Sun Tu looked at Qin Chi who was talking endlessly in front of him with a half-smile, and said slowly: "Oh? But I don't know who is bright and who is dark in your eyes?"
"The Emperor of the Song Dynasty was stupid and treacherous, but he allowed a pillar of the country like General Sun to suffer unjust injustice. It is naturally dark. As for this..." Qin Chi said, turned and pointed to the south: "Now the Kingdom of Wu has been established. , at the time of prosperity, with His Majesty’s sage and wise men assisting him, it is a good opportunity for the heroes of the world to return home and create a great cause. General Sun is a wise general. If he can surrender, he will achieve great things. This is clear! I don’t know what General Sun thinks. how?"
As soon as these words came out, all the soldiers inside and outside the hall changed their expressions, especially Yue Fei, who was standing behind Sun Tu, his eyes widened and his hands clenched the handle of the knife. As long as Sun Tu gave the order, he would I will use my sword to kill this thief. As a young man who was raised by his mother to serve the country with all his heart, and who had been a lifelong loyal minister with the goal of serving the Song Dynasty for the rest of his life, Yue Fei naturally could not accept such arrogant words.
But Sun Tu's reaction surprised him, because he neither got angry nor refuted the other party's remarks. He just stared at Qin Chi for a long time and then said with a smile: "After talking for a long time, I realized that you came from the south. Come on, so you are one of Fang La's subordinates and have been ordered to be a lobbyist?"
"General Sun really has a good eye. To tell you the truth, he is now the Minister of the Ministry of Rites of the State of Wu, and his rank is in the third rank!" As he spoke, Qin Chi puffed up his chest slightly: "To be honest, before I was just an ordinary person. However, he was appreciated by your Majesty and was promoted to the post of minister of the Ministry of Rites, which fully shows that your Majesty and our country of Wu are eager to seek talents. And with General Sun's talents, as long as he can submit to our country of Wu, he will also serve as minister of the Ministry of War and privy envoy. Isn't it easy to catch him? General Sun, when people go to higher places, good ministers choose their masters, so naturally you know better than me."
After a pause, he took another step forward: "Also, why are you in a dangerous situation where you are being criticized by countless people? Is it because Song Ting has always been wary of generals? It is precisely because you have made meritorious deeds in the past that you have been punished. You have met the taboos of many people. If you don’t give up the dark side and turn to the light at this time, even if you can really turn the danger into safety this time, there is no guarantee that you will not be killed by those cowardly kings and treacherous ministers in the court one day!
"General Sun, you should have heard of Di Qing and Di Wuxiang's various achievements back then, right? With his great contribution to the Song Dynasty, any other court would have made him a marquis, a general, and generously rewarded him. But the Song Dynasty also How to deal with him? Although he was given the post of deputy privy envoy, he had no real power at all. He even refused to give him military power later, and allowed ignorant scholars like Han Qi who only knew how to talk about war on paper to override him. , humiliating him in every possible way, and ultimately causing Di Wuxiang to die in depression. Do you, General Sun, want to repeat his same mistakes and end up in a dismal way
"In comparison, our country of Wu is very different. Your Majesty has always employed people with no doubts and rewarded them based on their merits. Only in this way can leading generals like General Pang and General Fang continue to emerge, and can Jiangnan be conquered in just two years." Half of it is under control. General Sun, can't you tell the difference between the pros and cons?"
This man really has a good eloquence. Although he is not as good as Su Qin and Zhang Yi who traveled among the seven kingdoms in ancient times, he is still quite convincing. After his words, many soldiers inside and outside the hall showed thoughtful expressions on their faces. color.
As Sun Tu's closest confidants, they naturally knew very well what their generals had gone through over the years, and the famous officials from the DPRK and China.
It seemed that all the knives and hidden arrows were easily resolved by him, but the danger still made people feel chilly in their hearts after thinking about it. It also made them complain a lot about those important ministers and even the current emperor who allowed the civil servants to suppress their own family.
It's just that this emotion has been buried deep in their hearts in the past, and they may not even be aware of it. But now, as Qin Chi has completely opened up the conversation, the resentment accumulated over the years can no longer be hidden.
Yue Fei also noticed this immediately, which made him quite anxious. He endured it for a while, but when he saw that Sun Tu remained silent, he became even more anxious. At that moment, he no longer cared about the rules and military laws, and immediately shouted: "You dare to rebel against the traitors, dare to talk nonsense about the government, and use your words to deceive the military. You are really brave! I, the Great Song Dynasty, is Zhengshuo of the Central Plains. How can you do whatever you want? Slanderous?"
With that said, he quickly walked out from behind Sun Tu, came to him, knelt down on one knee, lowered his head and said loudly: "Qianji, this person has sinister intentions and disrupts the morale of our army. He is really a crime that cannot be punished. Please hurry up." Immediately order his beheading to stabilize the morale of the army and clarify the right path!"
Sun Tu looked at Yue Fei with some astonishment at the extremely angry Yue Fei who shouted at Qin Chi to kill him. He almost thought that he was dazzled. Because in the past interactions, Yue Fei has always shown a poise and magnanimity far beyond his true age. Even if he encounters no matter how big the problem is, he can remain absolutely calm.
But now, his face was flushed and his chest was heaving, which was obviously a sign of anger.
But soon, Sun Tu understood again. It was obvious that Qin Chi's remarks had touched Yue Fei's bottom line. As a person who has the idea of loyalty to the emperor engraved into his bones, Yue Fei will never allow anyone to speak ill of the emperor of the Song Dynasty in front of him. This may be the biggest weakness and disadvantage of this future famous general of the Song Dynasty and ZTE.
After being shocked, Sun Tu sighed again in his heart, Yue Fei, Yue Fei, do you know that although the other party's words are a bit extreme, they are also true. The Song Dynasty has indeed been suppressing military generals for hundreds of years. The reason why it is where it is today is because of plots and plots, mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Also, do you know that his words will come true for you in a few decades, and by then you will have become a General of the Song Dynasty who was unjustly killed by a cowardly king and traitorous ministers...
Of course, these thoughts only flashed in Sun Tu's mind and were not actually spoken out. Although he agreed with some of Qin Chi's rhetoric, he couldn't really be persuaded by him at all.
The Song Dynasty may have many problems, but it is still much stronger than the Fang La rebel army who rose up by bewitching foolish men and women but had no long-term vision. What's more, his relatives and those of the Shandong Army officers and soldiers are still in Shandong. How could he ignore the safety of these people and join Fang La's command to help others
After exhaling a breath, Sun Tu stood up, came to Yue Fei, and helped him up: "Pengju, of course I understand your heart for the country, but there is a saying that goes well, if the two countries are at war, they will not be killed. , he is just a lobbyist, if you really get angry and kill him because of this, you will only be trying to make people laugh, and it will not weaken our momentum."
"But..." After hearing this, Yue Fei finally calmed down, but he was still angry in his heart, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.
Sun Tu patted him on the shoulder again, and then said: "In fact, it is very simple to deal with people like him, just refute him until he is speechless." After saying that, just now
He looked at Qin Chi, who frowned slightly: "Qin Chi, right? You said a lot of this before, just to threaten my safety so that I could ignore the interests of my family and country for my own selfishness, right? ?”
"If General Sun is really going to be that foolish and loyal person who clings to incompleteness, I can only let you express my regrets." Qin Chi looked directly at Sun Tudao without fear.
"You are wrong. Loyalty is loyalty. There is no such thing as wisdom, loyalty, foolishness and loyalty!" Sun Tu shook his head and said, "As a general, we hold military power and have the ability. What should we do? We are to protect the family. Who should be loyal to the country? In my opinion, it is not the king and the court, but the people of the world. Just because the food in our mouths and the clothes on our bodies are the hard work of the people of the world, bit by bit, bit by bit, Made with stitches and threads. So you are wrong to say that I am foolishly loyal to the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. What I am loyal to is the Song Dynasty and the people of this world!"
As soon as these words came out, not only Qin Chi, but also Yue Fei and the surrounding soldiers were stunned. They really haven't thought about this level. In fact, many people have never really thought about who they are fighting for. Everyone just relies on instinct and habit to follow their own generals.
And these words had an even greater impact on Yue Fei. He always felt that there was something wrong with Sun Tu's statement, but for the moment he didn't know how to argue, so he could only half-open his mouth and stand there. He didn't even listen carefully to what Sun Tu said next.
Sun Tu's words did not end there, but continued coldly: "In recent years, because of the perverse actions of Zhu Meng and other officials, and because of the existence of Hua Shi Gang, the people of Jiangnan have indeed suffered a lot. It is natural for them to rise up, but this is not You and other ambitious people are trying to subvert the world as an excuse. In the final analysis, Fang La and others are not much nobler than those in the court. Are you really doing everything to save the people? I'm afraid you are taking advantage of the hatred of the people to gain more benefits. Is it true
"As far as I know, every time you attack a city, you will kill all the officials and wealthy households in the city, and then seize their property, but only give a small amount of food to the people. Do you really dare to claim to be just? This is really unacceptable. Agree.
"Also, you keep saying that you want to save the people of the world, but in fact you have never thought about how far-reaching disaster your actions will bring to the people. Do you know that now there are Liao Kingdom in the north and Xia Kingdom in the west? Are there newly rising Jin people further north who have been eyeing me in the Central Plains? Originally, if we in the Song Dynasty were united as one, we could still maintain peace on the border and not be invaded by foreign invaders. But you are making such a fuss in the south of the Yangtze River, but you will It has brought great trouble to the imperial court and allowed foreign enemies to take advantage of it, yet you actually dare to talk about saving the people here? It is really ridiculous!
"Although I, Sun Tu, am not talented, I have not fallen to the point where I want to be with you and others. Even if the court is unfair to me, even if the soldiers and people in Jiangnan misunderstand me, I believe that those who are clean will self-clean, as long as they present the facts Come, then everyone will naturally understand that I am innocent. So you don’t have to use such rhetoric to deceive me anymore, please come back."
After saying these words, coupled with the intimidating aura exuded by Sun Tu, Qin Chi was completely suppressed immediately, making him unable to even utter a single sentence. After a while, he could only leave the place in a daze. And he also had a definite judgment in his mind: "Sun Tu is indeed a powerful person. It seems that the Taifu's evaluation of him is really good. This person is far more difficult to deal with than we thought..."