"What do you say? My convoy was robbed in the south? Hosophobon asked with an angry and incredulous expression on his face, while the subordinate in front of him nodded apprehensively, "Right...... Exactly. Master, the gang of horse thieves claimed to be Nanshan thieves, saying that they were also in a difficult situation, and if the master wanted to get back those goods, he had to exchange them for five hundred taels of gold! ”

Sun Tu also frowned when he heard this, five hundred taels of gold is not a small amount for the fine seal, the other party is completely opening his mouth in the lion, and it is a manifestation of not putting the fine seal clan in his eyes at all!

Sure enough, after hearing this, Xi Feng Chang was even more furious, slammed the table and scolded: "These horse thieves are really big thieves, can I really be deceived by my fine Feng clan?" "This is not only a matter of face, but also about reality, if he is really robbed of something by a horse bandit this time and has to spend money to redeem it, then there will only be more and more similar troubles in the future, you must know that he can be valued by his father as the eighth son, and it is by virtue of him that he can earn a lot of money for the fine Feng clan.

The subordinates in front of him were even more panicked when they saw him angry, but he still had to say some words: "Master, they said that the five hundred taels of gold were not only for ransom, but also for ransom, and dozens of our men were detained by them, and there were ......" As he spoke, he glanced at Sun Tu again: "General Sun's merchant friend is also among them." ”

At this time, Sun Tucai's face really changed: "Are you saying that the goods that were robbed this time are the batch of green salt that Brother Huangfu went out of the city to arrange a few days ago?" Just a few days ago, seeing that Sun Tu had settled down in Shunjun City, Huangfu Duan put his mind on the batch of green salt that belonged to him, and after learning that the green salt had been transported from other places one after another, he also rushed to check, but he didn't expect to be caught by the horse thief with the goods.

"Not only the green salt, but also the cloth and grain and other things, all of which were taken away by those horse thieves, if this batch of goods is added together, there should be more than a thousand taels of gold, which is the reserve used by my Shunjun City for winter." Xi Feng Chang gritted his teeth and said: "What Nanshan thief, he really ate the bear's heart and leopard gall, and dared to be a blatant enemy of my Xi Feng clan!" ”

Sun Tu calmed down slightly from the shock just now, and thought about something with a solemn face, he always felt that this matter was a little strange, in the territory of the Xifeng Clan, did any thief really dare to act so unscrupulously?

Xi Feng Chang couldn't hold it back, and immediately got up and said: "My Xi Feng clan will never tolerate such a thing happening, I will go to my father and ask him to send troops to destroy this horse thief gang, I want to see who else dares to rob my Xi Feng clan of goods in the future!" As he spoke, he hurried out. At this time, Sun Tu greeted behind him: "Son, slow down." ”

"Huh? Are you worried that something will happen to Huangfu Duan because of this? Don't worry, no matter how bold those guys are, they don't dare to really hurt my people from the Xifeng clan, otherwise they are ready to pay for the lives of the whole family! Xi Feng Chang looked murderous at this time, obviously extremely angry.

Sun Tu took a step forward and said, "I just want to ask my son, has the same thing happened in the past?" ”

"Naturally, this is the first time that my fine Feng clan's goods have been robbed!"

"Then it's strange, why did it happen that Brother Huangfu was here......" Sun Tu's expression became more and more solemn, and he nodded pointedly. Xi Feng Chang was just blinded by anger just now, and he was still quite shrewd, and after being reminded like this, he also had a strange feeling: "You mean someone is making a hindrance?" Why are those horse thieves so daring? ”

"Although I dare not assert this, I am afraid that it is not far off. Otherwise, for no reason, why would there be such a bold horse thief? ”

"Fine feudal!" Almost instantly, he identified the person behind the scenes, and his brother's name burst out from between his teeth. This really doesn't need to be thought about, now there are brave and capable people in Shunjun City, and it is necessary to target him like this, only himself, the half-brother!

Sun Tu seemed very calm: "So if that's the case, I'm afraid that Gongzi will not be able to solve the problem if he goes to ask the patriarch for help." We have to come up with a good way to do it. ”

"It is impossible for Father to maintain fine feudalism in such a big matter!" Xiao Feng Chang was a little unacceptable, after all, more than half of those goods were prepared for Shunjun City, and once something really went wrong, the consequences would be not small.

Sun Tu shook his head and smiled: "It's hard to say what happened now, but I thought that since he dared to let people do this, he must be sure that you and I would not be able to borrow the power of the patriarch." Or, perhaps, this is what the patriarch wants to see, and maybe he will also be able to test the school's son's performance when dealing with such accidents. ”

Although there was some truth in his words, but the fine seal was still only half-convinced, and without any further delay, he hurriedly left the other courtyard and ran to the official office of the fine seal Yechang for help.

"Uncle Cheng has been with Gongzi for some time, right?" Sun Tu had seen that the fifty-year-old party man in front of him was very trusted and respected by Xifengchang, so he was quite respectful to him on weekdays, and when something happened at the moment, he first thought of asking him some inside information.

Xi Fengcheng leaned slightly and replied in a low voice: "Yes, since the birth of the son, I have followed him on the orders of the first master's mother." If you do the math, it's been almost twenty years. ”

As soon as these words came out, Sun Tu's expression became a little more solemn: "Then Uncle Cheng must know the relationship between Gongzi and his brother very well, right?" Do you think they would really make a brotherly move for the sake of power in the clan? ”

The smile on Cheng Bo's face quickly disappeared, but he didn't give an answer: "I'm just a slave serving my master, and this kind of thing is not something I can comment on and speculate at will." ”

After Sun Tu glanced at him a few times, he quickly smiled, because he had already got the answer to his question. If there was no such thing, Cheng Bo would have immediately shook his head and denied it, and now he refused to answer, in fact, he said that there was a clear matter.

Sun Tu didn't dwell too much on this matter, and then asked: "There is one thing that you must know about Uncle Cheng, that is, how many people can Gongzi really mobilize now?" ”

"There are only two hundred relatives accompanying the guards, and they are the soldiers and horses that the patriarch handed over to him after the prince was sixteen years old." Uncle Cheng replied quite happily this time, this kind of thing is not a secret in Shunjun City.

"What about the sixth son? If he wants to make a move, how many troops can he mobilize? ”

"Five hundred to one thousand ......" Cheng Bo pondered for a while and replied: "After all, Gongzi has not held any important positions, so he has never had his own team. But the sixth prince is different, even if he is not involved in military affairs, but because he got a position two years ago, someone voted for him. At least two of the city's cavalry will follow his orders......"

"Three to five times the strength of the comparison? And maybe there is a group of horse thieves who have been bought by him, conservatively speaking, the number of fourteen or five hundred. Sun Tu slowly exhaled: "Things are not easy to do!" ”

"So I think that the best choice for my son is to pay for the redemption of people and goods, which is the safest." Cheng Bo said, but there was a helpless wry smile on the corner of his mouth. Because he knows the character of Xi Feng Chang very well, how could he obediently bow his head and admit defeat after suffering such a big loss this time?

Sun Tu stood there with a smile, he also guessed that it was impossible for this person to endure this evil breath, once he hit a wall at his father's place and came back, he would shout to send someone to save people and seize the goods. And since he wants to be the cronies of the fine seal, this is the best opportunity to gain his attention and trust, after all, the fine seal is now in a weak stage, and it is always better to send charcoal in the snow than the icing on the cake. And Sun Tu can also see a little, I'm afraid that what the fine feudalism has done this time is really to deal with himself!

What happened next was exactly as Sun Tu had predicted before, more than half an hour later, Xi Feng Chang had already returned with a heart full of resentment, and he had not been able to get support from his father. As for the reason, it is very simple, that is, as early as early this morning, Xifeng Yechang had already left Shunjun City and went to the border to inspect the fortress.

Xifeng Ye Chang is the head of the border generals sent by the Western Xia court to guard this place, so he will always go to some border fortresses to inspect every certain day. Obviously, it was because he knew his father's move early on that he would boldly make this move. And once the fine seal Ye Chang is not in the city, it is impossible to mobilize the defenders in the city with the identity of the fine seal Chang, so all he can use is the two hundred or so guards under his hands.

"Fine feudalism counts everything into ...... I will never bow to him, even if there are few soldiers and horses, I will decide to go out of the city to save people and goods. Sun Qianli, do you dare to go with me? He asked with a gloomy face.

"Childe, please don't be impatient, this matter is secretly strange, you must not easily fall into their trap, otherwise you will ......" Sun Tu was about to say anything more, but was interrupted by a thin seal with an impatient wave: "Sun Qianli, I want to give you a chance because I fancy your martial arts and courage." I can't imagine that you are so cowardly and afraid, it seems that I really misjudged you! In a fit of rage, his true nature was revealed, and this son of a party nobleman was not at all as kind and wise as he had shown before.

Sun Tu didn't panic because of this, just smiled and said: "Childe, please listen to me after I finish speaking, I didn't say that I would give up saving people and taking goods, but that I should use some strategies to deal with them!" ”

"Huh?" Xi Feng Chang came back to his senses a little at this time, "What do you mean?" ”