Fang Qian's arrival is indeed a bit unreasonable, because the imperial court's rewards are still on the way, so there is no need to send someone to inform him first. Even if some people are in order to transfer Fang Qian away so as to completely grasp all the power of the Privy Council, they can send him to other places to do business. As for the imperial court's praise of Sun Tu and his soldiers, they can wait until the relevant rewards and other items arrive in Qingzhou to explain together, so the effect will be better.

So in Sun Tu's opinion, his appearance seemed a bit redundant. The only explanation is that he has other responsibilities when he comes to Qingzhou.

After thinking for a moment, Sun Tu said directly: "Fang Chengzhi came to Qingzhou and there should be other things to say. You and I don't have to hide it. Just say something."

Fang Qian smiled awkwardly after hearing this: "Haha, I can't hide it from Qianli's eyes. Since you have said that, I can't hide it anymore. In addition to telling you the rewards of the court, I have also told you about an important matter. Not long ago, the Ministry of War of the Privy Council and other relevant yamen had already advised the officials, believing that the rebellion in Fangla in the south of the Yangtze River was a great disaster. Now the local official army is not effective in quelling the chaos, so we need to draw effective troops from other places to support. Qianli's troops are one of the few elite troops in my Song Dynasty. So everyone's meaning is that I hope you can quell the chaos in Jiangnan as soon as possible. And I came here to inform Qianli earlier and let you prepare as soon as possible. After the relevant rewards are in place, it is time for you to lead your army to fight."

Even though Sun Tu was indeed prepared, after hearing the court's decision, he couldn't help frowning. After a while, he whispered: "Is this the court's intention, or is it just the idea of ​​Gao Qiu and others? What is their intention?"

Fang Qian just smiled with a deep meaning: "Is there any difference? Now that the officials and the ministers of the court have made decisions, even the orders and the transfer of the Privy Council have been issued, this matter is a foregone conclusion. Qianli, what you need to do now is to make relevant preparations as soon as possible so that you can get on the road as soon as possible."

Sun Tu vomited a breath of turbid air, and it was indeed a blessing and misfortune. He finally encountered a series of happy events. In just a few days, even greater trouble came to him again. The court asked him to lead troops to quell the rebellion in Jiangnan, which was just a stern word, but in fact, those people were making up their minds, he was clear about what they were thinking.

This is clearly a fear of myself, worried that if I keep staying in Shandong, I will continue to expand my power and eventually become a big move, so I think of transferring myself from Shandong. Once I lead my army to the Jiangnan area where I am unfamiliar, it will be difficult to develop any more. Even if I make any mistakes on the battlefield there, the guys in the court will use this as an excuse to deal with themselves well.

But this matter is difficult to refuse, because Sun Tu is still an official in the court after all, and unless he is a banner of rebellion at this time, he can only obey orders. Sun Tu is also very clear that with his current strength, it is far from enough to be an enemy of the entire Song Dynasty court.

After a while, he looked at Fang Qian seriously: "What does Tong Shuai think?"

Although Tong Guan had already gone to the border and seemed to have nothing to do with the affairs in the court, Sun Tu knew very well that this was just an appearance. With Tong Guan's power in the court, he could quickly become known to him, let alone to increase the number of wars among others.

Fang Qian's eyes drooped slightly, and he did not dare to look at Sun Tu. He whispered: "Tong Shuai also felt that the overall situation should be the most important thing. Now that the situation in Jiangnan is in a corruption, someone should go and clean up. Qianli, you are the one who is most suitable to take on this responsibility!"

"Ship Tong really respects me. I am less than 20,000 soldiers under my command, but Fang La, Jiangnan, gathered more than 100,000 soldiers and horses. The imperial court had sent no less than 200,000 soldiers and horses and could not quell the thieves. I'm afraid it would be a drop in the bucket when I went there."

"Qianli is too humble. It is said that the soldiers are not many but the elite, and the generals are not brave but the planning. You and the soldiers under your command can quell the thieves and chaos." Fang Qian said, and comforted him again: "And you don't have to worry too much about being unfamiliar with Jiangnan. Tong Shuai has always been in good terms with Zhu Jiedu. With him in cooperation with you to quell the rebellion, you will be able to achieve success!"

"Director Zhu Jie? Zhu Jie?" Sun Tu sneered, and after the other party nodded, he finally did not say the sentence "Fang La Rebellion had already started because of him." He just said after silence: "Since the court has made up his mind, I, as a minister, dare not shirk it. However, when I go to Jiangnan to quell the rebellion, all logistics and supplies in our army must be fully guaranteed, and we must not be deducted as before."

Seeing that Sun Tu responded to this matter, Fang Qian was relieved and patted his chest and promised: "That's natural. Qianli, you can rest assured. When I return to Beijing, I will help you keep an eye on the logistics matters and never cause trouble for you anymore. Moreover, Mr. Mu is now working under the account of Duke Zhu Jie. With him here, what else can you worry about?"

When he heard him mention Tong Mu, Sun Tu finally showed a smile in his eyes. This old friend had been separated from him for several years, and he didn't know how he was doing under Zhu Xie. I believe that with his ability and talent, he always had some achievements in Jiangnan.

It can be said that in addition to his own efforts and some luck, Tong Mu was also very helpful. If he hadn't been in Bianjing, Sun Tu wouldn't have been able to become a court official in just a short time, and then step by step to the present. With drinking water and thinking about the source, Sun Tu still had a good impression of Tong Mu, and also thought that one day he would be able to repay his former help.

Seeing Sun Tu smiled, Fang Qian was relieved: "Then let's just say that, Qianli, you are ready for your life in Qingzhou. When the reward is delivered, you will go to war as soon as possible. The chaos in Jiangnan cannot be delayed, otherwise it will affect the national policy of our Song Dynasty to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun."

Sun Tu glanced at him and then he fully understood why he was in a hurry to convince himself. Being sent by Gao Qiu and others was only one aspect, but more importantly, Tong Guan was probably pushing him behind him. Because Tong Guan was also eager to see the rebellion in Jiangnan as soon as possible, so that he could join the whole country to launch the Northern Expedition. Only by making unsettled contributions in that important war can he return to the court and fight with Cai Jing and others to win and lose!

In a sense, Sun Tu is the key to his goal, so even if he temporarily loses control of the Privy Council, he must let Fang Qian run this trip. "Since Tong Shuai has decided, the subordinates should be ordered! When he goes to Jiangnan, he will do his best to quell the rebellion for the country!" This time, Sun Tu's answer was particularly firm and powerful.

Compared with him, some of his generals seemed a little worried after learning about the court's decision, especially those who were cautious, such as Lin Chong, Qi Desheng and others, were even more frowning and couldn't help but say, "The court's decision is too unreasonable! Our Shandong army and horses have fought for years, and now we have finally put aside many bandits in the country. Just when we were recuperating, we actually asked us to travel thousands of miles to Jiangnan to quell the rebellion. How could the soldiers have such strength?"

"Yes, we have been resting for more than a month, and we can't hold on even if we are so strong. And since it's something that those guys insist on, in my opinion, we must be uneasy and we must not fall into their trap!"

However, Song Jiang, who had just surrendered, said at this time: "Although you have some truths, after the imperial court's military orders are issued, can the chief supervisor still resist the orders? As a minister, we should put the affairs of the court first. How can we ignore the affairs of the court with our own selfish thoughts?" Well, he, the former bandit leader, is much more aware than the generals of the court.

However, these few words caused a lot of dissatisfaction among the people, and Dong Ping sneered: "The Master of Song is really a loyal king. If we hadn't known about it, we would have thought you would be a rare loyal minister of the court."

"You... Since I, Song Jiang, have surrendered to the court, I should do my duty. What's wrong with saying this!" Song Jiang immediately defended himself, but the laughter that came was a sarcastic smile, which made his face red and blue, which was very uncomfortable.

Now that they can enter the hall to discuss major events, there are only a few of them among the generals in Liangshan, Song Jiang, Huang Xin and Hu Yanzhuo. Because they are surrendered, they are very cautious and low-key in their actions and speaking. Even if they are ridiculed, they dare not attack at this time, so they can only bow their heads and endure them silently.

Seeing that the others were saying too much, Sun Tu coughed and said, "Okay, don't say such a kind of harsh and harmonious words. In fact, what Brother Gongming said is very reasonable. Since we have eaten the king's fortune, we should be loyal to the king. Besides, I have agreed to this matter, so today I came to you not to discuss whether to send troops, but to discuss how to send troops and the next action after arriving in Jiangnan."

Sun Tu still has a strong prestige in the hearts of everyone. As soon as he expressed his opinion, the generals dared not object, but they were still frowning and could not make a decent statement for the time being. After all, everyone knew about this without any preparation, and their minds were still a little confused now.

At this time, Zhu Wu spoke: "The chief minister, I think the most important thing is the issue of food and grass. We can ask the court that we need a large amount of food and grass supply before we can set off!"

This immediately won the approval of many people: "Yes, we can no longer have food shortages and food out of stock as before before the war. We agreed with the court to negotiate the conditions, and we had to send us tens of thousands of hu of food to us before we could get off."

Song Jiang wanted to say something, but after seeing Sun Tu nodding, he swallowed the words back. He could see that these Shandong official troops were much more complicated than what he thought before, and their loyalty to the court was far from comparable to their loyalty to Sun Tu.
Chapter completed!