Xie Wenzai has always been a smart and meticulous person.

Don't look at him as famous for his article knowledge, he explored flowers in high school before he was crowned, and his talent in military strategy is not bad. Exiled for more than 20 years, he has the protection of the Zhou family and his cousin Haixi Cliff, the Zhenguo Mansion, and he has not suffered much, in addition to reading, studying medicine, writing articles, and teaching children, he will occasionally help analyze the military situation at the border pass, and even once gave advice to several major generals of the Zhou family to help them win the battle.

If it weren't for this credit, the Zhou family of the Zhenguo Mansion would not have been able to shelter him all the time, allowing him to spend more than 20 years in peace and security in the northwest.

Although he is the protégé of Wu Guozhang, the son-in-law of the Zhou family, and his mother Zhou is the sister of the current Zhenguo Gong, in fact, he and Wu Guozhang's teacher-student relationship is not deep, but in his high school year's examination, the chief examiner is Wu Guozhang, who was the secretary of the Ministry of Rites at the time. Wu Guozhang pointed out that he was the Jingkui, but the ranking of Tanhua was ordered by the emperor. He drafted a memo on Wu Guozhang's orders, and was exiled by his political rival Sun Gelao, who knew that he had been wronged, but still sat back and watched his future be ruined. With such a weak teacher-student friendship, how could Wu Guozhang's father-in-law's family take good care of him for the sake of his son-in-law?

The first two years of his exile were supported entirely by the help of his cousin Haixi Ya. It was precisely because he made several contributions to the military aircraft of the border army generals and counselors through his cousin's channel that he had the secret protection of the Zhou family.

However, since Haidingcheng, the son of Haixi Cliff, died on the battlefield, Xie Wenzai left the sad Suzhou with the Hai family and went to Guazhou to live in seclusion, even if he was pardoned. In recent years, he has occasionally helped the familiar Guazhou Wei generals analyze the military situation, but he no longer participates in the war. The old people in Suzhou City may have forgotten his reputation a little.

But Cao and Lu, two old friends who have been accompanying Xie Wenzai through the long years of exile in the border city, will not forget his deeds of anticipating the enemy's opportunities many times. Even if they had never suspected the businessman surnamed Sun before, as soon as they heard Xie Wenzai say that this person was suspicious, they couldn't help but calm down and think carefully about the suspicions.

Cao Gengyun said in a deep voice: "It is common for border army leaders to deal with caravans. Some caravans are simply to earn money and grain for the border army, otherwise there are always people in the DPRK and China who find excuses to delay the grain and grass, and the border army has no silver in their hands, so do they really have to watch their soldiers starve to death? But since this businessman's surname is Sun, and he took the initiative to approach Sun Yonglu, maybe he was a staff member sent by the Sun family, just coaxing outsiders with the name of a Guazhou businessman. ”

After all, Sun Yonglu has been stumbling at the border for several years, but he has never made any decent contributions. If it drags on any longer, Zhen Guogong will pass on the handsome seal to his son, and what will happen to his grandson Yonglu? Sun Ge was anxious for his nephew, and it was normal for him to send someone to help him.

It's just that this person just came and gave Sun Yonglu a bad idea, and he is obviously not a good person, God knows what kind of moth will come out in the future. I'm afraid the generals of the Zhou family are going to be in trouble. They are all good at fighting, but when it comes to fighting with others, I am afraid that they may not be comparable to Sun Ge's minions.

Cao Gengyun was deeply worried about the generals of the border army.

Lu Bainian had a different opinion: "What Sun Yonglu needs is a staff member who calculates the Zhou family?" He needs people who can help him win battles! Instead of bothering to deal with the young generals of the Zhou family, he might as well find a reliable and meticulous work and go to the Western Regions to inquire about the movements of the Hu people, so as to help him win a few victories. Most of the merchants in Sha and Gua went to the Western Regions to sell goods, and many of them also served as spies for the border army in private. The Zhou family and the various guards have familiar merchants. Since this businessman surnamed Sun bears the name of a Guazhou businessman, he must have the same idea. He should have been sent by the Sun family to be a spy for Sun Yonglu, in order to help him find out the news of the Hu people and give him the opportunity to make war exploits......"

Sun Ge has been able to enjoy the glory of the DPRK for decades, and it is impossible not to see clearly what is the foundation of a military attaché's foothold in the border army. What is the use of him sending people to help Sun Yonglu suppress the young generals of the Zhou family? Even if Zhou Jialangjun can't inherit the handsome seal of Zhenguo Gong, there are still so many generals in the border army, and all the commanders of the guards are more senior and meritorious than Sun Yonglu. If Sun Yonglu has no military merits, he will never think about plotting military power!

Take 10,000 steps back and say, as long as Sun Yonglu has military merits, the Zhou family may not be able to stop him from rising to prominence.

Cao Gengyun and Lu Bainian had their own guesses about the purpose of the businessman surnamed Sun, and everyone felt that they were more reasonable, so they had to ask Xie Wenzai's opinion.

Xie Wenzai only asked them one question: "If this businessman really came to help Sun Yonglu find out the news of the Hu people, so as to help him make a great contribution, what is he doing to make such a big disturbance in Suzhou City?" ”

Cao Lu and the others couldn't help but be stunned.

Xie Wenzai smiled slightly: "The caravans that come and go in the Western Regions on weekdays, except for the spies secretly raised by the generals, who else is not careful to manage their reputations?" Even if they would specifically curry favor with the generals of Da Chu, they would not publicize this kind of thing publicly, so as not to be treated as spies by the Hu people. Their purpose is just to make money. The generals who befriended the Great Chu at the border pass and curryed favor with the Hu people in the Western Regions was the usual practice of the merchants.

If this businessman surnamed Sun wants to be a spy for Sun Yonglu, he should not openly claim that he is close to Sun Yonglu, and surround Sun Yonglu every day, so that everyone knows that he is trusted by Sun Yonglu. If it is really as he said, there are spies planted by the Hu people among the immigrants in Guazhou, he is not afraid that this spy will transmit his news back to the ears of the Hu people? So how will he find out the enemy situation for Sun Yonglu in the future? I'm afraid that if I just arrived at the realm of the Hu people, I would be arrested immediately?! ”

It can be seen from this that this person is not here to help Sun Yonglu make meritorious contributions at all, so what is his plan?

Nowadays, a large number of immigrants are stranded outside Suzhou, which has affected the lives of soldiers and civilians in the city. If it is a big trouble, Sun Gelao, the initiator who advocates abandoning a large area of territory outside the Guanguan and concentrating troops to defend key cities, will definitely not be pleased. If even the resettlement of immigrants went wrong, it was caused by his grandson's family, and the turmoil caused by this could not be calmed down casually.

No matter how stupid Sun Yonglu is, there are always staff members around him who can think of this. Why, then, did he insist on listening to the merchant and keeping watch at the gate every day to catch spies? What did the merchant tell him?

Cao Gengyun immediately thought: "Could it be that other people in the court are digging a pit for Sun Ge Lao?" It is easier to start with Sun Yonglu, a stupid person, than to deal with the rest of the Sun family. ”

Lu Bainian frowned: "Just to fight for power and profit, he let the people of Shazhou suffer, and the master behind this is not a benevolent gentleman." ”

Xie Wenzai glanced at the two old friends helplessly: "Why do you only think of the high-ranking officials in the capital?" I didn't think it was ...... This may not be our Da Chu's people who are making trouble? ”

Cao Lu and the others looked at him in surprise.

Xie Wenzai sneered: "The city gate of Suzhou is wide open every day, and countless people, animals, vehicles and horses are blocked on the road, what if there is an enemy attack?" Did the defenders force the gate to close the gate regardless of the life and death of the people, or did they let the city gate open wide and the people entered the city with the enemy horsemen? ”

Cao Gengyun hurriedly said: "Enemy attack? Impossible, right? If there is an enemy, there will be a warning from the Guancheng side! ”

Xie Wenzai raised his eyebrows: "But now the ...... guarding the city It's Sun Yonglu! ”

Cao Lu and the others were silent.

Everyone has been at the border for so many years, and there is no shortage of correspondence with the border army, and they all know what kind of goods Sun Ge's old nephew Yonglu is.

He's not so incompetent, is he?

Lu Bainian asked solemnly: "Brother Xie thinks that Sun Yonglu can't even do such a trivial matter?" ”

Xie Wenzai also said solemnly: "As long as the businessman surnamed Sun is really a ghost, even if he can do it, he will definitely not be able to do it!" ”

Lu Bainian suddenly stopped talking.