The snowflakes are fluttering, the north wind is bleak, and the world is vast......

Although there are many chaotic places in the city, it is still just a ripple in the pond in this large city of millions of people, and most people do not know that this has happened, and people just stay at home to keep warm, waiting for the storm to pass as soon as possible.

Most of the shops along the street are closed, and only a few are still lit up and the smell of food and drink is faintly revealed. Liufangju is such a restaurant, but there are not many customers, only about a dozen tables, and even the tables on the bottom floor are not satisfied.

It is said that this place belongs to the Tong family, and it is listed in the name of Tong Mu's Tokyo main store, since a few years ago, Sun Tu helped attract many customers with new dishes such as fried chicken, and the business here has been extremely prosperous, and it has become a famous restaurant in Bianjing City. And today, Sun Tu brought people here, which made the shopkeeper Wu very happy, even if the weather was bad and the store should have been closed, he also tried his best to entertain their guests, and there were a lot of good wines and dishes.

At this time, on the third floor of the restaurant, Sun Tuzheng was sitting opposite Di Yingyang, but he was not drinking and eating, but playing chess. And it is not the most popular black and white Go at this time, it is actually regarded by many readers as a chess that is not on the table - just because Sun Tu does not know Go, he can only pass the time with chess - and it is Qin Hui who is watching horizontally. This has been transferred from the Hanlin Academy by Sun Tu'er, and now he has become an official under the Imperial City Division, but his status has not been improved much.

This game of chess has reached the last moment, Sun Tu's red side has reached the point of exhaustion, although there is still a car and a cannon, but because he wants to rescue the old handsome and can only be trapped in his own rear, while Di Yingyang is full of cars, horses and artillery, and there are two pawns directly into Sun Tu's palace, and he is about to kill his boss on the spot.

This made Sun Tu a little helpless, after all, he had played three sets in a row with Di Yingyang, but the result was a big defeat, which really made his face as a boss shameless. But soon, Sun Tu put the chess pieces in his hand lightly, sighed and said, "That's it, it seems that I am really far from your opponent when it comes to playing chess." After a pause, his tone changed again: "What do you think we are on this chessboard?" ”

This question obviously made the two people in front of him slightly stunned, Di Yingyang quickly smiled: "Of course we are chess players, everything is under our control, now those Sanssouci cave bandits hiding in Tokyo City have been arrested and uprooted one by one, and by the way, they can also dig out the backers behind them, and the big victory is already in sight." ”

"If you really think so, you will become a pawn in the hands of others, and a pawn that is completely ignorant of your own situation." Sun Tu disrupted the chessboard in front of him with his hand, and shook his head with a smile.

Qin Hui showed a thoughtful look: "Does Master Hou see something wrong?" To be honest, he, like Di Yingyang, really didn't expect such a change.

"Actually, at the beginning, I had the same idea as you, and I felt that all of this was under my control, whether it was finding the hiding place of those ditch rats, or bringing in people from the Criminal Department, the Street Division, and Kaifeng Mansion to help, it seemed so logical. But in the past few days, after some thought, I realized that things were so simple as I thought, and it was all so easy, as if even God was helping us to uproot these enemies. Sun Tu said as he stretched out his hand to push open a line of windows, letting the cold wind blow in outside, making the two unprepared shivers.

Di Yingyang's face became solemn: "Isn't that the case?" ”

"How can there be anything in the world that can be done so easily? What's more, when the name is not right, how can those people be willing to take risks and do things that may cause endless troubles because of your few words? Do you think that Zhao Kangming is really a reckless man who can be enthusiastically surged by your few righteous and awe-inspiring words, and doesn't care about anything? If he was such a person, he would not have been able to serve for three years in such an important position as the street secretary. ”

Sun Tu's gaze fell to the window, as if he was trying to find something through the gloomy snowstorm: "As for Wei Shilang, and Kaifeng Mansion, it is even more interesting." Wei Cheng has never been valued by his father, but now because of his words, Wei Shilang has taken risks to help us catch the thieves without regard for his own safety? This is a claim made by his boss without telling his boss, and no one would dare to do such a thing, right? What is Cui Liushang's identity in Kaifeng Mansion, and he can respond to every call? There are some things that can be seen as many problems as long as we think about them deeply, but we were blinded by the benefits at the time, so we didn't notice it. ”

After hearing this, Di Yingyang and Qin Hui both became more nervous, thinking about it carefully, this is really the case. Everything was so smooth before that it didn't seem to be true. Although Sun Tu has a small reputation in Beijing, when it comes to popularity in the officialdom, he is not even a junior character, how can he easily let these people risk being demoted and dismissed to help him? Even if it is indeed a lot of credit after the deed, it will inevitably provoke criticism and impeachment, and the consequences will be even greater.

"So Master Hou thinks that there are people behind all this who are pushing and helping us do everything?" Qin Hui frowned and asked, "Who could that be?" ”

"yes, who could that be? However, I am more accustomed to saying that they are taking advantage of our plan to completely muddy the waters of the officialdom in the capital. So in my opinion, in today's game, we are not chess players, just a chess piece that we don't know. No matter how important it is, a chess piece is a chess piece after all, and after the fact, I am afraid that it will be easily given up. Speaking of this, Sun Tu's gaze became sharp, he would not be willing to turn himself into an uncontrollable pawn.

I don't know if it's because of these broken words or the north wind that keeps blowing in, and the two of them in front of them are silent again. Then, Di Yingyang stared at Sun Tu even more: "Since you have seen through all this, you must have been prepared and have a backhand, right?" After a few months of contact with Sun Tu, he has become familiar with the character of this brother-in-law.

Sun Tu smiled: "If it weren't for that, I wouldn't have suddenly chosen here to preside over today's bandits." It's almost the same now......" Speaking of this, he looked down the street, and the two of them followed, and found that there was one more person underneath, who was pointing to a restaurant half a street away, although he didn't pass on the words, but the meaning was already very clear - the person Sun Tu was looking for was in that inconspicuous restaurant.

Seeing this, Sun Tu didn't hesitate any longer, immediately got up, and walked downstairs. Qin Hui whispered worriedly while following up: "Master Hou, if you can arrange all this, thinking of using our people who are charging in front of you will definitely have a very high status in the court, let's just come to the door to expose it, isn't it a bit dangerous?" ”

His concerns were exactly what Di Yingyang thought, the other party's identity was only above Sun Tu, and he came to the door rashly, once the other party turned his face in annoyance, his own situation would become more and more dangerous. This made him look at Sun Tu with some worry, although he didn't speak, his intention was already obvious.

Sun Tu didn't stop, and said in his mouth: "Because of this, some words should be explained in person, otherwise they will only become more and more unscrupulous." What's more, now that the initiative is mine, I will have bargaining chips and opportunities to negotiate if I go, and once it is late, it will really be irretrievable. ”

When he came downstairs, the guards guarding below suddenly got up, looking like they were going to follow the expedition, which was really murderous. But Sun Tu only waved his hand: "You all stay here, wait for the news to come in front of you, and then spread it to the Li family restaurant over there." I'll come when I go. ”

For these people, Sun Tu's words were a holy decree, even if they were worried, they no longer questioned half a sentence at this time, and after answering in a low voice, they sat down again. Sun Tu, accompanied by Di Yingyang and Qin Hui, walked out of the restaurant slowly, braved the wind and snow, and walked towards the restaurant under the leadership of the subordinates who had just pointed out the position.

When they came to this restaurant, which was not too luxurious and conspicuous, Sun Tu's movements were stunned, and his eyes wandered around. After a moment, he said, "You don't have to be so careful, I'm just here to make it clear." Whoever is above, go and spread a word, saying that when the Marquis of Yue comes to see him, if he does not see him, then everything will be done today. Don't think about using my Sun Tu as a gunman. ”

It was only at this time that Di Yingyang was a little frightened to find that there were many people in ambush in the surrounding darkness, and these people were still holding long-range weapons such as bows and crossbows in their hands, which was not a battle that ordinary court officials could mobilize.

Sun Tu completely ignored these things, just stood in front of the building, waiting quietly. After a while, the door of the restaurant finally opened, and a person said clearly: "Since it is the arrival of the Marquis of Yue, then please come in." ”

Seeing this, Sun Tu nodded slightly. And at the moment when he stepped inside, he suddenly felt something, and suddenly looked up, and met the gaze of a handsome man standing by the window, hanging his head down, and then, Sun Tu's gaze was also condensed. At this moment, he had guessed the identity of the other party.

At the same time, in the political hall, Cai Jing put a secret letter sent before into the brazier in front of him, watching the flames devour it, and in the end, there were only two words in the flames to make the last dying struggle, those two words were "prince"!

Looking at this scene, the eyes of the imperial master, who had always been full of confidence, showed a trace of uneasiness: "I really can't imagine that this little thing actually led him to...... It seems that some people really don't want to wait any longer......"