The Li Family Restaurant, which is just a foot shop, is much smaller than Liufangju in terms of scale, but when Sun Tu entered the hall on the first floor, he found that there were twice as many people standing inside as Liufangju on the first floor, and these people were all burly and straight, and their eyes were as sharp as eagles, all of them were elites in the army.

If it hadn't been for the glance in front of the store just now, Sun Tu might have been a little surprised, but now, he was quite indifferent, only glanced at them slightly, and went straight to the stairs over there. Several of the soldiers suddenly stepped up as if to stop them, but they were stopped by a voice on the second floor: "Yuehou is really a rare guest, please come up and speak." ”

Sun Tu didn't hesitate, he immediately stepped up, and took Qin Hui and Di Yingyang, who were obviously a little uneasy, up the stairs and came to the second floor, and then saw that in addition to more than a dozen saber warriors, there was also a middle-aged man with a smile looking at him. After a while, this person gave up his identity and reported his identity: "Li Gang, the young master of the Xiaguan East Palace, has seen the Marquis of Yue." ”

Hearing this identity, Qin Hui's faces immediately changed, but Sun Tu was still unmoved at this time: "It turned out to be Young Master Li in person, but it was rude." It seems that this restaurant has nothing to do with the young master, right? ”

"Hehe, it's just a tavern that I opened from my younger brother, and because it's close to Liufangju, I came here." There is no need to hide the dialogue between smart people, Li Gang directly explained the reason, and at the same time made a gesture of invitation, allowing Sun Tu to continue to climb to the third floor: "That noble person is already waiting for Yue Hou above, but these two will eat a glass of water and wine here first, and be accompanied by the lower officials, okay?" ”

Although he used an inquiring tone, he didn't give Sun Tu any chance to refuse at all, and had already made a gesture to Di Yingyang to take a seat. Di Qin and the others glanced at Sun Tu, and after seeing him nodding, they sat down on the banquet over there with some trepidation, and around them, there were all guarded warriors with guarded faces.

Sun Tu had already gone upstairs again at this time, but this time his pace was much slower, and his expression became more and more solemn. To be honest, he never thought that he would meet such a person here, and the impact in his heart was no less than that of Di Yingyang.

And when he went up to the third floor and saw one of the people who was accompanying the man with extraordinary bearing, his expression changed again, and his eyes narrowed: "Second Brother Di......" In just a moment, some things that he had doubts about before were cleared up, but it also made his mood more complicated, and the feeling of being used by others was really uncomfortable.

Di Huchen smiled at him a little embarrassed, although the two had met, they didn't have a deep talk, and the best relationship with Sun Tu was Di Yingyang, and his ninth brother was still on the second floor. If this lets Lao Jiu know that he is here, as well as some of the actions behind it, I am afraid he will not want to rest.

Sun Tu was only stunned by him for a while, and then he had refocused all his attention on the noble man: "The minister Sun Tu has seen His Royal Highness the Prince, but he didn't know that the prince was here, and the minister was rude and hoped to forgive his sins." So saying, he wanted to bow down.

The man in front of him is none other than Zhao Heng, the current prince of the Great Song Dynasty! Sun Tu had never met him, and although he had the dignity of the crown prince, he was quite low-key in Tokyo, not only did he never meddle in the affairs of the DPRK and China, but he did not even participate in the court meeting. And Sun Tu is an existence outside the court, so naturally it is impossible to have any intersection with him.

But on the contrary, the look at each other outside the restaurant just now made Sun Tu recognize Zhao Heng's identity at once. is really because the looks between him and his father Zhao Ji are too close, almost seventy percent similar, and he is a young version of today's official family, and Sun Tu has seen Zhao Ji several times at close range. Then coupled with the strict guards outside, with such a big pomp upstairs and downstairs, even if there is no obvious figure like Li Gang, the young master of the East Palace, Sun Tu is enough to break the identity of the other party.

Zhao Heng didn't have much of a prince's shelf, and when he saw Sun Tu, he was about to bow down, so he hurriedly stepped forward and hugged him: "Yuehou doesn't have to be so polite, this is not above the court, just be casual." ”

Sun Tu also straightened up, although there were still bursts of excitement in his heart, his expression was quite indifferent, as if everything in front of him was what he expected. It's just that when he looked at Di Huchen with a strange look, he still smiled bitterly: "Second brother, you can deceive us so hard." ”

Seeing this, Di Huchen could only speak: "It's strange, the stakes are so high, I naturally don't dare to talk nonsense, even Lao Jiu is still in the dark." ”

"Come, let's sit down and talk slowly." Zhao Heng showed a bit of the bearing and composure of the superior, and pointed to the seat in front of him with a smile. After having the prince's sentence, the seven or eight people present sat down one after another, and Sun Tu sat in the last position very familiarly.

Originally, he came with the intention of asking the master to ask for guilt, but now, this momentum can't be sprinkled, after all, the identity of the prince is here, and the dignity of the monarch and the minister has been determined early, even if people are really using him as a gunman, he can only admit it.

It's just that Sun Tu didn't know what to say for a while, which made the atmosphere here a little embarrassing. When Zhao Heng saw this, he smiled and said: "Yuehou doesn't have to be so restrained, although you and I have only met for the first time today, we also had some origins back then." ”

"Oh? Why didn't the minister remember that he was lucky enough to have any intersection with His Highness? ”

"Do you remember when you were the head of Kaifeng Mansion, you had a feud with the Han family of the Duke of Wei?" Seeing Sun Tu nodding, he continued: "I saw this at the scene at that time, and I also heard the people nearby mention your prestige, which is really admirable. ”

"His Royal Highness has an overreputation, and the ministers dare not be ashamed." Sun Tu was busy with a humble sentence.

"No, you can afford this respect from me. To be honest, the Xiangzhou Han family is now a force in the DPRK, and many officials dare not offend them, but if you Sun Tu dares to be the enemy of it for a small case, and finally win the battle, it really opened my eyes. Speaking of which, at that time, I wanted to come forward to help you in secret, but then I found out that you were able to play with ease at that time, and you were really a hero, worthy of being called the iron-faced and ruthless Sun Dutou by the people. ”

Just from his words, it can be seen that the impression left on Zhao Heng that day was quite profound, even after many years, he could still tell it eloquently, and even remembered it more clearly than Sun Tu, the person concerned. This made several officials present have a change in their views on Sun Tu, and there was a little more admiration and wooing in their eyes.

The prince praised himself so much, Sun Tu naturally didn't accept it calmly, so he was very modest. And Zhao Heng continued to sigh: "It's just that when you stay away from Jingshi because of the subsequent case, I still feel worthless for you, a good official like you who is dedicated to the people and is not afraid of power is too few, and it is also the talent that the court needs the most." Fortunately, you did not disappoint me, and then in Jiangzhou, Shandong and Jiangnan, you have made many contributions, and you are really a pillar of my Great Song Dynasty. ”

The faces of the officials on the side changed again at this time, and they looked at Sun Tu with a little envy in their eyes. To be honest, they have been friends with the prince for many years, and they have never seen him praise and value themselves so much, and they can't imagine that they value such a military general so much today.

It's Sun Tu, who is also a little dazed at this time, this prince is too enthusiastic about himself, which is really against common sense. After all, he is really nothing in the court, just because he came to the door, let him think so highly?

Zhao Heng was interested at this time, and continued to gush: "Do you know that what I am most pleased with is the credit you have made? Seeing that Sun Tu was stunned and unable to answer, he smiled: "That is, you dare to get rid of the traitor Zhu Mian, who has been causing trouble to the local area for many years, in Jiangnan!" This thief deceived his father with rhetoric, but he took advantage of it in the south of the Yangtze River, ruined the reputation of his father and the court to enrich his own private pockets, it is really not a pity to die! But for many years, no one has ever dared to deal with him, and only you, Sun Qianli, can eliminate harm for the people and fight for the country, and you really deserve the title of a national soldier. ”

This is really too big, Rao is Sun Tu is cheeky enough, and he can't accept it, so he hurriedly avoided the table and got up: "Your Highness is really a mistake, and the ministers are ashamed." At that time, in addition to being indignant, it was really forced to kill the thief out of desperation! ”

"Well, what a thief who is inflamed by righteous indignation and takes the risk to kill the thief! With just one word, you can see that Sun Tu is righteous and open-minded! Zhao Heng praised happily again, and then his face turned grim: "However, now the court is in charge, and my father is deeply deceived by the six thieves, so that the court is upside down and the people are upside down." Since I, Zhao Heng, am the crown prince, I always have to share my father's worries and do my best for my Great Song Dynasty, so this time I thought of taking the opportunity of suppressing the bandits in the worry-free cave to find out and eradicate the traitors and powerful ministers behind them. I don't know if you are willing to help me for the Great Song Dynasty and the people to get rid of this evil? ”

These words were really impassioned, and several officials present were already moved. But Sun Tu's heart moved suddenly, and it was only at this time that he suddenly realized how simple the prince Zhao Heng in front of him was, he actually relied on a seat to praise his words, and put the entire situation in his hands, so that he no longer had the opportunity to be held accountable and condemned.

In fact, because of a little understanding of the humiliation in the last years of the Northern Song Dynasty, Sun Tu only had one impression of Zhao Heng, the Song Qinzong who could only appear in the historical records at the same time as his father, that is, he was an incompetent and scumbag king who surrendered to the country. As for what kind of person he is, whether he has any ambitions or abilities, he has no idea at all.

But now it seems that he still thinks simply, as the crown prince, Zhao Heng surpasses his father in terms of eloquence, mind and vision, and ambition, and Zhao Ji, who only knows how to indulge in lust, wander in the palace of art, and devote himself to cultivating and immortalizing!

At the same time, Sun Tu also had a question in his heart, why would Zhao Heng take such a risk to think about being an enemy of his father's favored ministers?