"If there is no decree, can there be a warrant?" Sun Qi continued to ask: "If there is no warrant, it would be good to have the king's token."
"None of them." Sun An didn't care whether Sun Qi saw through his lie, but Sun Qi's reaction to the matter: "The handwriting is strictly confidential and has been burned after reading it."
Sun Qi's hands secretly stretched out under the table: "Master, in other words, there is no other evidence except your words. How can I convince the general?"
"What does it matter if you are convinced or not?" Sun An's face remained as usual: "This is the king's secret order. You don't have to believe it... but if you don't believe it, you are disloyal to the king."
Sun An's words were very serious.
Tian Bao and Tian Biao were killed by Black Tornado Li Kui. Sun Qi also believed that the truth behind the matter was much more complicated than it seemed on the surface. With Tian Hu's character, he probably wouldn't trust anyone easily now.
However, Sun Qi was still unwilling to ask again: "So...where is the secret envoy sent by the king?"
Sun An's head sank. Chen Bin's body was still thrown in the woodshed. Where did the emissary come from?
Seeing Sun An hesitate for a moment, Sun Qi's heart sank.
Sun Qi was willing to believe Sun An, but Sun An's hesitation at this moment showed that there was a problem with this matter.
"Sun An!"
Sun Qi shouted loudly, and when he raised his hand again, he was already holding a steel knife. Since the arrival of the Song Army, Sun Qi had never left his weapon. Even when eating, he would lean the steel knife on the table leg.
Sun Qi was faster, and Sun An was even faster. Instead of reaching behind his back to pull out the two iron swords, he flew up with his legs.
Before Sun Qi's knife was unsheathed, he saw the entire tabletop pressing towards him, and the dishes on it fell to the floor with a loud splash.
Sun Qi retreated decisively and drew his sword!
Then...he heard the familiar roar of a dragon.
The roar of the dragon when the two iron swords were unsheathed.
Soon, the two iron swords quietly penetrated the willow wood table and attacked him.
As you can imagine, Sun An hid behind the table.
Sun Qi had no choice but to continue to retreat.
But there is a pillar behind him, and there is no way to retreat!
"Wow!"
Sun An flicked his wrist and spread his hands. The huge tabletop opened like a piece of paper. The two swords were like black dragons coming out of the stream. Two black lights were approaching Sun Qi!
In desperation, Sun Qi threw the steel knife at Sun An's face, while she bent down and prepared to escape.
A sneer appeared on Sun An's face. He raised the sword in his left hand, and the steel knife flew away to nowhere. The sword in his right hand slashed forward, making Sun Qi unable to dodge.
"Gudong!"
Sun Qi's head fell to the ground.
A moment later, Sun An appeared at the door and said to the soldiers: "The general is tired and needs to rest. Don't disturb him."
After saying that, he drifted away.
That night, Zhaode City was in chaos.
The next morning, when Drummer Shiqian inspected Zhaode City, he was surprised to find that a white flag had been hung on the top of the city and the south gate was open.
More than ten cavalry protruded from the south gate and came straight to the Song camp.
"What? Sun An came to vote?"
Ximen Qing was the first to get the news, and even he was slightly surprised. This rhythm... Qiao Daoqing had just surrendered, and Sun An followed closely?
But soon, the news of Shi Qian also came, and Ximen Qing hurriedly came to discuss with Guan Sheng. The two raised their tent in the middle of the army and went to the front of the camp to greet him in person.
Sun An was dressed in civilian clothes, and except for the two iron swords on his back, he had no sharp edges.
"The sinner Sun An has seen the marshal and the army supervisor." Seeing Ximen Qing and Guan Sheng both coming out to greet them, Sun An rolled his saddle and dismounted, bowing and saluting.
"The palace commander abandons the dark and embraces the light. This is the right way. How can a sinner speak out?" Guan Sheng hurriedly helped him up: "Please go in and talk."
"Wait a minute." Sun An took off a blood-stained cloth bag from the saddle: "When Sun comes here, he has a big gift to give. This is the head of the city guard general Sun Qi."
"Hahahaha." Ximen Qing suddenly said: "The palace commander is polite, but this thing doesn't seem to be a big gift... I'm afraid the entire Zhaode City has fallen under the control of the palace commander?"
Sun Ansen said calmly: "In the middle of the night, except for Sun who stabbed Sun Qi, all the other guards have been killed one by one. Lord Ximen expected it to be true. The entire Zhaode City is what Sun really wants to send."
Big gift!"
Guan Sheng was surprised and happy. He let Sun An into the tent and called all the generals to come and see.
Sun An saw that there were many people in the tent, and all of them were good generals, not to mention Lin Chong, Qin Ming, Sun An and others were all top-notch, and their martial arts skills were not inferior to his own; he came here, Ximen Qing, Guan Sheng accepted it calmly
, which shows the demeanor of a general, making Sun An sigh secretly.
"If God does not bless Tian Hu, what can I say?"
When the generals saw such a change overnight, Sun An also came to the camp in person to offer a "big gift". They were all delighted and came forward to congratulate him.
Sun An heard from Ximen Qing that Qiao Daoqing had been taken to Zixu Temple in Erxian Mountain by Gongsun Sheng, and he could learn orthodox Taoism from then on. He was secretly happy for his fellow countryman and brother. Guan Sheng temporarily appointed Sun An as the deputy marshal of the expeditionary army.
After the success was complete, the imperial court gave another reward and sent people five hundred miles away to deliver the good news urgently.
After a while of greetings, Ximen Qing and Guan Sheng broke out of camp. When they arrived at Zhaode City, they saw that the city was in good order and the people were not disturbed. They all praised Sun An for his proper handling of the matter and buried the bodies of Sun Qi and other Northern Army generals.
In the west of the city, Zhaode City was reorganized for a while and discussed the next strategy.
Sun An did not hide anything about Tian Bao and Tian Biao, and told them one by one. When Ximen Qing heard that the murderer was Black Tornado Li Kui, his heart moved and he asked Bai Ying how he was doing in Weishengzhou.
When Sun An saw that Ximen Qing did not ask Li Kui, but asked Bai Ying directly, he secretly raised his thumb and knew that the military supervisor was secretive and could see things clearly. He was indeed a man of great luck as Qiao Daoqing said.
"Bai Ying does not have an official position, but Tian Hu always discusses with him when something happens. Without Bai Ying, there would be no territory in these four states and forty-two counties." Sun An thought for a while and said: "This man has always been mysterious, and his subordinates
There were more than a hundred Chazi people, and Song Jiang and others assisted him; but this man was omnipotent. Even the palace built by Tian Hu was supervised by this man, and it was completed in a few months, which shows that this man's skills
."
"Huh? He also supervised the construction of the palace?" Ximen Qing suddenly became interested: "Do you and fellow Taoist Qiao always feel that there is something wrong with this person?"
"More than anything is wrong!" Sun An slapped his thigh: "When Bai Ying appears next to Tian Hu, there is a big problem, and it also makes Tian Hu determined to cause chaos. Although he rarely interacts with other people on weekdays and remains mysterious,
But my brother has also seen this person’s face and said that Bai Ying is an ambitious person and should not be associated with him.”
Ximen Qing thought thoughtfully: "Then at this moment, Bai Ying arranged for Black Tornado Li Kui to kill Tian Bao and Tian Biao. What's the purpose? It can't be that he wants to replace Tian Hu!"
Sun An did not speak, but Ximen Qing could tell from his eyes that Sun An did not deny this possibility.
Bai Ying wants to replace Tian Hu? Why?
Now that the Song army is approaching step by step, Tian Hu and the Jin Kingdom are in danger. At this moment, Bai Ying suddenly takes action. Is it really just for the throne under Tian Hu's butt?
Even if Bai Ying takes the position of king, what will happen next?
And why did you choose this time to take action?
These are all questions that need to be pondered. Before Bai Ying's true intention is understood, rash responses will not work well, but will play into Bai Ying's plan.
As if seeing Ximen Qing's doubts, Sun An said: "Bai Ying is not afraid of others in Wei Shengzhou, he is afraid of Sun and Brother Qiao. We two hold great power, and we often advise Tian Hu to be careful of Bai Ying, but now
..."
"No wonder Bai Ying takes action now." Ximen Qing suddenly thought of something: "But these are not the key, but why he did it."
Sun An was speechless. He really didn't know what Bai Ying was thinking.
Ximen Qing was silent for a while: "This matter needs to be considered carefully."
Sun An said goodbye and went out. Ximen Qing called for Group A No. 8 and Group A No. 26. As soon as they came in, Ximen Qing asked immediately: "Do you two know Bai Ying's background?"
Group A, No. 26, replied: "My lord, Bai Ying has only been in the Imperial City Division for a few years. It was Tan Gangguan who recommended him to be the commander. I didn't know about it before. If your lord needs it, you can send an order to Bian."
Just look up the files at Liang's side."
Ximen Qing slowly shook his head: "It's useless. This person has a weird way of doing things. I'm afraid Tan Zhen knows a little bit, but not all... As for the files, I'm afraid it's easy to do some tricks, and it doesn't count."
"Master Qian said the same thing." No. 8 of Group A seemed to recall something: "Master Qian has always asked Group A to keep an eye on Bai Ying, but official Tan always secretly obstructed him. Later, after the Liangshan incident, Bai Ying was basically no longer in Bian Ying.
Liang."
Ximen Qing nodded and said, "Did you find anything suspicious about this person during that time?"
"No, there is nothing suspicious." No. 8 of Group A shook his head and said, "But speaking of it, this is the strangest thing."
Ximen Qing strongly agrees with this statement of Group A No. 8.
If there is nothing suspicious about a person, he is the most suspicious.
Bai Ying is not a simple character.
This can be seen from the plan about Liangshan. God knows that before he came into contact with Song Jiang, he had been secretly paying attention to Song Jiang and how long he had been paying attention to Liangshan.
Is this plan really aimed at a certain big shot in Bianliang?
Qian Gui's evaluation of this is: strange and interesting.
The Liangshan Plan failed to achieve its expected goals due to Song Jiang's ambition. Bai Ying almost did not hesitate and set his sights on Weisheng Prefecture.
etc...
What if Bai Ying's initial target was Wei Shengzhou Tian Hu? Choosing Liangshan instead was just to deceive others, or to make Tan Zhen agree to his plan?
Thinking of this, Ximen Qing took a breath of cold air.
It seemed that this matter was more complicated than he had expected. If he thought correctly, Bai Ying's real target was Tian Hu... no, it should be Wei Shengzhou.
And Song Jiang is just a by-product, nothing more than cannon fodder.
Ximen Qing turned his attention to the sand table that had just been placed aside.
To the west of Weisheng Prefecture is the long and intertwined front between the Song Dynasty and Xixia. Although the two sides have a contract, everyone knows that it is just a piece of waste paper.
Ximen Qing suddenly thought of a possibility. If this is true...