The next day, Zhao Ning stayed in the Governor's Mansion for half a day in the morning and handled some official business.

The young man who was arrested last night did not confide in any useful news after being escorted back, because when he entered the dungeon, he found an opportunity and hit his head on the stone door and died.

The other party's hands and feet are broken, but he can still kill himself, which requires the determination to die and the right opportunity, Zhao Ning is a little admired. is not to admire this killer, but to admire Zhao Yujie.

Being able to turn a Jianghu cultivator in the late stage of the Imperial Qi Realm into his own dead soldier when his own power is not great, this is not something that ordinary people can do.

In the afternoon, Zhao Ning did not stay in the class room, but took a team of government soldiers to inspect the security of the neighborhood, rode a horse and wandered all afternoon, dealing with two or three small street fights and quarrels, which was very leisurely and majestic.

When it was time to go on a business trip, Zhao Ning casually gave the soldiers a piece of gold, which was regarded as inviting them to go on a business trip to drink. The soldiers of the government immediately blossomed with joy, so they could not help but thank them again and again. For them, ordinary government soldiers, gold is rare to see, and they are all settled with copper coins and silver. A gold ingot of five taels was enough for their team to have a good meal of flower wine.

Zhao Ning didn't mean to be a heavy favor, but he didn't have a worthless currency like silver on him. In fact, there was very little gold, and the money bags were filled with things like pearl agate. For example, Zhao Qiyue, when he went to Daizhou City to help Zhao Ning, what he threw to the Cutting Path bandits was a bag of pearls.

After sending the soldiers on a business trip early, Zhao Ning did not go back, but took two entourages to a restaurant in Funing Fang in the northern city.

This is an ordinary restaurant, the layout is elegant, there is no luxury decoration, the guy is also the second child of the duty, there is no enchanting wine lady, the chef's skills are also average, the signature dishes are ordinary, because there are no characteristics, so there are not many guests here.

But because it is not far from the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion, there are many customers on weekdays, and the restaurant will not be closed.

This is not the first time Zhao Ning has been here, of course, he has not been here many times, but every time he comes back, it is to visit friends.

Not long after Zhao Ning sat down in the private room, an entourage entered the door with two officials. Seeing each other, Zhao Ning got up with a smile, everyone greeted each other, and they were very familiar with each other.

"Brother Zhao is here today, I don't know what is important?" asked Tang Xing, the new science list, after sitting down.

Tanhualang Zhou Junchen sat on the side, did not interject, just looked at Zhao Ning.

In his heart, Zhou Junchen, who was born in the Hanmen Shu clan, admired and appreciated Zhao Ning a lot, which was different from his sense of most families. The reason why this is so is not only because Zhao Ning saved them from Xu Zhiyuan, the son of the prime minister, in Yanlai Building, but also because Zhao Ning's words afterwards provided a direction for them to get out of the predicament of their careers.

During the autumn hunt, because Tang Xing "spoke up" in front of the emperor and disobeyed the opinion of Prime Minister Xu Minglang, they were summoned by the emperor that night. That night they had a great conversation with the kings and ministers. I was summoned a few times after that. After the autumn hunt, he and Tang Xing were transferred to Jingzhao Mansion.

According to the convention, the top three in the new department will have to go through a few years of training in the Hanlin Academy before they can become the local chief, but they broke this convention. Although he still has the official position of the Hanlin Academy, in fact, he no longer goes to the Hanlin Academy to work as an errand and only works in Jingzhao Mansion.

The emperor arranged the two of them in Jingzhao Mansion, which was a very reasonable and useful choice.

Although it is a local yamen, because the territory under its jurisdiction is the land of Gyeonggi, the Jingzhao Mansion has many functions and powers, and will frequently deal with the big families, and it is also close to the central yamen such as the three provinces and six ministries, which can best enable Tang Xing, Zhou Junchen and others to familiarize themselves with the officialdom of the dynasty in a short period of time, understand the situation and contradictions of all parties, cultivate the ability to do specific things, and sharpen the talents that the emperor Song Zhi needs.

In this sense, the emperor's expectations for Tang Xing and Zhou Junchen are not high.

"I have a big thing to conspire with the two of you, and I also have a great merit to give to the two of you, but I don't know if the two of you have the courage to share your worries for Your Majesty. Zhao Ning got straight to the point.

To bring down the Liu family, it is necessary to expose the Liu family's crimes, which cannot be done by the Governor's Mansion, because this is not a public security case in the capital. Most of the crimes of the Liu clan also occurred in Lantian and Shimen counties, which were beyond the scope of the Governor's Office.

Once the various bitter masters who were persecuted by the Liu family, with the help of Yipinlou and with the evidence, arrived safely in the capital to cry out for grievances, they could only go to beat the drum of grievances in Jingzhao Mansion.

Jingzhao Mansion is a civilian-official sphere of influence, and there is Liu Zhiwu, a member of the Liu clan, whether those cases that are unfavorable to the Liu family are accepted, how to accept them, how to investigate and handle them after they are accepted, whether they will be investigated for a year and a half or even three and a half years, and finally the Liu family secretly "solved the problem", and it is unknown whether the big thing has turned into a small matter.

In this matter, neither Zhao Xuanji nor the Zhao family can help much, because the Zhao family is a general, and the Dadu Governor's Office is also responsible for the military's affairs, and it does not involve civil affairs. If Zhao Ning wants to ensure that all cases will be fully accepted and will be quickly investigated, officials within Jingzhao Mansion need to come forward.

Moreover, these officials must have power and status, and dare to confront the Liu family.

In all fairness, it was the best choice to find a scholar who was hostile to the Liu family. It's as if if you want to attack the Zhao family, it is best to choose the Shanhaiguan Sun family as an ally. In addition, looking for a family that is upright, jealous, and socially minded can also help Zhao Ning achieve his goal.

It's a pity that Jingzhao Mansion said that the novel is not big, and there are really no important members of the sect who are enemies of the Liu family. As for Gangzhengmen, even if Zhao Ning does not join forces with the other party, once Liu's crime is exposed, the other party will also participate.

Zhao Ning went to these family masters at this time, but it seemed insidious and villainous, and the other party would inevitably disdain it, and maybe it would be counterproductive. After many trade-offs, Zhao Ning finally found Tang Xing and Zhou Junchen.

"There is such a good thing? Thank you Brother Zhao a lot. I don't know what the specific situation is?" Tang Xing smiled and arched his hand, first expressing his support and gratitude to Zhao Ning, and then asked the reason for the matter.

"Knock down the Liu family, can you dare?" Zhao Ning asked word by word, while paying close attention to the changes in the other party's micro-expressions.

Tang Xing's eyes lit up at first, obviously very excited, and then his eyes showed a thoughtful look, calmly thinking about all aspects, and finally said to Zhao Ning with righteous words: "Brother Zhao has a great favor to Tang, and Tang has always wanted to reciprocate, but he has no chance. Now Brother Zhao has a place to use, but if he has orders, Tang will definitely do his best!"

Zhou Junchen's eyes widened at first, very shocked, and then the look was solemn and full of caution, he also thought quickly for a while, and finally asked Zhao Ning with questions: "Brother Zhao is kind to us, we should have done our best to repay us, but we are all officials of the imperial court, and public power must be used publicly." If Brother Zhao wants me to charge into battle personally, I will not resign, but if it is to borrow the convenience of an official position, I need to make sure that the Liu family does have the evil of being overthrown......"

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Tang Xing, "Brother Zhao, don't mind, this guy is a nerd, he can't think clearly for a while." What are Brother Zhao's plans, what do you want us to do, just say it!"

Zhao Ning smiled slightly. The reaction of the two was similar to what he expected. In fact, his previous sentence was also a temptation, and now that the other party's reaction has met his expectations, he can explain things carefully.

As Zhao Ning expected, Tang Xing was obviously relieved and became more combative, and Zhou Junchen was also relieved, and at the same time became very angry—angry at Liu's evil deeds.

In the end, both of them promised that once the bitter lord went to Jingzhao Mansion to avenge his grievances, they would do their best to cooperate.

The three of them discussed some details, because all the people present were heroes, and Zhao Ning didn't say much. In the second half, the three of them were drinking and eating food, and they talked happily.

An hour later, bidding farewell to Zhao Ning in front of the restaurant, Zhou Junchen still complained to Tang Xing: "When Brother Zhao proposed to bring down the Liu family, how could you agree so simply? If the Liu family does not have all kinds of evil deeds, do you also want to use public power for private purposes and help Brother Zhao without principle?"

Tang Xing stood with his hands in his hands, his posture was straight, he laughed lightly, and said disapprovingly: "Why not, as long as Brother Zhao's enemy is a big family and he is sure of success, I will do my best to help!"

Zhou Junchen was so angry by Tang Xing: "You ......"

Tang Xing waved his hand and said disapprehantly: "Don't forget, why were we able to be promoted to a rank in just half a year and serve in a powerful yamen like Jingzhao Mansion - this is because Your Majesty thinks we are useful and can share his worries!"

"What is our identity? Scholars from poor families who came from the imperial examinations! Why does Your Majesty continue to expand the scale of the imperial examinations? It is in the hope that we will use us to divide the power of the nobles and suppress the family ranks! Therefore, in the officialdom, in addition to doing our own duties well and constantly promoting and grasping more power, we will inevitably compete with the family and try every means to bring down the family officials!

"The Liu clan is a well-known clan in the family, if you can use an upright method to overthrow their clan, not only will you and I be promoted through meritorious service, but this is also for Your Majesty's worries! What else do you need to hesitate about?"

Zhou Junchen opened his mouth, half speechless, and finally said in a difficult voice: "You and I are not only Your Majesty's courtiers, but also the parents and officials of the people of Limin! In addition to sharing worries for Your Majesty, we should also think of upholding justice and seeking benefits for the people!"

Tang Xing raised his head and laughed, his laughter was extremely loud, attracting sideways glances from passers-by, but he didn't care about this, patted Zhou Junchen's shoulder and lowered his voice: "This time to deal with the Liu family, who has done a lot of evil deeds, is to make decisions for the people and seek benefits for the common people, isn't it just what you want?

Zhou Junchen felt that Tang Xing's words were wrong, but he didn't know how to refute them. The Liu family did deserve to die, but it was because they were guilty, not because His Majesty wanted to divide the power of the family.

Tang Xing believes that if you want to benefit the people, you have to eliminate all the nobles of the family, and it doesn't matter what means you use, as long as you can achieve the goal.