It wasn't until after listening to Xie Mo's story that Su Mao knew the twists and turns and the truth. Only then did I realize that the previously rumored incident about Sun Tu killing Mr. Xie was a complete misunderstanding. Not only did Sun Tu not harm Xie Mo, but he actually saved his life. The public denounced Sun Tu as being cold-blooded and murderous, and they were all wronging him. .
After being stunned for a long time, Su Mao looked back to the present: "Then why did Mr. Xie come to my Suzhou today? Could it be..." When he said this, he suddenly thought of something: "Is it possible that you are in Changshu, and Wu Jun Is it related to the Shandong Army that was fighting?"
As a big businessman in the south of the Yangtze River, the Su family's ears and eyes are naturally extremely well-informed. Of course, it is impossible to hide the war in Changshu from them. Not only did he know the identities of the two warring parties, he even understood the course and details of the fighting during this period. He knew that Sun Tu and the Shandong Army were in a great dilemma at this time.
Xie Mo smiled at him: "Brother Su's mind is still so sharp. Yes, my coming here does have a lot to do with General Sun and the Shandong Army. However, this matter is important after all, and I don't dare to make any independent decisions, so today I am just serving as a recommendation." There is someone else who really wants to talk to Brother Su in detail."
"Who is it?" Su Mao asked in surprise. As he spoke these words, the door of the abbot's room opened again, and a young man full of energy and agility stepped in.
Although the other party just stepped into the room, the invisible momentum he generated was already pressing up like a mountain, until Su Mao's breathing was stagnant. He even stood up subconsciously and said harshly: "You yes… "
"I'm in Xia Sun Tu. I met Yuan Su." Sun Tu came to him in two steps, casually clenched his fists and revealed his identity. But Su Mao was so frightened that his face turned pale. This time he couldn't even speak. His eyes widened, as if he had seen a ghost.
Sun Tu's appearance was indeed beyond his expectation. You must know that this is outside Suzhou City, and it has now become the territory of Wu State, and he is a general of the Song Dynasty. Moreover, at this time, a fierce battle was going on in Changshu. How could he, as the commander-in-chief of the three armies, dare to leave his troops and risk their lives to come here to meet with an ordinary businessman like himself
For a moment, Su Mao even had the idea of escaping from this place quickly, because he knew that Sun Tu's appearance in front of him would definitely not be a trivial matter, but a big event that even his Su family might not be able to handle! But as the door was slammed shut from the outside, he quickly gave up this unrealistic idea. Now that Sun Tu has shown up, how could he let him go
Fortunately, Su Mao had seen a lot of storms in his many years of business, so after a while of uneasiness, he finally calmed down: "It turns out that General Sun is here. Su Mao is really disrespectful. I didn't know you came to see me. What's the matter?" His words were clear and coherent, but his trembling voice still betrayed his heart.
Sun Tu calmed down the evil spirit emanating from his body, casually sat on a futon nearby, and then said with a smile: "I took the risk to come here, naturally, to save others and myself."
"how do I say this?"
"Save you, save myself. Member Su should know how dangerous his situation is. If he doesn't cooperate with me this time, he may not be able to survive."
In a period of time, your Su family's fortune will be swallowed up entirely, and even the lives of the whole family may not be saved. Of course, if you are willing to help me, this danger will not exist. At the same time, I can also achieve a great victory over the La rebels. It can be described as a win-win situation. "Sun Tu expressed his intention very casually.
"General Sun is a bit alarmist, right? My Su family has always done business as a human being and never did anything harmful to nature. How could it cause any harm to the family?" Su Maobian has slowly recovered. He became a mature and steady businessman, and he became much more comfortable talking to Sun Tu.
"Is that really so? I can't see it." Sun Tu laughed and shook his head: "Since Su Yuanwai refuses to admit it, let me analyze it for you. You are my subject of the Song Dynasty. The Su family was able to quickly spread in Jiangnan I'm afraid the government's blessing is indispensable for your rise, but when Fang La's rebel army invaded Suzhou, what did you do? Surrender to the rebel army, and then provide them with a lot of money, food and convenience. These things can't be wrong, right? ? If we wait for our Song Dynasty Heavenly Soldiers to return to Suzhou and wipe out these rebels, how will your Su family deal with it? I'm afraid it will be difficult to save the family's life, not to mention the family property.
"Of course, you can also insist that Fang La's rebel army will not be defeated by our Song Dynasty, but in my opinion, even if such a situation happens, the result of your Su family may not be much better. .Although Fang La's rebels are fierce, can they really fight against the Song Dynasty with the power of a corner of the Yangtze River? Not to mention anything else, the money and food needed for the two armies to fight may not only be smashed, smashed and looted. The rebels can handle it. And in order to win the hearts and minds of the people, they naturally do not dare to attack ordinary people. So I dare to ask, who will they attack? I am afraid that big families like the Su family will become fat in their eyes. Sheep, that’s fish on the chopping board. If I just slap you with a crime at random, it will be enough to bankrupt you and kill your whole family!"
After saying this, even though Su Mao was as steady as Su Mao, his face turned a little pale at this moment, and his eyes became more worried. In fact, he had already thought about what Sun Tu mentioned, but he was riding a tiger, so he could only go to the dark side.
In the past two months, local Wu officials in Suzhou have repeatedly collected a lot of money and food from the Su family under various names. Although he gave it all, he was always uneasy, fearing that someone would take it away one day. Everything earned through hard work. But Su Mao had always buried this kind of thought deep in his heart. Until Sun Tu exposed it in one fell swoop today, it had a particularly huge impact on him.
After saying so many words, Sun Tu seemed to be quite at ease. He actually poured himself a cup of tea and slowly drank it to sooth his throat: "So for your Su family, no matter which side you choose, it is a dead end. Don't you want to Are you trying to find a way out of this desperate situation?"
"A way out? Can you survive by working with General Sun?" Su Mao asked with a wry smile.
Sun Tu nodded solemnly: "Of course. If you can help me capture Suzhou, you will have done great service to the court. In this way, even if the chaos is put down afterwards, you will still be a minister of merit. How can the court make things difficult for you again?"
Su Mao shook his head and sighed: "General Sun, what you said is so light... The court, if
If the imperial court can really make such a just decision, how could I be so hesitant? I'm afraid that the imperial court is out of reach, but if I really do what you say, when Suzhou is really recaptured by the army and Zhu Meng arrives, we will die without a burial place! "
"Oh? Is Yuanwai Su worried that Zhu Meng will settle the score after the fall?" Sun Tu asked meaningfully.
"Of course. To be honest, several big businessmen in Suzhou City have been targeted by Zhu Meng for a long time. If it hadn't been for the Fang La incident two years ago, I'm afraid we would have been skinned and stewed by him, even the bones. This is one of the reasons why I was willing to pay and provide food and help them recruit troops and horses after Wu Jun entered the city." Now that everything was said, Su Mao no longer concealed anything and told the inside story. : "If this matter is known to Zhu Meng, as General Sun said before, we will die without a burial place. As for the so-called merit, haha, in the eyes of the government, does my small merit really count?"
Sun Tu nodded clearly: "It seems that it's not that Su Yuanwai can't trust the imperial court, but that he can't trust Zhu Meng?"
"Yes, this man is as greedy as a wolf and as cunning as a fox. He only seeks wealth and uses any means. Many people have died because of his family. The reason Suzhou exists today is all thanks to him... Do you know that when Fang La raised his army, he only had a few thousand soldiers?" , why they were able to occupy half of the south of the Yangtze River in just a few years, all because they put forward a slogan called Kill Zhu Meng and save the people from fire and water! So in my opinion, Wu Jun will certainly attack us, but Zhu Meng is the one who is more powerful. Terrible guy."
"I see." Only then did Sun Tu understand everything. He smiled, but suddenly said seriously: "What if I promise you that I will kill Zhu Meng as long as you help me capture Suzhou?"
"What?" Su Mao suddenly exclaimed, unable to believe his ears: "You... you want to kill Zhu Meng?"
"Is this strange? I want to get rid of this national thief both in public and private matters. Even without you, I will find a suitable opportunity to kill him next!" Sun Tu suddenly felt a stronger feeling than when he entered the door. The strong killing intent made the other two people shiver violently.
"Is this... are you serious? Do you really have a grudge against him?"
"Do you know why the Shandong Army under my command was trapped in Changshu City? This is all because of Zhu Meng's frame-up plan!" Sun Tu was also happy, and directly told the inside story that he had just learned. Su Mao and Xie Mo were stunned. They couldn't believe that Zhu Meng, the coach of Jiangnan, would do such a stupid thing.
But as long as you think about his usual behavior, it is easy to understand. Zhu Meng has always been selfish and cruel, and never considers the overall situation. As long as he can satisfy his own desires, he can do anything.
Sun Tu said with another smile: "And I killed him to put an end to the chaos in Jiangnan as soon as possible. Without this national thief, the rebels would lose their excuse for rebellion, and it would be much easier to put them down. So I Wanting to kill him is definitely not out of temporary anger, but the most correct choice based on the overall situation."
Having said this, Sun Tucai looked at Su Mao: "So I hope that Su Yuanwai can help me win Suzhou this time. Of course, what I want you to do is not something risky. I just want to use your identity to sneak in quietly. It’s just Suzhou City.”