Sun Tu stood in front of Zeng Kaigan who fell and retreated, with a smile on his face: "Zeng Jianjun is so rude. No matter how bold and reckless I am, I dare not kill the imperial envoy so unscrupulously. Even if you are indeed guilty, I have to keep your life. However, although you can be exempted from being guilty, some people are not easy to say!" After that, he suddenly turned around and looked behind him and shouted sternly: "Take Hou Yong and Wang Kuang down for me!"

Before the two generals could react, dozens of soldiers on both sides rushed forward, and as they fists and feet added together, they knocked over and held them down. It was not until then that they struggled and shouted loudly: "Sun Dujian, it's unfair. We have no acts that violate the military law..."

"No? You have met him three times in the past half month. A few days ago, they even agreed to take their subordinates to rebel against me when they change in the army. Did I know nothing about such conspiracy?" Sun Tu shouted coldly. Just one sentence made the two stop their voices at that time, and even more horrified. Why did his conspiracy be known to Sun Dujian early in the morning? If Zeng Kaigan hadn't revealed his bottom first, they would have suspected that Zeng Jianjun betrayed him.

He was even more surprised at this time. Why was this happening? Did anyone among the Qingzhou generals who were betrayed by him and revealed the news? Who could it be? A series of questions kept ariseing, and he quickly passed through the generals who had promised him to act before, but he couldn't guess it for a moment.

Sun Tu looked at the other party playfully, and soon understood his thoughts. He sneered: "Do you think this trick can control me? Don't look at who Qingzhou is! To be honest, the soldiers here are now loyal to me, Sun Tu, and I have seen through your plan."

Zeng Kaigan then realized why Hou Yong and the others were so surprised when they saw their orders. It turned out that the troops trained here were not the officials of the two governments under their command. Sun Tu was really insidious. After knowing his plan, he dug a hole early and waited for him to jump down...

"Bring everyone out!" As if to completely destroy the other party's luck, Sun Tu ordered again. Soon, several generals in front of him were brought over by people tied up. They all came down from the Qingzhou generals who had promised to turn to him before. Everyone looked panic-depressed. Obviously, being taken down in one fell swoop would be a big blow to them.

After seeing Sun Tu, these people even shouted: "Sun Dujian, I am wrong. We are just confused for a moment and are deceived by the old man. Please give us another chance to see the relationship between us..."

Sun Tu swept over them with some pain and shook his head, "Has I not given you a chance? Before today, as long as anyone will contact you in private and want you to report the news that you have rebelled against me, I can leave it to me! But what choice did you make? So from the beginning, you have already chosen to be enemies with me Sun Tu and the entire Shandong soldiers. That official will not spare you! Take them all down and take them carefully. When I go to Liangshanpo, I will take their first sacrificial flag!"

After saying the last sentence, these people were immediately scared and screamed. Some cried again and begged for mercy, while others shouted loudly, saying that Sun Tu would suffer retribution if he killed so much, but Sun Tu turned a deaf ear to their words. He waved his hand disdainfully and asked people to take them all down.

This scene completely shocked Zeng Kaifan. He really didn't expect Sun Tu to be so decisive, and at the same time he felt cold. These people were going to be killed. What about the culprit? However, even though he knew that begging for mercy was useless, he did not want to weaken his identity, so he looked up at Sun Tu: "Sun Tu, aren't you afraid that such indiscriminate killing will shake the morale of the army? These generals are all the heads and generals of the prefectures of various states, and those soldiers are brought by them!"

"So what? Do you think these people can really convince the soldiers under your command? You can go and ask the soldiers below to see if they are willing to follow me, Sun Tu, to make achievements or be willing to be hard-working by these guys, without even the minimum dignity!" Sun Tu replied disdainfully, then looked at the soldiers who had been standing there, and suddenly shouted loudly: "Everyone answered me, whose food do you eat, whose salary do you receive, and who are loyal to?"

Originally, there was a standard answer to this question. If you go to the prefectures and townships in other provinces, or the border troops of the imperial guards, the answer you got must be: "Eat the food of the court, take the salary of the court, and be loyal to the officials!" But when you arrived in Qingzhou, facing this question, the soldiers gave Zeng Kaigan's shocked and stunned answer: "We will eat the food of the capital supervisor, take the salary of the capital supervisor, be loyal to the capital supervisor, and obey the orders of the capital supervisor!"

The neat voice and firm tone make it easy to hear that this is their heartfelt answer, without any slightest desire to be forced!

After a while, Zeng Kaigan pointed at Sun Tu and said, "You...you are so brave. You really treat the official army as a private army. You really have the intention of being unjust! Aren't you afraid that the court will destroy your three tribes when they know it?"

"This is not what I taught them, but their own cognition. Moreover, this is not only the cognition of the Qingzhou Army, but after several months of training, even the soldiers and horses of other prefectures have gradually recognized this identity. Who told us that our Song Dynasty court has always looked down on us as soldiers?" Sun Tu replied with a chuckle: "So, I advise you that if you don't want to die, don't think about causing trouble anymore. Be an obedient puppet in my Qingzhou City. I can keep you, otherwise..."

Although Sun Tu did not say the threat, the only look at Zeng Kaigan felt cold in his heart. He felt that he was staring at by a ferocious beast, and his life was hanging on a thread.

There were no loyal and righteous people in the Song Dynasty, but as long as he was a high-ranking senior official at the Minister's level, there was no such decisive person. At least he had done something, he was not so willing to kill himself. For the so-called court justice, he abandoned his own safety. If he was such a person, he would not have been used by Cai Jing. So when facing such a pure threat from Sun Tu, his choice was naturally to admit defeat and bow: "I... I will do as you."

"A person who knows the current affairs is a hero. As long as you are willing to cooperate with the army, you will definitely be able to help you after you fight the thief." Sun Tu said, and took another step forward. When Zeng Kaijian was still a little scared to avoid him, he helped him up from the ground: "You can also come to the army in the future. I will not do anything wrong, and I hope you don't try my bottom line again."

As he said that, he narrowed his eyes and stared at the other party: "Don't think that no one knows what you do. Since you can win over the people around me, I can naturally do the same thing. So in the end, your failure today is because you are not cautious enough."

This made Zeng Kaigan feel excited, and then he knew why he was defeated so badly this time. But before he could calm down, Sun Tu said again: "Come on, send Zeng Jianjun back. Send someone to guard the frontier. I will not allow outsiders to contact the Jianjun, in case anyone will be detrimental to him!"

"Yes!" At that moment, more than a dozen soldiers with big and round waists stepped forward and "please" Zeng Kaifan left. Obviously, this was to put the imperial envoy of the court and the local military supervisor under house arrest.

Under such circumstances, even if Zeng Kaihan had many dissatisfactions, he could only accept this helpless fact and was "escorted" back to the headquarters in grievance. In his imagination, he had completely failed to undermine Sun Tu and seize control of the entire army.

It was not until Zeng Kaigan was taken away that a group of subordinates came over. Someone praised: "Everyone has good methods. If this guy does not dare to cause trouble in Qingzhou City, and will no longer point fingers at our actions."

Some people said angrily: "It's better to take him off. I really deserve to take him down and then execute him!"

Someone also expressed his doubts: "Dujian, is it really foolproof to let him go back like this? Of course we are not afraid of him making any small moves in the city, but what if we go to Liangshan? Without the suppression of the Dujian, this guy might do something secretly again."

This concern naturally makes sense. After mentioning it, many people also agreed: "Yes, it's better to get rid of him, and it's all over..."

"It is easy to kill one person, but have you ever thought about the consequences? After all, he is the imperial envoy of the court. Are you not afraid of being regarded as a rebel by the court? At that time, the court will pour hundreds of thousands of troops to attack, so can our Qingzhou be defended?" Sun Tu glanced at them angrily: "Many things in the world are not something that can be done with pleasure. They also have to weigh the pros and cons. When it is time to stop, you have to stop. If you really don't worry about him, you can take him with you at that time."

"Ah...but..." Someone wanted to persuade something, but Sun Tu had already waved his hand: "I have decided, so there is no need to mention this matter. Now our enemy is still the bandits of Liangshan, and our top priority is to continue training troops. When the time is ripe, it is time to go to war."

Seeing that he had said this, the subordinates did not dare to say anything else, and they all held their fists to take the order.

When they all dispersed, Zhu Wucai looked at Sun Tu thoughtfully: "The Chief Minister should have other preparations, right?"

"Haha, I know me, the military advisor." Sun Tu smiled and said, "I have set up bait today. I believe that as long as I have done it, I can see the problem. And I believe that with his character, I will never tolerate traitors around me. What I have to do is wait for him to do things by himself, and then take the handle so that he can only follow my wishes!"

This time, the design that Zeng Kaifa has done is not over yet...
Chapter completed!