It was already dusk when the banquet ended, and Sun Tu did not return to the military camp, but went straight back home. At this time, he was sitting in his study room, reading Tong Guan's autographed letter with a slight sense of excitement.
In fact, most of the content of this letter is irrelevant. It is just that Tong Guan expressed his concern and greetings to him, and mentioned that as long as Sun Tu can establish meritorious services in Qingzhou, he will find ways to improve his official position in the capital. So much. However, the last point he wrote made Sun Tu particularly important. The letter stated that Tong Guan would come to Shandong next year, and he might be asked to meet him then.
"Is Tong Guan actually coming to Shandong? What is he doing? Is it related to the Liao Kingdom in the north? But Shandong and Liao Kingdom are not connected. If he really wants to launch an army, he will not come here." Sun Tu held the letter and murmured softly, really confused.
But one thing he knew was that big things would happen when Tong Guan came to Shandong. After all, he is a dignified envoy of the imperial court and holds military power. It is impossible for him to leave Tokyo easily. It's just that it's still too early to see the war between Song and Liao. What is he doing for it
At this time, the door was gently pushed open, and Ya'er, who was wearing an emerald green dress, walked gently into the room with a tray. When she saw Sun Tu looking up at her, she said apologetically: "Third brother "I saw that you were a little drunk when you came back, so I specially prepared some hangover soup. Didn't I disturb you?" As he spoke, he walked around the table and held a bowl of fragrant hangover soup in front of Sun Tu.
Sun Tu smiled at her and shook his head: "It's nothing, it's just a little something." After saying that, he put down the letter in his hand, took the soup bowl from Ya'er's hand, and at the same time, he half-hugged her to his side. This intimate gesture made Ya'er blush, but she didn't struggle too much and leaned on Sun Tu's shoulder sweetly.
Nowadays, Ya'er's body has grown. If a few years ago she was still a budding yellow-haired girl, now she has become a graceful little beauty. The relationship between the two of them has become more and more intimate, and sometimes they will rub elbows with each other in private. Sun Tu was a little drunk at this time, and smelled the girl's unique and alluring body fragrance. Naturally, he felt a little itchy in his heart. While drinking the soup, his hands became a little unruly.
Feeling that big hand going straight to the important point, Ya'er's heart was like a deer, and her pretty face turned redder and redder. In fact, she had regarded Sun Tu as her husband for a long time, but Sun Tu had always thought that she was too young, so he didn't really attack her, but today the situation seemed a little different.
"Third brother..." Ya'er, who was already a little emotional, murmured, and her body and Sun Tu got closer and closer. Even if Sun Tu really wanted to kill her at this time, she would not object. But this cry made Sun Tu wake up a little, and he quickly pulled out his hand that had been inserted into the girl's clothes. There was still a bit of shame on his face. Why didn't he even have this little concentration
After a while, Ya'er realized that the mischievous hand had left, and she felt a little disappointed. Was she really not attractive at all? Sun Tu continued to hold her with one arm and said affectionately: "Ya'er, I still have too many things to do now, so I can't marry you yet. But you believe me, when everything settles down completely, I will
Declare to everyone that you are my wife. After a pause, he asked guiltily: "In the past few years, I haven't been able to spare much time to spend with you. You don't blame me, do you?" "
After getting this guarantee, Ya'er felt as if she had drunk honey. At this moment, she quickly shook her head and said: "Of course not. I know that third brother, you can't always accompany me because of business. Ya'er has already I am not that ignorant little girl, I am also a person who has read a lot of books, and I know that a man should put his merit first."
"It's good that you understand. Wait for me for another year at most, and I will definitely marry you then." Sun Tu was also moved in his heart. He hugged the girl hard and smelled the sweet fragrance on his nose. He took a peck on his face.
Just as the two of them were chatting with each other, a slightly embarrassed cough suddenly came from outside. Then they realized that there were two more people in front of the door at some point. This made Ya'er let out a soft cry and her face turned pale. Ru was covered with a layer of red cloth and quickly stood up. While putting away the soup bowl that Sun Tu had finished, he straightened his somewhat messy hair and said hastily: "Third brother, I'm leaving then... "He lowered his head and hurried away. It was revealed that she was having an intimate relationship with her third brother, but Ya'er was so embarrassed that she probably wouldn't dare to see anyone else for several days.
Sun Tu, on the other hand, although he was a little embarrassed, he was thick-skinned. He only blushed slightly and said to the two people outside the door: "Brother Yang, Brother Huang, you really know how to choose the right time."
Yang Zhi and Huang Wenbing laughed uncomfortably after entering the door, and did not dwell on the matter. They went directly to the topic: "Du Jian, you actually proposed to annihilate several mountain villages in Qingzhou within this year. ?”
"Huh? You knew it so quickly?" Sun Tu immediately became serious and asked with a frown. He had just come back from the banquet for less than an hour or two, and they actually knew what happened during the banquet
"It's not just us, many people in the city already know this. By tomorrow, I'm afraid everyone in the city will know your promise to be the governor." Huang Wenbing said with some worry: "The governor, we We have only been training for a month, is it too hasty to immediately wipe out those bandits who dominate the mountain?"
Yang Zhi also echoed: "Yes, Sanlang, although our military training is not slow to bear fruit, it will not be easy to wipe out the bandits' stronghold in a few months. Otherwise, they would not have been causing trouble to Qingzhou for many years."
What Sun Tu was most concerned about at this time was not how to fulfill his promise, but the intention behind why the matter spread so quickly: "Then Murong Yanchao really has done everything he can. After just over an hour, he let People have let the wind out. This will not give me a chance to go back on my words. I want to use public opinion to force me to use troops against the bandits."
The two nodded in agreement: "Yes, now the people in the city are happily talking about this matter, so even if we want to regret it, we can't. But what should we do?"
"Actually, this is not a big problem. Maybe it will be of great benefit to us." Sun Tu suddenly laughed again: "Originally, these bandits were the targets that we needed to solve as soon as possible. Now that he is helping to promote it, That couldn’t be better.”
"But..." Huang Wenbing wanted to say something else, but
Sun Tu waved his hand to stop him: "I know what you are worried about. Are you afraid that our officers and soldiers will not be able to conquer those mountains, or even suffer defeat? In fact, there is no need to worry so much. The three mountain villages in our Qingzhou territory, except for Erlong Mountain, , the other two places are not so steep and difficult to attack. As long as the officers and soldiers have fighting spirit and are willing to obey orders, it is not too difficult to defeat them. Moreover, this is also the target of field training for our Xiang army, otherwise it will only be in the city. If you practice on your own outside, your progress will be limited. As for you worrying about possible casualties... In fact, that's all. There are no undead people in a war."
After a pause, he looked at the two men again and said: "And as long as we can really wipe out one or two strongholds, the reputation of our Xiang army will definitely be improved again. At that time, whether it is the government office or the people of other superior government offices, There will no longer be any objections to our Xiang army. And the people of Qingzhou will definitely look at us differently. Only then will we truly have a firm foothold in Qingzhou."
What he said was quite reasonable and made the two people who were a little uneasy calm down: "So, you didn't do this because you were set up by Murong Yanchao?"
"Of course not, Murong Yanchao can't do this yet." Sun Tu shook his head disdainfully. Then he said seriously: "But just because we are going to wipe out the bandits' stronghold next, we need to be more careful in the next drill. We can't let the soldiers slack off."
Seeing the two men nodding solemnly, Sun Tu thought of something again: "By the way, have you ever counted how much military rations we captured today?"
When mentioning this matter, Huang Wenbing laughed happily: "We have made a fortune this time. The amount of money and food in that batch is not small. It is enough to cover the expenses of my three thousand troops for a year."
When Sun Tu heard this, he was also happy: "Originally, I was worried about not having enough money and food in the future, but this time my urgent need has been relieved. Not only that, now that we have money and food in hand, we can recruit soldiers and horses in the city. I think many people in Qingzhou City are still willing to come to the army to find a job." This is not his boast. Indeed, in the barren land of Qingzhou, ordinary people have a hard time. If the army can really get enough money and food, It's quite attractive.
"Then the recruitment will begin in two days?"
"Yes, we can start recruiting troops while our momentum is at its peak recently." Sun Tu nodded, and then snorted: "It seems that I was too kind before, and I only asked them to spit out the money and food of more than a thousand people. , in fact, those corrupt officials still took a lot of benefits from our Xiang army. But it doesn't matter, there is still a chance. As long as we can make a contribution by annihilating a few copycats this year, I can completely drive out Murong Yanchao. No matter how much he swallowed, I will make him spit it out with profit!"
Feeling the slightest hint of murderous intent emerging from Sun Tu's body, Huang Wenbing's heart suddenly trembled, and he quickly swallowed the words of advice that came to his lips. Since coming to Qingzhou, Sun Tu has become more and more courageous, and his methods are much more fierce than when he was in Jiangzhou. He doesn't know whether he is like this in nature or has been provoked by Murong Yanchao.
Only Sun Tu himself knew that the reason why he changed like this was because he felt cold towards the current Song Dynasty court and decided to find a new way out for himself!