The fifth day of the fifth month of May is the annual Dragon Boat Festival.

But in the Great Song Dynasty thousands of years ago, this day has another name, it is the evil day of the evil month, and it is the day when the evil spirit is the most prosperous in the year, so the folk have the tradition of hanging pu grass, ordering wormwood, taking five yellows, etc., in order to remove the evil qi and make the body healthy, so there is a saying that the Dragon Boat Festival is healthy in later generations.

As for the well-known Dragon Boat Festival in later generations, it is to commemorate the death of the patriotic poet Qu Yuan by throwing himself into the river, but it is not popular at this time, and of course everyone will not be popular to make zongzi. However, there is one activity that has been passed down for thousands of years, and that is dragon boat racing.

In this self-esteemed world peace, the era of fire and oil cooking, both the government and the people always like to do many things lively, the dragon boat race is one of the most concerned events, especially in the capital of the Great Song Dynasty Bianliang, every few days before and after the Dragon Boat Festival, this dragon boat race has become a hot topic for everyone, from the official dignitary, down to the peddler pawn, almost everyone participates in it.

Because only on this day, the royal family will open the Jinming Pond, which belongs to the corner of the Forbidden Palace, and then let several famous dragon boat racing teams in the city enter it to compete, and at the same time allow the people of the city to pour into it to watch a dragon boat race of the highest level in the country.

As for the people who can't enter the venue for various reasons, they also have their own way to participate in this national carnival, that is, Guan Pu, betting on which dragon boat can win in the end. Every Dragon Boat Festival, just about the sole proprietorship of the dragon boat race, the large and small gambling houses in Beijing together are enough to have millions of dollars, it is really an astronomical amount, from which it can also be seen that the people of Bianjing gamble heavily, and how much wealth the people hide.

Perhaps for the people, this kind of event is enough to make them feel excited and devote themselves to it. But for many officials in the DPRK and China, such participation year after year still makes people feel tired, especially when they have to accompany them, busy from morning to night, even young and middle-aged people may not be able to keep an eye on this kind of torment, let alone Cai Jing, an old minister who is old and has a body that is not as good as before.

But even so, as the Taishi and Zaifu of the current dynasty, such a grand event is still indispensable for him. Today is also ordinary, he accompanied the enthusiastic emperor into the Jinming Pond early in the morning, and was busy until noon, so that he could eat something at leisure, and then he had to watch a dragon boat final with full of emotions.

But just when Cai Jing ate a snack and was slowly drinking it with a primer to nourish qi and spleen, Gao Yu leaned over with a solemn expression, holding a document in his hand. Seeing his expression, Cai Jing's heart suddenly tightened, thinking that something had happened to the border pass, otherwise the other party would not have been so out of shape.

Since Tong Guan left Bianjing for fear of being implicated by Sun Tu and was targeted by Cai Jing and them for an excuse, the Privy Council has gradually fallen under the control of Gao Yu, the imperial lieutenant, so as long as it is any battle report in the Great Song Dynasty, it will be sent to him first.

When the other party came closer, Cai Jing had already put down the cup in his hand and said with a solemn expression: "Captain Gao, but is there any chaos in the north?" If that's the case, he has to think carefully about whether he should report to the official family today, but he can't ruin his interest.

"Taishi doesn't have to worry, it has nothing to do with side affairs, this battle report is from Shandong." Gao Yu hurriedly explained, and then respectfully handed over the battle report in his hand.

Although Cai Jing was relieved when he heard this, his brows continued to wrinkle, and he swept it down, and a few strange lights flashed in his old eyes: "Then Sun Tu is really a thief who broke Liangshan?" After just over a month, he solved the trouble of this court's henchmen? ”

Gao Yu smiled bitterly silently, this Sun Tu's ability has indeed greatly exceeded his expectations. That Liangshan Bo has been plagued by the local area for many years, and the imperial court has sent troops to suppress it many times, but each time it has returned with a feather, and sometimes even the generals who led the army to fight are put in. It is precisely because of this that they will continue to urge Sun Tu to send troops to suppress it, and the fight is to let the disaster come with the idea of losing both, and it is best for Sun Tu to be defeated in front of Liangshanbo, so that they can take the opportunity to attack and convict and eradicate it.

In order to achieve this goal, Gao Yu even did enough in logistics, but he didn't expect that Sun Tu would be bold enough to sneak attack the grain army, grab grain and kill people. During this period of time, Gao Yu had actually been sending people to investigate the case in Wuqiu Town, thinking of dealing with Sun Tu after finding out the truth.

I really didn't expect that Sun Tu actually took the lead to level the Liangshan thieves, so his abacus fell into the void completely, because with this victory, all the previous problems would be completely covered up. Sun Tu will become a hero, and the court will only reward him greatly, otherwise it will chill the hearts of the soldiers in the world, so that it will be difficult for Gao Yu to have any excuse to attack Sun Tu.

Of course, now this is not the most critical issue, after settling down, Cai Jing's face has become extremely gloomy: "This Sun Tu is really bold, he actually directly asked the court for the seal of these thieves, they are all extremely evil, how can there be any reason to be an official!" ”

Cai Jing knew very well what Sun Tu's idea was, he wanted to bring all the forces of Liang Shanbo under his command, which would inevitably increase the strength of the Shandong army and horses, which was already extraordinary, and it would be more and more difficult to attack them in the future.

Therefore, the lower officials thought that this matter must not be allowed, and we had to persuade the official family to deny this request. We can even order Sun Tu to personally escort these thieves into Beijing, and then maybe we can solve the scourge of Sun Tu in one fell swoop. Gao Yu quickly proposed.

But this statement did not get Cai Jing's response, but looked at him strangely, and Gao Yu was a little flustered, so he said coldly: "Gao Taiwei, do you think that Sun Tu will be so obedient?" ”

This question immediately made Gao Yu speechless, yes, Sun Tu has never been a loyal minister who obeys the arrangements of the imperial court, and letting him escort the Liangshan thief Kou into Beijing is to let him send sheep into the tiger's mouth himself, as long as Sun Tu is not stupid to the point of home, it is impossible to do such a thing.

Cai Jing glanced at him and sneered, "Have you ever thought about what the worst will lead to in this way?" Without waiting for the other party to reply, he had already given his own answer: "I'm afraid that by then, Sun Tu will have to pull the flag and rebel in Shandong." Now that his army has increased greatly, and the land of Shandong has already become his territory, even if there are officials loyal to the imperial court, they are powerless to change all this, and at that time, what good will Shandong and the imperial court do to you, me, and the imperial court? ”

"This ......" Gao Yu was really speechless this time.

"Also, if he is smart enough, he will play the banner of Qingjun's side and other only against you and me, do you think those officials in the court and China will take this opportunity to attack us? Also, if he is more ambitious, he may even unite with the anti-thief Fang La and others in Jiangnan, if this is the case, the chaos in the world will not be far away, can you afford this consequence? ”

After asking a question, he was dumbfounded, and his forehead was even more cold sweat, he was really a little frightened. Although he hadn't had contact with Sun Tu a few times, judging from his style of acting over the years, it was really possible to do such a lawless thing as Cai Jing said. And once it is really as he said, then the guilt of himself and others will be too great, and the officials will be pampered and defended by themselves, and they are afraid that they will have to attack themselves in order to give an explanation to the world.

"This ...... How good is that? Is it just allowed to grow, and eventually it will become a big trend? Half an hour later, Gao Yucai asked a question.

"Hmph, Sun Tu is indeed much more difficult to deal with than the officials we dealt with in the past, he has the ability, and he has a lot less worries, but it makes us worry a little more. However, as long as he is still my Great Song courtier, he still has to obey orders for some things. Do you remember what I did with you? ”

"Taishi means that he should lead troops to Jiangnan to quell the chaos?" Gao Yu finally had some memory and said quickly.

"Leaving him in Shandong is a big disaster after all, but if he can transfer his soldiers and horses to Jiangnan, it will be another matter. The anti-thieves there alone are far stronger than the Liangshan bandits, Mo said that he only has 10,000 or 20,000 horses under his command, that is, there are 50,000 or 60,000 people, and it may not be of any use to go to Jiangnan. And as long as he loses there, we can use the topic to play. What's more, there are still people there who can help us deal with him together, and under the internal and external difficulties, it will be difficult for him not to die. ”

Gao Yu couldn't help but smile when he heard this: "It's still too wise, what you said is very true, it is the best choice to let Sun Tu lead the troops to Jiangnan to quell the chaos." If he was really lucky enough to quell the Fangla Rebellion, it would also be a great thing for the imperial court. At that time, it will be much easier to transfer him to the Beijing Division, after all, he is a guest army in Jiangnan, and it is impossible for him to be as comfortable as he is in Shandong. ”

"Yes, that's the point. So this time, let's make him proud for a while, isn't he meritorious, then reward him and his subordinates well. Didn't he want the court to pardon the past sins of the Liangshan thieves, and he still wanted to seal them as officials? We promised him too. But in addition to this, we also have to let him go to Jiangnan to quell the rebellion, and at that time, he can't disobey the orders of the imperial court, right? The gloom on Cai Jing's face finally dissipated, and he gave his advice with a smile.

At this time, a group of people walked over slowly, and it was Zhao Ji, the current official, who brought people to find them. As soon as he saw Cai Jing, Zhao Ji smiled and said: "Why is the Taishi hiding here, but let me find it easily, the dragon boat final will be held in a while, you can go with me to take a look." ”

Cai Jing hurriedly stepped forward to ask for the sin, and said, "The official family forgives the sin, because the old minister just learned of a great event, so he forgot about the event." Your Majesty, this is good news from Shandong, and the Liangshan thieves have been pacified by Sun Tu's army......"

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A new week, a new volume begins。。。。。。。。 Ask for recommendation votes, everyone. . . With such a great victory reported to the imperial court, shouldn't the whole world celebrate and count the votes?