Zhao Xu ignored what Su Song was thinking, settled the matter, looked at Shen Qi, and said, "What is the matter with Shen Qing's family?" ”

Shen Qi raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty, it's the Queen Mother's business." ”

What he prepared yesterday was about Zhao Xu's wedding, and he heard that the Empress Dowager Xiang had passed away before dawn, so he could only change his words temporarily.

Zhao Xu was unconcerned about the death of the Empress Dowager, and said lightly: "In this matter, grandmother will issue an edict, wait for Yi's decree." ”

Shen Qi replied 'yes', raised his hand, and stopped talking.

Zhao Xu looked at him, glanced at Su Song and Liang Tao again, and said, "There is still a criminal department outside, Yushitai is waiting, you have other things to do, let's talk about it later." ”

Su Song, Liang Tao didn't know, Shen Qi understood, raised his hand and said, "The minister retreats." ”

Zhao Xu watched the three of them leave, took a sip of tea, and thought in his heart, this is not enough, he has to send Lu Dafang and Er Fan away completely.

Zhao Xu was thinking about it, Huang Shan, Ma Yan, and Qian Sheng came in, and they all raised their hands and said, "Your Majesty." ”

Zhao Xu put the teacup aside and said, "Check it out?" ”

Huang Zhan is the secretary of the Criminal Department, and he said stubbornly: "Back to Your Majesty, I found out, yes, yes, he was a jailer, because he resented Su Zhe for having sentenced his brother to death, and he was resentful in his heart, so he took the opportunity to kill Su Zhe on duty." ”

Zhao Xu raised his eyebrows and said, "This is the result you found out to me?" ”

Huang Shan's expression stiffened, there were no outsiders here, so he said directly: "That jailer...... Committed suicide by poisoning at home. ”

Zhao Xu looked at Huang Shan, swept towards Ma Yan and Qian Sheng, and said coldly: "With this article, I let the Imperial City Division send you all to prison, do you feel wronged?" ”

The three of them trembled, knelt on the ground together, and said, "The minister is guilty." ”

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Zhao Xu's face turned pale, slapped the table, and shouted: "Guilty!?" Do I want you to be convicted? Assassinate the three envoys in the prison of the Criminal Department, tomorrow, I will die inexplicably, and then push it to a palace maid, and the eunuch will forget it! Is this what you guys do on a good errand?! ”

Huang Shan, Ma Yan, and Qian Sheng knelt on the ground, a trace of cold sweat oozed from their heads, and they didn't dare to breathe.

The official family in front of him is not a Divine Sect, and it is nothing to be able to kill Liu Shi'an with a rod and send them to prison!

Zhao Xu stared at the three of them coldly and said, "I will give you three days!" Within three days, if you can't find out the reason, I will send you to prison to extinguish the anger of the Su family and the officials of the government and the opposition! ”

Huang Yan and the three of them intuitively felt that their necks were cold, and they bowed down again and said, "The minister obeys the order." ”

Zhao Xu looked down at the three of them, his eyes were cold, and said, "In the future, anything will be reported to me first, and then the government affairs hall will be informed, understand?" ”

Although Huang Yan and Ma Yan were afraid, they knew the meaning of Zhao Xu's words, and the knife was on their necks, so they couldn't help it, so they had to say, "The minister obeys the order." ”

Zhao Xu waved his hand and said, "Go ahead." ”

"The minister retired." The three of them trembled and tried to get up.

Huang Zhan fell to the ground with a big drop of cold sweat on his head, struggled to get up, suddenly his knees weakened, and he fell head-on instead of standing firmly, and screamed in pain.

Seeing this, Ma Yan hurriedly helped him up and looked at Zhao Xu carefully.

Qian Sheng couldn't care about being nervous, helped Huang Shan, and withdrew from the vertical arch hall.

Huang Yan's face was as white as paper, his legs were weak, almost Qian Sheng, and Ma Yan dragged them out.

Zhao Xu saw that the three of them were gone, and silently picked up the teacup again.

In fact, he didn't care if they could find out, it was best if they couldn't find out, so he kept beating the people in the outer court with this case.

The most important thing is that Zhao Xu asked Dali Temple, and Yushitai crossed the political hall at the same time and reported directly to him.

The Yamen of the Three Divisions was sealed by him, and most of the authority related to money and food was transferred to the Ministry of Households. Shangshu Province, Zhongshu Province, and Menxia Province were merged into the Political Affairs Hall.

Hanging three provinces, the pattern of the six departments of the political hall is basically formed, and the outside is the Yushitai, Dali Temple.

Now that Ma Yan and Qian Sheng have been handled, the preliminary goal has been achieved.

'Go one step further, it's time to clean up the government hall......

Zhao Xu held the teacup and whispered thoughtfully in his heart.

Maybe it's easy to deal with Lu Dafang, Er Fan and others, but it is difficult to change this kind of court pattern of checks and balances and people floating around, after all, it is a lesion of more than a hundred years.

But if the imperial court does not centralize power and power, how can it change the intricate system of the entire Song Dynasty and the superficiality of local officials?

When Zhao Xu was thinking about it in his heart, Chen Pi came over quietly and said, "Official, Doctor Shen asks to see you." ”

Zhao Xu sighed, put down the teacup and said, "I saw him have something to say just now, let him come in." ”

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It didn't take long for Shen Qi to come in.

Less than forty years old, with a shrewd and capable face, he came to Zhao Xu's table not far away, raised his hand and said, "Minister Shen Qi is the official family." ”

Zhao Xu nodded slightly, and still attached great importance to this person who fell to him first, and said with a smile: "Shen Qing's family don't worry, even if the wedding is postponed, I will leave a place for you, Zhongshushe." ”

Although the Zhongshu Sheren is not of high quality, he is the chief steward of the political hall, and there are too many dignitaries, and the prime minister has done this position!

Shen Qi's face flashed with surprise, he quickly calmed down, raised his hand, and said with some hesitation: "The minister is not here to invite officials, but ...... Cai Jing arrived at the minister's mansion last night. ”

When Zhao Xu heard him mention Cai Jing, his expression was a little unkind.

Cai Jing is a person, originally Zhao Xu thought that he would enter Beijing, maybe he could help him, but he didn't expect to see no one now, so what is the use of him?

Shen Qi saw that Zhao Xu's face was unhappy, and hurriedly said: "He gave the minister a script, which is about the new law during the Shenzong period. ”

Zhao Xu looked at him and raised his hand to signal to Chen Pi.

Chen Pi hurriedly stepped forward to take it and handed it to Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu is now extremely eager for the content of the change, and what he sees in the study is too general and empty, and he needs to synthesize and multi-faceted views, especially to understand the actual situation now.

Zhao Xu took it and looked at it expressionlessly.

Skipping the previous 'Minister Cai Jing Fu Invite Shengjian', Cai Jing's recital mentions the 'Fangtian Equal Taxation Law', the 'Exemption Law', the 'Copper Money Law', the 'Salt Law' and so on.

Zhao Xu looked at it and shook his head secretly, although Cai Jing has a lot of content and a lot of practical new measures, but in general, it is a castration and compromise version of Wang Anshi's method, and there is not much innovation.

Zhao Xu closed it, looked at Shen Qi, and said: "Cai Jing is a snake and rat at both ends, and his character is not good, so the Qing family should have less contact with him in the future." ”

Shen Qi saw that Cai Jing had been sentenced to death in Zhao Xu's heart, and he was slightly shocked, he didn't dare to mention Cai Jing's 'vote for the name', so he bowed down and said: "The minister remembers the official teachings. ”

Zhao Xu snorted and said, "Go ahead, if you have something in the future, you will come to the Vertical Arch Hall to see me, and there is no need to report it." ”

This is a huge trust, Shen Qi was overjoyed, raised his hand, bowed deeply, and couldn't hide his excitement and said: "The minister obeys the order and retires." ”

Zhao Xu watched him leave, and looked down at Cai Jing's notebook, which was somewhat a reference.

At this time, a yellow door quietly came in through the side door and whispered a few words in Chen Pi's ear.

Chen Pi waved him away, turned to Zhao Xu and said, "Official, that Cai You is here." ”

When Zhao Xu heard it, he was bored when he thought of Cai Jing, and was about to wave his hand, when he suddenly said, "Let him in." ”

Cai You is a ruthless person. His father is useless, and he may be able to use it.

Chen Pi responded and ordered someone to pass it on.

Before Zhao Xu's teacup was served, Cai You came in in a little panicked, and even tripped on the threshold, he panicked, knelt down, kowtowed, and said loudly: "Minister Cai You, for his father to neglect Your Majesty, there is no king, I have come to ask for guilt." ”

Zhao Xu's teacup was already in his mouth, and his hand was unstable and almost fell.

Chen Pideng's eyes widened, looking at Cai You, and he was shocked: This Cai You, is he selling his father to seek glory?