In Yanmen Pass, before dawn.

The military supervisor Du Changguo sat in front of Sun Tu and the others with bad expressions and listened to them explain their purpose. If anyone else was changed, he would be unhappy when he was shouted from the bed in the middle of the night, not to mention that he was ill and would cough twice from time to time.

And when he finally understood their purpose, Du Jianjun's face looked even more gloomy: "Are you two suspecting that this official is a spy from Liao?"

"I dare not, but I am very generous. The subordinates can only do their jobs in public. I hope the supervisor can understand it!" Tian Boyuan spoke neither humble nor arrogantly, and he was facing the other party's bad gaze, and he felt a little courage and responsibility.

This naturally made Du Changguo even more annoyed, and he slapped the case: "Bold, do you know what you are saying? You dare to frame me like this without any evidence. Do you really think that there is no kingly law in Yanmen Pass? What do you want? Take me down on the spot and then torture me severely? Do you have the courage to do so?"

The continuous questioning of the cannon-like questions kept falling on Tian Boyuan's face, which made him feel guilty and his momentum became much weaker in an instant. He had indeed thought things simple just now. Now that the civil servants in the Song Dynasty were in charge, the military generals could only bow their heads and obey the orders. There were really few people who could not take these civil servants too seriously like Sun Tu. What's more, he really didn't dare to insist that there was a problem with the other party. Without evidence, why should he start?

But he had already said all of his words, so he couldn't just retreat, so he could only say with a stern face: "Judge Du, the official said he really wanted to treat you. Isn't this here to discuss it? You don't want someone to say anything outside, saying that you have something to do with the Liao people, right? So the official thought it would be better to ask my people to check it, for example, look at the documents here to see if there is anything suspicious, and for example..."

"Rareless! You can search this person at will? Do you really think that this official is a suspect? Tian Boyuan, if you ask me if I am a spy from the Liao Kingdom, I can tell you now, no! I am a great Jinshi of the Song Dynasty, how could I have any connection with those barbarians? Also, if you really think about it, Yanmen Pass is still under my control, and you have no right to search me..." Indeed, if the official positions and status of both sides, his military supervisor is much higher than Tian Boyuan, and even Tian Boyuan has to listen to his orders.

Now, Tian Boyuan had no choice but to give orders. Although he was the leader of the two, he was more prestigious, but this was tore his face completely. If the other party was not a spy, there would be endless troubles.

Seeing Tian Boyuan's helplessness, Sun Tu knew that this evil man had to be his own. He immediately coughed: "Judge Du, I have heard that the city is so messy, but it's all thanks to you. I wonder if you have anything to explain this?"

These words made Du Changguo, who was already aggressive, suddenly stunned. He was quite afraid of Sun Tu. Even though he was only the first time he met him, Sun Tu's reputation has been heard for a long time and he also knew what he had done. It can be said that among the hundreds of military generals in the Song Dynasty, Sun Tu may not have made the greatest contribution, but his reputation among civil servants is the greatest. Of course, this is all notorious.

Du Changguo was wary of something just now. Now that he saw that Sun Tu really spoke, he felt even more shocked, but his face still looked fierce: "Why, will Yuehou also interfere in my Yanmen Pass? Are you not afraid that I will sue you for usurpation to the court?"

He had no problem with his response. The most criticized thing in the officialdom was to interfere in his affairs. Unless his status reached a certain level, almost no one dared to ask about any matters that were not within your position. In Du Changguo's view, Sun Tu would not dare to touch such a taboo in the officialdom even if he was bold and arrogant.

But the facts were beyond expectations. Sun Tu only stared at his eyes and said, "I came to the north with the order to help my army defeat Liao. As for where to start, at least no one has mentioned it yet. Yanmen Pass is in a dilemma, and it is related to the safety of the Central Plains and the victory or defeat of the front line. This Hou thought that at least there is nothing more important than finding out the spies in the Liao Kingdom in China. So since I know this, I will investigate it to the end. No matter who the spy behind the scenes is and what their identity is, I will not escape my investigation!"

Sun Tu didn't say much, nor was he anxious, but his stern tone, powerful aura, and the cold murderous intent he had always carried, immediately made Du Changguo's heart chill and his expression finally changed: "You..."

"Judge Du, you are not afraid of being slanted by the shadow. If you were not a spy, how could you be afraid of me to investigate? Unless you have a ghost! Moreover, the chaos of military and civilians in the pass is indeed caused by you, and this is exactly what the Liao people outside the city hope to see. Your suspicion is already quite large. Do you really plan to bear it to the end?" Sun Tu continued to put pressure on him, and as he said this, the hands of several subordinates in the room had already put on the swords on their waists, and it seemed that they might attack at any time.

"You..." Du Changguo was full of confusion. After all, this was related to his own face and dignity. If these Qiu Ba were allowed to search his residence randomly, once it was spread, it would really become a big joke in Shilin.

But in the face of Sun Tu's aggressive words and momentum, his persistence had collapsed. He could see that Sun Tu was not just talking, he was a master who really dared to kill the official. After a while, he finally bowed his head and admitted his fear: "Since you want to investigate, I will just take the initiative to investigate. But there is one thing, if there is something missing in my room, I will only ask you! I am innocent, how could I be afraid of you? It's just for the safety of my Yanmen Pass."

Seeing that he finally surrendered, Tian Boyuan breathed a sigh of relief. He was really at a loss just now. At the same time, he also made him respect Sun Tu a little more. This is the real hero in the army. Compared with one, he is so useless and insignificant.

Sun Tu frowned and looked at Du Changguo who had already stood up and walked out. The other party's attitude made him feel that this person was innocent. Because if he had really had problems, he should be more persistent, at least he had to wait until he really turned against him. Of course, it is not ruled out that he had cleaned up all the clues, so he was not afraid of searching himself at all, but in this way, why should he stop him like before? Anyway, no matter which possibility it is, it is difficult to find any searches here.

The result was just as Sun Tu expected. Although the people under his command had searched very carefully, they almost turned the yard upside down, but they still couldn't find any valuable clues. As for Du Changguo's handwriting, it made these warriors even more trouble.

This comparison of handwriting sounds quite easy, but in fact, if you are not a master, you can see the subtle similarities between the two words from the details such as writing and writing. Otherwise, as long as the other party deliberately covers it up, it will be enough to hide it from the eyes of most people.

The text on the cloth in Sun Tu's hand looked very different from Du Changguo's usual writing style, and it was completely in two styles. In this way, it was even more certain that this matter had nothing to do with him, at least he did not hand over the cloth to Lao Guan.

It was not until he confirmed that he was innocent that Du Changguo's momentum became more powerful: "Now I know that I have nothing to do with this, Marquis of Yue, I have already recorded this matter and will be reported later in the future." Today, he was disgraced and naturally hated Sun Tu.

Sun Tu didn't care much, but replied: "It's easy to say. However, it's your point of gathering in Guanzhong. If there is so much inappropriate matter, I will report it truthfully. Also, today we will completely clear this hidden danger out of seclusion, and we hope that the supervisor will not hinder it."

"You..." Du Changguo was immediately annoyed, but Sun Tu had no intention of silence with him at all, so he turned around and left. At this time, it was already clear, and they still needed to check several other suspicious people, so naturally they would not delay here any more.

With the experience here, it is much easier to investigate the other military counselors. They dare not refuse to obey. After all, even the dignified military officers of the army were searched for their residences. What are they? Even these people were worried that if they had any hindrance, they would be labeled as a suspect. Naturally, they cooperated extremely well. Not only did they ask them to search their residences and public housing at will, but they even wrote words with their left and right hands to allow them to investigate. The result was the same. There was no problem and they were all innocent.

After such investigation, half a day passed. It was almost noon, and even the civilians were arranged by the guards to start going out of the south gate and settled outside the pass.

After all this struggle, nothing was found, which made Tian Boyuan feel a little depressed: "This guy hides so deeply. We have spent so much effort, but he still has nothing... General Sun, is it really just that old guard, but there is no more important spy? Or maybe the spy is actually hidden among the civilians. If this is true, it is no different from finding a needle in a haystack."

Sun Tu was also full of doubt at this time. The cloth in his hand had been tossed and turned for a long time. The words on it had been printed in his heart, and he could recite it backwards, but he still had no gains. He heard the question, and he frowned: "It is difficult to do both of the things you said. After all, Lao Guan is just an ordinary soldier, and he always has a responsibility. How could he know the time of all the military rations transportation routes? Also, it is even more impossible for those civilians to master these military affairs. Even the time they arrived was random. Something must have been ignored by us. The fox tail was clearly in front of us, but we ignored it unconsciously..."
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