Surrounded by the cheers of the people and officials who rushed out from outside the city to greet them after hearing the news, Lin Henian and Sun Tu finally led these hundreds of officials and troops to the Jiangzhou City Gate.

It's just that when they saw that the soldiers at the forefront of the line were actually lying on the cart and had been out of breath for a long time, these officials were still a little stunned, but fortunately, these people were quite well-built, and they still smiled at this time. And Sun Tu and Lin Henian also knew the rules and quickly stepped forward to salute, and led a group of soldiers to salute Cai Jiu on one knee and said loudly: "This humble rank is fortunate not to be dishonored, and finally completely annihilated the gang of water bandits who have been harming my Jiangzhou waters for many days!" ”

As soon as they said this, someone pushed out the hundreds of captives who had long been bound and dejected, and showed them in front of everyone. After seeing these fierce appearances, at a glance, they were the captives of the water bandits and water thieves, the last bit of doubt of everyone completely dissipated, and the cheers rose again, and Cai Jiu and Yuan Wang also stepped forward at the same time, and together they helped Sun Tu and the others, who were still half-kneeling on the ground, and said: "This time it is really hard for you." This great victory is all your credit, and this official will definitely play the court, and ask for credit and reward for you! ”

"As a military attache in Jiangzhou, Xia Guan has the responsibility of protecting the territory and the people, and suppressing bandits is even more of a matter. It's a pity that this time, because of the cunning of the thieves, more than 200 soldiers were killed and wounded, and I really feel ashamed. The lower officials didn't dare to have other ideas, and only begged Taishou to compensate the dead and disabled soldiers in order to calm the army's heart. Sun Tu said his thoughts loudly as he got up.

As soon as these words came out, they immediately won the gratitude and cheers of all the soldiers, maybe it is indeed their duty to protect the territory and kill the enemy, but to have a general like Sun Tu who considers them, everyone's hearts are more steady. Not only those township soldiers, but also the soldiers of the Xiang Army, who were estranged from him, looked at Sun Tu with respect in their eyes.

Cai Jiu naturally couldn't refuse this matter at this time, so he immediately agreed without a word: "Of course, they were all killed and injured for my Jiangzhou, and this official will let the treasury allocate money and grain to settle them." Lin Dujian, you should be the first to break the thief this time, but do you have anything to say? Taking advantage of this opportunity, he wanted to win over Lin Henian, who had always looked at Yuan Wang's horse before.

"What Sun Tuanlian said is what the last general thinks." Lin Henian had something in his heart at this time, so he could only barely deal with it, but he gave up the limelight to Sun Tu, who really led the army to this victory.

Seeing this, Yuan Wang finally couldn't sit idly by, so he stepped forward and said, "I'll stop staying here and talking, and quickly take the soldiers into the city to rest." The official has ordered people to set up a celebration banquet in the city, but you must treat all the meritorious ministers well. ”

"What Yuan Tuiguan said is very true, everyone will enter the city with this official to celebrate, and the people of the city are still waiting to see the heroes who have returned from destroying thieves." Cai Jiu also nodded happily, and then led the way with Yuan Wangtou, and entered Jiangzhou City with this victorious army.

When they actually stepped into the city gate, the cheers rang out again: "The Great Song will win!" The Great Song is mighty! "The sound is so loud that it soars into the sky, and it really makes the whole city jubilant. After all, these days because of the fierce Jiao

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The existence caused the people of Jiangzhou to suffer too much, many people were killed by them, and half of the trade routes were cut off, and everyone's life was not easy.

But now, with the victory of the official army against the bandits, everyone feels that they have breathed a sigh of relief, and they will not have to worry about any changes on the waterway in the future, and everyone can freely take a boat to and from the Xunyang River.

Of course, there were also those who had been killed by the fierce Jiao in the family waiting by the roadside, and when they saw the captives being tied together and walking by with their heads hung down, he cried loudly and smashed the stones, tiles and other things in his hands at them, crying and cursing endlessly, and after walking halfway, these captives were smashed to the point that their faces were covered with blood and embarrassed. It wasn't until they were worried that they would be beaten to death by the angry people that the soldiers were ordered to intervene and stop the direct retaliation of the people.

When the team returned to the front of the state ya, this place was very different from before, the outside had already been lit up, a festive appearance, and a table of banquets had been set up in the courtyard after entering the yamen, and hundreds of tables directly occupied the front ya, which had occupied a wide area.

After only a modest push, Sun Tulin Henian sat at the main table with Cai Jiu and Yuan Wang and several other important officials in the state city, and then the others sat down below according to their respective identities, and then all kinds of wine and food were sent up in an endless stream, all of which were carefully prepared by several famous local restaurants in Jiangzhou.

After a while, the originally solemn and solemn state government was encroached upon by the fragrance of wine and coriander, laughter and laughter, whether it was literature or things, regardless of the position, everyone was smiling and toasting each other, saying happy words, especially Sun Tu and several of their important generals, and there were constantly officials and gentry who knew and did not know each other to come forward to toast, and the celebration banquet entered the climax at the beginning.

Sitting in front of the banquet, he almost made the wine dry, and after only a while, he already had two or three catties of good wine, two chickens, and three hooves were wiped out by him, which also made his whole person become excited, and he didn't care about any etiquette at the moment, so he directly picked up the bowl of wine, and staggered to Sun Tu: "San Lang, this is my brother's respect for you." I still had some doubts when you told me that the officials of the Sprinkle family could do things for the people and save more people, but after today's war, I completely believe you. Come on, do it! As he spoke, he poured half a pound of wine down with his head up, and saw that many people around him applauded again and again.

Sun Tugang dealt with a lot of almost official gentry, and wanted to talk to Cai Taishou alone, but he didn't want Luda to come over to interrupt, so he could only raise a glass to deal with it a little, and gave the older Yang Zhi a look, and after he took people away, Cai Jiudao, who was slightly dissatisfied with Luda's move, whispered: "Forgive me, my brother Lu is a rough person, so it's a little rude." In addition, the lower officials have important matters to report, which is related to the safety of our Jiangzhou. ”

Cai Jiu originally had a disapproving expression, but when he heard this, he immediately became serious: "You go with me and talk later." He really wasn't used to such chaotic scenes, so he took the opportunity to hide quietly.

The two of them quietly left the table and went to the back office while everyone else was busy toasting and talking. This time, he didn't go directly to Cai Taishou's official hall, but continued to go backwards until he came

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In front of a quieter little study, the chaotic sound in front of it became much quieter.

There were already servants waiting in front of the study, and as soon as he saw Cai Jiu coming, he hurriedly helped open the door, handed them towels to wipe their hands, and served them with sour plum soup to sober up, which can be described as thoughtful service. Seeing Sun Tu looking at all this with some amazement, Cai Jiu smiled disapprerovingly and said, "Qianli don't be surprised. To be honest, this official actually doesn't like to drink, but it is inevitable to socialize in officialdom, so every time he comes back, Cai Lian is served by him, which is something he has long been used to. ”

Sun Tu smiled at this time, and quickly thanked the servant who was obviously a cronie by Cai Jiu's side, and then looked solemn: "Taishou, this incident is really the same as what the lower officials judged before, and it is precisely because there are people in the official government who have colluded with them that they have leaked the movements of the official army early, so that the fierce Jiao gang can prepare early and even lay a trap." ”

Cai Jiu didn't show too much surprise, just because Sun Tu had already come to see him secretly before this dispatch of troops, and gave some of his inferences. It was precisely because of his Cai Taishou's permission that Sun Tu dared to make the decision to let Yang Zhi bring the remaining two hundred township soldiers to the Xunyang River to wait for the opportunity, otherwise he would be so guilty of doing his own thing, and he would really be held accountable, even if there was such a big victory, the court would be severely punished.

After all, now the Great Song Dynasty has always been on guard against military generals, for fear that they will do something bad after they grasp the military power, and they have reached the state of overkill.

However, Cai Taishou's expression at this time still became serious: "So you have found relevant clues?" Who the hell did it do to collude with those bandits? ”

"This ...... The lower official is not known for the time being, but the person has already been witnessed, and it is a big businessman in Jiangzhou named Cheng Jichang. Sun Tu actually already had the answer in his heart, but it was difficult to say it at this time.

As soon as Cai Dezhang heard the name Cheng Jichang, his face also changed suddenly, and his reaction was greater than when he learned from Sun Tu that day that there were officials who might collude with the water bandits, and said urgently: "Is this true? Are you sure that's the season? His voice trembled slightly, and his eyes couldn't hide the excitement.

According to Lin Dujian, there is no doubt that it is this person. Why, could it be that Taishou has already guessed which official is behind this person? Sun Tu asked, his eyes carefully looking at the other party.

But Cai Jiu was quite deep in the city, and quickly suppressed this excitement, and just said: "This matter is very important, and the official has to ask that Cheng Ji Chang before making a decision." But thousands of miles, this time you are indeed for my Jiangzhou, but also for the official has made a great contribution, if it is successful, the official will not be able to treat you badly! ”

"The lower officials don't dare to take credit, this is my responsibility......" Just when Sun Tu said his humble words and planned to add fuel to the fire, Cai Lian's voice suddenly came from outside the door: "The little one has seen the state push, my lord ......"

But before he finished speaking, Yuan Wang's voice had already overshadowed him: "Taishou, the lower officials have something to report, please open the door and see you." ”

Unexpectedly, the behavior of the two of them had already been seen by Yuan Wang, and he actually ran over at this critical juncture......

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