When he saw Cai Dezhang in the public room of the Zhizhou Official Hall, Sun Tu's first reaction was to secretly applaud in his heart, because the Jiangzhou Taishou in front of him, who was contemptuously called Cai Jiu in the Water Margin story, was born with a dignified appearance, and the facial features on the handsome national character face matched very well, and with the three strands of beard under the chin, it gave people an easy-going and elegant feeling, which made people can't help but want to be close to him.

Sun Tu asked himself that he had seen a lot of handsome men in the capital, including himself, as well as Tong Mu, Fang Qian, Han Changzhou and others, all of whom had eye-catching characteristics, but they were too far from the Cai Taishou in front of him, which made him feel a little ashamed of himself.

However, as Cai Dezhang spoke, he finally came back to his senses: "This official has heard that Sun Tuanlian has made great achievements in Tokyo, but he didn't want you to be so young, you are really a hero and a young man." ”

Sun Tu gave it up at this time, saying that he was too conservative and praised. With a gentle smile on his face, Cai Taishou fully showed the gentle and gentle feeling of a humble gentleman, and then continued: "I should have seen you two days earlier, but because I heard that you have not yet seen Yuan Tuiguan, I delayed it for two days, I wonder if you have seen your direct boss today?" ”

Sun Tu shook his head with a wry smile: "The lower officials have been going to the state government every day for a few days to ask to see him, but Yuan Tuiguan has been busy with official business, so he can't see him......"

"Oh? As the new regimental trainer in Jiangzhou, you already have responsibilities on your body, so it's not a way to delay like this. It seems that Yuan Tuiguan is a little negligent, or he has the temperament to grind. As far as this official knows, although Yuan Tuiguan's attitude towards his subordinate military attaches is stricter, there will be no malicious intent. After a pause, he said again: "In this way, this official will come forward and take you to meet Yuan Tuiguan, he will not be able to avoid it anymore, and you can also take office as soon as possible and take over the relevant errands." As he spoke, he didn't wait for Sun Tu to respond, he had already stood up from behind the case, his figure was actually quite tall, half a head taller than Sun Tu.

Sun Tu's eyebrows raised slightly, and he already understood the true intention of the other party in saying this. Although Cai Dezhang did not say a bad word about Yuan Wang positively, let alone point out that Sun Tu came to Jiangzhou to help him deal with Yuan Wang at the behest of Cai Jing, but secretly he had already hidden the meaning of letting Sun Tu stand on his side, and in the end, this seemingly enthusiastic decision directly made Sun Tu stand in line and express his position.

Because as long as Sun Tu follows Cai Taishou to see Yuan Wang, he will inevitably be branded as his cronies, and then whether it is to fulfill his promise before he came, or to protect himself, Sun Tu must stand on the opposite side of Yuan Wang and fight with this direct boss.

Cai Dezhang seems to be a gentle gentleman with a kind attitude, but in terms of means, he is afraid that he is much more clever than Yuan Wang, who puts his attitude in the open. What made Sun Tu even more shocked was that he had no choice at this time, because he didn't dare to offend the two main bosses before he could gain a foothold in Jiangzhou. In the case that only one person can be chosen to take refuge, it seems that now it seems that he can only fall to Cai Dezhang.

After understanding his own situation, Sun Tu did not hesitate any longer, and immediately hugged his fists and said: "Xiaguan has thanked him for his love." It was a gesture, which made Cai Taishou smile with satisfaction, and only then did he go directly out of the official hall accompanied by several entourages and came to Yuan Wang's territory.

Yuan Wang couldn't help but feel a beat in his heart after seeing that Cai Dezhang actually brought Sun Tu in person, and the two nasolabial folds seemed deeper at this moment. But in the blink of an eye, a humble smile appeared on his somewhat mean face, and he hurriedly greeted him, and bowed to Cai Dezhang from a distance: "Taishou You are really frightened to come here, what do you have to send someone here to summon the subordinate to come over immediately, why do you come here in person?" ”

"Hey, this official knows that Yuan Tuiguan is busy with official business, and he is afraid that his subordinates will disturb you if they are not doing their jobs well, so he came over by himself, what is this." Cai Dezhang had already stepped forward quickly at this time, and helped Yuan Wang, who had bent down to salute, up: "The state tui doesn't have to be so polite. ”

If someone who doesn't know the inside story is watching, he will only think that the relationship between the two principal officials of the state government is extremely harmonious, and there is no mustard. But in Sun Tu's eyes, it was a different feeling, the cultivation and acting skills of these two bosses were really much better than themselves, and they regarded each other as opponents tomorrow morning, and they could still talk happily at this time, so that people couldn't see any problems.

The two were polite again, and then they entered the public house one after another, and Sun Tu also followed in at the signal of Cai Taishou and accompanied the last seat. It wasn't until a servant prepared the tea soup for the three of them that Yuan Wang glanced at Sun Tu and asked Cai Dezhang, "Taishou came here today for this little thing?" ”

"There is no trivial matter in the army, Sun Tuanlian came by order of the imperial court, but he was delayed in the city for several days, and the official was also afraid that the reputation of Yuzhou would be damaged if it was spread out, so he rashly brought him to visit." After Cai Dezhang smiled, he turned his face and said: "But the real intention of this official today is to push you to ask the state for your guilt." ”

Originally, Yuan Wangdu already wanted to explain, but Cai Taishou's last sentence surprised him suddenly, and he immediately focused on this point: "Why did Taishou say this?" But did the lower officials do something wrong? He was really a little nervous, after all, the two of them had been in the dark for a long time, and if Cai Jiu really had any evidence, he might not be able to withstand it.

Seeing that the other party's face suddenly turned pale, Cai Dezhang laughed instead: "Of course you did something wrong, two days ago, Ben Taishou held a banquet in Xunyang Tower to entertain the gentry in the city, but he also gave you an invitation to the state, in order to appease everyone." But it's good that you actually dismissed the matter, which really displeased me. ”

Hearing that it was just because of this, Yuan Wang finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then smiled bitterly and hugged his fists and said: "The lower official is guilty, but it was really because of the busy official business at hand that day, so he couldn't spare time to go to the banquet, and he wanted to be too forgiving." After a pause, he glanced at Sun Tu again: "Actually, I should have met Sun Tuan when he arrived in Jiangzhou, but it was also because he was busy with affairs and had to delay it again and again." ”

"Oh? What the hell are you busy with? Why don't I, the Taishou, know anything about it? Cai Dezhang narrowed his eyes slightly and asked.

"It's not the aftermath of the defeat of the bandits on the river a month ago, these troops are pragmatic and have a lot of problems, and the lower officials haven't completely coped with it until now, so they don't dare to bother Taishou." Although Yuan Wang's words were polite, he actually directly blocked Cai Dezhang from military affairs.

Sun Tu saw Cai Dezhang's brows frowning slightly, and knew that it was time for him to come forward, so he coughed lightly and said: "Zhou Tui, in fact, the lower officials are here to rectify military affairs in Jiangzhou, if you have any difficulties, just order the lower officials to do it......"

"How can you interject when the official talks to Taishou, it's really unruly!" Before he could finish speaking, Yuan Wang had already lowered his face and reprimanded, and the official authority on his body immediately pressed towards Sun Tu.

Sun Tu didn't expect this guy to be so unsympathetic, and he couldn't help but be slightly stunned, but this pressure was just a small matter to him, so he just got up and hugged his fist: "It's the lower official who lost his manners, and he also wants the state to forgive the crime." After speaking, without waiting for the other party's reaction, he sat back again, looking indifferent.

Yuan Wang only felt that his pressure fell into the void, and he was slightly stunned, so he glanced at Sun Tu a little seriously, this young military attache in his twenties really has some skills, no wonder he was specially sent to Jiangzhou to sing against him.

Cai Dezhang, who looked at this change coldly, smiled at this time and said: "Zhou Tui doesn't need to be angry, Sun Tuan was born as a martial artist, so it is understandable that he is not thoughtful in terms of etiquette." Sun Tuanlian, you have to be more careful in the future, you can't be so casual anymore, Yuan Zhoutui has always been known for his rigor in the army. ”

After Sun Tu said yes on the ground, Yuan Wangcai nodded: "This official really shouldn't be angry with a martial artist. As for why he didn't use this new regimental training, the reason is also very simple, this time he was frustrated, the soldiers were injured, and even the Zhou Tuan Lian that those township soldiers served was dismissed and asked, if this Sun Tuanlian was allowed to pass recklessly at this time, I am afraid that it will have a counterproductive effect, which is what this official does not dare to do. I have to calm the morale of the army first, and then it will be much easier to let him take office. ”

Sun Tu could hear that the other party's words were clearly defending himself, but in fact, he was vaguely pointing out that his ability was limited, and it was impossible for the Jiangzhou Township soldiers to be convinced and obey orders.

"This official doesn't see it that way, although I have never led an army, but I also understand the truth of sharing weal and sorrow. Now these township soldiers are in a state of anxiety and loss, if Sun Tuanlian can come forward to boost morale at this time, it will also be of great benefit to him to grasp the power of commanding the army. Sun Tu, what do you think? Do you dare to take office as soon as possible? In the end, Cai Dezhang had already looked at Sun Tu.

Yuan Wang didn't expect that Cai Taishou, who had never cared about military affairs, would have such an opinion, so he was immediately speechless, and after hesitating, he also looked at Sun Tu, not knowing what choice this new subordinate would make.

Of course, Sun Tu knew that his next attitude would determine his future position in Jiangzhou, and once he chose to join forces with Cai Dezhang, he would have no possibility of repentance, and could only continue to fight with Yuan Wang as a knife in his hand until it was completely eradicated.

But when things came to this point, he had no choice, from the moment he was called to step into the state government, he actually had an answer, so he stood up under the gaze of the two bosses, and said with a straight face: "Since the lower official was ordered by the imperial court to come to Jiangzhou to take up a position in regimental training, I should do my best to train the army." This is indeed a good opportunity, and I ask Yuan Zhou to allow it! ”

As soon as these words came out, Sun Tu had already made it clear that he stood in line, and there was no possibility of repentance, Yuan Wang, his direct boss, would become his biggest opponent in Jiangzhou!