Things in the world are sometimes so mysterious. With the current power and status of Cai Jing, Gao Qiu and Liang Shicheng, in the past, as long as they wanted to convict, no matter whether there was conclusive evidence, as long as they thought about it, the charges would be really surrendered to that person, and there would be no injustice.

But this time, when they faced Sun Tu, even if they were 80% sure, they dared to say that the people in Wuqiu Town were killed by Sun Tu and the food was robbed by Sun Tu. At this time, there was no way to deal with him. Because they had great concerns-

Cai Jing's question immediately made the other two people stop quickly, and the atmosphere in the hall became more and more strange. After a while of silence, Gao Qiu said indignantly: "Taishi, can we only look at him proudly, but can't we fix him? Even though the local officials cannot find conclusive evidence, but..."

"You want to say we can create evidence?" Cai Jing glanced at Gao Qiu, with a little disdain in his eyes. He still looked down on Gao Qiu, a colleague who was actually limited in ability and was lucky to join by flattery. Cai Jing was the political struggle master who broke out from one battle after another without blood but was even more tragic. In terms of character and means, he was much more clever than the two present. This is also the key to his ability to suppress a group of officials in the court.

Gao Qiu smiled awkwardly, as if he had agreed to this statement. Indeed, with their power, they didn't need to arrange it themselves. Just reveal their meaning, and various evidences would be discovered one after another, which would be enough to cure Sun Tu's crime.

And this time, Liang Shicheng, who has been working with Gao Qiu, was a little embarrassed and sighed, "Master Gao, Wuqiu Town is not under your eyes, and Sun Tu is not in the capital. Have you ever thought that if things are screwed up, it will cause us much trouble?

"Yes, as long as we give a gesture, the people below will come up with a lot of evidence, but can you guarantee that these people will not rebel in the future? And Sun Tu, he is not a court official we used to rectify. This person is bold and cruel, and he will never be able to wait for death. Once he knows that I am waiting to frame him, what kind of reaction do you think he will make?"

"This..." Gao Qiu was stunned for a moment, and had an answer in his heart. I'm afraid that by then, the only thing Sun Tu could do was to rebel directly! At this time, Sun Tu had more people under his command than before. If the Liangshan bandits were added to the confrontation with him, once the two sides were united, the entire Shandong would really be completely out of the control of the court, and the consequences would not be able to deal with them.

What's even more terrible is that once things really come to this point, who can guarantee that their actions and actions will not be exposed? At that time, the government and the people will condemn it and believe that they forced Sun Tu and the Shandong government army to the point of rebellion. Even Cai Jing may not be able to withstand the pressure of all parties, let alone Gao Qiu.

After understanding the various pros and cons, Gao Qiu's face turned pale: "The Grand Master taught me a lesson, but the officials have made things simple." If Sun Tu is now in the capital, they can naturally use various means to cure him, but he is far away in Shandong and has troops in his hands, so such means must not be used.

As I said before, the treacherous and slandered in the court could frame those officials loyal to the court with the charge of ill-intentioned plot, because they determined that the other party could not and dared not do such a thing. But when Sun Tu was indeed capable and courageous to do a rebellion, they did not dare to commit such a crime.

It’s just that if you throw a mouse and avoid it!

"But, we just let him go?" Gao Qiu was still unwilling to accept it. He said that the powerful ministers in the court like them had never suffered such a great loss under the hands of others? Moreover, the other party was still in a low status, which made it even more difficult for people to accept.

Cai Jing's face was also very bad, but he was not in a hurry to say anything. Instead, he looked at Liang Shicheng and waited for this person to come up with some solutions. Liang Shicheng could only sigh: "With the following officials' opinions, we can only bear this tone for the time being, and it will not be too late to talk about it after the Liangshan Panggang War is over.

"If Sun Tu lost his hand in Liangshanpo, the court would naturally have a legitimate reason to punish him severely! And in the eyes of the officials, this result should be very likely. After all, the imperial court sent several troops to fail before, could Sun Tu be an exception? In addition, although he seized food and grass, other weapons and supplies had not yet been shipped. This time we can use this as an excuse to temporarily suspend the transportation. They lack logistical support such as weapons and arrows, and it will definitely be even more difficult to win. At that time, the defeat of the bandit suppression, and the loss of strength of the generals, is a great opportunity for us to take the opportunity to get rid of him!"

When Gao Qiu heard this explanation, he suddenly felt excited: "The Grand Tutor Gao believes that the senior official was really too fucked before. In this way, he can indeed eliminate Sun Tu and his followers at the lowest cost without hesitation!"

Just as Liang Shicheng was smiling proudly, Cai Jing asked leisurely again: "What if he was to slap Koucheng?"

This made Liang Shicheng stagnate. He was really not optimistic about Sun Tu's ability to quell the Liangshan bandits, so he didn't think about this. As for Gao Qiu, he was even more speechless and didn't know what to say.

Seeing that both of them were asked down, Cai Jing sneered: "Some things are like fighting, and it is serious to think about defeat before they are determined. So we have to come up with a way to deal with it if he successfully quells the gang. In fact, this is also simple. Since Sun Tu is so capable of fighting, let him continue to make contributions to the court. Now, Fang La in the south of Jiangnan has become a big problem. You can let him lead his army to quell the rebellion. Do you think he dares to refuse at that time?"

"Of course I don't dare." The two of them replied without hesitation. As long as Sun Tu has not rebelled, he must obey the court's orders, otherwise he will give them a chance.

"What Sun Tu relies on is not only the soldiers and horses under his command, but the most important thing is that the local people in Shandong have been bewitched by him, which is the confidence that he dares to act recklessly. So as long as we take this opportunity to transfer him from Shandong, even if he really quells the Fang La Rebellion in Jiangnan, as long as he is not allowed to return to Shandong, Sun Tu will no longer be too threatening!"

"It's good to follow the trick of removing firewood from the cauldron. The Grand Tutor is wise and the officials admire him!" Gao Qiu suddenly came over and quickly praised him. He may not be very good in terms of talent, but in terms of his ability to please and compete, he is much better than many officials in the court.

Even Cai Jing laughed with satisfaction at this moment: "So, let Sun Tu be arrogant for a few more days. No matter what the final outcome of Liangshan Pingke was, he would not be able to escape death!"

The two of them laughed, and the anger in their hearts was finally relieved, and then they left with a relaxed mood. However, after they left, Cai Jing's smile was still suppressed, and he thought secretly in his heart: "Sun Tu's problem is only one of the corners. Now the court is too kind to those generals, so they become presumptuous! Sun Tu has made it difficult for the court to take action. If the Western military families, or Tong Guan and others do similar things, it will be difficult to check and balance. It seems that they must start to divide their military power as soon as possible to eliminate future troubles!"

Sun Tu never thought that his own series of self-protection methods would bring new trouble to the entire Song Dynasty military system, making the already weak Song Dynasty official army even worse.

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Of course, his approach is not entirely a problem. In fact, it still has some positive effects, at least it scared some local officials in Shandong.

Just like Cai Jing and the others' opinion, when the inside story of the tragedy in Wuqiu Town came out, some local officials in Shandong guessed that this was done by Sun Tu's people at the first time, because they had never heard of a lawless bandit on Jingji Road, who dared to rob the government's food and killed thousands of people... And after understanding this, they were really scared. Obviously, once Sun Tu really acted ruthlessly, they might use such thunderous means to them!

Before, Sun Tu had also sought food from the officials in Jeju, Dengzhou and other places. However, they had received a secret letter from powerful officials in the court earlier, so they naturally chose to obey the other party's arrangements and did not respond to Sun Tu's request. At most, they would say that the food shortage in the city is still being raised for the time being.

Because in their opinion at that time, a powerful minister like Gao Qiu was a more terrifying existence compared to Sun Tu, who was the one who could really determine his future official position. But now, after learning about the tragedy in Wuqiu Town, this idea immediately reversed 180 degrees. Although official position is important, can it be better to live up to your own life?

Whether it is Gao Qiu or Cai Jing, the most they can do is to remove their official positions under various excuses. However, once they annoy Sun Tu and ask him to lead his troops to come, even his life will be taken into account. Almost everyone can make a quick judgment on which of the two.

So in the next few days, the prefectures suddenly became rich, and the efficiency of officials in the various yamen was greatly improved. In just three days, they all raised thousands of hu of food, and then sent people to the army without losing it.

Therefore, within ten days after Sun Tu seized grain in Wuqiu Town, the grain stocks in the army, which had already bottomed out, continued to increase. By mid-April, the stockpiling of grain in the military camps was enough for their entire army to use for the first half of the year.

The officers and soldiers were naturally happy and their morale was greatly boosted by this result. Youdao was that they were not panic when they had food in their hands. With so much food reserves, they were determined to fight a long enough war of attrition with the Liangshan bandits.

For the heroes on the mountain, watching the continuous grain trucks entering the military camp made them very uneasy. Even Song Jiang began to shake, feeling that his previous strategy was very problematic.
Chapter completed!