The third time he entered the military camp again, Lu Qian was obviously more relaxed than the previous two times. He no longer had to walk on thin ice with fear. After all, Sun Tuke had said that he would no longer argue with him about the incident of harming Lin Chong a few years ago. With the other party's current situation Given his status, he would never lie to himself about this matter.
This was indeed the case. He entered the military camp smoothly, and Sun Tu also took the time to meet him. However, when he explained his purpose of coming, the smile on his face faded: "How could such a thing exist? Several Imperial Guard officers and soldiers from the Imperial Guard disappeared in my Qingzhou for no reason? How is this possible? How many years have I lived in Qingzhou? There have been very few cases, even women and children, let alone a few grown men! Could this be an excuse for Zeng Jianjun to beat me up?"
Being stared at by Sun Tuna with suspicion made Lu Qian feel a little uneasy. He quickly waved his hand and said: "Du Jian Mingjian, I don't dare to trick you. This matter is absolutely true. The people below discovered them. They reported to me first before they disappeared, and the minister only found out that they were missing."
"But this really doesn't make sense..." Sun Tu frowned, and after a moment he said loudly: "Here comes someone!" After the guards guarding the door came in, he ordered: "You go to the government office. Let’s ask there to see if anyone has been detained for causing trouble in the city in the past two days. Also, you can ask the Military Justice Department. Nowadays, these are the only two yamen in the city that can arrest people without my permission. ." The last sentence was said to Lu Qian.
The latter was relieved when he saw the soldiers taking the order and leaving: "If the governor is so concerned, this matter will be quickly investigated and found out. After all, those people are soldiers of the Forbidden Army, so they can't make any mistakes here."
"Yes, otherwise it will be true." Sun Tu said with a smile: "By the way, does Lu Yuhou know what plans he has for supervising the army recently?"
Sun Tu's seemingly unintentional question made Lu Qian's heart tremble, and he hurriedly said vaguely: "This subordinate is unknown. I have always just followed orders."
"Really? This makes me a little bit incomprehensible. It is clearly written in the decree that Zeng Jianjun is the master and you Lu Yuhou is the deputy. How come you don't even have the right to know his plans? Or is Zeng Jianjun Have you always looked down on Marquis Lu Yu and not treated you as a colleague?" Sun Tu asked, squinting at him.
"I..." Lu Qian didn't know how to respond for a moment. At the same time, he felt really uncomfortable. Whether it was all the way or after arriving in Qingzhou, although he tried hard to please Zeng Kaigan and wanted to show off. , but the other party didn't appreciate it, and contempt for himself could be seen in some words and deeds.
In fact, this is reasonable. Who said he was just a military commander with no real power, and a military commander who had been marginalized and neglected before? What made him even more emotional was Sun Tu's concern for him, which was in sharp contrast to Zeng Kaigan's attitude.
"Zeng Kaigan's coming here to supervise the army is not as simple as it seems on the surface, right? He came to Qingzhou after being ordered by some people in the court to seize Shandong's military power from me, right?" Sun Tu saw that he was shaken, Such a question suddenly came up.
These words immediately shocked Lu Qian's body. He raised his head and looked at the other party with panic in his eyes.
He looked like he might get up and run for his life at any moment. Seeing this, Sun Tu smiled again: "Don't be nervous, Marquis Lu Yu. I have already guessed these things, but I couldn't explain them in detail in front of others before. But I can see that you are different from others. I am a member of the military, so I thought of asking you what you really think."
Even though he was relieved, the tension in Lu Qian's heart did not subside much. After mumbling for a long time, he said: "Young man... I really don't mean to be an enemy of Sun Dujian..."
This is of course false. When he was in Bianjing, he relied on reporting Sun Tu to impeach Cai Jing. Later, when he got the opportunity to follow Zeng Kaiqian to Qingzhou, he had already made up his mind to cooperate with the other party to general Sun. Tu and others have done it all. However, these thoughts completely disappeared after coming to Qingzhou and seeing Sun Tu's power and popularity here.
After all, Lu Qian is just a villain who protects himself wisely. There is no such thing as loyalty, filial piety and loyalty in his heart. Back then, he could betray his long-time friend Lin Chong in order to gain access to Gao Yanei, but now he would give up Zeng Kaiqian for self-protection or wealth. It's not that difficult to betray him.
But there was one thing that made him feel embarrassed. Although Sun Tu could dominate the sky in Qingzhou, he was a court official after all. Qingzhou was just a corner to the Song Dynasty. Once he was in the wrong team, Sun Tu would be punished by the court. , I will be finished with it.
"Haha, I still admire Marquis Lu Yu's loyalty to the court, but I hope you can see clearly some of the black and white distinctions. Now our enemies are the Liangshan bandits. If it is because of what Zeng Jianjun is doing behind the scenes, If something goes wrong in this matter, it will be very detrimental to the court and the world. Even for you, this is a mistake. Even if someone protects you, your future career will be greatly affected. You know what I mean. Really?" Sun Tu continued to confuse the other party.
The last few words had a big impact on Lu Qian. After mentioning it like this, he really felt that he would be implicated once Sun Tu was defeated. Compared with Zeng Kaigan, the civilian supervisor of the army, he, as a military general, would definitely be listed among the chief culprits of the defeat, and since he had no roots, the possibility of being dragged along and made a scapegoat was very high. !
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this matter was a bit scary. It turned out that he had been taken advantage of. Before, he had thought that he could take this opportunity to become famous, but looking back now, it was so ridiculous.
Seeing his expression change, Sun Tu knew that his words had an effect, so he finally said: "Marquis Lu Yu, in fact, for you, helping me to put down the Liangshan bandits is the best choice. Then I will still If I can ask the imperial court for you to join our army, then I won't have to fear anyone anymore, and you will become a meritorious minister. Isn't it much better than having to rely on others now
"Of course, the choice in this matter is yours, and I will never force you to do so. In addition, if you are really serious, you must report every move Zeng oversees to me, so as to ensure that he will not disturb the morale of our army. , affecting the overall plan.”
"This... I'll allow you to think about it for a while before replying." Although that's what he said, the answer can already be seen from Lu Qian's reaction, especially when he said this, he admitted to Zeng Kaigan in disguise. Qingzhou is indeed harboring evil intentions
This is a serious fact!
Sun Tu smiled lightly and said nothing more. At the same time, the soldiers also rushed back and reported to him: "Du Jian, just two days ago, someone caused trouble in a restaurant in the city and alerted the government officials. However, during the arrest, they actually injured several more government officials. Poor. Fortunately, my patrol officers passed by and caught them. As they said, they were subordinates of Zeng Jianjun and the imperial guards from the capital. However, the brothers did not believe it, so they detained them. stand up… "
"Is this happening? They are so brave!" When Sun Tu heard this, he reached out and banged the table, and said with an angry look on his face: "In Qingzhou City these days, I dare not say that I don't close my house at night if I don't pick up things on the road, but there are very few people. You dare to cause trouble at will, these forbidden troops dare to ignore my prohibition and hurt people, it is really unreasonable!"
"Sun Dujian..." Lu Qian was a little anxious when he heard it. He was about to say something, but was interrupted by Sun Tu with a wave of his hand: "Lu Yuhou doesn't have to explain anything to these guys. I know what these people think. No. Just because he is from the capital, he looks down on us Qingzhou soldiers and doesn't take our laws and orders seriously? If he can't even control them, what else can I do to order the three armies? Come on, pull them all in On the cross street in front of the government office, each person was charged with a hundred military sticks, and then they were shackled to the public for three days and nights as a warning! If it weren't for the fact that they are forbidden troops, I would have had their heads displayed to the public!"
Lu Qian was dumbfounded and frightened by this murderous order. He really didn't expect that Sun Tu's military law would be so harsh. He was just fighting with people, but he actually wanted to kill them. But then, he felt a shudder in his heart. In this case, how could he explain to Zeng Kaigan? He was ordered to retrieve those people, but in the end, they were beaten to death and hung in public. , this is not a slap on these soldiers, it is clearly a slap on Zeng Jianjun’s face.
But when faced with Sun Tu's sudden anger, he felt guilty. He had finally established a good relationship with Sun Tu, but he couldn't let it be ruined by this trivial matter. Finally, after some hesitation, he said nothing more and reluctantly left to return to his life.
It wasn't until after he left that the anger on Sun Tu's face disappeared, replaced by a playful sneer. He looked at Zhu Wudi who had come over and said: "Do you think this approach will make Zeng Kaiqian and Lu Qian suspicious of each other?" Let us take advantage of it?"
"The Governor is very scheming. I predict that they will turn against each other soon. And once they get to this point, Lu Qian will completely turn to the Governor and be used by us. This person is not a loyal person at first glance. , as long as it benefits himself, he can sell anything, let alone Zeng Kaigan."
"Haha, villains are always like this. So it is wrong to say that some people always say that villains are not useful. Both gentlemen and villains actually have their uses. It just depends on how you use them. People like Lu Qian As long as we use the villain properly, it can achieve excellent results. Of course, a villain like this should be cleaned up after use." Until this time, Sun Tu's eyes showed hatred and hatred for Lu Qian. It was a pity that Lu Yuhou, who had already left the military camp, could not know about the murderous intention.