How can Su Song answer?

Many things, they know very well, and the reason why they are still unwilling to make a big move until now is nothing more than that the matter has been serious to the extreme, and the tail is too big!

If you don't move, you may be fine, but if you move, you will accelerate your death!

Seeing that he didn't speak, Zhao Xu walked towards Xuande Gate and said: "The sage said that the harsh government is fiercer than the tiger, and the Yasheng said that governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh; Qing family, there is no turning back. ”

Su Song suddenly stopped and quietly looked at the back of Zhao Xu who entered the palace gate.

His expression was a little complicated, and he was speechless.

Su Song understood the meaning of Zhao Xu's words, 'There is no turning back' is talking about the harsh government of the imperial court, talking about the 'new law', talking about the new party, and talking about Zhao Xu himself!

Now, there is absolutely no turning back!

Zhao Xu or the imperial court compromised and retreated, and the opposition was bound to be even more surging, and there would be more people demanding that Zhao Xu and the imperial court back down until the 'new law' was abolished!

Su Song bowed slightly and did not follow into the palace.

His butler quietly walked over from not far away, and seeing that Su Song had not entered the palace, he said in a low voice: "Lord, is the official family angry?" ”

Su Song shook his head lightly, turned around slowly, and said, "Go home." ”

The eldest daughter-in-law is still making trouble in the house, no matter what, I have to give her an explanation.

The housekeeper quietly glanced at the palace that had never entered, like an abyss without a bottom, and hurriedly helped Su Song.

Su Song returned to the house and called his eldest daughter-in-law, Su Li, to the study.

It didn't take long for Su Li to come out with red eyes, and he didn't say a word.

Su Song walked out of the study, and Mrs. Su came over, looking helpless, and said a few words.

Su Song's face changed suddenly, and he immediately called all the housekeepers in each courtyard.

It was also from this day that the Su family was unusually low-key, abandoning the luxury of the past, and seemed to wash away the lead overnight, returning to their true selves, simple and simple.

When Zhao Xu returned to the palace, Qingwafang seemed to be very nervous, and tried his best to find out what Su Song and Zhao Xu said.

Naturally, they talk about nothing to hear.

Zhao Xu first went to the Qingshou Palace, used an excuse to fool Concubine Zhu, and did not investigate why Zhao Ji did not return to the palace too much.

Then, he went to the Renming Hall and sat with Empress Meng for a while.

That night, he stayed overnight in Liu Meiren's yard.

The next day, Zhao Xu was in the Vertical Arch Palace, entertaining Zhang Dian and Cai Bian.

In the side hall, the charcoal fire in the middle of the three people is blazing, and the iron pot in the middle is steaming, and the fragrance is permeated.

At this time, there was no stir-frying, and most of it was boiled.

Zhao Xu was sweating all over his face, and he didn't forget to greet the two of them, saying, "Hurry up and eat, if you don't eat it, it will be cooked and rotten, and there will be no original taste." ”

Zhang Dian and Cai Bian were more restrained and ate very slowly.

Listening to Zhao Xu's words, he hurriedly moved his chopsticks.

I don't know how long I ate, Cai Bian couldn't help it, seized the opportunity, and said: "Official, the personnel of Kaifeng Mansion who resist the new law are still continuous, but the overall control is overall, the measurement team and the measurement of acres and acres are developing rapidly, and it is expected that five or six percent ......of the measurement will be measured this year."

Zhao Xu ate the meat, sighed, and said, "Hmm." By the way, I've heard that there have been a lot of complaints lately? ”

The 'complaint' that Zhao Xu said is not only the pleadings received by the yamen at all levels, Dali Temple, the Criminal Department, and the Yushitai, but also various networks, which belong to 'private complaints'.

Cai Bian was also deeply affected, and said without concealment: "Yes." However, the ministers can still hold it down for the time being, and the voice of the rebound in the court is not high. ”

Li Qingchen, a direct minister like Zhang Dan, can completely ignore the pressure from relatives and friends around him, but not everyone.

In the 'imperial court', there were nearly 100 officials above the third grade, and some of them 'expressed their opinions' for various reasons.

In addition, nationwide, officials in both military and political circles have more than three grades. Regardless of their position, there are many people who are eager for the 'suspension of the new law'.

Zhao Xu glanced at Cai Bian with a smile and continued to stare at the dishes in the pot.

Seeing this, Zhang Dian put down his chopsticks and said, "Your Majesty, the green tile house is planning to divide the land." ”

Zhao Xu raised his eyebrows, flipped his chopsticks in the pot, and said, "The fire is big, it's burnt, eat it quickly." ”

Zhang Duan understood, bowed slightly and said: "Your Majesty, there are very many displaced people in the country now, among them, there are nearly 200,000 in the army, especially the Xiang army. ”

The army of the Great Song Dynasty, in fact, like officialdom, had the purpose of 'keeping idle and controlling chaos', so it was excessively bloated and huge. In the Xiang army, there are quite a few displaced people.

Zhao Xu listened to Zhang Dan's words, and didn't know why, but suddenly thought of Li Zicheng.

There is a joke that a courier who was dissatisfied with the layoffs pulled up a group of people and forcibly destroyed the company.

This company is Daming, and Li Zicheng is a post courier who was laid off.

Zhao Xu quickly curbed his divergent thinking, flipped it in the pot, and said casually: "The matter of military reform will be done by the Privy Council and the Ministry of War." ”

Cai Bian's expression froze, and he glanced at Zhang Tun.

Zhang Dian seemed to be unconscious, and said: "Your Majesty, changing the law is a game of chess. ”

Zhao Xu glanced at him, and then said with a smile: "What Zhang Qing's family said is also right. Don't be in a hurry about dividing the land, wait until you have measured half of it before you start. I've heard that the implementation of the new tax law is not going well? ”

The tariff rules of the Great Song Dynasty have been in operation for nearly a hundred years, and they have long been in operation, but now they have been greatly adjusted, and it is difficult for the local government to adapt. In addition, it is very easy to go crooked.

The current officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty, especially at the local level, is really complicated, especially when the 'Kaifeng Mansion Pilot' is boiling across the country.

Seeing that Zhao Xu vetoed it, Zhang Duan was still changing the topic, and was silent for a while, and said: "The new tax law, the household department has indeed encountered difficulties, or because the local officials are staggered, it is difficult to implement, and it needs strong officials to forcibly promote it in order to be effective. ”

Zhao Xu held the bowl and ate the rice in the bowl. I also agree with Zhang's words in my heart, most of the 'new party' is now in the court, and most of the people in the local area are exiled in the early years of Yuan You, and they have no real power.

If you want to promote the 'new law', you must have strong local support!

In other words, the local bureaucratic system still has to be greatly changed, and the old things in the Xining period cannot be repeated!

Cai Bian saw Zhao Xu's thoughtful expression, and said in a deep voice: "Official, except for Kaifeng Mansion, the implementation of various 'new policies' is not very smooth, and the local resistance is becoming more and more serious, and it is necessary to make overall arrangements. ”

Zhao Xu nodded, looked at the two of them with a smile, and said, "It's not terrible to have a problem, just solve it slowly." Now, let's take Kaifeng Mansion as the whole country, accumulate enough experience, cultivate enough talents, and wait, I think about upgrading Kaifeng Mansion. ”

"Upgraded?"

Cai Bian instantly thought of the matter of the 'road', looked vigilant, and said: "Official, are you adjusting the power and positions of each road?" ”

They didn't talk about it seriously, but they were involved in many things, which is not unexpected.

In particular, General Xu, the secretary of the Ministry of War, wrote more than once, suggesting that all roads be merged and the official government should be set up.

Zhao Xu held the bowl, looked at the two of them, slowly deliberated in his heart, and said, "Province." I plan to divide the country into twelve provinces, and send court officials to patrol the localities and take charge of the reform of the law. ”

Cai Bian was silent.

This move seems to be a temporary increase, but it is still a violent impact on the 'ancestral system', breaking the national policy of the 'ancestral system' to weaken, check and balance, and directly govern the localities.

The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms have not gone far, and many people still have lingering fears, just afraid that the government and the opposition will fiercely oppose it again.

Listening to Zhao Xu's words, Zhang Dian was already considering the candidate in his heart.

If there are strong local manpower to echo the imperial court and implement the 'new law', it will definitely get twice the result with half the effort!

As for what Cai Bian was worried about, Zhang Dian just thought about it a little and decisively passed it - it doesn't matter, it has been a hundred years since the founding of the country, and the imperial court checks and balances the localities, and there are ways to do it!

Zhao Xu put down the bowl and began to serve the soup, and handed the first bowl to Cai Bian.

Cai Bian was flattered and hurriedly stood up, Zhao Xu waved his hand, and served another bowl to Zhang Tun.

Zhang Dian bowed down and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

Zhao Xu finally served himself to himself, took a sip of soup, and said, "Yesterday, Su Xianggong and I talked about something. ”

Zhang Dian sat up straight and waited solemnly.

Zhang Dian is now extremely wary of Su Song and the 'old party', especially Su Song, who is the prime minister after all, has the greatest influence on Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu saw his appearance, laughed, and said, "It's nothing." Su Xianggong said that the reason why the imperial court was struggling and became the public enemy of the government and the opposition was because of 'loss of virtue', and if the imperial court had great virtue, these things would not have happened. When I think about it, it seems right. ”

Zhang Dunjian raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Su Song should be punished for this!" There is no virtue in the court, where is the lack of virtue? There is no virtue in the court, where is the virtue of his prime minister? Besides, the court has no virtue, where does he put the official family? ”

Cai Bian frowned silently, and hurriedly interjected: "Official, Su Xianggong's words are indeed inappropriate, and they are not extreme. ”

Zhao Xu smiled, held the bowl, waved his hand, and said, "Don't worry about Cai Qing's family, I am not a mean and unkind person. ”

This refers to Su Song, as well as Zhang Dan.

Cai Bian's face was not relaxed, and his eyes glanced at Zhang Dian.

Zhang Dian realized that what he said just now was inappropriate, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Your Majesty, please depose Su Song." ”

Zhao Xu glanced at him, picked up the spoon and drank the soup.

Cai Bian was even more nervous, Zhang Dian was impeaching Su Song, and he was also inviting officials for himself!

This is a big no-no!

He didn't expect Zhang Dian to suddenly say this, and he was a little anxious, thinking about how to defend Zhang Tun.

Zhao Xu took a few sips, picked up chopsticks and tossed in the pot, as if looking for meat, and said, "Why did you finish eating......?"

Zhang Dian wanted to say more, but Cai Bian suddenly interjected and said: "The official family, the Dali Temple in Yongqiu County has been established, and the first case will be tried the day after tomorrow, do the officials want to take a look?" ”

Zhao Xu's eyes lit up, his face showed interest, and then he shook his head again, and said, "Tomorrow is the entrance examination, and there will be the palace examination next, I can't leave." By the way, the roving Dharma Temple should be organized as soon as possible, and after the county-level Dali Temple trial, if they feel wronged, they can be finally judged by the roving Dharma Temple. ”

Cai Bian responded, interrupted Zhang Dian who was about to open his mouth again, and said, "Yes." The minister also thinks about it, and the minister will go to Dali Temple again later, see what they think, and then go back and forth to the official's house......"

Zhang Dian glanced at Cai Bian and did not continue to speak.

Zhang Dian was obviously a little anxious.

With the phased victory of the 'Kaifeng Mansion Pilot' and the hope of seeing it, Zhang Dian is a little anxious to continue to roll out and implement more 'new laws'.

Zhao Xu naturally would not agree to this.

In addition to the fact that it is easy to backfire if the reform is too fast, the pace of the 'new law' must also be slightly slower than that of the 'military reform'! To ensure that the chaos caused by the 'new law' can be effectively suppressed by the army, and will not threaten the stability of the society and the chair under his ass.

The 'military reform' in the north is in full swing, and the south is only making preparations at a superficial level.

Zhao Xu suppressed Zhang Dian and began to talk about other things.

Especially for the talents that emerged in the 'Kaifeng Mansion Pilot', Zhao Xu focused on the names of several people.

Zhang Dian and Cai Bian naturally understand that they are also eager for talents, and they have expressed their opinions.

While they were discussing here, the Gongyuan side was the busiest.

Tomorrow is the exam, and there are already a lot of people waiting outside the gate of the Gongyuan.

Not only is the exam-taking child, but also accompanied by many family members, and every household is more nervous than the person who lifts the child, and all kinds of food, clothing, housing and transportation, and the instructions are constant.

In the Gongyuan, Li Qingchen and Shen Kuo were there, as well as officials at all levels, making final preparations.

The guards have three steps and one post, five steps and one sentry, and they are lined up on all roads of the Gongyuan.

Many people regard this exam as 'Wonyu's first exam' or 'Enko', and they are very serious about their preparation.

In an examination room in the Gongyuan, Zhao Ji was bored writing and painting inside, looking outside from time to time.

It's not that he didn't think about it, he didn't try to escape, but there were officials of the Ministry of Etiquette and the guards outside, and he was not allowed to go out at all.

"Hmph, I'll get a first class in the exam, and I'll scare you to death!"

Zhao Ji stood on the stool, holding a pen, humming unconvinced.

Early the next morning, the Gongyuan opened on time, and the lifters rushed forward.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites checked their identities, were extremely cautious, and slowly put them in.

"Son, don't worry, it doesn't matter if you do well in the exam......" A middle-aged woman, pulling a young man in her early twenties, told her a thousand times.

Another middle-aged man who seemed to be majestic snorted and said, "I'm in, pull what to say, wait for the list." If he misses, I'll break his leg! ”

The young man's face turned pale with fright.

The woman reluctantly let go and watched the young man enter.

A woman with heavy makeup and glamorous clothes said to a young man with a courteous and flattering face: "San Lang, take the test well, if you win the Jinshi, I will be able to raise my head in the mansion and be angry with that ......."

The young man's expression moved, and he hummed stiffly.

Beside them, there was a large crowd of people.

One of the women was nervous, pulling the young man in his twenties, and said: "Jibo, don't worry, there is a mother, it doesn't matter if you don't pass the exam, anyway, your uncle is an official in the court, we have a chance, ah, don't be nervous, ah......"

The young man smiled slightly and said, "Mother, don't worry, my son will definitely go to high school this time and earn a face for his mother!" ”

The woman was so happy that she almost cried, wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and hurriedly said: "It's okay, it's okay, as long as you're good, don't be nervous, don't be nervous......"

Not far away, there was a middle-aged man with a stern face, sitting in the carriage, looking at the young man below, and said lightly: "If you don't hit again this time, don't come back." ”

The corners of the young man's face were painful, but he still raised his hand and said, "Yes." ”

The middle-aged man lowered the curtain and said, "Let's go." ”

The young man looked at his father's carriage with a pained expression.

Inside the gate of the Gongyuan, Li Qingchen and Shen Kuo stood together, looking at the crowd outside and the scholars who came in one after another.

Shen Kuo looked at the world in front of him, shook his head, and said with emotion: "I'm old, I seem to remember that our family was like this back then, by the way, when the list was released later, many people pulled me and wanted to marry me, hehe......"

Once you get the Jinshi, not only will you soar and have a great future, but it also means that the status of the family will also be greatly improved and you will step to a new level.

Li Qingchen got married relatively early, and Zhongdi was relatively late, without Shen Kuo's feelings, but he knew in his heart that he could gain a foothold in the Han family, and it was also a matter after Jinshi and the first.

Shen Kuo saw more and more people coming in, and suddenly said, "Who do you think the top three will be this year?" ”

In front of Jinshi and the first, in fact, the reputation that should have been basically there, and few dark horses appeared.

For example, in the second year of Jiayou, Su Shi, Zeng Gong and others had already spread their names all over the world before taking the exam, and the examiners could basically judge the top ten of the first and second grades, and the difference was not big, the difference was the specific ranking.

Li Qingchen thought for a while and said, "Bi Yan, Zhao Tan should be able to enter the first class without accident, and when the palace is examined, let's see their performance." ”

Shen Kuo nodded and said, "The palace exam, it is estimated that the main test is the new law, I hope they don't mess around." ”

The most recent one is Zong Ze in the sixth year of Yuan You, who in the case of the 'old party' controlling the government, lashed out at the corruption of officials, accusing Lu Dafang and others of completely abolishing the 'new law', and finally not only the champion is gone, the top three, the second class are gone, and they have to get the last class, if it is not the palace test, I am afraid that the Jinshi are gone!

Li Qingchen listened, his eyes moved slightly, and several questions appeared in his heart, ready to ask the new scholars who were about to pass the palace examination.