In the room, Jin Kan kept paced back and forth like an ant on a hot pan, muttering something, completely showing strong dissatisfaction and uneasiness.

As an official sent by the imperial court to Youzhou to send the imperial edict, he never dreamed that he would be half-housed in this small house. This was completely different from what he had thought of before, and taking the opportunity to squeeze out oil and water from local officials and generals.

Jin Kan originally thought that with his status as a doctor of the Ministry of War and an angel imperial envoy, everyone would have flattered him when he arrived in the north. He didn't need to say anything about the benefits he wanted. With a look, someone would give him a lot of money and treasures with both hands. But as a result, after arriving in Youzhou, the arrogant generals did not take him seriously at all. Not only did they arrange him to such an inconspicuous house, but they also dismantled and kept the thousands of guards who came north with him. The imperial envoy was also left here for several days without anyone's attention.

When Jin Kan proposed to see Sun Tu, the soldiers guarding around him said that the general had gone out of the city to hunt a few days ago and was not in Youzhou City at all. When he asked to see Tong Guan, the answer was even more straightforward, saying that the other party was sick and did not see outsiders. In the end, he could not even want to walk out of the hospital. The reasons given by the guards were even ridiculous, saying that it was to ensure the safety of the imperial envoy, because there were remnants of Liao people in Youzhou City recently in chaos!

No matter how naive Jin Kan was, he would not believe their nonsense. Now that he finally understood why some colleagues were sending him on the road on the day of leaving Beijing, he looked like he wanted to speak but stopped. Obviously, these people knew how deep the water in the north was and how brave Sun Tu was, and they were very worried about his safety.

"What should I do? Could it be that Sun Tu really dares to take the big picture of the world and do something that can be done..." Several days of half-house arrest made Jin Kan more and more frightened, and he was almost at the verge of collapse. He even thought about walking out with the imperial edict like this, and seeing whether Qiu Ba dared to stop him, but after seeing the soldiers and generals outside the door with armor, swords and guns, and murderous intent, he still couldn't have the courage to save his life even more. After all, he wanted to save his life.

At noon, the door was pushed open. Jin Kan just thought it was the servant who brought the meal again, and didn't look there, and shouted loudly: "You send a message to them. If you don't let me see Sun Tu, and you will not give me an explanation, I will fight for a hunger strike from today. I want to see if you can afford such a big crime!"

After he finished speaking, the person standing outside the room smiled with some playful smile: "The imperial envoy is so serious, we really dare not take it. Now, I am here to invite you to see you after being ordered by General Sun."

"Huh?" This made Jin Kan stunned. Then he realized that the young general standing in front of the door was a armored man. While speaking, he also made a gesture of inviting him. This made Jin Kan feel a little embarrassed. Unexpectedly, he couldn't use the determination he had finally come up with at all. It was as if he had punched the empty space with all his strength. It was really uncomfortable.

But then I thought about it, since Sun Tu had agreed to see him, this was somewhat good news, so I quickly folded my energy and straightened my chest and said, "You are waiting outside, let me change my clothes first before going to see Sun Tu."

The general smiled and responded, and then helped him bring the door. After a meal, the delegation Jin Qin, who was dressed, came out of the small courtyard under the escort of dozens of military generals, and followed the lively long street to the mansion of the former Liao Kingdom's South Courtyard several miles away, and now the Youzhou Military and Political Office.

At this time, the people of Youzhou had returned to their previous peaceful life. Whether it was the fields inside and outside the city, or the shops, there were people busy inside, and the pedestrians on the street also showed some comfortable smiles. From this point, we can see that the Song army that captured Youzhou did not do anything to harm the people in the city. Instead, it ensured the stability and safety of everyone and won the recognition and support of most people in the city.

Actually, it is the case. Although Youzhou has been in Nanjing, Liao for a hundred years, there are actually a minority of Khitans in the city, and 80% of the people are still Han people. Even though they no longer have the idea of ​​their homeland, they will not really be devoted to the Liao people. After the city falls, they will have to fight to the death with the Song army.

After all, for ordinary people, it doesn't matter who will be rulers. The most important thing is to ensure that their lives are peaceful and stable. Compared with the exploitation and oppression of the Khitan nobles, the Song army now looks more kind, which makes the people feel more affection for the Song army. In addition to the series of gentle policies issued by Sun Tu later, the Song army also allocated food and clothing from the Liao people's warehouse to the poor people in the city. This Song army was even more popular with the people here and was completely recognized by everyone.

So at this time, there was almost no way that Youzhou City had just experienced a huge change, and everything was developing towards stability and unity. However, when all this fell into Jin Kan's eyes, it made him complain and complain. Didn't he say that he was put under house arrest to ensure safety? He said that there were remnants of Liao people in the city to cause trouble? Why is it that there is no chaos in Youzhou City now?

Of course, he could only think about these words in his heart, but he didn't dare to say them in front of all the soldiers. When he really entered the mansion of the former Nanyuan King, his worries became stronger and stronger. Just looking at this posture, Sun Tu had already made great moves of usurpation. Will he really be subject to this imperial edict?

If it were put a few days ago, he would definitely not believe that Sun Tu and his subordinates dared to ignore the court and not take his imperial envoy seriously. But now, after experiencing this house arrest, Jin Kan is completely guilty.

Soon, Jin Kan was taken into the main hall of the Yamen, which was the original main hall of the royal palace. This was a huge temple that could accommodate two or three hundred people. Behind the several high desks above, a general in his early thirties with a sharp-eyed look was sitting upright. On both sides of the bottom, dozens of armored swords and soldiers with vertical eyebrows were sitting. As soon as he arrived at the door, countless pairs of eyes had already looked over, making him feel the unprecedented heavy pressure, and even his steps became slow. It took him a long time to cross the high threshold and enter the hall.

"Are you the imperial envoy of the court Jin Kan?" Sun Tu's voice immediately came from the top. The loud and majestic voice suddenly made Jin Kan's face change again. This was a pressure he had never felt when meeting the current official family. At this time, he could only answer honestly: "It is the official, I came to pass the order of Your Majesty." As he said that, he had raised the imperial edict in his hand, as if only using this action could make himself feel more at ease.

Sun Tu narrowed his eyes slightly, and then smiled and said, "This is because I am a little negligent. I was out of the city to hunt two days ago, so I could only aggrieved the imperial envoy to stay in the city temporarily, which delayed for a while. Since I have come back, please give me the imperial envoy to me." As he said that, he stretched out his hand and asked Jin Kan to hand over the imperial envoy directly.

This action made Jin Kan's heart suddenly shrink: "This..."

In fact, the delivery of the imperial edict at this time was not like in many literary and artistic works in later generations. The ministers who had to accept the imperial edict burned incense and bathed, then led the crowd to kneel down and listened to the imperial edict, and showed 120,000 respect for the imperial court. At least in the Song Dynasty, there was no such thing as this. Officials who passed the edict could read the content in public, or they could directly hand over the decree to the other party and read it themselves.

However, Sun Tu's casual attitude at the moment was still too rude. This was completely despising the imperial edict, despising the majesty of the emperor and the court. What made Jin Kan even more worried was that none of the dozens of Song generals present were surprised by Sun Tu's actions. It seemed that everyone except him thought that Sun Tu's approach was natural.

"Jin Qin!" Just as Jin Kan hesitated, Sun Tu spoke slowly again: "Is there anything else to say?"

"General Sun, is it not right for you to sit here and receive the order? Please come down and accept the order." Jin Kan plucked up the last bit of courage and said loudly: "In addition, this order is of great importance. I think it is better for me to read it in public..." Just as he was about to finish his words, his eyes suddenly burst into tears, and his hand was lighter. The imperial edict he held was snatched away by someone. Then a slightly sharp voice sounded: "So long-winded, don't we know what is being said in it?"

"You..." He caught off guard. Jin Kan didn't know what to do. He stared at the short-sized military general in front of him with a angrily face, and couldn't speak for a long time. But Shi Qian, who took the imperial edict from his hand, smiled and immediately unfolded the imperial edict with Shu brocade, quickly swept the dense words inside, and said, "Subordinate, now... Oh, it's too long-winded, I won't even read the article here, skip... Hey, there is something written here--I'm finding out that although Sun Tu, the Marquis of Yue, made a contribution to the crime he committed, his achievements were not comparable to the crime he committed, and there were seven serious crimes--

"First, he killed Gao Qiu, an important minister of the court; second, he used his troops inappropriately, which caused serious damage to the imperial guards outside Yanmen Pass; third, he was a general who rebelled and mutiny and imprisoned the commander Tong Guan; fourth, he killed innocent people, set fire to Zhuozhou, and killed good deeds; fifth, he colluded with the Liao people and allowed the enemy to flee north; sixth, he betrayed the alliance and used troops to the Jin Dynasty, which led to the court's failure to trust the world; seventh, he leaked military opportunities without the court's permission, and he was arbitrarily convinced. All these seven items were serious crimes and could not be compensated by the achievements made.
Chapter completed!