C59 The First Meeting of the East and West

Gongsun Xu and Zhao Yun chatted as they walked. Occasionally, they would come across something new for sale, and he would even go over to take a look. Since they were all wearing ordinary brocade robes and leather hats that hid their ears and half their faces, few pedestrians and merchants on the street recognized them.

Behind Gongsun Xu followed the Gongsun Jia brothers and a young man in silk clothing. This young man had a round face and fine eyes, with thick eyebrows. From the beginning to the end, he had a smile at the corner of his mouth, looking very honest and amiable. His name was Shan Meng, and he was the eldest son of the Single Scripture. Back then in the Liucheng, Sutra Sutra had already told Gongsun Xu to send his son to White Horse Camp to serve. However, Gongsun Xu had been busy five days ago moving away from the military camp, and had not personally handed Shan Meng over to him until five days ago. This Shan Meng had a simple and honest nature, but he also did things very seriously. Gongsun Xu was very fond of him.

Today was the day of rest in the military camp, which was a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence. Other than wanting to see the people on the street, Gongsun Xu also wanted to see someone else.

"Wei, are we there soon?" When they stepped onto the street in the west side of the city, Gongsun Xu turned around and asked.

Gongsun Jia pointed at the corner in front of them: "Young Master, turn that corner, and it won't be far ahead."

"Who does the lord wish to see?" Zhao Yun asked curiously.

"A very famous blacksmith," Gongsun Xu replied with a wry smile. Last time, he asked the brothers Gongsun Jia to go around recruiting blacksmiths, but only 300 people were gathered. In order to forge the weapon he wanted as soon as possible, Gongsun Xu had no choice but to ask his father's guard, the head of the guards, Gongsun Jia. In order to forge the weapon he wanted as quickly as possible, Gongsun Xu had no choice but to ask his father's guard, the head of the guard, Lao Liu.

Just as they turned the corner, Gongsun Xu suddenly heard the sounds of people fighting and shouting in front of them. He raised his head and saw a group of yamen runners besieging an old man and a young man at the entrance of the blacksmith shop. Gongsun Xu didn't know that old man, but he looked familiar. It turned out to be Ma Tiedan, whom he had just changed his name to a few days ago.

"Ma Tiedan?" Gongsun Yi exclaimed, he pointed at the Ma Family's blacksmith shop and shouted, "Young master, it's that blacksmith shop! Could it be that Ma Tiedan is the son of the blacksmith Old Ma? "

"Tell them to stop!" Gongsun Xu frowned and said angrily, "Fighting in the streets is not a proper thing to do!"

The Gongsun Jia brothers ran over and shouted: "Everyone stop!"

Captain Qian was squatting on the ground rubbing his eyes when Ma Tiedan nudged him in the left eye. He heard someone call out to him, "Where did this dog come from? Can't you see that the court is handling this case?" Come on, grab that dog and beat him up! "

Immediately, a few bailiffs broke away from the group and rushed over with iron chains and shackles in hand.

Gongsun Yi was infuriated. He took out the Marquis Jin Manor medallion and shook it, shouting, "I am the young duke's personal bodyguard, Gongsun Yi. Who dares to come up!"

The young duke's personal guard!

The bailiffs stared at their identity tokens and realized that they had almost died from fright. They all backed off and at the same time looked at Constable Qian eagerly, hoping that he would stand still and help them out.

The constables surrounding and attacking Ma Tiedan and Old Mu quickly stopped and retreated to stand behind Constable Qian.

Gongsun Yi glared at Constable Qian and turned around to ask Ma Tiedan, "Tie Dan, what's going on?"

"That bastard wants to force my father to bring the blacksmith shop to the Liaodong!" Ma Tiedan angrily pointed at Sun Dajie who was being supported by two Hei Yihanzi, "If my dad doesn't agree, then he's going to bring his men in and smash them. We're all trying to resist, but he can't beat them and he's asking the officials for help again!"

"Is that so?" Gongsun Yi stared at Constable Qian and asked.

"It's a misunderstanding!" "When I came over with my brothers, I was just in time to see that man beating Sun Da with an iron rod. I was worried that someone might have killed Sun Da, so I quickly stopped, I didn't expect …" Saying this, he pointed at Ma Tiedan, "I didn't expect that this little brother would jump out to threaten me, so I started fighting."

Gongsun Yi frowned and asked, "What's your name?"

Constable Qian cupped his hands and said, "I am Qian yong, I am the chairman of Liu County Command."

Gongsun Yi shook his head and purposely sighed, "Qian yong, the young duke was over there personally watching. If you dare to spout nonsense, don't blame me for not reminding you!"

"Ah!" Qian yong turned pale with fright. He quickly looked around and found Gongsun Xu and Zhao Yun walking towards them. He was so frightened that his legs went limp.

Gongsun Xu and Zhao Yun quickly walked over. He first glanced at Ma Tiedan and then asked calmly, "Who can tell me what exactly happened?"

Qian yong was an expert at discerning words and looks, so he quickly kneeled on the ground and shouted, "Young Marquis, this lowly one deserves to die! This lowly one was bewitched by someone, which is why I decided to help Sun Qiang! "

"Who seduced you?"

"Young duke, please look at this." Qian yong took out a name card from his bosom and presented it respectfully on his head.

Gongsun Jia walked over, opened the card and saw nothing wrong with it. He walked over and gave it to Gongsun Xu.

"Liu Zihe's name card?" Gongsun Xu was surprised when he saw this. He hastily asked, "Could it be that Liu County Magistrate sent you here?"

"No!" "No!" Qian yong hurriedly shook his head, not daring to drag the county magistrate into this. He pointed at Sun Ming and shouted, "Young Marquis, the name scroll was given to me by Mister Sun."

"Sun Da? "Who is this?"

"Reporting to General, this person is the owner of the Sun family's blacksmith shop. He has repeatedly forced my father to go to Liaodong, and this matter was instigated by him!"

"Liaodong?" Gongsun Xu frowned and asked straightforwardly: "Mister Sun, are you from the Marquis of Liaodong?"

Great Sun hurriedly explained, "This lowly one is not someone from the Marquis of Liaodong! I am from Ji County, and have been running a blacksmith shop here for many years. I have never been to Liaodong before! I also have a smithy in the Liaodong. Although my business is good, I lack a skilled blacksmith.

"Is that so?" Gongsun Xu pointed at Ma Tiedan and sneered, "This is a capable soldier under my command. How dare you force his father? Do you know how to write the word 'dead'?"

Eldest Sun quickly kowtowed and begged, "I was muddle-headed for a moment, please spare my life!"

"Haha, mercy?" If you are a member of the Marquis of Liaodong, this general will definitely not kill you out of respect for the Marquis of Liaodong! Since it's just a bully, how can this general let you go so easily? Someone come! "

"Please give me your instructions, General!" Brother Gongsun Jia, Shan Meng and Ma Tiedan stood up at the same time.

"Cut it down!" Gongsun Xu waved his hand indifferently.

The four of them rushed forward and pressed Sun Da to the ground. Shan Meng pulled out his waist knife and held it up high.

Sun Dajie was so scared that his entire body was trembling. He continuously shouted, "Young Marquis, please spare us! Please spare my life! "

Gongsun Xu ignored him and turned his head to look at Old Ma, who was standing at the entrance of the blacksmith shop.

"Leave him be!"

Shan Meng slashed halfway. A person suddenly shouted. Shan Meng quickly withdrew his saber and his face instantly turned red.

The group followed the sound and saw a handsome young man, dressed in a black gown embroidered with gold thread, with a large piece of jade tied around his waist and a golden crown on his head. There were a dozen or so people following behind the young man. However, no matter who it was that looked at him, the first thing they did was to look at the young man.

"It's him!" Zhao Yun suddenly opened his eyes wide.

Gongsun Xu asked in surprise, "Zi Long knows him?"

Zhao Yun stared at the approaching youth and softly said, "When I went to Xiangping to find Chan Er's grandfather, I met him once on the way. He even gifted me two good horses." At that time, he said that his name was Sun Kang, and that he was a chief under the command of the Marquis of Liaodong, but this general did not believe that he was just a chief! "

The young man walked up and saw Zhao Yun. He was surprised: "Huh? Isn't that General Zhao Yun? "

Zhao Yun cupped his hands and said, "Zhao Yun greets Brother Sun. Thank you Brother Sun for your gift last time."

"A trivial matter is not worth mentioning!" Sun Kang waved his hand casually, shook his head and sighed, "Brother Zhao is not kind. You are obviously a capable general under the Junior Marquis. Why did you claim to be an ordinary general under Marquis Jin that day?"

Zhao Yun shook his head and said, "I am not lying to you, Brother Sun. I was indeed just a marshal that day! Brother Sun, you claim to be the head of a village, so you must be more than just that, right? "

"Haha, that's right, I am indeed not a small village head!" Sun Kang admitted it with a smile and then asked, "Brother Zhao, are you not lying? If my information is not bad, then Brother Zhao was already a subordinate of the young duke that day, and not one of Marquis Jin's? "

"This …" Zhao Yun paused, not knowing how to answer.

"Haha!" Gongsun Xu laughed out loud as he looked at Sun Kang. He cupped his hands and said, "Brother Heming is magnanimous, so why would he bother with someone as loyal as Zi Long?"

"Haha!" Sun Kang also laughed and cupped his hands, "Zi Minxiong and I have been friends for a long time. I have indeed lived up to my reputation today!"

"Brother Heming, you flatter me!" Gongsun Xu modestly asked, "Has the Marquis of Liaodong been well? There are so many miscellaneous matters that I do not have the time to pay a visit to the Liaodong.

Sun Kang nodded and said, "My father is doing well. Thank you, Zi Minxiong, for your greetings. I would like to go and pay my respects to Marquis Jin. Can Zi Minxiong be introduced?"

This Sun Kang really was called Gongsun Kang. He was the eldest son of the Liaodong's prefecture chief, Gongsun Du. However, Gongsun Du's original identity was unknown, so Gongsun Kang had been raised by Gongsun Du as his successor since childhood.

Gongsun Xu said with a smile, "Brother Heming is too polite. The Liu Steel Manor's doors are always open for brother."

On the surface, the two appeared to be very polite, but in their hearts, their vigilance was raised. They both felt that the other party was not a simple person.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Gongsun Xu pointed at Sun Zhang and laughed, "We'll return him to Brother Heming."

"I'm ashamed to have let Zi Minxiong have his way." Gongsun Kang's mouth was full of shame, but his face didn't show any shame. He shouted at Sun Ming, "Idiot! Hurry up and thank Zi Minxiong for not killing me!"

Eldest Sun quickly kowtowed to thank him, "Thank you, General Gongsun, for not killing me!"

Gongsun Kang waved his hand and shouted: "Scram! I get angry when I see you, you idiot! "

"Haha, Brother Heming, why are you in a bad mood because of this servant?" Gongsun Xu smiled as he advised, and then pulled Gongsun Kang's sleeves, "Let's go! You and I are friends at first sight, let's find a place to have a few drinks first! "

Gongsun Xu rarely pulled at others. The reason why he grabbed Gongsun Kang's sleeves the first time they met was because he wanted to occupy a psychological initiative.

"Haha, yes!" Gongsun Kang took the opportunity to take back his robe, and suddenly said: "Oh right, I heard that Zi Minxiong moved White Horse Camp to Tianjin, right? I like the hot-blooded atmosphere in the army camp the most. How about we go to Zi Minxiong's White Horse Camp to dance and drink wine? "

Gongsun Xu secretly lamented that the other party was not to be underestimated, but he smiled and said: "Since Brother Heming is interested, I will wait and see! Xiao Yi, tell father that I went to Tianjin with Brother Heming. "

After Gongsun Yi left, Gongsun Xu asked again, "Do you have any horses with you?"

"No need for Zi Minxiong to worry, I've brought a few good horses with me."

"Since that's the case, how about we head for Tianjin now?"

"Very good!"

"Xiao A, bring the horse over!"

"Here!"

While they were waiting for the war horses to come over, Gongsun Xu gave Zhao Yun a look.

Zhao Yun understood tacitly and called Ma Tiedan aside to give him a few words of advice.

After a short while, the horses from both sides had arrived. The group of people mounted their horses and rushed to the city gate.

Qian yong watched Gongsun Xu and his entourage disappear into the distance. Then, he turned his head to see Old Ma and his son staring at him. He hurriedly walked over with a smile to apologize.