Sun Tu's reaction was so fast, he instantly grasped the flaw in the other party's words, and immediately knelt down and said to Zhao Ji: "Your Majesty, all the people mentioned by Taifu Liang have indeed been eliminated by the ministers, but the ministers are also doing this to maintain the law and discipline of my Great Song Dynasty.

"Jiangzhou Yuan Wang colluded with bandits on the river to scourge ships, this is something that even Cai Taishou agreed to at the beginning, and the imperial court also rewarded and punished early. Murong Yanchao colluded with the local Erlongshan bandits in Qingzhou, and actually intercepted and killed the officials and soldiers of our Ping thieves in the middle of the road, and Na Hemo secretly conspired with Gao Xiang to secretly conspire with the Liangshan bandits, resulting in repeated defeats and heavy losses in Qingzhou officials and troops at that time. If it weren't for the ministers who rushed back in time and set things right, it was hard to say how long the Liangshan Rebellion would last.

Now that Mrs. Liang is using these people to accuse the ministers of personal vendettas, it is really difficult for the ministers to accept it. Especially that Wang Shenbin, who has now been personally admitted to the crime of colluding with the Gu family, how can it be said that the minister is bending into a trick? If Your Majesty still doesn't believe it, you can ask Wang Zhongcheng and others to enter the palace to ask the root cause. Mrs. Liang, of course I can beat Wang Zhongcheng into a move, but what about the others? I can't buy or torture all the more than a dozen imperial histories, right? Please also ask Your Majesty to return the courtiers with a clean and fair life! ”

He said these words in a hurry and quickly, but he was clearly organized, pointing out that the people who were reused by Liang Shicheng before were all to blame, and at the same time, it was obvious that he did not know people and did not know how to use people, and he actually recommended and supported some greedy and cruel people who colluded with thieves one after another, so it is not strange to have one more Wang Shenbin.

Liang Shicheng was completely stunned by his targeted words. How could he have imagined that this young military general would have such good eloquence and courage to talk so eloquently in front of the Son of Heaven, even he, a favorite of the imperial courtier, did not have such an urgent ability as the other party. In anger, Liang Shicheng opened his mouth and stammered for a long time, and finally couldn't speak.

If one day later, the ministers who impeached Sun Tu were sent to the palace, so that Zhao Ji had a clear attitude, maybe the power of Sun Tu's words would not be so strong, but now, it is obvious that even the emperor is a little shaken, after all, this errand was handed over to Sun Tu, and Liang Shicheng came to shout grievances actually made him a little unable to get off the stage.

Although Sun Tu was kneeling on the ground, his eyes were always paying attention to the reaction of the Son of Heaven, and seeing that he was slightly moved, his heart was even more confident, and he immediately continued: "Your Majesty, everything reported by the minister has witness testimony. In addition, the minister never really said that Liang Taifu had colluded with the Liao people, he was just greedy for money for a while and was kept in the dark. However, because of his and Wang Zhongcheng's protection, the Gu family's merchants and pedestrians became emboldened, and it was a fact that they unscrupulously sent the forbidden things out of Tokyo and shipped them to Liao, so the minister thought that the Taifu still had to bear a lot of responsibility for this matter. ”

"Pour ...... There is some truth to this. "What kind of virtue are these close ministers, as the emperor, Zhao Ji still knows it, although he turns a blind eye on weekdays, but something really happens, and the beating that should be done can't be lost. At that moment, the emperor's face finally sank: "Liang Qing, it seems that this matter is indeed your misconsideration, then the Gu family firm really has a financial entanglement with you, causing them to act recklessly, right?" ”

"Minister......" Liang Shicheng wanted to say that he was wronged, but he also understood that these things could not be relied upon, otherwise they would only get darker and darker, and at this time he could only bow his head: "The old slave knows his mistakes, and the old slave is indeed greedy for a while, so he let the people below let them go and let them be too presumptuous." ”

Zhao Ji saw him admit it, and the expression on his face softened: "But I also believe that you will never really have anything to do with the Liao people, and I still know your loyalty." ”

"Your Majesty, the old slave is ashamed." So far, he can only retreat and advance and protect himself first. Sun Tu's arrival and performance really caught him off guard, and he actually turned the situation around in an instant, and the person who was originally punished became a hero. He didn't regret it, he knew that this guy was so difficult, he should have fought more steadily, and he had to wait for the bullet stamps of the ministers to be sent, and he would be able to deal with him with the strength of the party.

"But Marquis Yue, what you have done in the past few days has gone too far, and now the court and the central government are panicking because of your search for officials, and even some rumors have begun to spread in the palace. Of course, this Liao spy must be taken, but he can't mess up the peace of my court and Tokyo. Skipping Liang Shicheng's disposition, Zhao Ji began to beat Sun Tulai again, that is, he was also a little dissatisfied with Sun Tu's thunderbolt methods.

"Your Majesty, the minister knows that what he is doing is indeed too impatient, but the stakes are very high, otherwise he cannot find out the whereabouts of the relevant thieves as soon as possible. And the minister has indeed made a big gain this time, not only has he arrested all the corrupt officials who sheltered the Gu family, but also has some eyebrows about the Liao spies hiding in Tokyo, as long as the minister is given some more time, he will be able to catch them all. Sun Tu hurriedly defended himself.

Sure enough, Zhao Ji was refreshed when he heard this: "If this is really the case, I will reward you well." By the way, you said that there are still people sheltering the Gu family? ”

"Exactly, Jingchen carefully inquired and found that the Gu family had sold hundreds of thousands of stone of grain to the Liao people in the past few years, and his grain came from the military rations that were detained by the soldiers of our forbidden army, including Zhuang Fan, the squire of the military department, Jia Huan of the household department, Huang Wendao, the commander of the front division of the palace, and Yang Huaichang of the criminal department. They either manipulated the matter of military rations, or let their own slaves open grain shops, intercept the grain that should have been distributed to the soldiers of the forbidden army, and then send it to the store for sale, and finally all of them were bought by the Gu family trading house at a high price...... All of this was admitted by Gu Youzhi himself, and there was a lot of evidence to prove it. ”

Well, Sun Tu actually dragged several officials above the middle and middle level into such a big case in a row at this time, and even Zhao Ji's face became extremely ugly this time. And when he opened the confession file again and quickly looked at it, he found that there were more officials involved in the case, densely packed, with more than ten or twenty people......

Liang Shicheng looked at Sun Tu with a surprised face, if it weren't for the emperor, he couldn't help but give a thumbs up, admiring Sun Tudao. This guy is really guts, he's generous, and he has wiped out all the powerful officials of many key yamen in one fell swoop, is this really planning to raise a big prison and purge the court from top to bottom?

And among the officials here, there is really no one who has much to do with him Liang Taifu, but there are many who are inextricably linked with Tong Guan, Gao Yu, and Yang Jian's favored ministers, and he has offended all the ministers!

For a moment, Liang Shicheng felt that he was a little stupid when he hurriedly ran into the palace, and with Sun Tu's own hand, who among the officials in the court and China could let him go? You don't have to do it yourself, just those people can use the song to bury him alive in order to protect themselves. This made his gaze at Sun Tu extremely weird, with resentment, more stunned, and a little schadenfreude.

And the emperor was completely stunned at this moment, Sun Tu really gave him a big problem that he couldn't solve. As smart as he is, he can naturally easily see that what Sun Tu said is true, even if they are not really trying to help the Liao State spies, they have indirectly done a big mistake that will damage the imperial court, because if it were not for the collusion of their officials and businessmen, it would be impossible for the Gu family to be so unscrupulous.

Not to mention that these people are still working on their own hands, filling their own pockets, and swallowing up all the military rations and salaries that should have been allocated to the forbidden army. It can be said that the crimes of these people are big enough, and if they really need to be investigated, they can't just be demoted and demoted.

But in this way, it is bound to set off a great turmoil in the court and in the capital, and even lead to a great reduction in the prestige of the court among the people, all of which Zhao Ji does not want to see, he doesn't like to toss, he has always been laissez-faire to the courtiers, how can he like to see such a result?

Sun Tu was still kneeling there in a regular manner, looking respectful, waiting for the Son of Heaven to judge. But in fact, his heart has already fluctuated, and he is even a little nervous.

There are some things that he doesn't want to admit, but he can only accept them. Whether it is in Shandong or Jiangnan, he has seen too many of the disadvantages of the Great Song Dynasty today - exploiting the people, disregarding people's lives, mistreating soldiers, and corrupt officials...... Each of these made him clearly think that more than half of the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty was self-inflicted. But all this will have to be borne by thousands of people, who are actually the most innocent, and even the suffering of the people in the years to come will only be much greater than that of the high-ranking officials and kings.

After understanding all this, Sun Tu actually had the idea of replacing Zhao Song in his heart, just because he had some concerns, such as his own and Ya'er's safety, such as the fact that Zhao Song did have a stronger place than ordinary dynasties, the development of commerce, and the wealth of the people were undeniable, which caused Sun Tu to be full of hesitation even at this time.

Until this time, when there was such a big case in Bianjing, when those ministers of the court and the central government actually stretched out their hands to the money and food of the forbidden army for a little petty profit, when Sun Tu knew how dark and dirty everything was behind it, it finally made him a little unbearable.

And even so, he still made a final effort, or gave the court a last chance. As long as the emperor can wake up in time and strictly investigate this matter, Sun Tu will still do his best to do his errands well, and when the Jin invade in the future, he will inevitably take his Shandong army to deal with it like those loyal ministers in the history books, and try to change the trend of this history.

And now, all the decisions are only in Zhao Ji's thoughts!