This change was too abrupt, not to mention the four guards guarding in front of the hall door, even the Liao people behind Chen Xiangnan couldn't react, and he himself only had time to scream, the cold light of the knife had already pierced his throat, and he was about to cut his throat.

The only one who could keep up with this sudden assassination was Sun Tu, and at the same time that the man suddenly stepped forward and showed his weapon, he who was still a few feet away followed with a swift move, and at the same time, he had already picked up a mahogany coffee table more than half a person high on the side, and when he pounced in front of Chen Xiangnan, he had already raised and fallen a few times, and slammed into the arm of the assassin who swung out.

The power of this heavy blow was extremely great, and in the crackling sound, the most solid mahogany coffee table actually shattered, but it also smashed the opponent's arm down, and the short knife that should have pierced Chen Xiangnan also flew out of his hand, almost shooting backwards against Chen Xiangnan's cheek, almost hitting the guard behind him. However, this person's skills are also very good, and as soon as he turned his head, he flashed the knife.

At this time, the four guards guarding the door had already reacted quickly, their faces were distorted in a hurry, and they shouted and drew their knives and flew over, and the four knives were swung almost at the same time, slashing towards the assassin's vital point, vowing to break it into pieces.

After destroying the assassin's purpose with one move, Sun Tu did not retreat, but suddenly shot again, grabbed the assassin who was already seriously injured and was about to fall, and dragged it back forcefully, pulling it out of the range of the four people's combined attack.

The four guards over there were even more furious when they saw this, and they directly slashed at Sun Tu, in their opinion, Sun Tu had an assassination as soon as he arrived here, and he also rescued the assassin, which must have been his accomplice, so there was no need to say anything else, kill him first.

The four knives came with a strong wind, Sun Tu hurriedly retreated, and shouted in his mouth: "Misunderstanding, Chen Shumi's ......" He wanted to ask Chen Xiangnan to exit to stop these people, but this Great Liao envoy was already so frightened that his face turned pale at this time, and he couldn't even speak with his mouth open.

Fortunately, at this moment, the personal guard stepped forward and swept over, blocking Sun Tu in one step, and shouted in a deep voice: "Stop, he saved the envoy, you must not be rude!" Seeing him come forward to stop him, the four of them stopped the attack, and then pounced on the assassin who was still struggling on the ground, and the one shouted in time: "Save him life!" ”

Seeing that the guards were no longer messing around, Sun Tufang breathed a sigh of relief, and glanced thoughtfully at the personal guard who helped him stop them: "Thank you for helping." ”

"Well, since you came to the rescue, it is naturally impossible for you to be a fellow assassin." Unexpectedly, this speaker was actually a pure official of the Great Song Dynasty, and he was not much better than Chen Xiangnan, a Han man, and then he looked at Sun Tu approvingly: "At such a critical juncture, you can still think of staying alive, and you don't hesitate to be misunderstood for this, Sun Dutou is really good at his ability and courage." ”

Sun Tu smiled at him, and before he could explain anything, a large number of Liao generals had already rushed over when they heard the sound, and when they saw this posture, everyone showed a look of anger: "Do the Song people really want to start a war with my Da Liao?" The assassins were here! ”

At this time, Chen Xiangnan finally calmed down a little in the fright just now, but his hands and feet were still a little weak, and his face was still pale, but the coherence was still clear: "The truth of this matter is not clear, you must not talk nonsense." As he spoke, he glanced at Sun Tu again: "If it weren't for Sun Dutou of the Song Kingdom to save me, I'm afraid I would have died at the hands of the assassins." ”

The personal guard also spoke at this time: "You take the assassin down and interrogate him carefully, and you can't let him die like this before he summons the mastermind." The tone was suddenly a little condescending.

The guards whispered yes, and dragged the assassin out. Then, he glanced at Chen Xiangnan, who had an ugly face: "Chen Shumi is too frightened, let's go and rest first, and leave other things to me." ”

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you." Chen Xiangnan nodded in response without the slightest hesitation, nodded at Sun Tu, and then staggered out the door with the support of a guard.

For a while, only Sun Tu and the others were left in this hall, and after the two glanced at each other, they each showed a smile, and then almost said in unison: "Good ability!" ”

Hearing that the other party actually said the same thing as himself, both of them were stunned again, and then the guard spoke first: "I'm really a little curious, Sun Dutou, how did you take precautions one step earlier, and you were able to step forward to stop the assassin before he could attack." ”

Indeed, with the abruptness of the assassin's action just now, it was impossible for the few people present to have a chance to react, but Sun Tu made the most correct reaction as if he had already judged. Faced with this question, Sun Tu just smiled: "If Your Excellency is my Great Song official, you can see the flaw." The timing of his tea is not suitable, generally the next person will bring the tea when the host has just met with the guest, if it is delayed before, then unless the host has an order, it is not necessary to disturb the host to see the guest but bring the tea in. With the minds of the middle and lower people in the Honglu Temple, how could they make such a mistake? ”

It was precisely because he felt that this person's appearance was too abrupt that Sun Tu became wary from the beginning, so that he reacted the fastest at the moment he made his move, and intervened to prevent him from assassinating Chen Xiangnan.

The other party couldn't help but clap his hands and praised: "I thought so carefully, I didn't expect that you southerners actually hid ingenuity in such red tape, which was really an eye-opener." ”

"Sun Tu is really flattered to be so praised by such a big man as Your Excellency." Sun Tu suddenly smiled, looked into the other party's eyes and said.

These words made the guard's smile stiffen slightly: "How can you see that my identity is not ordinary?" Is it just because I was able to stop those people from attacking you? Having said that, he did not deny it in the slightest.

Sun Tu shook his head: "No, it was your reaction just now that made me see the problem." Your identity should have been Chen Shumi's personal bodyguard, so shouldn't your first reaction when he was assassinated be to rush to the rescue at all costs? But for a moment, you chose to retreat slightly, and only after a while did you think about stepping forward. This is a habit that you have always cultivated, not that you are not brave enough, but when something happens, you will subconsciously think of self-preservation, and then respond, which is obviously a habit that only people in high positions will develop. Also, although you asked Chen Shumi to go down to rest just now out of concern, it still seemed too domineering, which is not what a guard should say.

"You, an important minister of the Liao State, can actually bend down beside Han Chen, and this forbearance is enough to make Zai Xia feel admired. And it's even more rare that you dare to stay alone with me after an assassination. ”

"Hahaha, Sun Tu, you really have more brains and courage than I thought before, it's really worth my time for you." Even if Sun Tu's identity was revealed, this one did not see the slightest displeasure, but clapped his hands and laughed with satisfaction: "Yes, I am a military attache in the north of the Liao Kingdom, and I did have another purpose to come with Chen Xiangnan this time." But it's not that I want to deal with you Da Song, you don't have to worry. ”

"Oh? It seems that most of the guards who accompanied you here don't know your exact identity, right? Then why are you telling me the truth? And why did you want to find out where I came from, and why did you call me here? Is it because you and I glanced at each other that day, or because I took your people from Liao? Sun Tu asked with some confusion.

"I'm here for top secret, and only a few people know my identity. As for why I admit this to you, it is because I want to treat you with sincerity, because only in this way can I show my sincerity, so that you will be willing to submit to my great liao! ”

It is said that the Liao people have always been straightforward, but Sun Tu didn't expect the other party to be so straightforward, and after a few words, he actually directly proposed to himself to solicit it, you must know that the two of them are still in Bianliang, the capital of the Great Song Dynasty. This made Sun Tu couldn't help but stay on the spot, and only after a while did he say, "You...... You're not kidding, are you? ”

"I never know how to laugh, let alone such a big thing. I really want to recruit you to my Daliao, because you have the courage and ambition that I admire. As he spoke, a look of appreciation flashed in his eyes: "The glance you gave me that day made me sure that you would not be willing to be just a small official, but wanted to make a great difference in this world." And the Song Kingdom has always been wary of your generals, only by submitting to my Da Liao, can you show your ambitions and show your strengths! ”

Sun Tu really couldn't imagine that just because of this glance, this Liao person would appreciate and even attach importance to himself so much, which is even more unbelievable than love at first sight between men and women.

Seeing that he was a little stunned, the other party spoke again: "In the past few days, I have found out a lot of things about you, as a small nine-rank military attaché, as the head of Kaifeng Mansion, he dares to be the enemy of the marquis of your Song Kingdom, and he dares to resist the pressure of his boss to exterminate the gang members with strong backers and hidden whereabouts, your Sun Tu's ability is indeed outstanding, but your official position is really not worthy of you." This is the attitude of the Song Kingdom towards a talented military general like you, don't you want to change all this?

"It's different in our Daliao, as long as you have the ability, as long as you make a contribution, I can guarantee that you will be prosperous and will soon be able to master a decent army, instead of only a few dozen subordinates helping to run errands like you are now. And I can also guarantee that as long as you return to Daliao with me, within a year, I will be able to make you a military attache above the fifth grade, how about it, are you willing? You Han people have a saying that good birds choose wood, good ministers choose masters, smart people like you should know how to choose, right? He looked at Sun Tu with sincerity and expectation, waiting for him to respond.