The land south of the Yangtze River has always been said to have heaven and Suzhou and Hangzhou, but that was before.

Since the arrival of Zhu Mian, after the harsh government and heavy taxes such as Huashigang exploited the wealth of the people in the south of the Yangtze River, the wealth of this Great Song Dynasty was not as good as a year, and the people's lives were even more embarrassing. And after Fang La led people to rise up and turned the entire Jiangnan upside down, the state capitals and towns around the country are withering day by day, and they have long since lost their former scenery.

As the so-called capital of the state of Wu, although the situation in Hangzhou has been greatly improved compared to Suzhou, which has just experienced the Great War and changed hands, the people in the city are still tired, and the prosperous scene recorded in various classic books and notes is not seen at all. Fortunately, Fang La finally learned the lesson of Zhu Mian and other corrupt officials in the Great Song Dynasty, but he didn't dare to exploit it too much, and now the people in the city can barely survive.

Compared with the difficult times of ordinary people, the officials and magnates of Wu are much more at ease. After all, in the past two years, they have built many cities, seized money and grain warehouses in various places, and made the pockets of many civil and military people who followed Fang La's uprising also bulge rapidly. Especially those important ministers in the court, life is even more nourishing.

Although the people still had to think hard about surviving this winter because of the arrival of winter, some important ministers were able to enjoy the scenery outside in the hall where the charcoal stove was lit and drank tea and played a game.

In the original mansion of a wealthy man in Hangzhou, there are now two people sitting opposite each other, gossiping and dropping their hands at the same time. One of these two people is the prime minister of Wu State, the most trustworthy official around Fang La, and his brother Fang Fei, while the other is Jiang Shihu, who has been lost for a long time!

It is said that after the battle of Jiangzhou to exterminate the murderer, relying on the desperate rescue of his brother Jiang Dalong, Jiang Shihu finally escaped from the waterway, and also escaped the repeated pursuit of the government. For several years after that, he remained incognito, hiding everywhere, and eventually settled in Jiangnan.

But coincidentally, when Jiang Shihu planned to live in peace, the government refused to let him go. It's not that the Jiangzhou government is so powerful that it can take people thousands of miles apart from each other, but the heavy taxes of Huashigang have pressed on his head.

Jiang Shihu, who already harbored hatred for the government, could not be willing to be exploited, so he took the opportunity to kill people. At this time, Fang La, who was also in Muzhou, also rebelled. As a result, the two groups of people who resisted the harsh government of the government quickly joined together, and grew rapidly, and began a magnificent journey to seize half of the south of the Yangtze River.

In this process, Fang Fei provided logistics for Fang La, and Fang Shifo attacked the city for him, but Jiang Shihu gave him advice and set a clever plan to break the official army and take the city. Hangzhou, Suzhou and other heavily guarded cities can be breached, because of the design of Jiang Shihu, by buying the people in the city, the inside and outside should be combined.

It is precisely because of his great contribution to Fang La, even if he is not a member of the Fang clan, he was also named a high-ranking official in the court after he became emperor, he is a Taifu, and he is almost an equal existence with Fang Fei, the prime minister of Wu. And to this day, Fang La also trusts him, obeys his words, and can be regarded as a very good minister.

If you really want to make an inappropriate analogy and compare Fang La to Liu Bang, then Fang Fei is Xiao He, Fang Shifo and Pang Wanchun are Han Xin Zhou Bo, then he Jiang Shihu is Zhang Liang. And now in the officialdom and army of Wu State, he also has an extremely loud reputation - no last resort, which shows how much prestige he enjoys in the Wu State Army.

However, if someone sees Jiang Shihu for the first time, it is difficult to associate him with such a popular figure. At this time, Jiang Shihu was fifty out of thirty, but he didn't have much manliness, and the whole person was still a little sick, and he would cough a few times from time to time. This is because he was injured when he escaped from Jiangzhou and soaked in water for many sunsets, and he almost became a tuberculosis ghost-like existence.

And on the opposite side of the square fat is also not worthy of the name, although there is a fat word, but there is no half of obsession, he is nearly fifty years old, but he is handsome, extraordinary, is the twist of thinking, can make many women admire.

On the chessboard, the black and white armies have been completely strangled together, and it is difficult to distinguish between them. This made Fang Fei's son even more embarrassed, and after a long time, Fang Fei fell in the corner. Playing chess is like doing things, and when he is not sure, he would rather hold on to it than rush forward.

Seeing this, Jiang Shihu chuckled: "Fang is really cautious, your hand is really beyond my expectations." ”

"Playing against you Taifu Jiang, I don't dare to relax in the slightest." Fang Fei replied with a smile, and said casually: "Presumably, Qin Chi should have seen Sun Tu at this time, right?" ”

Hearing the name Sun Tu, Jiang Shihu's gaze froze, but he quickly recovered and fell behind: "This should be the case when calculating time." Although many years have passed, he still clearly remembers everything that happened in Jiangzhou back then, his Jiangshang brothers, his brother Jiang Dalong, was killed by the troops led by Sun Tu.

When the elder brother and the brothers had already died in the belly of the fish, and he was in the south of the Yangtze River again, that Sun Tu relied on his original merits, stained with the blood of his brothers, step by step to such a high position today! The anger and unwillingness in his heart, even if he forbears it, he can't hide it.

Fang Fei naturally noticed his changes, so he filled him with a cup of tea: "The things of the past are in the past, so don't worry too much about it for the time being, otherwise it will only increase your sadness and hurt your body." ”

"Thank you." Jiang Shihu nodded slightly, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of the thick tea soup, which calmed his mind a little. Then, he smiled again: "Fang Xiang, isn't he very sure about this matter? ”

"Yes, I have carefully checked this Sun Tu, this person has always acted boldly, but he is jealous and hateful, since he is an official of the Song court, it is extremely difficult to persuade him to surrender. Even if Qin Chi is eloquent, I feel that the certainty that this matter can be achieved should be about thirty percent. ”

"Fang Xiang is still too optimistic, in my opinion, it would be good to have one percent." Jiang Shihu had recovered at this time and smiled calmly.

"Huh?" Fang Fei frowned: "In that case, why would you still support Your Majesty in making this decision in the court?" If it weren't for your optimism that day, Your Majesty wouldn't have sent someone out easily. ”

"Didn't Fang Xiang see that His Majesty was really moved by his love for talent at that time? The first battle of Danyang and the first battle of Changzhou, it was Sun Tu and his Shandong soldiers who frustrated our army and broke my overall plan, and then General Pang came with news that Sun Tu had been squeezed out by the Southern Song court and the people in Jiangnan, and His Majesty naturally wanted to take it for his own use. So in my opinion, even if you and I oppose it together, and Your Majesty agreed at that time, there will definitely be unwillingness afterwards. And if we confront Sun Tu again in the future, Your Majesty will bring up the old matter again, which is not a good thing for my Wu State, it is better to break his thoughts as soon as possible. ”

Fang Fei was stunned when he heard this explanation, and only after a while did he smile bitterly and shook his head: "It's a last resort, you really have no last resort, but this time your majesty has been calculated." ”

"This is also a helpless move, and I hope Fang Xiang will help me keep this secret." Jiang Shihu looked at the other party with a smile and said.

Fang Fei nodded hurriedly and said, "Of course, only you know about this matter, and I will never let a third party know." You are also for the future of the Wu Kingdom, and you are also out of loyalty. After a pause, he said again: "But in this way, even if Sun Tu doesn't kill Qin Chi because of this, won't he run for nothing?" ”

"Not necessarily." saw Jiang Shihu smile confidently, and took a sip of the tea bowl again.

These words made Fang Fei's heart move: "What, do you still have a backhand?" With what he knew about his colleague in front of him, every time he smiled so incomprehensibly, it proved that he had a whole plan and was likely to succeed. When he first planned to break Hangzhou, he showed such a smile in front of Fang La, and boasted that he could break the city within half a month. And as a result, he really did it!

"It seems that I really can't hide it from Fang Xiang. Yes, I have another plan this time. Once Sun Tu refuses to surrender, Qin Chi will go to see another person, and then borrow his hand to help us eradicate Sun Tu! ”

Fang Fei's mind turned, and he blurted out: "Could it be that you have already instructed Qin Chi to let Sun Tu go to Jinling to see Zhu Mian once Sun Tu refuses to give in?" ”

"Fang Xiang is wise!" Jiang Shihu picked his thumb and praised, but Fang Fei smiled bitterly: "Don't put gold on my face, when it comes to such calculations, I am far from being able to compare with you." But if you think about it carefully, this is a good strategy, but, can Zhu Mian really listen to us? ”

"If he is smart enough and thinks about the bigger picture, he certainly can't be of use to us. But Zhu Mian is obviously not such a person, he is extremely selfish and arrogant, and he will definitely not be able to tolerate a general like Sun Tu who may not be obedient but has great use. Coupled with the Song Dynasty's consistent style of suppressing military generals and beware of military generals, as long as Qin Chi can break the interests little by little, I am not afraid that he will not do what we want, and get rid of Sun Tu and the Shandong army with us! Jiang Shihu's answer was very confident, obviously he had thoroughly understood the temperament of Zhu Mian and Sun Tu.

Fang Fei sighed, and only nodded after a while: "What you said is indeed reasonable, with Zhu Mian's character, as long as he provokes a little, he will definitely get rid of Sun Tu for his own interests." It's a pity that such a rare famous general is going to be killed. ”

Feeling the thoughtful gaze from Fang Fei, Jiang Shihu smiled again: "Could it be that Fang Xiang thinks that this is my intention, just to avenge the revenge of the year?" ”

"It doesn't matter if it's right or not, now for us, it is the best thing to be able to kill people with a knife and get rid of Sun Tu. I only hope that you can continue in this matter in the name of exhaustive means, and with such a strong enemy, our life will not be stable. ”

When the two of them said these words, Qin Chi, who had come out of Danyang in embarrassment, had already appeared outside Jinling City......