In fact, how could Sun Tu not understand the truth that Mu Xiu would be destroyed by Lin Feng, and he knew that his continuous meritorious rise would inevitably be regarded as a thorn in the side of many people, and he wanted to get rid of it quickly. If you want to ensure your own safety, the best thing to do is to keep a low profile, don't cause more trouble, and be honest.

But he knows better that he has not much time left for himself, but he is afraid that it will not be too much. Although he has limited knowledge of the history of the Song Dynasty, Sun Tu also knows that it may not be long before a real catastrophe will befall this land. And what he has to do is to accumulate enough strength to protect himself and even save the world before that.

In the past, Sun Tu didn't have that strength, all he wanted was to be able to keep himself and the people around him, but as he gained a firm foothold in Qingzhou, his thoughts gradually changed. Those soldiers who were willing to train hard for him and fight bravely could not bear to abandon them in the end? There are also those simple and hard-working people, once the Central Plains changes greatly, the first to suffer must be the most innocent of them, how can he bear to watch them being slaughtered?

If Sun Tu was just a passer-by in time and space, he had no feelings for the Great Song Dynasty and the people of the world, and only thought about his own safety. Now he has bonds with too many people, and he has begun to think about how to save these people, even if it is still too difficult and difficult to do all this.

With only two or three thousand Qingzhou troops under his command, even if he is trained to be elite, if he wants to defend a world and protect the people in the territory, he is afraid that he will not be able to do it. That's why he thought of uniting the officers and soldiers of the whole territory of Shandong, even if it was still not enough in terms of troops, but as long as the tens of thousands of troops were properly used and trained enough elite, they would have the capital to protect themselves.

So at this time, even if he knew that there would be endless troubles after doing this, Sun Tu could only move forward with his head held high, no matter what kind of difficulties and obstacles he would face next, he could not turn back.

After a few days, the military attaches of the prefectures and regimental trainers rushed to Jeju one after another, on the one hand, to see Sun Tu, the new commander of the local road, and on the other hand, to respond to his previous initiative to unite the officials and troops of the various prefectures in Shandong.

Although it was impossible for these people to really bring all the one or two thousand troops under their command, the number of soldiers and horses arriving in Jeju in a few days still quickly reached three or four thousand, and almost every military attache would bring two or three hundred pro-troops, which were the elite of the state army in each state.

It's just that these elites they thought were nothing in the eyes of Sun Tu and the Qingzhou Army. Even though these battalions of soldiers and horses stationed outside Jeju City were brightly armored and shiny with weapons, the slack energy like grass and the chaotic appearance of the camp still made Sun Tu, who had stood at the head of the city and looked at the camps, shook his head again and again, and only a team of 100 cavalry from Dongpyeong Province made Sun Tujue's eyes brighten, unlike the other barracks around him who were noisy all day long, and from time to time someone bought wine and food to enter, but the camp over there was quiet, and the sound of drills came from time to time.

However, Sun Tu did not show his dissatisfaction for the time being, and when those officers came to see him one after another, he also met with them politely, and said a lot of good and encouraging words. Until two

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On the tenth day of the first month, seeing that there were no other state government officials and troops, he gathered a group of military attaches in one place and began to give a formal lecture.

In the wide command hall, more than a dozen generals sat on both sides, and Sun Tu sat on the top, looking down at these subordinates, and said with a smile after a while: "The generals can be invited by me this time to come is really a great surprise to Sun." ”

"Eunuch Sun Du's words are serious, since we are court officials, we naturally hope to do our best for the court and the people in the jurisdiction."

"Yes, Sun Dujian, I can't wait, I'm just guarding some cities, no matter what, it's not as good as you being able to lead the army to repeatedly attack the thief Kou Cottage. This time, you proposed to unite with many Xiang troops in Shandong to deal with the thieves in Shandong, and we naturally want to listen to the teachings. ”

These guys all looked very respectful, and their words were very good, but Sun Tu didn't take it too seriously. Because he knew very well that everyone had to accept this arrangement because of the change of their status, even if the documents appointing them by the imperial court had not yet been served, it was enough for them to compromise.

After waiting for them to talk nonsense, Sun Tu said solemnly: "Why do you think this official has such a thought? He didn't mean to embarrass these people, and immediately gave his own answer: "Actually, this is also influenced by those thieves." I think that when our Qingzhou Army attacked Sanshan last year, Erlongshan had the idea of forming an alliance with Taohuashan. And when attacking Erlong Mountain, there were even more thieves from Liangshanbo who suddenly appeared there, and they were almost able to join forces with the thieves of Erlong Mountain to fight with our army.

"At that time, the official was thinking, even those bandits and grass bandits who fought separately and had no subordinate can think of cooperating with each other, why can't we and other court officials and soldiers work together to conquer the thieves in the territory? If the officials and armies of our Shandong prefectures are all united, how can these thieves who occupy the mountains as kings but have limited strength have the consequences that they have today?

"This official has heard a long time ago that some cottages can stand up to this day, because they are in the three regardless of the area between the state capitals, and no one wants to cheapen the surrounding states and counties in the case of damage to their own homes, and there are even people who secretly make deals with thieves, so that thieves will not cause trouble in their own states and counties, and they will give them a lot of benefits every year. This kind of beggar-thy-neighbor practice of befriending thieves and bandits is not only in Shandong, but also in various places today. And the consequence is to make the strength of those bandits bigger, their appetite bigger, and the harm more and more great! ”

When these words came out, these generals present were like pins and needles, and many people's faces turned blue and red, and they had the heart to defend themselves, but they didn't know where to start. In fact, this kind of trading with thieves has long become the unspoken rule of many local governments in the Great Song Dynasty, and a large part of the heavy taxes imposed in some places have fallen into the hands of those thieves. It's just that everyone deceives and hides this kind of thing, and refuses to let it float on the surface. But today, Sun Tu is good, and he actually put these shady things on the bright side, which is really surprising and unsettling.

Of course, this comes down to the end

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Of course, there is the sin of inaction of local officials, but the root still lies in the court. It is precisely because those in the Great Song Dynasty have no enterprising heart, and they have repeatedly suffered losses in the battles with the Liao people and the Xixia people, and finally chose to make peace, and chose to exchange money for the so-called peace, so that the spirit of the entire Central Plains was completely empty.

Since even the Son of Heaven and even the important ministers of the court can give the wealth of the treasury to the enemy country for the sake of so-called peace, it is only natural that the officials at the bottom will take out part of the money and grain in the treasury to buy thieves in order not to cause chaos. Anyway, everyone has to get by, as long as they don't have an accident in their own office, as for sweeping away the thieves or something, that's all for the future.

Everyone in the hall was swept by Sun Tu's eyes, and they were all so weak that they all lowered their heads. As for whether they are ashamed or disapproving in their hearts, only they know in their hearts.

Sun Tu didn't mean to hold this matter accountable, and after putting enough pressure on them, he said again: "The previous matter, the official can not know everything." However, it is time for everything in my Shandong province to change next. In fact, those thieves are not as difficult to deal with as everyone thinks, let alone other cottages, what about Liangshanbo's great reputation, and it was not easily defeated by my Qingzhou army? Therefore, in the opinion of this official, as long as our Shandong officials and troops work together, it is not difficult to sweep away the thieves in the territory. I wonder what you think? ”

"This ......" Everyone present looked embarrassed, in fact, as a military attaché, who doesn't want to establish military exploits, but sending troops to break thieves is not something they can say, these people are actually still under the control of civil officials in various state capitals.

At this time, Zhou Fan, the Jeju Metropolitan Eunuch, who finally had some friendship with Sun Tu, spoke first on behalf of everyone: "What Sun Metropolitan Eunuch said is naturally reasonable. But wanting to unify the whole territory is not a trivial matter after all, and we may not be able to do it. In addition, Sun Dujian does lead the troops well, and the Qingzhou Army is a rare elite division in my Great Song Dynasty, but I am far inferior to the soldiers and horses of the state capital, even if everyone really has the intention to kill the thief and serve the country, I am afraid that they will not be caught. ”

"Yes, I may be able to defend myself with soldiers and horses, but what should I do if I go on an expedition and the city is invaded by other thieves?"

"Although my Yizhou Xiang Army is diligent in training on weekdays, it has not been paid for half a year, and my brothers are hungry, how can I be willing to send troops to kill the enemy?"

Soon, these people all told their difficulties, and then many people turned their eyes to Sun Tu - your idea is good, but under these problems, can you really make everyone come to their hearts?

Sun Tu silently listened to everyone constantly talking about their difficulties, and only after a while did he say: "What you said is indeed a problem, but this official thinks that these are not difficulties, as long as our army is strong enough, whether it is a constraint from the government or a threat from foreign enemies, it can be easily resolved." As for how to be considered powerful, just look at the various soldiers and horses you have brought. ”

As he spoke, he had already stood up: "Everyone is here today, but this official wants to test the quality of the Zhuzhou Xiang Army first, I wonder if you are willing to perform outside this Jeju City, so that the officials and people in the city can watch from the side?" ”

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