Accompanied Sun Tu to a few fat powder shops all the way, and after getting the remaining five hundred taels of silver, Yang Zhi's eyes became a little strange when he looked at the young man next to him, both surprised and a little admired. He really didn't expect that the head of Kaifeng Mansion would be able to easily come up with such a large amount of money, and the other party was not a famous family. As a descendant of the Yang family, he is too ashamed in comparison.

After thinking for a moment, he said tactfully: "San Lang is really wealthy, and it really gives me a lot of knowledge." ”

"It's just some small carving skills, which can neither enrich the country nor strengthen the army, so it's not worth mentioning." Sun Tu smiled disappreciatively and said, "Brother Yang, now that the money has been handed over to you, what are you going to do next?" ”

"Since I have believed that San Lang can help me, I will naturally not spend these hard-earned money on Gao Taiwei in vain. I'm going to rent a house in the city and wait for good news. Speaking of this, Yang Zhi asked curiously: "I don't know who you can ask to help me?" ”

"Now the court is willing to help you with such a down-and-out military attaché, and there should be only one person left in the Privy Council, Captain Tong. However, if Brother Yang really wants to do something again, he has to go to the army and fight against the Western Xia or the Liao, I wonder if you are willing to take this risk? Sun Tu said and glanced at the other party.

Yang Zhi was slightly stunned, and then laughed: "My Yang family has been proud of killing the enemy and serving the country for several generations...... If San Lang can really help me achieve what I want, you will have the grace of reinvention for Yang Zhi! ”

"That's great, Brother Yang is waiting for my news." Sun Tu also laughed.

That's why he took out so much money to help Yang Zhi because he felt that the other party was a good man worthy of deep friendship. Just like Lin Chong, they have never had the intention of falling into the grass, but they will slide into the abyss step by step when they are forced by the situation, and in the end, it will be difficult to stretch their ambitions until they die. And he Sun Tu just wants to make friends with such an ambitious and capable soldier, but now he is still in decline, and prepare for the future mastery of military power.

After settling down the grateful Yang Zhi, Sun Tufang returned to the security office with the treasure knife he insisted on handing over to himself. At this time, he already had an idea, maybe he could use the sacrifice of the sword Tong Guan to open a passage to the army for Yang Zhi.

But just as he was thinking about when to find a reason to go to Tong's Mansion to visit, there was a disturbed movement outside, and then one of his subordinates hurriedly ran in: "Dutou, the Liao delegation has arrived." ”

"Oh?" When Sun Tu heard this, he immediately got up from his seat, hurried out of the door in two steps, and rushed to the front of the police station. Sure enough, he saw the chickens and dogs jumping in the street market in front of him for a while, and many pedestrians and vendors were busy avoiding the side, emptying the whole street, and then a cavalry team rumbled from the east, murderous.

As early as two months ago, Sun Tu had already learned from the Yamen of Kaifeng Mansion that the Liao State would send an envoy to Tokyo, and the imperial court had made preparations early in the morning.

Song and Liao have been fighting since the founding of Taizu, and dozens of major wars between Taizong and Zhenzong have finally signed the alliance of Xia Yuan, and finally become a brother country and no longer attack each other, and it has been peaceful for decades.

However, in fact, the conflict on the border between the two countries has not stopped, and the open and covert struggle between the two countries is also well known. For example, in the past two years, the current official Zhao You has moved the idea of the Northern Expedition several times, if it were not for the blocking of the Korean Chinese official group, I am afraid that now that the war has already spread, Tong Guan, who is fighting with one force, may lead the army to the north.

As far as Sun Tu knew, after being dissuaded from the Northern Expedition by the ministers for various reasons, Zhao Ji did not give up this idea, but began to embark on more secretive strategies, such as sending envoys to bypass the Liao State and its vassals, and unite the Jurchens in the white mountains and black waters, hoping to join forces with them to form a north-south attack, so as to destroy the Liao State in one fell swoop.

This kind of statement is even rumored among the people, of course, many people think that it is just a false rumor, but as a traverser, Sun Tu is not familiar with history, but he knows that it is true. And at such a juncture, the Liao State suddenly sent an embassy to Tokyo, which made people wonder what other intentions there were.

Just thinking about it, the horse team of more than 300 people had already come to the front of the security station, and when he saw these tall and rugged Liao knights wearing Liao national uniforms, riding horses that were a head taller than the horses of the Song Kingdom, and proudly stepping on the baskets of fruits and other things left over from the people on the ground when they ran and fled, Sun Tu's eyebrows jumped suddenly, and he couldn't help but look at the man who was as tall as an iron tower among them.

The man seemed to feel this gaze, so he also looked over, and actually met Sun Tu's eyes. Those were two fierce eyes like a vicious wolf hunting, which pierced Sun Tu's heart, but he didn't avoid it, he just looked at him with a smile, and even gestured at the other party's chin.

This made a strange smile on the face of the Liao man, and after sweeping the sign in front of the security station where Sun Tu was, he bent down and asked a Great Song official guide who was following them, and after a while, Fang Cai grinned at Sun Tu with deep meaning, jerked his hip off his horse, and led the team to gallop forward in a faster and more arrogant state.

"This time, the Liao delegation is not good." Cui Liushang muttered a little sigh on the side, and Sun Tu happened to hear it, so he turned his head to look at him: "How do you say this?" ”

"Dutou, the little one just said it casually, and I hope that Dutou will forgive his sins." Cui Luoshang subconsciously admitted his mistake first, until he found that Sun Tuzheng was staring at him with serious eyes, and then said with a wry smile: "This is just a shallow view of the humble position." In fact, a few years ago, there were also Liao envoys to Bianjing, but neither the number nor the degree of elite were far less than this one.

"In the past few years, the Liao State has sent fewer missions to my Great Song Dynasty, and my Great Song Dynasty is also average. And I heard that the martial style of the Liao people is not as good as it was at the beginning, and it should not be easy to make up this fierce and elite cavalry team. ”

Only then did Sun Tu understand: "What do you mean, the Liao people noticed that my Great Song Dynasty was hostile to them, so they sent an envoy to suppress our Chao Ruiqi?" ”

"That's probably it." Cui Luoshang scratched his head, a little unconvinced.

Sun Tu smiled: "Is that just like that? How do I think they mean something else? ”

No matter what intentions the Liao delegation had in coming to Tokyo, it had nothing to do with such a small official as Sun Tu. The only thing that had to do with him was that the burden on his body suddenly became heavier by three points, because not long after the Liao envoy entered the city, the government sent someone to summon him and announce his new duties to him.

Seeing him today is still his direct boss Xue Yuanpeng. Recently, Xue Tong's mood is not bad, and the previous Pink Swallow case also gave him a lot of benefits, as long as this year can pass safely, it is indispensable to get a first-class evaluation at the end of the year, and he may be able to get a promotion at that time. And more importantly, in these days, Sun Tu, who has always given him a headache, has finally stopped, and the east of the city is well ordered, which invisibly gives him more capital for promotion.

Therefore, when he saw Sun Tu and other subordinate officials, Xue Yuanpeng's attitude was also quite kind, and he smiled: "I summoned you here today just to tell one thing." The Liao delegation had already arrived in Tokyo just now, and according to the usual practice, it was impossible for His Majesty to summon them immediately, at least for five or six days. During this period, it was naturally impossible for them to stay in the embassy in peace, and they would go out and wander around Tokyo.

"This official also knows that there are many people who are hostile to the Liao State in my Great Song Dynasty recently, and now that Liao people have appeared in my Tokyo City, maybe some people will move their minds. But the two countries are not at war, not to mention that now we are still friends between Song and Liao, and their envoys cannot be lost in my Tokyo. Therefore, this official wants to let you all cheer up your spirits in the past few days, and be sure to restrain the people, especially those in the rivers and lakes or gangs, not to let them have any trouble, let alone let them really hurt the envoys of the Liao State. ”

All the head catchers and others were in high spirits, and they all crossed their hands and responded: "Oh! This is a more solemn statement than waiting for the idle fist to receive the order.

Sun Tu naturally wouldn't be special when he was in it, but he had a question hidden in his heart - if the Liao envoy caused trouble in my Tokyo city, how should he deal with it? However, he didn't ask this sentence after all, because he knew very well that once he asked, the boss's answer must be calm.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, the attitude of Chinese people towards people from other countries has not changed before and after a thousand years, and they have always been accustomed to subservience to others. For example, he had heard that in the past, there were Liao people and even Western Xia envoys who acted indiscriminately in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, but the government had nothing to do with them, and was let go after only a few reprimands. However, the people of the Great Song Dynasty will inevitably be severely punished once they have a conflict with these foreigners, so there are many families who are ruined. This is also the reason why the people of the Great Song Dynasty are now deeply hostile to the Liao and Western Xia people.

Not to mention what happened after a thousand years, since the decline of the Chinese nation in modern times, the Chinese people have been bullied, and even in the new era, the Chinese people are still like second-class citizens compared to foreigners......

However, the east of the city under his jurisdiction is more than ten miles away from the embassy, and half of Tokyo City is separated.

When the order was dispersed, Sun Tu had this thought in his heart, but sometimes many things may not be as expected, otherwise there would be no accident.