In fact, how could Sun Tu not understand the principle that wood is outstanding and forest wind will destroy it, and know that his continuous success will inevitably be regarded as a thorn in his eyes by many people, and he will be able to get rid of it quickly. If you want to ensure your own safety, the best way is to be low-key and not cause more troubles, and to make the population a reality.

But he knew better that he would not have much time left for himself. Although his knowledge of the history of the Song Dynasty was limited, Sun Tu also knew that it might not take too long that the real disaster would come to this land. What he had to do was to accumulate enough power to protect himself and even save the nation before this.

In the past, Sun Tu had no strength and could only think about protecting himself and the people around him. But as he gained a foothold in Qingzhou, his ideas gradually changed. How could he bear to abandon those soldiers who were willing to work hard for him and fight bravely? And those simple and hardworking people, once the Central Plains changes greatly, the most innocent people will inevitably suffer first. How could he bear to watch them be slaughtered?

If Sun Tu was just a passerby in time and space, and had no feelings for the Song Dynasty court and the people of the world, and only thought about his own safety, then now he has become ties with too many people and has begun to think about how to save these people, even if it is still too difficult to do all of this.

With only two or three thousand Qingzhou troops under his command, even if he is trained to be elite, he will not be able to protect the people in the country if he wants to defend a place of heaven and earth. That's why he wants to unite the officials and soldiers in the entire Shandong area. Even if the troops are still not good enough, tens of thousands of troops will have their own capital as long as they are used properly and trained to be elite enough.

So even though he knew that this would be unparalleled, Sun Tu could only walk forward with his head held high and his chest held high. No matter what difficulties and obstacles he would face next, he could no longer turn back.

After Sun Dujian's determination was made, Gu Tongzhou naturally did not dare to make any obstacles. In the next few days, military officers from various states, regiment training and other military officers led their men to Jeju one after another. On the one hand, they met Sun Tu, the new military commander of the country, and on the other hand, they also responded to his previous proposal to unite the official troops of various prefectures in Shandong.

Although these people could not really bring all the one or two thousand soldiers under their command, the troops who arrived in Jeju in a few days still quickly reached three or four thousand. Almost every military officer would bring two or three hundred personal troops, and they were all elite troops in the wing army of each state.

But these elite troops they thought fell into the eyes of Sun Tu and Qingzhou Army. Even though these battalions of soldiers stationed outside Jeju City were brightly dressed and shining weapons, the relaxedness like a bandit and the messy appearance in the camp still made Sun Tu, who had stood at the top of the city and looked at the camp, shook his head repeatedly. There was only a team of 100-man cavalry from Dongping Prefecture, which made Sun Tu feel the light of his eyes. Unlike the other barracks around who were making noise all day long, people bought wine and food from time to time, the camp there was quiet, and there were sounds of exercises coming out from time to time.

However, Sun Tu did not reveal his dissatisfaction for the time being. When the officers rushed to meet him one after another, he met them politely and said a lot of good and encouragement words. It was not until the tenth day of February that he saw that no other state government troops arrived, and he gathered a group of military officers in one place and began to give formal lectures.

This meeting, where most of the intermediate officers of the prefecture in Shandong were held in the barracks of the Jeju Xiang Army. In the wide command hall, more than a dozen generals sat on both sides. Sun Tu sat high above and looked down at his subordinates. After a while, he smiled: "It's really a surprise to Sun that you can be invited by me this time."

"Sun Dujian is so serious. We are both officials of the court, and naturally we also hope to do our best for the court and the people in our jurisdiction."

"Yes, Sun Dujian, I can't wait for talent, I just guard some cities. I can't compare to you in any case. You can lead your army to attack and destroy the bandits repeatedly. This time you proposed to join forces with many wing troops in Shandong to deal with the bandits in the country, so we naturally have to listen to the teachings."

These guys all seemed very respectful and said very nicely, but Sun Tu did not take it seriously. Because he knew very well that everyone had to accept this arrangement because of the change of his identity. Even if the documents appointed by the court had not been delivered, it was enough to make them compromise.

After they had said a lot of nonsense, Sun Tu said solemnly: "Why do you think this is the thought of this?" He had no intention of making things difficult for these people, and immediately gave the answer himself: "In fact, this was also influenced by those bandits. I think when our Qingzhou army attacked Sanshan last year, Erlongshan had the intention to form an alliance with Taohua Mountain. When attacking Erlongshan, even the bandits from Liangshan suddenly appeared there, and they almost could join forces with the bandits in Erlongshan to fight our army.

"At that time, I was thinking that even those bandits who fought alone and had no unified authority could think of cooperation with each other. Why can't our imperial army work together to fight against the bandits in our territory? If all the officials and soldiers of the prefectures in Shandong were all united, how could these bandits who occupied the mountains and became kings but had limited strength have the consequences of being as big as today?

"I have heard of it a long time ago that some of the parodies can be established until today because they are in the three non-regional areas between the prefectures and prefectures. No one wants to get any harm to their own homes. Some people even secretly make deals with the thieves. In order to make less disasters in their own prefectures and counties, they will also give them a lot of benefits every year. This practice of harming neighbors and making friends with thieves is not only in Shandong, but also in various places today. The consequence is that the thieves and bandits are stronger, their appetites become bigger, and the harm becomes bigger!"

These words made the generals present feel uncomfortable. Many of them looked blue and red in their faces. They wanted to defend themselves, but they didn't know where to start. This kind of transaction with the bandits has actually become the unspoken rule of many local governments in the Song Dynasty. Some places have a large part of the heavy taxes that fall into the hands of those bandits. It's just that everyone deceives the superiors and hides the subordinates and refuses to let them float on the surface. But today, Sun Tu was so surprised and uneasy that he actually spread these shameful things to the surface.

Of course, although this is a crime of inaction by local officials, the root cause is still in the court. As the saying goes, the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam is crooked, and it is precisely because the positions in the Song Dynasty did not have the ambition to make a lot of losses in the battle with the Liao people and the Xixia people, and finally chose to make peace and choose to exchange money for the so-called peace, which completely empty the spirit of the entire Central Plains.

Since even the emperor and the important officials in the court can give the wealth of the treasury to the enemy for so-called peace, it is natural for the officials to take out part of the money and grain in the treasury to buy the bandits in order not to cause trouble. Anyway, everyone just needs to live by themselves, as long as there is no accident in their posts. As for eradicating bandits, it will be a matter for the future.

Everyone in the hall was swept by Sun Tu, and they all felt guilty and all lowered their heads. As for whether they were ashamed or dissatisfied, they were only clear in their hearts.

Sun Tu didn't mean to hold this matter up. After putting enough pressure on them, he said again: "I can pretend that everything before is unknown. However, everything in my Shandong area should change. In fact, those bandits are not as difficult as everyone thinks. Not to mention other counterfeit villages, so what about the big name of Liangshanbo? Isn't it easy to be defeated by our Qingzhou army? So in my opinion, as long as my Shandong government army is united, it is not difficult to eliminate bandits in the country. I wonder what you think?"

"This..." Everyone present looked puzzled. In fact, as military officers, who doesn't want to establish military achievements, but sending troops to defeat the thieves is not the final decision. These people are actually under the control of civil servants in various prefectures.

At this time, the Jeju Superintendent Zhou Fan, who had some friendship with Sun Tu, spoke first on behalf of everyone: "What Sun Dujian said is naturally reasonable. But it is not a trivial matter to integrate the entire territory of the wing army, and we may not be able to do the right thing. In addition, the Sun Dujian is indeed capable of leading troops, and the Qingzhou Army is one of the few elite troops in my Song Dynasty, but our state government is far inferior. Even if everyone is really willing to kill the thieves and serve the country, I am afraid that it will not be able to catch it."

"Yes, my Dengzhou troops may be able to defend themselves, but when they go on the expedition, what should we do if the city is attacked by other bandits?"

"Although our Yizhou Xiangjun is diligent in daily life, he has not paid any food and salary for half a year. My brothers are hungry. How can they send troops to kill the enemy?"

Soon, these people told all their difficulties, and then many people turned their attention to Sun Tu - you have a good idea, but under these many questions, can you really make everyone feel at home?

Sun Tu listened silently as everyone kept telling his difficulties, and after a while, he said: "What you said is indeed a problem, but I think these are not difficult. As long as my army is strong enough, it can be easily resolved whether it is the constraints from the government or the threats from foreign enemies. As for how it can be considered powerful, you can tell me a little bit when you look at the various troops you bring."

As he said that, he had already stood up: "Everyone is here today. I want to test the quality of the Zhuzhou Xiangjun first. I wonder if you are willing to perform outside Jeju City to let the officials and people in the city look from the side?"
Chapter completed!