"Let's go and have a look first! If it's related to the recruitment, it's better for the adults to find a way to delay him. Only then will Wang Wenyan have the chance to move."

Sun Sheng nodded, changed his clothes and hurried out.

After a while, Sun Sheng came back with joy on his face. As soon as he entered the door, he shouted loudly to Yu Ren, "It's done!"

Yu Ren was puzzled, "What happened?"

Sun Sheng couldn't hide his excitement and said to Yu Ren, "Are you guessing what did the Xiong man ask me to go over and do?"

"What are you doing? Could it be that Lord Xiong suddenly changed his mind and accepted our recruitment conditions?"

"You are right. That's right. When the Xiong saw me, the first thing he said was that if he added 3,000 taels of silver, what would happen? I killed him another 1,000 taels on the spot. Then he made the decision." Sun Sheng said as he ordered the servant outside the door.

"Send the message and hold a drink to celebrate. By the way, arrange someone to call Wang Wenyan. Tell him that the matter has been done and he should not waste the money and goods of that ship."

Yu Ren frowned, always feeling that this matter was a bit inappropriate, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong.

Soon, Wang Wenyan came.

When Sun Sheng saw Wang Wenyan, he said, "Are my ship of money and goods still there?"

Wang Wenyan didn't know what she meant, so why did she say she had to do it for herself? Then she went out and changed her mind immediately. But he was a person who had been in the Suzhou officialdom for a long time and had always known all kinds of people in Suzhou. Although he had never formally dealt with this grandfather Sun Sheng and Sun, he had also heard that this was a person who loved money as much as his life, and his pursuit of money was never concealed and he had no hypocrisy.

So, although Sun Sheng said that he would hand over the shipment of money and goods to him for disposal, when he came out, he did not immediately receive the batch of money and goods handed over to him. Instead, he spent ten taels of silver on the street to buy some toys that women liked, and then asked his wife to send to the home of a colleague. Only because the wife's wife and the wife of Huang Yuanji, Xiong Wencan's first counselor, were cousins. Wang Wenyan knew that it was not appropriate to directly visit Huang Yuanji, so she thought of this relationship.

At this time, when Wang Wenyan heard Sun Sheng ask about the ship of money and goods, although she felt so unhappy, she still replied respectfully, "The villain hasn't gone to collect it yet. She just went home and told her to get in touch with a cousin of the Huang family's wife first."

When Sun Sheng heard this, he showed a relaxed expression on his face. "No need to be so troublesome. I have settled this matter. Lord Xiong personally agreed to me and can agree to recruit you according to the conditions we proposed."

Wang Wenyan glanced at Yu Ren in confusion. Yu Ren only knew about this. Before he could ask the specific details, he could take the opportunity to ask Sun Sheng clearly.

"Mr. Xiong's reunion, what are the additional conditions?" Yu Ren asked.

"No. Just before leaving, Lord Xiong mentioned that when he was formally recruiting, Xu Xinsu had to go to Suzhou to receive surrender. It would not work if he sent someone to do this." Sun Sheng said.

Wang Wenyan didn't say anything, but Yu Ren was a little worried.

Seeing that the matter was done, the two of them said goodbye.

After leaving Sun's Mansion, Yu Ren asked Wang Wenyan, "Do you think there is something strange about this?"

Because of Zhao Rui's relationship, Wang Wenyan and Yu Ren's relationship can be said to be much closer than Sun Sheng, and he is willing to say something even if he has something to say.

"In my opinion, this matter is probably not that simple. You think, since Lord Xiong was unwilling to accept the purchase of goods worth 20,000 to 30,000 taels of money, how could he suddenly change his mind for two or three thousand taels of silver? Obviously, he heard others' words afterwards and changed his mind."

"I think so too, but I don't know if this change is for the sake of the overall situation or if there is another conspiracy." Yu Ren said softly.

After saying that, Yu Ren looked around and turned to Wang Wenyan softly, "I'm afraid this matter is not related to Huang Yuanji. Mr. Wang, after you go back, you have to find a way to get in touch with Huang Yuanji. He can't handle it directly, so he started from his wife to see if there is really something wrong with it. How much money does it take to go back to me to get it."

After Yu Ren said this, he thought about it and added another sentence. "I will ask someone to send 1,000 taels of silver to your house later. When it is not enough, you can tell me at any time."

Wang Wenyan stopped talking, but just bowed to Yu Ren and turned around and left.

When Yu Ren returned to his residence, he soon received a message sent by Sun Sheng, saying that Xiong Wencan sent someone to inform him that he asked him to ask Xu Xinsu to go to Suzhou to discuss the reunion in person seven days later.

Yu Ren was both excited and nervous, and he didn't dare to neglect it. He quickly took a boat back to Nansha Island and notified Xu Xinsu of the news.

Everyone was worried when they heard that Xiong Wencan asked Xu Xinsu to go to Suzhou to discuss the recruitment. However, Xu Xinsu refused to speak out and decided to participate in this risky negotiation in person.

Liu Long is the person who opposes the recruitment of peace. When he heard that Xu Xinsu was going to Suzhou in person, he stood up and opposed it loudly. Even when Xu Xinsu went out, he led people to stop at the door and asked Xu Xinsu to stay. "Boss, officers and soldiers have never been trustworthy. If they really want to recruit peace, why don't they send people to the island to talk, but let Boss, you go to Suzhou?"

Xu Xinsu looked at the brothers who had been with him for many years and was a little moved. He jumped off the horse and said to everyone, "Brothers. Actually, I had the plan to be recruited by the court very early on. After all, we have been scrambling on the sea like this, which is not a long-term solution. It is not very convenient for brothers. But if we accept the recruitment, it will be different.

After recruiting, we were officers and soldiers, and we no longer had to worry about the court sending troops to encircle us. We can do business with confidence and boldness. If you think of buying land on land, you can also do it with confidence. From then on, we have found a safe haven. What a great thing this is."

"But, the man surnamed Xiong was not sent here, but just recruited the boss to go over, and obviously had no sincerity. You just went over like this, I'm afraid there would be danger!" Liu Long said while still holding Xu Xinsu's reins and refused to let go.

Xu Xinsu looked at Liu Long without reproaching. "I know there will be risks when I go to Suzhou this time. That Governor Xiong would not accept our recruitment conditions so willingly! So, I judged that once I go, he will first put us under house arrest."

"Why are the boss going?" Everyone was puzzled.

"Don't worry. Governor Xiong still wants to attract peace. But our conditions are a bit harsh and he is not willing to accept it. He should also want to try again to see if he can capture our island with force. After I leave, the officers and soldiers will launch a more fierce attack. You must beat me hard. The more fierce the attack, the safer I will be in Suzhou City.

If you defeat this battle, then we will be in danger. I have already made arrangements for this battle. After I leave, you will all follow the arrangements of the third brother. As long as you win this battle, the governor Xiong will only accept our recruitment conditions and will definitely let me back then. Don't worry."

"Then, what if I am defeated? Why don't the boss go to Suzhou City first and wait until we defeat the officers and soldiers. If nothing happens, we can still run away."

Xu Xinsu shook his head. "I have been thinking about this issue for a long time. Now we have no way out. There is no place for us to stand in the southeastern sea. Even if we escape elsewhere, we will only settle down temporarily. Sooner or later, we will be wiped out by the court. Only by accepting the court's amnesty is the best way out.

So, this time you can only succeed but not fail. If this battle is completed, our future will be bright. If we lose, both the brothers on the island and me in Suzhou City will have a dead end. If I don’t go to Suzhou, the officers and soldiers will not launch an attack, and they will continue to surround me like this. This matter will be dragged on.

The longer it drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for us.

So, although this trip to Suzhou is dangerous, I have to go."

After hearing Xu Xinsu's words, Liu Long had to put down the reins of the horse.

Xu Xinsu finally glanced at the brothers, turned over the horse, silently bowed to everyone, and then rode away.
Chapter completed!