The war between the Great Song Dynasty and the Great Liao had subsided, and the Great Song Dynasty occupied the Nanjing Road of the Great Liao, that is, the land of the five states in front of the mountains in the sixteen states of Youyun, and included the land of Pingzhou, Jingzhou, Yingzhou and Shanhaiguan.

Such achievements were greatly unexpected by the Song Dynasty and the opposition, but this was a proper effort to expand the territory, and the decline of the Great Song Dynasty in front of the Great Liao was swept away, which greatly boosted the morale of the Song Dynasty's hundreds of millions of soldiers and people, and the patriotic enthusiasm of the Song Dynasty and the opposition was greatly increased.

At this time, Chong Shiheng presided over the military affairs meeting in Youzhou, and he had deployed heavy troops at Shanhaiguan, Gubeikou, Juyong Pass and Bauhinia Pass; Be ready to respond to the surprise attack and retaliation of Da Liao at any time.

He said to Gao Zundu: "General Gao, now our first task is to clear out the remnants of the Great Liao hidden in the territory we occupy, and now there has been a riot in Pingzhou, but fortunately, our Li Zhaoliang Division of the 1st Army Division responded in time and quickly extinguished this riot.

Although we occupied the Nanjing Road of Daliao and recovered the land of Youzhou, these places have been separated for 90 years, so the people here still have their hearts towards Daliao and regard us as invaders, so they will inevitably be used by some rebels; Therefore, we must grasp the degree of use of troops here, not only to strike at the rebels with thunder, but also to appease the people's hearts and not provoke a popular uprising. ”

Gao Zundu said: "The commander said very well, now the people in the place we have recovered are very hostile to us, and the local celebrities and gentry do not contact us at all, let alone cooperate; Moreover, some local tyrants are good at making weapons, privately collecting soldiers and horses, relying on their families to build forts and villages, and secretly confront our army. Therefore, the pressure on our army is quite great, and many Liao soldiers have fled to the deep mountains and old forests, gathering into mountain bandits, which also poses a great threat to our army. ”

At this time, Yang Wenguang said: "Chongshuai, now after all, the big bandit gang is the Blue Wolf Gang, I heard that the gang leader is the general of the remnants of the Liao Army, named Liu Yuandu, the youngest son of Liu Zhengyi, the commander of the horse army in Fengshengzhou, he has gathered nearly 2,000 remnant soldiers, and now he is haunting the Badaling area in the west of Youzhou, which is a threat to my Juyongguan." So now Di Qinglv is clearing up, but this gang of bandits is more cunning, and when they saw that the tide was wrong, they immediately broke into pieces and went into the mountains and forests. It will take time and a lot of energy to wipe out these remnants. ”

Meng Ming also said: "Kind of marshal, for the new land, let it fully integrate into the Great Song Dynasty, it takes wisdom and patience, and the first task now is to eliminate the remnants of the defeated generals and all hostile forces, and establish a good social environment for future governance; And let the imperial court immediately send officials here to reshape the social order. ”

At this time, Zhao Zhen was holding a court meeting in the Zichen Palace, after all, the newly occupied land of the Great Song Dynasty needed to be digested, absorbed and governed, and a large number of officials should be sent here, but because these places had just been occupied and the people's hearts had not been recovered, there were still many resistance forces, so there were many threats, and it was likely that the dynasty would be precarious and die, so that there were few current and pending officials who were willing to serve in these places.

Zhao Zhen asked Lu Yijian: "Lu Aiqing, tell me your opinion on the official arrangements for the five states in front of the mountain and other newly occupied places." ”

Lu Yijian said: "Official, these places are not calm now, and the people's hearts are not attached, so we must send important ministers and officials to go in order to calm the field." I suggest that Meng Juma, a senior political scholar, sit in Youzhou and serve as the governor of Youzhou, and select those with both ability and political integrity from the students of Beijing Normal University to take up the post. ”

Kou Zhun understood Lu Yijian's sinister intentions at this time, this was his strategy to lead the troubles to the east, that is, he wanted to take this opportunity to put Meng Ming in a place of chaos and unable to get out, so as to weaken Meng Ming's influence in the court.

So Kou Zhun said: "Bachelor Meng, he is too young and has no experience in local politics, so it is difficult to be qualified for the important task of Zhizhou; The old minister felt that it would be better for a few important ministers to go to the town from above the court, and the old minister suggested that Qian Weiyan, who participated in the governor's affairs, could take on this important responsibility. ”

Qian Weiyan was immediately angry when he heard this, but he couldn't attack on the spot, so he could only grit his teeth and look at Kou Zhun viciously, looking like he was choosing someone to eat, Kou Zhun didn't care, and he looked light.

At this time, Zhao Zhen said: "What Kou Aiqing said is extremely true, the imperial court must send important ministers to sit in the town, with its prestige and ability, it will definitely be able to set things right, I propose to go with Lu Yijian, the minister of Pingzhang, and Qian Weiyan, the governor of the political affairs." ”

Then he said the names of several ministers, all of whom were officials above the third grade, most of whom were Lu Yijian's comrades, that is, the henchmen of the Queen Mother; He then reshuffled the officials of the Cabinet and the Privy Council, the Three Ministers and the Six Ministries.

But Liu E was not happy, after all, this was Zhao Zhen's blatant suppression of the Queen Mother's henchmen, if she didn't fight back, she would lose her prestige, and finally end up with a tree falling apart.

She said: "Official, Qian Shenzheng is weak and sick, and he can't withstand the fatigue of the carriage and horses, so he should send another person to go, I think it is okay to send Yangzhou Zhizhou Wang Zeng to go, Lord Wang is a square person, with outstanding ability, and should be able to take on this important responsibility." In addition, Fan Zhongyan can also be sent there. ”

Kou Zhun smiled and said: "Queen Mother, I see that Qian participates in politics, he is younger than me, if he is frail, how can he take on the heavy responsibility of participating in political affairs, it is better to let him become a member of the government and recuperate at home." ”

Liu E was furious when she heard this, she first had to keep her power above the court, protect her party forces, and maintain the basic market above the court. Whoever wants to touch her cheese and threaten her power, she will definitely kill the killer.

She hurriedly said: "Kou Qing's family, it stands to reason that you are the one who should retire the most, after all, you are old, and for the sake of your health, I ordered the official family to unload your errand, so that you can take care of your old age and make fun of your grandson at home." ”

She then said to Zhao Zhen: "What does the official family think? ”

Zhao Zhen said: "Queen Mother, I think it is impossible, because Kou Aiqing is just a think tank and consultant, and his views are only used as a reference; Moreover, Kou Aiqing has always been the minister of my Great Song Dynasty, and I used him for the sake of my Great Song Dynasty, and I also wanted to give full play to his residual heat, offer advice and suggestions to me, and check and fill in the gaps. ”

Liu E was determined to get rid of Kou Zhun, she said majestically: "When the official family is young and has been reckless in doing things, he still needs to be supervised by the mourning family. Therefore, the mourning family is also ordered to listen to the government. Therefore, the mourning family felt that Kou Qing's family did not have to be on top of the temple, and asked the official family to let him return to his home for the elderly. ”

At this time, Lu Yijian, the secretary of Tongping Zhang, and Qian Weiyan, the governor of the political council, hurriedly seconded the proposal, and they were not less constrained by Kou Zhun on weekdays, so they kept holding a sulk in their hearts, so they wanted to drive Kou Zhun out of the court.

At this time, Lu Daozong said: "Queen Mother, now that the official family is sixteen years old, it is past the time to do more things, and you can handle political affairs independently; At this time, Weichen felt that the queen mother should respect the opinions of the official family and not act arbitrarily. ”

As soon as he said this, there was an uproar in the court, and today the official family and the queen mother are already in conflict, the dispute between the emperor and the queen has been surfaced, and the court can no longer avoid it.

At this time, Qian Weiyan immediately reprimanded: "The Queen Mother, dedicated to the country, has no selfish intentions, and the official family should treat her with filial piety." ”

Li Di stepped forward and said, "Does the Queen Mother want to do the things of the Empress Wu of the Tang Dynasty?" Empress Wu is also a sinner of the Tang Dynasty, and she is in danger of society. ”

When Liu E heard this, she suddenly lost her sharp momentum on the spot like a deflated ball, and she remembered the first emperor's entrustment at this time.

She finally muttered, "I can't be sorry for my ancestors!" I'm not, and I don't want to be Wu Zetian's second! ”

She said at this time: "Now the official family has not tied the crown, and when the official family has performed the crown ceremony, the mourning family will withdraw the curtain and return to the government; But now the mourners still have the right to speak. ”

Kou Zhun also understood what Liu E meant when he heard it, she had already indicated that she would return to the official family in four years, which was also good news, and he also felt that he couldn't press her step by step, and it would not be beneficial to anyone to tear his face when the time came.

At this time, Kou Zhun stepped forward and said: "Official, the old minister is now old, his eyes are dizzy, and his brain is a little weak, so he can't assist the official's family, please allow the old minister to return home." ”

When Zhao Zhen heard the urgency, he hurriedly stepped forward to stay, but Kou Zhun was like an iron heart, and he just didn't let go.

I heard Li Di say: "Bachelor Kou, he has always been a loyal minister of the imperial court, but Bachelor Kou is old, although his mission is not slack, his original intention has not changed; But when the manpower is poor, the Wangguan family will allow him to live in his old age for the sake of Bachelor Kou's lifelong work for the court. ”

Xia Zhu, Lu Zongdao, and Chen Yaozuo all went forward to persuade Zhao Zhen, but in the end, Zhao Zhen was a little stupid, and finally reluctantly agreed to Kou Zhun's request.

In the end, Lu Yijian and Qian Weiyan were dismissed, Lu Yijian knew Youzhou, Qian Wei knew Zhuozhou, and Zhang Zhibai was the transfer envoy of Ping, Ying, and Jing.

Then Zhao Zhen ordered a large number of students to be transferred from the University Hall of Tokyo to serve in various states and counties, and the imperial court also set up a new road in the newly occupied land, called Youyan Road, and ruled Youzhou, and Lu Yijian also served as the transfer envoy of Youyan Road.

Zhao Zhen ordered Lu Yishi to return to Beijing and serve as the emperor's pro-army, and the major adjustment of court personnel began.

Tongping Zhang was served by Xia Zhu, 100 officials of the Consul General and the Imperial Court, and the number of governors increased to four: Li Di, Chen Yaozuo, Feng Zheng, and Zhang Zhibai; The privy envoy Zhang Vientiane, the three envoys Xue Kui, and the imperial Shi Tailu Zongdao.

Among them, Feng Cheng and Zhang Zhibai are both the Empress Dowager Liu E's people, Li Di and Xia Zhu are the forces of the official family, and Chen Yaozuo is the centrist, so there is a weak balance above the court, among which the power of the official Zhao Zhen is slightly stronger.

In the end, after some turmoil, the imperial court finally calmed down, and the Lu First Division also returned to the capital, Zhao Zhen based on the Lu First Division, the new Guards Army, the Guards Army has five divisions, each division is 12,000 people, and the total strength is 60,000.

The strength of Sanya began to be reduced, and many establishments were canceled, among which most of the generals who were dismissed were the people of the Empress Dowager Liu E, which made Liu E annoyed, and she did not have a good face for Zhao Zhen for several days.

And Meng Ming resigned from all official positions, nested at home, and stayed with his family all day long, especially at this time, Yelu Yanni and Zhao Mingyue were about to give birth, so Meng Ming didn't listen to anything outside the window, so he accompanied her to give birth.