Zhao Xu's words were murderous.

The hearts of the people were awe-inspiring, and they all responded together.

Zhao Xu explained a few words, and let the people of the six departments leave, leaving only a few ministers of the political hall.

Zhao Xu waved his hand and said, "Sit down, let's talk about this matter in detail." ”

Chen Pi personally served the tea, and Su Song, Zhang Dian and other four people sat down on the stools on both sides in turn.

For Chen Pi to serve them tea, Su Song and Zhang Dian were unaware, and Cai Bian and Han Zongdao both leaned over slightly.

Zhao Xu sat on the chair, looked at the four people below, took the teacup, played with the tea, looked at a piece of tea in the tea, and said: "This matter is beyond our expectations, but it is also being cleaned up." Strictly speaking, it's not normal. This is Kaifeng Mansion, under my feet, an edict to measure the land, which has been strictly blocked back, if it is put elsewhere, I am afraid that my edict is not as good as toilet paper......"

Su Song, Zhang Dian and the others listened, their faces slightly condensed.

This incident, in their opinion, is not strange at all.

Xining's 'new law', the resistance was much more serious than this, in the political hall that year, Wang Anshi, and even Emperor Shenzong's edicts were repeatedly rejected, and they couldn't leave the palace at all.

In this situation, if you have a thick face, you can still say 'good'.

Naturally, four people, no one dares to say this with a thick face.

Zhao Xu took a sip of tea, looked at the four of them and said with a smile: "This matter, don't talk about responsibility, let's talk about the root cause, how to prevent it, and implement it to the whole country in the future, how to prevent this kind of thing from happening again, draw inferences from one another, and prevent it." ”

Su Song didn't speak, and Zhang Dian said: "Your Majesty, in the eyes of the ministers, this matter is caused by too leniency and indulgence in the locality, and it should be severely punished with heavy punishments to deter Xiaoxiao!" ”

Zhao Xu snorted and said thoughtfully: "Reasonable, but not enough." Repetition can only be a temporary deterrent, and what we seek is a long-term way. ”

Cai Bian groaned and said: "The official, the rule of the people is also in the law, and the minister believes that employing people is the key." This happened because of the incompetence of the magistrate. ”

Zhao Xu nodded lightly and said, "Reasonable, it's still not enough." ”

Han Zongdao, as the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture and the primary person responsible for this matter, even if Zhao Xu did not mean to pursue it, he was still a little frightened, thought about it seriously, and said: "Official, local erosion is not a matter of one day, and the ministers should vigorously rectify it, curb the trend of lawlessness, and pave the way for the 'new law'." ”

Zhao Xu couldn't deny it, and looked at Zhang Dian and Cai Bian again.

Han Zongdao's expression moved, and he didn't say anything after all. Seriously speaking, the official family is also a 'new party', and there is a big conflict with them in the concept of governing the country, and many things cannot be communicated at all.

Cai Bian looked at Zhao Xu's gaze, and suddenly his heart moved slightly, and said: "Official, it's not been a day or two that local people have been floating around. Chen believes that this situation must first be solved in order to curb the occurrence of such things. The minister suggested that a more in-depth reform should be carried out on the local power structure! ”

Zhao Xu's smile grew, and he said, "What Cai Qing's family said coincides with me. ”

Zhang Dian understood, pondered in his heart for a while, and said, "Your Majesty, the ministers and others have discussed it before. Kaifeng Prefecture consists of six rooms, such as the prefect, the prefect, the government, the general judgment processing, the criminal, the soldier, the official, etc., and so on. Clarify the authority and position, implement the responsibility to the person, once there is a problem, directly investigate, there is a task, directly apportioned. Other checks and balances, including the Department of Transshipment and the Mention of Official Affairs, are all not allowed to interfere in specific local affairs. Superfluous official positions, removal of those who should be removed, and recovery of those who should be recovered......"

Zhao Xu naturally talked about these with Zhang Dian and others, but Zhang Xuan just repeated Zhao Xu's words, and said it to Su Song and Han Zongdao.

Su Song and Han Zongdao, their expressions suddenly straightened, and their faces showed alarm.

The foundation of the founding of the Great Song Dynasty lies in the word 'check and balance', and 'check and balance' runs through the corners and corners of the Great Song Dynasty.

The official family, Zhang Dian and others not only reformed the imperial court, but now they are going to do something about the local system?

Su Song and Han Zongdao were silent, quickly analyzing this matter in their hearts.

It's okay to say that the reform of the imperial court is nothing more than the restoration of the Sui and Tang dynasties, and they are still there, and they can always stabilize some things. However, the local restructuring will make it possible to make the local government bigger, and reproduce the situation of five dynasties and ten kingdoms with many feudal towns and warlords!

After Zhang Dian finished speaking, Zhao Xu, Zhang Tuo, and Cai Bian all looked at the two of them, waiting for them to speak.

The local reform is different from the imperial court, which requires the nod of Su Song, the prime minister, and also needs Han Zongdao, the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture, to respond to the order. This is just a pilot, and it will be implemented nationwide in the future, not as simple as the reform of the imperial court under violence.

Su Song and Han Zongdao glanced at each other, each dignified, and did not speak.

They could all feel the gaze of Zhao Xu, Zhang Dan, and Cai Bian, and in this gaze, they also felt the pressure that suffocated them.

One of them is the prime minister, and the other is the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture, but they know that they can't stop it, even if they can stop it for a while, they can't delay it for long.

Su Song was silent for a long time, and then said: "Official, since Kaifeng Mansion is a pilot, we can't force it to be in place in one step, and we need to be cautious about the reform of the local system, and we must look at it step by step and verify it step by step." The ministers asked the officials to think twice, and this matter should be scrutinized again and again, and should not be blindly implemented. ”

Han Zongdao followed closely and said, "Official, there are many ways to deal with Kaifeng Mansion's resistance to the new law, and it is not enough to make the imperial court make a big move. Otherwise, it will cause a national shock, and it will be detrimental to the continued implementation, so please think twice. ”

Su Song and Han Zongdao both expressed their opposition, but their attitudes were not so firm.

This is also the usual way of court battles, the bigwigs are vague, and the juniors are charging forward to represent their views.

Zhao Xu naturally wouldn't give them a chance to set off a court dispute, and said with a smile: "Since this is the case, then Zhang Xianggong, you should be cautious in implementing it." ”

Zhang Dian immediately got up and said, "The minister's order!" ”

No matter what adjectives and adjectives are added in front of 'promote', they are still implemented.

Su Song sighed silently in his heart, after all, it was not the Xining period.

Zhao Xu settled on this matter, and said: "The matter of suppressing bandits, the political affairs hall will make overall arrangements, and all things must be done carefully, don't be afraid of encountering problems, no problems are the most terrible." The reason for the pilot project is to concentrate on discovering and solving problems, and reduce problems when it is implemented nationwide. I won't say much if I have any extra words, and I hope that all of you will work together to do this well. The meaning of doing this well does not need to be bothered by me anymore. ”

Su Song, Zhang Dian and the others had different expressions and different thoughts, they all got up, raised their hands and said, "The ministers are the order." ”

Zhao Xu didn't say much, and watched these big shots leave.

Chen Pi stood aside, not a word.

Zhao Xu held the teacup, still analyzing this matter in his heart.

The 'new law' has been on the way, and such resistance is actually a good thing for him and the imperial court. Only with enough difficulties can the government and the opposition understand the necessity of reform, even if some people will waver and retreat, as long as Zhao Xu is determined, nothing else is a problem.

"Send a message to the Privy Council, Chong Jianzhong, Zong Ze, the army can't nest. Let them take Kaifeng Mansion as a starting point, do a drill around the northern roads, make a plan for me to see, and implement it as soon as possible. Zhao Xu said suddenly.

"Yes." Chen Pi hurriedly responded.

Zhao Xu raised his hand to stop Chen Pi who was leaving, looked at the recital jointly played by several waiters, groaned, and said in a slightly cold tone, "You go to the Ministry of Rites in person." Tell Li Qingchen that the imperial examination will be carried out as usual, and the total number of Jinshi admitted this year is 121, and after that, no official positions will be awarded immediately, and a two-year 'inspection period' will be fixed. Now the alternate officials of the government and the opposition will all be handled in this way, and those who feel hard and resist will be removed from their fame and will not be renewed! ”

Chen Pi's face changed slightly, and he immediately said quietly: "Yes, the villain will go." ”

Zhao Xu snorted, still thinking to himself.

At present, there are many problems in the Great Song Dynasty, and the problem of redundant soldiers is being solved, and then there are redundant officials. There were too many officials in the Song Dynasty who 'ate empty salaries'.

The money and food used by the army occupy seven or eight tenths of the age of the imperial court, and the redundant officials occupy another 10%, and the money available for civilian use is less than 10%!

This situation is unique in all dynasties!

The restructuring of Kaifeng Mansion is to solve the problem of floating people, and it is also to solve the redundant officials; The imperial examination also has this purpose.

Zhao Xu thought a little in his heart, and couldn't help but sigh: "There are so many things......

The current Great Song Dynasty is really a problem everywhere, but it is the peak of economic and political development, and the resistance it faces is the greatest.

Zhao Xu sighed with emotion, put down the teacup, and continued to review the notebook.

Zhang Dian and the others left the political hall and immediately began to arrange.

The problem of the 'Kaifeng Mansion Pilot' is gradually emerging, and the imperial court needs to deal with it forcefully to dispel the stubbornness and luck of the opposition in the government and the opposition.

The government department is planning to deal with the problems that have arisen in the process of "measuring the acres of land", reforming the prefectural and county system, the criminal department is expanding the inspection department and strengthening the power of the local state government, and the military department is selecting soldiers and preparing to transfer them to the government office for the purpose of suppressing bandits.

The Ministry of Officials is vigorously promoting the examination method, and the national officials are included in the assessment; The Ministry of Industry is planning various major projects, waiting for the spring flowers to bloom; The Ministry of Rites is rebuilding the "Records of the Divine Sect" and preparing for the imperial examination; The household department has the most work, and the pilot household department of Kaifeng Prefecture has contributed the most, measuring the acres of land and checking the population, all of which require the participation of the household department, or even the leading ......

The Great Song Dynasty was unprecedentedly busy, not on the surface, but doing things in a down-to-earth manner.

The court is sharpening its knives and preparing to make a big move. Locally, it is like facing a great enemy, and all kinds of means are used.

The opposition of the government and the opposition came one after another, and one after another the scripts flew into the political hall, all of which were expounding the harm of the 'Fangtian Equal Tax Law' and demanding that the imperial court stop, otherwise it would provoke a popular uprising, chaos in the world, and threaten the society.

That night, the Lee Mansion.

Li Qingchen came back from the Ministry of Rites, still with a large pile of official documents in his hand, ready to stay up all night to deal with them.

When he walked to the door, he said to a subordinate: "Tell the eldest lady to send me a bowl of soup at night, don't bother me if it's okay." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Mrs. Li came out, her face was not very good, she looked at him and said, "There are a few people in the house, you can meet them." ”

The corners of Li Qingchen's thin face were tired, and he said impatiently: "You can deal with it, I have a lot of things." ”

Mrs. Li was even more impatient and said, "I'm too lazy to deal with it, so let's do it." ”

"Big brother."

"Bangzhi."

"Uncle."

As soon as Mrs. Li's voice fell, a large group of people walked out of the main hall, most of whom were Li Qingchen's immediate family.

Li Qingchen suddenly sank when he saw it, and said dissatisfiedly: "There are so many of you, what are you doing here?" ”

Li Qingchen is the most annoying nepotism, and anyone who tries to take his relationship has long been scolded far away.

One of them, who had a special temperament and was obviously an official, got down the steps and smiled gently: "Bangzhi, we are not here to ask for an official. There are no outsiders here, so I'll be blunt. Kaifeng Mansion has thousands of acres of land for us, and if the imperial court measures it, I don't know how many things will happen. ”

Li Qingchen's face was not good, and he said, "What's the matter?" If the court wants to measure, it will be measured, is it difficult to rob you? ”

Seeing Li Qingchen's pretense, this official said more bluntly: "Bangzhi, they are all their own people, why bother?" Not all of these lands were bought and sold. Moreover, these lands themselves have various problems, and once measured, they are bound to dig up the past. It's not that we're worried about it, but if these things are pulled out, I'm afraid these lands won't be in our hands. ”

Li Qingchen snorted coldly and said, "I don't care what you do by yourself." ”

After Li Qingchen finished speaking, his face changed slightly, he looked at Mrs. Li, and said, "We also have these in our house?" ”

Mrs. Li gritted her teeth and said, "No." However, if we measure it carefully, I am afraid that the 3,000 acres of fertile land in our house will go out of 1,000 acres. We paid for it in full! ”

Mrs. Li's meaning is very simple, the 'big mu system' they adopt, once measured by the imperial court, it will inevitably go out a lot, and it will also involve the filth that is difficult to explain but knows each other.

Li Qingchen didn't care about the lack of a thousand acres of land, or the extra money of a thousand acres of land, looked at a group of people, and said coldly: "This kind of thing, apart from you, is everyone else like this?" Is it common? ”

The official smiled bitterly and said, "Bangzhi, are you confused as an official?" We bought and sold fairly, and we didn't rob it, but it's hard for others to say. ”

Li Qingchen understood, and even more knew that the problems inside were quite complicated, and the water was very deep!

He has people here to find him, and there are many others!

"I see." Li Qingchen waved his hand and turned straight to the study.

Mrs. Li was familiar with the lord of his family, and turned around directly with an expressionless face.

This is equivalent to sending off a guest.

The group of people glanced at each other, and the official said: "I haven't been here for a long time, let's spend the night here in Bangzhi tonight." ”

"Huh."

"Good, good."

They come with trepidation, and they can go wherever they can. Those lands are their lifeblood, and they can't be doxxed!

Li Qingchen came to the study, his face sinking like water.

He is a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, but he is also an important minister of the imperial court. He knew that the place was rotten, but he never thought that it was so unbearable, and even the people around him were involved.

"I wonder what about the others?" Li Qingchen muttered to himself. He has always been upright and extremely strict with his family. Even so, something happened, what about the others?

As Li Qingchen expected, the huge lobbying team filled Kaifeng City, and officials large and small were not spared.

The next day, at noon, Cining Temple.

Empress Dowager Gao has been in a very good mood recently, and often calls Queen Meng over, and the two seem to have endless words.

Before it was time for lunch, Empress Dowager Gao and Empress Meng were walking slowly in the courtyard, talking.

A palace maid came to the front and said, "Niangniang, Princess Wei asks to see you." ”

When Empress Dowager Gao listened, she looked at Empress Meng and said with a smile: "It's just right to come, let's have dinner in Cining Palace, let's call her in." ”

The palace maid responded, and the Empress Dowager Gao pulled Queen Meng and said, "Princess Wei has also given birth to a few children, not many older than you, so move around a lot in the future......"

Several sons of Empress Dowager Gao passed away, and King Wei died of illness in the third year of Yuanyou.

Empress Meng said softly: "Yes, I remember." ”

Empress Dowager Gao smiled and pulled her forward, and said, "I'm pregnant, I have to walk more, I can't stay still in the palace all the time." Now the weather is hot and cold, and I heard that it will snow, so you must pay attention......"

Empress Meng listened to Empress Dowager Gao's instructions, and kept smiling, and when she saw Princess Wei coming from not far away, Empress Meng's smile suddenly converged.

When Empress Dowager Gao saw it, she suddenly came to her senses, frowned, and didn't speak, but she didn't have the smile she had before.

Princess Wei walked over cautiously, her eyes were still red, and she saluted closely: "The concubine has seen the queen mother and the queen mother." ”

Empress Dowager Gao was originally in a good mood, looking at Princess Wei like this, she couldn't guess it, and said directly: "Don't tell me about things outside the palace." If you can stay happily, stay, if you can't, go back. ”

Empress Meng pursed her lips, Empress Dowager Gao's words were a little 'ruthless'.

Princess Wei almost cried, but she still bowed down and said sadly: "Yes." The concubine retired. ”

Empress Dowager Gao looked at Princess Wei's back, her face became more and more bad, her interest was gone, she let go of Empress Meng and said, "Old and tired, Queen, you can go back too." ”

Empress Meng knew that Empress Dowager Gao was in a bad mood, so she bowed down and said, "Yes, the concubine is retiring." ”

Empress Dowager Gao didn't say anything and went straight back to the palace.

Empress Meng walked back and sighed softly.

Princess Wei's intention, she is very clear, and the Empress Dowager Gao is also clear. It is nothing more than the 'new law' of the imperial court, I am afraid that it will affect the Wei Palace, and Princess Wei is here to 'ask for help'.