The weather is hot, Li Zhang except for accompanying Zhao Zhen out of the door some time ago, most of the rest of the time is staying at home with his wife, of course, the family and Miao Yuan are running at both ends, the relationship between the two is almost semi-public now, after all, the children are there, Zhao Zhen also knows, no matter how much the news is blocked, there are some rumors, of course I know, but no one dares to discuss this matter publicly, after all, it is too terrifying to involve several people.

When people are irritable, the sound of knowing is also chaotic, and even more irritable, but when people are leisurely, this sound is like a hypnotic magic sound, which makes people drowsy every summer.

Li Zhang originally wanted to coax An Ran to sleep, since his son was born, Qingzhi has focused all his energy on his son, and Yan Niang is also pregnant, so as long as Li Zhang is at home, An Ran will be taken care of by him, but this girl is energetic and doesn't like to take a nap very much, but Li Zhang wanted to coax her to sleep at noon today, but he didn't expect to coax her, but he himself fell asleep first.

When Li Zhang woke up, he found that An Ran was lying on his chest and asleep, still holding the fluffy bear he made for him, the fluffy bear was exactly the same as the teddy bear in later generations, except that the fur was used on the outside and cotton was stuffed inside.

Looking at his daughter, who was sleeping very heavily on his chest, Li Zhang didn't dare to move, for fear of waking up this lively little guy, and he was too lazy to move in the summer, especially when he just woke up, so he simply lay on the recliner and shook it gently.

This is the water room of Li Zhang's house, the so-called water room, which is generally built next to the flowing river, lifting the river water with a waterwheel, and then pouring it on the roof, and the water flows through the roof, which also takes away the summer heat, Li Zhang's house has a small river drawn from the Bianhe River, just enough to build a water room, and even the palace has a similar palace, called Hanliang Palace, which is the emperor's special place to escape the summer.

The temperature in the water room is moderate, neither cold nor hot, but after all, the temperature here is relatively large, so for children and the elderly, it is not good to stay for a long time, Li Zhang reached out and took a blanket next to him to cover his daughter, and then looked up at the roof and thought about things.

The impact of the merger of the Inquisitor's Court into the Ministry of Officials is still fermenting, and some of the news deliberately leaked by Li Zhang has attracted the attention of everyone in the government and the opposition, and now everyone is speculating about what Zhao Zhen is going to do? Are you really going to attack the entire officialdom, after all, if the structure of the six ministries is restored, then the officialdom of the entire Great Song Dynasty will almost be overturned and restarted.

However, Li Zhang knew that the people outside would soon have an answer, because just yesterday at noon, Fan Zhongyan finally returned to the capital from Suzhou, with his temperament, it is estimated that he will take office today, Fan Zhongyan's position is neither high nor low, the official worship department is regarded as the deputy of Shangshu, but he is in charge of the important task of rectifying the officialdom.

In other words, Fan Zhongyan will be a sharp blade in Zhao Zhen's hands, helping him to perform a major operation on the officialdom, remove the tumors and lesions in the officialdom, and restore the health of the administrative institutions of the Great Song Dynasty.

Thinking of Fan Zhongyan, Li Zhang couldn't help but secretly say "sorry", the light brought by this change should belong to Fan Zhongyan, although Fan Zhongyan's Qingli New Deal quickly failed, but it made his personality more magnificent, but under the influence of Li Zhang, this change came ahead of schedule, and the glory that belonged to Fan Zhongyan was gone, of course, Fan Zhongyan can still become a generation of celebrities, but I am afraid it cannot be as legendary as the original history.

However, compared with personal gains and losses, Li Zhang attaches more importance to the impact of this reform on the Great Song Dynasty, after all, the changes made by the Qingli New Deal in history are too small, and only some superficial reforms have been carried out, and the fundamental problems have not been solved.

Of course, even if the Qingli New Deal only touched the superficial interests of some people, it was still strongly resisted by many people, and finally it only lasted for more than a year before it failed, and most of the people who participated in the New Deal such as Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi were also degraded, and some people never stepped into the court again for life.

And the lessons of Qingli's new policy are also reminding Li Zhang that the resistance they will encounter in the future may be far greater than imagined, after all, they are facing a mature and huge empire, and if they want to disintegrate the old order of this empire, they almost have to be the enemy of the entire empire, even with Zhao Zhen's support, this matter is still difficult.

But no matter how difficult it is, Li Zhang and they have no chance to retreat, from the moment they take the first step, there is no turning back, and although there are many difficulties, they are not completely sure.

For example, with several big victories in the Great Song Dynasty, not only swept away the external threat, but also made the entire Song army look new, although there are still many problems in the army, but the most important problem has been solved, and with the continuous entry of martial arts students into the army, the army is also changing day by day, it can be said that the current prosperity of the Great Song Dynasty has surpassed the Song army at the beginning of the founding of the country.

And Zhao Zhen has established a huge prestige in foreign wars, just by virtue of his military exploits, Zhao Zhen is not weaker than Zhao Kuangyin brothers, and even because of the defeat of the Liao State, the prestige is above the two Zhao Kuangyin brothers, whether it is the court or the people, almost all regard Zhao Zhen as the master of Zhongxing in the Great Song Dynasty, and some people even compare Zhao Zhen with Liu Xiu, the Guangwu Emperor who established the Eastern Han Dynasty.

It is precisely because Zhao Zhen has such a great prestige, coupled with the central support of the army, that Zhao Zhen dares to make up his mind to eliminate all kinds of ills in the country, not to mention that there is now the support of Fan Zhongyan, Song Qi, Han Qi and other ministers, so Zhao Zhen and Li Zhang are not alone, but have a strong backing.

Thinking of the above, Li Zhang couldn't help but sigh out, now everything is ready, Fan Zhongyan's east wind is also coming, maybe when he takes office tomorrow, it will be the day when the Great Song Dynasty set off this change, but speaking of Fan Zhongyan, Li Zhang has seen a few times from afar before, and he has not had a deep friendship, mainly because he has no chance, and he doesn't know where he will start when he returns to Beijing this time?

At this moment, I suddenly heard a rush of footsteps outside, and then I saw a maid walking in quickly, and after a glance at An Ran, who was asleep, he whispered: "Master Qiqi, there are guests visiting outside!" ”

"Didn't I say I wouldn't see any outsiders?" Li Zhang said a little unhappily at the moment, and in the end, in order to deal with the people who came to inquire about the news, he had been pretending to be sick, and he had always refused to see foreign guests, of course, friends like Han Qi were exceptions, but if these friends came, the maid would definitely report their names directly.

"Master Qiqi, the acquaintance in the front yard also said this to the visitor, but the person who came this time was stubborn, saying that he had to see the master, and he also reported to his home, saying that he was the new servant of the ministry, and you will definitely see him when you hear his name!" The maid also said helplessly at this time.

"The squire of the ministry? Is his name Fan Zhongyan? Li Zhang also showed a surprised expression when he heard this, and then asked.

"Yes, it's this Fan Zhongyan!" The maid nodded.

Li Zhang finally couldn't sit still, just wanted to get up but saw An Ran sleeping on his chest, he wanted to reach out and pick up his daughter, but he was afraid that the action would be too big to wake up his daughter, and finally the maid stepped forward and gently hugged An Ran, Li Zhang was able to get out, and then walked quickly to the front yard.

Li Zhang was also full of curiosity at this time, because according to his estimate, Fan Zhongyan should take office today, and Zhao Zhen would definitely summon him in person at that time, so that he could understand the intention of rectifying the officialdom.

With the doubts in his heart, Li Zhang finally came to the front hall, when he stepped into the living room, he saw a middle-aged man about forty years old sitting in the living room, not tall, even a little short, his skin was also a little dark, the whole person was a little middle-aged and rich, the whole person looked inconspicuous, if he hadn't seen it before, I am afraid Li Zhang couldn't believe that this person in front of him was Fan Zhongyan, who had been famous for thousands of years