Sun Tu's reaction was beyond the expectations of everyone in the palace. Gao Qiu was stunned by his question, and then his face was even more shocked and angry!

This kid is too brave! Almost all the important officials had such an idea in their minds. Because according to common sense, as the first to enter the palace and in the important place of Wende Hall, facing the emperor and a group of important officials, it is not easy to speak. Now, he is still questioned by a general lieutenant like Gao Qiu, he would have been so scared that he would have been blindly ruling and begging for mercy. How could such a situation happen?

In fact, several people had the same intention as Gao Qiu, preparing to use his crime of killing Zhu Xie as a breakthrough point, and directly convicted him of the crime in front of the official family. Even if he could not really take his life, it would be difficult for him to have any foothold in the court. As long as he had no chance to turn things around, they would have various means to deal with such a small military officer who had no more available people around him.

However, Sun Tu's rebuttal shattered their wishful thinking, and turned the defense into an offensive, and defeated Gao Qiu's army!

Originally, Jiangnan had jointly filed all kinds of charges such as cooperating with enemies and being a dead man. At that time, Gao Qiu and the others dared not excuse him in order to avoid suspicion. Now, the old things are just an excuse. How could they really crack Sun Tu's reconsideration for a while?

Zhao Ji also looked at Gao Qiu thoughtfully and vaguely remembered some of the things before, which made Gao Qiu feel sweaty on his forehead and panic. Sun Tu felt relieved and looked up again: "Your Majesty, although what I did is a bit inappropriate, the situation was urgent at that time and I really couldn't come up with a better way. Moreover, since Zhu Xie was killed, the morale of the army in Jiangnan was greatly improved, and this was the result of taking back all cities in a year and capturing Fang La and other thieves alive. I hope Your Majesty will clearly understand!"

Not only did he completely clear the charges, but he also wanted to turn the killing of Zhu Xie into a credit! But when he thought about it carefully, Sun Tu's statement was nothing wrong. After all, the facts were really in front of him. When Zhu Xie was the head coach, Jiangnan was in chaos and frequently lost territory, and all the local people were all over the rebels. But after his death, Sun Tu had successfully quelled the rebellion in just one year, so it would be really not wrong to say that he had collusion with the rebels.

At this point, no matter from any aspect, it has been completely confirmed that Zhu Jie had a big problem. Sun Tu not only failed to kill him, but also made contributions. Gao Qiu's attack on this matter seemed a bit suspicious.

"Your Majesty, I think what the Queen of Yue said is indeed reasonable, and Zhu Xie is indeed not allowed to be punished, but since he has been punished and even his relatives and other relatives have been implicated, there is no need to pursue it anymore. And today I am just discussing the merits, so why should I mention such things again?" Finally, Cai Jing slowly spoke up to cover Gao Qiu.

Grand Master Cai had a great influence in front of Zhao Ji. After hearing this, he also turned his eyes back and nodded with a smile: "What Grand Master said is so much, so there is no need to worry about the past. Sun Qing also asked to speak up." Without any intention of holding Gao Qiu accountable, he gently exposed this mission.

Sun Tu also knew that it was unrealistic to deal with a favorite minister like Gao Qiu with just a few words, so he agreed to stand up and no longer chased and beat him. The emperor was even more satisfied with his performance and said, "I am still deeply pleased when talking about Sun Qing, you made meritorious service for the country, because just two days ago, after I learned that you had won a great victory in Jiangnan, I saw your name from the screen of Chongzheng Hall. Think about it carefully, I have met you that day, that was in Class 3, right?"

"Your Majesty is wise, I remember clearly what happened that day. It was because of a conversation with Your Majesty that I have since been thinking about serving the country, even if I am heartbroken!" Sun Tu responded loudly, completely showing excitement after receiving the favor of knowingly.

"Haha, you did not disappoint me. In just a few years, you have been promoted from a minor official who is not a good person to, well, by the way, what else can Sun Tu have to be promoted besides the marquis?" The emperor said, looking at Gao Qiu, who was temporarily in charge of the affairs of the Privy Council.

Gao Qiu felt so distressed that he had just wanted to attack Sun Tu, but now he was about to promote him again. But the emperor asked, and he could only answer: "Reply to Your Majesty, the Privy Council means to promote him to the Jiedu Guru and to have the position of Yue Hou as the court set by the court early in the morning."

This is indeed an extremely high-ranking official position among military generals, at least from the perspective of false reputation. Because the Jieduan Liuxue was the Jieduan, and the Song Dynasty actually did not have this actual position. Unless it entered the center, the military general would be the end of the military position at the Jieduan Liuxue level. Sun Tu and the status of a marquis were above him, so his status would be particularly valuable.

Sun Tu naturally knew that the reward was indeed quite good, so he immediately thanked him again. Then, Zhao Ji praised him very much. Not only did he give him a lot of gold, silver, money and silk, but he also gave him a fifth-rank imperial edict. Although this was the right intention, it was also a great honor.

After Sun Tu thanked him again, Zhao Ji smiled and said, "Sun Qing, I am really relieved that you have made great contributions to the court this time. I wonder if you have any other requirements besides these rewards?"

In fact, this question is just the emperor's politeness. Generally speaking, the ministers will only thank them again with gratitude at this time, and then say something like saying something else. In the end, the king and the ministers are satisfied and can leave the palace.

But today, Sun Tu played the cards without reason. Faced with this polite question, he really made his own request: "Your Majesty, I really have a request. I don't know if Your Majesty can be approved."

"Then..." Zhao Ji wanted to let him retreat directly, but after saying that, he realized that things had changed, so he could only change his words quickly: "Let's listen." There was a hint of confusion and embarrassment in his expression, and the other ministers even showed strange looks. He didn't know where this guy got the shame and courage to speak like this.

Sun Tu didn't care about the thoughts of these people at all, and just said: "Because the court summoned me urgently, I rushed back to Bianjing without having arranged many things in Jiangnan. I wonder if Your Majesty can let me go back to Jiangnan..."

"No." When Gao Qiu heard this, he suddenly became anxious and interrupted it subconsciously, which made the emperor look sideways again, and made him pale, knowing that he had lost his compassion. But now, he could only grit his teeth: "Your Majesty, the Privy Council has summoned Sun Tu back to Bian Jing this time to be sympathetic to him. After all, he has been exhausted both physically and mentally in Shandong and Jiangnan for many years, and he can't work harder. Secondly, it is also due to the court rules that our Song Dynasty has always had a method of garrison. It should be easier to get in other places if he leads troops for more than three years. Sun Tu has led an army in Shandong and Jiangnan for more than three years. If he keeps him there, it will be inappropriate. I will make such arrangements for him to avoid making people discuss it."

These words were reasonable. Not only did Zhao Ji and a group of ministers nodded repeatedly, but even Sun Tu could not provide any reason to refute, because this was the consistent way of using troops in the Song Dynasty. In order to suppress the possible counter-attack of the generals, it would rather weaken the local military power than let the generals and soldiers know each other.

Gao Qiu's statement was completely a pretentious plot, which naturally made Sun Tu difficult to deal with, so he could only accept this arrangement. In fact, since he came to Bianjing, he never thought that he could go back easily, so he was not too disappointed, but his expression seemed a little lonely. Seeing this, Zhao Ji felt a little embarrassed and smiled and said, "Sun Qing doesn't have to be too disappointed. The rules are like this, but it does not mean that you will never have the opportunity to serve the court again in the future. Since you have such skills, you will naturally have the time to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions."

"I thank you for your trust. However, I still have a request." Sun Tu's heart moved and tried to say again: "I would like to ask you to have an opportunity to continue serving the court and serve Your Majesty, and be able to do any actual position in the capital.

As soon as he finished speaking, Cai Jing's face changed slightly. He had quickly seen it. Sun Tu said before that he wanted to go back to Jiangnan just to find an excuse with a fake shot. This is his real purpose!

Whether an official has power in the capital, or whether he has the power to protect himself, is not the level of his official position, but the real power of his dispatch. If Sun Tu did not take the initiative to ask this question, Zhao Ji would not ask about such trivial matters. Of course, Cai Jing, Gao Qiu and others would not be able to give him such an opportunity, so it is very likely that he will be in name only and will be completely forgotten in the end. At that time, Sun Tu's death will come. Not to mention Gao Qiu, even an official in Kaifeng Prefecture has all the means to kill him.

But now, the situation is completely different. Sun Tu actually asked. With ninety-nine hundred officials coming, he was embarrassed to ask directly about his power of dispatch, and he became the 100th person and asked this question with shamelessness. At this moment, even Cai Jing was unable to intervene, so naturally the emperor could not give up.

"Sun Qing is really loyal to the country. Tell me, what do you think?" Zhao Ji asked casually.

"I am just a martial artist, so I really can't do anything in general. I only have a loyalty, so the imperial guards or the imperial city officials think they can still be competent. I wonder if Your Majesty can take care of me and let me take an official position in these two yamen?" Sun Tu really honestly and unceremoniously gave the position he wanted.

Why is this guy so bold and thick-skinned? This is the first thought that flashed through the minds of the ministers in the palace.
Chapter completed!