In the study room of a house in Daizhou City, Shanxi Province, Sun Chuanting sat on a chair behind his desk and read the newspaper.

He was a Jinshi in the 47th year of Wanli. He was first appointed as the magistrate of Yongcheng, Xiaoxian. Because of his outstanding political achievements during his tenure, the Ministry of Personnel gave a special comment after the three years and was transferred to Shangqiu, Daxian. In the third year of Tianqi, he was promoted to the magistrate of the Ministry of Personnel. Because he could not stand the domineering power of Wei Zhongxian, he resigned and returned to his hometown in Shanxi on the grounds that his mother was old and needed to be supported. More than ten years have passed in a flash.

Sun Chuanting was a family of officials. His grandfather was once the governor of Shaanxi Province. After passing the imperial examination, his father did not take office due to poor health. However, he was well-managed and relied on his official relationship to manage his family's business very prosperously.

Unfortunately, his father Sun Chuanting died of illness when he was over 20 years old. Sun Chuanting passed the Jinshi exam a few years later and was selected by the Ministry of Personnel to serve as an official. Only his mother and his teenage younger brother Sun Chuanyao were left in the family, and the business was managed by Sun Chengwen, the housekeeper who had followed his father for many years. He was a son of the Sun family, loyal and reliable, and smart, so Sun Chuanting was very at ease with the family affairs.

More than ten years since he resigned from office and returned home, he has always been very concerned about major events in the court in addition to studying and visiting friends. Seeing that the bandits are becoming more and more powerful, Sun Chuanting is worried and only regrets that he is not in his position and has no chance to show his ambitions, and sighs all day long.

The court residence report that Sun Chuanting read was sent by Xue Yie, the governor of Daizhou in the same year. Xue Yie knew that his talent was outstanding in the same year and had great ambitions, and firmly believed that Sun Chuanting's talent would not be buried. Their teachers in that period, in the same year, often spared no effort to recommend Sun Chuanting. Over time, he became famous among the ministers in the court.

After a while, after reading the newspaper, Sun Chuanting was in a heavy mood. He was worried about the rampant bandits and angry about the incompetence of the court officials.

Today's emperor can be called diligent and frugal, but it is up to be discussed in selecting and employing people. For example, Zhang Fengyi, Minister of War, and Sun Chuanting, are seriously skeptical about his ability.

As the Minister of War, he should have the strategic vision of leading the overall situation. Zhang Fengyi is always passive in using troops. He will send troops wherever the thief appears. Instead of predicting the enemy's prophets, he will send both chasing and intercepting them.

Often when the official army arrives, the bandits have already looted and flew elsewhere. In this way, they always follow the bandits to eat dirt, making the official army exhausted and exhausted, and their morale is getting lower and lower as time goes by.

As for Wen Tiren, Wang Yingxiong and other cabinet elders, Sun Chuanting even sneered. A group of incompetent people who were incompetent in their positions were secretly at high positions. At this time, the country was in a crisis, they only focused on fighting for power and profit, and had no contribution to the country and the country. They should all be dismissed and returned home to retire.

While thinking, the rushing footsteps came from the yard, and someone knocked on the door.

Sun Chuanting had already instructed that no one should disturb him when he was studying in the study. He heard the knock on the door and was displeased. He put down the newspaper in his hand, frowned and said, "Come in!"

The door was opened, and the housekeeper Sun Chengwen pushed the door in. Before Sun Chuanting got angry, he said hurriedly: "Master, there are several Jinyiwei outside the door, saying that there is an imperial edict, but I don't know whether it is true or not, so I come to report it!"

Although Sun Chuanting is in his forties, Sun Chengwen still used to calling him the eldest son.

Sun Chuanting suddenly stood up, and a sense of inexplicable joy arose. He was idle at home for a long time, so the Jinyiwei would not have committed anything when he came to the door. Since it was an imperial edict, it should be that his master made him famous in the same year, and the emperor wanted to activate himself.

He hurriedly walked out and ordered as he walked: "Uncle Sun, go to the inner house to tell the old lady, don't panic, it should be a good thing!" Sun Chengwen responded and went to the inner house.

When Sun Chuanting came to the gate, he saw several Jinyiwei wearing burqas standing under the steps. Seeing Sun Chuanting come out, a lieutenant handed the horse to someone else, turned around and came to Sun Chuanting, and said, "But Lord Sun Chuanting is in front of him? Wang Dexi, a small banner of the Jinyiwei Office, was ordered to come and declare the emperor's oral order, Lord Sun, please accept the order!"

After saying that, he took out a waist sign for Sun Chuanting to check.

After seeing the correct sign, Sun Chuanting hurriedly let Wang Dexi and others into the hospital. The horses were taken to feed and wash, and several lieutenants were called to drink tea in the living room. Sun Chuanting was about to instruct his servants to set up incense tables, but Wang Dexi shook his hand to stop and said, "When I came, the commander-in-chief told me that it was the emperor's order that there was no need to set up incense tables!"

Sun Chuanting then knelt down and listened, Wang Dexi said, "Ask the emperor, "Sun Qing, do you still have the desire to fight? If so, I will entrust you with important responsibilities, are you brave?"

Sun Chuanting's heart was surging, his blood was rolling, his eyes were getting hot, and his voice was hoarse when he opened his mouth to answer: "I replied to the saint's words, but the saint sent him away. Even though Chuanting was crushed to pieces, he was still moving forward!"

"Mr. Sun, please get up, so please prepare and come to Beijing to meet you quickly!"

"Sun Chuanting thanked the Holy One!" After saying that, he kowtowed three times before he got up.

After Sun Chuanting stood up, he ordered the housekeeper to prepare meals and entertain several lieutenants who were delivering the orders. Several lieutenants who passed the orders were exhausted after several days and nights. Besides, the horses needed to rest, so there was no need to rush back after the orders were delivered. So he followed Sun Chengwen to the dining room, and after using the meals, he went to the guest room to rest without mentioning it.

Sun Chuanting came to the backyard, and his mother Sun Li was talking to Sun Chuanting's wife Liu in the room.

Liu is the daughter of Sun Chuanting's father's old friend. She is virtuous and virtuous, and a standard lady. After marrying Sun Chuanting, she gave birth to a son and a daughter. Her eldest son, Sun Kuidi, is sixteen years old and smart and studious. She was admitted to the middle school entrance examination at the age of fifteen last year. She is now studying in Taiyuan. Her daughter Yan'er has a quiet personality and stays in the boudoir every day and rarely goes out.

After Sun Chuanting entered the house, he greeted his mother. Liu hurriedly stood up and asked, "Husband, is the emperor passing on an imperial edict to restore his husband?"

Sun Li also looked at him with inquiry. Sun Chuanting sat down and nodded, saying, "The emperor sent someone to ask me if I have the heart and courage. I, Sun, have nothing else. I still have the heart to serve the country and the courage to do things!"

Liu looked at her husband worriedly. She knew that the unemployment of more than ten years had not eroded her husband's ambitions, and the deterioration of the current situation further inspired her husband's fighting spirit. She drank essays with friends at home on weekdays, and when she was drunk, she also talked generously and had a lot of passion.

This time the emperor wanted to revive him, and he should have been sent to a dangerous place. Liu was very worried about her husband's safety and was about to persuade him to refuse the court. However, when she thought that if her husband was so talented, she would probably die of depression early. Although she was worried about his safety, she understood her husband's desire to show his ambitions and talents.

Sun Li said, "Son, I know you have great talents, but you have never been able to show it. Now the country is the time to use people, and it is also the opportunity for my son to display his talents. No matter how dangerous the saints send my son to, my son must do his duty and serve the court. Never fear and avoid danger. Even if he dies, he must not fall into the loyal family style of my Sun family for generations!"

Sun Chuanting stood up and bowed to the ground with tears in his eyes, saying, "Don't worry, Mother, I have already died here! I will do my best to destroy the bandits to repay the emperor's kindness of the emperor's grace! But after this trip, I cannot be filial to my mother. I hope my mother will take care of her health and do not worry about her!"

After kowtowing a few times, he stood up and told Liu: "I don't know if I can go back now. You should be filial to your mother at home and not be disobedient at all! You should supervise your studies to defeat the enemy so that you can become lazy. Yan'er will grow up in the future. If you find a good family to marry, and you can only be ashamed of your good wife for your husband and country. Please!" After that, he bowed to Liu.

Liu was already crying, and her husband's last words made her heart broken. The two of them had been married for almost twenty years and had always been respectful and loving. She respected her husband's talent and character. She once thought about her own old and wanted to take a concubine for her husband, but her husband refused to allow her, but instead loved her more.

Liu Qiang stopped crying and said softly: "Even if you go there with peace of mind, you will never drag your husband down if you have any concubines in your family! I don't want your husband to be a marquis and a prime minister, I just wish you a safe return!"

Sun Chuanting nodded solemnly and said, "Madam, don't worry, I'm not a reckless person. What I said just was the worst plan. Besides, your husband has not taken it seriously yet. After I left, Uncle Sun gradually transferred the business at home. Now there are many thieves everywhere, and the accumulation over the years is enough for the whole family to enjoy!"

Liu nodded and agreed. Sun Chuanting bid farewell to his mother and turned back to his study.

When he arrived at the study, he ordered Sun Chengwen, who had followed him to pack the pictures and signs of mountains, rivers and various military books he had collected over the years, and then sat behind the desk to write a letter. The letter was written to Xue Yie. The first is to tell him that in the same year, the emperor invited him to see him, and it was certain to recover, but it was probably a dangerous place. The second is to thank Xue Yie for his care for the Sun family in recent years, and to ask Xue Zhizhou to continue to take care of the Sun family as usual after he left, and he would be grateful.

In fact, the relationship between the two is very good, but what they should express should be expressed should be expressed and not be rude. After writing it, he gave it to Sun Chengwen and asked him to send the letter to the state yamen after he left. As for his teacher, and in the same year he was in Beijing, he would just go to visit and thank him after he arrived in Beijing. In the years he went home, the New Year ceremony has not been stopped, and he often exchanged letters, and he could just continue his friendship after he arrived in Beijing.

The next morning, several Jinyi lieutenants who had issued the order got up early, took breakfast, and walked out of the Sun family mansion with the carefully cared horses. After leaving the gate, Sun Chuanting rode on the horse and looked at them with a smile. Behind them were two smart guards of the Sun family, and a mule and horse carrying two large wooden boxes. Wang Dexi asked in surprise: "Mr. Sun, are you?"

Sun Chuanting smiled and said, "Since you have been summoned by the emperor, you must arrive in the capital as soon as possible. Just make a companion with you. My riding skills are still good."

Wang Dexi hurriedly said, "We are honored to be able to walk with you; we don't have to hurry to go back to Beijing this time!"
Chapter completed!