Seeing that Sun Tu only said a few words to make Cheng Taishou speechless, and his arrogance disappeared, which made the eyes of the generals present change again when they looked at him, and their hearts became more and more in awe.

Especially Dong Ping, his heart was even more excited, in the past, he was often a little restrained and nervous in front of Cheng Wanli, how could he ever see a military attache who could suppress him like this. And more importantly, Sun Tu's words helped him say that he was fighting for Cheng Yue'e for him, which made him feel a lot more expectations, and his eyes kept moving back and forth between Sun Tu and Cheng Wanli.

Sun Tu still looked at Cheng Wanli seriously: "Cheng Taishou, because of your own selfish thoughts, Dongping City was broken, and hundreds of innocent people were killed by Liangshan thieves, and you, as a local official, not only did not feel guilty, but only thought about that false name, do you say that you are really worthy of wearing this official robe and being a local shepherd?" ”

This made Cheng Wanli even more speechless, just laughing miserably, his body couldn't help trembling, it seemed that he might fall down at any time, and Cheng Yue'e beside him was worried, but he didn't dare to step forward to help, he could only look at Sun Tu with begging eyes, as if he wanted to beg him not to hit his father again.

Sun Tu could also see that this Cheng Wanli was not a bad person, but he was too old-fashioned and a little selfish, so he didn't force him further, just stared at the other party and said, "Cheng Taishou, you have made all kinds of mistakes, have you ever thought about how to make up for it?" ”

"I ...... How does Sun Dujian want me to make up for it? Cheng Wanli asked a little hesitantly, and then said a little fiercely: "Do you want this official to apologize for his crime with death?" ”

"No......" Cheng Yue'e was immediately frightened, and hurriedly shouted, and then knelt down towards Sun Tu with a puff: "Sun Dujian, my father did something wrong because he was confused for a while, he never meant to collude with the Liangshan thieves, my father ...... him."

"Shut up, this is a major matter in the court, what does your daughter's family know!" Seeing his daughter pleading for herself, Cheng Wanli was not only not moved, but scolded sharply, and then looked at Sun Tu provocatively: "Haven't you Sun Dujian killed several prefects and guards, this time since this official has fallen into your hands, it is nothing for you to kill one more person, right?" ”

"When did the official say that he wanted you to take your life? What's more, with the big mistake you made, I'm afraid that one life can't be worth it! That's the souls of hundreds of innocent people, can you compare it alone? Sun Tu paused, took another step forward, and said with a threat: "Don't think about committing suicide and dying, if you really dare to commit suicide, this official will definitely go to the court and say that you committed suicide in fear of sin, and after you die, the entire Cheng clan will be implicated, and everyone will believe that you colluded with the Liangshan bandits, and you are an out-and-out traitor!" ”

"You ——!" Cheng Wanli was really stunned by what he said, and his chest rose and fell rapidly, but the thought of suicide had dissipated. Indeed, when he spoke before, he had thought of atonement for his sins with death in his mind, because in his opinion, if a person dies for a crime, it is impossible for the court to pursue the sins of a dead person, so his own reputation and the reputation of the Cheng family will be preserved.

But now Sun Tu didn't give him this opportunity at all, which made Cheng Wanli feel even more tormented, and he didn't know how to deal with it at all. could only stare at Sun Tu deadly, expressing his anger and dissatisfaction with his eyes.

Sun Tu's tone calmed down at this time: "Cheng Taishou, the ancients said that if a person is not a sage, he can be a gentleman." But what do you think? It's shirking, it's evasion, do you think this is a gentleman's doing? ”

Without waiting for the other party to react, he continued: "You asked me what I wanted to do with you, but it was actually very simple, that is, to atone for your sins and make up for all the mistakes you have committed before. Now that Dongping has suffered a great change, the people's homes have been destroyed, and you are needed to come forward to appease the aftermath. There are also soldiers in the army who have suffered countless injuries because of you, shouldn't you stand up and apologize to them? After doing this, you can be regarded as a responsible man, instead of dying like you just thought, it will not help at all, it will only make Dongping more chaotic! ”

The anger on Cheng Wanli's face gradually dissipated, he really couldn't believe that Sun Tu only let himself do such things to make up for his mistakes, which was completely incompatible with his murderous appearance just now.

As if seeing the doubts in his heart, Sun Tu said again: "Of course, this alone is not enough to atone for your sins, so this official still needs you to do two things, so that I will not report the truth here to the court, and your reputation will be saved." ”

"But what?"

"First, after the city is restored, you will resign from the imperial court! With what you've done before, I'm sure you're not worthy to be a shepherd! Sun Tu said and glanced at Dong Ping again: "Second, allow Miss Cheng to marry Dong Dujian and let them tie the knot together!" ”

"No, my Cheng family has never had a daughter to remarry......" Cheng Wanli subconsciously wanted to object, but after facing Sun Tu's sharp gaze, he couldn't say anything later. Sun Tu stared at him and said, "I'm not discussing with you, but letting you do this!" If you still want to keep your reputation, and you want to make sure that the Cheng family is not ruined because of you, do as I want!" ”

Such a direct statement made Cheng Wanli's heart tangled for a while, but in the end, he could only compromise. As he thought before, compared with his daughter remarrying and losing his position, the consequences of the entire family being ruined by his reputation are obviously much worse. Now, all the initiative is in the hands of Sun Tu, and his daughter actually had such a thing with Dong Ping early on, and forcibly refusing them to marry is just deceiving himself.

After a long time, Cheng Wanli finally sighed: "That's it, the official depends on you." After I have done my best to restore Dongping to its old views, I will ask the court to resign. Also, Yue'e, starting today, you are a member of his Dong family, and you have nothing to do with my Cheng family. In the end, his face turned pale for a while, and his whole spirit was empty again, as if he had suddenly aged ten years.

Cheng Yue, who was still surprised, also showed uneasiness and sadness when she heard the end, is her father going to expel herself from the house? Fortunately, Dong Ping came over at this time and hurriedly hugged her, so that she did not lose her temper.

While hugging his beloved woman, Dong Ping looked at Sun Tu with gratitude, he really didn't expect Sun Dujian to be so concerned about his own affairs, and even forced Cheng Taishou to nod his head with words, which made him immediately have the idea of repaying Sun Tu in this life.

After finally putting Cheng Wanli's old stubbornness to rest, Sun Tu returned his attention to business. After he glanced at Dong Ping, he asked a little strangely: "Actually, there is still something unknown about this official, Cheng Taishou, why didn't you choose to attack Dong Ping when the Liangshan thieves attacked Dongping City sooner or later?" ”

"This ...... The official also found out about this matter just now......" Speaking of this, Cheng Wanli's face changed again, and finally let him see that there was something strange about this matter. And Sun Tu immediately reacted: "How did you know about this?" It stands to reason that since they don't dare to let you know about this, they will definitely try their best to hide it, how did the news leak? ”

"It's the news from Chen Cang, the master next to the official. At that time, the old man was also a little unconvinced, so he deliberately tested Dong Ping, but the result was ......"

At this time, Dong Ping also understood: "Is this a conspiracy deliberately targeted by someone?" In order to let the Liangshan thieves easily break the city! ”

"It should be like this, and that master is the key to this matter. Cheng Taishou, where is that person now? Sun Tu did not hesitate to say his judgment, this method is indeed very similar to the most common intrigue used by Liangshan's gang. Once they encounter a certain city that is difficult to overcome, they will use some despicable means to promote internal turmoil, and this time Dongping was broken by the Liangshan army because of this incident!

"Others...... was supposed to be here in the government, but since I came back, I haven't seen him again. Cheng Wanli was completely convinced that he had been tricked at this time, which made him both blame himself and angry, and he couldn't imagine that he was still being seen through, and then unknowingly fell into the enemy's conspiracy.

"Before the Liangshan thieves entered the city to loot, and then left, did he run away?" Dong Jian gritted his teeth beside him. For this culprit who caused his own general to be imprisoned and the city was almost destroyed, he naturally hated to slaughter the other party with his own hands.

"Not necessarily, after all, since he has been with Taishou for some years, he is not a Liangshan thief. And he must not have imagined that we would immediately see the problem, and we might not be able to leave at this time. Sun Tu thought for a moment, and then said, "I wonder if he has any other places to live in the city?" Maybe he's hiding there. ”

"This ......" Just when everyone was helpless, a subordinate suddenly spoke: "Taishou, Mr. Chen said before, he has a good friend in the Jade Building, maybe he will hide there at this time." ”

In Cheng Taishou's cold snort, Sun Tu immediately decided: "You take a few people to the Jade Building, if the person is really there, be sure to capture him alive for me, this person may still be useful." ”

Dong Jian and Pang Xu glanced at Dong Ping, and after seeing him nodding, they took the order and went in a hurry.

After giving these orders, Sun Tu glanced at Cheng Wanli: "Cheng Taishou, the next aftermath will depend on you." The official will stay here for a few days until the marriage of Dong Dujian and Ling Qianjin before returning to Qingzhou. Presumably, everything was the same in the city at that time. ”

Obviously, he was a little worried about Cheng Wanli, but in the face of this statement, Cheng Wanli could only smile helplessly. In fact, as early as when he responded to this matter, he had no intention of repenting, and now that he thinks about it, Dongping suffered this catastrophe, his responsibility is indeed great, and how can he be ashamed to be this Taishou again?

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It's almost the New Year, and it's not good to always fight and kill, so let's have some happy events。。。。。。。。。