Son of Song Dynasty

Chapter 88
The place where his finger pointed was a large campus that could accommodate 10 people for training at the same time. As far as he could see, it was almost empty. There was only a small square formation of Forbidden Army soldiers in the center of the venue, waiting to be reviewed. It is said that the total number of toes in that group of people is [-], which is barely enough.

Facing Zhao Dezhao's stern questioning, Sun Chengli did not show the slightest panic, and said with a dry smile:

"Your Highness, just because Wei Jiang knew that you were coming to review, Wei Jiang specially selected three thousand elite soldiers from the fifty thousand officers and soldiers in front of the palace to be reviewed. This way, Your Highness, you will be most comfortable and not tired. Soldiers You can also have some leisure time, isn’t it advantageous to have both sides? Why do you have to accept all of them!"

"General Sun really has a heart. This king himself is not tired, but General Sun is tired of this king." Zhao Dezhao laughed mockingly, and said lightly: "This king is not only here to inspect the soldiers, but also to present rewards in public after the inspection. You only have such a few people here, how can I teach this king to give the reward?"

"His Royal Highness can hand over the reward money to Wei Jiang, and Wei Jiang will distribute it to the fifty thousand soldiers in front of the palace. It can be regarded as saving some trouble and sharing some labor for His Highness."

When he said this, Sun Chengli did not wait for Zhao Dezhao to raise his hand to signal him to stand up. He stood up by himself, raised his head and looked at Zhao Dezhao who was sitting on the general platform. His eyes were calm, his face was smiling, and he did not show the slightest hint of fear.

He dared to put on such a posture, of course he had something to back it up. Long before Zhao Dezhao was born, he was already a confidant and old subordinate of the current emperor. He had old friendship with the current emperor and King Jin. In the Dianqian Division under Zhou Shizong's command in the previous dynasty, they drank, gambled, and scolded their mothers at the same table. At that time, Zhao Dezhao was just a little kid who would cry around the wine table.

In his eyes, Zhao Dezhao was still a kid, an older kid.

"Oh, so it turns out, General Sun thinks so."

Zhao Dezhao nodded and smiled.

Long before he came to Dianqian Division's barracks, Zhao Dezhao had thought that the commander of Dianqian Division might be a hindrance to him, but he didn't expect this person to be so blatant!
Zhao Dezhao remembered Sun Chengli. He was five or six years old and just started to remember the two years. At that time, his father was still an officer in front of the former court. It was not long before the launch of the Chenqiao Mutiny. His father had a lot of contacts, especially those in the army. There are many brothers in the same robes, the house is always full of guests, and the wine in the glass is not empty. Among them, the father's in-laws and brother-in-law, Shi Shouxin, who is also the former important general in front of the court, came to the house the most.

At that time, Sun Chengli was not a very eye-catching character among the many friends and guests of the father. Zhao Dezhao was able to leave an impression on him because of a very small thing: one day the father lost his temper when he was drunk. He had a seizure because he wanted to beat Zhao Guangyi on the spot for a trivial matter, and Sun Chengli, who was his father's subordinate, stepped forward and blocked Zhao Guangyi's iron fist from his father, and was beaten until he lost two teeth.

Zhao Dezhao, who was still a child at that time, had a good impression of this person because of this, and felt that this person was extremely righteous, but looking at this matter now, it is enough to explain a problem that is not easy to detect-Sun Chengli and the emperor's father are of course It's an old friendship, but he probably has a very deep friendship with his uncle Zhao Guangyi!

With this in mind early in the morning, Zhao Dezhao was not surprised by Sun Chengli's actions. Of course, this person could see that the real purpose of his trip was to gain the hearts of the soldiers by inspecting the forbidden army and awarding rewards. They will do everything possible to make things difficult.

Zhao Dezhao could fully understand Sun Chengli's thoughts, but he just thought it was funny. Wasn't it too hasty to do this?
Sun Chengli was also laughing, his mouth was getting bigger and bigger, his smile was a little unscrupulous, and he even showed a bit of pride after he succeeded in his tricks. He didn't think that this young boy could do anything to him just because of a little etiquette, otherwise There is no justification for the Holy Majesty.

"Forget it!" Zhao Dezhao really didn't intend to turn his face against this veteran elder over this, so he stood up with a smile on his face, turned his head and said to Shi Yuanliang, "Since the generals and soldiers of the Dianqian Division are not here for the time being, then We have to wait until everyone is here to review and award the awards."

Shi Yuanliang understood Zhao Dezhao's intentions, and immediately bowed to answer: "Your Highness is right, let's go to the Guards Division and the Horse Army Division, and give their rewards first, and their two divisions can get more."

"General Sun is free." Zhao Dezhao nodded to Sun Chengli with a smile, and then walked slowly to the steps of the General's Terrace, as if he really wanted to leave his business and leave.

Just after walking down two steps, I heard Sun Chengli's cold voice behind me:
"Your Highness, why do you have to pretend to scare the general? You won't believe it if you are not a general. Your Highness, you really dare not give me the reward from the former secretary of the palace today!"

"Wei Jiang has already made it clear to the officers and soldiers that today they will be rewarded with heavy rewards. His Highness, as a consolation envoy, came and brought the money, but he left without paying a single coin...Your Highness, please think about it." Look, how will the officers and soldiers of the Dianqian Division react when they find out?"

"There are 5 soldiers in the Dianqian Division. If [-] people make a fuss, it's no joke!"

Zhao Dezhao stood still on the steps, turned his head to face Sun Chengli, his face was so cold that there was no smile on his face: "May I ask General Sun, if the [-] soldiers in front of the palace are really making trouble today, is it because of this king, or because of him?" General Sun, are you making a fuss?"

"Your Highness, what do you mean by these words?" Sun Chengli couldn't help being startled, his face showing a bewildered look.

"If this king entrusts you with the rewards from the imperial court according to your wishes, and you will award them to the officers and men of the Dianqian Division on your behalf, if the officers and soldiers of the Dianqian Division are not enough, may I ask if you, General Sun, will lead the Fifty thousand soldiers went to Funing Palace to look for my father to continue begging for rewards?"

Zhao Dezhao paused, stared at Sun Chengli's eyes and continued:
"Or it's like this: General Sun issued this reward on behalf of me and my father, and the officers and men in front of the palace mistakenly thought that you used your private money to issue the reward. Would they be grateful for your great kindness? , so I decided to support you to go further?"

Every time Zhao Dezhao said something, Sun Chengli's purple face would turn white.

After the two sentences were finished, his old face was already as pale as paper, with no trace of blood remaining.

In the end, Zhao Dezhao made another sharp stab: "General Sun, I know that you and your father are old acquaintances and friends. You put your seniority and age in front of this king and regard yourself as an elder. This king is really not easy to argue with you." But this king really wants to ask a question, in terms of supporting my father's ascension to the throne, and in terms of friendship with my father, how do you compare with my uncle Shi?"

(End of this chapter)