When Zhang Shuye and Xuan Cangyong were brought to Sun Tu, the two of them looked very embarrassed, not only in terms of expression, but also physically, especially the latter, although the blood on his face was wiped away, the scars were still fresh.

It wasn't until he met Sun Tu that he recovered from his previous dazedness and panic, replaced by unspeakable anger, and shouted loudly: "Sun Tu, what are your intentions?" You dare to incite those people to attack your boss, do you want to rebel? ”

Sun Tu was sitting there as an old god, looking at him with a calm, or rather cold, gaze: "Xuanjian Jun, what do you mean by this?" This official hasn't asked you what your intentions are to disturb my Hangzhou City and let people insult and beat the people in my city at will, but you dare to come to me and be presumptuous? Although the words were not very loud, the momentum was much stronger than that of the other party, and it suppressed Xuan Cangyong at once, so that he suddenly stopped when he asked for guilt and complained later.

At this time, all he could do was to ask for help from his companions around him, and after glancing at Uncle Zhang, he smiled bitterly and said: "General Sun, your words are a bit serious, I have been staying in the mansion since I came to Hangzhou, why do you disturb Hangzhou?" As for the people, they will not be troubled for no reason. But today's events are really too weird, and I hope General Sun can give me an explanation! ”

Compared with Xuan Cangyong's impatience, aggressiveness, neither humble nor arrogant, Zhang Shuye, who seems extremely stable, is obviously the one who is more difficult to deal with. Even if he was attacked by the people with stones before, even if he looked a little embarrassed, he could still show the bearing that a court official should have, and his eyes fell on him, and he had the meaning that Sun Tu could not avoid it.

Sun Tu smiled: "What's so strange about this?" If it weren't for the fact that someone was in a hurry to urge our army to send troops, the people of Hangzhou would not have panicked. Moreover, as far as I know, the two of you do have a lot of opinions about the tax I set before, and this matter has been spread by some people, and then it is not a big mistake for the people to say that they will raise taxes again, and even levy more Huashigang, right? ”

"You ......" Xuan Cangyong was very annoyed, and was about to argue a few words, but was hurriedly stopped by Zhang Shuye: "General Sun, since you know about this, why didn't you come forward to explain it to the people earlier?" Aren't you using public opinion to embarrass us and us by doing so? ”

"Yes, that's exactly what I had in mind." Sun Tu's answer made both of them stunned, no one expected him to respond so crisply, and he didn't even have the slightest intention of justifying and shirking, so he accepted it openly, as if this was a very ordinary matter of soldiers and horses. This made the two people who reacted not know what to say, which is really unreasonable.

There are too many things in officialdom that can't really be said on the table, especially some conspiracy methods, which can be done but not said, sometimes even if this is a well-known fact, but as long as the parties do not admit that they have something to do with themselves, the matter can only be stopped. But Sun Tu was good, he actually admitted it like this, without the slightest embarrassment or hesitation.

Sun Tu looked directly at the two of them, but his expression became more solemn: "Jiangnan was brought back little by little by me with my troops, and the rebel army was also defeated by me by fighting again and again, leading my brothers to fight to the death and blood. Now, the war has come to an end, and the great achievement is close at hand, my Sun Tu is not that selfless saint, even if I don't want to, the brothers below are waiting to take this great credit to seal their wives and sons, and go further! Therefore, when you come to my Jiangnan to be the coach, you are cutting off our path to progress. Cutting off people's financial routes is like killing their parents, so what about cutting off our official careers? ”

It's so direct, it makes the two of them completely unsure of how to answer.

In fact, such things have existed in the past, and there will be no shortage in the future. Because you have offended high-ranking officials in the DPRK and the central government, or you are not trusted by those in power, in many cases the hard work is yours and the fault is yours, but the credit is taken over by the people sent later. However, just because your status and power are far from enough to compete with it, you can only knock out your teeth and swallow blood in the end, unwilling but helpless to accept such an unfair ending, and you can't even think of fighting back or anything.

In Xuan Cangyong's opinion, even if Sun Tu was bold enough to really embarrass the two of them, he didn't dare to break the matter. But he really said it directly, in front of them, he expressed the dissatisfaction in his heart, and he said it so justifiably without the slightest concern.

"I know that the two of them have very high official positions in the DPRK and China, and they have a lot of backers, so they were sent to Jiangnan at this time. However, this is Jiangnan, not Bianjing, and my Sun Tu is not one of those people who can let others take the credit but dare not fight back. Today, it is just a small warning, it is nothing if the people are dissatisfied, but if the soldiers below are also dissatisfied, it will no longer be as simple as a small stone to fly to the two of them. ”

This is Chi Guoguo's threat, which also makes the hearts of the two of them sink even more, Xuan Cangyong's face distorted slightly, but he didn't dare to speak as arrogantly as before. Because he can see that Sun Tuzhen in front of him will do what he says, and as far as his current reputation in the army is soaring, he doesn't need to speak, as long as there is one meaning, some people will kill them.

Zhang Shuye became angry at this time: "General Sun, do you really want to be an enemy of the imperial court, do you have the heart of disobedience?" ”

"Don't dare, I'm just trying to ensure the rights of myself and the soldiers below. The credit of Jiangnan is all won by us with our own lives and blood, if anyone dares to reach out to pick peaches at this time, then don't blame us for chopping off his claws with a knife! ”

"So what if we insist? Do you dare to kill us? ”

"Don't dare. But after the civil rebellion or even the mutiny caused by what you have done, not only will the two of you lose your lives, but I am afraid that even your reputation will be completely ruined, and even the imperial court will not dare to let Jiangnan mess up again because of the two of you, and I don't think this is what the two of you want to see, right? Sun Tu glanced at the faces of the two of them, and said: "In addition, I can already report today's events to the imperial court, and I will say that after you came here, you were not greedy enough and planned to collect taxes and grains indiscriminately, which caused the people to be dissatisfied, and thus rushed into the yamen." And not only did you not repent, but let the people under your command attack the people, and almost caused a riot, but I don't know how the court and the people of the world will think of you? ”

This time, even Uncle Zhang had nothing to say, because Sun Tu's words really hit the nail on his head, he would never dare to bet on this, and it didn't seem to be a gamble, he believed that as long as he refused to give in, the other party would definitely dare to do so.

Moreover, now that their own people have been taken down by the other party, under their coercion and temptation, too many of these people will help them testify, and then the two of them will really jump into the Yellow River and can't wash themselves. As Sun Tu said, if you really want to be ruined and ruined, the court will never come to settle accounts with Sun Tu for the sake of the two of them.

No matter what time it is, what officials care about most is their official reputation in addition to their political achievements. There are only a few people who dare not take these things seriously, and that is because they are already extremely popular ministers, and they already have a bad reputation. But obviously, Zhang Shuye and Xuan Cangyong didn't get to this point, and they didn't dare to gamble on Sun Tu's courage with their future.

"You...... What the hell do you want us to do to stop? When Xuan Cangyong asked this sentence, it meant that he had completely surrendered and succumbed.

Sun Tu smiled indifferently: "It's very simple, you will go to the court later, and say that you are not accustomed to the water and soil after you arrive in Jiangnan, and you need to recuperate, and I will continue to make decisions on all military and political matters." Then, I will arrange for you to go to Linjing to recuperate until the chaos has calmed down, and then you will go back. ”

He said it too lightly, but it was a great problem for the two of them. Because in this way, they will no longer be of any use in the matter of Jiangnan, whether it is credit or hard work, it has nothing to do with them. Forget it, what's more important is that they are really not easy to explain to the court. This time they were sent to Jiangnan, originally to suppress Sun Tu, and even to seize military power from his hands, but now it has ended up like this, how will they gain a foothold in the DPRK in the future?

But Sun Tu obviously never thought about these things for them, just squinted his eyes and said: "In addition, the people you brought must be punished because they hurt the people, and I will take them to fight the thieves and make meritorious contributions to the crime." As for the safety of the two of you, I will send someone to arrange it properly, and I will never let you be in any danger. ”

"You...... Are you planning to put the two of us under house arrest in Lin'an? Xuan Cangyong gritted his teeth and said.

"Not bad." Sun Tu once again admitted bluntly: "Now I only give you two choices, go to Lin'an, or be ruined?" The latter, although I will also be in trouble, but you will only die faster and more miserably. ”

There is no way to say anything, and with such a guy who doesn't pay attention to the rules of officialdom at all and completely coerces people, the two high-ranking officials of the court who are full of poetry and books and are well versed in power and scheming have completely lost their way. There is a way to show that only when they meet soldiers, this is the case, they have no room for resistance at all, who told the other party to hold their handle in their hands, and military power?

It was only at this time that Zhang Shuye finally understood why Sun Tu was so peaceful when he offended Cai Jing, Gao Yu, Liang Shicheng and other high-ranking officials of the imperial court, just because this person was bold and ruthless enough. He is obviously far from his opponent, so he can only admit it.

"Okay, let's go to Lin'an, and the recital will be written." The one who knows the times is Junjie, and it is obvious that both of them are Junjie.