Suddenly, the atmosphere at the scene paused, but someone still stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, please come this way."

When Li Xiuzhu arrived in front of a tent, he was slightly stunned.

At this time, there were shadowy figures in front of the tent, but they had already started to decorate with white silk, and even the guards at the gate were wearing white silk.

"When did it happen?"

"The general was found dead this morning."

Li Xiuzhu nodded and walked in.

He came all the way to Wu'an Jun Bai Zhan, and looking at Bai Zhan in the coffin, Li Xiuzhu's expression showed a hint of guilt.

Wu'an Jun died on behalf of his father-in-law, and it was his father-in-law who pushed him to death.

If he had come, Wu'an Jun would not have died.

Thinking about what I learned when I came here, Wu Anjun's family only has one wife, one concubine and one son.

"Don't worry, Wu Anjun. I, Li Xiuzhu, will look after your family. As long as you are not doing anything wrong, I will help you with everything."

After saying this, Li Xiuzhu lit a stick of incense for Wu Anjun and left.

The men in black who came to assassinate him were all well-known underworld masters. They were very tough in words, but Li Xiuzhu still used the life and death talisman to force out the murderer behind the scenes.

They are not high-ranking officials, but local forces, or aristocratic families.

The Sun family of Suzhou and Hangzhou owns one third of the wealth of Suzhou and Hangzhou.

Among them, the escort agencies and caravans for land transportation accounted for nearly half of the annual financial income of the Sun family. If the Grand Canal was opened, transportation would become easier.

The need for escort agencies has certainly decreased, and it has often become easier.

This would be like stealing food from their bowls, so it was naturally impossible for the court to dig a canal from Suzhou and Hangzhou to the Eastern Capital.

They were out of reach north of the Huai River and were secretly recruiting experts to build up their strength, so they didn't launch their attack until the supervisor of the Grand Canal arrived in Chuzhou.

Moreover, the Sun family is an aristocratic family with many family disciples in the court. The information that Li Xiuzhu went to the capital was revealed by these people.

Moreover, the local garrison generals in Suzhou and Hangzhou are also members of the Sun family.

There are 30,000 permanent troops stationed in Suzhou and Hangzhou. If they really rebel, it is not impossible to fight them.

Li Xiuzhu thought about it and did not go directly to cause trouble for the Sun family, but chose to continue digging the Grand Canal.

Now there are only 100,000 defenders in this place. Although 100,000 seems to be a lot, the losses incurred in siege are definitely twice or even several times that of the enemy.

And the most important thing is the millions of people.

If the work is spread out evenly among the millions of working people, each person is responsible for the work of ten people.

At this time, a voice came from outside Li Xiuzhu's tent.

"Inform us that we need to see the prince."

After the soldiers came in, before they could speak, Li Xiuzhu said, "Let them in."

The people who came in were all military generals, each wearing a white silk headdress, and there were about a dozen of them.

Li Xiuzhu looked at them and asked, "Are you here to seek revenge?"

Li Xiuzhu's abrupt words interrupted everyone's rhythm, and after a while, the soldiers stood up.

His eyes were red and murderous, but certainly not directed at Li Xiuzhu.

"That's right, my lord. The general's death is a provocation to us, and he is also our unforgivable enemy."

"If I don't take revenge, I will be upset."

Li Xiuzhu nodded when he heard this, looked at the others and said, "You guys want revenge too?"

"That's right, my lord."

"We will not be able to sleep or eat well until this revenge is taken."

Li Xiuzhu nodded again and asked, "Then do you know who you want to take revenge on?"

For a moment, everyone was stunned. Yes, they didn’t even know who their enemy was.

“…”

Seeing that these people were silent, Li Xiuzhu continued: "Don't you know? But I know."

Suddenly, the anger in everyone's hearts was extinguished and everyone became excited.

"Your Majesty, please tell me, who is it?"

"We will definitely peel off their skins to pay tribute to the general's spirit in heaven."

Li Xiuzhu did not hide it when he heard it, and said, "Suhang Sun family."

Li Xiuzhu had been looking at these people since he started talking, and when he said that he knew the mastermind behind the scenes, someone's expression changed slightly.

When he mentioned the Sun family of Suzhou and Hangzhou, many people's faces changed.

It is naturally impossible that all these people are traitors. On the contrary, the changes in facial expressions of most of these people are normal.

Knowing the details of the Sun family, it was impossible for them not to know what Li Xiuzhu's words meant.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

It was normal for their faces to change when they thought of that huge monster.

Among the remaining people, some are unaware of the Sun family’s background, or they are traitors.

Unlike those who were confused because they didn't know the details of the Sun family, the traitor's face was more solemn and surprised.

What was surprising was that Li Xiuzhu really knew it, and what was solemn was that Li Xiuzhu really knew it.

Seeing this, Li Xiuzhu had a clear idea in his mind.

At this time, Yu Hai, who was the first to speak, said with an embarrassed look on his face: "Your Majesty, please tell me what we should do. We will listen to you."

Li Xiuzhu didn't accept Yu Hai's compliment and said, "Let's leave this matter alone for now. Send out a thousand scouts to keep a close eye on the surrounding movements."

"If there is any sign of trouble, we must check it out. If one scout in a team cannot be contacted for a quarter of an hour, an early warning will be issued. If a team loses contact for more than an hour, the entire army will be on alert."

"Okay, if you're alright, go down."

That’s it???

That's it...

"Your Majesty, are we just going to let the general's death go like this? I, Yu Hai, refuse to accept this."

Li Xiuzhu heard this and said, "I will report this matter to the court, and the court will make the decision. What you need to do is to ensure that the excavation of the Grand Canal is completed as scheduled."

Having said that, Li Xiuzhu paused.

"Of course, if Suzhou and Hangzhou send troops, it would be a rebellion. At that time, even if you wipe out the Sun family, it won't be a big problem."

In fact, murdering an imperial official is also a rebellion, but attacking a city is definitely not allowed.

After hearing Li Xiuzhu's words, several soldiers' eyes showed murderous intent. Some of this murderous intent was directed towards the Sun family, but more of it was directed towards him.

"Go ahead. The excavation of the Grand Canal will be the priority."

After all of this went away, a few women from behind the screen came out.

Du Sanniang entered the mansion because of Li Xiuzhu's rescue. She could not stand injustice, so she frowned and asked, "Master, are you just going to let it go?"

Li Xiuzhu smiled when he heard this.

"Of course we won't just let it go, but the most important thing now is the excavation of the Grand Canal."

"Besides, Suzhou and Hangzhou haven't experienced war for a hundred years, so the city walls are solid."

"If you want to fight 30,000 with 100,000, there will be heavy casualties. Do I have to supervise millions of people in the subsequent Grand Canal?"

At this time, Bi Xiuxin said, "Your Majesty, there must be spies among those people just now. Some of them have murderous intentions towards you, Your Majesty. Shouldn't we deal with them?"

"No need. The Sun family is powerful, so naturally there are members of the Sun family in many places."

"I know there is a 90% chance that there is a traitor inside. The reason why I still make my position clear is to tell them not to provoke me, otherwise they will not live long enough to see the decision in the court."

"It's difficult to attack a city. Is it difficult to fight on the plain? Can 100,000 people defeat 30,000 people?"

(End of this chapter)