Tokyo, General Guide's Mansion.
"Junior brother, what's the matter? You summoned me in such a hurry?"
Luan Tingyu looked at Sun Li and asked. He has now successfully sneaked into the Tokyo Left-Behind Department and is now a commander of the Left-Behind Department.
"Do you know the news that Tong Guan is seriously ill?"
Sun Li asked straight to the point. In order to avoid suspicion, he had not had much communication with Luan Tingyu recently. After all, the left-behind department was a very sensitive yamen.
"I heard about this in the left-behind department, but it seems that the Prime Minister's Mansion doesn't let anyone in. The left-behind secretary sent people to visit him a few days ago, but they didn't get in."
Luan Tingyu said.
"Any questions?"
Luan Tingyu asked curiously why Sun Li suddenly asked about Tong Guan.
"My brother is very curious about whether Tong Guan is really sick. I went to the Prime Minister's Mansion a few days ago, and the housekeeper blocked the door and refused to let me in."
Sun Li said.
"You went there in person and wouldn't let you in?"
Luan Tingyu was shocked. Sun Li was now a high-ranking military officer, a third-grade General of Guide, but he was not allowed in when he went to visit a doctor?
"You are not allowed to enter. I have asked many people in the past few days and they all said that they cannot enter Tong Guan Mansion!"
Sun Li said.
"What do you want me to do?"
Luan Tingyu nodded, Sun Li came to him for help.
"The Remaining Department is going to reorganize its armaments recently. You can raise a few words and bring the Privy Council in. I don't think Tong Guanlu will show up."
Sun Li said.
"good!"
Luan Tingyu nodded and left. He still found a reason to come here today to meet Sun Li as the left-behind Si Dutong.
Outside Tokyo.
Zhang San and Li Si entered the city of Tokyo with a smile on their faces, dressed in messy Gebu Mai.
The soldiers at the city gate obviously recognized Zhang San and Li Si. These two ruffians born and raised in Tokyo were well-known on the street.
In the small courtyard outside the Suanzao Gate where the two of them arrived soon after, all the gangsters under his command came to say hello when their leader came back.
Zhang San and Li Si went to Liangshan this time to see the world, and Sun Lei rewarded them with a lot of gold and silver.
"Haha, kids, take the flowers!"
Zhang San and Li Si scattered the money to their thugs.
"Thank you, brother, thank you, brother!"
The gangsters had never seen so much money before. Each one of them got as much as ten coins. They worshiped Zhang San and Li Si and almost treated them as gods of wealth.
"It's a good thing. Money is a trivial matter. I'll be able to be popular and drink spicy food from now on!"
Zhang San looked at the group of rogues and said.
"Is there anything big going on in the city recently?"
Li Si took the opportunity to ask.
"Zhao Guan's family said they were going to attack Qi, but Tong Guan fell ill. Now it's spread throughout the city, and everyone says Tong Guan will die soon."
"The Zhao Guan family held a Cuju competition in Genyue a few days ago and scored ten goals in a row!"
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A group of gangsters were chattering about the news on the streets of Tokyo.
"You proceed to each city gate and see clearly what's at the bridge! Leave the rest alone."
Li Si opened his mouth and said, Tokyo is a big city with a lot of people, and it is almost impossible to monitor the whole city, but Tokyo is divided by rivers, so just keep an eye on the city gates and bridges.
The gangsters received the money and left happily.
For two days in a row, there was nothing unusual in the city of Tokyo.
But on this day, several carriages slowly drove outside Tokyo, preparing to enter Tokyo through Weizhou Gate. The city gate official wanted to step forward to check, but the person accompanying them took out a token, and the city gate official immediately retreated.
The carriage was unremarkable, but the curtains and curtains of the carriage were well covered. The people inside seemed not to want to be seen, which was generally the case for the female family members of foreign officials.
The carriage entered Weizhou Gate, crossed Guangji River and Jinshui River, and entered the inner city through Tianbo Gate.
These carriages were quickly noticed by Shi Qian, who was sitting on the street drinking tea. There was nothing wrong with the carriages themselves. What really caught Shi Qian's attention were the several guards wearing black gauze and hats around the carriages. These people Although they did not show up, the horses under their crotches are all good horses.
"Liaodong's good horses? Eight horses? Whose big deal is this?"
While drinking, Shi Qian looked at the horses guarding the crotches. There were dozens of guards, only eight of the strongest and tallest rode Liaodong horses, and the rest rode shorter Central Plains horses.
Now that the Liao Kingdom has been destroyed and the Qi Kingdom has controlled Yanyun, the war horses from Liaodong cannot be transported to the Central Plains. Even the generals may not be able to own these eight fine war horses.
"Who are these scoundrels? It seems they are all busy."
Shi Qian saw a few sneaky gangsters on the street, and he recognized them as gangsters under Zhang San and Li Si.
The carriage was in an empty courtyard in the northwest of the inner city. This courtyard was right next to Tong Guan Mansion. As soon as the carriage entered the courtyard, the gate was closed and two guards were guarding the door.
"The person coming here is from the Kingdom of Jin, and Hu Lubo is extremely powerful?"
Tong Guan, who was dressed in military uniform, looked at the carriageway in front of him angrily.
"Haha, Tong Xiang is not as seriously ill as the rumors say!"
Wanyan Xie also smiled and opened the thick car curtain. Wearing a white wolf skin, he looked at Tong Guan with a smile. At this time, Tong Guan's face was rosy, and there was no trace of illness.
"It's just a cover-up! It's the Prime Minister who has worked hard all the way!"
Tong Guan said with a smile, it is not easy for Wanyan Xie to come to Tokyo. It cannot be done by sea, and Yan Yun is now in the hands of Qi State.
In order to reach the Central Plains smoothly this time, Wanyan Xie even took the risk of crossing from Jiashan to Xixia, and then from Weizhou to Guanzhong. Only then did he successfully reach Tokyo, having traveled thousands of miles along the way.
"Tong Guan, you don't have to be polite, just call me Wanyan Gao by my Chinese name."
Wanyan Gao smiled and jumped out of the carriage, cupping his fists and saluting Tong Guan. Since he had arrived in the Central Plains, he naturally had to use the Central Plains name.
"Xiangguo!"
Wanyan Xiyin smiled and saluted Wanyan Xieye.
"Thanks for your hard work"
Wanyan Gao nodded. Wanyan Xiyin was proficient in the writing of various ethnic groups. He had entered Yanyun many times and was familiar with the culture of the Central Plains, so he was sent to Tokyo first.
Wanyan Xiyin didn't have to be as cautious as Wanyan Gao. He went directly over Yanshan into Hebei, pretending to be a refugee all the way to Tokyo.
When he visited Tong Guan for the first time, Tong Guan couldn't believe that the beggar in front of him was an envoy of the Kingdom of Jin. He didn't believe it until Wanyan Xiyin took out his handwritten letter.
"please!"
Tong Guan invited with a smile.
Everyone entered the Prime Minister's Mansion through the small door in the courtyard.
"Tong Xiang, isn't such a big battle arousing suspicion!"
Wanyan Gao looked at the guards at Tong Guan's mansion and said.
"Don't be surprised, Prime Minister. There are many people in Tokyo, and Sun Lei of Qi State is extremely cunning. Those thieves are best at hiding in secret and spying. If not, how can they keep it secret?"
Tong Guan shook his head and said, he carefully analyzed why he always failed in battles with Sun Lei, and finally found that his every move before sending troops was monitored by Sun Lei. There were no secrets in the army, so how could he fight?
But Tong Guan couldn't find Sun Lei's spy in Tokyo. In the end, Tong Guan could only pretend to be sick and guard the mansion tightly to ensure that there would be no outsiders.
"Haha, Tong Xiang is really attentive, why worry about Sun Lei being immortal!"
Wanyan Gao said with a smile. (End of chapter)
