Peng Yongzhen, who was already in a state of confusion, frowned even deeper when he heard this. He just thought that the Shandong Army sent someone to urge him for the warm clothes he had promised before, so he wanted to send one of his subordinates to send him away. But when the words came to his mouth, he changed his mind again and made up his mind: "Invite people in." At this time, he did not want to offend the Shandong Army again.
After a while, Zhu Wu was brought into the tent. After he bent down to salute and took his seat, Peng Yongzhen asked with concern: "Counselor Zhu, has Sun Qianha's injury improved? To be honest, I was thinking of going to visit you just now."
"Thank you, Peng Qian, for your concern. My general is getting better, but he is still injured and cannot move around for the time being." Zhu Wu said with a smile.
"That's good. Are you here just for those warm clothes? I'll have people prepare them in the camp and deliver them when the time comes..." Since he had agreed before, Peng Yongzhen did not make any hesitation or make things difficult this time. , without waiting for the other party to mention it, make arrangements first.
"Thank you for your help, Qianzhi. I would like to express my humble gratitude to all the officers and men of the Shandong Army for your help." Zhu Wu hurriedly clasped his fists to thank you, and then smiled and said: "But I am not only here to ask for these things, but also to ask for these things." There is another matter that I would like to discuss with Qianjia."
"Oh, what is it? Let me tell you."
Zhu Wu was not in a hurry to talk, but instead focused on a few soldiers in the tent. Peng Yongzhen immediately understood what he meant, and waved his hand to signal a few people to exit first. It wasn't until he was the only two people left in the tent that he whispered, "You and I must reach a consensus on how to deal with Zhao Siliang."
"You..." Peng Yongzhen suddenly trembled in his heart, and then he understood the truth of the matter. I am afraid that Zhao Siliang's death is really closely related to the Shandong Army. This made him suddenly fearful, and even his eyes changed a little. But as soon as the words to expose everything came to his lips, he swallowed them back. Even if he was 70 to 80% sure that the person was killed by the Shandong Army, the other party would never admit it without evidence. At this time Saying it will only make the harmonious scene become tense.
After thinking quickly, he looked at the other party and said, "I wonder what Sun Qianha's plan is?"
"Zhao Siliang is so ambitious that he wants to mess up the morale of our two armies. He is really guilty. Therefore, in the opinion of our general, this person must have colluded with the rebel Fang La and his gang early on, so he did this series of things." When things happen, the matter must be reported to the court as soon as possible, and he must be punished. I wonder what Peng Qianjia thinks?" Zhu Wu said, his eyes were fixed on the other person's face, and Peng Yongzhen felt a twinge of joy in his heart. Hairy.
After a moment, he said slowly: "You mean to have both of you and I sign the truth about this matter to Zhu Shuai?" He emphasized the word "truth" specifically.
"Not only Zhu Shuai, but also Bianjing. After all, the matter is very important, so we must deal with it cautiously. I wonder what you think of Peng Qian?" Zhu Wu came up with a more bold and decisive method.
At this moment, Peng Yongzhen could no longer keep calm, and the shock on his face was fully expressed: "You... you are so brave..." As a senior official in the fourth rank, they are indeed qualified. Bypassing Zhu Meng and reporting to the court alone, this had never happened in the army before. After all, it was according to the rules.
For the time being, Zhu Meng was their immediate superior. If they had anything to do, they could report it to Zhu Meng first and let him make a decision before reporting it to the court. To bypass him and report directly to the court is, at best, contempt for his superior, but at worst, it means turning against him!
If it were any other time, even if Peng Yongzhen had some courage, he would not dare to agree to do such outrageous things together with Sun Tu. But in the current situation, Zhao Siliang had already died in his own camp, and he had also promised to send winter clothes to the Shandong Army for free, which was enough for Zhu Meng to decide that he wanted to become his enemy. So if you think about it carefully, it actually makes no difference whether you read this memorial or not.
No, there is still a difference. If he didn't get this memorial, he would be very passive, but if he did, he would at least have Sun Tu as his ally and take some initiative. If the imperial court really investigates this matter, it will be a big trouble for Zhu Meng. Maybe the other party will calm down and tolerate this!
The more he thought about it, the more Peng Yongzhen felt that doing so would do more good than harm to him, and his initial resistance and fear turned into acceptance. Although he is a military commander, his mind is definitely not stupid, otherwise he would not be able to manage such a high-ranking official all the way.
So after being confused and silent for a long time, he finally nodded: "It's not that this matter can't be done. However, I have to make one thing clear. Just last night, Zhao Siliang died of his injuries. He was detained in the tent, so it is no longer possible to extract a confession from him or to have him punished."
Zhu Wu secretly laughed inwardly. This should be the condition proposed by the other party - that is, the Shandong Army would testify that Zhao Siliang was killed because he failed to attack Sun Tu and died in the end, but he had nothing to do with the Huainan Army. As long as the Shandong Army and them make a unified confession, both parties can reach an agreement and report it together.
Sun Tu had already guessed about this, and Zhu Wu nodded without hesitation: "Of course, but it gave him an advantage and made him die so happily. In this case, let's write a report How about a complete military report, submitted jointly, and sent to Jinling and Bianliang at the same time?"
Peng Yongzhen was still slightly entangled in his heart, because he knew very well that he would have no way out and would become Zhu Meng's enemy. But soon, he gritted his teeth and nodded: "As you said, we will jointly report it!" Zhao Siliang's death had cut off his escape route, and at this time, there was really only one way left to go. Well, as for life or death, it can only depend on luck.
Zhu Wu immediately took out a military report that he had written long ago from his arms and went over. Peng Yongzhen did not ask any questions, just took it and started reading. After a while, he nodded: "It seems that Sun Qianha has indeed done it a long time ago." Now that we have made all the preparations and have guessed the fate that Zhao Siliang brought upon himself, let's do what you said and let's play it jointly." As he said that, he made a note, signed his name, and stamped his general seal on it. On paper, this way, there is no possibility of changing it.
Zhu Wu took it carefully, looked at it and said with a smile: "I believe this is the best result for you and our army. Now that the internal troubles are eliminated, we will surely be able to defeat the Jiangnan rebels soon and achieve great success!" "
"I hope so." Peng Yongzhen said in a low voice, somewhat unconfidently. He knew very well that from now on, his Huainan Army would become a thorn in Zhu Meng's side just like Sun Tu's Shandong Army.
I don’t know what will be waiting for me next...
No matter what he thought, Sun Tu would not waste any time this time. He sent people to deliver two joint military reports to Jinling and Bianliang on the same day. And five days later, he sent it to Zhu Meng's desk.
After seeing this military report, Zhu Meng, who was already not in a good mood, became furious and overturned the coffee table in front of him, shouting angrily: "Trash, Zhao Siliang is a trash! Sun Tu, Peng Yongzhen, you are so brave, you dare to kill my people, and you also poured such a big basin of dirty water on my head, do you really think I don’t dare to kill you!"
He was really angry because he had never been framed like this before. In the past, only he, Zhu Meng, used all kinds of conspiracies to frame his opponents, but no one really dared to use such methods to deal with him. What was even more unacceptable to him was that the military newspaper clearly stated that another military newspaper with the same content had been sent to Bianliang, which made him unable to hide it even if he wanted to!
Seeing Zhu Meng's rage, everyone in the hall fell silent. The servants even knelt down on the ground, not even daring to breathe too heavily for fear of arousing Zhu Shuai's anger and becoming the target of his wrath. Only Xue Xian, a close aide, dared to step forward, pick up the military newspaper from the ground, and read it carefully.
"Xue Xian, do you think there is room for redemption in this matter? Is there any way I can refute them? Then Zhao Siliang is one of my people. Once it is really confirmed that he has colluded with Fang La, even I will not be able to get away with it." He shouted again. After being angry for a while, Zhu Meng finally calmed down a little and thought about how to make amends.
Xue Xian thought for a moment and then shook his head helplessly: "Shuai Zhu, I'm afraid this is going to be difficult. Fang La was originally a thorn in the side of the court that the court wanted to eliminate, and now they forcefully drag him together with Zhao Siliang, which will definitely make the emperor unhappy. He is so angry that even Grand Master Cai may not be willing to excuse him."
"But he is a member of the clan after all, so how could he collude with the rebels?"
"This is the key point. Although Zhao Siliang is a branch of the clan, he is from the Taizu lineage..."
With just this sentence, the anger on Zhu Meng's face quickly turned into panic. He already understood that this matter was indeed more serious than he thought. Now the Emperor of the Song Dynasty is a descendant of Taizong, and the method by which Taizong succeeded to the throne was not so upright. This made Taizu's lineage always a taboo in the court. Now some people say that the descendants of Taizu actually colluded with the rebel Fang La. I'm afraid it will deeply resonate with some people, and maybe some people will make a big fuss out of this!
Thinking of this, Zhu Meng broke out in a cold sweat. He suddenly realized what a huge mistake he had made before, which could even be said to be fatal.
"So Zhu Shuai, what we have to do now is not to excuse him, but to quickly draw a clear line with Zhao Siliang. Otherwise, if someone takes advantage of him, the consequences will be terrible." Xue Xian suggested solemnly.
There was another moment of silence, and Zhu Meng finally nodded helplessly, admitting that he was defeated in this battle, and was defeated by generals like Sun Tu, who had not been in his eyes before. After a moment, a fierce glare flashed in his eyes again: "Sun Tu, and Peng Yongzhen, I will make you pay the maximum price this time, so that you will be ruined and die without a burial place!"