The sky is bright, and the city of Tokyo comes alive again after a night of silence. In addition to the ordinary people who have to get up early and go out for three meals a day and survival, those wealthy mansions also slowly opened the middle door to prepare for the departure of each family as an official in the court.

Naturally, the Tongfu side was no exception, and several house slaves had skillfully pushed open the vermilion lacquer gate several feet wide, and at the same time moved the threshold that was placed in front of the door more than a foot high to the side, and then stood one by one, just waiting for the carriage of their master to come out.

At this moment, Sun Tu rode over, and when he came to the gate of Tong's mansion, he turned over and dismounted, straightened his clothes and stepped forward to salute: "A few stewards are polite, please report to Tong Shuai, and say that Sun Tu has something important to ask to see." ”

Although since Tong Mu left Tokyo a few months ago, Sun Tu has visited the door a lot less, but these Tong family servants in front of the door still recognize him, and they don't dare to put up a stand like other visitors. But my lord is going out, so if there's anything to report, I'd better come back later. ”

"It's a big deal, but it can't be delayed." Sun Tu said with a serious expression: "I don't know if Steward Rui can be in the mansion?" Please go in and pass him on and let him decide. He really ignored that it was the time when Tong Guan was going to be on duty in the Privy Council, and the other party really didn't have time to see him.

"This ......" several subordinates all looked embarrassed. They have a low status in the mansion, and it is not easy to see Tong Rui, not to mention that Sun Tu does not completely tell them about his intentions, and they dare not spread it at will.

At this moment, a luxurious and spacious carriage pulled by four horses slowly drove out accompanied by more than a hundred attendant guards, accompanied by the steward Tong Rui. At a glance, he saw Sun Tu standing in front of the door, so he had some questions, and took the first step to greet him: "Why did Sun Guanren think about coming here today, but did something happen?" ”

"Steward Rui, the lower official is here to see Tong Shuai to report an important matter, but now ......" Sun Tu said and glanced at the carriage that had come to the front, revealing a look of embarrassment.

Tong Rui was a little unimpressed: "Sun Guanren, now the master is rushing to the Privy Council, even if there is a big matter, he can only wait for him to come back from duty." Without waiting for Sun Tu to explain more, he followed. Today, it was his turn to wait in front of Tong Guan, so naturally he didn't dare to slack off.

Seeing this, Sun Tu knew that it was impossible to see Tong Guan without a surprise move, and if he delayed for a whole day, things would be completely out of his calculations, and maybe those people who were pink swallows had already fled without a trace.

Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth, stepped forward and pulled his throat and roared loudly: "Tong Shuai, Xia Guan Sun Tu has something important to report, this matter is related to the safety of Young Master Tong Yuan, and I hope you can take the time to see it." ”

Seeing that he suddenly took a step closer, several guards guarding the carriage in front of him had quickly turned around, drew their knives and spears, and even two people picked up crossbows and aimed over, it seemed that as long as he made any more movements, these weapons would all be sent into Sun Tu's body without hesitation, so that he could only raise his hands and take a step back.

At the moment when the atmosphere of the scene was a little solemn, the originally low-hanging curtain was finally lifted to reveal Tong Guan's old face: "Thousands of miles?" Since there is something to report, let's come up and speak. ”

It wasn't until they heard their master say this that the guards put away their weapons and made way for Sun Tu to come to the front of the car, and some of them had quickly placed a wooden stool behind the car so that Sun Tu could step into the car.

Sun Tu finally breathed a sigh of relief, things finally got off to a good start, and then after rushing to the people in front of him, he stepped forward and entered the wide and comfortable carriage.

This carriage can indeed be regarded as luxurious, not only is the place wide enough, enough for a dozen or so people to sit around and there is room for more, and both the carriage and the seats in it are made of fine brocade, and Tong Guan, who is sitting facing him, also has a few tables in front of him, not only with many wine vessels and candied fruits and other food, but also a few books and even a chessboard. As for why everything in this carriage can be seen clearly by Sun Tu, it is only because there are several night pearls inlaid on the walls of several carriages, which are exuding a soft light, illuminating the space brightly. Only this carriage that sends Tong Guan to and from the Privy Council is afraid that it is worth tens of thousands of yuan, and its luxury on weekdays can be seen.

Tong Guan glanced at Sun Tu with a smile, and then sat down on the side and said, "It's not too late to sit down for thousands of miles." After the latter thanked him and sat down, his face sank: "You are really bold, the old man has been an official for many years, and he has never been blocked in front of his house, if it is passed out, he will inevitably be impeached by people laughing at it." Say, what are you here for, if you can't satisfy the old man, I won't be able to spare you! ”

"Tong Shuai's forgiveness is really important and a little urgent, so the lower officials have to make this decision." Sun Tu hurriedly apologized again, and then got to the point: "Presumably Tong Shuai should know that Xia Guan is investigating the case of Fan Yanzi recently, right?" ”

After seeing Tong Guan nodding, he continued: "Just last night, Pink Swallow's people suddenly set up a conspiracy to attract Xia Guan and his subordinates to the Xicheng area, but they wanted to be ruthless to my sister. ”

"Just because of that?" Tong Guan frowned, of course he knew very well that the pink swallow was in trouble, but he had never put it in his heart. Because in Tong Taiwei's opinion, this is just a trivial matter, and it is not worth his attention at all, what does it have to do with him when the women and children in the people's families are abducted and trafficked?

Sun Tu hurriedly said: "However, the lower officials still took down all these thieves, and have asked some relevant clues from their mouths, and this matter involves the powerful people in the DPRK and China." Speaking of this, he glanced at the other party again and said the most important point: "In addition, Xia Guan also recognized that one of those thieves was actually the trafficker who abducted Tong Yuan's young son last year. ”

It wasn't until he heard this that Tong Guan's expression suddenly changed, and a murderous aura suddenly appeared in his eyes: "Sure enough? He wouldn't take the people in the city seriously when they were killed by the pink swallows, but when the victims became his own family, his attitude had completely changed.

"It's true, the lower officials don't dare to coax Tong Shuai on this matter. Moreover, according to the man's confession, he was instructed to do this in the first place, and the person behind it was an important person in the Pink Swallow. ”

Tong Guan's body leaned back slightly, and then quickly understood: "You feel that this matter is tricky, so you want to use this matter to let the old man help you?" ”

"Xia Guan thinks that Tong Shuai must not want the thief who wanted to harm the little boy to go away. Moreover, there must be another master behind these thieves, and if they are left alone, the threat to the little prince will always exist. While Tong Shuai helped the officials eliminate harm for the people this time, he could also get rid of future troubles once and for all, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds? Sun Tu lobbied hard.

Tong Guan stared at him thoughtfully for a long time before slowly asking, "How do you want the old man to help you?" Since you have already taken the important characters of the Pink Swallow, at this time, Shun Teng has been able to catch them all, so why bother to borrow again? ”

"There is really not enough manpower in the hands of the lower officials, even if they take people according to their instructions at this time, they may not be able to succeed, maybe they will sneak out of the city when they see a bad opportunity. Once they are allowed to escape from Tokyo, it will be difficult to take them in the future. Sun Tu said solemnly: "So the lower officials hope that Tong Shuai can come forward and order the temporary closure of all gates in the capital, so that they have nothing to hide." ”

"This is impossible, unless the Son of Heaven decrees, no one in Tokyo dares to give this order, and the old man can't do it." Tong Guan immediately shook his head like a rattle. Joke, even if he is a dignified privy envoy, even if he is deeply trusted by the Son of Heaven and holds the power of the soldiers and horses in the capital, he does not dare to give such an order, as long as he does this, he will immediately be regarded as a conspiracy, and he will die without a place to bury.

Sun Tu hurriedly said: "The lower official didn't ask Tong Shuai to really order the Tokyo City Gate to be closed, but just to find a reason to make the inspection at the city gate stricter, so that those thieves don't dare to go out of the city easily." I guess this is not too difficult for Tong Shuai, right? ”

Tong Guan pondered for a moment before he spoke: "If it's just like this, the old man does have a way to do it." "As long as he sends an order that there is a suspicious Liao spy who has stolen an important military plane and wants to flee Tokyo, it will be enough for the defenders of the city gates to strictly check the relevant people and so on.

Seeing him nodding, Sun Tu was sure in his heart, and said: "In addition, the lower official hopes that the soldiers and horses of the Street Division can cooperate with me to take the thief, and if necessary, obey my command." ”

"It's not hard." Tong Guan agreed quickly this time, and the street division was already under his control, and the matter that could be solved with a warrant was passed. However, after nodding, he squinted his eyes and looked at Sun Tu again: "Qianli, you haven't told the old man yet, which powerful person is involved in the case of Pink Swallow, if this matter is not explained, the old man will not help you." ”

Sun Tu hurriedly leaned forward, even though he knew that the conversation between the two in the carriage could no longer be known by a third person, he still tried to keep his voice low and told the most critical clues he had found. After hearing his words, Rao is Tong Guan experienced many storms, and suddenly changed color, and he failed to recover for a long time.

After being stunned for a while, Tong Guan looked at Sun Tu: "Sun Qianli, you are a little Jiupin official who dares to fight in the ring with such a powerful person, aren't you afraid of being crushed into powder?" "To be honest, he may not be sure to confront the powerful head-on.

Sun Tu turned his face solemn, and said sternly: "Just from what Pink Swallow does on weekdays, you can know what the mastermind behind it is." They have the intention to disturb my Tokyo, and the lower officials, as ministers of the Great Song Dynasty, should be loyal to the country, even if this matter is extremely difficult, they will not regret it, let alone retreat! As he spoke, he looked directly at Tong Guan to prove his determination.

Tong Guan looked at him thoughtfully for a while, and then said: "Where the city gate is, where the street department is, the old man will help you arrange it." But other than that, it's up to you to do it yourself, if anything goes wrong......"

"The lower officials will take it all together, and they will never dare to affect Tong Shuai!" Sun Tu immediately answered. He knew very well that Tong Guan's identity was no longer possible to get involved in such a fight without his own involvement, and it was already based on his previous merits and wanting to know the truth behind Tong Yuan's abduction.

Seeing that he knew the opportunity so well, Tong Guan nodded with satisfaction. At this time, the carriage slowly stopped, and Tong Rui's voice came in from outside: "Master, you have arrived at the Privy Council!" ”