After a pleasant conversation with everyone, Sun Tu knew that Huangfu Duan would come to Qingzhou so soon to defect to him was actually forced by the situation, he could no longer stay in Liao, so he could only flee, and this situation was carefully said to be due to his Sun Tu.

Sun Tu's scene in Western Xia was too big, although he was able to return safely with luck and strength, but the Xia people refused to stop there, so they had a lot of friction and negotiation with the Liao people, because in their eyes, Sun Qianli, who caused chaos in Xingqing Mansion, was a Liao spy.

It is naturally impossible for the Liao people to admit their accounts, and in the process of negotiation, they slowly figured out the origin of this Sun Qianli, and found out that this was actually a Song general who had caused trouble in Nanjing before and got out from under Yelu Dashi's hands.

As a result, Huangfuduan and these people were implicated, especially him, who became the key target of the Liao State government. It was also thanks to Huangfu that he was clever enough, and when he saw that the situation was not good, he withdrew in time and fled from Liao, which saved him from the trouble later, and then after several hard work, he finally came to the Great Song Dynasty and appeared in Qingzhou City.

After listening to his story, Sun Tu couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "In this way, I have been involved with Brother Huangfu, if you hadn't saved my life at the beginning, I would be safe and sound in Liao now." ”

Huangfu hurriedly shook his hand and said: "Sun Dujian you are serious, if I hadn't saved you at that time, I'm afraid I would have been killed by horse thieves on the way to Xixia, so in the end, it is better for you to save me and help me more." What's more, even if there is no such incident, in fact, I have no intention of staying in the Liao Kingdom for too long, because there is no possibility for me to get ahead at all. ”

"Oh? Why is that? Brother Huangfu, you have the stunt of raising horses and controlling horses, are the Liao people so ignorant? Sun Tu asked curiously.

Huangfu said with a wry smile: "I naturally can't look down on the Khitans with this little skill of carving insects, there are a lot of Bole in other countries, how can I have a place." After all, I'm not a Khitan, or even a Han Chinese, so they can't trust me at all. ”

As soon as he said this, everyone couldn't help but look at his appearance that was very different from everyone else, and even Duan Jingzhu was looked at by everyone for a while. These two people are indeed too special in appearance, it is difficult to gain the recognition and trust of the people around them by their appearance, one has purple hair, the other has yellow hair, and the image is too prominent.

However, Sun Tu behaved very casually, and said with a smile: "That's because they don't know how to see it, they don't know gold and jade, but this time it's cheaper for me Qingzhou City." With Brother Huangfu coming to vote, for me Qingzhou, it is like a tiger with wings. Do you know that my Qingzhou is now training and preparing for troops, and in my opinion, the strongest person in the army is the cavalry, but I lack a master who can raise good horses. ”

When Huang Fu heard this, he was relieved, and knew that Sun Tu had accepted him, so he humbled himself a few more words, and then said: "Actually, when I arrived here, I carefully checked that the plains in the western suburbs of Qingzhou are quite lush, and if you can raise horses in the enclosure, maybe within a year or two, you can let the capital supervisor organize an elite cavalry of three or five hundred people." ”

He is indeed a person who understands and knows his value very well, and at this time he directly presents it. These words really made everyone interested, especially Sun Tu, who even leaned forward a little and asked solemnly, "Is this true?" ”

"Don't dare to talk nonsense about such a big thing." Huangfu said and looked at Duan Jingzhu again: "Actually, this Duan brother's understanding of horses is not below mine, if he can cooperate with me, it will be even more successful." ”

"Oh, is Brother Duan also from a horse breeder?" Luda on the side asked curiously, but saw Duan Jingzhu's old face flushed, and he hesitated for a moment before saying, "In the next ...... Before that, he was stealing horses in the north for a living, but he did know a lot about the ways of raising horses. ”

Horse thieves, this is a scarce profession in the Great Song Dynasty, after all, the Great Song Dynasty is now short of horses, in addition to the rich and noble, there are also horses raised in the government and army, and no thief in the world dares to target these targets, which makes everyone interested in Duan Jingzhu is also greatly increased, and unconsciously there are many people who look at him carefully, and look at him directly.

Sun Tu didn't have a prejudice against him: "If you really come to vote, I will use you." But Brother Duan, I don't care what you did before, but as long as you really join my Qingzhou Army, then you will have to follow military discipline in the future, and you will no longer be able to do whatever you want as before. "This is the foundation of the Qingzhou Army, Sun Tu will never relax, even if it is a change of time, since joining the army, he has followed the rules, and there is no more behavior like before.

Duan Jingzhu hurriedly hugged his fists and said: "If the prisoner of Mengdu does not give up, he will be included in the army, and he will strictly abide by the rules of the army, and he will not dare to slack off." ”

"That's good." Sun Tu smiled with satisfaction, it was indeed an unexpected joy for the emperor to bring them to vote. But then, he frowned slightly: "It's naturally a good thing that you two can come, but now my horses in Qingzhou are really limited, otherwise I can hand over the foal to you now, maybe I will be able to harvest this time next year." ”

"Eunuch, in fact, we prepared more than thirty horses to present to you as a meeting gift, but the result is ......," the emperor said, a little embarrassed.

"Huh? But did something go wrong? Was it the Liao State that blocked the passage of horses? Sun Tu hurriedly asked. Thirty horses is indeed not a small number for the Song-Liao border, just like the Great Song Dynasty strictly controlled the outflow of iron to the Xia Kingdom, and the Liao State also regarded the southward movement of horses very strictly.

I didn't want Duan Jingzhu to shake his head lightly: "No, I have already planned the route from Liao to Song before, avoided the interception of Liao soldiers on the border, and brought those horses safely to the territory of the Great Song Dynasty." As a result, although we avoided the obstruction of the Liao, we were planted in the hands of the Song people, and were taken away by a group of strongmen who claimed to be from Zengtou City...... We wanted to go over and recapture those horses, but the city of Zengtou was well defended, and we couldn't get in easily, so we had to give up in the end......"

"Zengtou City ......" Sun Tu frowned slightly, and couldn't help but have a little feeling in his heart about Cao. I just thought of Zengtou City because of the appearance of Duan Jingzhu, but in a blink of an eye, the other party really mentioned this place.

Qi Desheng on the side saw that Sun Tu was vague, so he explained: "This Zengtou City is quite far away from my Qingzhou, it is a small town in Lingzhou, because it is occupied and operated by a family surnamed Zeng for many years, so the town is also called Zengtou City." I heard that Zengtou City has now built high walls and strong walls, and the fortification of its city is not under Lingzhou City, and there are indeed rumors there that this Zeng family is mostly doing business without capital to make a fortune, and there are hundreds of elite soldiers and strong generals under their hands, even the local government is also afraid of them, so they can only turn a blind eye. ”

Sun Tu's expression changed several times, although some people who were dissatisfied with Zengtou City had robbed the horses that should belong to them, but after thinking about it, they might not know that these horses were given to them, so they didn't really want to be enemies of themselves.

What's more important is that he is now training his army and preparing for next year's attack on Liangshanbo, and he really doesn't want to make any extraneous branches at this time. Moreover, it is now winter, and it is freezing and snowing, which is really not conducive to the use of troops to go on the expedition. The Qingzhou army has just fought a big battle with the Liangshan bandits, and it really needs to rest for a while.

After some muttering, Sun Tu finally made a decision: "This matter will be handed over to the official to deal with, and I will accept your wishes." I would have sent people to Tsangtou City and asked them to get their horses back. I think, in the name of my Qingzhou Army, I don't dare not give them this face! Sun Tu said casually, he does have the confidence to say this, after all, there is still no one in Shandong who is not in awe of the Qingzhou army, and those thieves who occupy the mountain as the king are either suppressed by him with his troops, or defect to Liangshan in order to protect themselves, is he really so bold in the city?

Seeing him say this, the emperor naturally had no objections, and Duan Jingzhu mentioned this matter just to show respect and sincerity, but he didn't want to instigate Sun Tu to go to Zengtou City to find a place for himself.

The matter is decided, and it can be regarded as a confirmation of the acceptance of Huangfu Duan and Duan Jingzhu. At that moment, Sun Tu asked them to settle in the barracks, and at the same time asked someone to open a table in the restaurant in the city, and invited them to a banquet in the evening, which was regarded as picking up the wind and washing the dust for them.

After all these arrangements were made, Sun Tu called Lin Chong to his side: "Brother Lin, do you have any military affairs on hand recently?" ”

"It's just that there are one or two hours a day to teach the soldiers to practice guns."

"It's not too important, so let's take some people to Zengtou City and ask them for the horses." Sun Tu immediately proposed. Although there are only more than thirty horses, it is also a big gain for the Qingzhou army, not to mention that according to Duan Jingzhu, these horses are still breeds, as long as they are well raised, they will be a cavalry team in a few years, how can Sun Tu not pay attention to it.

Lin Chong looked at Sun Tu with some surprise: "How did the eunuch think that I would run this trip?" "He thinks he's not good at words, and going to Zengtou City is really not what he's good at.

"Because there is your old man in Zengtou City, it is easier to talk."

"Huh? But who is it? ”

"Shi Wengong, he is also a disciple of the master, and you should have some friendship, right?"

"Huh? Senior Brother Shi and I haven't seen each other for many years, can't you imagine that he is actually in Zengtou City? Lin Chong said with some surprise. He didn't wonder why Sun Tu knew this, but after groaning, he nodded and agreed: "Then let's go on this trip, as long as everything goes well, I can come back in ten days and a half months." ”

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Chinese New Year's Eve night, I posted early, and after I finished posting, I went to dinner with my family。。。。。。

Finally, I wish you all a happy New Year, everything is well, and the most important thing this year is good health。。。。。。。。