Chapter 255: Aftermath (Another Three Watches)

Compared with destruction, construction and restoration often take several times, or even dozens of times the effort, Chao Gai and other Liangshan heroes only spent half a day in Jiangzhou to set fire to and destroy everywhere, but it took Sun Tu and other city officials more than ten days to restore everything to its original state.

The burned down shops and houses have finally been rebuilt, and the blood stains on the streets have finally been cleaned...... These alone, not only used almost the entire state government's errand force, Sun Tu also transferred the township soldiers to help everyone rebuild their homes with the people, but really let everyone understand what the military and civilian fish and water conditions are, so that the reputation of the township soldiers among the people has been improved again.

However, while the streets can be restored to cleanliness and the burned and collapsed buildings can be rebuilt, the dead cannot be brought back to life. In the past few days, the sound of mourning can be heard everywhere in the city, and many people can be seen hanging white funeral cloths in front of their homes, and many people's hearts are extremely heavy, especially those who are soldiers, and they are deeply ashamed, it is precisely because of their incompetence that such a disaster has been caused.

Among them, Sun Tu felt the most unhappy in his heart. He had already regretted his choice before, but now after seeing the miserable situation of the people in the city, he was even more convinced of what a huge mistake he had made, so in order to make up for this mistake, he could only do his best to help the victims rebuild their homes, and went to the homes of the victims to comfort their relatives regardless of their identity, and also took out some money to give them away.

Because Taishou Cai Dezhang was too frightened and was soaked in the river and fell ill, Sun Tu was entrusted by him to lead the important task of pacifying and rebuilding, which made Sun Tu so busy in these more than ten days that he couldn't even squeeze out the time to rest, and at the same time, his reputation and prestige among the people reached an unprecedented height, even the previous famous official Yuan Wang could not be compared with him now.

Now, as long as Sun Tu walks outside, there is no need for the surrounding soldiers to step forward and scold, the people on the road will consciously avoid the side, and salute him sincerely, everyone looks at Sun Tuanlian with deep respect in their eyes, and they send him to kowtow to him.

But the more the people are like this, the more ashamed Sun Tu feels in his heart, but unfortunately there are some things that cannot be said, the only thing he can do is to do something for the people in the city more dedicatedly, so as to make Jiangzhou City more prosperous and stable.

It wasn't until February that everything in Jiangzhou City finally returned to its original appearance, and people had come out of the previous injuries. And Cai Taishou, who had been on the sickbed for a long time and didn't handle much government affairs, finally returned to the state government, and while taking over all affairs again, he also took these credits easily, and then asked people to write a report on the before and after of this incident and send it directly to the imperial court.

When the news reached the barracks, Luda Yang Zhi and the others were naturally upset about Sun Tu, especially the former was even more straightforward, and said with a face full of anger: "This Cai Jiu is really a good calculation, when there is something to do, he hides at home to recuperate, once we have all done our errands, he will come out to pick peaches and take all the credit for himself." I said, why can't the Great Song Dynasty prosper, if all the officials in the world are like him, who is willing to do a good job! ”

Although Yang Zhi was also unwilling, he still reminded him: "Brother Lu is still cautious, if it is really spread, San Lang will be difficult to be a man." Originally, this was the case in officialdom, where the boss received the credit, while those of us who were subordinates could only share a small amount of credit in addition to running errands. Not to mention Cai Jiu, he is the son of today's Taishi Cai, just his identity as a Taishou is enough for us to give credit. ”

Seeing that Lu Da still snorted, Sun Tu shook his head with a smile and said: "Brother Lu doesn't have to be like this, in fact, we don't do all this for any merit, we just want to do something practical for the people of Jiangzhou." What we have done now is enough for the people to live and work in peace and contentment again. Moreover, everything before happened because of my mistakes, not so much as a credit, but a mistake to make up. ”

Ruda could only sigh and say no more: "Then what should we do next?" ”

"Of course, I will continue to train my soldiers and horses as before." Sun Tu replied with a smile: "As military attachés, the most important errand for us is to train and strengthen our troops. Also, I want to spend more time with Ya'er when I'm free, I'm so sorry I always leave her alone at home these days......"

While he was talking, a soldier came to report, saying that Taishou had sent someone to summon Sun Tu to the state government to discuss important matters. Hearing this, Sun Tu did not delay any longer, and instructed Yang Zhi and them to continue to take care of the training men and horses in the camp, and he rode into the city on horseback and came to the state office.

After more than ten days of recuperation, Cai Jiu has completely recovered, still looking handsome and elegant, without the slightest haggard at all, and when he saw Sun Tu, he smiled and beckoned: "Qianli, you can be regarded as coming, this official can wait for you for a while." This time, my Jiangzhou was able to come out of the chaos so quickly, and you and the state government officials and subordinates have contributed a lot. ”

Sun Tu sat down after seeing the salute, and then smiled and said modestly: "The lower official is just doing his duty, but he can't afford to be praised by Taishou like this." In the final analysis, it is still too good for you to command, so that I can get out of the haze in a short period of time. ”

Hearing this, Cai Jiu's face showed even more joy: "Qianli, you are too humble, your merits will definitely be truthfully reported to the imperial court, this time you can repel the Liangshan thieves who entered the city under such a disadvantage, and the credit of your Sun Tuanlian is very great." Since Sun Tu is so sensible, of course he has to repay the favor, so he will mention it a little at this time.

Sun Tu showed a hint of doubt on his face: "What does Taishou mean by this?" He really didn't understand.

Cai Jiu turned grim: "Today, the official summoned you here to discuss how to report the matter to the imperial court. This time, in order to save Song Jiang, the Liangshan thieves colluded with Yuan Wang, the governor of Jiangzhou, and mixed into the city, and thousands of thieves killed in the city, causing hundreds of people to suffer, and even Jiangzhou City was almost lost. Fortunately, Sun Tuanlian led the troops to arrive in time to stop them, which ensured that Jiangzhou would not be lost. These merits are naturally reported to the court truthfully, what do you think? As he spoke, his eyes were already burning on Sun Tu's face.

Sun Tu's face changed several times, and only then did he understand the true intentions of the other party. This is completely making up nonsense to fight for credit, and the number of thieves in Liangshan has increased dozens of times, in order to naturally shirk their own faults and let the court not blame the Jiangzhou officials.

Then he also cleverly put all the blame on Yuan Wang, and it was precisely because of his collusion with the Liangshan thieves that they were able to infiltrate Jiangzhou and cause this catastrophe. And Cai Jiu, Sun Tu and others led the army to repel them and escape, but it became a credit.

What is deception, what is reversing black and white, Sun Tu finally understood it this time. In addition to being frightened, I also understand that this is the best way to protect myself, I am afraid that none of the officials and soldiers in the city will object to this, after all, in this way, everyone is no longer at fault, only the credit. As for what will happen to Yuan Wang, the only one who has received it, it is not for them to think about it.

Sun Tu's heart felt a chill, although he also intended to let Yuan Wang bear the blame, he didn't want to do it so desperately. It can be said that compared to himself, Cai Taishou, who is elegant and smiling in front of him, is the more murderous one.

But now, everyone is in the same boat, and he can only choose to go along with the pollution. After a period of silence, Sun Tu finally nodded: "Xiaguan is ashamed, in the end, he can only drive the thieves away and cannot capture them all......"

"Haha...... You don't have to be so discouraged, there will always be a chance in the future. Cai Jiu saw that he had already responded to this matter, so he smiled and asked people to send a piece of music that had been prepared a long time ago, handed it to him and said: "This is the concert that the officials from all over Jiangzhou have passed together, and you can also sign and draw a pledge." ”

Looking at the spectacular picture with almost thirty signatures on it, Sun Tu knew that this time the entire Jiangzhou officialdom had worked together to conceal the truth with Cai Taishou. He did not refuse, and immediately took the pen from the servant's hand, and added his own name to it.

It wasn't until he saw him write his name that Cai Jiu smiled relaxedly: "In this way, there is one more thing that this official wants to entrust to you to do, as long as this matter is done, there is no need to worry about it." ”

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In the state government prison, the light is still dim and the atmosphere is depressing. But the people who were respectful to Yuan Wang before had long since disappeared, leaving only a few gloomy soldiers guarding there, not letting anyone approach.

Sun Tu had already come to Yuan Wang at this time, and looked condescendingly at Yuan Wang, who was still sitting on the ground, who had a sneering and bitter smile on his face, and said softly: "It seems that my time has come?" ”

"Yuan Wang, you colluded with the water bandits in the front, and the traffic Liangshan thieves in the back, which brought great damage to the people of Jiangzhou, and hundreds of people died. Now that everything has been ascertained, you should be severely punished, and if you report it to the court, I am afraid that you will still be tortured. Mrs. Cai Shounian really didn't want to see you suffer this humiliation when he was with your colleagues, so he asked me to give you a choice, stay decent, and kill yourself here! Sun Tu said softly with an expressionless face.

"He wants me to commit suicide, and then he can accuse me of suicide in fear of crime, what a good calculation." Yuan Wang's face was cold, full of provocation: "If I refuse to commit suicide, will you personally strangle me, and then hang my body on the beam, and still report to the court that I committed suicide in fear of crime?" ”

Speaking of this, he suddenly chuckled: "You say, will I still let you get your wish at this time?" If I don't kill myself, the court may be able to find out some clues, and then I will see you, and how Cai Jiu will deal with everything next......"

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Today is still three watches. So ask for another ticket... Tomorrow will be wooden.,Still keep the daily two watches.。。。