Listening to Zhao Xu's summons, the group couldn't help but move, and glanced at each other, especially Han Zongdao, who suddenly became nervous.

Zhang Dian sat quietly for a moment, handed back Han Zongdao's official document to him, stood up and said, "Let's go." ”

Zhao Xu summoned him, so naturally he didn't have anything to say. Su Song, Zhang Dan, Cai Bian, Han Zongdao, and Su Shi came out of the blue tile house one after another and turned to the vertical arch hall.

At this time, Zhang Kai in the Privy Council was already arranging the next matters and preparing to go to the north to inspect the 'military reform'. Hearing the words of the Yellow Gate, the white hair on the temples fluttered slightly, and after a few more words, he also went to the Vertical Arch Palace.

At this moment, inside the vertical arch hall.

Zhao Xu had already obtained a more detailed investigation report than Han Zongdao, looking at the list one by one, his face was expressionless, but he was secretly vigilant and angry in his heart.

He basically had no impression of the events in the Xining period, and at most he saw a half-claw from some materials.

But what came out of this pilot still shocked Zhao Xu.

Kaifeng Prefecture has jurisdiction over 16 counties, and from the case of 'burning Kaifeng Mansion', a mention of official affairs was involved, and four counties were involved, which was equivalent to one-tenth of the senior officials in Kaifeng Prefecture who opposed the change of the law, and this was the result of careful selection by Zhang Dian and others!

What will happen if you put it in the whole country?

Zhao Xu thought of some things during the Xining period, and his brows furrowed deeply.

Fortunately, he cautiously chose to pilot first, if it was really like Zhang Dian and others who demanded a comprehensive revival of the 'Xining Law', the consequences would be really unimaginable.

At this time, Su Song led the five people behind him into the vertical arch hall, and the six people looked up at Zhao Xu quietly, seeing that he was looking at the table expressionlessly, without the approachable enthusiasm of the past, his expression was different, and when he came closer, he raised his hand and said: "The ministers see the official family (Your Majesty)." ”

Zhao Xu didn't react and continued to look down.

Of the six people here, Zhang Dian and Zhao Xu have the most tacit understanding, and the tacit understanding lies in the cleaning of the court bureau and the layout of the 'new law'. But the one who knows Zhao Xu best is still Su Song.

This seventy-year-old man, who has been up and down in the sea for decades, has repeatedly clashed with Zhao Xu, and has seen many things very thoroughly.

Seeing that Zhao Xu didn't speak, he vaguely guessed that Zhao Xu already knew.

Feeling that the storm was coming, the old man, who was accustomed to seeking stability, spoke, raised his hand, and said, "Official, Su Shi came to ask for guilt." ”

Zhao Xu raised his eyes and looked at Su Shi.

Su Shi knelt on his knees, held the notebook, and said: "Su Shi, the minister, is guilty, please ask the official family to surrender." ”

Zhao Xu looked at him, snorted coldly, and said, "Guilty? You are guilty, then Ning Yuanhou is also guilty, everyone is guilty, but what to do is still to do! My will, in your eyes, is not even as good as wiping paper? ”

Such vulgar words as butt wiping paper have come out!

Su Shi, Zhang Dian and others looked at Zhao Xu, becoming more and more cautious.

Su Shi's face changed slightly, and he knelt on his knees, not daring to say a word.

He did not explain the reason for the abolition of the imperial examination as Su Song did, and honestly confessed his guilt.

Seeing this, Zhao Xu turned to Zhang Dian with a flat face, and said, "Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, have you sealed it?" ”

Zhang Duan bowed calmly and said, "Yes." The Imperial City Division has already surrounded the Marquis of Ningyuan's Mansion and is conducting an investigation. ”

Su Song glanced at Zhang Duan and did not speak. He knew very well in his heart that most of this matter was a conspiracy between their monarchs and ministers, and without Zhao Xu's nod, Zhang Duan would not dare to copy a lord.

Zhao Xu stared at Zhang Xuan, his eyes became cold, and his expression changed slightly.

Since he came into power, all kinds of things that have happened in the court have never stopped, even if the top level has been cleaned up, but the middle and lower levels are still complicated and difficult to understand.

Especially this time, it was revealed that there were also serious problems in the 'New Law Team', which made Zhao Xu understand even more that changing the law is a matter for a small number of people among a small number of people!

Zhang Dan, the leader of the 'New Party', is just like Wang Anshi, even if he thinks twice about the candidates, the one who should defect is still a mutiny!

Han Zongdao felt that the atmosphere was a little depressed, raised the official document, raised his hand and said: "The official family, there has been progress in the 'case of burning the Kaifeng Mansion', please take a look at it." ”

Chen Pi looked at him, stepped forward to take it, turned around and handed it to Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu didn't look at it at all, put it aside, still staring at Zhang Xuan, and said, "Zhang Qingjia, should you give me an explanation?" The people who burned Kaifeng Mansion are the official business you chose, sixteen magistrates, four formed an alliance to secretly oppose the new law, this is still found, and I don't know how many have not been found! ”

Everyone listened to the anger contained in Zhao Xu's bland words, and their expressions changed immediately.

Zhang Dian didn't explain, knelt on the ground, and said: "The case of burning Kaifeng Mansion is because the ministers don't know the people, and the people are not clear. The appearance of an alliance against the 'new law' in Kaifeng Mansion is due to the minister's lack of ability and virtue, and he is not enough to serve the people, and the minister asks His Majesty to punish the crime. ”

Su Song's brows slowly furrowed when he listened, the biggest actual person responsible for this matter is naturally Zhang Dan, but Zhang Duan can't go!

As the leader of the 'new party' and the actual operator of the 'new law', at the critical juncture when the 'new law' is about to be revived at the beginning of the imperial court reform, if he is dismissed, the balance between the 'old and new' parties will be quickly broken, and the imperial court may collapse!

The consequences of that were unimaginable, Su Song immediately raised his hand, and before he could speak, Zhao Xu's words had already smashed over.

"Su Xianggong, this recess is coming to an end, you are always the prime minister, you don't stay in the political hall to preside over the overall situation, and go outside the city to study your inventions? Is the political hall so idle? There are so many people and things up and down the court, is it not enough for Su Xianggong to pay more attention? The case of burning Kaifeng Mansion has led to the infighting of the new law faction, are you always happy? Do you want this kind of thing to be a little more, I will give up, let's put Nanshan together, you study your inventions and creations, I am arrogant and lascivious in the palace, drunk and dreaming of death, I should enjoy it before I was alive, no matter how much the flood behind him is monstrous, and the sky is falling ......"

Several people in the vertical arch hall were shocked and didn't dare to look up at Zhao Xu. Zhao Xu has always been close and gentle to his close ministers, he has never been so cynical, and rarely says tautology!

Su Song's old face twitched, put down his crutches, knelt down, and said, "Minister...... Conviction of sin. ”

Zhao Xu stared at Su Song coldly, and then looked at Cai Bian.

Cai Bian didn't use Zhao Xu to speak, and immediately knelt down and said: "The minister's supervision is not effective, so that there is such a big mistake, I implore the official family to punish the crime!" ”

Zhao Xu snorted coldly, turned to Han Zongdao, and said, "Han Xianggong, you are the governor of the government, the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture, these people, these things, are you really not aware of these things at all?" I still noticed it, turn a blind eye, anyway, it's a struggle within the New Party, you sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, let them fight, anyway, the surname Zhao in this world has nothing to do with you. If I wake up one day and abolish the new law, you can still take the opportunity to ask for merit, become the second Sima Guang, and become the 'Minister of the Three Sages', and go down in history......"

The corners of Han Zongdao's face hesitated and struggled, kneeling very quickly, and said in a trembling voice: "Don't dare!" ”

Han Zongdao knelt down, and in the arch hall, only the privy envoy Zhang Ji was still standing.

Zhao Xu stared at the five people kneeling, his expression was indifferent, and his heart was quickly calculating.

The 'Kaifeng Mansion Pilot' is a matter of reform, and it must be vigorously implemented, and no setback can stop his determination!

Su Song, Han Zongdao, Zhang Dian, and Cai Bian have their own attitudes towards the 'new law', and the problem exposed this time is that the people below are scattered, and these people above are not united enough!

Zhao Xu's eyes narrowed slightly, his heart was full of deliberation, and after a long time, in a cold silence, he suddenly shouted in a deep voice: "Everyone in the political affairs hall, big things are out of order, small things are gracious, temporary fear, people are floating in things, everyone is demoted to the third level, and stay in the political hall for the time being!" ”

Chen Pi listened from the sidelines, his expression changed in shock.

The four ministers of the political affairs hall were all demoted to the third class?

Chen Pi quickly retracted his expression, quietly glanced at Zhao Xu, and couldn't help but turn to the kneeling four ministers.

This is already a third class, and if something happens again, there will be no reason to keep them?

Even if Chen Pi watched coldly, he was still a little flustered.

If something really happens in a short period of time, these ministers, even if they go away, will have an unpredictable impact on the 'Kaifeng Mansion Pilot'!

The official family was really angry and didn't want to wait any longer.