Chapter 909: Inside and Outside the Door
In Sun Shaozong's view, the court's eagerness to dismiss Ge Changcun had actually made its attitude clear - an attitude that could only be understood but not expressed in words.
After the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Liaodong was regarded as its own territory. Now a group of barbarians who ate raw meat and drank blood suddenly jumped out to demand territory and establish the Later Jin Dynasty.
Who can agree? Who dares to agree?
They would certainly not admit it, but the war in southern Xinjiang was raging right now, and the imperial court could not spare troops and food to go to Liaodong to quell the rebellion. Therefore, it was not convenient to make it clear and directly regard the other party as a traitor.
Therefore, in this situation of hesitation, the only response of the court was that Lei Lixing dismissed Ge Changcun, who was the one who shifted the blame.
The implicit meaning is simply: please ask the relevant departments to try to make their own decisions. If they dare to randomly pass the buck to their superiors, Ge Changcun is a lesson for them!
To put it bluntly, this is a bit like killing the chicken to scare the monkey.
Of course, if we have to say it in a positive way, this actually proves from the side that the officials in the court still quite recognize the ability of "Monkey King" to solve problems.
The book does not elaborate.
However, after Sun Shaozong left the Zuosi government office, he gradually slowed down his pace. Because of this, Li Wenshan soon caught up with him from behind.
He panted and looked at Sun Shaozong, then turned back to look at the Zuosi official office. Suddenly, a look of realization appeared on his face, so he said with a straight face: "In fact, those barbarians are really ridiculous. They don't know that our Dali Temple usually enters and exits from the corner gate."
This speech is completely different from what was said just now.
Sun Shaozong glanced at him in surprise and saw that his face turned red and there was helplessness between his brows. Then he realized that he probably thought he was timid, so he took the initiative to help him build a way out.
After thinking this through, Sun Shaozong couldn't help laughing and shook his head, saying, "Brother, you misunderstood. I was just afraid that if I walked too fast, the driver wouldn't be able to catch up."
He chose to enter and exit from the main gate in order to regain the face that the Dali Temple had lost. If he still had to stand stupidly on the roadside waiting for the bus at that time, wouldn't it be too embarrassing?
Li Wenshan's face turned red again. He walked with Sun Shaozong for a while. When he saw that they were not far from the main gate, he couldn't help but ask curiously, "I wonder how you plan to deal with those barbarians, my dear brother?"
"Disposal?"
Sun Shaozong asked in all seriousness, "Our dynasty only forbids yelling in court. Shouting and cursing outside the government office is not a serious crime, right?"
"Well……"
Li Wenshan was choked again, thinking, if you don't want to deal with those barbarians, why do you have to go through the main gate?
Never mind. We are not far from the main gate anyway. Let’s just wait and see what tricks he plays.
But when he saw that he was not far from the main gate, he suddenly smelled a strong aroma of meat. Li Wenshan looked closely and saw a dozen soldiers in the doorway, each holding a large bowl and holding a piece of bread, eating and drinking.
But they refused to stand aside. Most of them stood in the middle of the gate, pointing at the Liaodong Tartars outside from time to time, as if they were watching a monkey show.
Are you treating Dali Temple as a restaurant?
Li Wenshan's face darkened immediately, but before he could explode, a man came out of the doorway like a flying bird.
"I am Hong Jiu, your humble servant, honored to meet you two adults!"
Seeing the clerk looking up with a greasy look on his face, Li Wenshan was furious. He pointed at the door and asked, "What's going on?! A group of barbarians are blocking the door and cursing at us. We need to raise troops for a thousand days and use them at this moment. How dare you..."
"Li Shaoqing, please be patient."
Sun Shaozong suddenly interrupted him and pointed his chin toward the door: "Hong Jiu, are you trying to irritate those Tartars?"
Hong Jiu breathed a sigh of relief, scratched his ear and said with a wry smile: "Nothing can be hidden from the eyes of the adults - it's not a good thing to be blocked at the door and scolded all the time, so I took the initiative to make my own decisions..."
"If those barbarians can't stand the provocation and take the initiative to clash with us, the fault will naturally be theirs - we can't have a meal in the government office and hinder them, right?"
Hearing this, Li Wenshan couldn't help but interrupt and said, "Didn't you say before that we couldn't suppress these barbarians? If we let them break in and rescue the offending leader, wouldn't our Dali Temple become a laughing stock?!"
It has to be said that although Li Wenshan has good character and literary talent, he is really lacking in the ways of the world.
Not to mention others, if Wei Yi were present, he would never have such doubts.
"Your Excellency is wise."
Hong Jiupei explained with a smile: "If it really comes to that, the Patrol Battalion and the Five Cities Military Command will have no choice but to intervene - besides, isn't there Lord Sun in charge?"
Sun Shaozong immediately glared at him and said, "Since you know I'm here, don't try to be so clever in the future."
In fact, Hong Jiu's method of provoking the enemy was relatively safe. However, it was inevitable that the reputation of the Dali Temple would be damaged if it was attacked by a dozen barbarians.
"Yes, yes, I will definitely keep this in mind and will not act on my own initiative next time!"
Hong Jiu was still bowing and apologizing when he suddenly realized that Sun Shaozong was approaching him. He subconsciously raised his eyes to look at him, but heard Sun Shaozong whispered, "Give me your name."
Before he finished speaking, he walked out slowly.
Common name?
Hong Jiu followed suspiciously for a few steps, and saw Sun Shaozong step over the threshold and separate the yamen runners, and walked towards the group of barbarians without hesitation. Suddenly, he had an idea, and shouted in the crowd: "Lord Sun, the Left Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple, is here, all outsiders, please stay away!"
The barbarians had already noticed Sun Shaozong. When they heard the roar, they left their surroundings and surrounded him from all directions.
One of them stepped out from the crowd and said politely, "I am Hulibo, the envoy of the Kingdom of Jin. May I ask your Excellency..."
As Hulibo was speaking, he suddenly felt something strange, because Zuo Shaoqing, who went out alone, actually ignored him and pretended not to hear him, and continued to walk forward leisurely, and was about to bump into him.
this……
What does this mean?
Hulibo was just wondering when Sun Shaozong's chest hit his bowing hands. Suddenly, a strange force surged up, making his footing unstable and he stepped back three steps.
"@#%￥&*!"
"what you do?"
"rude!"
The barbarians nearby were very excited when they saw this. Although Hulibo tried to stop them, two people still stepped forward and tried to push Sun Shaozong.
"Back off, back off quickly!"
Hulibo was shocked and quickly shook off the support around him, trying to pull the two men back.
It was his idea to block the door and cause trouble this time, in order to create pressure and force the Da Zhou government to hand over the deputy envoy Alin Qi Tu.
But creating pressure and conflict with the Great Zhou government are not the same thing, especially this Zuo Shaoqing, who doesn't sound like an ordinary official.
If the other person is really hurt , things will get out of hand!
That was why Hulibo was so anxious to stop the two uncalm and reckless men.
However, before he could make a move, the situation changed again:
The two rough men who pushed Sun Shaozong first used one hand, and later put both hands on Sun Shaozong's chest. However, these four thick arms could not stop Sun Shaozong's steps at all.
He continued to walk neither fast nor slow, and every step he took was full of composure.
The two savages who were pushing and shoving each other were so angry that their faces turned red. They tried their best to push forward, but their bodies were sliding backwards on the ground!
this……
Hulibo widened his eyes, at a loss for a moment.
"Get out of the way, let me do it!"
"Look, I'm stopping him!"
He was stunned, but there were many hot-blooded barbarians around him, so five or six of them pounced on him in a flash.
Originally, when they rushed forward, they were thinking of replacing those two "good-for-nothings", but when they put their hands on Sun Shaozong and exerted force, they didn't bother to say another word. Their faces were swollen like pig livers, and they wished they could use all their strength.
However……
Sun Shaozong's steps are still as steady as ever!
It was as if those dozen arms with bulging veins were not trying desperately to stop him from moving forward, but were just small pendants on his body.
One step, two steps, three steps...
Suddenly one of the barbarians felt weak in his legs, stumbled and fell. After getting up, he became angry and punched Sun Shaozong in the nose!
Pah~
There was a crisp sound, and the fist as big as a casserole stopped steadily about a foot away from Sun Shaozong - to be precise, it was pinched in mid-air by Sun Shaozong.
Click~
Then there was another crisp sound, and the barbarian's expression suddenly twisted. He screamed wildly and raised another fist.
But before he could swing it, he felt a tightness on his waist again. Then Sun Shaozong lifted it above his head with one arm and threw it back casually. The weight of more than 160 kilograms flew more than three feet away like straw and landed in the doorway exactly.
"Take it."
The barbarian fell heavily in the doorway, and Sun Shaozong's order was also heard by the yamen runners at the same time.
But everyone looked at each other, all confused for a moment.
Finally, Hong Jiu was startled, shouted and rushed forward. The yamen runners nearby dropped their meat soup and noodles, and pressed the barbarian under them like a pile of monks.
Cangcang~
Seeing this scene, the Tartars outside the door also became anxious. They immediately drew their swords and surrounded Sun Shaozong like a fan.
"Stop, stop! Put the knife away!"
At this time Hulibo woke up from his dream, rushed forward, shouted loudly, and even forcibly took the knife from one of them and put it back into the sheath.
When the other Tartars heard his harsh words, they put away their weapons in disappointment, but they still stared at Sun Shaozong with a fierce look.
Hulibo breathed a sigh of relief, turned around to face Sun Shaozong and was about to speak, but suddenly he found that a bloody eye had opened in the middle of the other party's forehead without him knowing when!
Hulibo's heart was moved, and he couldn't help but blurt out: "Could you be the General Sun who 'defeated a hundred thousand with eight hundred men and conquered Huguang with one sword'?! If we had known that it was the general in person, we would not have dared to act rashly!"
Huh?
Is this a new version?
Speaking of which...
This should be considered plagiarism, right?
After all, "eight hundred defeated one hundred thousand" seems to be Yue Fei's military achievement.
Sun Shaozong was complaining in his heart, but his face showed no expression. He said calmly: "Attacking an official of the imperial court in the street is punishable by punishment or exile. In serious cases, the offender may be executed immediately."
Hulibo said hurriedly: "We are envoys from the Kingdom of Jin, and this time we come to the Great Zhou..."
Sun Shaozong didn't wait for him to finish and added: "My Dali Temple does not stop people from crying out for justice, but they must observe etiquette and abide by the law."
"It was we who were reckless."
Hulibo quickly apologized, and then reiterated: "We are envoys from the Kingdom of Jin..."
"Make way, make way, make way!"
But his words were interrupted again. It was Zhang Cheng who drove the carriage into the crowd.
Without waiting for the carriage to stop, Sun Shaozong climbed up easily and lowered the curtain to block the sight of both parties.
When Zhang Cheng raised his whip again, the people on the street immediately made way for him.
"General Sun, General Sun, General Sun!"
Hulibo chased after the carriage and shouted a few times, but he could only watch the carriage gradually go away.
"Master Huliba!"
At this time, two Tartars came up to Hulibo and asked with dissatisfaction: "Why didn't you let us stop the Han official just now? Even if he was a general, he..."
Pah~
Hulibo raised his hand and slapped him, then said gloomily, "Mo... Jurchens are never cowardly, but when facing true warriors, they must show enough respect!"
The barbarian who was slapped stared at him for a long time, and finally lowered his head.
The person next to him who hadn't spoken yet couldn't help but ask, "What should we do with Alintou and Renha? Should we continue to block them here, or..."
Hulibo looked up at the yamen runners on the steps, whose morale had completely changed. He frowned and pondered for a while, then shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it won't work today. Let's go back first."
