The atmosphere in the hall was a little depressing, because they were all their own brothers, and there was no need to avoid anything, so for the arrival of Zhang Shuye and the others, these generals in the Shandong army naturally wanted to say something very unpleasant.

"They really dare to come to my Hangzhou! If you want me to say that we just don't do anything, according to the previous practice, we will kill them, and then see who dares to come again! ”

As soon as this statement began, it immediately won the approval of many people: "You really dare to come to Hangzhou to pick peaches, do you really think that our brothers are vegetarians?" Isn't it just a thousand people, general, I will take my men and horses to destroy them tonight! ”

"Brothers, please calm down, that is the commander and supervisor of the three armies sent by the imperial court, we can't mess around, that is a move that will put General Sun in danger." There are also calm people who hurriedly speak out to dissuade them. But judging from the atmosphere of the scene, most of them still prefer to use tough means to deal with Zhang Shuye and the others.

As the soldiers used a tough battle to win many cities in the south of the Yangtze River, they gained not only military merits, but also more self-confidence. Even if they are talking about a scholar from the DPRK and Central China, they don't see any worries about them, and they are still shouting and shouting and killing.

This is an extremely rare temperament among the various armies of the Great Song Dynasty today, and it can even be said that it has never been had. If the general of another army is changed, even if there is dissatisfaction at this time, he can only hold back and endure it. But under the leadership of Sun Tu, under his example of killing the court officials again and again but unharmed, the Shandong army officers and soldiers at this time really didn't take the so-called court officials too seriously.

Sun Tu felt this morale, and laughed unconsciously, and immediately pressed his hand down, so that everyone calmed down, and then he said: "I know that your brothers are dissatisfied with the court's arrangement, indeed, this time the court is too unauthentic, and actually wants to take away our hard-earned credit at this juncture." However, I don't think that blatantly killing them is a good solution to the problem at hand, which will only cause us more trouble. ”

Hearing what he said, Song Jiang and a few other sane people breathed a sigh of relief, they were really afraid that they would get out of control after killing someone, and they would even be characterized by the imperial court as having a rebellious heart. Sun Tu's gaze swept over their faces, intentionally or unintentionally, before he said, "However, I will never hand over military power, so what I have to do now is how to hold them in my hands without hurting others." ”

"Isn't it easy? Directly put them under house arrest. Forgive them and they don't have the ability to escape from our grasp! Wu Song smiled and gave his thoughts, which immediately won the approval of many people.

"It's not hard to put them under house arrest, it's hard to convince people that we're doing this for the sake of the bigger picture." Zhu Wuluo frowned and said: "After all, they are the nominal boss, and we are subordinates. Of course, it is impossible for our brothers in the Shandong Army to be affected, but it is difficult to say that the common people and other soldiers and soldiers are used to influence them by those who have a heart. ”

This is where Sun Tu really feels embarrassed. Of course, he could not give in, and if the other party was willing to stay in his place of residence obediently, he would not mind letting him live in peace, and he would even be able to share some credit with them at that time. But from the current point of view, neither Zhang Shuye nor Xuan Cangyong can be willing to do this, they are bound to do something. In particular, what made Sun Tu feel threatened was the seemingly peaceful and easy-to-talk Zhang Shuye, this person made him feel threatened regardless of his reputation and ability, and he had to have a legitimate reason to attack them.

Song Jiang also nodded: "Yes, although the other soldiers and horses have been obedient to the general a lot during this time, but when the time comes, between the commander and the general appointed by the imperial court, I am afraid that they will not hesitate to throw themselves at Zhang Shuye and the others." ”

"So according to me, it's easier to kill them with one sword, so that no one will follow the dead......" Someone muttered in a low voice, but this time there were not many people who followed, and after Sun Tu glanced over, these people immediately shut up.

"Then why don't we use the same method we used to deal with Zeng Kaiqian again? Wouldn't it be justifiable to kill them by accusing them of colluding with bandits? Someone put forward another method: "In addition, you can also set up a bureau so that he can meet with a certain general, and then he will have a personal witness." ”

What he proposed was the method used to deal with the imperial court in Shandong, but Sun Tu did not accept such an approach this time. Because there is actually a lot of risk in doing this, one is not good, and it is easy to put yourself in it. What's more, Jiangnan is different from Shandong, which they have been operating for many years and has a very deep footing, a mistake may lead to chaos in the situation, and other soldiers and horses are not of the same mind as themselves.

"This can't work, that's not good, can we just let them stay here, then how can we rest assured that we will send troops to fight Wuzhou?" Even Ruda was a little impatient and thumped the case.

"There is a way, it depends on whether General Sun is willing to use it." At this moment, Wu Yong, who had been watching coldly, suddenly opened his mouth and said with a smile: "It's just that this method is a little unacceptable." ”

"Tell me about it." Sun Tu suddenly became interested, if it was about this kind of conspiracy that could not be put on the table, there was really no one among his subordinates who could compare to this Zhiduoxing.

Wu Yong smiled: "What these civil officials value most is their reputation, if we can make a fuss about this, it will be enough for them to throw a mouse, and they will not dare to come nonsense, let alone get out of our grasp." As he spoke, he gave one of his own ideas.

Hearing this, some people were at a loss, and some people laughed, and Sun Tu clapped his hands after thinking about it: "This method is indeed the most important, so do it." I believe that as long as they are in this place, they will no longer be able to turn over the palms of our hands. ”

In this regard, Lu Dawu Song and other straight people still felt a little unhappy: "It's just two civil officials who have no power to restrain chickens, can they use such a hard time to deal with it?" ”

"What I want is to clean them up on the side of righteousness, so this method is much smarter than other direct actions, even if it really alarms the court at that time, we will take advantage of it."

"Would the imperial court really accept this?"

"It's one thing for them to believe it or not, but it's another thing for the truth!" Sun Tu said, and finally made a decision: "Just do it like this, and let those people in the city start doing things." ”

¥¥¥¥¥ in the next few days, Uncle Zhang, who had just arrived in Hangzhou, was also very low-key. Now that Sun Tu has already put his attitude out, at least for the time being, they don't dare to confront him head-on, after all, they have military power, they have great merit, and they are deeply loved by the people, and to be an enemy is to hit a stone with an egg.

But behind the scenes, they did not contact generals like Xu Shen Ren Shifan, hoping to win over them to control the military power of the army outside the Shandong army. Of course, it is impossible for Zhang Shuye and Xuan Cangyong to come forward, their goals are too big, and once they come forward, it will cause a strong backlash from Sun Tu and others.

Relying on the status of the two high-ranking officials in the imperial court, the gains from contact are naturally not small. Although those generals didn't make up their minds, the meaning was already clear, in fact, they also intended to break away from Sun Tu's control.

Speaking of which, these generals still owe Sun Tu a big favor, because if he hadn't led his troops to kill him in time, not to mention that he would have been able to share the great credit for capturing Hangzhou, even his life might not be saved. It stands to reason that Xu Shen and they should be grateful to Sun Tu, and it is impossible for them to stand with Uncle Zhang and them in turn.

But the fact is that no amount of kindness can outweigh the actual benefits. To put it more clearly, that is, they have become jealous and even hostile to Sun Tu. Because Sun Tu was too strong, in just a few months, he subdued all the Song troops in Jiangnan, including the soldiers and horses under their hands. At this time, although these horses were still willing to obey the order, they believed that as long as Sun Tu said a word, they would be able to make themselves alone, and the soldiers and horses they could mobilize were only hundreds, which was something they could not accept.

Just as Sun Tu couldn't accept that everything he had worked hard to build was plucked, Xu Shen, Ren Shifan and other generals were unwilling to hand over the military power in their hands. But Sun Tu's means, popularity, and identity are all here, how can they deal with it?

But now that they have the commander and the overseer sent by the imperial court, and with such an opportunity to suppress Sun Tu in the name of justice, these people will naturally be able to easily make the most beneficial choice for themselves. It's just about the pros and cons, not right or wrong. As for the thoughts of the soldiers below, they were completely ignored.

Because of military discipline and military law, the soldiers can still be suppressed, but the others are obviously not under the control of these officials and generals.

In the afternoon of this day, when Uncle Zhang and Xuan Cangyong came to kill time, a subordinate walked into the hall with a solemn expression: "Zhang Shuai, Xuanjian Jun, things are a little strange......

"How so? Did someone change their minds, or did Sun Tu and them start to fight back? Xuan Cangyong seemed very calm at this time, asked casually, and landed a sunspot on the table smoothly with his hand.

"Yes...... There was a rumor in the city that we planned to collect taxes again after the chaos was quelled, and that we would re-bloom the stone gang, and now the people in the city have been greatly frightened and dissatisfied, and there are more and more people talking and cursing, and even some people have begun to come to our side to petition! The man hesitated, but finally told the story.

Hearing this, Zhang Shuye's hand shook, and a white piece fell on the edge of the chessboard with a snap, and his brows were deeply locked: "He really moved, and he made such a ruthless move, and he actually incited public opinion!" ”