Chapter 258: Crossing the River and Demolishing the Bridge (Part II)
After some hesitation, Fang Qian finally sent the newly arrived appointment to Tong Guan: "Tong Shuai, this is the new promotion order made by the Yamen of the Joint Military Department of Captain Gao on the promotion of military generals outside Beijing, please take a look." β
The Great Song Dynasty has always been extremely wary of military generals, which is not only reflected in the suppression of their status and power, but also in the fact that they will be transferred from one place to another every few years, so as to prevent them from buying the hearts of the military and avoid becoming a big tail. It is also necessary to maintain a stable number of generals on the northwestern and northern borders, and the generals of other military states often stay in one place for less than three years.
Tong Guan, as the privy envoy of the current court, was naturally accustomed to this, and when he heard the words, he just casually reached out and took the order from Fang Qian, but when he raised his eyes and looked forward, he found that there was a trace of worry hidden in the other party's eyes, which seemed to be unspeakable, which made his brows also frown: "What, is Gao Yu making decisions behind his back again?" β
As a military general who knows how to fight, Tong Guan looks down on the fact that he can win the trust of the Son of Heaven just by meeting the horse, but he has no real material, and in the end he can still stabilize his own high price. But he also knew that his identity was here after all, so even if the other party really made any stupid decisions, he was powerless to change anything.
"It's okay for the rest, but this time Taiwei Gao actually started Sun Qianli's idea, and decided to transfer him from Jiangzhou and send him to Qingzhou to serve as the capital supervisor." Fang Qian finally pointed out the crux of the problem.
And as soon as he heard this, Tong Guan's eyebrows immediately wrinkled into a deep Sichuan character: "Sun Qianli has only been in Jiangzhou for a year, why do you want to transfer him elsewhere?" It's not in order. β
"But it is clear in the document that this is a commendation for his several meritorious services in Jiangzhou, and it is a promotion." Fang Qian smiled bitterly: "As long as the military attache makes military merits, he will naturally be promoted much faster than the civilian official, so it is not wrong for the military department to have this decision, and Sun Qianli has indeed made great achievements in Jiangzhou in the past year, and our Privy Council must not allow it." β
"Hmph, do they really want to be promoted to the official of Sun Qianli? It was obviously just to transfer him from Jiangzhou, and there was also this Qingzhou ......" Tong Guan seemed to think of something, and glanced up at Fang Qian.
Fang Qian nodded knowingly, long before sending this order, he had already figured out the key to it, and said: "Murong Yanchao, the prefect of Qingzhou, has a tough wrist, and has always held the local military and political power in his hands, if Sun Qianli goes to his subordinates, I am afraid that it will be difficult to have a chance to get ahead." Moreover, he is also the person recommended by Mrs. Liang......"
"Are you saying that this incident was done by Gao Yu and Liang Shicheng?" At this time, Tong Guan's expression became more and more solemn, and his body sat up straighter, with a cold light flashing in his eyes.
"This should be Mrs. Liang's counterattack on the Jiangzhou incident, and Mrs. Gao is naturally happy to push the boat." Fang Qian nodded solemnly: "So Tong Shuai, if you want to intervene in this matter, I am afraid that there will be a lot of trouble." β
Tong Guan pressed his eyebrows with his hand, and his face became more and more cold: "Liang Shicheng's revenge is really fast." If I take away a Yuan Wang from him, will he get rid of my Sun Qianli with a backhand? β
"That's how it should be. Xia Guan just looked through some files and found that in the past three years, five military attaches subordinate to the Qingzhou Mansion have been deprived of their posts or even killed for various reasons. Although there are many reasons for this, in the final analysis, there is only one, that is, not following Murong Yanchao's orders, which made him feel threatened. Fang Qian added another sentence.
"Hey, this is trying to put Sun Qianli
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Will it also be sent to Murong Yanchao's knife? It's really a good calculation, a good means. Tong Guan narrowed his eyes: "If the old man can't even protect such a usable talent, will anyone be willing to do things for me in the future?" β
Seeing this, Fang Qian hurriedly spoke out to dissuade him: "Tong Shuai can't do it, that will only give them an excuse to join forces." Mrs. Liang and Mrs. Gao already have the intention of cooperating, and if we intervene in this matter, I am afraid that we will have to face attacks from both of them, and I am afraid that the gains will outweigh the losses. β
Tong Guan waved his hand: "This is okay, do you think I am fighting alone?" With Cai Xiang here, I forgive them and don't dare to be too presumptuous. What's more, Sun Qianli's actions this time are all to help his family's ninth son remove the constraints, he can't act as if he can't see anything, right? β
Fang Qian hesitated for a moment, but didn't say anything after all. In fact, he is not optimistic about this, with Cai Xiang's city government, I am afraid that he may not really pay attention to this matter, let alone start a war with Gao Yu and Liang Shicheng, two close ministers who are deeply trusted by the Son of Heaven, for a small Sun Tu. It's just that he can't say this in front of Tong Guan, and he can only have the answer if he tries it himself.
Facts have proved that only those who read can understand scholars, and it is impossible for Tong Guan, a eunuch to add martial arts, to guess Cai Jing's thoughts. When the court meeting ended two days later, Tong Guan found Cai Jing and wanted to ask him to come forward to veto the appointment, but Cai Jing pushed him out lightly-
"Captain Tong, there is a difference between civil and military, so the old man will not be silent about such things. Since Sun Tu has the ability to make great contributions to the suppression of bandits in Jiangzhou, it is also very beneficial for the court and the people to go to a place like Qingzhou where bandits are troubled, and you can't be partial because of some prejudices. β
"And the old man also believes that Sun Tu can make a big difference in Qingzhou, as long as he can calm down all the thieves in Qingzhou, the old man will personally recommend him to His Majesty at that time, let him go to the border to show his strength, let him go to war with the Western Xia people, and the Liao people, in order to promote the prestige of the Great Song Dynasty. This kind of talent should be trained well, don't you say? β
In the face of Cai Jing's high-sounding statement, Tong Guan had nothing to say. Only then did he know that Cai Xiang was impossible to stand up for himself or Sun Tu, although Sun Tu had just eliminated a hidden danger of an opponent for his son, but his essence as a politician could allow Cai Jing to cross the river and tear down the bridge, turning his face and not recognizing people.
It wasn't until Cai Jing walked away slowly and couldn't see his back anymore that Tong Guan snorted softly, followed by a sigh. Now, it is impossible for him to risk his grandson: "It can only be seen by his own creation." The only thing the old man could do was to put the matter back a little and let him be prepared. "This can be regarded as the end of benevolence.
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When Tong Guan's letter was sent to Jiangzhou, the time had come to March, and the people of Jiangzhou had already come out of the previous accident and injury, and started the spring ploughing and busyness of the new year again, after all, no matter what kind of injury they had encountered before, their life would always go on.
And Sun Tu, as always, is also training his rural soldiers, in his opinion, after the eradication of Yuan Wang this time, he has been able to completely establish a firm foothold in the Jiangzhou officialdom, and finally can open his mind, show his strength here, and train a truly capable elite for the Great Song Dynasty.
But at noon that day, the steward of the Tong family from Tokyo suddenly came to the barracks and presented the letter written by Tong Guan himself: "Sun Guanren, this is an urgent letter sent by my master to the little fast horse, saying that it is related to your future. β
When Sun Tu heard this, he was in his heart
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sank slightly, so that Tong Guan could attach so much importance to it, and specially sent his cronies to send a letter, this matter must be a small matter. I immediately opened the envelope and read it quickly. After reading the above content, his face really sank, and after a while, he showed a slight smile and said: "Thank you Tong Shuai for your concern, and ask the housekeeper to go back to report to Tong Shuai, the lower officials know that he is working hard." β
When the housekeeper left, Luda and Yang Zhi, who had already found that Sun Tu was not looking good, came over: "San Lang, is there something wrong with this?" Then he found that Sun Tu's hands had clenched into fists at this time, and he had already crumpled the handwritten letter from Tong Guan, and his eyes were full of anger that could not be hidden.
It wasn't until he heard the words of the two that Sun Tu let out a breath of turbidity: "It seems that I still overestimate the behavior of those court officials, whether it is Tong Guan or Cai Jing, what they are best at is crossing the river and demolishing the bridge." I didn't expect my hard work in Jiangzhou this year, but I only got such a result! So saying, he handed the distorted letter into Ruda's hand: "Look at it. β
At this look, the faces of the two of them also suddenly showed anger: "The imperial court actually wants to transfer you to Qingzhou?" In other words, our one-year efforts in Jiangzhou were all in vain, but we cheapened latecomers and Cai Jiu in vain? β
"Yes, I didn't expect that I would do so much, and I still couldn't make Tong Guan regard me as his own, just because of the threat of Liang Shicheng, he didn't hesitate to abandon me." Sun Tu smiled coldly: "What he said in his letter is good, let me be careful of Murong Yanchao, the prefect of Qingzhou, and let me prepare early, but apart from these useless reminders, what can he do for me?" β
"Then Saburo, how are you going to deal with this?" Yang Zhi asked with some concern, and Luda snorted: "I said that the Great Song Mansion is unreliable now, and it really made me right." β
"What else can I do? The orders of the Privy Council and the Ministry of War will be sent soon, unless I don't want to be an official anymore, I can only follow their wishes, even if the Qingzhou prefect regards me as a thorn in the side, I can only face it. Sun Tu gritted his teeth and said. Then, he looked at the two in front of him again: "I wonder what the two brothers have planned?" If you want to stay here, I will make arrangements, and Cai Jiu will also be happy to have you to help him lead the army and train in Jiangzhou......"
Before he could finish speaking, Luda had already said loudly: "The Sprinkle family will not be so unrighteous, naturally they want to go to Qingzhou with you!" β
Yang Zhi hesitated slightly, and then said with a smile: "Yang Zhi's return to the army is all the kindness of your Sun Sanlang, how can I abandon you at this time?" And I believe that with our ability, even if Qingzhou is really a tiger's den in Longtan, I will accompany you to break through! β
As soon as Sun Tu heard the two of them talking, a smile finally appeared on his face: "With the words of the two brothers, I am relieved, let us go to Qingzhou together and fight a bloody road for ourselves!" In the end, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and some of the shackles that had been imprisoning him had all shattered at this moment!
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