Compared with destruction, construction and repair often require several times or even dozens of times the effort. Chao Gai and other Liangshan heroes only spent half a day setting fire to destroy everywhere in Jiangzhou, but it took Sun Tu and other city officials more than ten days. It takes time for everything to return to its original state.
The burned shops and houses were finally rebuilt, and the bloodstains on the streets were finally cleaned... Not only did this require almost the entire state government's personnel, but Sun Tu also mobilized rural soldiers to help everyone. Rebuilding their homes with the people really made everyone understand what the relationship between the military and the people was, and the reputation of the rural soldiers among the people was once again improved.
But although the streets can be restored to cleanliness, and the burned down buildings can be rebuilt, the dead cannot be resurrected. In the past few days, weeping can be heard everywhere in the city, and white funeral cloths can be seen hanging in front of many people's homes. This makes many people feel extremely heavy, especially those who are soldiers and generals. , and feel deeply ashamed that it was precisely because of their incompetence that such a disaster was caused.
Among them, the one who felt most sorry was Sun Tu. 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 that he had made a huge mistake. Therefore, in order to make up for this mistake, he could only do his best to help. The victims rebuilt their homes, went to the homes of the victims to express condolences to their relatives regardless of their status, and even gave them some money.
Because the prefect Cai Dezhang was too frightened and could not get sick due to being soaked in the river and caught cold, Sun Tu was appointed by him to lead the important task of comfort and reconstruction. This made Sun Tu so busy during these ten days that he could hardly find any time to rest. , and at the same time, his reputation and reputation among the people have reached an unprecedented height. Even Yuan Wang, the former official who had an excellent reputation, cannot compare with him today.
Now, as long as Sun Tu walks outside, there is no need for the surrounding soldiers to step forward and scold him. The people on the road will consciously step aside and salute him sincerely. Everyone looks at Sun Tuanlian with deep feelings in their eyes. I just need to kowtow and pay him respect.
But the more the people behaved like this, the more ashamed Sun Tu felt in his heart. Unfortunately, there were some things that he couldn't tell anyone. The only thing he could do was to do more for the people in the city, so that Jiangzhou City could become more prosperous. stable.
It wasn't until February that everything in Jiangzhou City finally returned to its old appearance, and people had moved on from the previous hurt. And Cai Taishou, who had been on the bed for a long time and did not deal with government affairs very much, finally returned to the state government. While taking over all the affairs again, he also took the credit for it, and then asked someone to write the whole story. The report was sent directly to the court.
When the news reached the military camp, Lu Da, Yang Zhi and the others were naturally very aggrieved for Sun Tu, especially the former who was outspoken and said with annoyance: "This Cai Jiu is really well-calculated. He will hide at home when something happens." To recuperate, once we all finished our errands, he would come out to pick peaches and take all the credit for himself. I asked why the Song Dynasty could not prosper. If all the officials in the world were like him, who would be willing to run errands well! "
Although Yang Zhi was unwilling to give in, he still reminded him: "Brother Lu is still young and be careful. If the news really spreads, Sanlang will have a hard time being a man. This is how it is in official circles."
, the boss takes the credit, and we who are subordinates can only share some small credit after doing errands. Not to mention that Cai Jiu is the son of the current Grand Master Cai. His status as a Grand Administrator alone is enough for us to transfer the credit. "
Seeing that Lu Da still snorted, Sun Tu smiled and shook his head and said: "Brother Lu, you don't have to be like this. In fact, we don't do all this for any credit, we just want to do something practical for the people of Jiangzhou. What we have done now, It is enough for the people to live and work in peace and contentment again. Moreover, everything happened before because of my mistakes. Rather than saying it is any credit, it is better to make up for the mistakes. "
Ruda could only sigh and said no more: "Then what should we do next?"
"Of course we should continue to train our troops as before." Sun Tu replied with a smile: "As military attachés, our most important job is to train and strengthen our troops. Besides, I want to spend more time with you when I have free time. Accompanying Ya'er, I feel so sorry for her for always leaving her alone at home these days... "
While they were talking, a soldier came to report that the prefect had sent someone to summon Sun Tu to go to the state government office to discuss important matters. After hearing this, Sun Tu no longer delayed, and ordered Yang Zhi and others to continue to look after the training of the troops in the camp, while he rode into the city on horseback and arrived at the state government office.
After more than ten days of nursing, Cai Jiu has completely recovered, and he is still as handsome and elegant, without any signs of haggard. When he saw Sun Tu, he smiled and waved: "Qianli, you are finally here. , I have been waiting for you for a while. This time Jiangzhou was able to get out of the chaos so quickly, and you and all the officials in the state government are indispensable."
After seeing the ceremony, Sun Tu sat down and then smiled and said humbly: "The lower official is just doing his duty, but he cannot deserve such praise from the eunuch. In the end, it is your command, the eunuch, that can make Jiangzhou prosperous in a short period of time." Come out of the haze."
After hearing this, Cai Jiu's face showed even more joy: "Qianli, you are too humble. I will definitely report your merits to the court truthfully. This time, you can repel Liangshan who sneaked into the city at such a disadvantage." Thief, your contribution to Sun Tuan Lian is extremely great." Since Sun Tu was so sensible, of course he wanted to reciprocate the favor, so he made a little mention at this time.
A look of confusion appeared on Sun Tu's face: "What do the prefects mean by these words?" He really didn't understand what he heard.
Cai Jiu's face turned solemn: "I summoned you here today just to discuss how to report the matter to the court. This time, the Liangshan bandits colluded with my Jiangzhou official Yuan Wang to sneak into the city in order to save Song Jiang. Thousands of people The thieves went on a killing spree in the city, causing countless people to suffer, and even the city of Jiangzhou was almost lost. Fortunately, Sun Tuanlian and his troops arrived in time to stop them, so that Jiangzhou could not be lost. Naturally, I am responsible for these contributions. You have to report it to the court truthfully, what do you think?" As he spoke, his eyes were already fixed on Sun Tu's face.
Sun Tu's expression changed several times, and then he understood the other party's true intention. This was a complete lie to claim credit, and the number of bandits in Liangshan was increased dozens of times. Naturally, the purpose was to shirk their own faults and prevent the court from blaming Jiangzhou officials.
Then he cleverly put all the blame on Yuan Wang. It was precisely because of his collusion with the Liangshan bandits that they were able to sneak into Jiangzhou and cause this catastrophe. And Cai Jiu, Sun Tu and others
Leading the army to repel them and escape was actually a great achievement.
What does it mean to deceive the superiors and conceal the inferiors, and what does it mean to confuse right and wrong? Sun Tu finally learned the lesson this time. Although I was frightened, I also understood that this was the best way to protect myself. I am afraid that no official or soldier in the city would object to this. After all, in this way, everyone would no longer have any fault, only the credit. As for the fate of Yuan Wang, the only one who had suffered, it was not something they would consider.
Sun Tu felt a chill in his heart. Although he wanted to let Yuan Wang take the blame, he didn't want to do it so cruelly. It can be said that compared to himself, the elegant and smiling Prefect Cai in front of him is the more cruel one.
But now that everyone is in the same boat, he can only choose to go along with it. After a while of silence, Sun Tu finally nodded: "I am ashamed of myself. In the end, I could only drive away the thieves but could not capture them all..."
"Haha... Qianli, you don't have to be so discouraged. There will always be opportunities in the future." Cai Jiu saw that he had agreed to the matter, so he smiled and asked someone to bring up a memorial that had been prepared long ago and handed it to him. He said in his hand: "This is a memorandum passed by all the officials in Jiangzhou. Qianli, please sign and pledge it as well."
Looking at the spectacular scene with nearly thirty signatures densely packed on it, Sun Tu knew that the entire Jiangzhou officialdom was united this time and was working with Governor Cai to hide the truth. He would not refuse, so he immediately took the pen from the servant's hand and added his name to it.
It wasn't until he saw him writing his name that Cai Jiu smiled relaxedly and said, "So, I have one more thing I want to entrust you to Qianli. As long as this is done, you don't have to worry about anything anymore."
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In the state prison, the light was still dim and the atmosphere was depressing. But those people who had been respectful to Yuan Wang before had disappeared, and only a few soldiers with gloomy faces were left standing there, preventing anyone from getting close.
Sun Tu had already arrived in front of Yuan Wang at this time, looking down at Yuan Wang who was still sitting on the ground. With a sarcastic and bitter smile on his face, the latter said softly: "It seems that it is my time." arrive?"
"Yuan Wang, you colluded with the water bandits in the front and the Liangshan bandits in the rear. You caused great harm to the people of Jiangzhou and hundreds of people died. Now that everything has been found out, you should be severely punished. If you report it to the court, I'm afraid you will still be tortured. Cai Taishou is fighting with your colleagues and really doesn't want to see you suffer this humiliation, so he asked me to give you a choice to save your dignity and commit suicide!" Sun Tu said softly with no expression on his face. said.
"He wanted me to commit suicide so that I could be accused of committing suicide out of fear of crime. What a good plan." Yuan Wang's face was cold and full of provocation: "If I refuse to commit suicide, will you have to do it yourself?" You hang me, then hang my body on a beam, and still report to the court that you committed suicide out of fear of guilt?"
At this point, he suddenly chuckled: "Tell me, will I still let you get your wish at this time? If I don't commit suicide, the court might still be able to find out some clues. Then I'll see what happens to you and Cai How will Jiu cope with everything that comes next..."
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