go against his will, so the matter is over here. I just hope that you can change your ways in the future. Don't Do something wrong again."
"Many... thank you Sun Dujian for your generosity. I am truly grateful!" Lu Qian said this from the bottom of his heart and was very excited. He had been panicking about the feud between Zeng and Lin Chong before. These days, he kept it in mind when he went to bed at night, for fear that someone would show up in front of his bed at night. As for going out, he really felt the pain of living like a year.
It wasn't until Sun Tu said these words just now that he relaxed and felt that his life was saved.
In fact, when he was in Bianjing, he really didn't take Qingzhou too seriously. Even if Sun Tu had a good reputation, he could easily handle it. After all, they were sent by the imperial court. How dare the local government disobey them? But after seeing those unruly generals, especially the shocking murderous intent of many soldiers in the military camp, he was really scared, so at this time he had already put aside Gao Qiu's instructions, and saving his life was the first priority. One person.
Sun Tu looked at his relieved look, smiled again, and then patted him on the shoulder: "As long as you do good business in our Qingzhou from now on, I will naturally want to cultivate you like other brothers, make contributions to the court, and serve you well." It’s not difficult to become famous.”
"I understand, little man. I will do my best for the governor!" Lu Qian quickly responded again. At the same time, he bent down and clasped his fists. His humility almost made Sun Tu kneel down. Until he went out with Sun Tu and came back again, his whole body was wrapped in joy. Since Sun Dujian said so, he was naturally relieved.
It was only when he returned to the outer hall and saw Zeng Kaiqian with a slightly gloomy face that Lu Qian's joy subsided. The latter was looking at him with some suspicion and dissatisfaction.
"Servant, what are you..." After a while, Lu Qian finally asked with some anxiety.
"What did Sun Dujian talk about with you? How could you be so happy and bowed?" Zeng Kaigan asked, staring at him solemnly.
"This..." Lu Qian hesitated for a moment. At first, the matter could not be brought to the public. If it were spread, it would be despised by many people. Now it was finally forgiven by Lin Chong. If it were spread again, it was hard to say what trouble would happen. . Moreover, this person who was not Gao Qiu, Zeng Kaigan, could not keep secrets for him in such matters, so based on the idea that doing more is better than doing less, he quickly made a choice and said with a forced smile: "No. What I said was that I told the humble post to do a good job in the future and gave the villain a few words of encouragement."
"Really?" Zeng Kaigan couldn't believe what he said. He had suspected that Lu Qian had some ulterior relationship with Sun Tu before, but now his suspicions were naturally more serious. But officials from the DPRK and China like him always like to make simple things more complicated, so it is impossible to question him directly at this time. He just looks at the other party thoughtfully.
Being looked at by the other party made him feel a little nervous, so Lu Qian could only find another topic: "By the way, Inspector Sun just arrived. Why didn't Minister Zeng ask him the inside story about the disappearance of Jin Kui and the others?"
It was okay that he didn't mention it, but when he mentioned it, Zeng Kaigan felt even more angry. Did he not want to mention it? It was because Sun Tu didn't give him a chance to mention it at all. After just a few gossips, he actually stood up and left. This made his face become more gloomy, and he snorted: "You don't need me to come forward for this kind of thing, right? Since you are so concerned, then you can go to the military camp and ask, or at least let them help you look around, so A few big living people won’t disappear for no reason, right?”
"I humbly obey my orders." Lu Qian hurriedly stood up and responded, and then tentatively said: "I wonder if the minister has any other instructions? If not, I will resign first."
"Go ahead, I'm still not feeling well. If you have nothing to do, don't bother me." Zeng Kaigan asked him to leave angrily. After he hurriedly left, Zeng Kaigan stared at the other party with more suspicion: "Is it true that Lu Qian has been in cahoots with Sun Tu and the others? If so, my situation in Qingzhou will become even more difficult. It's really impossible. I thought that the civil and military officials in Qingzhou were so courageous and did not take me as an imperial envoy seriously..."
By this time, Zeng Kaiqian had already felt powerless and hesitant in his heart. This was something he had never imagined before. At this time, it was only half a month before arriving in Qingzhou.
Lu Qian was a military attaché, so it made sense for him to collude with Sun Tu and the others. But as an imperial envoy and supervisor of the imperial court, it was obviously impossible for him to surrender to Sun Tu's subordinates, not to mention his pride that prevented him from doing such a thing. In the Song Dynasty, the nobles and military officials were humble, and there was never a dignified supervisor who wanted to submit to Sun Tu. It’s such a thing for a governor to bow his head—and the imperial court will never allow such a thing to happen. If that were the case, Cai Jing, who sent him here alone, would make him walk around without food.
So things still had to be done, but Lu Qian had to be excluded first, otherwise Sun Tu might already know everything before the things were done. After making up his mind, he took the list of generals and looked at it carefully: "We have to find someone who has a high status, but may not be reused by Sun Tu, and may have resentment. Just open a gap. , things will be easier to handle later on.”
After looking at the names, experience and positions one by one, Zeng Kaiqian quickly set his sights on one person - Qi Desheng!
This person is a veteran who has been in Qingzhou for a long time. He has made many achievements before. However, as Sun Tu continues to recruit people, the power in his hands is being continuously reduced these days. I am afraid that he will inevitably not feel resentment in his heart. Come…
Moreover, more importantly, this person has been practicing well and has won the support of Qingzhou veterans. Once he can be brought to his side, the effect will be several times that of other generals.
"This is the person!" Zeng Kaiqian stared at Qi Desheng's name and made a decision in his mind. However, the only thing that is a bit difficult now is that it is difficult to have contact with him. After all, he is always in the military camp, and he and his men are waiting. But he only stayed in the palace.
"We can't hide like this anymore. Since Sun Tu has delivered everything, he won't fall out with me for the time being, but he must seize the time and act. Time waits for no one..."