After listening to this explanation, Sun Tu had no other thoughts in his heart except disdain, and even sneered: "Yuan Zhoutui is really a good means, while being a Qing official in my Jiangzhou City, he is deeply respected by the people, but behind his back, he is doing such evil things, and you can still enforce the law and discipline in a dignified manner every day!" As he spoke, he turned back to Cai Jiushen and saluted: "Taishou, since Yuan Zhoutui has confessed all his crimes, the lower officials think that he should be taken down and all his crimes made public in order to correct the laws of the Great Song Dynasty!" ”

But to his surprise, Cai Jiu was indifferent to this proposal, waved his hand and said: "Qianli, please calm down and listen to what he has to say." As he spoke, he looked at Yuan Wang, who looked a little nervous, with a smile: "Yuan Zhoutui won't come to explain everything to the official because he has concerns or regrets, right?" ”

"The subordinate knows that he is guilty of great sins, but everything I do is also a last resort, and I hope to forgive my sins." Feeling that the other party didn't immediately ask himself, Yuan Wang was finally relieved, and then explained: "Since Cheng Jichang has fallen into the hands of Sun Tuanlian, and he is the one who guards you too much, the lower officials know that this matter will not be hidden for long, so it is better to tell the truth, maybe Taishou will raise his noble hand and let me go after knowing my sincerity." ”

"Ha, why do you think that this official will not investigate deeply, just based on your various behaviors that have been my enemy in the past year, this official should also take this opportunity to eradicate you!" Cai Jiu asked with a sneer.

"Because the current subordinate no longer poses any threat to the Taishou, I have such a handle in the hands of the Taishou, and I should follow the orders of the Taishou in the future, and I dare not disobey it. Therefore, it is much more beneficial for Taishou to leave me as an obedient pusher than to get rid of me and usher in a subordinate who is bent on embarrassing Taishou. Yuan Wang had already thought of his words, and he did not hesitate to explain the reason.

These words made Cai Jiu's mind move, and the hostility in his eyes became less and less: "There is some truth, is there any other way to say it?" ”

"Actually, Taishou has not thought about it, and it may not be as easy as imagined to get rid of the subordinate official on this charge. Those thieves and stolen money not only involved many businessmen in Jiangzhou City, but also entered the eunuchs of many officials in the court, especially Liang Taifu. If Tai Shouzhen wants to investigate deeply at this time, he will inevitably pull all these Jiangzhou businessmen into the quagmire, and it is difficult to say what the result will be. As for the DPRK and China, there are even more variables, with the identity of Mrs. Liang in front of the official family, he will be able to distinguish between them, and then it will only make this case even more chaotic, and even become a party dispute between Mrs. Cai and Mrs. Liang! I don't think that Tai Shouzhi Gao Mingding doesn't want to cause disputes between the DPRK and China because of this incident, and Jiangzhou is unstable, right? In the end, he looked at Cai Jiu deeply: "So the lower officials still hope that Taishou will think twice before acting, leaving me with a hundred benefits and no harm, and please weigh the gains and losses carefully." ”

Cai Jiu's face really showed a tangled look this time, he really didn't expect the other party to come up with such a good reason to excuse himself. But after thinking about it carefully, I feel that this reason is indeed reasonable, and now that Jiangzhou has just eradicated the water bandits that have been in trouble for a long time, it is indeed impossible to regenerate the incident. And the father of the capital should not want to make himself a head-on enemy of Liang Shicheng because of a little thing in Jiangzhou.

Seeing that he seemed to be moved, Sun Tu was suddenly shocked: "Taishou, this matter is related to the majesty of the government, Yuan Wang He colluded with the water bandits is a serious crime, how can he let it go lightly?" And because of his own greed, hundreds of officers and innocent people died in vain, if he cannot be severely punished, how can we comfort those who suffer? ”

As he spoke, he took another step forward: "Taishou, the lower officials think that right is right, and wrong is wrong." Even if more people will be dragged into this case because of this, we should judge impartially, return the truth to the people of Jiangzhou, and please keep the Ming Jian too much! ”

After another long period of muttering, Cai Jiufang slowly spoke: "Yuan Wang, are you willing to ask the official to write down the confession and sign it?" ”

"The lower officials are at the mercy of the Taishou, so I will write a confession." Yuan Wang didn't mean to be embarrassed at all, he immediately got up and took the pen, ink and paper from the bookcase on the side, wrote down all the crimes truthfully, signed and pressed his fingerprints, and respectfully held them in front of Cai Jiu, with a sincere and respectful attitude that was completely similar to the previous Yuan Tuiguan.

Cai Jiu took one of them with satisfaction: "Since you have the heart to change, this official can't be punished without teaching, this time I spared you first, but if you dare to commit another crime, this official will definitely be punished for both crimes, that is, it will be light to destroy you!" ”

"Yes, the lower officials will strictly follow the teachings of Taishou, and everything in the future will be subject to Taishou's orders." It was only at this time that Yuan Wang really put his mind at ease, and he knew that the gamble he had taken was finally completed. If he hadn't taken the initiative to see Cai Jiu and let things develop, or if he thought about killing people and killing people, his situation would definitely be much worse than now, at least now his official position and reputation have been temporarily preserved, as for how Liang Shicheng will explain there, I can only talk about it later.

Sun Tu is face changed greatly: "Taishou ......" But before he could say anything against it, Cai Jiu had already waved his hand and interrupted him: "Sun Tuanlian, you don't have to persuade again, the official has made up his mind." In the past year, Jiangzhou has been in a difficult situation at home and abroad, and the officials are tired and the people are lacking, and there is really no possibility of even greater chaos. As for what you are worried about, you can't give an explanation to the soldiers and the people, but it's okay to say, haven't you already wiped out all the fierce Jiao and a group of water bandits this time and brought back more than 100 captives? As long as they are punished in public, they will naturally be given a good explanation. As for Yuan Zhoutui, he has always had a good reputation among the people, and he is a good official in my Jiangzhou city, so why do you have to make his crimes public, but let the people be suspicious of the court? ”

"But......" Sun Tu wanted to say something, but he didn't know what reason to oppose for a while, he just felt a chill, and he couldn't imagine that the victory he had achieved in fighting desperately with soldiers and horses was just a bargaining chip that could be given up at any time in Cai Jiu's eyes.

This is the darkness of the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty today, and this is the black and white reversal of the world of the Great Song Dynasty today!

Cai Jiu looked at him with a sad and indignant look, but he smiled, got up and walked in front of him, patted him lightly on the shoulder, and said: "Sun Tuanlian, you came to Jiangzhou to serve as a tuanlian at the request of your father, and now you have done a good job, and the official will come to the table to ask for credit for you in the near future, don't let the official down." ”

These few words sound simple, but there is a hidden mystery in them - you Sun Tu came to Jiangzhou because Cai Jing wants you to help Cai Jiu deal with Yuan Wang and collect the local military and political power, if things deviate because of some of your own ideas, it will be contrary to Cai Jing's ideas, and then they will attack you Sun Tu!

After saying this vague threat, Cai Jiu said again: "This time, Sun Tuan has made great contributions to training you and the village soldiers under him, and this official has decided to reward you heavily, and it will not make the casualties feel cold." Also, as a regimental training in the city and a talent for military training, even though you are a little condescending to the hundreds of township soldiers, Yuan Zhoutui, how do you think you will leave the affairs of the prison camp to Sun Tuanlian? "This is to use various benefits to appease and win over Sun Tu.

The corners of Yuan Wang's mouth twitched slightly, and he felt distressed. This prison camp is the only way for him to get money legally and compliantly, and now Cai Taishou is about to snatch it out of his hands with a word. But now, he has no room for resistance in front of Cai Jiu, and the confession of guilt is still in the hands of the other party, so he can only nod with a wry smile: "Too wise, this is the best use of people, with Sun Tuanlian's talents, he will be able to take care of the prison camp up and down, and tomorrow, the lower officials will hand over the prison camp to Sun Tuanlian." ”

"Thousands of miles." Cai Jiu looked at Sun Tu again, although there was a smile on his face, but the threat in it could not be hidden.

Sun Tu's fist clenched and loosened, and after repeating this several times, he let out a long breath of turbid breath and replied: "Xiaguan on behalf of his subordinates, thank you Taishou for your love, I will take good care of the prison camp and live up to the trust of Taishou." ”

"Good. What I want in Jiangzhou is a talented and responsible official like you, and I believe that with the joint efforts of you and me, Jiangzhou will inevitably prosper again. Cai Jiu touched his long hair with satisfaction and laughed. Then Yuan Wang also laughed with him, but Sun Tu couldn't laugh at all......

When the three of them returned to the front yard from the back office, this celebration banquet was already more than halfway through, and many soldiers had been drunk on the spot, talking nonsense or singing loudly there.

Not only them, but even some of the township soldiers and soldiers, as well as Luda, had become drunk because they had drunk too much toasting, and when they saw that although Sun Tu was speaking, people couldn't understand what he was saying, so they naturally wouldn't notice that Sun Tu's mood had changed.

Only Yang Zhi, who was cautious by nature, was still awake at this time, and he also noticed a hint of abnormality, so he found an opportunity to ask what happened to Sun Tu behind him.

Sun Tu looked a little lonely: "I told Brother Lu before that I could do more things as an official, but now that I think about it, it's really a joke." In fact, in the eyes of those officials, the suffering of the people and the truth of the case are just empty talk, and what they really value is only their own interests. Although we have leveled the bandits this time, the real evil cannot be eliminated. ”

Yang Zhi was a little confused when he heard this, but he could see that Sun Tuyi was uneasy.

It was day and night, when the officials and people of the whole city were still celebrating happily to exterminate the water bandits, an important but neglected witness named Cheng Jichang in the state government prison suddenly died violently. After that, no one spoke of this person again, as if he had never appeared!