Bi Xiuxin understood immediately after hearing what he said. Although there was no murderous intent in Li Xiuzhu's words, Bi Xiuxin did not doubt Li Xiuzhu's murderous intent at all.

At this time, Huang Rong also came out and asked, "Why don't you strike first, my Lord?"

"Although the Sun family is not weak, they lost more than a dozen masters at a time. Even if they have useful people around them, they are limited. Why don't we sneak into the city and kill people directly?"

"As long as the Sun family loses its backbone, the army guarding the city will not dare to rebel. Your Majesty has His Majesty's gold medal, so it should not be difficult for you to take over the army."

I have to say that Huang Rong’s idea is very good. She is worthy of being a female Zhuge Liang-level figure. Moreover, this method is not only highly feasible, but also foolproof.

Not counting himself, there are already three peerless masters on his side. He doesn't believe that the Sun family can have a peerless master in the late stage.

Even if there really is one, he can block it by himself, and Bi Xiuxin and the other two can kill them indiscriminately.

But Li Xiuzhu still shook his head.

"You should improve your strength first. Rong'er, you are almost extinct, let's work hard tonight."

Huang Rong blushed upon hearing this and secretly spat at Li Xiuzhu.

It’s nothing, it’s just that the way of working hard is not so serious.

The internal energy she cultivated was not as domineering as the Bei Ming Divine Art, so she could only rely on the power of yin and yang to enter the world of nobility.

As for Nalan Mingyue, she has just reached the peak and needs some more time to consolidate.

Just when Li Xiuzhu was helping Huang Rong improve her strength, the Sun family also got the news.

Although it was not news that Li Xiuzhu had killed eighteen masters, it was almost the same. From the moment Li Xiuzhu knew it was them, it meant that the eighteen masters were basically in Li Xiuzhu's hands.

And Li Xiuzhu did not bring anyone into the military camp, so basically there were no people left.

All eighteen masters were left behind, and even the Sun family did not dare to act rashly for a while.

Sun Qirui frowned and looked at a scholar and asked, "Mr. Han, how can I break this situation?"

The scholar known as Mr. Han smiled and said, "Don't worry, Patriarch Sun. Although the strength of the regent is beyond our expectations, sometimes killing people does not necessarily require the use of force."

"Also, our means of winning over the Regent do not necessarily require coercion."

"I heard that the Regent is a womanizer. We can definitely use the beauty trap to reach cooperation with the Regent."

"With the support of the Regent, not only can the Grand Canal issue be shelved, but Patriarch Sun can even take a step further."

When Sun Qirui heard Han Wenxuan say this, his eyes lit up, but then his brows frowned.

"But how can we use this beauty trap? The most beautiful women in Suzhou and Hangzhou nowadays, apart from those on the Qinhuai River, are only found in the three great families."

"As the regent, Li Xiuzhu may not be interested in those on the Qinhuai River, except for the two or three courtesans."

"And those courtesans are not under the control of my Sun family."

"In my Sun family, my little daughter is the only beautiful woman waiting to get married. This..."

Han Wenxuan interrupted Sun Qirui and said, "Master Sun, those who achieve great things do not care about trivial matters."

"I heard that Patriarch Sun recently married a beautiful concubine with a sweet voice?"

Suddenly, Sun Qirui looked at Han Wenxuan with a sharp look.

"Mr. Han, there is no need to say more. Let me go see the prince."

Han Wenxuan originally wanted to have sex with both of them, but Sun Qirui was obviously reluctant to give up his concubine.

He did not refute, but smiled and said: "That's good. Although Youling is not a stunning beauty, she is also beautiful. I think the prince must like her."

"Also, Patriarch Sun might as well contact the Zheng family. The Zheng family made their fortune with grain and jewelry. If the north and south are connected, the price of grain will certainly depreciate significantly. I think the Zheng family is also interested in dealing with the prince."

"Although I don't know how many retainers the Zheng family has secretly kept, it always gives us a better chance of winning."

"There is also the Su family. The resources of the courtesan are all in the hands of the Su family. If the Sun family and the Zheng family are willing to give up some of their interests in exchange for the Su family's help, it will definitely be more stable."

Sun Qirui nodded and began to think.

He was also confident in Han Wenxuan himself. Ever since he saved him ten years ago, Han Wenxuan had been helping him in the Sun family for ten years and had never made any mistakes.

"Okay, I will contact the Patriarchs of the Zheng and Su families as soon as possible to discuss the matter. You will have to take care of the recruitment of retainers yourself."

"It's what Patriarch Sun should do. If it weren't for Patriarch Sun, Wenxuan would have died ten years ago."

Han Wenxuan got up and left, but his expression no longer showed the relaxed and confident look he had when he was in the room.

He couldn't understand Li Xiuzhu.

What he just said to Sun Qirui was all superficial.

He couldn't understand what level Li Xiuzhu's martial arts had reached, and he couldn't understand what level Li Xiuzhu's mind had reached.

The eighteen-year-old Li Xiuzhu has only been rising for one year, but this year is too legendary, as if he is standing in a special position and making good use of everything.

If this is the case, I'm afraid he will have to find another way to make a living.

Although Sun Qirui treated him well, hadn't he also served the Sun family for ten years?

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Any favor I have received will be repaid in ten years.

Time flew by, and three days later, a special guest came to the military camp.

"Sun family?"

The one who came was an old man, who had some martial arts skills, but they were not good enough, probably only third-rate.

Seeing Li Xiuzhu, the old man bowed first, then replied: "I greet the prince, I am Sun Youcai, the steward of the Sun family."

"Tell me what you want to say."

Sun Youcai then said, "My master would like to invite His Majesty to dine at the Qinhuai River Famous Painting Studio in three days."

"My master has prepared a surprise for you, Your Highness. Please be sure to come and enjoy the show."

Li Xiuzhu was silent for a while and then said, "I don't have time these two days. Let's meet again in seven days."

Sun Youcai paused, but did not dare to refute, and even did not dare to show much expression on his face.

But he had heard that this man had killed people like crazy and was not someone who was easy to talk to.

"Yes, I will tell you the truth."

"Okay, go down."

Sun Youcai left the tent and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he had prepared himself to kill Li Xiuzhu if he was unhappy before coming here, who would want to die if they could live?

Chuzhou is nearly two hundred miles away from Qinhuai.

If you are not in a hurry, it will take three to five days to get there. If you are in a hurry, it will take one day to get there if you pull a fast horse carriage.

Of course, if we change horses and ride a fast horse, it will only take two and a half hours.

Therefore, Sun Youcai crossed the Qinhuai River before dark and returned to the Sun family before nightfall.

Sun Youcai did not dare to delay and found Sun Qirui as soon as possible.

"Master, I am back."

Sun Qirui could estimate the time when Sun Youcai would return, so he had been waiting since nightfall.

Seeing Sun Youcai coming back, Sun Qirui immediately asked, "How is the matter going?"

I felt a little uncomfortable yesterday, so I will update later. The second update will be before 12 o'clock.

(End of this chapter)