In order to send the good news back to Bianjing as soon as possible, Sun Tu made great efforts this time, not only using fast horses to deliver it, but also using military posts, almost sending it to the north at an expedited speed of 600 miles. Within a few days, two identical good news entered the Beijing division and were sent to the two yamen of the Ministry of War and the Privy Council.

Sun Tu obviously has an extra mind, he knows very well what the virtues of certain people in the court are, in their eyes, there is no distinction between public and private, and only depends on whether things are beneficial to him. If you are your own person, you will be pressured if you have a fault, and if you have merit, you will double your publicity; If it is a political enemy, it is completely the opposite, as long as Gao Yu and others have the intention to conceal it, it is enough to hide it from others for a month or two.

Just in case, Sun Tu delivered the good news to the two yamen, as long as the more people who came into contact with this good news, those officials would have to weigh the weight if they wanted to conceal it. However, after all, he still underestimated the power that Tong Guan had managed in the Privy Council for many years, and soon after the good news was sent to the Yamen, Fang Qian had already taken it in his hands.

These days, Fang Qian is quite low-key and obedient, even if Gao Yu Liang Shicheng keeps inserting people into the Privy Council, he does not oppose it openly, and even helps stabilize people's hearts, vacating a lot of practical positions to make Gao Yu and them further control the Privy Council, in the eyes of many people, he can be regarded as a betrayal of Tong Guan.

But what many people don't know is that he did this with good intentions, in addition to keeping his official position and authority, he also kept some important people by the way, although he gave away some power, but the core power of the Privy Council is still in the hands of Tong Guan. It was precisely because of this reason that when Sun Tu's good news arrived, it fell into Fang Qian's hands as soon as possible, which also made him excited.

"Good! Qianli really didn't let Tong Shuai look away, and actually broke the enemy and captured the city in a short period of time, just this credit is enough for the official family to stop blaming him for his previous reckless behavior! Fang Qian pinched this good news, and soon made a decision, he must report it to the emperor as soon as possible, even if it will cause the dissatisfaction of Gao Yu and the others, he can't take care of it!

It just so happened that the next day was the Little Dynasty Meeting, and as one of the presiding officers in the Privy Council today, Fang Qian could also be among them. At that moment, after several important ministers made a move, they stepped forward and presented the military report of the great victory in Jiangnan: "Your Majesty, the great victory in Jiangnan!" After Sun Tu led his subordinates to break more than ten county towns in a row, they won the big city of Huzhou in one fell swoop, and broke the frontal enemy of 50,000 and destroyed more than 10,000 enemies, which can be called the biggest victory of our official army after the Jiangnan Rebellion! ”

When Zhao Ji heard this, the handsome face of Gu Jing Bubo also showed a look of surprise, and hurriedly said: "Quick, send the good news to me for a look!" When he took the good news in public and opened it to take a closer look, and his face was happy, the faces of Gao Yu, Liang Shicheng and the others who were standing in front of the ministers sank, and the former looked at Fang Qian, who had not retreated, with gloomy eyes, and was already vigilant in his heart.

However, when the emperor happily put down the good news and looked at him, Gao Yu instantly showed joy as if his face had changed, and stepped forward and saluted: "Weichen congratulates Your Majesty, congratulates me for the Great Song Dynasty, now the situation in Jiangnan is very good, it must not take too long to calm down the chaos, and the world is peaceful!" ”

Seeing this, the others also solemnly saluted and congratulated, and seeing this, Zhao Ji laughed happily again: "You ministers said well, my Great Song Dynasty will soon bring peace to the world and prepare for the capture of the land of Yanyun." After a pause, he looked at Gao Yu again and asked, "Gao Qing, why don't you come to report such a happy event to me?" I haven't seen you mention it first? ”

Gao Yu had already dealt with it, and immediately bent down and said: "Your Majesty forgives me, in fact, the minister also learned yesterday that Jiangnan had such a great victory." However, after all, the stakes are very high, and the minister is worried about what is hidden in it, so he planned to carefully inquire about it before playing His Majesty, but he was reported to His Majesty by Fang Chengzhi first, but he was a little too impatient. As he spoke, he glanced at Fang Qian deeply.

Fang Qian naturally didn't dare to argue with him, but just bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that such a great victory cannot be delayed, otherwise it will chill the hearts of the soldiers below, so he is in a hurry to play." ”

"That's it, there is some truth in what the two of you said, and I won't blame you." Zhao Ji waved his hand disappreciatively, and then looked at Gao Yu again: "What Gao Qing said is afraid that there is a hidden secret, how should I say it?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, as far as the minister knows, Sun Tu's troops are only 20,000 soldiers, how can they capture Huzhou City and defeat 50,000 enemies at the same time, this is really against common sense. Of course, this may also be that he did manage the army well and served his life, but until there was further evidence, the minister really couldn't fully believe this good news. ”

At this time, the other courtiers also reacted, and Gao Yu's henchmen also hurriedly expressed their support: "Your Majesty, what Gao Taiwei said is reasonable, after all, it is related to the war situation in Jiangnan, and the court must not listen to it and believe it." ”

"Captain Gao is a little overly worried about this." Suddenly, a person stepped forward and walked out, although his face was full of white beards and he was only wearing the green robe of a low-level official, his momentum was not inferior to anyone, and his voice was even louder, and he suppressed everyone present at once, it was Zong Ze, who had just been transferred to the post of Ren Langzhong in the Ministry of War, who stood up.

Speaking of Zongze, it is time to operate, Ben has been stumbling for many years, because he is too upright, even if he has a skill, he can't get ahead, and he has only been a minor official in the Privy Council for many years. But some time ago, he helped Sun Tu speak, and was regarded as a usable person by Tong Guan's party, so he was promoted to the military department and served as a Langzhong, which can also be regarded as a rising tide, so that he can rank above today's court.

But even if his status has improved, Zong Ze's temperament has not changed much, he knows the true intention of Gao Yu and others to say these words, and he is indignant, so he boldly came out and retorted: "This good report has also been seen in the military department, and the writing on it is clearly organized, and there are thousands of enemy prisoners as evidence, how can there be any misunderstanding?" Your Majesty, in the eyes of Weichen, Huzhou's victory is true, there is no suspicious place, and the imperial court should allocate money and food to reward the soldiers in front, otherwise it will really chill the hearts of the world's soldiers! ”

Zong Ze's words made Gao Yu feel even more angry than Fang Qian's recital. This is not only because of his lower status, but also because his words are completely aimed at Gao Yu's suspicions, and there is no difference between slapping him in the face in public. This also made Gao Yu's face become more and more gloomy, and after snorting lowly, he had already made a decision to eradicate this person.

Zhao Ji didn't pay attention to his subordinates' reactions, but said even more happily: "What you say is reasonable!" It is doubtful that someone killed the enemy, but it is impossible to fake the capture of thousands of enemy soldiers at once, and the capture of Huzhou City by him is also real. From this point of view, Sun Tu has indeed made another great contribution to my court. Reward! Household Department, Transit Division, how much grain can you come up with now? As he spoke, he no longer asked Gao Yu's opinion, but directly made plans to reward the soldiers in front of him.

In fact, Gao Yu's thoughts, Zhao Ji can also understand, he is not stupid, how can he not know that Gao Yu is in trouble everywhere because of the dispute between him and Tong Guan, and Sun Tu, who was pulled up by the latter? He just didn't want to dig deeper. But since Sun Tu has really made great contributions to leading the army, Zhao Ji, as the king of a country, can no longer refrain from expressing it, and it can be regarded as a little beating on Gao Yu and others.

Gao Yu immediately understood the emperor's intentions, and didn't dare to say anything more, so he retreated silently. And the official envoy of the Household Department Shangshu and the Transit Department who were named came out with a wry smile: "Your Majesty forgives the sin, my household department is now not enough to save money and food, and I have to guard against possible natural disasters, so ...... I'm afraid I won't be able to give too much money and food to the soldiers ahead. ”

"Huh? How so? Zhao Ji frowned and asked with some dissatisfaction. He really doesn't care much about the household department, that is, the money and grain wealth of the treasury on weekdays, but he didn't expect this to be the case.

"Your Majesty, it's really because the imperial court has been busy sending money and grain to the north this year, and the surplus has also gone there, so ......"

Faced with this vague statement, Zhao Ji finally came to his senses.

Why was the Fangla Rebellion able to become so big with a group of peasants' mud legs, and it lasted for two or three years? This is not because the anti-army is really powerful, or the official army of the Song Dynasty is so weak that even a group of people who have risen up can not be suppressed, the key is that the Great Song Dynasty only put most of its energy into the north at this time, preparing for the next recapture of the sixteen states of Yanyun and the defeat of the Liao State.

The most elite army and the best generals of the Great Song Dynasty were all in the north at this time, which caused the Jiangnan garrison to be extremely weak and reacted extremely slowly, until Fang La swelled to the point of openly claiming the emperor, and the imperial court moved a large army to exterminate him.

In another time and space, when the power of Fang La's rebel army was really big and threatened the imperial court's strategy to the north, Tong Guan finally stepped out in person, and in a short period of time, he put down the rebellion like an autumn wind sweeping away leaves.

Now that Sun Tu has led the Shandong Army to appear in Jiangnan, Tong Guan and the Western Army and the Northern Army have no need to rush to Jiangnan to quell the chaos, but there are obvious problems in the dispatch of military salaries, grain and grass, etc.

Faced with the officials of the two financial yamen saying that they couldn't come up with too much money, Zhao Ji also felt a headache. Although it is very important to quell the chaos in the south of the Yangtze River, the war in the north is even more important, and we must not make mistakes in food supply because of small losses. Of course, his own treasury has always been abundant, but the emperor has never even thought about it, it is already rare for him not to reach out to the treasury, and it is simply a dream to let him subsidize the soldiers in front of him himself!

When there was a sudden and strange silence in the court, Cai Jing, who had been standing there like a clay sculpture and wood carving, finally walked out slowly: "Your Majesty, the old minister has a way to solve the problem, and he doesn't need the court to spend more money and food. "Why has he been able to win Zhao Ji's favor for many years, the position of prime minister is as stable as Mount Tai, and no one can shake the monopoly of power? At this time, it was reflected, because he Cai Jing could indeed solve problems for the Son of Heaven at a critical moment!