Sun Tu has already made his own judgment as to why Tong Guan compromised and allowed Gao Qiu to reach out to Qingzhou. In his opinion, Tong Guan was forced by the situation, and Qingzhou was not under his control. Sun Tu's death left him with no better choice. In the final analysis, what he abandoned was not Sun Tu, a capable subordinate, but the soldiers and people in Qingzhou who had little to do with him.
But now, since Sun Tu is alive and has returned to Qingzhou and regained control here, the situation is completely different. How can Tong Guan bow to Gao Qiu again
"Although what the governor said is reasonable, but..." After Huang Wenbing understood it, he still hesitated a little, but he didn't know what to say at the moment. But Sun Tu already understood what he was worried about, so he smiled and said: "Actually, I know very well why Tong Guan made concessions and compromises. It's just because his trip to Liao Kingdom not only returned without success, but also provoked a lot of trouble. Trouble, this allowed Gao Qiu and the others to seize the opportunity to weaken their power. But now that I'm back, things will naturally be very different." Having said this, he took out a parchment drawing from his sleeve: " As long as this picture is sent to Bianjing and handed into the hands of Tong Guan, it will be enough for him to straighten his chest and speak in the court!"
This seemingly simple sheepskin map was the defense map of the Liao Kingdom's border army that Sun Tu had received from Sui Feng's spy and brought back after several twists and turns. This blueprint had been hidden by him in the Ring Realm before, and he had just taken it out just now.
After hearing his explanation, even Wu Song's eyes lit up: "This map is a good thing. Handing it in is indeed a great achievement."
"And this is not the only thing I want to give to Tong Guan. In the past six months, I have made great contributions to the Song Dynasty in Xixia. The current chaos in Xia is ultimately caused by me." Sun Tu smiled and simply told about his experience in Xixia, which made the two of them dumbfounded. If they were not familiar with Sun Tu and knew that he would not lie about such things, they would have thought that this was Big talk.
He was living alone in another country, but not only did he return safely, but he also turned the Xixia court upside down and turned his father, son, monarch, and ministers against each other. Such achievements are simply indescribable.
"Du... Du Jian, after you did such a big thing in Xia Kingdom, they actually let you come back safely?" Surprised, Huang Wenbing couldn't help but swallowed his saliva and said in a daze.
"This is all due to my luck. It can be regarded as a near miss. Fortunately, everything is over. After this incident, Xixia will not be able to use its hands to threaten the security of the west of the Song Dynasty for at least a few years." Sun Tu smiled casually: "So if I give part of the credit to Tong Guan, do you think he will still be afraid of Gao Qiu and others? He only needs to say that I went to Xixia to follow his order, and the emperor will naturally Give him a reward."
"If that's true, indeed..." Huang Wenbing nodded with deep understanding. But then he frowned and said: "It's just that this happened in Xixia after all. What if those in the court refuse to believe it? I'm afraid it's difficult for anyone to prove it, right?" The Song Dynasty can't let the Xia people testify about this matter.
Sun Tu, however, was already prepared: "When I was in Xingqing Mansion, I met Li Shilang of the Ministry of Rites at the house of his Privy Councilor Wu Guluya. He can still bear witness to this matter. As for how to get him to speak, Tong Guan naturally has a lot of ideas."
Speaking of this, the two of them had no doubts. From this point of view, they could borrow Tong Guan's power again, and under his protection, they could firmly control Qingzhou in their own hands.
In fact, there was one extremely critical point that Sun Tu did not mention, which was about Gao Xiang's identity and their attempts to frame him as a treasonous person.
Why did Gao Xiang do this and impose such a crime on a person who he thought had been dead for a long time? Of course, he couldn't have done it to avoid worries, because Qingzhou was already in his hands at that time, and Sun Tu's subordinates had already been controlled by him. He never thought that Sun Tu would come back alive, so the only explanation is that he was instigated to do this. .
As Gao Qiu's nephew, he didn't need to think too much about who would instruct him. As for why Gao Qiu did this? Xiang Zhuang's sword dance was aimed at Pei Gong, and his target should be Tong Guan behind Sun Tu!
Sun Tu was a person recommended and promoted by Tong Guan. Once he was really found guilty of conspiracy, what crime should Tong Guan, as the leader, be guilty of? At that time, even if the emperor trusted him again, he would probably be relegated far away and would no longer dare to entrust him with important responsibilities.
It can be said that Gao Qiu's move was really good. He first used Tong Guan's failure in going to Liao to force him to give up control of Qingzhou, and then asked his cronies to collect accusations about Sun Tu in Qingzhou, and then used this to attack Tong Guan. . Once this is accomplished, Tong Guan can be easily driven away!
However, despite all his calculations, he failed to predict that Sun Tu would return safely. Now, what Sun Tu has to do is to send the memorial to Bianjing along with the achievements and rhetoric, and Tong Guan will naturally know what to do.
Even if he, Sun Tu, did go too far in Qingzhou and killed officials at will without informing the court, Tong Guan could always help him cover it up. What's more, he didn't intend to let Gao Xiang and others off so easily. The mistakes they committed in Qingzhou couldn't be forgiven with just one kill!
Since he, Superintendent Sun, had taken all the details into consideration, Huang Wenbing and Wu Song stopped talking and let everything go according to his decision.
In the afternoon of that day, the government office began to accept lawsuits from people in the city. Anyone with grievances could go to court to complain.
As a result, the most spectacular complaint scene in the history of Qingzhou City appeared in front of the magistrate's office, and the people who complained were lined up for miles. When they saw this spectacular scene, everyone truly understood intuitively how many evil things Gao Xiang and others had done here in the past six months.
As the defendants, Gao Xiang and other officials were escorted to the court to kneel and listen to the trial. Their faces were even more frightened by the endless stream of victims in front of them. At this time, they no longer even had the courage to refute or complain. They just listened to the people reporting on them one by one for their perverse actions, which resulted in the death of many families. In the end, their faces were ashen...
This spectacle of people suing officials lasted for three days. When Sun Tu put the relevant complaints together, they were several feet thick, which was really shocking to see. Sun Tu patted the complaint in front of him, stared at the officials who had long been numb, and said: "In the past, I heard that someone has done so many evil things that it is difficult to describe them. I still don't understand. But today, several people really used this excuse to It was perfectly displayed. Gao Xiang, Zhang Qing, Li Nian..." He called these people's names one by one, and finally his face sank and he asked: "We're here.
At this time, what else do you have to say? "
After Gao Xiang hesitated for a while, he laughed miserably: "What can I say... It's just a winner and a loser. Today you are sitting on top of it, so why should we waste time complaining? But if you want this to be the case, Killing us would be a big violation of my Song law!" At this time, his only hope was to be escorted to Bianjing alive. At least he would have a backer there.
But Sun Tu immediately broke his illusion: "You have harmed countless soldiers and civilians in Qingzhou, and you still want to live? He Mo has been waiting for you below for a long time, and now it's time for you to go on your way!" , he suddenly raised his voice: "Come here, let a few of them sign and sign, then drag them to the cross street, cut off the market in half, and use it as a lesson for others who will come after you!"
Originally, Sun Tu wanted to kill these guys, but there was no one in the city who knew this skill. In fact, in the Song Dynasty, there was no such torture as Lingchi, and the most severe punishment now was to cut in half. So It can only be cheaper for them.
After hearing Sun Tu's order, several guys who were already despairing became really panicked. They hurriedly twisted their bodies and struggled, shouting that they were wronged and that they were forced to do so by Gao Xiang. Don't do anything that goes against your true intentions.
Gao Xiang shouted loudly: "Sun Tu, you are committing a lynching. This is an indiscriminate killing of a court official. The court will definitely not allow it... I am Gao Taiwei's clan nephew, you can't do this to me..." In panic Now, he can only use Gao Qiu as a talisman.
Gao Qiu's reputation was still somewhat useful in the official circles of the Song Dynasty. At least most officials did not dare to offend the emperor's favorite. But Sun Tu is obviously not among them. This time, let alone Gao Qiu's nephew, he is Cai Jing's son. Even if the prince comes, he will definitely be killed!
With Sun Tu's attitude, his soldiers would naturally not have any concerns. At that moment, dozens of soldiers came to the court, and several of them controlled an official, forcing them to press the charges against them. If you dare to push back and resist, you will be beaten severely.
For a while, screams continued in the hall. After suffering a lot, these people finally gave in and obediently signed their names and pressed their fingerprints on the various charges. This was regarded as admitting all the charges. When I got down, I didn't even have time to see clearly what was written on it.
Although doing this seemed like giving in, Sun Tu couldn't care about such details at this time. To deal with such evil people, we should use more evil methods than they do!
After hundreds of charges were confirmed by them one by one, several people collapsed on the ground. While exchanging tears, they kept begging Sun Tu for mercy, hoping that he could spare their lives. But how could he be so soft-hearted at this moment? He just waved his hand and had people drag them out and take them outside for execution.
Sun Tu did not go to see them being tortured like many of his subordinates to relieve his hatred. Instead, he sorted out the crimes in the hall, and then picked out a few of them and put them at the top.
Gao Xiang and the others never imagined that among the crimes they had confessed to, there was also an extremely fatal crime hidden. As long as this crime was handed over to the court, not only would they die innocently, but their families would also be completely implicated. That was Gao Xiang. I'm afraid I'll have to deal with it for a while.