"But why is he such a small official from out of town? My father wants someone. There are so many members of our Cai family. Qinbei Pavilion"
Cai Sui is still dissatisfied with Song Jiang. No matter how he looks at it, Song Jiang is not a person who can stand on the stage. He is six feet tall, dark and short. He looks like a rustic farmer. His appearance alone is not worthy of a wealthy family like the Cai family. .
"You should know that local officials are strong but officials are weak. I have checked out Song Jiang. He is proficient in officialdom, has a flexible mind, and is very good at pleasing people. The tricks and cleverness of subordinate officials are enough to deal with the recklessness of the world."
Cai Jing patiently explained to Cai Sui, not at all angry because of his son's repeated questioning.
"As for why it is Song Jiang, it is because he is not only proficient in officialdom, but also wanders in the rivers and lakes, and has considerable reputation. In that circle, reputation is far more important than anything else."
Cai Jing looked at Cai Sui again and said.
"Then the rivers, lakes and green forests are not filled with thieves and bandits. What's the use of some reckless men who don't understand anything?"
Cai Sui was even more puzzled. He didn't even look down on low-level officials like Song Jiang, and he looked down on those reckless people even less.
"Of course it has its uses. Most of the gangsters and gangsters are fierce criminals. If these people can be used, they will be a force that cannot be underestimated."
Cai Jing shook his head and said, he became an official step by step, from Jiangnan all the way to Tokyo, and went through three dynasties and several ups and downs. Although he has been in a high position for more than ten years, he still knows the people at the bottom.
"If father wants people, I will recruit them. I can recruit all kinds of elites."
Cai Sui still spoke.
"Stupid, my father is the grand master of the current dynasty, the ruling prime minister, and you recruit dead soldiers privately. Do you want to kill the entire Cai family!"
Cai Jing's voice suddenly became stern. He must be careful every step he takes in a high position. Those restricted areas must not be touched. If a private soldier is impeached by Yanguan Yushi, ten heads will not be enough to chop him off.
"My child knows I'm wrong!"
Cai Sui knew he had said something wrong and quickly admitted his mistake. The Cai family was in a high position and countless eyes were staring at them. Privately recruiting dead soldiers was a capital crime. No matter how favored the Cai family was, they would not be able to escape the death penalty.
"Your eldest brother is now a bachelor of the Xuanhe Palace, an envoy to the Huaikang Army, and now in charge of an entire town. Although I can ensure your official career is prosperous, I can't do anything in terms of manpower. It's impossible for Tong Guan to guard me now. If you are allowed to serve in the military, the army will definitely lose your share, but your big brother has to guard against it! So I took Song Jiang and asked him to gather a group of desperadoes in the rivers, lakes and green forests that no one cares about. After that, I We urge Zhao'an to make sure that these people can be used by us."
Cai Jing slowly talked about his plan. Cai You, the eldest son he had once been most optimistic about, was now showing his viciousness. He had a vague intention to attack his father, and he was even more murderous towards his brother.
This makes Cai Jing extremely uncomfortable. It seems that the fight between brothers and father is about to happen in the Cai family.
"Brother, he was just confused for a moment. Father, please forgive him."
Cai Sui saluted and said.
"A moment of confusion? He is now a bachelor, and the emperor gave him a mansion. This is equivalent to acknowledging that he has opened his teeth to build a mansion. Now that the war in the north is about to start, he, the governor of the Huaikang Army, will definitely have to go. When the time comes, With his military exploits, he will surely rise to great heights. Even as a father, I can't suppress him. He has a vicious heart, and I'm afraid you won't be able to escape his vicious hands."
Cai Jing sighed, recalling the past Cai You, who was called a filial and well-behaved person. When he was demoted, he still begged the emperor in every possible way, but he didn't expect that now he would kill his father. Is it because he blocked his way?
"How could this be?"
Cai Suan had a look of pain on his face. His eldest brother who used to take care of them was now determined to kill them.
"The world of officialdom is so deep. My father has been in official circles all his life. I didn't expect that at this age, I still can't understand it."
Cai Jing also had a wry smile on his face. He had experienced three dynasties and met too many big figures, including Wang Anshi and Sima Guang. These were all his bosses. When the reformists and conservatives clashed, he repeatedly jumped around according to the direction of the court, and fought openly and secretly in which officialdom. He came through the era of murderous murders unscathed and rose to prominence, eventually taking his place and reaching the position of prime minister. But he never expected that in the end it would be his own son who would take action against him.
Cai Jing knew very well why Cai You became like that. The emperor seemed fatuous, but he had the skills to control him. He favored Cai You, boosted Cai You's power, and allowed his ambition to expand. Now he is powerless to stop it.
"Father, a villain like Song Jiang cannot be trusted. If he betrays you, the consequences will be disastrous!"
Cai Sui finally thought about it and said, those people in the rivers, lakes and green forests are just bandits and thieves, and they have no loyalty at all.
"The cunning rabbit dies and the lackey is cooked!"
After Cai Jing said this, he stood up and left the study tremblingly, leaving only Cai Sui in the study.
"The cunning rabbit dies and the lackey is cooked! The lackey Song Jiang should be cooked and killed after being used."
Cai Sui's eyes lit up, and there was a hint of cruelty in the smile on his face. Song Jiang wanted to be a lackey of the Taishi Mansion, and he would ascend to heaven with the power of the Taishi Mansion. Since he wanted to be a lackey, he was prepared to be eaten.
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Night, Taiwei Mansion.
"Damn it! Damn it!"
Gao Qiu was smashing all the precious porcelains in the house.
"Captain, calm down!"
A group of officials quickly came forward to persuade him.
"Sun Lei, this evil thief, Sun Lei, this evil thief, I want to eat his flesh alive!"
Gao Qiu was pulled by everyone and couldn't smash things anymore, so he yelled in the sky. Everyone knew that Sun Lei was going to hold a hero conference. Not to mention that the enemy who killed his son was happy and free, but he was so arrogant. Why did he want to make a big show of being a hero? The conference, how could he swallow this breath.
"Lord Lieutenant, calm down!"
Everyone pulled Gao Qiu to sit down and tried to persuade him.
"I can't vent my hatred without killing Sun Lei!"
Gao Qiu still roared angrily.
"Lieutenant, why don't you report to the court tomorrow and ask the court to send out a large army to destroy Sun Lei!"
Li Yuhou said.
"Okay, I will report it to the court tomorrow! I will definitely cut that Sun Lei into pieces!"
Only then did Gao Qiu suppress his anger.
Seeing that the fourth watch had passed, Gao Qiu directly changed into his official clothes and went to the Tailu Courtyard. When the Jingyang bell rang, he entered the palace ahead of all the officials and headed towards the main hall.
All the officials laughed secretly when they saw Gao Qiu's urgency. Everyone knew what Gao Qiu wanted to do. Sun Lei, the bandit in Liangshanbo, wanted to build a hero's conference on a grass platform. How could Gao Qiu sit still when this happened?
However, the officials didn't care much about Sun Lei. What did a grass bandit hold a grass bandit conference? Playing in the water in the pool? How could such a trivial matter be worth bringing to court?
"Grand Master, I'm afraid Gao Qiu will make trouble for Liangshan Po Sun Lei again today."
Tong Guan walked beside Cai Jing and said with a smile.
"Just a little grass bandit."
Cai Jing looked indifferent and said.
"Does the grand master agree to send troops?"
Tong Guan continued to ask. Although he was not afraid of Cai Jing and his power was not weaker than Cai Jing, he was still not as proficient in official affairs as Cai Jing. Sometimes he was willing to listen to Cai Jing's opinions.
"A small pool can be wiped out by just sending some soldiers and horses, so why bother Tongxiang?"
Cai Jing knew that Tong Guan wanted to say this. Tong Guan's thoughts were all about regaining Yanyun, and he didn't want to divide his troops to fight the grass bandits. The achievements of the two were completely different.
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