On the east side of the vertical arch hall, there is the blue tile room where Zhang Dian and Cai Bian are in charge, and the confidential room on the west side, in the corner of the west corner of the confidential room, is where Zhao Xu is.

A group of people came to the door, patiently, and waited for Chen Pi to go in and report.

Not long after, Chen Pi came out and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, the official family is invited." ”

The crowd immediately couldn't wait, but they didn't dare to cross the rules, so they walked into this utility room with patience and anxiety.

As soon as you enter, you will see all kinds of broken wood, debris, long sticks and short logs, and all kinds of strange wooden cattle and horses of various sizes.

And Zhao Xu, his hair was a little messy, his face was dusty, his clothes were coarse cloth, and he was holding a wheel-like thing in both hands, he was looking at it, and said to himself: "The wisdom of the ancients is really amazing......

In his hand is a model of a horse-drawn carriage wheel, although there are no gears, chains and other parts of later generations, but the delicate and complex structure still creates the wheel and completes the carriage.

"But it is not enough to use it on waterwheels and windmills, it also needs to have wheels, chains, and rubber linkages......"

Zhao Xu muttered to himself.

If you want to use a water wheel for irrigation, it is not enough and unrealistic, so it can only be used for water conservancy scheduling.

The crowd looked in a daze, this was the first time they had seen Zhao Xu sitting in the garbage heap so undignified.

But they all knew very well that it was impossible for Zhao Xu not to know that Zhang Xuan had just killed the Liao envoys, what did it mean to meet them in this situation?

Before the crowd could think clearly, Wang Cun couldn't help it, strode out of the ranks, and said in a deep voice: "Qi Guan family, Zhang Zihou has just killed the Liao envoy in the political affairs hall!" ”

The others glanced at Wang Cun, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry promoted by Su Song, did not speak, and their eyes were on Zhao Xu.

Killing the Liao envoy is very likely to cause the wrath of the Liao State, and once the Liao State sends troops, it will definitely be a major event that threatens the country!

Chen Pi stood not far from Zhangdun, quietly staring at Zhangdun.

Zhang Xianggong, who has not yet taken office, is really bold and reckless, and he didn't even ask for instructions for such a thing, so he made his own decisions.

Zhao Xu's attention was on the model in his hand, and he listened to the 'hmm' sound, and said, "Zhang Xianggong, what explanation do you have?" ”

Everyone's eyes shifted to Zhang Dian.

Cai Bian twisted his eyebrows, and his face was clearly dissatisfied.

Li Qingchen, Lin Xi, Xu Jiang and others looked worried.

Zhang Dian raised his hand and said in a very calm tone: "Your Majesty, judging from the information obtained by the Imperial City Division and other places, the Liao State has fallen into civil strife and is no longer able to extricate itself, and they are not capable of launching an invasion of our Great Song Dynasty......"

"Is the Imperial City Division's news so reliable? How did it not before? Okay, even if the Liao State is not capable for the time being, can you keep them from having no in the future? ”

Wang Cun interrupted unceremoniously, sprayed angrily at Zhang Dian, and roared angrily: "The Xia people are eyeing the tiger, the imperial court is accumulating all its strength to fight the Xia people, don't be distracted!" Besides, even if the Liao State can't send troops, even if they move slightly, the north will inevitably be pinned down by half, as the ruler, is there no overall situation? Also, killing the Liao envoy is a kingless man! ”

After Wang Cun finished spraying, he turned to Zhao Xu and said in a deep voice: "Official, Zhang Zihou is arbitrary and arbitrary, causing such a bad result, please punish him severely, otherwise the courtiers will learn the same in the future, where is the face of the official, and how can the discipline of the court exist!" ”

Cai Bian and the others listened to Wang Cun's words, and no one spoke out to defend Zhang Cun.

Even Cai Bian, who has always been generous, is rarely angry with Zhang Dian, which shows that this matter is not trivial.

Zhao Xu didn't seem to hear Wang Cun's words, his eyes lifted from the model in his hand, and he kept staring at Zhang Dian with a different color.

Zhang Duan paused for a lot of time before beheading the Liao envoy, in fact, this time was equivalent to reporting that he had killed Nayelu Hongzheng without Zhao Xu stopping him.

Zhao Xu didn't care about this, although Zhang Xuan was upright and impatient, he knew the proportions and would not really kill the Liao envoy without scruples.

What really surprised Zhao Xu was, how did Zhang Dian see the reality of Liao?

Zhao Xu also carefully read the information of the Imperial City Division, and on the surface, the Liao State was still strong, far from being comparable to the Song Dynasty.

But Zhang Dun saw it, and dared to kill the Liao envoy as a temptation!

The wisdom of the ancients should not be underestimated. ’

Zhao Xu sighed again in his heart, naturally he would not think that Zhang Dian was blindly nonsense.

In fact, the Liao State has indeed gradually become a strong external force, especially now that the internal strife is repeated, just last month, the Liao State mobilized 300,000 troops to the north to quell the chaos, and there is indeed no extra force to launch a war with the Great Song Dynasty.

Throughout history, during this time, the Liao State did not launch a war with the outside world, and was stuck in internal strife and could not extricate itself until it was destroyed by the Jurchens.

A group of people were waiting for Zhao Xu to speak, and when they saw Zhao Xu looking at Zhang Xuan, it seemed that they were waiting for Zhang Xuan to explain more.

But after Zhang Dian finished these few sentences, he said no more.

Seeing that Zhang Dian did not defend himself, Wang Cun became more and more angry, and raised his hand to Zhao Xu and said: "Official, please deal with Zhang Zihou severely, otherwise you will not be able to explain to the subjects of the world!" At the same time, an envoy was sent to Liao to explain the matter, and asked the Privy Council to urgently transfer troops in case of accidents. ”

Cai Bian glanced at Wang Cun and didn't add anything.

Despite the different political positions, Wang Cun's words are correct.

Li Qingchen and others were silent.

Naturally, they didn't want to deal with Zhangdu, but they couldn't find a reason for it for a while. Killing the Liao envoy and triggering a national war is not a responsibility that anyone can bear.

Now, I'm afraid that there are already waves outside the palace, and I don't know how many people are writing impeachment notes.

Empress Dowager Gao passed away, Su Song left and waited before it was digested, and the anger of countless people may be ignited in an instant!

Zhao Xu glanced at Wang Cun, continued to play with the model in his hand, suddenly smiled, and said: "Your Qing family has misunderstood, Zhang Xianggong has already reported it before killing the Liao envoy, and I agreed." ”

Everyone was suddenly shocked, and countless thoughts turned in their hearts.

Does the official really know, or is it for the sake of the stability of the court situation, and for the sake of protecting Zhangdun's 'compromise'?

Wang Cun was taken aback, and then couldn't help but say: "The ministers are brave, and I also ask the officials to show me." ”

Zhao Xu had already picked up the carving knife beside him, began to carve on the model, and said impatiently: "What Zhang Qingjia said is already very clear, you can go to the political hall to discuss it yourself later." The things of this day have not stopped, and I have not had a moment of leisure. Okay, let's go, Chen Pi, and send you back to the political hall. ”

Wang Cun thought of many possibilities in his mind, and guessed that Zhao Xu would protect Zhangdun, but this kind of protection of the law still made him unacceptable, and he raised his hand to speak, but Chen Pi suddenly took a step, and when he was in front of him, he couldn't raise his hand, and his words were blocked.

Chen Pi was almost face to face with Wang Cun, and said with a smile: "Wang Shangshu, please." ”

Wang Cun frowned, wanting to bypass him, Zhang Dian had already raised his hand and said, "The ministers will retire." ”

After Zhang Dan finished speaking, he turned to leave.

Cai Bian and others also had the feeling of punching on cotton, their chests were tight, and their breath was blocked.

But Zhao Xu had already driven people away, and they hesitated again and again, so they could only raise their hands and say, "The ministers will retire." ”

As soon as Zhang Dun, Cai Bian, Li Qingchen and others left, Wang Cun was left.

Wang Cun was willing, took a step back, and said resentfully: "The official family, Zhang Zihou is bold, there is nothing he dare not do, the minister can understand the bitter smile of the official family, but he must not tolerate the adultererous and let Zhang Dian sit big!" ”

Zhao Xu didn't seem to hear it, and continued to carve his model.

This is a major event involving farming, and Zhao Xu can't delay it, and he is very attentive.

Wang Cun saw that Zhao Xu ignored him, and then looked at Chen Pi who followed closely, and had to say: "The minister is finished, and the minister retires." ”

Chen Pi watched Wang Cun leave, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

In the past, there were many ministers who could catch the emperor's face spray, and it would take half a day to spray it, and the emperor still had nothing to do with them.

If Wang Cun does this, the official family will be embarrassed.

This is an admonition for the imperial court, it is inevitable and deserved, it can't be like Wang Shi'an, right?

Zhao Xu didn't have Chen Pi's emotion, and now, he has a way to deal with these courtiers, and there is no need to kill people.

'Interesting. ’

Zhao Xu carved the model, but he had been analyzing this matter in his heart.

Zhang Dian was able to judge the reality of the Liao State, which really surprised him. Previously, Zhang Qi reported that Zhang Dian urged him to start a war with the Xia people as soon as possible, and he should have seen through Western Xia. Then he had to make a move on Qingtang Tubo and take back the six northwestern states.

Good strategy!

Great talent!

Zhao Xu carved wood in his hand, but he was quite happy in his heart.

Zhangdun's strategic vision is stronger than him!

Having such a subordinate is really comfortable for him.

"Chen Pi," Zhao Xu said suddenly.

At this time, Chen Pi just turned back, and hurriedly said, "The villain is here." ”

Zhao Xu looked up in the direction of the political affairs hall, and said expressionlessly: "It is proposed to appoint Zhang Dian as the prime minister, and at the same time add the title of 'Prime Minister of the Political Affairs Hall' to fully preside over the new law." ”

"Yes." Chen Pi responded.

Zhao Xu waved his hand and continued to bow his head and carve.

When Chen Pi went to draft the edict, the people in the political hall were 'restrained' confrontation.