There is no airtight wall under the sun.
Even though Gao Qiu had told Fan Lou afterwards to keep the secret of what happened in the courtyard tonight, the next day, the conflict that happened here was still spread on a small scale in Tokyo official circles. After all, this matter was quite a fuss, and Sun Tu had no intention of avoiding people when he led people in and out. Naturally, he was easily found out by interested people.
However, those who knew about this matter kept silent and did not make any publicity. After all, this involves Lieutenant Gao and the Crown Prince. If someone offends them, the consequences will be really hard to predict.
This delayed the time for Di Huchen brothers to learn about the incident, and they didn't hear anything about it until the third day, which made Di Huchen feel even more guilty. Without much hesitation, he went to the house again to apologize to Sun Tu. went.
It's just that the time when he came to apologize was a little unlucky. It happened to be the day when Tang Feng and others led the troops to quell the bandits in Gyeonggi Province and returned triumphantly. Therefore, Sun Tu had gone to the military camp earlier, and he actually jumped. null. To show his sincerity, he simply waited at his house, waiting for Sun Tu to return.
The triumphant return of Tang Feng and the others was a rare piece of good news for Sun Tu during this period, and it also lifted his spirits suddenly. Especially after seeing that the energy and spirit of the Huben Army officers and soldiers who had experienced the baptism of the war had improved, he felt even more happy: "Okay, I can see that you have made great progress this time."
"It's because of the general's good teachings on weekdays and the careful guidance of the Shandong Army seniors that low-ranking officers will not have any problems in the battle with those bandits." An officer said sincerely at that moment. When he looked at Tang Feng and others, his eyes were full of reverence.
To be honest, they didn't really think much about it in the past. They felt that as the Forbidden Army and having trained hard for many days, it would be easy for them to go out to suppress bandits. But it wasn't until they actually went to the battlefield and fought against those fierce bandits that these Forbidden Army soldiers realized that there was a huge gap between talking about war on paper and actual combat.
In the previous battles, if it weren't for the veterans of the Shandong Army holding down the formation from the side, I'm afraid half of the thousands of forbidden troops would have been lost. It was through these difficult and dangerous battles that the entire Huben Army finally formed a strong cohesion with Shandong Army veterans as the core and the whole army sharing weal and woe and working together.
This is the soul of the military that cannot be achieved through hard training in the past few months. It was not until this moment that the Huben Army, which had been despised by others in the past, truly became an army capable of fighting. Of course, they still have a long way to go before becoming an elite army that can satisfy Sun Tu. You must know that the Shandong Army and the Qingzhou Army have grown up through difficult and dangerous battles.
The only pity is that after wiping out several bandits this time, there is no opponent in Gyeonggi Province. If not, with the current state of the Tiger and Ben army united, with strict orders and high morale, there will be a few more battles and a big victory, which will definitely increase their combat power again.
However, Sun Tu was still quite satisfied with the result: "You only killed 123 people, seriously injured 65 people, and injured more than 300 people to put down the bandits everywhere. You did a good job indeed." Okay. In two days, I will go to the front office to ask for your merits. Whether it is a reward or a pension, you will definitely be indispensable."
These words naturally caused a burst of cheers from all the subordinates. As Sun Tu waved his hand, they dispersed. These soldiers had been away from Beijing for many days, and again
After returning from the battle, Sun Tu couldn't train them anymore in the past few days, so he sent an order for them to go home and wait until the first day of the twelfth lunar month to return to the military camp.
It wasn't until everyone dispersed that Tang Feng stepped forward and asked with concern: "General, are things going well in the capital?"
"The battle to annihilate Wuyou Cave was naturally extremely smooth. It only took half a month to lay out and we defeated them in one battle. But the follow-up was more complicated than I thought." Sun Tu frowned slightly and said, before Tang Feng In front of such a close confidant, he had nothing to hide.
After listening to his brief story, Tang Feng was filled with anger: "I know that none of those officials are good! Officials protecting each other and exchanging benefits have long been a habit in their bones! General, this We can’t let things go like this, especially Gao Duo, he deserves to die, if he is allowed to run amok, I’m afraid Mr. Zhou and the others will die with their eyes open!”
After a pause, he asked for orders again: "General, if you can trust me, let me lead people to snatch the things out. Now all our brothers in the Tiger Army obey the orders. As long as you give the order, you will definitely be a leader." Let’s fight to be the first, and there won’t be any second thoughts.”
Sun Tu immediately vetoed his proposal: "Don't talk about this matter anymore, especially don't encourage the brothers below. They have finally made some progress, but they can't ruin everyone's future just because of my personal affairs."
"But General, we can't just swallow this breath, right? If such a great hatred is not avenged, General, how can you establish your authority? You are the one who pulls the Huben Army together, and your business is the business of my entire army."
"You are wrong. Public and private matters must not be confused. If there is a big thing in the future that uses them, I will not have any hesitation. But this time, everything is just a private matter, and I have already prepared a countermeasure. , so you don’t need to mention it again. Now you can stay in the army with peace of mind, help me take good care of the Tiger and Ben Army, and train it into a truly elite force. I will take care of everything else."
Seeing that Sun Tu spoke solemnly, Tang Feng did not dare to insist anymore, so he could only obey the order with his hands crossed. But looking at his expression, he was still worried about this matter.
After staying in the military camp for most of the day and visiting the injured soldiers, Sun Tu did not return home until dusk. Then he learned that Di Huchen had been waiting at the house for a long time. He just smiled lightly and went to the living room to see his second uncle.
Di Huchen, who had been waiting for most of the day, showed no sign of impatience at this time. When he saw Sun Tu, he still had a friendly smile on his face: "Sanlang, you are really dedicated to serving the public, but it makes my brother a little embarrassed."
"Second brother is joking. Isn't this the triumphant return of those brothers who have been away from war? I, the leader of the Huben Army, always have to go to express my condolences. By the way, I plan to ask for credit for them in two days. I also want to ask Er. Brother, you can help me a lot in front of the palace." Sun Tu smiled and asked the other party to take a seat.
"Of course..." Di Huchen nodded subconsciously in agreement at first, and then realized what the other party was saying, and suddenly became a little nervous: "Have the people from the Huben Army come back? Sanlang, I told you something. Don’t be offended, this is the foothold of the Emperor Bianliang in Tokyo after all, you must not do something that will implicate countless people just because of your anger.”
Sun Tu glanced at him and said with a faint smile: "It seems that the second brother already knows about Fan Lou. You came to see me for this reason, right?"
Di Huchen smiled bitterly: "After all, I can't hide it from Sanlang. Yes, I am
Came for this. I am ashamed to say that I have reached an agreement with you before, but unexpectedly something like this happened again. In fact, I had previously advised the prince that cooperating with Gao Qiu would be seeking the skin of a tiger, but the prince and others refused to listen at all. There was nothing I could do. Moreover, because the plan we made that day failed to come true, the personal and physical evidence had been taken away by others a few days ago. "As he said that, he glanced at Sun Tu guiltily, fearing that the other party would be angry again.
But in the end, Sun Tu seemed quite calm, and even had a smile on his face: "I have guessed this a long time ago, otherwise those people would not dare to meet and negotiate with Gao Qiu. Now that he and Gao Qiu have reached a consensus, I’m afraid it will be even harder to get back the witnesses and physical evidence.”
Di Huchen nodded helplessly: "Sanlang, now that things have happened, I think it's better for you to accept this fact for the time being. As the saying goes, nine out of ten things in the world will not go your way, so you should be more open-minded and don't do stupid things again. Otherwise , not only you, but also Ya'er and Hutou will also be implicated.
"Actually, I have wanted to persuade you for a long time. I know that you are only thinking about the court, and you are even willing to take many risks for this. This was the case in Shandong and Jiangnan in the past, and it is also the same this time when you try every means to suppress the Wuyou Cave bandits. But Have you ever thought about it. Although your fierce actions have made you famous and made a lot of achievements, at the same time, you have also made enemies in many ways. In the end, you are just a minister or a military commander. Sometimes doing less can be detrimental to your health. It’s better than doing too much, and you should be aware of the trade-offs.”
Di Huchen's words truly came from the bottom of his heart, and were his greatest concern and reminder for Sun Tu. Indeed, judging from the experiences of several generations of his Di family, military generals in the Song Dynasty should not be too sharp, otherwise they would end badly. He did not want to watch Sun Tu embark on this path of no return.
"I understand the second brother's intention. Don't worry, I am also a family man and will not do anything random." Sun Tu nodded and responded: "As for what you are worried about, I will go and snatch back those physical witnesses. What's more, It's impossible. This time I can see clearly that now the officials in the court are protecting each other and are colluding. Even if I really get the evidence again and sue, I'm afraid it will be difficult to touch the high priest. In that case, why should I take such a risk? What about the risks?”
Di Huchen smiled bitterly, his brother-in-law really didn't show any mercy at all, and directly told him about the shortcomings of the court. However, he didn't mean to defend those people, he just said: "It's good if you can understand this. You have finally brought down all the Wuyou Cave thieves who have caused trouble for many years, and Zhou Xiong is not going to die soon. You can finally give an explanation to those who died, so let’s end the matter here.”
Sun Tu immediately nodded happily: "Second brother said yes, let's stop here."
Seeing his reaction, Di Huchen felt both happy and worried. He was happy that Sun Tu still listened to his words, but he was worried that somehow, he always felt that Sun Tu still had some thoughts that he had not really expressed.
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Today is really a special day. It is not only the anniversary of the All-out Anti-Japanese War, but also the college entrance examination day in this special year. So in addition to saying "Don't forget history", passers-by also want to say something to possible candidates.
Why don't you go to review instead of reading novels? . . . .
Um, no, this is actually a good sign. The all-out Anti-Japanese War broke out in July 7th, and then our country turned around from being beaten for a hundred years. Today's college entrance examination, I believe you can also get good results, so that you can soar into the sky and show your talents. . . . .