The stars change, and winter goes to spring. The new year is coming to the earth again, but it is not the ninth year of the Great Song Dynasty, it has been replaced by the first year of Chonghe.

Unlike the later Ming and Qing dynasties, each emperor only used a year name, but the Song Dynasty officials and the Han and Tang dynasties generally liked to change a new era name after a few years, as long as the previous years were not too good, they would change the era name from the good to achieve the effect of changing luck.

Zhao Ji, the official family in the Daqing Hall today, is one of the representative figures, although he has only reigned for more than 20 years, but this year has been built in Yasukuni, Chongning, Daguan, Zhenghe and this year's Chonghe as many as five. Maybe it's because there were too many changes in Beijing last year, or because of the influence of the Taoist priest Lin Lingsu, who won his favor, anyway, in the month of last year, the Son of Heaven had decreed that the world would set this year as the first year of Chonghe.

Fortunately, the government and people of the Great Song Dynasty have long been accustomed to the practice of changing the era name every few years, so they did not set off any turmoil, and everyone continued to live a peaceful life.

In the late spring of April, a half-new official ship was slowly sailing on the Xunyang River, and the official ship was sitting on Sun Tu, who had received an order from Tokyo and was ordered to go to Jiangzhou to serve as a regimental trainer, and the people who accompanied him, in addition to Ya'er, there were Yang Zhi, Tang Feng and Lu Zhishen, who had changed back to the common name Luda. As for the other subordinates of the Kaifeng Prefecture who followed him to make contributions to the imperial court in the Keju field, they still chose to stay in Tokyo, but they all received official titles and became court officials of different statuses.

This time, Sun Tu really understood how slow the efficiency of the Great Song Dynasty was. Obviously, as early as a year ago, he had learned from Tong Guan's mouth that he would be promoted to a martial artist from the seventh rank and actually instructed the delegation to practice Jiangzhou, but when he really waited for the official letter to arrive, it was already after March of the new year, and he had to deal with the relevant matters at hand later, so it was delayed until April before he was able to officially set off.

However, this gave Sun Tu more opportunities to listen to the teachings of his master Zhou Tong, and it was not until February that Zhou Tong and the three of them were sent out of Tokyo to return to Tangyin. Now Sun Tu's whole state is different from before, the young man who was the original pioneer looked much calmer at this time, and only when his eyebrows and eyes were raised, did he have a little bit of determination.

However, if you want to talk about the biggest change, it is still Luda (from now on, I will no longer call him Lu Zhishen), not only changed his outfit, but also the original bald head has also grown hair again, making this Kansai man more domineering, which makes the boatmen who sent them all the way to Jiangzhou a little timid when they see him.

What remains unchanged is his still good wine nature, sitting in the cabin at this time, his hand is not off the cup, looking at the large and small ships that continue to pour the spirits in the cup into his mouth, and then glanced at Sun Tu, who was enjoying the scenery on the river, and said: "San Lang, do you know why the Sprinkle family is willing to accept your invitation to return to the vulgar and come to Jiangzhou with you?" ”

"Isn't it because Brother Lu, you know that I have the heart to do something for the people of the world, so you will help me?" Sun Tu asked with a smile.

"That's one of the reasons, but it's not the whole story." Ruda shook his head with a smile.

At this time, Ya'er on the side laughed: "Third brother, you are so stupid, Brother Lu said this naturally because of the wine, don't you see how happy he is now?" ”

"Hahaha, it's still Xiao Ya'er who knows the thoughts of the Sprinkler family best, and it's because of this wine. San Lang, the wine-making method passed down by your family is really the heart of the Sprinkle family, that is, the spirits in the Kansai area, and the second pot head here is as light as water. As long as you can provide good wine to the Sprinkle family, the Sprinkle family is not afraid to go anywhere with you. Ruda said, and drank the big bowl of liquor in one go.

Sun Tu couldn't help but laugh when he heard this: "Brother Lu's words really make me disagree, is it that with your friendship with me, you won't help me without drink?" ”

"That's hard to say." As he spoke, Ruda and Sun Tu glanced at each other again, and then laughed together.

It wasn't until this joke was finished that Yang Zhifang, who had not spoken before, said with a serious expression: "San Lang, you and I have to be prepared to go to Jiangzhou, I have inquired from my former colleagues, and now the officialdom of Jiangzhou City is not very peaceful, especially that Yuan Wangke is a powerful character, not only in the capital, there are many people in the capital who can help him in the same year, but also in Jiangzhou City, even Cai Taishou has to let him score three points." ”

Since the founding of Taizu, the Great Song Dynasty has paid great attention to a way of checks and balances in order to consolidate the imperial power. For example, in the imperial court, the military is controlled by civil affairs, and at the local level, the transfer envoy is used to control the local financial power, and in the important military and political affairs, the second official is pushed to the opposite side of the chief official, so that it can be restrained to prevent those officials of the Luzhou government from sitting big in the local area and having a big tail.

Jiangzhou is an important place in the Great Song Dynasty, and its official Yuan Wang has such a strength that cannot be underestimated. And what is even more troublesome is that Sun Tu went to Jiangzhou this time not only to help Cai Taishou fight with him, but he himself is also a direct subordinate of Yuan Tuiguan, so the risk of him going against him is even greater.

Yang Zhi finally relied on Sun Tu to re-enter the official family this time, so he was naturally quite concerned about this matter, and seeing that Jiangzhou was in sight, he expressed the worries in his heart.

As soon as he said this, the originally relaxed atmosphere suddenly tightened, and even Luda put the wine bowl he had just taken a sip back on the table, and looked at Sun Tu thoughtfully, wanting to hear what he thought.

After Sun Tu swept through everyone, he laughed easily: "Why, I didn't have the slightest fear when I faced those dignitaries and Liao people in the capital before, but I would be afraid of the officials in a place?" Moreover, the primary purpose of my trip to Jiangzhou this time is only to train an elite team that can defend my family and the country for the Great Song Dynasty, but I never thought that I would have to get involved in the battle between such superiors. ”

"But San Lang, didn't you already take the ...... before" Yang Zhi asked with some confusion, but was interrupted by Sun Tu's quick words: "I have never promised them that I will do whatever it takes to help Cai Taishou deal with Yuan Tuiguan, not to mention that the general will not be subject to the orders of the monarch outside." "There is one point, but he is not good at saying it in public, he has no good impression of Cai Jing, since the current Jiangzhou Taishou is his son, it is naturally impossible to work for him.

After being stunned for a while, Yang Zhi took the lead in smiling bitterly: "So I said that San Lang, you are more suitable to be an official in the court than us, and this kind of thinking is really beyond my reach." "A straight person like them, as long as he promises others, he will try his best to do even the most difficult things, and he now knows that it is not the case at all in officialdom.

Ruda also understood, but only smiled and didn't say anything. He really didn't have a good impression of Cai Jing and his ilk, but he had a little admiration for Yuan Tuiguan, who dared to be the enemy of the ninth prince of the Cai family, but he didn't say much because of Sun Tu's friendship with him, and now he is really relieved.

But Sun Tu's mood at this time was not as calm as he seemed on the surface, because he knew that he had already carried the brand of Cai Taishou, and it was difficult to say what Yuan Wang's attitude would be towards him. As far as he heard before, this time the imperial court arranged its official dispatch so slowly, in addition to the fact that the imperial court was already overcrowded, it was also inseparable from some people who were obstructing it, and among these people, there may be Yuan Wang's friends in the same year in the court.

So in a sense, the other person is still in Tokyo City, and Yuan Tuiguan, who is far away in Jiangzhou, is likely to have regarded himself as an enemy. So the challenge of going to Jiangzhou this time is really not small.

While he was talking, the boatman outside the cabin had already shouted loudly: "Several officials, there is Jiangzhou City in front!" ”

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In Jiangzhou City, the government office, the official office, a servant cautiously came to the public house belonging to Yuan Wang, but he didn't dare to disturb his boss who was sitting in front of the desk and writing something, until he finally stopped writing, reached out and took a sip of the tea bowl, and then said, "Master." ”

Yuan Wang raised his head when he heard the voice, and there were two deep nasolabial folds on his thin black face, giving people a mean and deep pressure, and he frowned even more at this time: "This official has already instructed whether the public is public or private, and in the official office, you must have the appearance of the official office." ”

"Yes, the little one knows the mistake." The servant shuddered, his eyes did not dare to make contact with his master, and bowed his head and said, "Official." ”

"What's the matter?" It was only then that Yuan Wang asked lightly.

"Cai Taishou sent an invitation, saying that he would hold a banquet in Xunyang Building tomorrow, and he wanted to invite the officials to go with him, but I don't know ...... officials."

"It's just some vassal and elegant nonsense, what's the benefit to the people, and what's the use of my Jiangzhou City, I rejected him for the official." Yuan Wang immediately shook his head and said.

The servant had already guessed that his master would react in this way, but he was not too surprised, but he did not retreat, but only glanced at him with a slight hesitation. This made Yuan Wang frown again: "What, is there anything else?" ”

"Xiao just got the news, the new Honshu regimental trainer Sun Tu, who has just arrived from Tokyo, has arrived at the Jiangzhou wharf, I don't know what the officials have planned?"

"Does a mere martial artist still want this official to meet him?" Yuan Wang waved his hand again: "Don't pay attention to him." ”

"Then if Sun Tuanlian comes to visit him today or tomorrow, can you bring him to see him?" The servant then asked the answer to the question he really wanted to know.

But what he was waiting for was Yuan Wang's somewhat cold gaze, which made him feel a chill in his heart, and finally he could only retreat in disdain.

It wasn't until Yuan Wang was the only one left in the room that the corners of his mouth curled, revealing a sneer: "Sun Tu, I heard that he has made a lot of trouble in Tokyo, but this Jiangzhou is different from other places, since he is an official under me, he has to settle down!" ”

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