Sun Tu's reaction was really beyond the expectations of everyone in the palace, and Gao Yu was even more stunned by his rhetorical question, and then his face was even more angry!

This kid is too bold! Almost all the important ministers had such a thought in their hearts. Because according to common sense, as a newcomer to the palace, in the important place of the Wende Palace, and facing the emperor and a number of important ministers, it is not easy to be able to speak, and now he is still under the pressure of such a lieutenant as Gao Yu, I am afraid that another person will be scared to the soul for a long time, and will only blindly shirk and beg for mercy, where can such a situation occur?

In fact, several people also have the same mind as Gao Yu, preparing to use his crime of killing Zhu Mian as a breakthrough once Sun Tu is really messed up, and directly condemn him to death in front of the official family, even if he can't really kill him, it will be difficult for him to have any foothold in the court. And as long as he has no chance to turn over, they will have all kinds of means to deal with such a small military attache who has not many people around him.

However, Sun Tu's rebuttal shattered their wishful thinking, and they turned defense into an attack and defeated Gao Yu's army!

Originally, as early as last year, Jiangnan had jointly put all kinds of crimes such as collaborating with the enemy on the head of Zhu Mian as a dead man, and at that time, Gao Yu and they did not dare to excuse him in order to avoid suspicion, and now the old things are brought up more just to find an excuse, how can Sun Tu's cross-examination be cracked for a while?

Zhao Ji also glanced at Gao Yu thoughtfully, and faintly remembered some things before, which made Gao Yu sweat on his forehead and a little panicked. Sun Tu made up his mind and raised his head again: "Your Majesty, although what the minister did was a little inappropriate, the situation was urgent at that time, and he really couldn't come up with a better way." And since Zhu Mian was killed, the hearts of the armies in the south of the Yangtze River have been greatly boosted, and this has the result of recapturing various cities in a year, and capturing Fang La and other thieves alive. ”

Not only does he want to completely clear the charges, but he also wants to turn the killing of Zhu Mian into a credit! But thinking about it carefully, Sun Tu's statement is not wrong, after all, the facts are really in front of him, when Zhu Mian was the coach, Jiangnan was in a mess, and he frequently lost his ground, not to mention, and the local people all returned to those thieves. But looking at him after his death, in only one year, he has been successfully pacified by Sun Tu, so if he colludes with the thief, it is really not wronged.

At this point, no matter what aspect it is, it has been completely confirmed that Zhu Mian has a big problem, Sun Tu is not only guilty of killing him, but also meritorious, and Gao Yu is a little suspicious to take this matter.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that what the Marquis of Yue said is indeed true, and Zhu Mian is indeed guilty of not punishable, but since he has already subdued the law, even his relatives and others have been affected, so there is no need to pursue it further. And I am here today only for the sake of merit, so why should I mention such things again? Finally, Cai Jing slowly opened his mouth to cover for Gao Yu.

Taishi Cai's influence in front of Zhao Ji is still quite large, and when he heard this, he also took his gaze back, nodded with a smile: "What Taishi said is very true, there is no need to worry about the past, Sun Qing please also get up and speak." Without any intention of holding the high-ranking officials accountable, he gently exposed the envoy.

Sun Tu also knew that it was unrealistic to rely on only a few words to deal with a favored minister like Gao Yu, so he agreed to stand up and did not chase and fight again. The emperor was even more satisfied with his performance, and said: "When it comes to Sun Qing, I am still very pleased that you have made contributions to the country, because just two days ago, after learning that you had achieved a great victory in Jiangnan, I saw your name from the screen of the Chongzheng Palace. Come to think of it, I met you once that day, and it was in the third class courtyard, right? ”

"Your Majesty, the minister also remembers the events of the day clearly, and it is precisely because of the conversation with His Majesty at that time that the minister has been thinking about serving the country since then, even if he is full of liver and brains!" Sun Tu hurriedly replied loudly, completely excited after receiving the grace of the encounter.

"Hehe, you really didn't disappoint me, in just a few years, you have been promoted from a small official who is not in the stream to a small official, well, by the way, in addition to the marquis, what other reward does Sun Tu have?" As he spoke, the Emperor looked at Gao Yu, who was temporarily in charge of the affairs of the Privy Council.

Gao Yu felt bitter in his heart, he just wanted to make trouble for Sun Tu, and now he was going to be promoted again. But when the emperor asked, he could only answer: "Back to Your Majesty, the meaning of the Privy Council is to promote him to the queen of the festival, and to have the position of the marquis set by the imperial court early in the morning." ”

This is indeed an extremely high-status official position among military generals, at least from the point of view of false name. Because after the festival stays, it is the festival degree, and the Great Song Dynasty actually almost does not set up this real position, unless it is into the center, otherwise at the level of the festival stay, the military general is considered to be the end. And Sun Tu also has the identity of a marquis on his head, so his status is particularly precious.

Sun Tu naturally knew that the reward this time was indeed not small, and immediately thanked him again. Then, Zhao Ji praised him again, not only gave him a lot of gold and silver money, but also sealed Ya'er's five-grade edict by the way, although this is the due meaning, but it is also a considerable honor.

After Sun Tu thanked him again, Zhao Jicai smiled and said: "Sun Qing, you have made great contributions to the imperial court this time, I am very pleased, I don't know if you have any other requirements besides these rewards?" ”

In fact, this question is just the emperor's politeness, under normal circumstances, the courtiers will only be grateful again at this time, and then say that they have nothing else to ask for, and finally the monarch and the ministers are satisfied, and they can leave the palace.

But today's Sun Tu did not play his cards according to common sense, and in the face of this polite question, he really put forward his own request: "Your Majesty, the minister does have a request, I don't know if Your Majesty can grant it." ”

"Then ......" Zhao Ji originally wanted to let him back down directly, but when he said it, he found that things had changed, so he could only quickly change his words: "Let's hear it." There was a hint of dazedness and embarrassment in his expressions, and the other courtiers were even more different, and they didn't know where this guy had the cheekiness and courage to speak like this.

Sun Tu didn't care about these people's thoughts at all, but said: "Because the court summoned him in a hurry, the minister has rushed back to Bianjing before he has arranged many things in Jiangnan, I don't know if His Majesty can give permission for the minister to return to Jiangnan again......"

"No." As soon as he heard this, Gao Yu immediately became anxious, and subconsciously interrupted, causing the emperor to look sideways again, and also made his face pale, knowing that he had lost his temper. But now, he can only bite the bullet: "Your Majesty, the Privy Council recalled Sun Tu to Bianjing this time to show compassion for him, after all, he has been fighting in Shandong and Jiangnan for many years, and he is physically and mentally exhausted, so he can't work him anymore; Second, it is also out of consideration for the rules of the imperial court, my Great Song Dynasty has had the law of rotation, and the generals should be disposed of after more than three years. This Sun Tu has been leading an army in Shandong and Jiangnan for more than three years, and if he is left there again, it will be inappropriate after all. The minister's arrangement is also for his sake, so as not to provoke discussion. ”

These words are reasonable, not only Zhao Ji and a group of courtiers nodded again and again, but even Sun Tu couldn't come up with any reason to refute it, because this is the way that the Great Song Dynasty has always used troops - in order to suppress the possible countermeasures of the generals to the imperial court, it is better to weaken the local military strength, and the generals must not know each other.

Gao Yu's statement is completely an upright conspiracy, which naturally makes it difficult for Sun Tu to deal with it, so he can only admit this arrangement. In fact, since he came to Bianjing, he didn't think that he could go back easily, so he wasn't too disappointed, but his expression looked a little lonely. Seeing this, Zhao Ji felt a little embarrassed, and said with a smile: "Sun Qing doesn't have to be too disappointed, the rules are like this, but it doesn't mean that you won't have the opportunity to serve the court in the future." Since you have such ability, he will take Yanyun in the north every day, and naturally there will be times when you will kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your trust. However, the minister still has a please. Sun Tu's heart moved, and he tried to say: "Please also ask Your Majesty to continue to serve the court and your Majesty with your ministers, and to be sent to any real position in Beijing."

As soon as his voice fell, Cai Jing's face changed slightly, and he had quickly seen that Sun Tu said before that he wanted to go back to Jiangnan just to find a reason, this was his real purpose!

Whether an official has power in the capital, or whether he has the power to protect himself, the most important thing is not the level of his official position, but the extent of the real power he is sent. If Sun Tu didn't take the initiative to ask this, Zhao Ji would not ask about such a trivial matter, and of course Cai Jing, Gao Yu and others would not be able to send such an opportunity to him, so it is very likely that he will be in name only and be completely forgotten in the end. And at that time, Sun Tu's death will come, not to mention Gao Yu, even an official in Kaifeng Mansion, who has the means to put him to death.

But now, the situation is completely different. Sun Tu actually asked, and when ninety-nine of the hundred officials came and were embarrassed to directly ask about their sending powers, he became the hundredth person, and asked such a sentence cheekily. And this time, even Cai Jingjing can no longer intervene, and the emperor naturally can't abandon it anymore.

"Sun Qing is really loyal to state affairs, tell me, what do you think?" Zhao Ji asked casually.

"The minister is just a martial artist, so he really can't do ordinary things. The minister only has a loyal heart, so the forbidden army or the imperial city minister thinks that he can still be competent, I wonder if His Majesty can approve it and let the minister hold any official position in these two yamen? Sun Tu really gave the position he wanted honestly and unceremoniously.

Why is this guy so bold and thick-skinned...... This was the first thought that flashed through the minds of the courtiers in the palace.