Zhao Xu saw that Shen Kuo was so happy, and he also smiled secretly in his heart, thinking about how to quietly stuff his private goods in.

With the signboards of Shen Kuo and Su Song, Zhao Xu can make great strides to promote the scientific and technological progress of the Great Song Dynasty in some aspects!

Zhao Xu looked at Shen Kuo, smiled and said casually: "However, these things will definitely face resistance, and the Shen Qing family should know that the imperial examination has been very troublesome recently......

Shen Kuo's expression was fierce, he quickly raised his hand, and said in a deep voice: "Official, this matter, the minister writes a notebook, and the world is open, they want to fight and kill, even if they come to Weichen, they will never affect the holy name of the official......"

Zhao Xu listened with satisfaction, but said: "I don't want to be too submissive, let him come when he should come, besides, I'm afraid that Shen Qing's family won't be able to bear it." By the way, these words, these things, for the time being, we monarchs and ministers know, after all, Taixue has not yet been built......"

"Yes, Wechen understands." Shen Kuo responded with a solemn face, and was already thinking about how to write that notebook in his heart.

As the former 'new party', Shen Kuozhishi has been in the party for many years, and he can still clearly remember the fierceness of the party struggle, that is, no one can avoid one thing, no matter how big and important things are, they will become each other's weapons!

Zhao Xu and Shen Kuo Junchen were talking and walking with their own thoughts.

It was afternoon.

Yangwu County.

Li Bozhi, the county magistrate of Yangwu County, Qin Shan, the inspection department, and Lin Jingxiang of the military department, the three of them stood in the palace, all of them looked awe-inspiring, looking at a large group of people in front of them.

Li Bozhi glanced at Qin Shan and Lin Jingxiang, turned to the group of people in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "The bandits in this county are rampant, so much so that they dare to rob the county, which is unprecedented!" This is an unforgivable provocation to Your Majesty, to the Imperial Court! His Majesty was furious, and the court accepted the decree and ordered Lin Langzhong of the military department to lead 5,000 troops to suppress bandits! The whole county must work together to eliminate bandits, return Yangwu County, and Kaifeng Mansion to a peace! ”

Qin Shan is just a patrol inspector and is not qualified to speak.

Lin Jingxiang's face was expressionless, as a civil official, he still held a knife in his hand, and then said, sonorously and powerfully: "This official is ordered to clean up bandits!" Everyone dares to act recklessly, collude with bandits, and kill without mercy! ”

Lin Jingxiang's words were very short, but they made everyone present tremble.

There were officials of all sizes in Yangwu County, as well as many gentry and famous families, and their expressions changed one by one, not knowing what they were thinking.

Li Bozhi, as a county magistrate, knew very well that there was collusion between officials and bandits in Yangwu County and how these gentry and big families resisted the implementation of the 'new law', and did not give them time to react, and said: "Yangwu County will fully cooperate with the suppression of bandits, the inspection department, and vigorously investigate Yangwu County. This official hopes that everyone present can understand that this time, Your Majesty and the imperial court have a resolute attitude and will never give up halfway! Now, this official gives the opportunity to those here, complain, and turn themselves in leniently, otherwise they will be found out in the future, and the crime will be increased by one degree, and the punishment will be severe! ”

Everyone present shrank their heads, and no one came out. It's just that their eyes flickered, looking left and right, and their minds were really hard to guess.

Lin Jingxiang saw it and said directly: "Since this is the case, let's start." ”

Li Bozhi is now the representative of the county, and he clearly knows the situation in Yangwu County, and when he saw that these people were silent, his heart was full of anger, and he calmed down, and said, "Then let's start." ”

Qin Shan, the inspector of the Inspection Division, waved his hand and shouted: "Take people!" ”

Before the words fell, the officials of Yangwu County rushed in, directly grabbed the three people, and dragged them out.

A group of people were shocked, those three people were all big local families, and their ancestors were all Jinshi and officials, and they had great influence in the local area.

One of the half-hundred-year-olds, his face was fierce, and he said angrily: "Li Bozhi, why are you arresting me? My son is now in the Wude Army, and he is a member of the fourth grade, you dare to take me! ”

The other two also shouted, moving out of their ancestral and current networks.

Li Bozhi is just a county man, from the eighth grade, in the past, it was begging for them, and they didn't bother to make friends, why should they take them?!

Li Bozhi's face was expressionless, and in their angry shouts, everyone present was shocked, and said lightly: "Ladies and gentlemen, the official's words are very clear, if anyone is lucky, the end will be the same as them." ”

The so-called 'Wai Lang' is a kind of alternative name for 'Wai Lang', which is outside the official and later gradually evolved into a special name for some people who are big gentry and have a reputation.

Many people's faces turned pale, and some seemed to want to stand up, but they were quietly pulled back.

Everyone looked at Li Bozhi, Qin Shan and Lin Jingxiang, and felt the murderous aura, and secretly suppressed their hearts, and no one spoke anymore.

They all felt a kind of crisis, their faces were panicked, and they were anxiously thinking about how to deal with it.

Li Bozhi and the three of them saw that these people were stubborn and did not talk nonsense, so they directly issued an order.

On the one hand, the Inspection Department began to 'clean up' in Yangwu County, and on the other hand, Lin Jingxiang 'cracked down' in Yangwu County in a dragnet-style way.

The two-pronged approach is huge!

Xiangfu County.

In the backyard of the prefect's yamen, more than 20 security chiefs, a chief, village chiefs, and some local gentry were gathered in a large house.

One of the gentry, wiping the cold sweat on his head on a cold day, smiled at the guards by the door, and said with a smile: "Poor master, we have been sitting for a long time, I don't know when the county master will come to see us?" ”

The official didn't turn his head and said, "After you take out the complete account book of the acres of land." ”

A group of security chiefs, A chiefs and others shrank their heads and whispered, they had already secretly colluded to form an alliance, and only handed over a part, and the really big head could not be handed over even if they were killed!

The gentleman looked anxious, and said in a voice full of uneasiness: "Then, when will we go back?" There are still many things going on in the house, and there is a minister waiting for me to enter tonight's table......"

The officials turned a deaf ear and ignored it.

The so-called 'Xianggong' in the mouth of this gentry is naturally not the Xianggong in the court.

The gentleman ate a nail and turned back, like a pins and needles. It's not sitting, it's not standing, and the cold sweat on my head hasn't stopped.

In the main hall of the backyard of Xiangfu County.

The magistrate of Xiangfu County, the county seat and the inspection, the main book plus the director of the six houses who have just taken office, etc., are in a meeting.

The head of the house sneered and said, "What is there to say, these people think that if they hide the account books, we can't do anything?" Directly clear the zhang, let people claim it, no one claims it for a period of time, and it will be confiscated directly! ”

"I'm afraid this is enough, some people are thousands of miles away, get the news, and rush over, I can't say that it will take half a year." The owner of the house.

"Then there are always people who collect rent, look at the land, and farm the land, right? Don't they know who the owner is? ”

"What I'm worried about is here, now those people are all human spirits, and it is not necessary to change hands quietly, besides, who has few people to get down, put up a name, what can we do? As long as they dragged it, the field would not be clear. ”

"In my opinion, the key is these village guards, where the land has gone, they know best! The middle business can't bypass them. ”

"One by one, you can always pry some open! First from the prying measurement, and then slowly review, you can also choose a new armor, not afraid of no one to speak, let alone not afraid of not being able to find the account books! ”

The magistrate of Xiangfu County and the others listened and nodded secretly, although these people were talking about the difficulties, no one flinched, and they were all talking about various countermeasures!

"Good!"

The magistrate of Xiangfu County said in a deep voice: "Then do it, first ask some of them to be guilty, pry open their mouths, and judge while measuring." Their things, one by one. Inspection Division, I'll leave it to you! ”

The inspector of the inspection department immediately got up and said loudly: "The subordinate officer receives the order." ”

The officials and officials present listened to this, excited and frightened, such a thing was unimaginable in the past, but now it is a matter of course, and few people feel surprised or uncomfortable.

Zhongmu County.

I don't know how many times the measurement team came to this bridge, and the young people on the opposite side blocked the road the same number of times.

Unlike before, this time, the measurement team was full of confidence, and the young people looked solemn.

Because behind the measurement team, there are more than 20 officials of the inspection department, which are subordinate to the Ministry of War, belong to the Ministry of War, and have dual jurisdiction over the local government.

The young man naturally didn't come blindly to block the road, looking at the captain of the measurement team of the old acquaintance, he raised his hand politely, and said: "Brother, it's not that the brother wants to embarrass you, it's really a last resort." Today, if you pass, we will have to break our legs. What would you choose between being arrested and going to jail? ”

The captain of the measuring team also raised his hand and said, "You can be a man, the measuring team in other places has been framed, beaten, and disappeared a lot, since you want to go to jail, put down your things, go with them, let's go in." ”

The young man still raised his hand, with a sincere face, and said, "This is no problem. However, let me remind you that our village has been around for hundreds of years, and all of them have the same surname, and no one knows how outsiders will die when they enter it. ”

For such a situation, the captain of the measurement team is very clear, and it is not surprising that the entire Great Song Dynasty is a patriarchal system, and an ancestral hall is tied to hundreds or even thousands of people.

The word 'township', the smallest unit can be turned into 'ancestral hall'.

The captain of the measuring team said: "You don't need to worry about this, it won't be long before the bandit army of the imperial court will arrive, if the army can't enter, it will be a conspiracy." ”

The young man's face changed, and he understood that the situation had changed now, and he couldn't help it, so he directly asked his subordinates to put down the 'weapons' in their hands and calmly cross the bridge.

The people from the Inspection Department looked at it, secretly vigilant in their hearts, and locked these people, and one of the officials and the captain whispered: "Don't go in today, wait for tomorrow, we will bring more people." ”

In such a closed village, if they forcibly break in, something unpredictable may really happen.

The captain of the measuring team looked at the seemingly beautiful village in front of him, but it was actually dark and unknown, and said: "Don't go first, watch us go in, a stick of incense, I will send someone to pass the word, if not, you will notify the bandit army." ”

The official immediately understood what he was going to do, and couldn't help but say nervously: "Why take such a risk, it's not too late to wait for the bandit army to come." ”

The captain shook his head and said, "There is not much time left, according to the plan of the imperial court, the progress cannot be stopped at all." ”

The official said no more, and watched as the group of them entered the village.

Not to mention the officials of the Inspection Division, even the young people who blocked the road before were nervous.

The village was very quiet, the officials waited anxiously, and after a stick of incense, they finally saw the people of the measuring team come out, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's okay, I'll start measuring tomorrow." The captain of the measurement team looked solemn, but said in a relaxed tone.

The officials nodded, they all knew that even if they agreed to measure, they didn't know how many things would wait for them later.

Taikang County.

The progress of Taikang County is the most rapid, and the officials of the inspection department, with people, are rampage, and the people of the measurement team are marking the fields everywhere.

This time, they easily found the place, no one fooled them, no one followed them secretly.

More than 200 people from the inspection department pulled a long line, drew a knife, and walked back and forth in the village.

Those security chiefs, armor chiefs, and gentry are all missing at this time.

As the core of Kaifeng Prefecture, Kaifeng County, the action of suppressing bandits was vigorous, with dragnet clearance, coupled with the cooperation of the Inspection Department, in just one day, several mountains were cleared, bandits were arrested, and hundreds of officials and gentry who colluded with each other were arrested.

This move ruthlessly suppressed some people.

This outright 'land action' provoked a strong reaction from the gentry, even if only within the confines of Kaifeng Prefecture.

The opposition in the government and the opposition is growing day by day, and the opposition forces are increasing day by day.

January 22.

Cining Temple.

Gao Gonghui took the three sons and nephews of the Gao family and knelt in the hall.

Empress Dowager Gao sat on a chair and looked down expressionlessly.

Gao Gonghua looked up at Empress Dowager Gao for a while, lowered her head again, and said: "Auntie, the ancestral property of the Gao family is mostly in the north, among which Xiangfu County, Taikang County has the most, as well as Jingdong Road, etc., nephew...... Deeply worried. ”

"What are you worried about?" Empress Dowager Gao said lightly.

Gao Gonghua lowered his head and said: "It is rumored outside, this 'Fangtian Average Tax Law', measuring the acres of land is the first step, and the second is to collect taxes, and it will be pursued for twenty years......"

Empress Dowager Gao's expression was indifferent, and she quietly looked at Gao Gonghua.

Zhou He watched from the sidelines and sighed lightly. The Empress Dowager has always wanted to be quiet and ignore the government and politics, but one by one, they all came to the door, and she couldn't hide if she wanted to.

Zhou He didn't know the truth of the rumors outside, he guessed, and the Empress Dowager didn't know.

The official of the Funing Hall has always acted in contempt for the ancestral law, and if he forcibly levies taxes, although it is difficult to accept, it is not surprising.

Gao Gonghua and several nephews quietly looked at each other, knelt on the ground, and did not dare to speak.

Because of the 'hostile' relationship between Empress Dowager Gao and Zhao Xu, the Gao family did not dare to go to Zhao Xu, and there was no one in the court to protect him, so he could only ask for Empress Dowager Gao's head in the end.

Their Gao family has been in business for decades, especially in the past seven years that the Empress Dowager Gao has been listening to the government, which is the first relative in the world, and the increase in wealth is terrifying, especially in the field of acres, it is really necessary to investigate, and the 'bribery, ingenious robbery' and so on, must be made public.

At that time, if the imperial court was liquidated, they would not raid the family a hundred times!

Empress Dowager Gao was a little bored between her eyebrows, and she didn't know what she was tired of, so she said with a calm face: "If you collect taxes, you will collect taxes, can't you pay them?" If you really can't afford it, come and tell me, and I'll do it for you. ”

Naturally, it won't be a matter of paying taxes.

Gao Gonghua lowered his head, and said in a small voice: "Auntie, some lands are still from the time of His Majesty Yingzong, and it is really difficult to say clearly now, and there is such an arrogant measurement as the imperial court given by the first emperor...... Insulting His Majesty Yingzong and the first emperor. ”

Zhou He looked at Gao Gonghua with a cold face.

Empress Dowager Gao is the empress of Emperor Yingzong and the empress dowager of Emperor Shenzong.

Empress Dowager Gao's face was really indifferent, and at the same time, she also heard the hidden meaning of Gao Gong's words, and her heart was even more angry.

"What do you want me to do?" Empress Dowager Gao suppressed her anger and said in a cold tone.

The corners of Gao Gong's face moved, his head slammed on the ground, and said: "Aunt, nephew thinks that some land can be measured, and some land does not need to be measured, and the official family should focus on it, and it cannot be generalized." ”

Empress Dowager Gao snorted angrily, knocked on the table hard, and said, "I asked you, what do you want me to do?" Shall I go to the official's house? If the official family doesn't agree, I will die in front of him, right? ”

Gao Gonghua thought that during the reign of Shenzong, Emperor Shenzong was also sharpening the law and wanted to measure the acres of land, but in the end, he was not stopped by the Empress Dowager Gao?

Gao Gonghua did not restrain because of Empress Dowager Gao's tone, and said with panic and crying: "Auntie, those law-changing factions will settle accounts after the autumn, and sooner or later they will be counted on the head of the Gao family, can you ignore it...... Qi Guogong was exiled to Lingnan, and if we go too, there will be no one to serve my aunt......"

Zhou He was shocked when he heard it, what is this Gao Gonghua talking about? Is it saying that the Empress Dowager was placed under house arrest by the official family, they were exiled, and no one sent the Empress Dowager Gao to her death after her death?

Daring!

Empress Dowager Gao's face turned blue with anger, she slapped the table violently, and said angrily: "Come on, call me out!" ”

Immediately, several yellow doors and palace maids came in and surrounded Gao Gonghua and a few people.

Gao Gonghua's nephews were a little flustered, they didn't expect Gao Gonghua to be so bold and dare to say such words.

The official family, but the grandson of the Queen Mother!

Gao Gonghui looked at the Empress Dowager Gao carefully, didn't dare to say more, got up and walked out.

Empress Dowager Gao watched him leave coldly, and she was still angry in her heart.

Zhou He held his breath and concentrated, Empress Dowager Gao was forced to withdraw the curtain and return to power has always been her reverse scale, it hurts when she touches it, and few people dare to touch it!

Empress Dowager Gao was angry for a while, gradually calmed down, was silent for a long time, glanced at Zhou He, and said, "Please invite the queen to come to me for dinner in the evening." ”

There are always such things, but Zhou He knows that today will be different.

Zhou He wanted to persuade him, but he didn't know how to speak, so he could only go out.

At this time, Zhao Xu was in the vertical arch hall, flipping through the recitals from all over the place.

At present, the eyes of the government and the opposition are almost all focused on the 'Kaifeng Mansion Pilot Project', and they have exaggerated the problems that have arisen in it, looking like they are about to make a big mess in the world, and they are alarmist, and between the lines in the book, the words are quite intense.

Zhao Xu read more than 20 books in a row, basically all of them were against the reform of the law, describing the various tragic situations of the pilot reform in Kaifeng Prefecture, as well as the major problems that would be caused, and imploring Zhao Xu to think twice and immediately stop the implementation of the 'new law'.

"This is intimidating me......"

Zhao Xu picked up the teacup and said lightly.

Chen Pi stood aside, glanced at the side door, and said, "Official, this is yesterday, today, noon will come." ”

Zhao Xu raised his eyebrows and said, "Let the middle study write briefly, I'm too lazy to read this." By the way, what's going on over there in the green tile house? ”

Chen Pi waved his hand and retreated from the yellow door standing in the hall, stepped forward and whispered: "Official, you are just holding a meeting with the various ministers in the political affairs hall. Gao Gonghua and others entered the palace, which seemed to arouse Zhang Xianggong's vigilance, and he sent people into the inner court three or four times to inquire about the news. In addition, the Empress Dowager invited the Empress Dowager to go to Cining Hall for dinner. ”

Zhao Xu nodded, looked in the direction of the political hall, and said, "The reaction of Zhang Xianggong and the others is not strange, and grandmother's is not strange. You go and tell the queen, just say that you are uncomfortable and don't go. In the future, I will go less and go more to my mother's. ”

Chen Pi bowed down with an unchanged expression and said, "Yes, the villain will go." ”