The weather in June is getting hotter and hotter, which makes Zhao Ji, who was already negligent in government affairs, more and more neglectful, and even the daily court meetings are not held much. But even so, he still can't avoid the great dynasty of Shuowang, June 15, it is the last great court meeting of this month, and the civil and military officials of the seventh grade and above in Bianjing City have gathered in the Daqing Palace.

In fact, such a great dynasty will be much more formal than practical for the monarch and ministers, and it is impossible to pick up the general government affairs at this time, but more just take out some commonplace issues to discuss, so today's monarchs and ministers are actually not very interested.

However, the situation changed when Lieutenant Commander Kobu withdrew from the arrears needed by the river workers. Immediately following him out of the class was Lang Zhong Yusheng of the Criminal Department, a middle-aged official in his forties with a serious face: "Your Majesty, the minister has something to do." Today, Sun Tu, the governor of Jingdong Road, sent a charge to Beijing, saying that more than 20 officials, including Gao Xiang, the local Qingzhou official, and He Mo, the governor of Qingzhou, and He Mo, the governor of Qingzhou, had acted perversely in the local area, harming the people and causing public resentment to boil. Sun Tu took the arrest and beheaded a number of officials for the long-term peace of the governor of Qingzhou, and sent all the charges they confessed to to the capital, and asked His Majesty to be a saint! ”

As soon as these words came out, the palace was in an uproar, Gao Yu's body trembled slightly, and his originally light face was full of anger, and his eyes quickly fell on the face of Tong Guan, who was standing behind him. However, the latter is looking at his nose and nose at this time, as if Yu Sheng is not his person, and what he plays has nothing to do with him.

Even Zhao Ji, who didn't have much energy and was a little drowsy, was also nervous at the moment, and said in disbelief after a while: "What did you say?" That Sun Tu actually advocated and beheaded a number of local officials in Qingzhou? ”

After receiving an affirmative answer, there was another gasping sound from the temple, what an unbelievable result! A military attache dares to act so recklessly in a local place, this can no longer be described as bold, it is clearly challenging the bottom line of the imperial court!

"How can it be!" Zhao Ji, who has always been good-tempered, was angry, although he always felt that the name Sun Tu was a little familiar, but he couldn't care about it at this time: "It's really against him." Someone came to arrest Sun Tu and bring him to Beijing, but I wanted to see what kind of person he was and dared to do such a thing. ”

The emperor was angry, which naturally made the ministers angry, but Yu Sheng did not flinch because of this, but spoke again: "Please also ask Your Majesty to take a break from the anger of the thunder, the minister thinks that although Sun Tu is inappropriate, it is also excusable, especially after seeing the relevant charges he sent, the minister even thought that he immediately decided to kill Gao Xiang and others out of consideration for the overall situation." ”

"What do you mean by that?" The temper of the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty was very good, and Zhao Ji was naturally no exception, not only did he not get angry because of the dissuasion of his subordinates, but asked with some curiosity. This made the footsteps of an official who had just received Gao Yu's gaze and wanted to come out to refute Yu Sheng could only be temporarily retracted, and this move naturally could not hide from the eyes of Tong Guan, who had already been prepared.

"Back to Your Majesty, just because it is written in the indictment, Gao Xiang and He Mo and other officials have caused public resentment in the local area, and the local garrison is also dissatisfied with them, if Sun Tu did not detect them in time and punish them, I am afraid it will lead to a civil uprising, or even a mutiny." Yu Sheng replied immediately, and after a pause, he concisely said a few more of those crimes, such as forcibly levying taxes, such as the indiscriminate use of troops to cause more than half of the casualties of the Qingzhou Army, and then forcibly conscripting people into the army, just to deceive the superiors and subordinates...... Each of them is not a small crime, and he also specially explained that it was a crime signed and confessed by Gao Xiang and others.

After this accusation, the faces of the princes and ministers in the palace became more and more solemn, and Zhao Ji said even more dissatisfied: "These local officials are really doing nonsense, I can't imagine that I would let such officials go to the local herdsmen ......."

Seeing that things were going to develop according to Tong Guan's intentions, Gao Yu couldn't help it anymore, and he couldn't care about letting the people under him come forward at the moment, so he personally went into battle and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this statement is just a one-sided statement, and it is not accurate. What the so-called crime is, we don't know even more when we are in the capital. However, that Sun Tu dared to kill the imperial court officials so unscrupulously in Qingzhou, once such a practice is spread, I am afraid that it will cause turmoil in the world, and even attract some unscrupulous people to follow suit! ”

Gao Yu is worthy of being a veteran of officialdom who has been fighting in the DPRK and China for many years, and he knows very well that what he should do at this time is to grasp the main contradiction and take Sun Tu's bold move to fight hard, so as to reverse the current unfavorable situation. To be honest, the people on Tong Guan's side of the court meeting today suddenly attacked him, and he was really caught off guard.

This remark really won the approval of most of the officials present, and many people followed up and agreed: "Your Majesty, the ministers also think that Sun Tu's behavior is really a great crime, he is just a five-rank military general, how dare he slaughter my court officials so unscrupulously, but where will Your Majesty and the court be placed!" This is already very serious, and he is about to say that he has a bad heart and a rebellious heart.

Sun Tu's approach was certainly happy, but it did touch the high-voltage line of the Great Song Dynasty. How did the Great Song Dynasty get the country? It was Zhao Kuangyin who relied on the military power in his hands to bully the orphans and widows of the Lao Chai family, and then he was afraid that the generals under his hands would repeat what he had done, so he released the military power with a glass of wine, and then desperately suppressed the power and status of the military attaches in the DPRK and China, so that now the military generals have no dignity in front of the civilian officials.

And now, Sun Tu, a military attaché, has actually done something to kill civilian officials, which is obviously challenging the foundation of the entire Great Song Dynasty for a hundred years, which will naturally attract opposition and criticism from Manchu officials.

Gao Yu saw this, he was sure in his heart, this is exactly what he wanted to see, as long as the ministers spoke, the emperor took advantage of the situation, Sun Tu would definitely die! Then he had his hands free and slowly wrestled with Tong Guan.

Of course, Tong Guan also saw his intentions, since the other party had already gone into battle in person, it was obviously unrealistic to let Yu Sheng contend with him, so he also walked out of the courtier's class: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks what Gao Taiwei said is a bit exaggerated. Sun Tu's move was not because of personal vendettas, but for the sake of the overall local situation, because if he hadn't taken the opportunity to kill Gao Xiang and other officials, he was afraid that there would be a big upheaval in the local area. Your Majesty, Qingzhou is in Shandong, and now a gang of bandits in Liangshan is wreaking havoc in the local area, and there can be no more mistakes. ”

When Zhao Ji heard this, the already great anger was suppressed again, and he nodded thoughtfully: "What Tong Guan said also has some truth, if they really provoke a mutiny and a civil mutiny, even I will severely punish them." ”

These words made Tong Guan's heart happy, and without waiting for Gao Yu to make a difficulty, he hurriedly said: "In addition, Sun Tu is still quite familiar with this person, he has always been loyal to the court, and he has made great contributions more times, how can he be as you say?" ”

"Tong Shumi, are you exaggerating?" Gao Yu refuted with a gloomy face: "As far as I know, just two years ago, there was a change in Qingzhou that killed an official, and it was Sun Tu who caused this change, right?" Isn't it enough that he, a military attache of five or six grades, actually killed my imperial court officials in Qingzhou several times in a row? As for what you call credit, it's all trivial. Your Majesty, Sun Tu's sins are not forgiven, he should be brought to the capital, and he should be severely punished after being interrogated by the Division! ”

"Captain Gao's words, but the ministers dare not agree." Tong Guan immediately looked at the other party-for-tat, and said without giving in: "The accident that happened in Qingzhou two years ago has long passed, and His Majesty has already issued the most holy ruling at that time, do you think that Your Majesty was wrong at that time?" ”

This really made Gao Yu's army, so that he didn't know how to refute the other party for a while, he couldn't really say that the emperor made the wrong decision two years ago. And taking advantage of his sluggish work, Tong Guan continued: "As for Gao Taiwei's so-called slight contributions, it is even more chilling. Your Majesty, Sun Tu has repeatedly pacified thieves in Qingzhou, and it is just a matter of not mentioning such merits. But just last year, he entered the Liao State with his ministers, was born and died, and the credit for my Great Song Dynasty to get the defense map of the Liao State on the border of our Great Song Dynasty is really real. ”

"Huh?" When Zhao Ji heard this, he was immediately interested: "There is such a thing?" Didn't you say you didn't bring the drawings back? ”

"It is true that the minister failed to bring back the defense map in person, but Sun Tu did not fail in his mission. Originally, the minister had planned to present the map to His Majesty. Tong Guan said, and took out the prepared defense map from his sleeve and held it high above his head.

The emperor was even more pleased: "Quick, show the map to me." "I have my own attendant to go down and get the picture.

And Gao Yu, who saw this scene, was nervous, knowing that today's situation was getting worse and worse for him, Tong Guan was completely prepared, and his reaction was completely in his calculations.

While the emperor was happily looking at the bloodstained defense map, Tong Guan said again: "Your Majesty, the bloodstains on this map are left by Sun Tu, he almost died in Liao in order to save this map, thanks to Your Majesty's blessing, so he was able to get out of danger." In addition, he not only made great contributions to our Great Song Dynasty in the Liao Kingdom, but also made a greater contribution in Western Xia. ”

"Western Xia? Why did you go to Western Xia again? How to say this, you can tell me carefully. Zhao Ji immediately became interested, and hurriedly asked, but put aside the previous things first.

The ministers below also knew at this time that Tong Guan had gradually grasped the initiative, and the emperor was on the rise, so they no longer spoke, but quietly watched Tong Guan perform alone. It's Gao Yu, although he was angry at this time, he was a little difficult to speak for a while.

But one thing everyone knows, after today, Gao Yu and Tong Guan's two favorites will really turn their faces! It's just that what they didn't expect was that this turn of face was more complete than they imagined, and this was just the beginning.