On the second day of the second month of February, the dragon raised its head. Jeju capital city, Xiangjun barracks.

After leading the army to defeat the Liangshan bandits this time, Sun Tu did not return to Qingzhou immediately, but stayed in Jeju City for the time being. As for the reason, one is that the road is difficult, and even the official road was covered by heavy snow before, and sometimes the road can not be found at all.

The two were warmly invited and retained by Gu Tongzhou, who kept saying that he hoped that Sun Dujian would teach and train the soldiers and horses in Jeju City, so that these local military horses could also be stronger and protect the territory and the people.

Originally, Sun Tu had the intention of befriending all the soldiers and horses in Shandong, since the other party was so warmly invited, he naturally would not refuse too much, so he went back to report the victory first, and he stayed in Jeju with more than 200 elites.

In order to make friends with Sun Tu, Gu Tongzhou did spend a lot of effort this time, not only greeted him with a smile all day long, but also constantly invited Sun Tu to go to banquets and banquets, and did not dare to neglect the more than 200 Qingzhou soldiers, and the daily eating and drinking were the best, and he also invited a famous doctor in the city to diagnose and treat the wounded.

In this regard, although there are people in the Jeju army who are dissatisfied from time to time, they are helpless. After all, Sun Tu did what they had not been able to do for many years this time, and only these two or three hundred Qingzhou elites were worth one or two thousand van troops. And they really admired Sun Tu and the Qingzhou army, and they all hoped that one day they would be able to kill the enemy like them and be respected by the people of the city.

It's a pity that this wish will not come true at least in a short period of time, because they have even done their usual drills hastily, and it is even more like a joke in the eyes of Sun Tu and the generals of the Qingzhou Army. At this moment, looking at the soldiers who were sloppy in the queue and didn't even have the spirit to hold weapons, Sun Tu's brows couldn't help but wrinkle: "Zhou Dujian, it's been seven or eight days, and the soldiers are still very lax when they look at it, what progress can they make in such a drill?" ”

Jeju Metropolitan Eunuch Zhou Fan felt unhappy for a while, but with a wry smile on his face: "Sun Metropolitan Eunuch still asks to calm his anger, my Jeju soldiers are indeed slacking off because they can't even eat on weekdays." And everyone has practiced too much in the past few days, and the brothers are also tired, so ......"

Sun Tu sighed helplessly, the root cause of the weakness of the Great Song Xiang Army was actually on the surface, but no one thought about solving it. This is the case in Jeju, and the same is true in Jiangzhou, after all, he is not a local prison, and it is really difficult to manage too much. Even if Gu Tongzhou invited himself to train the Xiang Army this time, the situation didn't seem to improve much.

These more than 1,000 soldiers are deducted from their salaries on weekdays, and even having enough food and clothing is a problem, so how can they devote themselves to the drill wholeheartedly? And I can't eat enough, and I don't have the strength to practice hard at all. In fact, they all know these problems, but those who are officials are unwilling to solve them for their own selfishness.

After exhaling a breath of turbidity, Sun Tucai shook his head and said, "In this case, it doesn't matter if this soldier doesn't practice." I can in the Qingzhou Army

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Do the order and prohibit, no matter what they are asked to do, they can do it without the slightest discount, but there is no trace of the spirit of the army here, no wonder thieves are rampant here, and even the government is helpless. ”

After dropping these few words, Sun Tu turned around and left regardless of Zhou Fan's ugly face, and Lin Chong and Luda, who left with him, were also full of disdain. They didn't feel anything in the Qingju army before, but it wasn't until they saw the situation of the Jeju official army that they realized how rare it was for Sun Tu to do.

It not only fed and clothed the soldiers, but also gave them self-esteem and honor. And after every war, Sun Tu was able to be selfless, distributing almost all the captured property and the rewards of the imperial court, and he himself hardly withheld anything. Take this time as an example, when Gu Tongzhou led people to send the rewarded wealth and food to Zhujiazhuang, except for leaving a part for Zhujiazhuang, who wanted to rebuild his home, Sun Tu gave it all to the soldiers below.

It is precisely because of Sun Tu's practice that thousands of Qingzhou soldiers under his command are desperate for him, and they prohibit him, and whenever they fight with the enemy, they do not avoid life and death, and they can exert strong combat effectiveness in every battle. In Luda's opinion, the combat power of the Qingzhou Army is now about to catch up with the Great Song Border Army.

However, Sun Tu was obviously dissatisfied that only his own army was strong, so after coming out of the barracks, he went to the government to see Gu Tongzhou, hoping to make him make some decisions that would be beneficial to the strength of the Xiang army, but this matter was obviously not so simple, and Gu Zhifu had already shirked it several times before.

After all, Jeju is different from Qingzhou, which was killed by Sun Tu before, the relevant interest groups here are too large and intertwined, not to mention that Gu Tongzhou is one of them, even an outsider, and he does not dare to offend hundreds of stakeholders in the whole state government. And he is only a civilian official, and whether the Xiang army is strong or not actually has much to do with him.

But even so, Sun Tu still wanted to do his last part, at least so that he would not regret it. So before leaving here, he came to see Gu Tongzhou again, hoping to explain to the other party.

Like the previous few times, Gu Zhifu quickly met him in the public room of the second hall, but his attitude was more polite than the previous two days: "Sun Dujian, you have come just in time, and this official really has something to discuss with you." ”

"Oh? But what is it? Seeing him say this, Sun Tu was not in a hurry to mention his own affairs first, otherwise once the other party shirked something, the two sides would have some disputes again.

"Didn't the Metropolitan Eunuch mention before that he wanted to unite the forces of my Shandong state capitals? The official and the governor jointly sent letters to the state governments inviting them to come to Jeju, and today they have finally heard back. ”

"Oh? And how did the state officials respond? Sun Tu was a little hopeless. There was a third reason why he stayed in Jeju in the first place, which was to meet with the generals of the Shandong prefectures.

If you set the location in Cheongju, you would be too strong, and you might provoke the dissatisfaction of others, so you set it in Jeju, which is more acceptable. It's just that these official letters have been sent out for some time, and there has been no response from those people, so he has given up. It seems that those places

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The official has no intention of cooperating with him at all, so now he is already cold-hearted and has never thought about it again.

But to his surprise, Gu Tongzhou smiled at this time: "I just got the news that officials from Dengzhou, Laizhou, Yizhou and other places will each lead a group of soldiers and horses to Jeju in response to Sun Dujian's previous strategy of combining the soldiers and horses in Shandong to fight against the bandits in the territory." ”

"Huh?" Even Sun Tu was a little moved at this time: "Do these state officials really have this idea?" ”

"I don't dare to talk nonsense about such a big event, this is a document that they only delivered early this morning, presumably someone will arrive in three or five days. This time, Sun Dujian ordered the soldiers and horses of all states, and the days of peace in the world in Shandong should not be too far away. Gu Tongzhou said a little excitedly, and took out a few official documents.

Sun Tu hurriedly took it and looked at it quickly, his face was also full of joy: "I really can't imagine that they can still understand the righteousness so deeply." From this point of view, the official has some villainous hearts. ”

"Hey, why did Sun Dujian say this, you are my big hero in Shandong. This is not only for us to say this, but also for the imperial court. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Gu Tongzhou flattered again, and then said with a smile: "In addition, I would like to congratulate Sun Dujian, just a few days ago, the imperial court has decided to greatly reward you, and you will be promoted to the former Marquis of Wupin Palace, and lead the dispatch of the soldiers and horses of Jingdong Road." Sun Dujian has fought for the country this time and killed countless enemies, so the court will naturally reward you. ”

Sun Tu was stunned for a moment when he said this, and then he laughed out loud. No wonder Governor Gu's attitude today is much better than before, no wonder those state officials will suddenly have a 180-degree change, it turns out that everything is because of this.

Because they are about to be promoted and become the soldiers and horses in Shandong, they are so obedient. Because as long as he arrives in office, he can order the military attachés of all regions to come and see him without consulting them.

Don't look at the official name of the same capital eunuch, but the authority of the capital eunuch all the way is not a little heavier than that of a state capital eunuch, as long as this matter is true, he has the power to command the soldiers and horses of more than a dozen state capitals in the territory, and even can dispose of those metropolitan prison generals, as long as there is a legitimate reason, killing them is not a big deal.

Thinking about all this, Sun Tu was proud in his heart, and said with a smile: "In this way, it is really good news. This official still felt powerless because of the weakness of the soldiers and horses in my Shandong Province before, so I have to do my duty well to live up to the court's kindness. ”

A dignified momentum suddenly rose from Sun Tu's body, which made Gu Tongzhou's heart also cold. At this time, he could only smile and say: "Sun Dujian can have such a heart to serve the country, it is really my luck in Shandong, and it is also a blessing for the Great Song Dynasty." ”

"Well said. By the way, the Xiang army in Jeju Prefecture is too careless about training on weekdays, and the official feels that he should also put it in order. I also hope that the prefect Gu can support more. ”

"That's nature." Gu Tongzhou was annoyed for a while, but he didn't dare to show it on his face, and at the same time sneered: "Do you really think this is a good thing?" It's easy to break if you're so arrogant, I'm afraid you won't be able to do it for a long time......"

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