Is this the final school? Sun Tu's spirit suddenly lifted, and he really took the time to read some ancient military books such as Santao Liuluo and Sun Tzu's Art of War, coupled with the theoretical knowledge he learned in the army before he crossed over, Sun Tu was confident enough to deal with Tong Guan's questions. Immediately, he got up and solemnly hugged his fists and said, "Xiaguan respectfully listens to Tong Shuai's order." ”

"The old man asked you, what is the most important general who commands the army for the imperial court?" To Sun Tu's surprise, Tong Guan's first question did not test him about the art of war or the method of commanding troops, but instead raised an open-ended question that could have multiple answers.

There are many different answers to this question, such as retraining the essence of soldiers, after all, the strength of soldiers and horses is the foundation that reflects the strength of generals; Another example is the weight of grain and grass, because the three armies did not move the grain and grass first; It can even be said that military discipline, no matter ancient or modern, the real elite soldiers are the most important military discipline.

But when these answers flashed from Sun Tu's mind one by one, and he thought about choosing the most suitable one among them, his heart suddenly moved, and he thought of the key point - when Tong Guan asked the question just now, he deliberately accentuated the tone of the word "court", isn't this just mentioning himself?

Court...... Sun Tu suddenly blessed his heart, suddenly enlightened, and replied without hesitation: "In the eyes of the lower officials, the most important thing for the generals of the imperial court is to be loyal to a word, only to be loyal to the Son of Heaven and the imperial court, can I ensure the stability of the Great Song Dynasty." ”

Hearing this answer, a satisfied smile appeared on Tong Guan's face, and Sun Tu knew that he had finally given the most satisfactory answer. With the current use and defense of military attachés in the Great Song Dynasty, the criterion for judging whether a military general is usable is really on the point of loyalty, and any other strategies and martial arts can only be placed behind.

After grasping this, when facing Tong Guan's next question, he was extremely relaxed: "If there is a dispute with the court official in the state, what should you do?" ”

"The subordinate officials should obey the orders of the governor of the state and do not dare to fight with him. After all, our generals and soldiers are also to defend the land and the people, and it is our responsibility to cooperate with the local officials and administration. ”

After asking a few questions about the difference between civil and military, Tong Guan suddenly threw out a jumping question: "What do you think of Taishi Cai?" ”

"Huh?" Sun Tu was stunned again, why did he suddenly ask what he thought of Cai Jing? Although he has never met Cai Jing, he has also heard a lot of comments about him from the people, and many people call him a traitor and mislead the country and the people.

However, Sun Tu naturally couldn't answer like this at this time, so he said: "I don't dare to evaluate the ...... of being the imperial master of the dynasty" while paying attention to the changes in Tong Guan's expression, and after seeing a touch of approval in the other party's eyes, he immediately comprehended it, and continued: "But if you really let the lower official comment a sentence, I think that Taishi Cai has a great contribution to my Great Song Dynasty, if it weren't for him to come forward to assist today, there would be no prosperous world today." Although there are some crazy people in the court who always complain about Taishi Cai, it is just rumors and slander, and it is not worth mentioning at all. ”

No matter what Tong Guan's purpose was in asking these questions, what Sun Tu had to do now was to follow the other party's wishes to give the answer, so that he would be satisfied, and finally promote himself to that key position. Because he knows very well that such an opportunity is not easy to obtain, and this time he also happened to meet the Liao people who came to Beijing to give him the opportunity to make meritorious contributions and be awarded.

"Very good, I hope Qianli can remember what you said, and do something for my Great Song Dynasty and His Majesty outside the capital." Tong Guan smiled and nodded. Just this sentence has made Sun Tu very happy, knowing that the other party has approved his answer, and then it is time to tell himself that he will be promoted.

But just when Tong Guan seemed to want to tell him what arrangements he would make, there was a sudden knock on the door of the study, and Tong Rui appeared in front of the door with a solemn face: "Master...... What you told has come to fruition. ”

Tong Guan, who was originally trying to get to the bottom of Sun Tu's deal, was not angry because of the disturbance of his subordinates, but waved his hand at Sun Tu after his face changed: "You go back first, there will be a result before you transfer any matter later." ”

Although Sun Tu had some doubts in his heart, he still said yes and withdrew from the study. Tong Rui took the opportunity to walk in and closed the door. And just as Sun Tu turned around and wanted to leave, he vaguely heard a sentence from inside: "After many days of investigation, they finally found those thieves in the Huangzhou area, and forced out from their mouths that the previous incident was Zhou ...... ...... instructed by Childe"

At this point, he only heard the sound of the cup breaking from the room, which made him dare not delay any longer, and walked out quickly, and at the same time he had already guessed in his heart what happened to Tong Rui's report to Tong Guan, it should be the Pink Swallow thief who gave him before confessed the inside story of the abduction of Tong Yuan.

Obviously, it was after some investigation that it was Zhou Yun who wanted to kill his nephew before, and Tong Guan was angry and lost his proportion. However, Sun Tu was not too surprised by this, with Zhou Yun's previous ruthlessness of setting fire to people just for a tiger skin, and eventually causing dozens of people to die, it was reasonable for him to attack his cousin in order to win Tong Guan's trust.

This thought made Sun Tu think of more details at the beginning - when he sent Tong Yuan back that day, Zhou Yun was also present, although he behaved decently at the time, but his smile was somewhat stiff, I am afraid that he already hated himself in his heart. There is also what happened to Tong Mu outside earlier, could it be that this guy was also behind it?

Just when Sun Tu thoughtfully walked through the courtyard and was about to leave Tong's Mansion, he heard a noise behind him, and then heard a person shouting: "Tong Zhuang, do you still want to quibble now?" We already have solid evidence, and no one can protect you! ”

Hearing Tong Zhuang's somewhat unfamiliar name, Sun Tu let out a long sigh of relief, he remembered now that it was this Tong family slave who was with Tong Mu that day, and now the two things more than a year ago can be completely connected, and they are all instructed by Zhou Yun behind his back, in order to naturally get rid of Tong Mu and Tong Yuan, so that he can become the only junior relative by Tong Guan's side, so as to obtain various benefits.

It's a pity that Zhou Yun's bad luck was always overcome, not only was he destroyed by his calculations twice, but even the final revelation was completely due to Sun Tu. Thinking about all this, Sun Tu's face unconsciously showed a relaxed smile, and after walking out of the gate of Tongfu, he glanced in the southeast direction: "Second brother, I have helped you again this time, and I don't know if you will miss my affection." ”

However, Sun Tu was not too interested in Zhou Yun's results, and now the most important thing for him was his future, and he didn't know what kind of position Tong Guan would arrange for himself. After being tied up in the capital for a year, he really hopes to be transferred out of Bianjing and show his strengths in a broader world.

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As the supreme commander of the 800,000 forbidden army and military attachés at all levels in the Great Song Dynasty, Gao Yu's status as Gao Taiwei is actually still in Tong Guan, the privy envoy. And he is not as incompetent as many people in later generations think, who only knows how to take bribes and ask for bribes, at least he really holds all the military power in his own hands, even the third class of the low-level military attaché is in his control.

This afternoon, Gao Yu, as usual, asked people to send various military attache transfer documents to him, and looked at them casually, so as to decide whether they would stay or leave according to their use value.

And when he found an order about Sun Tu from these files, his face sank slightly: "Do you still remember this person, he had many incidents in Beijing before, and now he was actually promoted to a seventh-rank martial artist because of a kick, and he also got a real difference in Jiangzhou?" How can such a random promotion be achieved, and you are not afraid of being resented by other generals? As he spoke, he took up his pen and tried to draw an inaccurate mark on the appointment.

In fact, it is really a bit incompatible to do such a thing in his capacity, and this can even be decided without the decision of the Privy Council, and it is really a bit of a fuss for him to interfere with a lieutenant, and spreading it will only damage the reputation of the imperial court.

However, he Gao Taiwei is such a maverick, if it is an ordinary military attaché's promotion, it will be enough, but this Sun Tu has always had a grudge against him, and now that it is in his hands, he naturally can't let him have a chance to get ahead.

Those officials on the side didn't dare to step forward to dissuade them at this time, so they could only act as if they hadn't heard anything, anyway, a seventh-grade military attaché, would anyone come to protect them?

But at this moment, a rather imposing voice came from outside: "Captain Gao, please raise your hand." With this voice, Tong Guan had already strode in.

His appearance made Gao Yu's movements immediately pause, and he looked up at the other party with a smile: "It turns out that Tong Shumi wants to reuse this person?" But this Sun Tu is young after all, even if he occasionally makes some contributions, he can't be raised too high, otherwise how can the soldiers below be convinced? In Lieutenant Ben's opinion, you are not helping him, but harming him. These words are really a bit high-sounding, and they have the meaning of blocking all the other party's words.

Tong Guan was not angry because of this, the other party has the right to do this after all. However, he didn't mean to get off the donkey, but said with a smile: "Captain Gao is naturally able to understand everything based on the overall situation. However, it was not the old man who really wanted to use him this time. ”

"Who else?" Gao Yu frowned, then shook his head and said, "The prince is young after all, but you can't give him the right to lead the army and train the army just because he is good at juju." ”

"It's not His Royal Highness the Prince's intention, but ......" Tong Guan said and took a step forward, stared at the other party and said, "Taishi Cai has his intentions!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Gao Yu's face suddenly changed greatly, and his hands trembled subconsciously