Chapter 573: Pulling Into Differentiation (Part 1)
When Lu Qian entered the military camp for the third time, he obviously felt much more relaxed than the previous two times. He no longer had to tremble and walk on thin ice. After all, Sun Tuke said that he would no longer care about the harm of Lin Chong a few years ago. With his current status and status, he would never lie to himself in this matter.
This is true. He entered the military camp smoothly, and Sun Tu also took time to meet him. However, when he explained his purpose, the smile on his face retracted: "There is such a thing? Several imperial guards in the imperial guards disappeared in Qingzhou for no reason? How is this possible? In the past few years, there have been few cases in Qingzhou, even if there are no women or children, let alone a few big men! Could this be an excuse for Zeng Jianjun to beat me?"
When Sun Tu looked at him with suspicious eyes, Lu Qian became a little uneasy. He quickly waved his hand and said, "Dujian Mingjian, the villain dares not coax you and plot against you. This matter is absolutely true. It is still the people below who reported to me after they found out that they had not seen each other. The minister only knew that they were missing."
"But this fact makes no sense..." Sun Tu frowned and then shouted for a moment, "Come on!" After the personal guards guarding outside the door came in, he ordered, "You go to the government office to ask, and see if someone has been detained in the city these two days? Also, the Military and Justice Department can also go and inquire. Now, there are only these two yamen in the city that can take people without my approval." The last sentence was what Lu Qian said.
The latter was relieved when he saw his personal soldiers taking the order and left: "If the Chief Superintendent is so concerned, the matter will be found out soon. After all, those people are soldiers of the imperial guards, so they can't make any mistakes here."
"Yes, otherwise it will be deemed." Sun Tu said with a smile: "By the way, do Marquis Lu Yu know what plans he has recently planned for the Supervisor?"
Sun Tu's seemingly unintentional question made Lu Qian feel terrified and he hurriedly said vaguely: "I don't know this official, I have just followed orders."
"Is that so? This makes me a little incomprehensible. It is clear that the decree is clearly written in the meaning that Zeng Jianjun is the chief and you, Marquis Lu, and Marquis Lu, but why do you have no right to know his plan? Or is it that Zeng Jianjun has always looked down on Marquis Lu, and has not treated you as a colleague?" Sun Tu asked with his eyes narrowed and looked at him.
"I..." Lu Qian didn't know how to respond for a moment, and at the same time he felt very uncomfortable. Whether it was all the way or after arriving in Qingzhou, although he tried hard to please Zeng Kaiqian and wanted to show something, the other party was not grateful, and he could still see his contempt for himself in some words and deeds.
In fact, this is reasonable. Who said that he was just a military general without real power, and he was a military general who had been excluded and neglected before? What made him feel even more moved was Sun Tu’s concern for him, which was in sharp contrast to Zeng Kaiqian’s attitude.
"Zeng Kaiqian came here to supervise the military, not as simple as mentioned above, right? He was ordered to take away the military power of Shandong from me, and came to Qingzhou, right?" Seeing that his mind was shaken, Sun Tu suddenly raised this question.
This immediately shocked Lu Qian's body, looked up suddenly, and looked at the other person in panic. Seeing this, he seemed to be able to get up and run away at any time. Seeing this, Sun Tu smiled again: "Marquis Lu Yu, don't be nervous. I have guessed this matter long ago, but it was hard to say it in detail before. But I can see that you are different from others, and are a fellow soldier in our army, so I think about asking about your true thoughts."
Even after being relieved, Lu Qian's nervousness did not subside much. After a while, he stumbled for a while, he said, "Little Man...Little Man really doesn't mean to be an enemy of Sun Dujian..."
Of course this statement is false. When he was in Bianjing, he turned over by reporting Sun Tu's impeachment of Cai Jing. Later, after he got the opportunity to follow Zeng Kaigan to Qingzhou, he had already made up his mind to cooperate with the other party to get all Sun Tu and others done. However, after coming to Qingzhou and seeing Sun Tu's power and people's expectations, these ideas completely disappeared.
After all, Lu Qian is just a villain who is self-protection. There is no such thing as loyalty, filial piety and loyalty in his heart. At that time, he was able to betray his friend Lin Chong for many years in order to support Gao Yanei, so it would not be difficult to sell Zeng Kaifan for self-protection or wealth today.
However, one thing made him feel embarrassed. Although Sun Tu was in Qingzhou, he was an official of the court after all. Qingzhou was just a corner of the Song Dynasty. Once he stood in the wrong team, when the court ruled Sun Tu, he would be finished.
"Haha, Lu Yuhou is still very impressed by his loyalty to the court, but I hope you can see clearly some black and white differences. Now our enemy is the bandits of Liangshanpo. If something happened to Zeng Jianjun did behind the scenes, it would be a big disadvantage to the court and the world. Even for you, this is also a mistake. Even if someone protects you, your career will be greatly affected in the future. Do you understand what I mean?" Sun Tu continued to bewitch the other party.
The last few words had a great impact on Lu Qian. After mentioning this, he really felt that once Sun Tu lost his army, he would be implicated. Compared to Zeng Kaizhong, a civil servant, he would inevitably be included in the culprit of defeat, and he had no roots and no bottom line, and the possibility of being pulled together as a scapegoat is still very high!
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this matter was a little scary. It turned out that he had been used by someone. He had thought about taking this opportunity to make a fortune, but now it is so ridiculous.
Seeing his expression changing, Sun Tu knew that his words had worked, so he finally said, "Marquis Lu Yu, in fact, for you, helping me to suppress the Liangshan bandits is the best choice. At that time, I can still ask the court for you to join our army, so that you don't have to be afraid of anyone anymore. You will also become a meritorious minister. Isn't it much better than just relying on others now?
"Of course, the right to choose this matter is with you, and I will never force you. In addition, if you are really determined, you must report all the actions of Zeng Jianjun to me, so that he can ensure that he will not disrupt our morale and affect the overall plan."
"This... I'll let Beizhi think about it before giving a reply." Although that's what he said, the answer could be seen from Lu Qian's reaction. Especially after saying this, he admitted in disguise that Zeng Kaigan came to Qingzhou was indeed a illegitimate person!
Sun Tu smiled faintly and said nothing more. At the same time, his personal soldiers rushed back and reported to him: "The Chief Executive, just two days ago, someone made trouble in the restaurant in the city alarmed the people of the government office, but when they were arrested, they actually injured several more yamen servants. Fortunately, the soldiers of my patrol were passing by and took them. And as they said, they were the subordinates of Zeng Jianjun and the imperial guards from the capital. However, the brothers did not believe them, so they detained them..."
"What happened? They are so brave!" When Sun Tu heard this, he reached out and slapped the table, and said with anger: "I have never dared to say that I will not pick up the road and do not close my doors at night for these days, but few people dared to make trouble at will. It's really outrageous that these imperial guards dared to hurt people and make trouble regardless of my ban!"
"Sun Dujian..." Lu Qian was a little anxious when he heard this. He was about to say something, but was interrupted by Sun Tu. "Lu Yuhou doesn't need to explain anything to these guys. I know very well what these people think. I just rely on the fact that he came from the capital, so he looked down on our Qingzhou soldiers and did not take our laws seriously? If they could not even rectify them, what else should I order the three armies? The people came and pulled them all to the cross street in front of the government office. Each of them was responsible for one hundred military sticks, and then they were shackled for the public for three days and nights to warn them! If it weren't for their imperial guards, I would have beheaded them for a long time!"
This murderous order made Lu Qian stunned and frightened. He really didn't expect that Sun Tu's military law would be so strict. He was just fighting with people and was going to kill the people. But then, he felt terrified again. In this way, how could he explain to Zeng Kaiqian? He was ordered to find those people, but they were beaten to death and even hung up to show their public. This was not to beat these soldiers, it was clearly a slap in the face of Zeng Jianjun.
However, when facing Sun Tu's anger, he felt guilty. He finally got along well with Sun Tu and could not be destroyed by this trivial matter. Finally, after hesitating, he did not say anything more and left and went to report his life helplessly.
It was not until he left that the anger on Sun Tu's face disappeared, but instead he was a playful sneer, looking at Zhu Wudao who had come over: "Do you think this way can make Zeng Kaiqian and Lu Qian suspicious of each other, so that we can take advantage of it?"
"The Master is ready to make plans, and I expected that they will turn against each other soon. And once they reach this point, Lu Qian will completely turn to the Master, so that we can use it. This person is not a loyal person when he sees his appearance. As long as it is beneficial to him, he can sell anything, and Zeng Kaiqian is not a problem."
Chapter completed!