It was another early morning in the back house of Sun Mansion.
After Sun Tu came out of Hu Rong's room, he went straight to Ya'er's bedroom not far away. He didn't even need to knock on the door. When he heard the familiar footsteps, Ya'er, who had woken up early, asked the maid to open the door. Lang Jun came in with a concerned look on his face.
Ya'er did not get up from the bed. Although she had not shown her pregnancy yet, since she knew that she was pregnant with her third brother, she had become extra cautious and lazy. In the past, she did not like to boss around the maids, so she began to leave the maids in the room to serve her. And I also learned to stay in bed. Seeing Sun Tu come in, she showed a sweet smile: "Third brother, you got up so early today."
"Yes, because I have to visit the camp today. I haven't been to the military camp for seven or eight days, so I feel a little worried." Sun Tu explained casually. Since getting married, he has indeed always stayed in the house to accompany his wife. He especially took good care of Ya'er and did not dare to slack off at all. The first thing he did when he got up every day was to come and see her and talk to her. Son.
However, as the commander-in-chief of Qingzhou and even the entire Shandong Army, he could not stay at home all the time, so after taking a break, he finally chose to return to the military camp today to take charge of the overall situation. In this regard, Ya'er naturally expressed her support and nodded gently: "Well, the third brother is a person who wants to do big things. Naturally, he can't always stay at home and stay with us."
"My Ya'er is the most virtuous and sensible person. Come, let me first listen to what our child has to say to me today." As he spoke, Sun Tu stepped forward and hugged Ya'er's slender waist. , and had put his ear to her lower abdomen, seeming to be listening to what was going on inside.
"Third brother, it's true, the child just made some movement, how could he say anything..." Ya'er said amusedly. But even as she said this, the joy on her face became more and more intense. She just liked the feeling of being so close and doted on by her husband. Being held in his arms like this made her feel particularly safe.
Sun Tu chuckled: "Of course ordinary children don't have this ability, but our child is not ordinary. Listen, he is talking to me now. He said that he will be obedient in your belly and will never let his mother do it. My mother feels uncomfortable. Also, he said that he must honor his parents well after he is pregnant in ten months."
"Well, I believe our child can definitely do it." Ya'er felt even happier, and stretched out her hands to wrap around Sun Tu.
The two couples stayed tenderly beside the bed for a long time before Sun Tu was ready to leave. But before leaving, he deliberately warned: "Ya'er, don't be too careful, and even refuse to go out of the room. Although you have a body and need to rest, you still need appropriate exercise, otherwise you will also It has affected your body. By the way, the weather is not too hot today. You can ask Rong'er and the others to accompany you for a walk in the back garden. I will ask you when I come back. If you don't do it, I won't see you. How will I punish you?"
Ya'er nodded obediently: "Ya'er remember, I will talk to Sister Rong later. You can go to the military camp without worries."
Sun Tu then went out. After he rode his horse and left the mansion, the gentle family man immediately transformed into a majestic military governor. He went straight to the military camp amid the greetings of the people along the road.
Today's Qingzhou City has indeed been transformed under the careful management of Huang Wenbing and other officials.
However, there have been huge changes from the past. Whether it is the shops, streets, or merchants and people, everything has been greatly improved. Even in such a hot midsummer season, the city is still bustling with traffic and people. A wide variety of goods from all over the world can be seen everywhere, giving the city a different look. vitality.
When Fang Qian led a few followers into the city gate, he couldn't help but sigh: "This Sun Qianli is really a rare capable official with both civil and military skills. Under his rule, Qingzhou's prosperity has disappeared." Under the previously prosperous Jiangnan prefecture. Hey, if Tong Shuai and the court can make good use of him from the beginning, maybe our Song Dynasty will be able to have a few more prosperous towns and a few more capable armies. Out."
With strange thoughts, he quickly arrived in front of the heavily guarded military camp. It was not until he revealed his identity as a Privy Council official that any soldiers went in to report. It didn't take long before Sun Tu came out in person. When he saw Fang Qian, he stepped forward with a smile and clasped his fists in salute: "I didn't know that Fang Chengzhi was here. Sun, please forgive me for not being far away to greet him."
In the past few years, Fang Qianna has also been promoted step by step under the guidance of Tong Guan. Now he has been promoted to a position of great power in the Privy Council. He can handle all military reports and promotion matters of generals from various places. He could grasp the information at once, and in some cases he could even intervene and influence military affairs. During the period when Tong Guan left Beijing, he, Fang Chengzhi, was the person in charge of the Privy Council.
Of course, this is only stated openly. With Fang Qian's little qualifications, even with Tong Guan's support, he cannot really take all the major matters of the Privy Council into his own hands. Now most of the power has been lost. In the hands of Gao Qiu and others, he, the second in command of the Privy Council, had no choice but to step aside. And this time, he was specially sent to Qingzhou, which shows how much the current situation in the DPRK affects Tong Guan and his party.
After following Sun Tu into the military camp and sitting down in the command hall, Fang Qiancai smiled bitterly and said, "Qianli, please stop making fun of me. Can't you tell that others don't know the situation in the DPRK? Since Tong Shuai left, Life for me and Tong Shuai's subordinates is getting more and more difficult, no, today they found a reason to send me to Qingzhou to deliver a message."
"Haha, those are just some young people, nothing to be afraid of. One day, when Commander Tong returns from the north with great military exploits, they will naturally be honest." Sun Tu smiled casually, but he didn't mean to share the same hatred with the enemy.
Originally, he had some affection for Tong Guan, but when he impeached Cai Jing before, what the old boss did was so chilling - not only did he not come forward to speak for Sun Tu, but he also Time just ran away. That was all. Afterwards, he even wrote a letter to reprimand Sun Tu, saying frankly that his bold behavior would harm himself. This naturally made Sun Tu look down upon him a little, and he began to distance himself from him.
It was also at that time that Sun Tu suddenly realized that Tong Guanna was also one of the six thieves called by later generations. Although it seemed that he had indeed made a lot of contributions to the Song Dynasty, in the end he was still just a He's just a selfish sycophant, and he really doesn't need to expect too much from him. He can only rely on himself for everything.
Fang Qian also saw that Sun Tu was still dissatisfied, so he could only go with it at this time.
He gave some words of persuasion, and then talked about the happy things: "But this time Qianli, you can pacify the Liangshan bandits, and you still have to wait for me to grow up. You don't know, once this matter is reported to the court, even the officials will I was so happy that I even said hello a few times and even praised you as a rare good minister and general in our Song Dynasty."
"The officials are really being ridiculous. I'm just doing my duty as a minister." Sun Tu said modestly, and then asked: "The emperor said he was here to deliver a letter, but what did he say?"
"Since the official family is so happy, it is natural that they will give you and the many meritorious officers under your command a lot of rewards. The imperial court has made up its mind. This year, the salary and silver of your Jingdong Road Xiang army will be doubled, and there will be silk, wine, meat and other rewards. It will be shipped to Qingzhou within one or two months. As for the rewards for your officers and soldiers, they have also been approved by the Ministry of War and the Privy Council. Lin Chong, Yang Zhi, Qi Desheng and more than ten people who have served you many times have The generals have been promoted by the imperial court to governors of various states and are still under your command. Some other generals have also received promotions. When the time comes, these promotion titles will also be sent to Qingzhou together with the rewards. .
"Then there is you Qianli. After some discussions between the officials and the officials from the DPRK and the Central Committee, you have made even more outstanding achievements this time. You have been specially named General Xuanwei, the deputy commander in front of the Forbidden Army Palace, and appointed as the military commander of Jingdong Road. He is in charge of dispatching, controlling the troops and horses from all places within his own route, and he is equipped with goldfish bags and royal equipment. This is truly a great favor from the emperor."
Fang Qian spoke out the rewards that Sun Tu had received in one breath. He really had many titles, but generally speaking, whether it was the tall and powerful General Xuanwei or the deputy commander of the Forbidden Army who seemed to have great power, In fact, the title of commander is just a false title. At most, it means that he can get more salary in the future. As for being equipped with a goldfish bag and carrying royal equipment, it is more of an honor. Sun Tu doesn't take it seriously anyway. .
However, Na Qianjie's assignment still made him feel happy. This position meant that he had truly entered the middle and high-level stage of the military attache of the Song Dynasty and entered the high position of a fourth-grade official.
In the Ming and Qing dynasties, a fourth-grade military attache would naturally not be considered a high-ranking official, but it was different in the Song Dynasty. Because at present, there is no first-grade military officer in the imperial court. The highest is the second-grade Jiedushi, followed by the third-grade Jiedushi, and after that, this is the commander-in-chief.
Just like it is a hurdle for officials of the 8th and 9th ranks to enter the 7th rank, it is also an extremely difficult process to pass the 5th rank and enter the 4th rank. It is difficult for general generals to go from being a governor to a commander in their lifetime. Unless he is greatly promoted by an important minister in the court, or he has made great military exploits for the country like Sun Tu.
It can be said that Sun Tu has been really happy these days. Not only did he get married and have children within his family, but he was also very proud of himself in the officialdom. He became a leader at the age of less than thirty. This was a big deal in the world. It is also extremely rare in the history of the Song Dynasty for hundreds of years.
Even though the military power in his hands has not actually increased, nominally he has more power than before to mobilize all the troops in Shandong. After all, it is just a temporary assignment to supervise all the way, but it is the most legitimate official position to supervise this way.
But after Sun Tu was overjoyed, his heart moved again. He always felt that things were not that simple. The other party should have something else to say...