The sun is westward and the autumn wind blows, making the trees in the yard rustle and the leaves fallen.

In this small courtyard that is like a scroll, drinking tea and playing chess has a kind of elegant and poetic feeling, but what the three people who are talking about is a big shame, which adds a bit of solemn meaning to this mid-autumn season.

The two sides of the game were Sun Tu and Tong Mu, two of the most powerful literary and military officials in the Song Dynasty, and Tang Feng was watching the chess, who played chess, and now it was even more chess to the end. Sun Tu was killed and was defeated and the defeat was decided.

However, at this moment, their thoughts were no longer on this game, and they were talking about the incident thousands of miles away. Tang Feng said softly: "Not only Hangzhou, Suzhou, Jinling and other places with provincial examination rooms, some cases of students' rebellion have occurred, and many innocent people were injured or killed. Although the government has acted in time and even sent troops to suppress them, the situation is still not optimistic."

"It's because someone interfered, right?" Sun Tu asked casually without even raising his head.

"That's right. The Jinling garrison originally planned to take people on the spot, but the scholars and candidates were strongly maintained by local officials, making it difficult for the soldiers there to take action. As for Suzhou, the local chief executive really took down a lot of people, but when he sent them to the prison, he was beaten back by the local prefect. Now he is in a dilemma." Tang Feng's eyes were a little angry when he said this.

However, Sun Tu smiled softly: "Without the protection of these local officials, they would not dare to do such a thing. So what is the situation in Hangzhou?"

"The people from the Imperial City Department have sent back the news. Although Lin Qian hesitated, he still arrested all the people as stated in the secret order and threw them into the prison, which led to the fact that the prison cells in Hangzhou are now overcrowded, and some people died of trauma. In addition, although the Hangzhou Prime Minister Dai Quan was willing to cooperate, he was also embarrassed because of this and had written a memorial and sent it to the capital."

It was not until after hearing this report that Tong Mu was a little worried and said, "Qianli, is this too radical? If you really have to suffer too much death or injury, I am afraid that all the scholars in the world will regard us as enemies, and our reputation will be completely ruined..."

Sun Tu smiled and moved a chess piece at his hand: "Do you think our reputation will be better if you don't do this? In fact, I had the same idea as you before, so I have carefully promoted the abolition of ancient Chinese literature in the past two years, but what's the result? Which of the so-called Confucian children does not regard me as a great enemy of enemies? The world says I am a treacherous person. Now I have figured it out. If you want to achieve great things, you should not have too many concerns. How much impact can those comments from the people have on me?

"You also know that Cai Jing and others were called treacherous and slandered at the time, but what was the result? If I hadn't led my troops from the north, they would have been high-ranking officials and held authority today, and they would have been affected at all? As for the so-called bad reputation in history, it would have been a big joke. History has always been written by winners, not scholars, and they are not qualified to evaluate my Sun Tu!"

As soon as these words were said, a light flashed in Sun Tu's eyes, which made the hearts of the two people in front of him tremble. Tang Feng, who was most familiar with him, had already felt the powerful murderous intent in his heart, which also made him feel excited, with bright eyes: "What order does the Grand Marshal have? Hu Yi must do his best."

Sun Tu ignored the confidant's request for a fight at this time, but looked at Tong Mu, who had changed color slightly: "Why, are you afraid?"

"That's not to mention that I, Tong Mu, have never been a mediocre person who values ​​fame. Moreover, as Tong Guan, my reputation has long been bad, and I don't care about being more infamous." Tong Mu smiled and shook his head and said, "I just feel sorry for those candidates. They should have a bright future, but they insist on being merciless and being enemies with the court. I'm afraid that after this battle, many people's lives will be completely destroyed."

"That was also what they asked for, but only in this way can other scholars from all walks of life know the determination of the court." Sun Tu said with a serious expression: "Although I am not from a school, I fully understand the thoughts of these so-called pillars of the country.

"On the surface, they seem to have a sense of pride, so they are fearless and fearless. But in fact, it is just a self-deception. In the past, no one dared to attack them, which led to their arrogance and arrogance today. But once there are real casualties and injuries, when the court officials really ignore their identities and punish them severely, the waists of these guys who keep the teachings of saints all day long will only be softer than ordinary people, and their knees will only bend more vigorously. I believe that by this time next year, when I will promote the abolition of ancient Chinese texts elsewhere, no one will dare to say a word!"

Sun Tu's inference comes from his understanding of history, because as far as he knows, hundreds of years later, those scholars in the Ming Dynasty were the ones who knelt the fastest under the Qing Dynasty. The so-called integrity and loyalty can be completely abandoned for most scholars. After all, when these illusory things are compared with real lives, they are not worth mentioning at all.

You should know that after entering the pass, the Qing Dynasty dared to raise its butcher knife and slaughter the Han people unscrupulously. Perhaps at the beginning, some people tried their best to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, but what happened? Those who died, those who died could only bow down and became obedient people with a pig tail behind their heads, and became slaves to the Eight Banners men, and even unavailable to be slaves.

Since history has proved that those scholars are not as backbone as they imagined, and they cannot conquer them by using gentle means, Sun Tu can only use some extraordinary means to defeat them this time. Anyway, he has decided to abandon ancient Chinese and use this to popularize cultural knowledge to the people of the world, and it will never be possible to change it.

What's more, this now involves a bigger plan, and in the face of such a big event, the life and death of hundreds or thousands of scholars and candidates is not worth mentioning at all. This is their fate, or they themselves have chosen a dead end. Since they have chosen to be enemies with Sun Tu, don't blame him for killing him.

In fact, Tong Mu had already understood Sun Tu's intentions, so he didn't persuade him anymore, but he still didn't understand a little: "Qianli, why did you point this fire in Jiangnan first? After all, it is your fiefdom, and it is closely related to you and me. Many soldiers come from Jiangnan."

"You have already mentioned one of the reasons. It is precisely because Jiangnan has a deep relationship with us that we have to start from there, because even if there is a chaos, we have enough ways to deal with it. As for the other point, only Jiangnan can withstand this damage. Local cultural affairs are booming, and even if there are hundreds of scholars this time, more scholars will emerge in a few years. But if it is placed elsewhere, it will be difficult to recover."

This made Tong Mu stunned again, but when he thought about it carefully, it was really the case. If hundreds of candidates this year were stewed in other places, I am afraid that the vitality of the culture and education for ten or twenty years would be greatly damaged, and it would be difficult to produce a prominent figure within thirty years. However, Jiangnan did not have this concern, so it would be most appropriate to use it to take action.

"Since you have decided, I don't have to say anything more." Tong Mu nodded: "What are you going to deal with those candidates who have been won?"

"Take his fame, beat him up, and then show his scourge. It is also stipulated that from now on, he will no longer be allowed to take the imperial examination. I just want everyone in the world to know what the outcome would be like to be an enemy of me." Sun Tu immediately gave his own decision. With just this, even if the future of the thousands of scholars was completely destroyed, even if Tong Mu was heard, he would have a sudden blow after hearing this.

He knew very well what this would mean. Those candidates who caused trouble for a moment of confusion or other reasons were completely over in their lives. I believe that after knowing that this was the result, they would definitely regret their stupid decisions. Others would inevitably use this as a warning and would never dare to be enemies with the court and oppose Sun Tu.

Tang Feng's focus was not here. For him, those candidates who dared to do something against him were lucky to end up like this. If he was with him, none of them would survive. What he was most concerned about was the other questions about the trouble candidates who had not been taken down: "Taiwei, what should we do with Jinling and Suzhou?"

"Well, I think since the local officials are unwilling to cooperate, they should go forward with someone willing to cooperate." Sun Tu said coldly: "In addition, there will inevitably be another wave during this period, so we have to send a few troops to suppress the situation. It may not be effective to dispatch troops from other places, so we can only dispatch the imperial guards from the capital. I have already made arrangements for this matter, and the troops will leave the capital in the next two days."

When Tong Mu heard this, he frowned: "But when the garrison in the capital is coming, it will be reduced a little. Moreover, it is reported that in two days the Xixia envoy team will arrive in Beijing. Various arrangements will inevitably draw a large number of troops. Wouldn't that make the defense of the capital even more empty?"

Sun Tu smiled disapprovingly: "What's the matter? Is there anyone in Tokyo now who dares to fight me head-on? Not to mention Tokyo, even the entire Song Dynasty, except for some people making small moves behind their backs, no one dares to have any thoughts anymore."

Tang Feng also whispered: "What the Taiwei said is that everything is under our control, and the mobilization of a mere ten thousand people will not affect the situation in the capital at all."
Chapter completed!