Chapter 569 Three Requirements
When the court had doubts about a general who led troops abroad, they would send eunuchs or civil servants to think that restraining them was to be the military supervisor. Because this person, with the title of imperial envoy, often had great power in the army, and sometimes he could be more stable in the chief general of the three armies, making many strategies and tactics the main force, thus constantly depriving the power of the leader and finally being undermined.
These military supervisors often don’t know much about military affairs, so when they intervene or even command with full authority, the beginning of the defeat of the official army. Sun Tu really didn’t expect that he would face such a problem. This imperial envoy not only came to urge the use of troops against Liangshanbo, but also came to his army to seize power, which immediately made his eyes look gloomy.
The generals kneeling behind him had a gloomy face. If the imperial envoy was not in front of him, these ranks would have shouted and scolded the court for their lives.
Seeing the generals who were quite arrogant before becoming like this, Zeng Kaifan felt a sense of ease, and a smug smile appeared on his face. After a moment, he said, "Sun Dujian, aren't you still receiving the order?"
"My decree Sun Tu received the order!" It's far from the time to break up with the court. Even if Sun Tu is dissatisfied, he can only bear to breathe. After responding softly, he stood up and took the imperial edict from the other party. After he quickly swept through the contents of the imperial edict and confirmed that it was correct, Zeng Kaigan laughed and said, "Sun Dujian, you and I will be colleagues here in the future. We can be united and help each other, share the worries of your Majesty and the Song Dynasty court."
Sun Tu calmed down at this time and said, "What Mr. Zeng said is that we should work together. If you have any requests in the future, just speak up. As long as you can do it, Sun Tu will not refuse."
"Haha, that's good. So, I really have three things here. I hope Sun Dujian can do it as soon as possible." Zeng Kaigan, but he was a master who followed the trend, immediately expressed his thoughts: "The first thing is the important matter mentioned in the imperial edict on attacking the Liangshan bandits as soon as possible. Now there are many people in the court watching. I feel deeply pressured when I future. I wonder when Sun Dujian thinks he can use troops?"
"This... Your Majesty and the court are far away from Bianjing, so they don't understand the situation in Shandong. The soldiers under the command of the officials have fought repeatedly for nearly a year and have been exhausted. Therefore, I did not dare to send troops rashly, otherwise it would be a small matter to conquer Liangshan, and it would be a big matter to lose the prestige of our court." Fortunately, Sun Tu is also a master who deals with it with a move and is quite comfortable.
"This makes me feel incomprehensible. The soldiers I saw when I entered the military camp just now were all full of energy and murderous aura soared into the sky, so how could I feel tired?" Unexpectedly, he was waiting for Sun Tu here.
Sun Tu sighed in his heart. He knew he would take advantage of the issue and shouldn't have given the other party a warning, but he still said, "The minister only saw a thousand people. They are the last elite in the army now, but other soldiers are far from reaching. This is also to give the court a good impression."
Zeng Kaigan snorted without hesitation: "Even if what Sun Dujian said is reasonable, I still want to remind you that the patience of the court is limited. If we cannot pacify the Liangshan bandits within half a year, none of us will be able to bear this responsibility."
As he said that, he said: "This second thing is also the will of Your Majesty. Before I came, Your Majesty summoned him. In addition to some encouraging words, the most important thing is to be the first thing. I hope that we can draw detailed drawings of the mountains and rivers around Liangshanpo as soon as possible and send them to Bianjing early."
"Huh?" But many people were confused. Even Sun Tu said in confusion: "What does Your Majesty want the topographic map there?"
"Don't you even know about Sun Dujian? This is the rule of my Song Dynasty. Whenever a general goes to war, the government must first let the government know the details of the battlefield. Only in this way can the government send a formation map to help you win!"
This sentence made Sun Tu stunned. He really didn't expect that the Emperor of the Song Dynasty had such a weird hobby. Did he think he was playing real-time strategy and tactical games?
The facts really made him guess correctly. Many emperors of the Song Dynasty liked to use this method to interfere in the war ahead, and their origins originated from Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, and then promoted it by Taizong Zhenzong.
However, the problem is that Zhao Kuangyin is the one who knows how to fight, so he dares to make the most correct arrangement after mastering the specific terrain in the distance to help his ministers win. However, the later "God of War" Zhao Guangyi and the "Overlord of Chanzhou" Song Zhenzong did not have the ability to do this. If he imitates like this, he is really looking for death. It is even more ridiculous than Dong Shi Xiaopin. At least Dong Shi Xiaopin can't die, but this random way of sending out troops to his subordinates will cause tens of millions of soldiers to die in front of him.
But no one in the court opposed this matter, and many emperors of the Song Dynasty were even more enjoyable. They used the blood and lives of countless people to make a plan and win a thousand miles. Even the literary emperors, such as Zhao Ji, became interested in it. Of course, this may be due to his blindness. Sun Tu now has too many enemies, and some people want to plot against him like this.
After the muscles on his face couldn't help but tremble for a few times, Sun Tu finally nodded and responded: "I know, I will ask someone to hand over the topographic map to the court as soon as possible." Even if there was much reluctance in his heart, he could only agree temporarily at this time, otherwise it would be more serious if he would resist the order and deceive the emperor.
Looking at Sun Tu's confused and helpless look, Zeng Kaikan felt more happy and his smile on his face became even stronger: "Sun Dujian is indeed concerned about the court and loyal to the emperor. I admire him. By the way, this last thing is only related to me. You also know that I am new to Qingzhou and military affairs. So I hope that Sun Dujian, you can copy the list of general soldiers as soon as possible and hand it over to me, so that I can cooperate with Dujian in the next battle."
Sun Tu looked at him deeply and guessed what this person intended. After getting the relevant list, he could inquire about the relationship between these generals and his Sun Tu and their past, so as to use various means to differentiate and win over, and achieve the ultimate goal of seizing Sun Tu's power in the army.
But the problem is that he really can't directly refuse this request, because he is a military supervisor appointed by the court, so it's impossible not to know anyone, so it's completely reasonable to let him grasp the internal situation in the army. But it's just that it's about to be discussed later, and this is completely the result of Sun Tu digging a hole and jumping down and leading the wolf into the house.
It can be said that Zeng Kaigan was indeed a master who played power and practiced methods. With just one decree, he completely suppressed the momentum that Sun Tu and the others had created after only one order. Moreover, every request was justified and reasonable, making Sun Tu completely unable to refuse, making him feel frustrated with anger and nowhere to vent. Now not only him, but the soldiers around him were also depressed. If they hadn't been worried about causing a bigger problem, they would have jumped and scolded him.
After a moment of silence, Sun Tu nodded and said, "Of course, since Mr. Zeng is the chief of the Jingdong military supervisor, he has to take charge of the situation of the soldiers under his command. This official will ask someone to prepare to send the relevant list as soon as possible."
"That's good, I'll wait for the good news." Zeng Kaigan felt that he had already won a key victory today and was in a good mood, so he said with the flow: "I wonder if I can walk around the military camp and meet the soldiers here?"
"This... it's too late today. There is a banquet to welcome the minister to the evening. You are here again. The boats and cars are exhausted, so I'd better find a place to rest first. There is a special imperial envoy in Qingzhou City. I wonder if the minister can surrender?" Sun Tu finally shook his head this time. He didn't feel much dissatisfied with this. Today's plan has been successful. As for going to the military camp to see if Sun Tu can stop him once or twice, can he really stop him from coming in? After all, he is a military supervisor now, and his status is not below his chief supervisor.
When he respectfully sent it to the gate, Sun Tu suddenly said, "By the way, there is one thing that needs to be specifically instructed to the Minister. The Qingzhou Army can love the people today, and it is not harmful to the people. Therefore, I hope the Minister can restrain his subordinates and not let them do anything out of the ordinary, making it difficult for the officials to do."
"Of course, I am a person who loves the people and will never allow others to harm the people." Zeng replied with a dry smile, but did not take it too seriously. In his eyes, ordinary people are just ants, so why should they be mentioned?
It was not until the imperial envoy left that the generals who had been filled with anger and talk before shouted loudly as if they were on the verge of the pot: "This guy is so rude. Do you really treat me as a slave who can be heard at will?"
"We followed Dujian to get into the fire many times, but today we have to be bullied by such a thing. Is it really unbearable!"
"I want me to tell you that we will come to the door later and beat this bird imperial envoy to let him know who has the final say in Qingzhou City!"
The words of words show how angry these people are and how unwilling they regard the court as sons. Of course, most of the people who say these words are those who have been defeated as bandits before. Although the true military officers are not good-looking, they only keep their complaints in their hearts.
When Sun Tu returned to the door and saw this scene, he sighed, then strode in and snorted: "You are so happy, but if you really want to do this, we will be no different from treason. That is the imperial envoy, the representative is the emperor and the court!"
"But..." Everyone wanted to say something, but they didn't know where to start.
Only after looking at Sun Tu for a moment, Zhu Wu smiled and said, "It seems that the Dujian should have a countermeasure, right?"
Chapter completed!