For Yue Fei, who turned the tide in history and became the first person in the army at the turn of the Song Dynasty, and whose name has been immortalized for thousands of years, Sun Tu still attaches great importance to him. This is not only reflected in the fact that he has always brought him with him and given him more exposure to training and use of troops. Waiting for important tasks is also reflected in giving Yue Fei enough opportunities to make meritorious deeds.
Whether he sent Yue Fei to Bajiao Town to mobilize reinforcements before, or whether he sent him to contact the rebels hiding in Qixia Mountain and try to persuade them to surrender, it was a sign that Sun Tu had great trust in his abilities and was willing to cultivate him well.
But after all, Yue Fei is still young now, and Sun Tu's expectations for him are not too high, so he asked Wu Song and Lu Da, who are better at communicating with the suffering people, to go with him, so as to ensure Yue Fei's safety. It can also have the effect of double insurance and achieve the purpose.
But judging from the results, Sun Tu still underestimated Yue Fei's talents, especially his eloquence. Because of the influence of later generations' evaluations of Yue Fei, Sun Tu had fixed his opinion of this junior brother in his mind, thinking that he was a warrior who was quick in action but poor in words. However, in fact, this was obviously a misunderstanding. In terms of eloquence, he is actually not inferior to those literati!
Just two days after sending them secretly to Qixia at night, Yue Fei and the others returned safely, bringing back two burly men with angry faces. They were brothers Zhou Xuan and Zhou Chi, the leaders of the hundreds of rebels. Two people. When these two people revealed their identities, even Sun Tu couldn't help but look at Yue Fei, who was standing quietly below, in surprise, with more approval in his eyes: "Did you come to talk about everything on the mountain?"
Before Yue Fei could speak, Lu Da chuckled and said, "You're right about calling me Qianjia. This time, Sajia and Erlang didn't do anything at all. They only accompanied Pengju for a walk around the mountains, so this is a great achievement." It's all his. Even when searching for people on Qixia Mountain, he was the one who made the decision, which is really admirable."
Wu Song also nodded: "Yes, this is all the credit of Brother Yue. I don't dare to be greedy for credit."
"You two brothers are too humble. Without your support and courage, Yue Fei would not be able to complete the errand, so in terms of credit, everyone is the same." Yue Fei said humbly.
Sun Tu waved his hand: "Of course everyone deserves the credit, but you can't escape Pengju. By the way, how did you convince them to come down the mountain?" As he said that, he looked at the people standing a little further away. Zhou brothers, these two people are willing to go down the mountain like this, which proves that they truly believe that they can make the decision for them.
"Actually, your reputation is big enough, Qianjun. Your humble position is just to explain their situation clearly. If they continue to resist stubbornly, they will not be able to escape the end of the entire army even if they hide on Qixia Mountain." Yue Fei said with a low-key smile.
He said it in an understatement, but in fact the situation at that time was not that easy to deal with. At that time, they were surrounded by hundreds of rioters. A slight disagreement might lead to a big war. But even under such circumstances, young Yue Fei was not timid at all, and persuaded the rioters with reason: "I know that you were all forced to kill the officials and fled up the mountain to become rioters. But you want to Can this be a long-term solution? Now that the Jinling area has annexed hundreds of thousands of people, if the government is really determined to wipe out you and others, can Qixia Mountain really allow you to protect yourselves?"
"So what? Ever since I and the assassins fled, we have put life and death aside!"
"What about your relatives and friends? Have you ever thought about them? I have heard that because of your involvement, there are still hundreds of people in prison who have never seen the light of day. How can you bear to let them accompany you? Are you going to die together? And what will your death leave behind? Will you be able to rest in peace after your death as a rioter? Have you never thought about clearing your name? Now that Sun Qianha is willing to help you, just Please also believe that we can give you justice!"
Perhaps Yue Fei's words touched everyone's heart, or maybe he was born with a convincing temperament. Anyway, after some analysis and a period of persuasion with both kindness and power, these rioters on the mountain finally He was moved, and then the two Zhou brothers voluntarily followed him down the mountain to see Sun Tu.
After Sun Tu looked at the two people carefully for a while, he said: "You were in the army before, right?"
These words made the two of them stunned for a moment, and then they both nodded and admitted: "Yes, our brothers were originally generals in the Jinlingxiang Army. We killed Zhu Meng and others in a rage because they acted against the grain and killed innocent people. Some of his lackeys escaped up the mountain."
"Huh? What is going on? Please tell me carefully." Sun Tu really didn't know the root cause of this civil unrest, but he became interested at this time.
When the two of them saw him asking such a question, they believed it a little more. After looking at each other, Zhou Xuan said: "That was more than a month ago. Zhu Meng had completely taken Jinling City into his hands, so he began to loot money. It is embarrassing to say that at that time, our brothers were also ordered to do some shameful things. things…
"Perhaps this is how I got my retribution. Later, someone reported to the government that there was a strange stone in my yard, which was a rare gemstone in the city. Heaven and earth can tell. Although the stone is not small, it is just a stubborn stone. I For three generations in Jinling, the Zhou family only regarded it as an obstacle in the yard. It was just that it was deeply rooted and could not be moved away. However, they did not expect that it would become a gem now. Then, the government sent people to the door and insisted on removing it. We paid for the stone transport, and it was two hundred dollars at the beginning..."
Sun Tu frowned when he heard this. He had not only heard a lot about such things since he came to Jiangnan, but also seen a lot. This has almost become a common excuse for people in the government to make money and harm the people, often extorting money because they need to transport stones to the capital. Not to mention, when it comes time to move the rocks, they will demolish the people's houses and courtyard walls on the pretext that the rocks are too big and cannot be damaged at all. If they want to keep them all, they have to continue to give money and bribes. It won’t stop until you’ve wiped out a good person.
Naturally, the Zhou brothers did not have so much money to satisfy those guys, and they were not willing to let their ancestors' home be destroyed, so they had a conflict with these people from the government: "My brother didn't have the guts to really fight them, but... At that time, our old mother was actually pushed down when she stepped forward to argue with them, and that's it... that's it... "
Only then did Sun Tu realize: "Did you two kill those government servants in anger because your mother was harmed by them?"
"Not bad." Zhou Xuan straightened his back and said, "I
Although the brother had not read many books, he knew that the revenge for killing his mother must be avenged, so he immediately killed all those dozen bitches. It just so happened that there were fellow villagers from Bao Shao around who also had their families destroyed by Zhu Meng, and they all had a deep blood feud, so we simply gathered together, and after grabbing some weapons and food, we fled up to Qixia Mountain in order to survive. Find an opportunity to kill Zhu Meng again to take revenge! "
"Sun Qianxia, our brothers have heard of your name before and know that you are a good official who can speak for the people and soldiers, so we are willing to take the risk to come down the mountain to see you. If you can really uphold justice for all of us, except for Get rid of those harmful things, so what if we give you our lives?" Zhou Chi also said, looking at Sun Tu fearlessly.
Obviously, what Yue Fei said before was not self-effacing. A large part of the reason why these two brothers went down the mountain was out of respect and trust for Sun Tu. Even Sun Tu himself didn't expect that his reputation would be so great that the soldiers here in Jinling would unconditionally believe that he could seek justice for them.
This made him immediately feel that his responsibility was heavier, and his expression became solemn: "Is what you said the truth?"
"It's absolutely true. If you make a false statement, my brother will definitely die a bad death!"
"Then is it possible for you to be able to demand justice without fear of anything? Even if you are asked to go to Bianjing City and explain the matter in front of all the kings and ministers?" Sun Tu asked again.
"What's so difficult about this? Our brothers can even risk their lives, so what else are we afraid of?"
"Okay! Let me ask you one last question, are you willing to believe me? And can those other people completely trust me, Sun Tu?"
This question made the two of them slightly stunned, but soon they both said seriously: "We can do our best to convince the villagers. In fact, Sun Qianha, you also have a great reputation in Jinling. As long as you can make a guarantee, We must not doubt it.”
"If this is the case, I hope you can go back and secretly bring down the folks from the mountains. Then I will send people to pick you up and hide you in the army. As for the next thing, I will make arrangements. But there is one thing I I can guarantee that as long as you trust me to go down the mountain, I, Sun Tu, will definitely ensure your safety!"
Sun Tu's request made the Zhou brothers stunned again. The risk of leading everyone down the mountain was really not small. Once Sun Tu deceived them and they left the complex terrain of Qixia Mountain, there would probably be only one outcome. .
But after meeting Sun Tu's solemn eyes and thinking of his good reputation among the people, the two of them felt a little moved. Because they also know that staying in the mountains is tantamount to drinking poison to quench thirst, and it will not end well. Moreover, after these days of consumption, the food they had brought to the mountain was almost exhausted. If this consumption continues, it will be difficult for these hundreds of people to remain on the mountain.
After weighing it for a while, they finally gritted their teeth and said: "We are willing to believe Sun Qianjia, but we have to go back and discuss with the villagers before making a decision."
"Okay, you can go back now. But I also have something to remind you. Time is tight. I will only give you three days at most. If you are unwilling to go down the mountain after three days, you can only be punished as a rioter, and I will lead the army. Attack Qixia!"