As soon as Sun Tu said this, the other people in the hall were instantly dumbfounded, and even Zhu Mian's first reaction was not anger but stunned, he had to think that he was having auditory hallucinations, and someone dared to threaten him so unscrupulously?

Since he won the emperor's favor by relying on Huashigang, and spent a lot of money to befriend the powerful people in the court and make himself a high status in the south of the Yangtze River, as stable as Mount Tai, Zhu Mian has never met such a bold person. Even Yang Du, who was ordered to be killed alive by him before, was only in a more intense tone, and it was far from such a direct threat.

But today Sun Tu actually said so, and he said it in front of everyone, what is the difference between that and slapping him in public?

For a moment, the strong killing intent could not be suppressed and rushed straight to his head, and Zhu Mian was about to roar and let the guards outside immediately take Sun Tu down and divide the corpse. But just as these words were about to come to his lips, his heart suddenly shuddered, because he found that Sun Tu in front of him was extremely close to him, and that pair of tigerish eyes were staring at him, like a terrible beast waiting for an opportunity to move, waiting for its prey to reveal its flaws!

Suddenly, Zhu Mian thought of a saying that Sun Tu was able to pacify all kinds of bandits in Shandong in a short period of time, not only because of his good use of troops, but also because he himself had martial arts far beyond ordinary generals. If the rumors are true, at such a distance, Sun Tu can easily restrain himself, and life and death will be at his mercy.

As soon as his mind cleared up, he thought of the terrible part of Sun Tu's threatening words - there were 20,000 Shandong troops about to rush to Jinling! That is a hundred battles of strong army that can pacify Shandong, which is full of bandits, in a few years, and it is obviously much stronger than any army inside and outside Jinling today.

Just a team of 300 people can go straight to the barracks, so that thousands of Gaoyou troops have no strength to resist, and now they have increased their strength by 70 times, even if everyone inside and outside Jinling is in one place, I am afraid that it is not its opponent...... Even if other people can't be as tough and good at fighting as Sun Tu's personal guard, it's not something that Zhu Mian dares to provoke easily.

It wasn't until this moment that he really understood why Sun Tu was able to form a grudge with Cai Jing, Gao Yu and Liang Shicheng, but he could continue to be promoted, and he was safe so far. In addition to Tong Guan, the soldiers and horses under this person are his greatest guarantee. At this moment, the anger in my heart has long dissipated, replaced by jealousy and fear.

The deep jealousy and fear made the anger in Zhu Mian's heart suppressed in the blink of an eye, his red face changed, and he showed a signature smile: "Qianli's words are too outward, your Shandong army can run thousands of miles to Jiangnan Ping, the thief is my Zhu Mian's brother, how can we let you be bullied by such bastards?" Wang Kaiwen, right, we must punish him severely, someone is coming-"

As soon as he gave the order, several cronies and soldiers guarding outside the hall quickly ran in and waited for the order. Zhu Mian glanced at Sun Tu, after all, risking his life, he could only say with a cold face: "The granary manager Gou Wang Kaiwen acted recklessly, using power for personal gain, the real crime is unforgivable, you will go and take him down, if you dare to resist arrest, you will be killed!" In the latter sentence, he deliberately strengthened his tone, and gave the henchmen in charge of him a look.

This man immediately understood, and after answering the order, he immediately led the people away. It was only at this time that Peng Yongzhen, Fan Feng, and the others in the hall calmed down from the panic just now, and then looked at Zhu Mian in disbelief, and then at Sun Tu, they really didn't expect that Zhu Mian, who had always been arbitrary and unscrupulous, would compromise with Sun Tu.

At this time, Zhu Mian also reflected his deep city side, his expression was completely normal, and he said very seriously: "Qianli, are you still satisfied with this treatment?" ”

"Zhu Shuai can judge so impartially, and the lower officials really admire it." Sun Tu was also very acquainted, and he didn't say anything provocative, but after touting a sentence, he said with a straight face: "But the lower officials really can't believe that a small Guan Gou official dares to do such a thing, I'm afraid that there is a master behind it, and I ask Zhu Shuai to investigate it in detail, otherwise it will only chill the hearts of all the soldiers." ”

"Of course, this official will definitely investigate to the end and give you a satisfactory answer." Zhu Mian said with a smile, and glanced at Fan Feng and Peng Yongzhen, who had already been silent on the side: "Peng Xuan, your subordinates have done such things, what do you say as a boss?" ”

Peng Yongzhen's body shook when he heard this, and he immediately understood. Obviously, Zhu Mian, who suffered a big loss from Sun Tu, wanted to find someone to vent his anger, and he and Fan Feng immediately became the best targets to vent. This made him sad and indignant, but he didn't dare to refute the confrontation, he didn't have the confidence and courage of Sun Tu.

So after a little silence, he could only say: "Zhu Shuai, what Fan Feng did is indeed very undeserved, it is suspected of disturbing the hearts of our army, and the last general thinks that he should be removed from all official positions, and he will make a decision after reporting to the court!" At this time, he can only abandon the pawn to protect the car, at least he is still kind and wants to save Fan Feng's life.

But Zhu Mian was obviously dissatisfied with this, because in his opinion, he was so embarrassed today, and in the end, he was still thanks to Fan Feng and Wang Kaiwen, Wang Kaiwen was dead, and Fan Feng couldn't stay. So after Peng Yongzhen finished speaking, he snorted: "Disrupting the morale of the army is a serious crime, not to mention that it is still in wartime, so it is even more of a crime." Come, take him down for me, and tomorrow I will be punished in the city to enforce my military discipline! ”

"Zhu Shuai, the last general has been wronged...... ......As soon as he heard this, Fan Feng really collapsed, and immediately kowtowed hard and begged for mercy again and again, and looked at Sun Tu: "Sun Xuanzhi, you promised the villain, you will definitely save my life......" He was so cooperative before, but because he had been guaranteed by Sun Tu before entering the door, his life was in danger, so he begged Sun Tu here.

Sun Tu didn't want to break his promise at this time, so he hurriedly stepped forward again: "Zhu Shuai, now is the time to employ people, it is not good to kill generals after all, in the opinion of the lower officials, it is better to let him wear the guilt and make meritorious service, and it is better to observe the after-effects, otherwise although the other military horses do not say it, it is inevitable that there will be resentment in their hearts." As he spoke, he deliberately glanced at Peng Yongzhen, who had been silent, and the meaning was already very clear.

Zhu Mian is a smart person after all, and he immediately understood the meaning of Sun Tu's words. Although he is the nominal chief general of the official army in the south of the Yangtze River and has great authority, in fact, the more than 100,000 military horses may not be able to really obey his dispatch. Otherwise, Jinling would not have become such a field as it is today, which is completely the result of the disobedience of the various armies to the military orders, and Zhu Mian turned a blind eye to this.

And once he really kills Fan Feng because of today's incident, he may really be able to deter the generals, but it will also make people more and more distrustful of himself.

Although he was annoyed in his heart, Zhu Mian still understood which was more important, so he snorted: "Since it is Sun Chan who intercedes for him, this official will take back his fate." But the death penalty can be avoided and the living crime cannot be escaped, come and pull him down, and punish him with eighty military sticks to set an example! ”

This time, Sun Tu was not good at interceding for Fan Feng again, and the latter did not dare to complain anymore, so he was obediently tied up and pulled outside by the soldiers who came in to play the board. And Sun Tu also accepted it when he saw it at this time, and flattered Zhu Mian a few words, saying that he was impartial and judgmental, and he was a model official, so he easily resigned.

As for how Zhu Mian scolded him and Peng [Village] Yongzhen after they left, and broke a few valuable antiques and other things, it is not for him to care. Anyway, today's Sun Tu won a big victory, really made himself and his soldiers stand up in Jinling, and let everyone know what kind of character Sun Tu is.

Of course, this is all after tomorrow, and when he walked out of Zhu's mansion, someone had already rushed up impatiently, not other henchmen and guards, but Tong Mu. At this time, Tong Mu was still full of apprehension, and when he saw Sun Tu come out, he breathed a long sigh of relief: "San Lang, you can be regarded as coming out, I just heard the screams inside, I almost broke in to save you." In a hurry, even the title changed to the original.

Sun Tu smiled at the other party with some emotion: "Second brother don't have to be nervous, he doesn't dare to attack me unless he completely loses his mind." What's more, with my martial arts, I am not afraid if he really wants to turn his face. As Zhu Mian guessed before, if he really dared to order Sun Tu to be taken, then Sun Tu would also act immediately, hold this fat man hostage, and then go out of the city to meet his soldiers and horses. Under the circumstances, he still had this certainty.

"You, you always like to take risks...... Tong Mu smiled helplessly, and then frowned: "In this way, you can completely offend Zhu Mian, aren't you afraid that he will make you and your soldiers and horses suffer in the next war?" ”

"Even if he didn't have today, he was always thinking about dealing with me." Sun Tu smiled, he understood this, and said disapprerovantly: "So if I make this scene now, I won't lose anything, maybe I can get the favor of many people." Moreover, this time the matter will be completely bigger, and it will be difficult for them to do anything with military rations, which can be said to be beneficial and harmless. ”

Seeing that he was firm, Tong Mu no longer persuaded him, but just smiled and sighed bitterly. Only then did he realize that there was indeed a great deviation between his ideas and Sun Tu's, and this person's methods and courage were much more intense than he wanted before.

"But this time, I have to thank the second brother, if you hadn't said something to Fan Feng before, he might not have been able to cooperate so much." Sun Tu said with a smile again.

It turned out that just before Sun Tu came to see Zhu Mian just now, Tong Mu stopped them in the middle of the road. After persuading Sun Tu to take the risk unsuccessfully, he deliberately "clicked" Fan Feng a few words, which made him become so cooperative in front of Zhu Mian and took the initiative to explain the truth of the matter.

As for what he said, it was nothing more than to break the matter and tell the other party that he had become an outcast, and if he wanted to save his life, he could only do what Sun Tu wanted, which was why he later asked Sun Tu for help. It can be said that although Tong Mu did not really participate in this battle, he also helped Sun Tu a lot, and this person's intelligence is definitely not under those famous military advisors.