The distance between Wurahai and Shunjun City is three or four hundred miles, and if the speed of the previous caravan is followed, it will take more than ten days to reach the end point. However, this time, Sun Tu and the others rode all the way to the southwest with Xia Guojing, but the speed was extremely fast, and they could run out for a hundred miles in one day, and in only three days, a city far more magnificent and tall than the Wurahai was already in sight.

In the past few days, Sun Tu has had more contact with the youth, and only then did he know that the other party was indeed a descendant of the Xifeng clan, and he was also one of the sons of the current Shunjun City Guard General Xifeng Yechang, named Xifeng Chang. And in the conversation along the way, Sun Tu also showed some of his shrewdness and martial arts attainments, which made the son of the Xifeng family look up to him again, and even had the intention of soliciting and wooing him in his words.

At this time, seeing that Shunjun City was close at hand, Xifeng Chang was even more arrogant, and with a long shout, he rode his horse and galloped, while running, he also rushed to Sun Tu who followed him: "Brother Sun, you are a rare talent in terms of brain, skill and courage, but why are you not an official in Liao, but you live in a caravan, this is too wronged yourself, right?" ”

Although he asked this a little casually, Sun Tu didn't dare to be fooled, why didn't he ask when he had the opportunity before, but now he suddenly raised it when he arrived in Shunjun City, obviously he had another deep meaning. Maybe this one is testing Sun Tu to see if he will tell the truth.

Of course, Sun Tu couldn't really tell the truth, but he still quickly came up with a more convincing statement: "I can't hide it, I held an official position in Daliao before Xia, and I was a general under the account of Yelu Sibuda, the Xuanhui of the Southern Yuan, and I was also trusted by him. However, not long ago, my lord was murdered by Jelu Xiongge, and he was accused of plotting against him, and all his subordinates were questioned. If I hadn't seen the opportunity quickly and escaped from Nanjing City in time, I'm afraid I would have been a corpse by now. ”

"Huh?" Hearing this, the fine seal Chang suddenly grabbed the reins, and after stopping the horse, he turned back and looked at Sun Tulai carefully: "So you are the one who escaped from the Liao State to deal with the crime?" There seemed to be doubts in the words.

"Yes, I was not allowed to reuse it in Nanjing because I was a Han person, but fortunately I got an errand because of Xuanhui's appreciation. But this time...... I have become inseparable from the Liao State. It's a pity that although I have practiced martial arts, I am only alone in the end, if it were not for the emperor's brother who came to the rescue that day, I am afraid that I would have died when I escaped from Nanjing. Speaking of this, Sun Tu suddenly opened his shirt and showed out the arrow wounds that were still healing.

As he judged, after Xi Feng Chang had a heart for Sun Tu, he also had a little suspicion, after all, a talent like him, how could he be mixed with an official and a half-position in the Liao Kingdom, how could he be mixed with those merchants before? If this point can't be explained, Xifeng Chang may have to deal with him as a spy of the Liao State.

But now that Sun Tu said this, especially after revealing the few arrow wounds on his upper body that were not fake at first glance, most of the suspicions of the fine seal were eliminated. is in the border area of Liaoxia, and there is a father who is a general, so he naturally knew about the accident in Nanjing, Liao, and everything can be explained.

So he quickly turned around and helped Sun Tu put on his clothes, and said with a smile: "Brother Sun doesn't have to be like this, I can naturally trust your words." From the incident in Nanjing, in fact, it can be seen that the Liao State is now in decline, not only the emperor is mediocre, but the courtiers below also have their own intentions, which is really far worse than my Dabai Gaoguo! "The party members have always admired white, so in terms of self-title, they rarely call Xia, but instead of the honorific title of Dabai Gaoguo.

After a pause, his gaze fell on Sun Tu's face again: "Brother Sun, who is talented in civil and martial arts, doesn't want to be wasted?" In my opinion, Song Liao has been decayed, and only I, Dabai Gaoguo, can let a great talent like my brother show his ambitions and strengths, I don't know if you are willing? ”

Sun Tu was naturally very willing in his heart, which was the reason why he contacted the other party and was willing to come to Shunjun City with him, but at this time, there was a hesitation on his face: "This...... After all, Zai Xia was a Liao person, and he was born a Han person, can the Xia court really see it? ”

"Brother Sun, you look down on the mind of my party members too much, don't you know, I don't only have people from the party in the court, but also Tibetan people, Han people, and even Khitan people, as long as they are talented and loyal enough, they can be officials in the court, and even hold important positions. Not to mention anything else, let's just say that around my father, there are several generals who are Khitans, and the two henchmen are from Han Chinese, so they are no different from you. ”

Only then did Sun Tu show his expression, hugging his fists and saying: "If you can really get so much attention from the prince, you will serve the Xia Kingdom and the Xifeng clan in the next place." ”

"Good. Then come with me into the city, and my Father will be glad if you have you. Xi Feng Chang suddenly laughed, and then urged the horse again, and led his subordinates to rush to the Shunjun City in front. And Huangfu Duan, who was not far from them, looked weak for a while, and it seemed that Sun Tu was planning to do something here. This even gave him a hint of speculation, couldn't it be that even the chaos in Nanjing, Liao State, was also caused by Sun Tu? If that's the case, you'll have to get out of this place as soon as possible.

As the largest garrison in the northeast of the Xia Kingdom, and the base of the Xifeng clan, the scale of the city is naturally very large. Not only does it occupy an extremely wide area, it is almost more than forty miles around the city, and the city wall is nearly ten zhang high, the inside is rammed earth, and the outer layer is also wrapped with bricks and stones, which is a grade higher than the Wurahai City.

When Sun Tu came to the city on a horse and looked up at this high wall, he couldn't help but praise it. And after he entered the city, he experienced a different scene, which was much more prosperous than Wurahai, not only with many shops, but also with endless flow of people, even compared to Nanjing, Liao.

Seeing Sun Tu looking around with some emotion, Xifeng Chang smiled again: "My Xifeng clan has been operating here for decades, although the people here dare not say that they have enough food and clothing, they don't have to worry about dying of hunger and cold. I don't think there is such a good place in Liao except for those few capitals, right? ”

Sun Tuxin said that I don't know this, but he still echoed it again and again, and by the way, he praised the selflessness of the people of the Xifeng clan. However, he soon found that the other party did not exaggerate his own exploits here, because along the way, those people had great respect for the fine seal, and not only quickly gave way, but everyone also stroked their chests and saluted him on the side of the road, which was all sincere.

In this way, what he saw and heard made Sun Tu look at the fine seal field Changgao a few times, even if he was the opponent of the Great Song Dynasty, such a character deserved a praise. However, he has not seen the head of the fine seal clan now, but was first settled in a house under the name of the fine seal, and the emperor is the same, he will go there to live there for the time being, and wait for the fine seal to see his father, and after getting the money, he will come to answer them.

It wasn't until the two of them entered this richly decorated mansion that occupied a large area, and there were no other people around, that Huangfu Duan looked at Sun Tu with some uneasiness: "Brother Sun, since you are a Song Chen, why did you agree to take refuge in the Xifeng clan?" Do you want to do something in the Xia Kingdom? ”

"Brother Huangfu doesn't have to be nervous, don't I have no choice but to make peace with him?" Sun Tu smiled calmly: "Otherwise, if he knows my true identity, I'm afraid he will be able to kill you and me at that time." But you don't have to worry about me getting into your troubles, he just wants to take me under his command, and he won't embarrass you. When you get the money to sell the horse, you can leave me alone. ”

"That being said, but ......"

"Since I am a Song Chen, I always have to do something when I come to Xia Kingdom, otherwise it will be too much of a pity. But don't worry, I won't do anything for the time being, at least until you leave safely. ”

Seeing him say this, Huangfu was a little moved, and after a pause, he said: "Brother Sun, I can guess what you think, since my mind has been decided, I can't persuade you much." But there is one thing I have to tell you clearly, the situation in this Xia Kingdom is also quite complicated, don't look at the Xifeng clan There are people here who have a city, but in fact, their situation in the court is also quite bad. ”

"Oh? What do you mean by that? When Sun Tu heard this, he immediately became interested. He also came to Western Xia because of a series of changes, so he is still a little vague about the situation in the country, especially the situation in Korea and China.

Huangfu immediately told everything he knew: "Actually, what I know is also what I heard from some friends, and it may not necessarily be right." Now Li Qianshun, the emperor of the Xia Kingdom, is the lord of Zhongxing, and he has been the most powerful for many years. It was also under him that the original eight surnames of the party were withering day by day, leaving only the two surnames of Xifeng and Helian and some people as officials in the court, and among them, only the Xifeng clan still had such a territory of its own. ”

Sun Tu immediately tasted it: "So, the monarchs and ministers within the Xia Kingdom are suspicious? ”

"Exactly. Also, the Helian clan seems to be quite hostile to the fine seal clan, so the court and the central government are always fighting, and the fine seal field is okay here, but once he goes to the capital Xingqing Mansion, the situation is a little dangerous. In addition, it is said that now Li Qianshun's knees are fighting openly and secretly for the position of the crown prince, and this fine seal family seems to be involved in it...... "Feeling Sun Tu's feelings for his own maintenance, the emperor said everything he knew. Although many of these things he said were hearsay, there were finally some shadows, and Sun Tu secretly kept them in his heart, so it seems that this Western Xia Kingdom is not at all as peaceful as Xi Feng often said, the same depth and muddy.

But this is very good for Sun Tu, because only in troubled waters can he fish well.