The gongs and drums were loud and the pennants fluttered.
Wuxi City, which has been silent for several months, has not been so lively for a long time.
Luo Zhu led several subordinate officials to wait outside the Xuanfu Envoy's yamen, with a look of joy on his face, but there was a bit of indistinguishable sadness between his brows.
The official army defeated the thieves and even captured Yahamer, the barbarian chieftain. Although it boosted the morale of the people, it was not necessarily a good thing for him, Luo Zhu, and this Wuxi City.
A few days ago, I heard that the Wuxi barbarians intend to go down the mountain to harass them again, so Luo Zhu secretly sent people to go deep into the hinterland of the mountain, intending to appease the barbarians, at least until the imperial court's anti-rebel army arrived.
Who would have thought that the plan could not keep up with the changes, and that the counter-insurgency army was still contained in the southern border. The pioneer of the Beijing camp who arrived first, but did not know that the sky was high and the earth stabbed the hornet's nest.
As a result, his previous painstaking efforts were all wasted effort
Moreover, if the barbarians become angry and assemble a large army to kill them down the mountain, with the current situation of Wuxi City, how can they resist? !
The most depressing thing for Luo Zhu is that these things can't be said on the table. After all, he sent someone to contact the Wuxi barbarians, but he made a private decision and did not get the approval of the court.
He even had to put on a cheerful look in front of the people in the city to greet the stupid and reckless man!
The book does not go into details.
Luo Zhu had a smile on his face like this, and the MMP waited for about a quarter of an hour before he saw the officers and soldiers marching around the city, led by the county officials beating gongs and drums, Shi Shiran walked towards this side.
And those ignorant and short-sighted people actually followed along and cheered.
ah~
Luo Zhu sighed inwardly, a feeling of sadness that everyone was drunk and I woke up alone, spontaneously arises.
But in such a situation, he still had to put on a happy face, strode up to meet him, and said loudly from a distance: "Xu Qianhu is indeed a veteran in Beijing, and he made such great achievements without making a sound! This official…”
"grown ups!"
He hasn't finished talking about the scene here, when the magistrate of Wuxi next to him hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, and reminded in a low voice: "Then Xu Qianhu is only a lieutenant, and in order to blind the eyes and ears of the barbarians, he used the banner of the main general - he was really ordered. The one who led the troops to quell the rebellion in person was actually Lord Sun Shaozong."
Sun Shaozong
The name seems a bit familiar.
He couldn't bear to think too much right now, Luo Zhu hurriedly pretended to be stunned, and laughed loudly: "As expected of the elite of the Beijing battalion, this method of attacking the east and the west and never tire of deceit has even kept the official in the dark."
While speaking, a burly general in front had already strode up to greet him, cupped his hands and said, "Sun Mou has seen Lord Luo!"
A few steps away, Luo Zhu still had to raise his head slightly to meet his eyes.
Of course, this was also because Sun Shaozong only nodded slightly and did not give full courtesy.
He is so arrogant in front of Shangguan, he is indeed a proud soldier!
No wonder he didn't even tell himself, so he went straight to the mountains to provoke those barbarians.
Luo Zhu's heart became more and more unhappy, but it was not easy to attack in front of people, so he had to give up his hand and smirk: "Sun Qianhu came from a long way, and crossed Chencang to capture the savage chief Yahamer, presumably already tired. It's tight, this official has specially ordered people to prepare drinks and dishes in the yamen, specially for Sun Qianhu to pick up the wind and clean the dust - please!"
When he looked at Sun Shaozong, Sun Shaozong also took his behavior and words into his eyes.
Yingyingchaochao, I can see that this Lord Luo does not seem to welcome himself and others very much.
However, Sun Shaozong didn't care too much, he smiled sassily, and said that it is better to be respectful than to obey, and he walked in front of him.
What a rude person!
Luo Zhu's expression finally collapsed, even if he had meritorious deeds, the difference between the context and martial arts was something to be said.
How can there be a reason for a military man to go down to an official position and to walk wildly in front of a civilian senior official
Even the arrogant soldiers from the capital, such behaviors are too presumptuous, right
"Master Luo."
At this time, the magistrate of Wuxi was busy and came up again and explained in a low voice: "Master Sun also holds the official position of Senator Si You, the governor of Hebei. According to the regulations of the imperial court, he should be in front of the adults."
Chief Executive Secretary Right Senator? !
Even though Luo Zhudang was a little dumbfounded, he secretly thought that it was no wonder that the surnamed Sun was only worthy of a flat salute.
Although the Xuanfu Envoy had more military power in hand than the general prefect, but in terms of rank, it was actually one level lower than the prefect, and was dispatched from the fourth rank.
The senators are also from the fourth rank, and they are still the best in the province. Even if they are not officials in the province, it is a matter of course before they are placed before the envoys.
only…
This is obviously a fierce general who leads troops to fight, but how can he have a civilian job that is higher than a military job
Luo Zhu's mind was filled with question marks, and he followed Sun Shaozong into the Xuanfu envoy's yamen. Seeing that the guest and host were about to be seated, he suddenly remembered something, and couldn't help but blurt out and asked: "I heard that there is a god of blue sky in the capital, Sun Zhizhong. , but I don't know what is the relationship with Master Sun?"
When Sun Shaozong was about to enter the table, he suddenly heard Luo Zhu mention this, he immediately waved his hand and smiled and said, "What is the saying of the gods in the sky, it's just a promotion by the people of the capital, it can't be taken seriously, and it can't be taken seriously."
"It's really Sun Zhizhong in person?!"
This time, the horror in Luo Zhu's heart was far above that just now.
Although it is thousands of miles away, Luo Zhu has read the news of Sun Shaozong's wisdom solving the strange case more than once in Di Bao in the past two years.
It's just that Sun Shaozong's majestic physique is far from the image he imagined, so he couldn't combine the two in time.
However, after learning that Sun Shaozong was well-known for his wit and had been repeatedly commended by the imperial court for the rule of Shuntian Prefecture, Luo Zhu had a lot of confusion in his heart.
In addition, they were all civil servants [Sun Shaozong's transfer from Wu Jinshi was not listed in the newspaper], and subconsciously, there were many less barriers and taboos.
Therefore, Luo Zhu gritted his teeth and gave Sun Shaozong a deep salute: "Since it is Master Sun in front of him, there is something unclear about the lower official here, and I hope Master Sun can give him some advice."
Sun Shaozong naturally hurriedly returned the salute: "I don't dare, please ask Lord Luo for advice."
I heard Luo Zhu ask: "Dare to ask Mr. Sun, the army of the imperial court to suppress the rebellion is now detained in the southern border?"
In fact, the so-called counter-insurgency army is still on paper at all.
However, Sun Shaozong has not been able to completely open up the situation at the moment. If he tells the truth, I am afraid that the morale in the city that has just been boosted will soon fall into a low ebb.
Therefore, he nodded vaguely and said, "There are indeed only more than 1,500 people in Sun's department who have entered Hubei."
"Go!"
Luo Zhu clenched his fists and slammed a hammer into his palm: "Since the army has not arrived, why did Master Sun take the initiative to provoke the Wuxi barbarians? Even if the Tongxi barbarians are severely damaged, the other four tribes add up to two or three. If the people of all the people come down the mountain in anger and rage, how can you and I resist?!"
Having said this, he bowed to the end again: "I have heard that Lord Sun is very smart, and I think there must be a plan to relieve Luo's anxiety."
In fact, Sun Shaozong was not prepared to explain something to the officials of Wuxi City.
After all, he still has the rank of councilor on his head. Even if things go wrong, all his troops and horses will be transferred to the local order, and it will not be his turn to be ruled by a mere minister.
However, after listening to Luo Zhu's solemnity and posing as a plea for the people of a city, Sun Shaozong could not ignore it.
So after figuring out what to say in his heart, he asked back: "Master Luo, according to the current situation in the southern border, if the army is delayed, only me, 1,500 people will be stationed in Wuxi City, do you think the barbarians will be able to do so? Have you been obediently staying in the mountains?"
"This… "
Although Luo Zhu wanted to deny this assumption, when the Wuxi barbarians rebelled, they had defeated more than 10,000 troops including reinforcements from the province.
Now is the time of arrogance, how can you put the two or three thousand soldiers in the city in your eyes
According to the analysis of the intelligence I have heard, it is unsurprising that the barbarians will inevitably go down the mountain to loot again before and after the new year.
At that time, Wuxi City will naturally bear the brunt.
Seeing that Luo Zhu was speechless, Sun Shaozong continued: "If the barbarians take the initiative to attack, the morale of the military and civilians in the city will definitely be low. Even with my help, the Wuxi City may not be able to be preserved!"
"That's why Sun must take the initiative to attack. One is to destroy each of them, weakening the strength of the barbarians; secondly, it is to boost morale and let the soldiers and people in the city know that the barbarians are not afraid; the third is to let the thieves know that I can attack and fight well, and thus I'm apprehensive."
"As long as the public opinion of the army in the city is available, and Sun Mou's subordinates also bring a lot of firearms that are best at defending the city, it will not be a problem to resist the barbarian offensive in a short period of time."
"At that time, Mr. Sun personally led a small number of elites to choose the barbarians to burn, kill and loot, and then release a mix of true and false rumors, forcing the barbarians to be tired of fighting and thinking about returning.
"So the reason why Sun took the initiative to attack is to better defend this Wuxi City!"
"It's just the beginning. After a few days of rest, Sun will continue to go into the mountains to seek thieves, until the barbarians are afraid of me and other officials!"
Although these remarks are 70% true and 30% false, they sound reasonable.
After thinking about it in his heart, Luo Zhu still felt that it was not safe enough, but he really couldn't think of a better idea.
After You Qi learned about Sun Shaozong's identity, he didn't dare to put on the table his interactions with the barbarians in private.
Therefore, in the end, he had to bow to the end again and said with a wry smile: "Since Lord Sun has already made up his mind, Luo Mou has no choice but to give up his life to accompany the gentleman - it's just that Lord Wanwang thinks about the people of this city and can act as safely as possible."
If he can think of the people all the time, Luo Zhu is still a good official.
The two untied their hearts, and then the guests and the host were seated.
Seeing that the table was about to come up, Sun Shaozong was waiting for a feast of food, but someone suddenly reported in a loud voice: "My lord, Li Yuanwai from the west of the city sent two barbarians over, it is said that they are the sons of barbarian chief Yahamer! "
got~
This time it is a father and son team.
I just don't know which one of the father and son can last longer when they are slashed by thousands of knives.