Cai You's secret imperial city division in Luoyang wantonly tortured the heads and brains captured by Yun Jiejun.

In three days, more than 20 people were killed, and there were no clues at all!

In the torture chamber.

The young commander looked solemn, looked at the corpse in front of him, and said in a low voice: "Commander, we, are we the wrong person to arrest?" ”

Cai You had long been suspicious, his expression changed, and he said: "If you want to dig the embankment, it is impossible not to have the participation of the people above, since you are not in Yunjiejun, it may be the people of Qizhou Mansion and Hebei Road!" ”

The young commander was taken aback and said: "Commander, now is the critical moment for governing the river, and the two roads of Qizhou Mansion and Hebei cannot be moved lightly." His Highness the Thirteenth, Xu Shangshu, Yang Shangshu and others are here, and we can't move......"

Cai You's eyes flickered for a while, and he said, "You continue to interrogate." I'll check it out in person, this is the task assigned by the official, if you don't do it well, you and I will have to fall to the ground! ”

The young commander's face changed slightly, and he stopped talking. If Cai You messed up, their little Imperial City Division would not be able to stand the anger of those big people.

Cai You hurriedly explained, then left Luoyang and marched east along the Yellow River.

At this time, Kaifeng City, with the strength of Zhang Dan, gradually cooled down a little.

With the political affairs hall as the core, Zhangdun restructured the power of the six departments and seven temples and the imperial history platform. With the increase in the number of yamen abolished, the number of 'idle' officials has not been short, and the rough estimate is as high as 2,000!

In various names, Zhang Dian formed a dense and huge team of nine road patrols, six messengers, patrol places, inspect rivers, provide disaster relief, and condolences to the military and civilians, and quickly dispatched them to Beijing.

Su Song, Zhang Dun, and Cai Bian held a 'column meeting' in the political hall every day to sort out the current things and next year's affairs, and lay them out, with great ambition and vigor.

Zhao Xu, who was sitting in the vertical arch hall, listened to all directions, looked at the six roads, stared at the two roads in Hebei, watched Zhang Dian not let him out of the circle, and was busy examining Zhang Dian and others who were constantly formulating, and gradually had a change strategy.

As September approached, Zhao Xu breathed a sigh of relief.

The water level on the two roads in Hebei is receding, and there is no heavy rain. The situation in the court has gradually stabilized, and the army drawn from Zong Ze's side has reached 30,000 people, and everything is developing for the better, which makes Zhao Xu more and more at ease, and his confidence is gradually increasing!

Afternoon.

The dusty Cai You stood in the middle of the hall, his head bowed, and his face was worried.

Zhao Xu looked at him with a playful expression, and said, "You mean, Yun Jiejun was not involved, and it is suspected that someone from Hebei Road or Qizhou Mansion did it?" ”

Cai You's affairs were unfavorable, his heart trembled, and when he heard this, he hurriedly said: "Back to the official's house, the minister went to Hebei Road and found some clues. ”

"Say!" Zhao Xumeng said in a deep voice.

Cai You tightened his face and said: "The south bank of the Yellow River where the embankment is dug is a wasteland, with many mountains and forests, and it is on high ground, even if it is excavated, it will not be able to discharge the flood. To the north is a large number of fertile fields, almost all of which are in the hands of dignitaries. ”

Zhao Xu's heart moved, his eyes stared at Cai You slightly for a moment, and said, "Speak clearly." ”

"The south side has been excavated, and in order to prevent the flood from breaking the embankment in this section, out of caution, the north side will not be moved again, but will find another place to discharge the floodwater," Cai said. ”

Zhao Xu, who had thought of it just now, his eyes were full of coldness, and he said coldly: "You mean, someone deliberately dug up the other side in order to keep the fertile land?" ”

Cai You bowed his head and said, "Yes." ”

Chen Pi listened to the numb scalp, would anyone really be so bold? For the sake of a few acres of land, he actually did the thing of digging embankments!

The corners of Zhao Xu's face twitched, he suppressed his anger deeply, and said, "Take it." ”

Cai You was stunned, and hurriedly took out a thick account book from his arms, and said, "This is found by the minister, please take a look at the official." ”

Chen Pi stepped forward and turned around and handed it to Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu's face was cold and hard, he opened it to look, but he just swept it in a hurry, his pupils shrank, he looked up at Cai You, and said coldly: "True?" ”

Cai You raised his hand and said, "There has never been a word false. ”

Zhao Xu examined him for a moment, and stared at the account book again with many familiar and unfamiliar names, the corners of his face were straight, and his eyes were cold.

These names finally made him understand why someone dared to dig the Yellow River at the risk of the world's condemnation!

The corners of Zhao Xu's eyes twitched, and he quickly thought about countermeasures in his heart.

The names in this are not only the 'Xianggong' since the Yingzong Dynasty, but also the royal family and relatives, such as the Gao family, the maiden family of the Empress Dowager Gao!

These fields, in the eyes of outsiders, are all 'imperial fields'!

Cai You naturally looked at the list, raised his hand at this moment, lowered his head, and didn't dare to breathe.

When he got the list, he struggled with whether to cross out the names of some people, and finally 'awe' overcame his complicated thoughts, and honestly sent all the lists.

Zhao Xu was still thinking in his heart, and suddenly, Zhang Dian hurriedly came in from outside, regardless of Cai You, and said directly: "Your Majesty, Huanqing Road is eight hundred miles urgent!" ”

Zhao Xu's expression changed and said, "Submit it!" ”

Without waiting for Chen Pi to step forward, Zhang Dian handed it over directly.

Zhao Xu took it, opened it and looked at it urgently, and his face changed again - Xixia was about to move!

Zhao Xu had a calm face, twisted his eyebrows, staring at Zhang Qi's notebook, and his heart was quickly calculating.

Although he had known for a long time that Xixia was coming, Zhao Xu was still a little nervous when he really came.

"There you go." Zhao Xu glanced at Cai Youdao.

Cai You hurriedly responded and quickly withdrew.

As soon as Cai You left, Zhao Xu looked at Zhang Xuan and said, "What does the Privy Council say?" ”

Zhang Di, who is also the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, has a resolute face, and said: "Your Majesty, Zhang Qi has already rectified Qin Fenglu and others, and currently has 100,000 troops for Xia Yong, and 50,000 can be sent to fight, which should be enough." ”

"Not enough!"

Zhao Xu said categorically: "Jingyuan Road and Yanyan Road are also under Zhang Qi's dispatch, and it is rumored that they will return to Beijing." Chen Pi, clean up the tiled houses in the west, select the Privy Council and the military department to station, involving the Western Xia, Liao, Tubo and other military information, all summarized here, I want to check every day! ”

"Yes." Chen Pi listened to Zhao Xu's serious voice and immediately responded.

Zhang Dian had no objection to Zhao Xu's arrangement, and changed to someone else, so that Zhang Qi could master the five roads at once, nearly 200,000 horses, and he had to jump.

Zhang Dian thought for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, judging from Zhang Qi's report, the Xia people have requisitioned nearly 300,000 troops, the Xia people's empress dowager, the emperor's personal conscription, and they look like they are bound to win, and they can't be underestimated!" ”

Zhao Xu nodded, thinking in his heart, it is not enough to give Zhang Qi the right to fight, but if he drives the expedition in person, according to the current situation of Kaifeng City, I don't know what kind of changes will happen, maybe he will walk on the front foot, and the throne on the back foot will be gone.

After thinking about the people around him, Zhao seemed to be on Hebei Road, Zhao Ji couldn't help him, and the ninth brother Zhao Tong was still blind.

"When necessary, I also ask Xu Shangshu to go to Zhang Qing's house to show my attention." Zhao Xu said.

He really didn't have any choices.

Zhang Duan raised his hand and said, "The minister obeys the order." ”

The corners of Zhao Xu's face moved again, and then he said in a deep voice: "The supply of logistics grain and grass must be timely, and I will allocate another two million yuan from the inner treasury." Dealing with the invasion of the Xia people is the highest priority, and no one is allowed to intervene and drag it back! Well...... I will put the Imperial City Division into the political hall, and I will be assigned by you, if you dare to interfere indiscriminately and damage our military affairs, you can cut it first and then play it! ”

Zhang Dan's expression was awe-inspiring, and he raised his hand and said, "The minister obeys the order!" ”

"Later, gather the people of the six departments and seven temples, and I will personally deploy them!" Zhao Xu said.

"Yes." Zhang Dan said.

Chen Pi watched from the sidelines, secretly holding his breath.

Zhang Dian said some more arrangements, and then he withdrew.

Zhao Xu sat on the chair, thinking quickly.

Xixia must be beaten back, and it is beaten back! Once it fails, the confidence of the army and people of the Great Song Dynasty will be frustrated, and the failure of the Shenzong Dynasty to defeat the summer has made the Song Dynasty lose the courage of the Northern Expedition, and if it fails, I am afraid that even the courage to defend will be broken in half!

Chen Pi stood aside, looked at the account book sent by Cai You on the table, and was secretly worried.

Now there are so many things in Kaifeng City, Xia people are here again, one is not good, there really won't be a big thing!

The news of the Xia people's attack quickly spread to the top of the imperial court, and the high-ranking officials of the six departments and seven temples in the political hall gathered.

Zhao Xu personally sat in the town, listening to the deployment of Zhang Dian, Cai Bian and others.

Everyone present clearly felt the firm will of Zhao Xu and the imperial court, and they all looked solemn.

At this time, Chen Pi was tidying up a row of tiled houses on the west side of the Vertical Arch Hall, which was directly opposite the Privy Council.

It's a bit old here, and the yellow gate and palace maids go in and out, moving all kinds of things.

Two vertical plaques are hung on the door frames on both sides, which read: confidential, enter with caution.

Some of the people in the military department and the Privy Council moved over and quickly began to work.

Zhao Xu waved the various institutions of the Great Song Dynasty and quickly prepared for the preparation of Huanqing Road.

Zhang Dan, Cai Bian and others were 'unbound' by Zhao Xu and got into play.

As soon as the general meeting of the government hall was over, Zhang Tun purged the officials of the former six ministries and seven temples, and replaced them with the "new party" on a large scale, and sent them out to Beijing in the name of "inspection", and ordered them to leave Beijing within two days.

At the same time, he ordered the treasury of Kaifeng Prefecture and other prefectures to be cleared, and the official documents of the government affairs hall were sent to the whole country, and the Eighth Route Army that governed the river was reorganized and deployed.

The six departments and seven temples and other institutions quickly operated, like a big stick, waving in Kaifeng City and falling to all parts of the Great Song Dynasty.

In Kaifeng City, there was gradually a slaughter.

……

A few days later, Xu Jiang returned to Kaifeng City and entered the palace as soon as possible.

Zhao Xu immediately called him and Zhang Dian to the 'confidential room' of the Vertical Arch Palace, and the three of them sat opposite each other, discussing the specific strategy for dealing with Xia.

In the conference room of the confidential room, the three of them were sitting, and General Xu ignored his fatigue, thought about it and said: "The official family, the Xia people have recruited 300,000 troops, the queen mother, and the emperor have personally recruited them, and their hearts can be seen." But on such a large scale, it will take at least a month to prepare, that is, the big battle may be in October, and there will be about a month to go. At present, Zhang Jinglu has 200,000 troops under his command, and 100,000 can be deployed for combat. What the imperial court has to do now is to give Zhang Jinglu enough support and a clear battle strategy, and cannot defend or even retreat. Second, it is necessary to make a preparatory strategy for the possible defeat of Huanqing Road, Kaifeng City is too close to Huanqing Road. Third, it is necessary to keep an eye on the Liao people and prevent them from taking advantage of the fire to rob, and the two roads in Hebei cannot relax their ......"

Xu Jiang's thinking is very careful and thoughtful.