Without thinking about it, Sun Tu had easily captured Gao Yu's scheme, and today's monarch and ministers were probably coming for themselves, in order to transfer all their soldiers and horses in Jiangnan to the northern battlefield!

Tens of thousands of troops loyal to Sun Tu have been staying in Jiangnan but not under the control of the imperial court, for Gao Yu, it is only difficult for him to avenge the murder of his son, but for Zhao Ji, for those powerful ministers in the court, it is a time bomb, no one can really rest assured of the existence, must think of transferring it.

You must know that in the past year, the imperial court has spent a lot of thought and means, trying to mix sand into the Jiangnan officialdom and the army, and the strategy of dividing and dividing the world has been used a lot. But the effect was very little, Sun Tu had already regarded it as his own guarantee before he came to the capital from Jiangnan, and naturally he was ready to deal with all the means of the imperial court.

In addition, there are Tong Mu, Dong Ping, and people who have no problems with ability or loyalty, and control everything, which makes the imperial court have no chance to take advantage of it. Even if they really sent officials to Jiangnan, they were set up on the spot, and they didn't even have any real power in their hands. It can be said that today's Jiangnan has long become a monolith, and almost all of them can be independent of the imperial court, and they only obey Sun Tu's orders.

When the news of these failures continued to reach Tokyo, both Zhao Ji and Cai Jing and other courtiers were wary of it, and they also thought that there would be a solution to the threat once and for all. And they also know very well that the reason why those tens of thousands of elite soldiers dare to do this is because they are in a land rich in fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River, and they don't have to count on the imperial court for military food and salaries, which makes them even more bold and never have any worries.

Therefore, transferring them from Jiangnan is a key step in dealing with them, and now, they have finally found the most suitable excuse to transfer Jiangnan soldiers and horses north to resist Liao!

Once these tens of thousands of troops loyal to Sun Tu are really big on the battlefield in the north, they won't be able to make any waves. You must know that there are now nearly 300,000 troops hoarded there, and tens of thousands of people are not even splashed in it. What's more, the northern border army is where the elite of the Great Song Dynasty official army is located, even if they really have any abnormal movements, they can be extinguished in time, so that once they rebel like in Jiangnan, they can't even find their soldiers and horses.

Of course, in the eyes of Gao Yu and others, what is more important is that this is still a clever plan to kill two birds with one stone. As long as the Jiangnan soldiers and horses reach the north, it is not up to them to have the final say. At that time, as long as you use a little trick, you can send these tens of thousands of people directly to the knife edge of the Liao army, borrow a knife to kill, and kill once and for all!

During this period, it would be good if Sun Tu also died on the front line, but it would be even better if he could come back alive after losing his troops. At that time, he no longer had anything to rely on, and if they wanted to kill him again, it would be an easy matter. And by that time, even the charges were ready-made, and the mere statement of a defeated general was enough to cover up all his past exploits, and it was enough to destroy him.

This is where the most fundamental gap between the Chinese military officials of the Great Song Dynasty lies. No matter how big a mistake a civil official makes, he can keep his official position, and at worst, he will be demoted to a distant place. But military generals must not make mistakes, otherwise once they are caught, years of hard work will be put to naught, and they will disappear in an instant......

Of course, Sun Tu can also choose to refuse at this time, which may be the best way to ensure his safety, and it is also the most headache for the monarchs and ministers in the palace. It's just that the sequelae of this will inevitably be extremely serious. At that time, there is no need for Gao Yu and others to deliberately depreciate it, just the infamy of being greedy for life and afraid of death, and not saving the border pass is enough to destroy the reputation that Sun Tu has accumulated over the years.

And all this will inevitably be a great blow to the morale of the army in Jiangnan, and when the imperial court can free up its hands in the future, it will be able to justifiably send troops to fight.

Therefore, Gao Yu's plan is really clever, this is not a conspiracy but a conspiracy, even if Sun Tu has seen through his sinister intentions, he still can't resolve it, and he can only follow his wishes!

Thinking about all this, Sun Tu's heart suddenly sank again, and when he looked at these people in the hall again, his eyes looked a little gloomy. After a while, he replied, "Your Majesty has already issued an order, how dare the minister disobey it." It's just that Jiangnan is thousands of miles away from the north, even if the order is issued now, it will be difficult to reach the border in half a year, and the minister is only afraid that the distant water will not be able to save the thirst. ”

What he said was also a question of fact. The march of the army is a journey of thousands of miles, even after a thousand years, it is not an easy thing, and for the Great Song Dynasty, it is a huge project. You must know that in order to start this Northern Expedition, the Great Song Dynasty has been preparing for four or five years, and the mobilization of soldiers and horses, and the arrangement of logistics and supply are a difficult problem that is enough to give countless people a headache.

"Yuehou doesn't have to worry about going to no avail, in my opinion, there is still a fight in the Northern Expedition into Liao. After winning the battle of Baigouhe, our army also needed to recuperate for several months, and then went north to attack Youzhou and other important cities, which was a protracted war. As long as the Jiangnan soldiers and horses can arrive within half a year, they will be able to participate in the next big war. Some officials had already thought of this question, so they quickly helped answer it.

Gao Yu said coldly on the side: "Marquis Yue, if you are in a hurry to fight for the country, you can also set off first." I heard that the Tiger Ben Army has been trained by you to become an elite of the forbidden army, and now it is time for Your Majesty to see how powerful they are. ”

"Yes, yes, just like before, what kind of elite of the forbidden army is it, and it is really admirable to be able to go to the north to kill the enemy and break Liao."

For a while, many people present echoed it, and it was very likely that Sun Tu would immediately agree to set off, and even Zhao Ji was greatly moved, and looked at Sun Tu with some eagerness: "Yuehou, what do you think?" ”

The other party couldn't wait to push himself to leave Beijing and go north, which made Sun Tu can't help but be vigilant in his heart. It seems that the conspiracy of the high man does not stop there. But the words have come to this point, and he really can't excuse himself. In fact, even Sun Tu himself had the intention to go to the north as soon as possible to see if he could save the border army that was about to collapse.

He knew very well that once the battle of Baigou River was really defeated, the next situation of the Great Song Dynasty would become extremely dangerous, and the terrible scene of the fall of the Central Plains in history would not be far away. Even if he can really lead the Jiangnan army to attack later, in the face of such a general trend, I am afraid that he will not be able to return to the sky.

Therefore, the best way is to stop this decline before there is still room for salvation. And going to the north and persuading Tong Guan to change the established policy is the last chance.

After exhaling a long breath, Sun Tu slowly bent over: "Since Your Majesty has a decree, how dare the minister delay and disobey?" It's just that the minister also has a condition, and I hope His Majesty will allow it. ”

"Tell me about it." Zhao Ji saw that he agreed, and his mood was much better, and his original prejudice against him was a little smaller.

Sun Tu's gaze glanced lightly at Gao Yu, which made the latter's heart sink and feel a faint unease. Then, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the minister has also heard some rumors during this period of time, and there are actually people in the court who are spreading the saying that the minister has a heart of disobedience, which really makes the minister sincerely afraid." Although the minister dared to say that he had always been loyal to the imperial court, after all, people were terrible, and it would be fine if he was in Beijing, but once he reached the front line, he still had such a statement, which was likely to disturb the morale of the army and eventually lead to unforeseen consequences......

"Especially this time, when the minister led the Tiger Ben army north, he became more and more uneasy. Therefore, without expressing the courtier's loyalty to His Majesty and to my Great Song Dynasty, the minister also asked His Majesty to send a heavy minister as a supervisor and go north with the minister! ”

These words were really impassioned, and he looked loyal, and even Zhao Ji was a little moved by him: "Yuehou is very worried, in fact, I am extremely relieved of you, even if you are not accompanied by the prison army, you will definitely be able to kill the enemy for the court with all your might." But since you have said so, for the sake of An Jun's heart, I will grant you what you request, as for the selection of this prison army......"

Without waiting for the emperor to come up with his favorite candidate, Sun Tu had already taken the lead and said: "Your Majesty, I think that Captain Gao is the best candidate for this time to supervise the army regardless of loyalty, ability and prestige!" The forbidden army was already controlled by him, and with him by his side, the minister believed that the soldiers of the Tiger Ben Army would be brave on the battlefield, and everyone would compete for the first place, without any hesitation. The minister will also do his best to kill the enemy and serve the country! ”

"You ......" Gao Yu really never dreamed that Sun Tu would suddenly make such a move. He had never calculated that he would put himself in such a dangerous situation, which made his whole face flush and distort, and he wanted to excuse himself, but when the words came to his lips, he hesitated.

Just as Sun Tu was not good at resigning just now, as a favorite minister of the Son of Heaven and as the former lieutenant of the palace, he really didn't dare to shirk so blatantly. And the other people in the hall were also stunned, and then they all looked at Sun Tu with strange eyes, this guy is really ruthless, so bold, he can actually fight back under such circumstances! And the most important thing is that they are also afraid that they will be sent to the north as some kind of overseer, which will really cost people's lives, and they know what the situation is in the north now.

So even if many people take Captain Gao as the leader, but at this time, no one will stand up to help him get out, after all, in this way, he will be in danger. How can an official who can follow a high-ranking official for the sake of a rich and noble official position, how can he be righteous and awe-inspiring and talk to him about righteousness?

Even Zhao Ji was stunned for a while before he said, "Gao Ji, what do you say?" ”

"Weichen, Weichen does have the heart to serve the country, but after all, the minister is the former lieutenant of the palace, and he has a heavy responsibility, if he goes to the north like this, he is afraid of ......"

"Gao Taiwei's words are wrong, now the most important thing in my Great Song Dynasty is in the Northern Expedition, as the head of my military generals in the court, how can you stay out of the matter? It's your duty to go to the north to warn the army! Sun Tu didn't give him a chance to shirk, and immediately retorted.

This time is to let you know what it means to be too smart, and what it means to be smart but be mistaken by smart, and shoot yourself in the foot!

And as soon as he said this, Gao Yu didn't even have a chance to refuse, so he could only look at the Son of Heaven above pleadingly......