Jinling City, Zhu Mansion.
In the brightly lit hall, Peng Yongzhen, full of grievances and excitement, accused Sun Tu of all kinds of arrogance and wanton behavior in front of Zhu Meng. A lot of spit sprayed out when he opened and closed his mouth, until the man sitting in front of him Zhu Meng felt even more impatient and even frowned deeply.
In fact, Zhu Meng knew that Sun Tu's actions outside the west gate were no later than Peng Yongzhen's, so he already knew everything the other party said, but he did not interrupt because of his face. To be honest, he was also surprised by the powerful combat power of Sun Tu's army. He actually completely defeated thousands of Gaoyou troops with only 300 men. Is this because the Shandong army is too strong or the Huainan army is too bad?
But now the commander of the Huainan Army is doing well. His subordinates have suffered a big loss and don't even think about how to get the situation back. Instead, they come to him and file a complaint. Do you really think that he, Zhu Meng, will intervene in such a dispute
But Peng Yongzhen took Zhu Meng's frowning reaction as dissatisfaction with Sun Tu, and now he became more and more angry: "Zhu Shuai, Sun Tu killing someone without permission is completely lawless and does not take Shuai Zhu in his eyes. We must punish him severely this time, and we can’t let him run wild anymore.”
"In your opinion, what should we do with him?" Zhu Meng was amused and asked casually.
"At least we must seize his military power and take him to Bianjing for trial!" Peng Yongzhen dared to say, and gave such an answer directly, which immediately made Zhu Meng laugh angrily. Just as he was about to reprimand him, he saw a The man came to the hall and reported: "Master, Sun Tu and Sun Qian are outside asking for an audience."
Upon hearing this report, Peng Yongzhen's body suddenly shook, and a look of shock appeared in his eyes involuntarily. Even though he seemed angry before, when he saw the row of beheaded corpses of Gao Youbing, he still felt a little panicked, and therefore became afraid of Sun Tu. Now, the other party actually followed him closely, which naturally made him feel even more uneasy.
Zhu Meng didn't care what this person thought, he nodded immediately and said: "Then please invite Sun Qianha to come in and talk."
"Zhu Shuai, Sun Tu..." Peng Yongzhen became a little anxious when he heard this. He was about to say something, but was interrupted by Zhu Meng: "We can't just listen to your words. Since Sun Tu dares to come, Just listen to what he said." This really made it hard for Peng Yong to object, so he could only stand there uneasily and remain silent.
After a while, Sun Tu pulled Fan Feng and strode forward, entered the hall and saluted with clasped fists: "I have met Zhu Shuai, and I ask Zhu Shuai that you can do justice to our Shandong Army."
Zhu Meng's little eyes narrowed when he heard this: "Sun Qianjia, I heard that you were so majestic in the military camp outside the west gate today, killing everyone, why did you come here again to ask us to provide justice for you? Yes? What kind of justice can you make your own decision?"
Sun Tu looked directly at him, without any intention of flinching, and immediately replied: "Commander Zhu must have listened to some people's slander before he accused the official. But the official was wronged. The officers and men under my command obviously followed your wishes. When I went to the warehouse to pick up grain, I was not only asked for bribes for no reason, but also injured by Gaoyou soldiers. As soon as the news came back, all the brothers in the camp naturally refused to rest. I was forced to take everyone to Gaoyou soldiers. soldiers
camp theory. It was just that he became more ruthless afterwards and killed a few people. "
Hearing him defend himself so lightly, Peng Yong was really anxious and angry. He immediately shouted: "Sun Tu, don't evade the important and take the easy. What you did is seen by the soldiers around you. Are you leading people to argue? It's clear. It's just revenge and lynching! Also, you actually kidnapped Fan Tuanlian, which is really lawless to the extreme! Do you still have my laws of the Song Dynasty and military laws in your eyes?"
Sun Tu glanced at him carefully as if he just realized that Peng Yongzhen was standing here, and then said: "Peng Qianji, right? You are really good at convicting people at will. Fortunately, you are just a military commander. If In judicial offices such as the Dali Temple of the Ministry of Justice, I am afraid that there will be many more unjust cases and countless innocent people will be wronged."
"You..." Peng Yongzhen is just an ordinary military commander. His ability with words is naturally far inferior to that of Sun Tu. In a hurry, he didn't know how to refute. But Sun Tu's face darkened and he shouted: "You are the leader of the road?" What's the point of coming directly to complain to Zhu Shuai without asking the reason? Saying that I am taking personal revenge and committing lynching? Let me ask you, what is the crime of attacking the officers and soldiers in the city? I will go there as an accomplice to the rebels. To capture and punish these thieves, what kind of lynching is that?"
These words immediately blocked the other party's mouth, leaving Peng Yongzhen at a loss as to how to refute.
Since Sun Tu dared to come, he had already made a comprehensive plan. As long as he insisted that those Gao You soldiers had evil intentions, he would have a legitimate reason to go and seize people from the camp. The method of killing them was not to use brutal force during a fight, but to pull them directly to the city gate and execute them, which is consistent with his statement.
Even Zhu Meng was stunned by Sun Tu's remarks. He carefully looked at the young general in front of him again and thought highly of him. At first, he only thought that Sun Tu could rise so quickly due to some luck and good leadership of the troops, plus Tong Guan as a big backer, but today he discovered that this man was not only extremely courageous, but also thoughtful and far-reaching. It's harder to deal with than you think.
"No wonder Taishi Cai and the others have been unable to do anything about him. This person is really not a good person." After making a secret judgment in his heart, Zhu Meng said sternly: "Sun Qianha, even if what you said makes sense, it still doesn't matter. This is no reason for you to break into the Gaoyou Army camp and kill at will. This matter must be dealt with severely by this officer, otherwise we will not be able to convince the public."
"Xiaguan understands, and Xiaguan is also willing to be punished." Sun Tu's response was beyond the expectations of others, and just as they were stunned, they saw him saying again: "But at the same time, Xiaguan still has something to say. Said, this matter is not as simple as it seems on the surface, there are people with bigger crimes behind it, please Zhu Shuai can give justice to my Shandong soldiers."
"Huh? How do you say this?" Zhu Meng was vaguely aware of his uneasiness, but he could only ask aloud. After all, even if he didn't ask this question, Sun Tu would have finished his sentence.
"Shuai Zhu doesn't know something. Today's conflict was actually caused by someone's selfish motives. Someone gave Fan Tuanlian benefits and asked him to send people to attack our Shandong soldiers, which led to this disaster. So if we really want to discuss it, the lower official is certainly guilty, but that person is the chief culprit." Sun Tu said, then looked at the others around him
Fan Feng was in a daze: "Fan Tuanlian, why don't you tell Zhu Shuai the real information and let him decide right from wrong?"
It was only then that Fan Feng, who had been in a daze since entering the door, suddenly woke up, and immediately knelt down as his knees weakened. Then he exchanged tears with a look of regret: "Zhu Shuai, Peng Qian, and finally the general will be convicted. They are all guilty. The general was greedy for a moment and was instigated by others, so he sent people to fight against the brothers of the Shandong Army. Not only did his brothers get convicted and killed, but it also brought disgrace to our officers and soldiers... "
"This... what the hell is going on?" Peng Yong was really dumbfounded. He never thought that his subordinate would actually follow Sun Tu's instructions. The two were clearly enemies before, but this change of identity made It's too fast.
Zhu Meng's brows furrowed even more tightly, guessing what the other party wanted to say. But there was no way to interrupt anymore, and Fan Feng continued: "The last general sent people to fight against the Shandong Army because of the request of Wang Kaiwen, the granary manager. And as far as he said, This is because the Shandong soldiers refused to share the benefits with him and asked for a lot of food, so he wanted to teach them a lesson. He also promised me five hundred guan of money and promised that Gaoyou Army would be given priority when allocating military rations in the future, so I I was just confused for a moment and did, did such a thing..." As he said that, he kowtowed again and begged for mercy. Looking at it, he really regretted it.
After listening to this narration, Peng Yong was really speechless. He originally thought that this was just a conflict caused by the conflict between the soldiers of the two sides, but now it seems that the water is much deeper than he wanted. At this time, he regretted his decision. Why did he have to meddle in this business? It would be difficult to deal with it now.
Sun Tu, on the other hand, took another step forward at this time and looked directly at Zhu Meng: "Zhu Shuai, there are indeed people over there in the granary openly asking for bribes from my brothers, and because they refused to comply, they did not allocate the grain. This matter is true. The subordinate is very confused. Isn't it Zhu Shuai who already ordered us to allocate food? Why do they dare to act in such a disobedient manner? Not only did they refuse to allocate food, they actually instigated others to attack our Qingzhou soldiers. , please Zhu Shuai, you can do justice to us and other soldiers!"
Zhu Meng's complexion turned completely dark. He really wanted to slap Wang Kaiwen to death, who had already been exposed. He really asked them to make things more difficult for them, and took this opportunity to instigate the Shandong Army. Relations with other officers and soldiers, but what did he do? This was clearly giving someone a handle, and now that Sun Tu came directly to ask for an explanation, he became extremely passive.
If he really punished Wang Kaiwen severely as Sun Tu said, how would Zhu Meng's face be saved? But if he doesn't agree, Sun Tu will definitely not give up, so what should he do
Just when Zhu Meng was in a dilemma and didn't know what to choose, Sun Tu took another step forward and said in a cold voice: "Zhu Shuai, our Shandong soldiers have come all the way to help the imperial court and Jiangnan to pacify the rebels. . But what they are doing now is so chilling. I am afraid that as soon as the news is spread back, the soldiers will come to Jinling to ask for an explanation. If this is true, even if I, Qianjia, come forward, I may not be able to suppress them! "
What is domineering
This is true dominance!
Sun Tu has directly threatened Zhu Meng, the number one person in Jiangnan, with his soldiers and horses. This can be regarded as completely ignoring him!