The group rode horses and soon arrived at the gate of Jinhua Mansion, and looked around, but saw that there was a long queue outside the city gate, all of them were ordinary people holding various objects, and there were shouts at the door.

Seeing this, Sun Xu threw the stirrup and got off the horse, and pulled a nearby pedestrian who was about to enter the city to inquire about the situation.

The pedestrian looked at Sun Xu and his party a few times, and found that the three of them were riding horses and carrying a black cat, obviously not ordinary people, so they said truthfully: "This is the government sending people to collect city taxes." According to the capita, passers-by have one penny, and businessmen have ten pennies. ”

Ah Yi was a little puzzled, and also got off the horse and walked over and asked: "I am from Fucheng, I left home five days ago, and I haven't collected it at that time, why ...... today?"

When the pedestrian heard this, he glanced at the city gate, leaned his upper body, and lowered his voice, for fear that others would hear: "This tax was collected at about noon on the fifth day, and I heard that a general was transferred from another place, and as soon as he arrived at the city gate, he ordered his soldiers to guard the four city gates, and passers-by had to pay taxes before they could enter the city." ”

Ah Yimulu looked at Sun Xu in surprise and said, "Isn't that what happened not long after we left?"

Sun Xu was silent, followed the gaze of the pedestrians and looked at the soldiers guarding the city gate, and saw that they were all full of flesh, and it was estimated that they did a lot of things to oppress the good people on weekdays, so he was disgusted in his heart, and glanced at Miao Ying who was lying in front of Ah Shi.

Miao Ying saw that he understood, "meowed", shook his body, jumped to the ground, shook his head again, cast an illusion, and went straight to the soldiers at the door.

At this time, several soldiers guarding the gate were shouting at the people who entered the city to pay the money in full, but suddenly found that a monster the size of a scalper was rushing towards them and others not far away. The monster's face was fierce, and it was terrifying with its shining fangs!

These soldiers were nothing more than idle people, who had no other skills than to fiddle with sticks for façade and play scoundrels, and they had not even been on the battlefield a few times, so they could only scare and frighten the unarmed civilians. At this time, when they saw such monsters, they were all so frightened that their scalps were numb, and they ran away.

The people at the gate were waiting to give money to enter the city, but they were surprised to find that these soldiers suddenly ran to the city, and they didn't even want the armor, tables, and chairs they had brought. Immediately, I saw a black cat running from nowhere, jumping on the table and squatting down.

Everyone was a little at a loss, and looked at each other: how could those fierce soldiers be afraid of a kitten? But since the collectors had fled, everyone was happy to save the money, and hurried into the city gate.

Ah Shi looked at this scene, and couldn't help but laugh out, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Sun Xu was still worried, and said with some curiosity: "Xianggong, why are you worried?"

Sun Xu thanked the pedestrian, slowly got on the horse, looked at the city gate and frowned: "I'm thinking, my father hasn't lost power yet, and there will be such changes in Jinhua Mansion, if my father resigns, this situation will be ......."

Ah Shi listened, but he was still chuckling, and Sun Xu was a little unhappy: "What's so ridiculous?"

Seeing that his tone was wrong, Ah Shi quickly stopped laughing and said quickly: "Xianggong, you are smart and confused for a while." Have you forgotten all the city gods, if these people can return to their places, there will be no accident without the master!"

Ah Yi also came over and comforted: "Xianggong, as the saying goes: 'Sitting and talking about the Tao is called the Three Princes, and doing and doing is called the Scholar Doctor.'" If this is the case, what is the use of those city gods?'

When Sun Xu heard this, his eyes flashed, and he patted his forehead with a smile and said: "I actually forgot about them, it's really a bit of a sacrifice! Yes, if the yin god of a state is complete, and it has its own god of rewarding good and punishing evil pickets, why should I work?"

A few people joked a few more words, Ah Shi went to pick up Miao Ying, and a few people took the reins and rode back to the mansion quickly.

The stone lion turned into a lying cow at the gate of the mansion saw the three people coming back not far away, quietly rolled his eyes, wagged his tail, and said hello.

Seeing this, Sun Xu summoned Miao Ying and said to it with a divine thought: "You are too demonic all around, if you get along with people, it will wear out people's longevity after a long time." As he spoke, a bell wearing a red belt appeared out of thin air in his hand, tied it to Miao Ying's neck, and instructed: "This 'hidden qi bell' can lock your demonic qi within three feet of yourself, so that mortals in the mansion can be safe." ”

Miao Ying liked this bell very much, and scratched it twice with her paw to make the bell make a few crisp sounds, and then watched Sun Xu respond with a "meow".

When the three of them arrived at the gate of the mansion, they turned over and dismounted, handed over the horse to the subordinates to take care of, and took Miao Ying to see Sun Bin first.

Sun Bin is resting at home today, because Sun Xu came back quickly, no one has told him about the city gate. When he saw his son returning, he said apologetically, "Did you meet those people at the gate of the city? ”

Sun Xu hurriedly helped him sit down and returned: "Father doesn't have to be like this. ”

After a few people sat down, they told Sun Bin about the experience of the past few days and the scene he had just seen at the city gate.

Sun Bin listened, looked at the black cat in Ah Shi's arms, and was very surprised: "I thought you picked up a cat at random to play, but I didn't expect to see you for a few days, and my son had such an adventure!"

Sun Xu didn't take advantage of this, and asked, "Father, who is from the city? How can you be so arrogant?"

Sun Bin groaned for a while, and only after a while did he sigh and say, "It's Jiang Nao, the defense envoy of Nanzhou." ”

"Although I know that the defense envoy has transferred all the soldiers in this state, I don't know who this Jiang Nao is?"

"He is the disciple of the king of Anping. ”

Sun Xu listened to the title of the king of Anping County, and thought for a while before saying, "Why did the king of Anping County come to stir up the situation?"

Sun Bin smiled bitterly and said, "The tree is a big wind." Over the years of his father's governance of Jinhua, Jinhua has made some political achievements, and Jinhua has become the leading state, with the richest twenty-one states, and everyone wants a piece of the pie. That Jiang Nao's collection of the city gate tax is only the first step, as far as I know, he sealed the will of the king of Anping County, and wanted to take me down for the crime of treason, and then swallow all the Sun family's wealth. ”

Sun Xu couldn't help but sink his face, "It's really a good calculation." My Sun clan has been in business for many years, and they are rich enough to rival the country, and they are not afraid of dying!" After a pause, he asked, "Do the princes of the DPRK and China also let it go?"

Sun Bin was a little helpless, "Jiang Nao only came to Jinhua recently, how can outsiders know his intentions? If it weren't for the fact that one of his subordinates was favored by the Sun family, his father wouldn't have been able to know." ”

Sun Xu smiled slightly, took the tea brought by Ayi, and said, "I thought that the DPRK and China had reached a consensus to harm my father." From this point of view, they want to cut off first and then use forged evidence of treason to plug the mouths of the people in the DPRK and China. Don't worry, father, this matter is easy to hear. ”

Sun Bin turned sideways and asked, "Xu'er, what's the best plan?"

Sun Xu smiled mysteriously, "There are gods three feet above your head, and the wicked have their own heavenly punishment." ”

Sun Bin thought that he had a good idea, but he didn't expect that he was pinning his trust on ghosts and gods, and he wanted to reprimand him immediately. It's just that his mouth hasn't opened yet, and when he thinks about it, his son is no longer what it used to be, but there is still a ghost and god guarding the door at the gate of the house, I'm afraid he has his own way. had to persuade: "Xu'er, don't go too far." ”

Sun Xu shook his head slightly, "Father rest assured, he won't hurt his life, but the party of the king of Anping County will not dare to underestimate my Sun family for the rest of his life!"