After the military and civilians in Jinling and surrounding areas regarded Sun Tu as a selfish person and made him a villain pointed by thousands of people, this situation was finally spread to Danyang City. This immediately caused the anger of a group of subordinate soldiers, and everyone was very upset about their commanders, and some even shouted that they would lead their troops back to Shandong.

In the afternoon of that day, Lu Da and others rushed to see Sun Tu again. They didn't beat around the bush and said directly: "The chief minister, the rumors outside are too much. They just talk nonsense, and they put all the mistakes on our Shandong Army. Even the brothers below couldn't listen to them."

"Oh? How did it spread outside?" Sun Tu was quite calm at this time, even with an unpredictable smile on his face, holding a cup of tea in his hand, and was drinking slowly.

"They said we were interested in robbing military rations, and said that we had already secretly colluded with the thief and had to rebel just when the time was right. It was really outrageous!" Even a good-tempered person like Lin Chong was a little anxious at this time. As he said, he said worriedly: "Master, if the court really believed such rumors, our situation would be really dangerous."

"And now the people of Jiangnan regard us as enemies because of Xie Mo's case. It is said that many local people in Danyang dare not come back because they are afraid that we will harm them." Yang Zhi also said with a worried look on his face.

It was not until the incident mentioned that Sun Tu's smile on his face calmed down a little, and he felt that things were indeed a little bad.

As early as after they took Danyang, they had already begun to spread news that the people who had fled before would return quickly. After all, only 30% of the people in Danyang City are left, which is too deserted. But even so, after half a month, less than half of the people who fled came back, which is not what they hoped to see.

Seeing Sun Tu's move, Yang Zhi continued: "The brothers from Changzhou were also kept by Peng Yongzhen's Huainan Army. Unless they turned against him, they would not be able to get through at all. Dong Dujian sent someone to ask, see what your idea is."

"The chief minister, you can't let them do anything wrong. After all, this is not Shandong. Once there is a real conflict, we will jump into the Yellow River and can't even wash it." Lin Chong advised nervously as soon as he heard this. He was really afraid that Sun Tu would issue a forced order to Dong Ping to force his army.

"Don't worry, I'm not so confused yet. Isn't that more confirmation that I have the opposite intention?" Sun Tu immediately said, but his brows frowned even deeper: "What do they want to do? Now that this rumor continues to spread in Jinling, it is obvious that someone is making trouble behind the scenes, and this is likely to be Zhu Xie and others."

"Yes, we must have taken down the Danyang Granary and made Zhu Xie and the others worry, so we wanted to use this public opinion to force us to lead our troops back." Zhu Wu also expressed his opinion. As an important adviser around Sun Tu, he has always followed him.

"Actually, this is all his guilty expression of Zhu Jie's guilt. He knew very well how much military ration he had stolen and sold, and was afraid that I would expose him, so he would defame my reputation first." Sun Tu snorted: "I had left him some face before. When I reported it, I only mentioned half of the military rations and was destroyed, but I never mentioned that some grains in the granary disappeared... It seems that if he didn't give him some good looks, he would not restrain himself!" "Minister, now, I'm afraid that not many people will believe this." Lin Chong said worriedly: "Now, both the military and the civilians are bewitched. It is believed that we are not greedy and lack of food will only make them more and more suspicious of us."

"Hey, I didn't eat chicken, but made me sick." Sun Tu felt a little regretful. If he had known that Zhu Xie and the others would be so despicable, he should have taken the initiative first and spread the issue of a large amount of grain being resold in the granary here early, and first occupying the moral winning point. However, at that time, he was worried about the situation in Jiangnan, and he was indeed selfish and wanted to secretly seize some of the grain, which ended up putting himself in an unfavorable situation.

"The chief minister, now he has the only way to leave Jiangnan, and he can also pass on messages to let Dong Ping and the others act according to the opportunity and meet with us earlier." Yang Zhi still insisted on his own opinion.

"Brother Yang, your approach is really troubled. Even if we can go back to Shandong in full, we will not still be charged with those crimes? What's more, this makes people feel that we are in the wrong. How should the court respond to the matter when the court is held accountable? What's more, what's the face of going back if the chaos in Jiangnan has not been settled?" Lin Chong hurriedly opposed it, but he also made some sense.

Suddenly, Sun Tu was really confused about what choice to make. This was a complicated situation he had never encountered before, and it could not be easily resolved with just brute force.

In fact, he was also very clear that the people in Jiangnan were very suspicious of him at this time. The key to the poor impression was that he killed Xie Mo. As long as he asked Xie Mo to show up and explain the matter, the situation would naturally improve greatly.

But Xie Mo was not by his side at all at this time, but was left in Jinling by him. If this truth was really announced at this time, I am afraid that Zhu Xie would really kill people to silence him, and he would solve Xie Mo first, and then he would not even have this trump card.

"It seems that I have to think of a way to take Xie Mo from Jinling first, and then use him to cleanse my charges. As for the lawsuit between Dong Ping and the Huainan Army, I can only leave it to calm the storm before talking about it." He had already known the inside story of the battle in Changzhou. Compared with the two, it was very different from the situation of Peng Yongzhenbao and Zhu Xie. However, even if he said it at this time, I am afraid that few people would believe it.

Just when Sun Tu was having a headache about the situation in front of him, two days later, a man with a clear face appeared in Danyang City and asked to see him: "I'm here to save General Sun!"

Because of the extraordinary popularity and another amazing word, Sun Tu asked someone to take it to him. After seeing Sun Tu, Qin Chi clasped his fists and bowed, he even said something surprising: "General Sun, do you know that you and the tens of thousands of Shandong soldiers under your command are facing a desperate situation. As long as you make another mistake, you will be doomed."

When Sun Tu met the confident eyes of the person coming, he was stunned at first, and then laughed: "Does your master want to learn from the masters of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period and regard himself as Su Zhang and others?"

"General Sun praised it. I dare not compare it with his ancestors. Today, I just came to make a statement because I didn't want to see General Sun, who is famous all over the world and the Shandong soldiers with outstanding achievements. "Qin Chi didn't care about Sun Tu's slightly sarcastic statement, and said freely.

"Oh? Then I want to hear what you are seeing." Sun Tu glanced at the other party, and there was a vague guess in his heart.

Qin Chi did not speak nonsense and quickly got to the point: "Now, many people in Jiangnan say that General Sun is a cruel official, and some people say that you have a strange intention, which is a great danger for the general and the soldiers of the Shandong Army. Once this rumor spreads, even if you don't have such a mind, Song Ting will not spare you easily."

"Oh, is that?" Sun Tu responded without comment.

Qin Chi glared at the eyes: "General Sun, don't think that this is an alarmist statement. With my understanding of the monarchs and ministers of the Song court over the years, they will never let go of threats like the general. Even if this matter may be unfair, they would rather be in vain than indulge!

"After the general has been in the Song army for many years, he should know how cautious the Song court has been with the generals for a hundred years. Don't tell such rumors. Even if it is just a matter of occasional fault, the officials in the court will hold on and will never let go if they don't kill the general. General Sun, aren't you afraid that you will be harmed by those traitors?

"And then you are not the only one who died because of this. The soldiers under you will most likely be implicated. Those are the brothers you have worked hard to bring them out. You have to let them be framed by the traitors and eventually die in a foreign land?"

After saying this, Sun Tu hadn't reacted much. Some of the personal guards set up inside and outside the hall had changed their faces, and some worries and indignation appeared in their eyes. They were already worried about this matter, but now they were pointed out by someone to break the harm, so they naturally became even more nervous and angry.

However, Sun Tu looked at Qin Chi calmly, and then laughed for a moment: "Since you are working hard and taking the risk to see me, it must be not only to scare me with these words. I wonder if you have any solution?"

When Qin Chi saw him asking, he was delighted and said quickly: "General Sun is indeed a smart person. Although you are in trouble now, you still have no countermeasures. I have three strategies for being the best, middle and lower, and it depends on what choice you make."

"Oh, let's hear it."

"The worst thing is to pretend not to know anything and just drag it on. Let's see if Song Ting will doubt you because of these rumors. But in my opinion, Song Ting's usual suspicion of military generals will inevitably lead to great suspicion and eventually attack the general. By then, not only will the general's reputation be ruined, but his soldiers will probably be widely involved."

Speaking of this, he deliberately paused and glanced at Sun Tu, but saw that the other party had no reaction at all, which made him feel a little uncomfortable. He could only say: "As for Zhongce, you should be more proactive. General, you can go to Bianjing to complain to the Song court to make everything clear. If the emperor really believed you, this matter might be over. However, with my understanding of the Emperor of Song court, I am afraid that he is not as wise as this point. In addition, if you really go, you will be afraid that you will send a sheep into the tiger's mouth. Therefore, this strategy will be a life-threatening life for you."

"It seems that both the lower and middle strategies are dangerous. I wonder what the best strategy should be?" Sun Tu was 100% sure of the identity of the visitor at this time and knew what he wanted to say, but he still asked this question casually.
Chapter completed!