The imperial edict was sent to Qingzhou on the fourth day of the second lunar month, and after reading this official document stamped with the seals of the Privy Council, the Ministry of War and many other yamen, urging Sun Tu to lead the army to quell the bandits in Liangshan as soon as possible, Sun Tu's face became gloomy.

In fact, as early as when he was in the book of the people, Sun Tu had expected that it would be such an ending without a follow-up, but he still retained the hope of what happened, hoping that the court would wake up with the public opinion of tens of thousands of people, so as to cut off the traitors and let the Great Song Dynasty break free from the abyss of doom.

But the final result still disappointed him, whether it was the emperor or the courtiers, none of them took his performance seriously, Cai Jing was still high, but his actions attracted a counterattack from Cai Taishi's party, and a lot of things can be seen from this document ordering him to exterminate the Liangshan thieves as soon as possible.

For example, the wording above is extremely sharp, and a deadline has been given - the chaos must be quelled within six months, otherwise it will be severely punished. Although he did not elaborate on how to punish him severely, at that time, the situation of Sun Tu and his subordinates must be extremely dangerous, and after settling accounts after the autumn, I am afraid that some of the things they did at the beginning will also be re-turned by them and become an excuse to finally solve Sun Tu.

Although the Great Song Dynasty had long had ancestral training not to kill scholars and doctors, it was obvious that military attachés like Sun Tu were not among them, as long as some people took the handle, they would inevitably die. And this time they can still make a handle, when Sun Tuzhen uses troops against Liangshan, I am afraid that some people in the DPRK and China will do some things behind their backs, at least in terms of money, food, and baggage, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the Shandong officials and soldiers to be satisfied.

Sun Tu already knew these things in his heart after reading the document, obviously this was also due to Cai Jing's instructions, in order to find a justifiable reason to take revenge on him. In this way, it can not only relieve his evil anger, but also do not need to cause civil discussions, even if it is put in the history books, it is difficult to hold grievances for Sun Tu, which is really shrewd.

Although the other subordinates couldn't see it as thoroughly as Sun Tu, they also saw a lot of clues, and they were all indignant for a while: "Eunuch, the imperial court is completely concerned about the reality of our Shandong army!" We just fought with the elite of the Jin Kingdom in Lingzhou, and the soldiers were still tired, so they had to rest for a few months before they could use the sword soldiers again, but they actually forced us to immediately send troops to Liangshanbo, which is really unreasonable! ”

"Yes, Metropolitan Eunuch, there are many casualties among the soldiers in the Lingzhou War this time, and now the imperial court not only does not reward the three armies, but urges it again, which really makes me wait to open my mouth to my brothers."

These generals are all straightforward and fast-talking, and they are angry, so they don't have any worries about speaking. But Sun Tu just listened quietly to this, and didn't say much until everyone had said the same, and then he said: "The hard work of the soldiers and officials naturally knows, but the imperial court has always had prejudices against us and other martial artists, and the more we make meritorious contributions, the more uneasy they will be, so there will be such a chaotic life today." But since we eat the court's fortune, we should obey the dispatch, so this Liangshanbo should still be beaten. This is not only for the sake of the imperial court, for ourselves, but also for the millions of innocent people in Shandong, who really should not be harassed by thieves anymore! ”

"The eunuch is wise, and he can't compare with us." When the subordinates saw that he had made up their minds, they stopped complaining. They are still quite obedient to Sun Dujian, and believe that under his command, the Shandong official army will be able to move from one victory to the next, even against the thieves in Shangliang Shanbo. Of course, when they said this, their resentment against the court was also a little deeper, which could also be seen from their expressions.

These reactions naturally fell in Sun Tu's eyes, which was exactly what he wanted to see, so he comforted everyone a few more words, and let everyone disperse, it was time to practice and practice, and it was time to rest. In the end, there were only a few people left in this hall, except for Luda and others, who were close to Sun Tu, there was also one person left - Zhu Wu!

Although he is a counselor in the army, Zhu Wu is not a confidant of Sun Tu because he has not been here for a long time, and he did not participate in the discussion of only a few people like this, but today he deliberately stayed, and after looking at Sun Tu a few times, he whispered: "Metropolitan Supervisor, can you allow the humble post to say a few words to you alone?" ”

"Not necessarily." Sun Tu shook his head, "Here are all my trusted brothers, there is nothing that cannot be said publicly, what do you think, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

"This ......" Zhu Wu's gaze quickly swept over Lu Da, Lin Chong, Wu Song and the others, and he hesitated a little in his heart, and only after a moment did he muster up the courage to say: "You should have expected such a situation, right?" In fact, when you went to the court to impeach Taishi Cai, it means that you will face difficulties from the imperial court. ”

Sun Tu replied with a smile: "Really? ”

"Cai Jing is a traitor, which is known to the world, but the current emperor has always protected him and believed in him, and how many ministers impeached him and finally convicted and dismissed others were others. In fact, with the wisdom of the capital eunuch, how could he not have guessed such an outcome? At that time, he was also deeply puzzled after knowing this, but today, he seems to have understood a little. ”

"What do you understand?"

"The ambition of the capital eunuch is not small, only Qingzhou, the land of Shandong can't carry your ambitions at all, what you need is a broader world! And the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Shandong are the key to realizing your ambition, and you must let them unite as one in order to not be afraid of hardships and dangers. And to do this, not only by leading them to victory, but also by making the big guys disheartened with the imperial court, there is only a prison in their hearts, and there is no imperial court ......" Because he was afraid that the courage he had finally mustered up would dissipate, so this time Zhu Wu spoke very quickly and quickly, and almost said everything that came to mind in one breath.

It wasn't until he said the last sentence that he found that almost everyone was looking at him with strange eyes, that Zhu Wu suddenly stopped, and looked at Sun Tu with a slightly pale face: "I don't know if the eunuch thinks what he says is reasonable?" ”

"You, you still take things too badly, this official has always been loyal to the court, how can you have such a disobedient heart?" Sun Tu still smiled and said: "However, for those officials in the court who are misbehaving, this official is really very disdainful, if they really dare to be unfavorable to the soldiers under my command, I will deal with it." As for what the soldiers think of the imperial court, I can't influence it. ”

On the surface, he was still saying that he was a loyal minister, but in fact, the meaning was already very clear, which shocked the hearts of Lin Chong and Yang Zhi. Although they had also faintly noticed something before, after all, they didn't see as thoroughly as Zhu Wu, and they were a little frightened when they understood it at this time.

And Luda, Wu Song and others are very calm and calm, they have no loyalty to the Great Song Dynasty at all, so now they are serving in the official army because of Sun Tu, now if he really dares to pull the flag and shout back, these people will not hesitate to follow the rebellion.

After Zhu Wu swallowed a mouthful of saliva, he stepped forward and bowed down: "Metropolitan Eunuch, although he has only recently joined the Qingzhou Army, he doesn't have much ability, but he also admires the Metropolitan Eunuch, what I want to say today is that no matter what choice you make, Zhu Wu will follow left and right, and dare not deviate, otherwise people and gods will abandon it, and five thunders will hit the top!" That is the real purpose of his statement today.

Sun Tu got up from his seat at this time, walked up to him and said, "Brother Zhu doesn't have to be like this, since you are a member of my Qingzhou army, I naturally can trust you." I can also tell you the truth, no matter what happens in the future, as long as you don't deviate from my grandson's path, our brothers can share weal and woe, weal and woe! ”

"Share weal and woe, weal and woe!" Several other people also subconsciously stood up, looked at Sun Tu solemnly and said.

Everyone is already clear about his thoughts, and he may clash with the court at any time. But what everyone knows better is that he has already been branded with Sun Tu's party, even if he suddenly turns back at this time, the end may not be good, so it is better to go to the black and follow him to create a big career.

After all, after working together all these years, Sun Tu's personality and ability are obvious to everyone, even if there is only a corner of Shandong now, they are still confident that they can fight a piece of the world under his leadership.

The Great Song Dynasty court seems to be still the lord of the world, but in fact, it has long been leaking everywhere, dilapidated and decaying. These things may not be seen by the kings and high-ranking officials in the court, but in the eyes of these people from the bottom, the world is full of ills, and perhaps as long as a fire, the Great Song Dynasty can be completely burned to ashes!

At present, looking at it, Liangshanbo in Shandong Province and Ladu in the south of Jiangxi may be the fire that ignites everything, but can't their Sun Dujian and the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under their command do it?

After picking out everything, it was more convenient for everyone to speak, and Luda couldn't help but say: "Since this is the case, the capital eunuch, then do we still need to use troops against Liangshanbo?" Why don't you just contact them, how about working together? ”

"Liang Shanbo still has to fight, and now it's far from that time." Sun Tu shook his head lightly: "Do you think those people in Liangshanbo really have the heart of rebellion?" In fact, their ultimate goal is only to obtain high-ranking officials from the imperial court, and if we cooperate with them, we will be even more passive. I want their power, but I take their power, not cooperate! ”

"This ...... Are they really thinking like that? Zhu Wu didn't feel a little ambiguous, his status in the cottage was not high, and many things were only half-understood.

"Of course, there is a good saying, you have to be an official, kill people and set fires to be recruited. He Song Jiang's little eyelids stopped at this point. Sun Tu pursed his lips disdainfully and said: "So Liangshan is necessary to be captured, but there are some theories about how to attack it!" ”