Li Changlao's face was red and white for a while, his lips trembled, and he wanted to redeem it, but he didn't know how to speak, and looked at Sima Guang for help.

And Sima Guang's heart has already been excited by his comeback at this moment, and he understands very well in his heart that the empress dowager promoted herself at this time, and it is by no means for herself to sing against her, it is not impossible to establish a national security bureau, and it is not impossible to grant power beyond other yamen, the key depends on the person.

He is actually very optimistic about the character of Du Wenhao, the life-saving benefactor, and believes that such a person will not endanger the country's society, so he has made up his mind to stay out of the matter, and he doesn't want to lose the power that he finally gets.

Sima Guang is the leader of the opposition who opposes the improvement of the treatment of military attaches this time, he does not speak, Wang Qi does not speak, Cai is indeed demoted, Li Chang lost his official position and was forced to retire, and the sword of Shang Fang, who was cut first and then played, was awarded to the new National Security Bureau, Du Wenhao, the commander of the special forces, this series of actions has suppressed the ministers of the DPRK and China, and they all know that this time Gao Tao is not soliciting opinions, but imperative, who dares to stand in the way, you have to weigh the consequences.

Gao Tao glanced at the ministers who were as quiet as a cicada, and said slowly: "Xiao Jiaozi, send someone to send Li Chang and Li Aiqing home!" ”

Gonggong Jiao bowed down and agreed, and with a wave of his hand, several guards in front of the hall stepped forward and almost walked outside the main hall with Li Chang.

Li Chang cried out with a crying voice: "The Empress Dowager ......! Grand empress dowager......! After shouting a few times, before he could think about how to save face and save the situation, he was dragged out of the Zihuan Hall by the guards.

Listening to his voice gradually fade away, the ministers all looked at each other, and the hall was silent.

Gao Tao said coldly: "I have a population of hundreds of millions in the Song Dynasty, lack of money, food, houses, and clothes, but there is no shortage of people!" Who doesn't want to do it, just open your mouth, don't think that without yourself, Da Song will be useless! The sun won't rise in the east, hehe, the mourning family believes that if you don't do it, there are people below who are willing to do it! - Are there any people who have asked to quit and return to their hometowns? ”

The temple was silent.

The reason for this incident was to improve the status of military generals, so although the establishment of the National Security Bureau, which surpassed other yamen, and the military generals were quite dissatisfied, they also knew that the purpose of the empress dowager was to improve the status of the military and reform the army, and the establishment of this institution was also to ensure that the reform could be carried out smoothly. The first reform is to improve the status of military personnel, which is deeply rooted in the hearts of the generals, so naturally they will not come out to oppose it at this time.

And civil officials are very good at making small calculations, in all fairness, improving the treatment of military generals is only about the same as civilian officials, not beyond civilian officials, so it is not a matter of principle, it is also understandable to say that the military generals fought bloodily, and the reward according to merit is also called due, and the word without stabbing is also said in the past, the reason why they shouted with Li Chang and Sima Guang is just to maintain the privileges of their civil servants and maintain their previous arrogance in front of military generals. Even if the status of the generals is improved, there is no direct damage to the treatment of their civil servants themselves, it is a big deal that the two sides are on an equal footing, and they can still accept it in the final analysis.

Now seeing that Sima Guang has been promoted to the right servant and the middle scholar, he has been bribed not to speak, Li Chang is quick to talk for a while, in order to tell the old man to return to his hometown to force him, but he was directly dismissed by the Queen Mother, and everyone knows that the Queen Mother is really here this time, who dares to take the future and fate to play this is not worth fighting.

Gao Tao saw that no one answered, and looked at Du Wenhao, the corners of both of them showed a smile, the two of them had estimated this matter in advance, and formulated various plans, everything that happened today was estimated in advance by the two of them, so Gao Tao was confident and implemented according to the predetermined plan, and it was really successful.

Gao Tao's tone slowed down: "The edict issued by the mourning family is all well thought out, I only hope that you Aiqing can understand the mourning family and give support to the mourning family." ”

Wang Jue finally stepped out of the ranks, holding the wat and arching his hand: "The Empress Dowager is committed to the way of enriching the country and strengthening the army, with good intentions, and the ministers must do their best to assist the Empress Dowager in achieving this painstaking effort." ”

Cai did also come out and praised the high-tech strategy of governing the army and the good intentions of setting up the National Security Bureau.

Du Wenhao secretly admired that this Cai is indeed worthy of being a veteran of his career, and he can still maintain such composure in this situation, and he does not move his look, which can really be described as a pampering and humiliation.

Yin Caijing of Kaifeng Mansion came out of the queue and said: "The source of my great Song Dynasty's weakness is in the Xiang Army." This is the consensus of the government and the opposition, the first emperor has also made unremitting efforts for this, and now the empress dowager and the prince of Zhenguo are even more bold, trying to cure this chronic disease with different ideas, this kind of determination itself is commendable, not to mention, from the effect point of view, as of now, the transition is smooth, and the reduced box army not only has no rebound, but has been praised, which shows that this move has won the hearts of the people, although it has cost some money, but in the long run, it is more beneficial than disadvantageous. Therefore, Wechen wholeheartedly supports. ”

Gao Tao smiled, looked at him and nodded.

Du Wenhao also looked at Cai Jing, thinking that this traitor had already revealed some of his true colors, and it seemed that he had to start as soon as possible, and he couldn't let him become the climate.

The old scholar is also a veteran of the Three Dynasties, but he is a staunch conservative, only the Empress Dowager is looking forward, he sang a hymn, and he sang praises all the way to the Hanlin Bachelor Lu Dafang, the official secretary Fan Chunren, the Governor of the Imperial History Liu Qing, the household secretary Han Zhongyan, the Hanlin scholar Xu Jiang, the household servant Zhao Zhan and so on have come out of the ranks, followed by the praise song.

Most of these people were hardliners who fiercely opposed Wang Anshi's reform at the beginning, and were demoted because of their opposition to the change, and the Empress Dowager was the conservative leader who opposed the reform.

At this time, the Privy Council envoy Han Zhen walked out slowly with a pale face, knelt on the ground, and said: "The Empress Dowager, the old minister does not want to tell the old man to return to his hometown, but the old minister exempts the Empress Dowager from the soldier's tattoo, commends the military exploits with great fanfare, improves the status of the soldier, and establishes a national security bureau that surpasses other yamen, and still can't understand it. In order to protect the country for thousands of years! ”

The ministers were all taken aback, seeing that Li Chang was dismissed because of his opposition to the Empress Dowager's new policy, he dared to come out and take the risk, which was really commendable. It's just that the consequences are worrying.

The Empress Dowager didn't expect that there would be someone who was not afraid of death, and she was a veteran of the Three Dynasties, so she looked at Du Wenhao.

Du Wenhao put his palms flat on his chest and winked at her, this was the code that the two of them had discussed, so that she could calm down and wait and see what other opponents there were, so that she could take targeted measures.

Gao Tao nodded slightly, and said, "Han Aiqing, the mourning family has made up its mind, so don't ...... it."

"The Empress Dowager!" Han Zhen raised his voice, "The military generals of the five dynasties and ten kingdoms have supported their own troops and subverted the imperial court, and they must not be repeated in our dynasty!" ”

Gao Tao's face was expressionless, and he glanced at the ministers: "Ladies and gentlemen, who else seconded Han Aiqing's advice?" ”

These words already implied deterrence in them, and the few civil servants who had the intention to seconded the proposal all shrank back to protect themselves.

However, there are still people who dare to give direct advice, these people are all people who are good friends with Han Zhen and Li Changping, and Lin Xi, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, took the lead in seconding the proposal, and then, Shangshu Zuocheng Cai Bian, Shangshu Youcheng Huang Lu, Zhengdian University Scholar Han Wei, and Shiyu Shi Shengtao also came out to second.

Gao Taotao's face changed a little, the four in front of him were all Zaizhi, there were eight Zaizhi in the dynasty, Wang Qi and Du Wenhao were on their own side, Cai had indeed been removed and replaced by his own person Sima Guang, except for the subordinate Lang Zhangdun who was still silent, the other four all came out to object, and Gao Taotao couldn't help but be a little flustered. looked at Du Wenhao again.

A cold light flashed in Du Wenhao's eyes, and he flipped the palm on his chest! This is the code agreed upon by the two - do it, resolutely suppress!

Gao Tao was about to speak, Taishi Wen Yanbo slowly stepped out of the ranks, and said with a wat: "The public and private are exhausted, and redundant troops are one of the reasons. If there is a disaster, please die for the country! ”

The emphasis of these sentences is not high, but it is loud! For a moment, there was silence in the hall!

Taishi Wen Yanbo is over the age of old, his qualifications are too old, and he is a veteran of the Four Dynasties! And the family has many talents, and the ancestors have been enshrined for several generations, the great-grandfather is Yan Guogong, the grandfather is Zhou Guogong, and the father is Wei Guogong. He himself, as early as the time of Song Renzong, was the same as the Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi, Zhaowenguan University soil; When Yingzong, he was a privy envoy, and when Shenzong, because of his opposition to his student Wang Anshi's change of law, although he was demoted to a magistrate, he was crowned a first-class master! It can be seen that his status in the eyes of Song Shenzong. He rarely speaks in the court, but every word he says, it is based on the state of affairs, and it is often the most weighty.

This time, Wen Yanbo actually used his head to guarantee the Empress Dowager's changes to the army and her support for the establishment of the National Security Bureau.

Gao Taotao suddenly lifted his spirits, couldn't help but straighten his waist, and said with a smile: "The Taishi supports the mourning family so much, which makes the mourning family feel very gratified." ”

Wen Yanbo bowed down and said: "The disaster of redundant soldiers is obvious to all. How many years have we been criticizing and criticizing, but we have rarely touched on the substance, we can no longer just talk about it in the court, but not move the real character! Now the Empress Dowager has eliminated redundant soldiers, and the old minister is willing to vouch for his life! ”

"Thank you, old lady!"

Gao Tao's eyes were a little moist, nodded frequently, glanced at the ministers, and said slowly: "I often heard the first emperor say that a minister can't stay in one position for too long, he must come in rotation, and he must hone in different positions, so as to increase his experience, increase his knowledge, and strengthen his ability to govern the country and secure the country." It has been more than a year since the first emperor last adjusted the posts of the various yamen in the DPRK and the central government, and it has been almost two months since the mourning family lowered the curtain to listen to the government. ”

The ministers were all stunned for a moment, and it was no coincidence that the empress dowager changed shifts at this time, and he must have started to suppress the opposition and cultivate his own power. The people who seconded Han Jin's opposition to the Empress Dowager just now were sweating even more, not knowing what their fate would be.