There was no sadness or joy on Sun Tu's face as he stepped out of the palace. Behind him in the empty palace was Emperor Zhao Ji, who was sitting slumped on the throne with a bewildered face. In front of him, Cai Jing and others were escorted out in embarrassment by the soldiers. The powerful officials of the DPRK who were leaving—of course, we can now call them prisoners.
Within the imperial city, there were still countless screams, but the servants in the palace were frightened by the thieves who were ordered to search and seize people. However, under the threat of swords, guns and crossbows, they just screamed. After a few shouts, they could only obey the orders and gather in one place to wait for relief.
Many soldiers seemed quite excited at this moment. This was their first time entering Tokyo, and it was also their first time entering the palace. Not only was it an eye-opener, but it also made them stand out. Naturally, everyone was brave and did not dare to do anything. Not at all relaxed. If Sun Tu hadn't issued a strict order early in the morning, telling his subordinates not to go to the harem to cause trouble, I'm afraid the situation would have been even more chaotic.
"Yang Zhi." After thinking for a moment, Sun Tu waved over Yang Zhi, who looked confused. As a former military general of the imperial court, he was still a little confused when he saw this scene. Is this the royal family that he was in awe of before? Now his life and death are in his own hands... It wasn't until he heard Sun Tu's greeting that he was vaguely sure. God, stepped forward to salute: "General, what are your orders?"
"From today on, you will lead the scout battalion to guard the imperial city. Remember, don't let the brothers below mess around. However, all the property in the inner treasury and other places must be in our hands. You understand me What do you mean?" Sun Tu solemnly ordered.
Yang Zhi immediately understood what he meant. He wanted to use his own people to completely control everything about the emperor. Although he felt a little weird, he still clasped his fists and promised: "Well, I will guard the imperial city carefully and not let anyone be suspicious." People come in. I will also hand over the property in the inner treasury to the general as soon as possible."
"Well, thank you for your hard work. The city of Tokyo is far from stable now. I can't stay here for too long, so I leave everything to you." Sun Tu patted his shoulder and then started to walk out. As he said, it has only been half a day since he entered Tokyo, but there are too many things that he needs to deal with. Maybe there are many enemies in the dark preparing to counterattack.
But just before Sun Tu took two steps, a cry came from not far away: "Marquis Yue, Marquis Yue, help me... Pindao has always been kind to others, but he has never offended anyone or harmed the people. You can't What a injustice to a good man..."
"Huh?" After hearing this, Sun Tu subconsciously turned around and saw an old Taoist with disheveled hair, a vaguely visible Taoist bun, and his Taoist robes torn to pieces, being held by soldiers, looking at him eagerly. Looking at himself, he kept shouting: "Yuehou, poor Dao Lin Lingsu, I have met you a few times before, don't you not remember me?"
"It turns out he's the Imperial Master. How disrespectful." A trace of disgust flashed in Sun Tu's eyes, but he still replied.
Lin Lingsu, as the current imperial advisor and the most favored foreign minister beside Zhao Ji besides Cai Jing, was not as innocent and harmless as he said. On the contrary, it was under the influence of this naughty person that Zhao Ji firmly believed in Taoism, and in order to seek immortality, he did everything. He spent hundreds of millions of dollars on Taoism alone every year. So huge. It is not unfair at all to say that he is a demon who brings disaster to the country and the people.
But if we really want to talk about it, he is different from Cai Jing and others. At least he has never used his power to harm courtiers and people. As for getting some benefits for himself, it is naturally inevitable.
As a favored minister of the emperor, Lin Lingsu was very discerning. He immediately saw Sun Tu's disdain for him. His heart tightened and he quickly said: "Yue Hou Mingjian, Pindao and you have never had any enmity. I have spoken kind words for you in front of His Majesty many times before. Do you still remember the time when you went to the court to impeach Cai Jing? It was Pindao who tried to mediate for you so that His Majesty did not investigate further. But I have always been there. I’ll help you secretly.”
Sun Tu had heard about such things before and knew that what the other party said was true, which made him a little embarrassed. If this person had really helped him a little, it would be hard to deal with him like Cai Jing now. However, it would be difficult to give an explanation to the world if such a monster that brought disaster to the country and people was let go easily...
After thinking carefully for a moment, he looked at the other party and said, "I heard that you also have a lot of research on the art of external elixirs?"
Lin Lingsu was still full of fear, but when she saw Sun Tu asking this question, she was immediately happy and nodded quickly like a chicken pecking at rice: "Of course, I am accomplished in Taoism, whether it is internal and external elixirs or Yin and Yang spells. Quite profound, as long as you can use me, Marquis Yue, I will not dare to refuse."
Sun Tu smiled: "That's easy to handle. Next, I will leave you to refine medicine in Tokyo, but what you refine is not the elixir that will make you an immortal, but gunpowder. I want you to use the gunpowder I provide you. Come and make improvements until one day you can refine gunpowder that satisfies me, and then I can return your freedom."
As a time traveler who had previously won victories on the battlefield with various firearms, Sun Tu naturally attached great importance to this. What he knew even more clearly was that what really affected the power of firearms was gunpowder, and relying solely on craftsmen from Jiangnan or Shandong was obviously not enough. It was obvious that Lin Lingsu, a veteran who had been refining elixirs for decades, was invited to study gunpowder. is a good choice.
Lin Lingsu was stunned for a moment, and then looked embarrassed: "Although Pindao has made gunpowder before, he has not been involved enough in it, not to mention that Pindao alone is not capable enough..."
"Don't worry, I won't let you do it alone. Next, I will find craftsmen who are good at this in the world and Taoists like you to refine gunpowder together. As long as you can refine better gunpowder, not only will The previous mistakes can be written off, and I promise to give you enough rewards." As he said that, Sun Tu glanced at the other party again with a threatening look.
At this moment, Lin Lingsu still didn't understand her situation. This was the only way out for her that Sun Tudian had given her. If she didn't know how to push back, she would probably end up miserable. At that moment, he no longer shied away and bowed respectfully: "I accept my order."
It wasn't until someone sent Lin Lingsu and his two disciples to be resettled outside the palace that Sun Tu let out a breath, with a happy smile on his face. At this time, Yang Zhilue was a little confused and asked: "Why does the general value gunpowder so much that he does not even hesitate to give such demons a chance?"
"Why, even today, do you still feel that firearms are useless on the battlefield?"
"Of course not. I think our firearms are powerful enough now, and I really can't think of any way to improve them.
Moreover, now that the Liao and Jin people have all been defeated by us, and even Xixia has suffered heavy losses at the hands of Mr. Zhong, do we still need to continue to upgrade firearms? "
"Of course it is necessary. Do you think the current firearms are powerful enough? No, in my eyes, the current firearms are still far from good. As for the enemy, the Liao, Jin and Xixia in front of me were defeated by me, but I don't know when in the future. There will be more powerful enemies rising in the north." Sun Tu's eyes flickered, thinking of the terrible horseback nation that swept across Eurasia in history and had almost no opponents for hundreds of years: "Our Han court only uses bows and crossbows. I am afraid that it will be difficult to truly gain the upper hand. Only by continuously improving the lethality of firearms can their fast-horse scimitars completely lose the threat. This is certainly not something that our generation can do, but I believe that as long as we implement it If we stick to this point, one day, the powerful enemies in the north will no longer be a threat to us. By then, it will be time for my Central Plains army to annex them and enslave them!"
Only then did Yang Zhi realize that Sun Tu's vision was so far-sighted. He had already seen a hundred years later. He couldn't help but feel more admiration. He sincerely admired and said: "What the general said is that Yang Zhi has learned a lesson."
"Haha, of course, all this is based on the fact that we have the final say in the world from now on, and this requires everyone to work hard with me." Sun Tu's words were not only addressed to Yang Zhi, but also to Yang Zhi. After listening to what all the soldiers around me said, those people were all refreshed and straightened their backs: "We will follow the general with all our strength to achieve great things, so that the Han people in the Central Plains can truly live and work in peace and contentment without fear of foreign enemies!"
Dozens or hundreds of people expressed their opinions at the same time, and the voices were naturally loud, and they spread into the palace and into the ears of Zhao Ji, who was still sitting there blankly. This shocked his body, which was still stunned. This time he really understood. Although Sun Tu didn't kill him, his life would not be easy in the future. He might not even be as good as Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. Yeah...
Naturally, Sun Tu would not pay attention to what Zhao Ji was thinking inside. After giving some instructions to his subordinates, he led them out of the palace. It was already past the second watch, and the whole Bianliang was no longer as lively as the city that never sleeps in the past. Everything was dark, but Sun Tu couldn't rest yet. There were still too many things waiting for him to deal with.
And just when he walked out of the palace, he saw two people rushing over, one was Tong Mu, and the other... When he saw him, Sun Tu's heartbeat suddenly jumped up: "Tang Feng, why are you here?"
Tang Feng also seemed very excited at this time. When he saw Sun Tu, he knelt down and saluted: "I've seen the general!" But Sun Tu stopped him again and asked anxiously: "Are Ya'er and the others with you?" Together? Where are they now?"
Although Sun Tu had been forcing himself to be patient since entering the city and did not abandon his official career to search for his wife and children all over the city, he was always thinking about them in his heart. Until now when he saw Tang Feng, whom he had left at home to take care of him, appeared, he couldn't help but asked the question he wanted to know most.
"General, don't worry. The two ladies and the young master are all well. They were sent back to the Yuehou Mansion by us just before." Tong Mu answered on his behalf with a busy smile, and then his expression condensed: "In addition, just now, Before, there were more than a dozen incidents in the city where our soldiers broke into houses to seize property and hurt people. The people have been captured and are just waiting for the general to decide how to deal with them." This was the reason why he was so anxious to see Sun Tu.