This night, Zhao Xu talked with several ministers for a long time.

Many issues have been discussed in depth, especially the implementation of the 'new law', and more thought has been given.

In just two days, the imperial court made big moves one after another.

The first is the establishment of the 'Yuanyou Reform Group', with the Governor of the Governor's Office, taking full charge of the matter and reporting directly to the officials.

Second, the Criminal Department, the Yushitai, and the Dali Temple formulated the 'Outline of Law Change', which was submitted to the Political Affairs Hall and approved. This 'outline' was created entirely in response to the 'new law' to solve the problems that the current law cannot deal with. It clearly stipulates that any illegal act of resisting, obstructing, or curbing the 'new law' can be arrested, tried quickly, and punished with fines, imprisonment, exile, or even beheading, house raids, and so on.

Third, the Ministry of Officials once again reaffirmed that the implementation of the new 'Kaoquan Law', clarifying the responsibilities of local officials, saying that they would seriously investigate and purge them, and officially opened the prelude to the 'Jingcha' with the Yushitai, mainly targeting the southern roads.

Fourth, the personnel of the 'Kaifeng Prefecture Pilot Project' were summarized, some people were severely punished and condemned, and a considerable number of people were praised and rewarded, and the merits were recorded.

Subsequently, the Yushitai and the Criminal Department successively sent high-level inspection teams to inspect the 16 counties of Kaifeng Prefecture to guide the implementation of the 'new law'.

It can be said that the court of the Great Song Dynasty was unprecedentedly serious, and all kinds of big sticks were wielded, and I don't know how many people fell in response, shocking the whole country.

Since Zhao Xu came to power, all kinds of things have not been broken, especially the struggle with the core of 'reviving Xining and changing the law', which is all over the government and the opposition.

Under such a 'harsh' law of the imperial court, the opposition aroused naturally became stronger and stronger, surging like waves.

The attacks against Zhang Xuan, Cai Bian and all the 'new parties' were unprecedentedly fierce, and there were dozens of impeachment recitals sent to Zhao Xu's desk every day.

And among the scholars, the reputation of Zhang Dian has become worse and worse, and the reputation and stench have surpassed Wang Anshi, and it can be said that from head to toe, they have been slandered for nothing, and all kinds of vicious rumors have spread all over the world.

However, none of this can stop the revival and implementation of the 'new law'.

Zhongmu County.

The surveying team in Zhongmu County has exceeded 100 teams, and the land is measured in various places in the county according to the established plan.

The magistrate of Zhongmu County personally led the team to the most difficult village.

This village has a history of 100 years, the village has been passed down from generation to generation, all of which are managed by the surname Zhou, and it is rumored that this village is the remnant of the Later Zhou royal family.

Therefore, this village has become the biggest problem, and the problem has gone all the way to the county government.

In the past, no one took care of Zhoujia Village, this time, Zhongmu County was not weak, not only the magistrate brought the officials, but also more than 1,000 people from the bandit army, standing at the gate of the village, and they could rush in at any time.

The village is quiet, but the monolithic past, because of the strong pressure, there are already rifts, and there are internal quarrels.

In the ancestral hall.

There were seven people sitting, three old men and four middle-aged people.

One of the middle-aged men, covered in cold sweat, looked at the old man sitting on the main seat with a black and hard face, and said urgently: "Third uncle, you have also seen the situation, the yamen only gave us half an hour, and we didn't give us a word for half an hour, so they rushed in!" ”

The old man on the right hand, with a slender face and gloomy eyes, snorted coldly and said, "What are you afraid of!" They rushed in, can they still slaughter our village! ”

The middle-aged man immediately said: "Seventh uncle! That Zhixian can be said, if we resist stubbornly, we will be punished for resisting the law and disrespecting, and the whole village will be exiled to the border for hard labor! If you don't think about yourself, you have to take care of the hundreds of people in the village! ”

The seventh uncle sneered disdainfully and said, "Hundreds of people were exiled to the side, have you seen it before?" Okay, don't listen to their bluffs, I'll just sit here, and if they have the ability, they'll kill them! ”

Another old man also spoke, and said: "I have not had this kind of thing since the founding of the Song Dynasty, they don't worry about Qingyu, they don't care what the people of the world think, can they still care about how the history books are written?" Can you still ignore the reputation of the official family?! Sit down! ”

The middle-aged man was even more anxious, stood up, and almost yelled: "It's different! Don't you see? The officers and soldiers are here, and they have already captured hundreds of people, haven't you seen it! Now, it's different! ”

A brother next to him was a little moved, looked at the three clan elders, and hesitated: "I think what the fifth brother said is right, three uncles, we can't resist the court like this, we have to ease up a little ......"

The seventh uncle looked at him and said, "How to ease?" If the land in our village is really measured, do you know how many things will happen? Don't talk about anything else, just say a few of us, those places, really have to be measured, a few have to go out half, and then involve things inside, do you think, can we still sit here safely? ”

It was Eleven who had just spoken, and when he heard it, he remembered the family who was starved to death last year because of his clan kneeling, and all the sixty acres of their family's land were divided among them.

If the court comes in to measure, it will inevitably find out about it.

In the past, the people did not raise officials and did not hold them accountable, but if they found out, can they still turn a blind eye? Besides, can the land that the clan has privately divided can still be kept?

Just thinking about it gives me a huge headache.

"Third Uncle,"

A twelve or thirteen-year-old child ran in and panted and said, "The officials outside said that we should make a decision quickly, otherwise they will not be polite." I saw that they separated and blocked the village for three other roads. ”

The faces of everyone in the ancestral hall changed suddenly, and they all stood up in unison, especially the three old men, whose expressions were ugly and constantly changing.

If the government really wants to force their way in, what will they do?

Is it possible that you can really bring people to resist? That would be no different from a rebellion, and the consequences would be unimaginable!

Lao Wu stomped his feet, looked at the three old men, and said angrily: "Third uncle, you have seen it all, the government is not joking with us!" ”

The third uncle, whose face was black and hard, looked at him coldly, sat back slowly, spoke for the first time, and said, "What do you think?" ”

The seventh uncle had a gloomy face and said, "I object!" ”

He resolutely objected, there were too many things in the village that he decided, and when the government came in and found out something, he couldn't run away first!

The other clan elder looked hesitant and did not speak.

The clan elder was silent, and the middle-aged people below looked at each other, and they were even more nervous and didn't dare to say more.

The third uncle looked around and said, "I know." ”

And all the people looked at him, waiting for his next step. But the third uncle only said this sentence 'I know', but did not say it again.

What does 'I see' mean, exactly?

The crowd looked at him, waiting for him to continue talking.

But the three uncles sat upright, without a word.

The others looked at each other, and the old five's face changed and changed, and finally snorted coldly, sat down in the chair, and refused to say a word more.

They understood, the third uncle still didn't agree, it just had to see what the government did over there!

Time passed little by little, and outside the village, the magistrate of Zhongmu County and the soldier Wai Lang who led the 1,000 bandit army around him gradually sank.

Wai Lang, a member of the military department, said in an indifferent tone: "Do you still have to wait?" ”

The magistrate of Zhongmu County straightened the corners of his face, and said in a deep voice: "The official of the Criminal Department took the lead, and the bandit army followed, but there was disobedience and lawlessness, and he was punished for rebellion, and he was executed on the spot!" ”

Such a decision, the previous magistrate did not have such power, nor did he have such courage.

Wailang, a member of the military department, listened and waved his hand very skillfully.

Hundreds of people suddenly marched towards the village in an orderly manner.

The people in the village were already watching, and when they saw that the officials and soldiers really came in, there was a great chaos, and they all flocked to the direction of the ancestral hall.

"Everyone go home, don't move, and those who go out without permission will be killed!"

"Only punish the evil, no crime, law-abiding people, no crime!"

"The laws of the imperial court, strictly abide by them, the officials have passed, and there is no crime in the autumn!"

The official messenger entered the village, beat Luo, and shouted loudly.

The villagers were frightened, they believed in the clan elders in the ancestral hall more than the imperial court, after all, the county officials were not as good as the current management.

The people in the ancestral hall had already stood up, staring at the direction from which the officials and soldiers were coming.

The three clan elders and the four middle-aged people all had changed expressions, and their hearts were terrified.

Who would have thought that the officers and soldiers would really rush in!

This kind of thing is unprecedented!

In order to measure a few acres of land, he actually used thousands of troops to attack a small village, who can believe it!

From ancient times to the present day, there has been no such thing!

The three clan elders glanced at each other, and their faces were very stiff.

But what can they do in the face of officials and soldiers? They want to resist, and how many people dare to follow them?

Soon, the officials led the officers and soldiers to rush over and surround the ancestral hall.

Zhongmu County Cheng strode over, stared at the seven people in front of the ancestral hall with a majestic face, and shouted: "A few of you, all follow me, if you dare to disobey, kill on the spot!" ”

The officers and soldiers were holding knives in their hands, and it seemed that these people were moving around and would really pounce and hack to death.

When the old man saw this, he hurriedly stepped out of the ranks, raised his hand and said: "This official, we have not disobeyed the order, everything is in accordance with the orders of the county government, do not be impulsive." ”

The three clan elders, with their faces strained, are stalemate until now, how dare they speak, the knife is on their necks!

"Take it away!"

Seeing that they didn't speak, the county boy waved his hand violently.

The official stepped forward and directly applied the shackles to these people.

The fifth elder stared at the three clan elders with a frightened expression, worried that what they said or did would cause the officials to take drastic action and cause blood to flow here in the ancestral hall.

Fortunately, those people were silent and did not resist.

The people watching from all sides did not dare to speak out, and occasionally those who dared to take the lead were either pulled back or taken the lead by the officers and soldiers, and did not cause much movement.

Seeing that they did not resist, the county man was secretly relieved in his heart, and he didn't dare to think about how much trouble it would cause if there was a river of blood here.

The news of the government's 'capture' of Zhoujia Village soon spread, which caused many places that were still stubbornly resisting to surrender one after another, and the resistance in other places suddenly became soft.

Zhongmu County took this opportunity to increase the publicity of the 'Fangtian Average Tax Law', went deep into the localities, and wanted to gain the support of the people and prepare for the subsequent division of land.

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