The next day, Sun Xu tidied up his clothes and took Ah Shi and Ah Yi to his parents to invite him for tea.

After all the rules and etiquette were completed, Ah Shi and Ah Yi went down first, and Sun Bin asked Sun Xu to stay alone.

Sun Bin sat on the main seat, stared at the ground and pondered for a while, and then said very solemnly: "Xu'er, you have been asking what you are worried about for your father before, but your father didn't tell you because you were about to be happy." As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it to Sun Xu.

Sun Xu took it and opened it, and found that it was printed with the big seal of the ministry, and when he opened it, it was full of complaints from the ministry of officials reprimanding his father for dereliction of duty, protecting the territory and the people, and running rampant with evil things in the jurisdiction.

Sun Xu frowned, remembered the words he had with Ah Yi before, looked up at his father, and said, "The evil gods are haunting, and it is not human power to intervene, how can you blame your father? Isn't it because the kings are angry that their fathers don't join him, so they ......"

Sun Bin's eyes closed slightly, and he shook his head and said, "It's not them." Do you remember Liu Yongzhang you met after the township exam?"

Sun Xu pouted and said: "Remember, that day he had to save the fox demon, it was already a dead energy, and the gods were difficult to save." ”

Sun Bin sighed, very annoyed: "Yes, that Liu Yongzhang is dead." But his family came to seek revenge. ”

Sun Xu couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded, and said in his heart that this Liu family really has a problem with their brains, and if they don't go to the fox demon to seek revenge, what is the bad luck of coming to him? However, what did his family do to make his father so upset? Then he asked, "Who is from the Liu family?"

Sun Bin said "hey" and said, "The left attendant of the Ministry of Officials is Lang Chengyou." ”

Sun Xu was a little puzzled: "He, I remember that he seems to be the second son of the privy deputy envoy Cheng Poshi, what is his relationship with the Liu family?"

Sun Bin said: "His sister, Cheng Poshi's sister, is Liu Yongzhang's mother. ”

Sun Xu was not surprised when he heard this, he pursed the corners of his mouth and sneered: "If it is an ordinary person, I can understand it like Cheng's." But they are in the center, and they have such thoughts. One can imagine what the state of the imperial court is now. ”

When Sun Bin heard this, he felt bitter in his heart, and continued to stare at the ground for a long time.

Seeing his father so worried, Sun Xu hurriedly said: "Father, don't worry, my son is not what it used to be." Wait for his son to behead the evil Jiao and return a peace to Jinhua Mansion. At that time, the imperial court naturally had no reason to take his father's position. ”

Sun Bin shook his head again and said, "Xu'er, the Sun family only has your own blood, how can your father let you make a mistake? After a pause, he said: "Even if there are no such things, my father also wants to resign from the government." ”

Sun Bin has studied diligently since he was a child, has been in the office for decades, and now he is close to his sixtieth year, and he has long lost the ambition of his youth, and now he just wants his family to live in peace.

Sun Xu looked at his father, was silent for a moment, and then said, "It's okay, my father has been tired for so many years, and it's time to enjoy Qingfu." In the future, the Sun family will be handed over to his son to guard. ”

Sun Bin raised his head and looked at his son with satisfaction, as if thinking of when he was young, he was high-spirited and not afraid of anything, and he only thought about making achievements and becoming famous.

Sun Bin smiled: "Very good, very good, it is your words that my father is waiting for." How can a boy be born in the world, how can he waste his life? For his father, he will repair the book, tell Fu Shangshu, and let him prepare some for you as soon as possible, and you will have to bother him in the next year's examination. After you can try, it's time to marry his young lady. ”

Thinking of this father-in-law who had never met, Sun Xu was a little big. However, he couldn't object to the marriage contract made by his fathers, so he had to agree with a smile. Then he said: "Father, when will Cheng You and the others get rid of Jiao?"

"Tonight. What's wrong?" Sun Bin said.

Sun Xu said with some concern: "I'm afraid that they won't be helpful, and if they don't succeed, they will anger the evil Jiao." ”

Sun Bin hurriedly said: "What Cheng You brought is the elite under the command of the protector of the country, and he has never missed a battle in the past. On the contrary, if you go, you will let him borrow a knife to kill people!"

When Sun Xu heard this name, he sighed and said: "If my father talks about others, I won't be worried, but if he sends someone, it's even worse." ”

Sun Bin was a little puzzled and asked, "Why did my son say this?"

At this time, it was not the time to explain, so Sun Xu avoided talking about it, but said: "I'm not afraid that the evil Jiao will hurt Cheng You and the others, but I'm afraid that they will anger the evil Jiao, causing the evil Jiao to make waves in Jinhua, and then it will be even more uncontrollable." ”

Sun Bin thought about it again and again, and was convinced that Sun Xu's methods were indeed good, and finally agreed to let Sun Xu go to Eagle Peck Pond together.

At night, Sun Xu picked a good horse and waited at the south gate of Fucheng early. When I arrived, I saw an officer leading a team of soldiers to this side.

When Sun Xu saw them coming, he waved his hand. Seeing that they had stopped, he stepped forward and said, "I've been waiting here for a long time." ”

That official is Cheng You, as Liu Yongzhang's uncle, he naturally recognized this "murderer" Sun Xu, and his face was covered with a layer of frost. If it weren't for his father's repeated telling him not to act without permission before leaving, he would have sent troops to surround Sun's mansion, take Sun Xu to Liu Yongzhang's tomb, and let him be buried for his nephew!

Cheng You snorted coldly and refused to say, "Sun Xu, what are you doing here?"

Sun Xu said with a smile: "I want to go with you to the eagle pecking pond to get rid of the Jiao." ”

The Taoist on the side sneered when he heard this: "Huangkou Xiaoer, I'm not afraid that the wind will flash your tongue." How old are you, and how dare you come to the Demon Guard?"

Cheng You listened to Sun Xu's words, his eyes turned twice, his heart was like electricity, and he said secretly: "Since my father won't let me do it, if I have a good opportunity today, why not take him to the eagle pecking pool, whether it is through the hand of the evil Jiao, or to understand it with my own hands, it is all unaware." Afterwards, I reported that an evil Jiao broke out and hurt people, so what can Sun Bin do with me?"

Thinking of this, Cheng You hurriedly said to the Taoist on the side: "Daoist Wu, since Sun Juren is willing to contribute to the imperial court, why stop it? Doesn't it chill the pure heart of others?" As he spoke, he desperately squeezed his eyebrows at the Taoist.

Although Wu Daochang is under the command of the protector of the country, he did not follow the protector of the country when he was not in the future, but has taken refuge in recent days through recruitment. If you are not a descendant, you don't know the details of the protector of the country. But he is good at making friends with the powerful people in the court, praying for them to bless and drive away evil spirits, and he has a good popularity in the court.

After listening to Cheng You's words, Wu Daochang suddenly remembered that Cheng You had told him a few days ago that his nephew was killed by a person surnamed Sun. So he shut up.

At that moment, Sun Xu sneered, turned over and got on the horse, and the group went in the direction of the eagle pecking pool.