Chapter 761: Spring night tent warm, open guns and dark arrows
Chapter 761: Warm tents on a spring night, open and hidden arrows
"Master, do you want to go to court today?"
It's still dark outside!
In the room of Shen Mansion in Lin'an City, Lian'er leaned beside Shen Tang and asked softly!
"call!"
Shen Tang whispered, "I have asked for leave from Your Majesty. You can rest for a few days!"
Hearing this, Lian'er's dark eyes showed a bit of joy! The next moment, a pair of big hands hugged her delicate figure...
"master……"
Things in the court came to an end when Shen Tang left! Shen Tang knew that this matter would not go away easily. However, the open spear had been blocked, and the next step was to deal with the hidden arrow. It's time.
As Ji Xingbang, a royal censor, was at the top of the court, Shen Tang certainly would not look down upon him in the slightest.
However, his nature determines two things.
First, he would not join Shen Tang because he was afraid or disgusted with Shen Tang. This old master had always dealt with the situation rather than the person. He joined Shen Tang because in his concept, Shen Tang had indeed done something wrong.
Secondly, it stands to reason that the use of troops by the Song Dynasty against Tubo should still be a secret matter at this moment.
Of course, this is only on the surface! Shen Tang has known for a long time that from the moment he sent troops to Tibet, this matter could not be concealed! There are tens of thousands of troops in the entire Chengdu Prefecture, and even if we only talk about generals, there are thousands of them. Everyone! Of course, among these people, there are many other people's informants. Therefore, it is impossible for Shen Tang's behavior to be hidden from the civil and military officials of the court.
However, why this matter has not been exposed before, first of all, it is because although these people are afraid of Shen Tang, they do not want to face a direct conflict with Shen Tang.
In addition, they did not know what role Zhao Shen played in this matter.
Therefore, in the end, it was Ji Xingbang, an old master with no taboos, who brought this matter to light.
The incident in the court started because of Ji Xingbang, but Shen Tang could conclude that there must be someone else's plan behind this matter.
Ji Xingbang is an important minister in the court, and a loyal minister above the court! He is even loyal to the point of being pedantic! Such people can sometimes be hateful, but overall they are still respectable! What can and cannot be done? , he will make the distinction clearly and will never exceed it.
Therefore, there may be people in the army who are familiar with Ji Xingbang, but they will never be his informants! He knows about this because someone is definitely instigating it behind the scenes!
However, Shen Tang was not in a hurry to find a way to find out! Ji Xingbang was a loyal minister, even a pedantic person, but he was by no means a fool! After the discussion at the court, he did not talk about sending troops to Tibet for the time being, but , he should have realized the purpose of the person behind it.
In other words, he already understood that he was being treated as a knife!
It would be fine if he didn't know, but now he knows and understands.
So, do you really think that a censor can be easily provoked?
Ji Xingbang has been in control of Yushitai for several years. Although he is not an evergreen tree in politics, his prestige is rarely matched by others.
The entire Yushitai was firmly controlled by him, and even the two Yushitai Zhongcheng did not dare to do anything against Ji Xingbang! This is another reason why others, including His Majesty, are in awe of him.
Therefore, it is not a good thing for anyone to offend Ji Xingbang.
Now that Shen Tang has passed the test, next, Ji Xingbang will be enough to make the people behind him miserable without Shen Tang taking action!
Although Shen Tang has not lived in the imperial court for a long time, he is no stranger to the civil and military affairs of the imperial court.
Especially the methods of these people are not new.
The clear gunman was Ji Xingbang! They knew that Ji Xingbang hated evil, so they secretly revealed to Ji Xingbang that Shen Tang was sending troops to Tibet.
And Ji Xingbang really attacked Shen Tang! But what is surprising is that Shen Tang not only had already made an excuse, but also brought Zhao Shen as a barrier.
In the end, with his own meritorious service, he suppressed the matter within a controllable range, and Ji Xingbang's anger towards him turned into admiration!
As for the hidden arrows, these people will naturally not find any assassins to deal with Shen Tang!
First of all, everyone knows that although Shen Tang came from a genuine imperial examination background, he was very brave and had few enemies.
What's more, every one of the personal guards around Shen Tang is a real warrior on the battlefield. If you want to attack Shen Tang in Lin'an City, it will be impossible to reach the sky.
Secondly, although Shen Tang's official position is not at the top of the court, at least for now he is the whirlpool of the entire court and is trusted by His Majesty.
If such a person were to be assassinated, Zhao Shen would never tolerate it! At that time, he would be in trouble.
Since assassins are unrealistic, there is only one other method.
That is coercing public opinion!
I have said before that a large part of the reason why the emperor was wary of these civil servants was that they controlled the power of public opinion! Most of the scholars were their disciples, and most of what the people knew and saw was under their control.
Therefore, using public opinion to deal with a person is also one of their best and sharpest methods.
Thinking about it, when Shen Tang returned from the Kingdom of Jin, wasn't he misunderstood by the people?
Come to think of it, they will use the same method this time!
Such methods may pose a fatal threat to others.
However, Shen Tang had been secretly prepared for it! It would be better if these people didn't do it, but once they did, they would cause a lot of trouble for themselves.
Shen Tang directly asked for leave and did not go to court, but Zhao Shen did not force him.
For him, all he needs is that Shen Tang is in Lin'an and he can call him whenever he needs something.
There is no need to get up early every day to go to the palace, so you have more time to relax! Therefore, in addition to dealing with the Tibetan mission these days, Shen Tang accompanied Lian'er on a good tour of Lin'an City!
In addition, Chengdu Prefecture has now settled down.
Moreover, although all the officials in the local prefectures, counties and counties are not yet ready, it can be regarded as basically returning to calm.
As a result, this army will no longer be able to stay in Chengdu Mansion.
Today, Chengdu has more than 40,000 Song troops and tens of thousands of Tibetan prisoners! As for the 20,000 soldiers and horses that went to Tibet, Shen Tang will not easily transfer them back.
Finally, he had an excuse to occupy some Tubo territory. How could Shen Tang give up?
However, Bian Xi and Xin Qiji's troops were originally stationed in Sizhou, and Shao Hongyuan's troops were not local troops, so it was unrealistic for them to be stationed in Chengdu for a long time.
Therefore, next, Shen Tang needs to consider withdrawing his troops! Otherwise, these soldiers and horses will be stagnant in Chengdu Mansion for a long time. I am afraid that it will not be long before someone from the court will join Shen Tang again.