At noon, the red sun is in the sky.

The chaos that happened in the early hours of last night has been completely quelled, and the people in Lingzhou City can finally settle down. It's just that from time to time, there is still the sound of crying from the houses of many people, which is the grief of the families of the innocent who died under the knife of the Jin people, but more people are a little lucky, fortunately, Sun Dujian and his troops arrived in time, so as to save the entire Lingzhou City and tens of thousands of people in the city.

When people went out and walked past the palace, they looked at the gate of the yamen, which had been guarded by countless officials and soldiers, and their eyes naturally showed a stronger sense of awe and gratitude than ever. Although Sun Tu has only been here for half a day, and this time he also won the Dove of Weng's Mansion to occupy the magpie's nest, but the people only have respect and gratitude for him.

And the people in the yamen looked very trembling, this master can even say that the prefect can take it, so isn't a little person like himself still saying that he will kill it? So at this time, although all the officials and others were present, none of them spoke, only staring at the second hall with worried eyes, waiting for the whereabouts of Sun Dujian.

However, they were a little too nervous, Sun Tu didn't have the heart to deal with them at all, sitting directly above the second hall, he was looking at the four sons of the Zeng family who were brought in, his body was full of injuries and blood, and his face was a little blank, showing a thoughtful look.

This night was really a catastrophe for Zengtou City, which was once famous in Lingzhou, not only more than half of the young people in the town were killed in battle, but also many ordinary townspeople were killed, and even the head of the Zeng family, Zeng Lane, and his four sons, Zeng Kui, died in this accident, which made Zeng Rong's other four sons still unable to recover from the shock and grief until this time.

After being brought to the hall, several people were still confused, until Sun Tu coughed lowly, Zeng Tu raised his eyes slightly, but his face was still blank, and he couldn't see the slightest panic or anger: "Sun Dujian, what do you want to do with me and others, just give the order." My Zeng family is indeed a Jurchen, although we have only recently learned about this, but we still can't change this fact. "As the son of the great-family family, since his father died, everything in the family naturally had to be borne by him.

Sun Tu's gaze swept over the four of them one by one, and then he said: "This time the sin of your Zeng family is not something that you can do without knowing that you are a descendant of the Jurchens, nor can you atone for it after some people die. Even if you don't mention all the things you have done inside and outside the Lingzhou Mansion in the past, just this time you knew that the Jin people were going to commit the Great Song Dynasty but did not report it to the government, which led to hundreds of casualties among the people of Lingzhou, and almost made Lingzhou fall into the hands of the Jin people, this crime is not an exaggeration to destroy your Zeng family! Speaking of which, Sun Tu's tone was already full of killing intent.

Zeng Tu opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he didn't know where to start for a while. However, Zeng Suo, after settling his mind, smiled bitterly at this time: "Sun Dujian, you don't have to use such big words to intimidate us, our brother already knew that his sins were unforgivable, but our identity is here, and it is my father's decision to make up his mind a long time ago, and we are helpless." But you shouldn't have called us here just to exemplify our sins and condemn us to our faces, right? ”

Sun Tu looked at Zeng Suo for a moment when he heard this, obviously he was the most shrewd and calm among the brothers. nodded lightly at the moment, and then said: "Since you have said so, the official does not want to go around in circles any more, to tell you the truth, your sins are not forgiven, but the official can also understand your suffering, so I want to give you a chance to make meritorious contributions." But before I do that, I would like to ask you again, what do you think of Zeng's death? ”

His question suddenly reminded several people of the fact that in fact, their father had been killed by Sun Tu with an arrow himself! Although judging from the situation at that time, even if Sun Tu didn't move this hand, Zeng Lang would hardly be able to live, after all, he had fallen into the hands of the Jurchens, but this was a real revenge for killing his father after all!

Zeng Tu and the others were still silent, but Zeng Sheng had raised his head suddenly, staring at Sun Tu with resentment: "You are our enemy, if you can't die this time, I will definitely seek revenge on you!" ”

"Fifth Brother ......" Zeng Tu's face changed, and he wanted to persuade something, but he didn't know what to say for a while, so he could only look at him with anxiety, but Zeng Suo glanced at Sun Tu thoughtfully, and saw that he was not angry, but he was slightly relieved in his heart, and his fifth brother's reaction seemed to be what the other party wanted to see.

Sure enough, I saw Sun Tu laughing instead of being angry: "It seems that in terms of being a person, you are still the most straightforward." Yes, since I killed your father with my own hands, it is only natural that you want to seek revenge on me, just as I also want to kill all the Jin people to avenge my Great Song people! ”

After a pause, he quickly swept over a few people: "But have you ever thought about it, why did your Zeng family end up like this?" It's because of the Jin, it's because of their greed, their persecution, their deception, their exploitation...... It was only then that your Zeng family had to take the risk of fighting for the tiger, and in the end suffered heavy casualties. Are you really willing to endure this? Although they say that you are Jurchens, do you really admit it? ”

These words hit everyone's hearts, making the faces of several people change again, Zeng Sheng was even more angry, the muscles on his face trembled, and he gritted his teeth and said: "I said a long time ago that I couldn't get involved with those guys, but my father just didn't listen...... But he was also forced to be helpless, who called us Jurchens......"

"In fact, in my opinion, the most important thing about which race you are is is not in your background, but in your heart. You were born and raised in my Great Song Dynasty when you were a child, and you also received the teachings of the Great Song Dynasty etiquette, righteousness and honesty, that is, my Great Song people. So in the end, their rhetoric is just a threat, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are the culprits of this incident. ”

After seeing that Zeng Sheng and Zeng Mi both nodded subconsciously, Sun Tu struck the iron again and said while it was hot: "Now that they have not only killed your fathers and relatives, but also injured many people of the Great Song Dynasty, we should also retaliate and fight back and give them the same pain." It's a pity that my Great Song Army is weak, even if my Qingzhou Army can't fight with it at all, I don't know what year and month I have to wait for revenge. But in my opinion, it is not completely without a chance, at least you have a chance, this is both revenge and reparation, I wonder if you have the courage and determination to go to the Kingdom of Jin, and bring killing and death to those Jurchens? ”

Zeng Suo squinted at Sun Tu, and it was not until this moment that he finally revealed his true intentions, which also made him tremble in shock - this person's courage is so big and his thoughts are really rare in the world. He actually dared to use himself and others, you must know that he has a big enmity with him, and he is a Jurchen.

The other brothers didn't see as deeply as he did, and after being stunned for a moment, he asked suspiciously, "Do you really believe in us and are you willing to use us?" ”

"I said, although I do have a grudge against you, but in terms of the depth of hatred, I'm afraid it can't compare to the Jin people, after all, they are the real culprits!" Sun Tu said, his face turned grim: "Now the official only asks you one word, do you want to take revenge?" If you want revenge, are you willing to risk going to the Kingdom of Jin and inflict fatal damage on their land? ”

A few people were silent again, is this possible? They have never been to the Jin Kingdom, and they don't know any of the Jin Kingdom magnates, and the only thing they can do is their identity as a descendant of the Jurchens, can this really be the support for them to gain a foothold in the Jin Kingdom?

Zeng Suo nodded on behalf of his brothers at this time: "If Sun Dujian can trust our brothers, we naturally want to go to the Jin Kingdom to avenge this deep hatred!" ”

"Well, Your Excellency is indeed a decisive person. The official can also give you an explanation, as long as you can deal with this matter, I can treat everything before as if nothing happened, not only you, but also other people in Zengtou City, the government can not be held accountable. However, in order to prevent you from rebelling, I must detain one of you and leave the other three for the kingdom of Jin. I believe that with your talents, as descendants of your Jurchens, you will be able to do something in the Kingdom of Jin! Sun Tu was extremely honest at this time, and he completely told his thoughts and intentions.

And his performance really made the Zeng brothers believe a little more, if the other party didn't even prepare for a little backhand, it would make them feel suspicious. So after some eye contact, Zeng Tu said: "We can promise, just let me, the eldest brother, stay here as a hostage, and let the three brothers go to the Jin Kingdom?" ”

Before Sun Tu could speak, Zeng Mi said loudly: "No, I'll stay." Among our brothers, the fifth brother is the highest in martial arts, the third brother is the strongest in terms of brain, and the eldest brother is the backbone of everyone, as far as I am the most useless, even if I go to the Jin Kingdom, it is difficult to be useful, it is better to be hostage here! ”

Sun Tu looked at the four brothers united in front of him, and he also felt a little emotional. Although Zeng Tou City is a villain both in the Water Margin story and in the previous incident, the relationship between their brothers and their families is still extremely sincere.

But soon, he hardened his heart again: "In this case, then do as you say, and the three of them will go to the Kingdom of Jin." As long as you can do something in the Jin Kingdom, I will not only release Zeng Mi immediately, but also write off all the previous things. In addition, I will also wait for you to seek revenge on me, and I will not shirk the revenge I once made! ”

"Good!" Several members of the Zeng family are not mothers-in-law, and they know that what Zeng Mi said is true, going to the Jin Kingdom is difficult and dangerous, and there is indeed one more powerful person with more protection, so they made the final decision immediately.

At this time, Sun Tu would not know that the biggest gain from his hard work in Lingzhou this time was not to save the soldiers and civilians in the city, nor to kill hundreds of elites of the Golden Kingdom, and in this last move seemed to be a temporary idle man.