It wasn't until he listened to Xie Mo's narration that Su Mao knew the twists and turns and the truth. Only then did I understand that the rumor about Sun Tu's killing of Gongzi Xie was a complete misunderstanding, Sun Tu not only did not hurt Xie Mo, but saved his life, and the people denounced Sun Tu's cold-blooded murderous desire to wronged him.

After being stunned for a long time, Su Mao looked back at the present: "Then I don't know why you came to my Suzhou today, Gongzi Xie?" Isn't it ......" At this point, he suddenly thought of something: "Could it be related to the Shandong army that is fighting against the Wu army in Changshu?" ”

As a big businessman in Jiangnan, the Su family's ears and eyes are naturally extremely well-informed, and of course it is impossible to hide the war in Changshu from them. Not only did he know the identities of the two warring parties, but he even knew the process and details of the battle during this period of time, and he knew that Sun Tu and the Shandong army had fallen into a great predicament at this time.

Xie Mo smiled at him: "Brother Su's mind is still so agile, yes, it does have something to do with General Sun and the Shandong Army here." However, after all, this matter is important, and I don't dare to advocate it, so today I am just a person who recommends it, and it is someone else who really wants to talk to Brother Su in detail. ”

"But who is it?" Su Mao asked with some surprise. And as he spoke, the door of the abbot's room opened again, and a heroic and vigorous young man stepped in.

Although the other party only stepped into the room, the invisible momentum it gave birth to was already pressed up like a mountain, which made Su Mao's breathing stagnant, and his body subconsciously stood up, and said jerkyly: "You are ......"

"In Xia Sun Tu, I have seen Su Yuanwai." Sun Tu had already come to him in two steps, hugged his fist casually, and revealed his identity. But Su Mao's face turned pale with fright, and this time he really couldn't even speak, his eyes widened, as if he had seen a ghost.

Sun Tu's appearance was indeed too unexpected for him. You must know that this is outside the city of Suzhou, and now it has become the territory of Wu State, and he is a general of the Great Song Dynasty. Moreover, at this time, the fierce battle was raging in Changshu, how could he, as the commander of the three armies, dare to leave his military horses and come here to meet with an ordinary businessman?

For a moment, Su Mao had the idea of fleeing from this place quickly, because he knew that Sun Tu's appearance in front of him would not be a trivial matter, and it would be a major matter that his Su family might not be able to bear! But as the door slammed shut from the outside, he quickly dismissed the unrealistic idea. Since Sun Tu has shown up, how can he let himself go?

Fortunately, he Su Mao has seen a lot of ups and downs after many years of operation, so after a period of uneasiness, he finally came to his senses: "It turned out that General Sun was here, and Su Mao was really disrespectful." I wonder why you came to see me? The words were clear and coherent, but some trembling voices betrayed his heart.

Sun Tu slightly restrained the evil aura emanating from his body, sat on a futon on the side casually, and then said with a smile: "I came here in the next adventure, and naturally I saved others and myself." ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"Save you, save myself. Su Yuanwai should know how dangerous his situation is, if he doesn't cooperate with me this time, maybe after a while, your Su family's family business will be swallowed up, and even the life of the family may not be saved. Of course, if you were willing to help me, this danger would not exist, and I would be able to win a big victory against the rebels, which is a win-win situation. Sun Tu said his intentions very casually.

"General Sun is a little alarmist, my Su family has always been a businessman, and I have never done anything that hurts heaven and reason, so how can I cause any murder and ruin?" Su Mao, who has slowly recovered, has turned back into a mature and stable businessman, and he has become much more comfortable talking to Sun Tu.

"Is that really the case? I can't see it. Sun Tu shook his head with a smile: "Since Su Yuanwai refuses to admit it, let me analyze it for you." You were originally a subject of my Great Song Dynasty, and the Su family was able to rise quickly in Jiangnan before, and I am afraid that the blessing of the government was indispensable, but when Fang La's rebel army rebelled and invaded Suzhou, what did you do? There is nothing wrong with surrendering to the rebels, and then providing them with a lot of money, food, and convenience, right? If you wait for my Great Song Heavenly Soldiers to return to Suzhou and put down this group of thieves, I don't know how your Su family should deal with itself? I'm afraid that when the time comes, let alone keep the family property, even the life of the whole family will be a little difficult to keep.

"Of course, you can also insist that Fang La's rebellion will not be pacified by my Great Song Dynasty, but in my opinion, even if such a situation occurs, the result of your Su family may not be much better. Although the Fang La rebel army is menacing, with the strength of a corner of the south of the Yangtze River, can it really fight against the Great Song Dynasty? Not to mention anything else, the money and food needed for the two armies to fight alone are probably not something that the rebel army that only knows how to smash and loot can handle. And in order to win the hearts and minds of the people, they naturally don't dare to attack ordinary people, so dare to ask, who will they attack? I'm afraid that a big family like the Su family will become a fat sheep in their eyes, a fish on the chopping board. At that time, as long as you are randomly accused of a crime, it will be enough to ruin your family and kill your family! ”

After saying this, even if he was as steady as Su Mao, his face became a little pale at this moment, and there was even more fear in his eyes. In fact, he had already thought of what Sun Tu mentioned, but he was bound to ride a tiger, so he could only go to the dark one way.

In the past two months, the local Wu officials in Suzhou have repeatedly collected a lot of money and grain from the Su family under various names, and although he has given them all, he is always worried in his heart, for fear that one day someone will take away everything he has worked so hard for. But this kind of thinking Su Mao has always been buried in the depths of his heart, until he was broken by Sun Tu in one fell swoop, but the impact on him was particularly huge.

After saying so many words, Sun Tu seemed to be in a good mood, and actually poured himself a cup of tea and slowly drank it to moisten his throat: "So for your Su family, no matter which side you choose, it's a dead end, don't you want to find a way out of this desperate situation?" ”

"Survival? Will you be able to survive by cooperating with General Sun? Su Mao asked with a wry smile.

Sun Tu nodded solemnly: "Of course, if you can help me take Suzhou, you will have a great contribution to the imperial court, so even if you calm down the chaos afterwards, you are also a meritorious minister, how can the imperial court make it difficult for you again?" ”

Su Mao shook his head and sighed: "General Sun, what you said is not light...... The imperial court, if the imperial court can really be so impartial, how can I be so hesitant? I'm afraid that the court will not be able to reach the whip, but if you really want to follow what you say, when Suzhou is really recaptured by the official army, as soon as Zhu Mian arrives, we will die and have no place to be buried! ”

"Oh? Is Su Yuanwai worried that Zhu Mian will settle accounts after the autumn? Sun Tu asked meaningfully.

"Of course. To tell you the truth, several big businessmen in Suzhou City have already been targeted by Zhu Mian, if it weren't for the Fang La incident two years ago, I'm afraid we would have been stewed by him, and even the bones were eaten. This is also one of the reasons why we are willing to pay money and grain to help them recruit troops and horses after the Wu army enters the city. Now that the words have been spoken, Su Mao no longer hides anything, and tells the inside story: "If this matter is known to Zhu Mian, as General Sun said before, we will die without a place to be buried." As for the so-called credit, hehe, in the eyes of the government, is it really a matter for me to wait for some small credits? ”

Sun Tu nodded knowingly: "It seems that Su Yuanwai can't trust the court, but he can't trust Zhu Mian?" ”

"Yes, this person is as greedy as a wolf, cunning as a fox, just for money, unscrupulous, how many people are ruined because of his family, Suzhou will have today, all thanks to it...... Do you know that when Fang La raised his army, there were only a few thousand, why he was able to occupy half of the Jiangnan in just a few years, all because they put forward a slogan, called Kill Zhu Mian, save the people! So in my opinion, Wu Jun will certainly attack us, but Zhu Mian is the more terrible guy. ”

"I see." Sun Tu understood everything at this time, smiled a little, but suddenly said: "Then if I promise you that as long as you help me take Suzhou, I will kill Zhu Mian?" ”

"What?" Su Mao suddenly exclaimed, he couldn't believe his ears: "You...... Are you going to kill Zhu Mian? ”

"Isn't that weird? In public and private, I will get rid of this national thief, even if there is no you, I will find a suitable opportunity to kill him in the future! Sun Tu suddenly had a killing intent on his body that was even stronger than when he entered the door just now, which made the other two shiver violently.

"This ...... Is this true? Do you really have a grudge against him? ”

"Do you know why the Shandong army under my command was trapped in Changshu City, this is all Zhu Mian's plan to frame him!" Sun Tu was also very happy, and directly told the inside story that he had just learned, and Su Mao and Xie Mo were dumbfounded when they heard it, and they couldn't believe that Zhu Mian, as the coach of Jiangnan, would do such a foolish thing.

But if you think about the person he has always been, it's easy to understand. Zhu Mian has always been selfish and cruel, never thinking about the overall situation, as long as he can satisfy his own desires, then he can do anything.

Sun Tu said and smiled again: "And I killed him to calm the chaos in Jiangnan as soon as possible." Without this national thief, the rebels would have lost their excuse to rebel, and it would be much easier to defeat them at that time. Therefore, I wanted to kill him not out of a moment of anger, but the most correct choice to start from the overall situation. ”

Speaking of this, Sun Tucai looked at Su Mao: "So I hope that Su Yuanwai can help me take Suzhou this time." Of course, what I want you to do is not a risky thing, I just want to borrow your identity and sneak into Suzhou City quietly. ”