In Jia Changchao's study, Yang Du knelt on the ground and choked up to tell what happened in Ying Tianfu, after Fan Ning seized power in Ying Tianfu, Yang Du's henchmen immediately rushed to the capital to report the situation, which made Yang Du shocked and rushed to cry to Jia Changchao.

"Fan Ning had a premeditated plan to collude with Han Qi to transfer me back to the capital, he attacked in Yingtianfu, arrested Li Dechang, arrested the county governor and county lieutenant of Songcheng County, I heard that Zhou Heng and Liu Chi were also suspended, and they also used my wife and brother to snar my crimes, this is a harbinger of completely overturning me, if Jia Xianggong does not fight back, Ying Tianfu will completely change the sky."

Jia Changchao was upset when he heard this, and said hatefully: "How do you know that I didn't help you and asked you to go back to Beijing to report on your work, I have been resolutely opposing, and I have explained your affairs, you must make careful arrangements before entering Beijing to report on your work, do you call this a proper arrangement?" was crushed by Fanning's blow, and no one stood up to speak for you, how much failure you have done in this general judgment! ”

"I don't dare to complain about the public, but now that the situation is urgent, what should we do?"

"What are you panicking about? The Great Song Dynasty has not changed, don't talk nonsense in the future, I will think about how to clean up the mess in this matter, you can wait with peace of mind, it's a big deal for you to go to Ren Zhizhou elsewhere, don't make it like the sky is falling. ”

Jia Changchao's words made Yang Du feel a little relieved, and he said in a low voice: "Then what about tomorrow's debriefing?" ”

"Tomorrow's debriefing will be carried out as usual, Fanning is making trouble in Yingtianfu, we can't mess up, what should we do!"

"The lowly duty understands, and the lowly post retires!"

Yang Du saluted and retreated, Jia Changchao walked in the study for a while, and then asked his son-in-law Li Yundao, who was standing aside, "What do you think?" ”

Li Yun said slowly: "The little son-in-law smelled a dangerous aura on Yang Du's body!" ”

"You mean his brother-in-law?"

Li Yun bowed and said, "Obviously, Fan Ning must have sufficient evidence to make a decision and then act, other things can be justified by unclear authority, and Li Dechang's matter can also be cleared up, but his wife and brother killed people on the street, the impact is too bad, Yang Du is afraid that the guilt will not escape, and the son-in-law suggests that the father-in-law immediately dissociate himself from Yang Du." ”

Jia Changchao nodded, "It's not enough to clear the responsibility, the Son of Heaven knows very well that Yang Du is an official recommended by me, and I think I need a strong man to break his wrist and take the initiative to impeach Yang Du." ”

"Won't this put other officials at risk?" Li Yun cautiously suggested.

"No, I only need to impeach his wife and brother for killing people, killing people on the street has exceeded the scale, I believe all officials know it in their hearts, and I will not tolerate mistakes in principle."

"If the father-in-law makes up his mind, then without further ado, he must preemptively act before Fanning's impeachment letter arrives, which will give the official family a good impression of killing relatives in a righteous manner."

"You're right, I'll start impeaching tomorrow morning!"

.........

As the health of Zhao Zhen, the son of heaven, deteriorated, he had changed the daily court meeting to a three-day court meeting, and then changed it to a five-day court meeting, and the time in the imperial study every day was also shortened to half a day, and he returned to the deep palace at noon.

Zhang Guifei's death hit Zhao Zhen hard, he was depressed for a period of time, and a few days ago, despite the strong opposition of the ministers, he stubbornly posthumously crowned the late Zhang Guifei as Empress Wencheng, so that the Great Song Dynasty appeared for the first time in a situation of one dynasty and two queens.

In the morning, Zhao Zhen was reviewing a few copies of the recital, and a eunuch at the door said: "Your Majesty, Jia Xianggong asks to see you!" ”

Zhao Zhen didn't stop writing, and said casually: "Announce his visit!" ”

After a short time, Jia Changchao hurriedly walked into the imperial study, bowed and saluted: "The old minister Jia Changchao sees Your Majesty!" ”

Zhao Zhen put down his pen and smiled slightly: "What is the matter with Jia Xianggong?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, Weichen wants to impeach one person!"

Zhao Zhen was a little surprised, he rarely saw Jia Changchao impeaching ministers, he asked curiously: "Who does Jia Xianggong want to impeach?" ”

"The old minister impeached Yang Du in response to Tianfu's general sentence!"

Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Last time about Yang Du's occupation of the official office, didn't Jia Xianggong explain?" ”

Zhao Zhen's implication, Yang Du is your person, he has already given you face last time and let him go, why did something happen again?

Jia Changchao said with a full face: "Yang Du was recommended by Weichen back then, and the reason for the recommendation was that he was young and strong, diligent in government affairs, and Weichen once had high hopes for him, hoping that he could be loyal to the Son of Heaven and compassionate the people, and not disappoint my expectations, but Weichen did not expect that he would break the rules of the court and forcibly occupy the official residence of the Yahou, which made the old minister extremely disappointed in him."

But Wechen has always thought that he must see that since he has bad events, there must be more serious violations hidden below, so Wechen sent someone to Ying Tianfu to secretly investigate Yang Du, and found that he was corrupt and perverted the law, especially when he indulged his family to rob the wine shop and kill people on the street, the heavens were angry, Wechen tossed and turned last night, sleepless all night, deeply guilty for the people of Tianfu, and blamed himself for recommending bad officials, Wechen not only wanted to impeach Yang Du for committing murder and harming the people, but also asked for his own negligence in recommending and pleading, and implored His Majesty to punish! ”

In the end, Jia Changchao burst into tears, his face was full of remorse, and his performance was very real, and even Zhao Zhen was infected by his bitter complaints and self-blame.

Zhao Zhen comforted him and said: "People will change, most of the Jinshi are idealistic at the beginning of their careers, diligent and loving the people, but with the change of the environment, some people's original intentions remain the same, and some people are willing to fall, and more are corrupted by money and women, these are unavoidable, I believe that Jia Xianggong should not have seen the wrong person when recommending, but he can't withstand the temptation of power and wealth, and has done something that violates the peace of heaven, which has nothing to do with Jia Xianggong, Jia Xianggong timely supervised, self-exposed, and adhered to principles, which is even more commendable, I will not hold Jia Xianggong accountable for this matter, Yang Du can be temporarily suspended, and ordered Yu Shitai to send officials to investigate, once it is verified, he will not be spared! ”

Jia Changchao breathed a sigh of relief, he got rid of Yang Du's matter, and the later investigation by Yushitai had nothing to do with him.

He bowed deeply again, "Your Majesty! ”

Jia Changchao resigned, and Zhao Zhen strictly investigated Jia Changchao's review and handed it over to the eunuchs to deal with.

At this time, it was not early, and Zhao Zhen also felt a little tired, so he got up and said, "Drive back to the palace!" ”

A carriage had been prepared outside the main hall, Zhao Zhen got into the carriage, and surrounded by dozens of guards and eunuchs, the carriage slowly drove towards the harem.

When the carriage passed by the outer wall of the Hongwen Pavilion, a burst of cheers was suddenly heard, "Okay! Shoot one more arrow! ”

Zhao Zhen's heart moved, and he was a little interested, and he pulled the curtain and looked into the wall, the outer wall of the Hongwen Pavilion was a flower wall, and there were many gaps in the middle, and he could barely see the situation inside the wall.

I saw the war horse running, a young man in a samurai uniform rode on the war horse, holding a bow in his left hand and pulling the string in his right hand, and shot an arrow at the straw man arrow target dozens of steps away during the run.

Zhao Zhen was really surprised, this is riding and shooting! In his impression, only the ancestors of the founding of the country may have this kind of ability to ride on horses, and now he actually saw it in a young royal family.

He was immediately in high spirits, and hurriedly ordered: "Stop in front of the front and back door!"

The carriage slowly stopped in front of the back door of the Hongwen Pavilion, a eunuch helped Zhao Zhen get out of the car, the back door has been opened, Zhao Zhen walked into the mansion gate, dozens of royal teenagers got up and saluted, and the young man who was riding and shooting on the horse also jumped off the war horse and knelt down on one knee, "Imperial grandson Zhao Zhongzhen participates in His Majesty Imperial Grandfather!" ”

Zhao Zhen came to his senses and asked with a smile: "You... Are you the eldest son of the King of Julu County? ”

"The emperor is exactly!"

"Good! Good! No courtesy. ”

Zhao Zhongzhen stood up, Zhao Zhen saw that although he was not very old, he had broad shoulders and a thin waist, a tall figure, a face like a crown of jade, a high nose bridge, and a pair of starry eyes that were exceptionally bright, looking heroic, quite a bit of a dragon and phoenix.

Zhao Zhen really liked it, and asked again: "How long have you been learning to ride and shoot?" ”

"If you go back to the emperor's grandfather, learn to ride and shoot for about half a year?"

"Why did you come up with the idea of learning to ride and shoot?"

"Emperor Qi's grandfather, the emperor's lifelong ideal is to lead thousands of iron horsemen, defeat the Khitan and the party, recover Youzhou and Shuozhou, and realize the unfinished great cause of the ancestors!"

Zhao Zhongzhen's words came to Zhao Zhen's heart, his biggest regret is that he was not able to continue to realize the unfinished cause of his ancestors, and his support for overseas development is also to make up for his regret of failing to recover his ancestral industry, but his health is deteriorating now, and he has no energy to think about overseas expansion, so the plan to run Whale State has also run aground.

And Zhao Zhongzhen's words made him see hope from the next generation.

"Do you think we can achieve the great deeds of our ancestors?"

"Emperor Qiyu's grandfather, the Great Song Dynasty is ten times more powerful than the Liao State, the population is ten times that of the Khitan, the technology is advanced, the soldiers use their lives, and the biggest cavalry disadvantage before is gradually solved from Kunzhou, what we lack now is determination, as long as the monarch and the people work together, make great efforts, dare to use capable ministers, use brave warriors, and fully prepare, Sun Er believes that within twenty years he will be able to achieve the great cause of his ancestors."

"Well said! Insightful, courageous. ”

Zhao Zhen patted Zhao Zhongzhen's shoulder and smiled: "You are good at riding and shooting, but you don't know how to be literary?" ”

Qiao Qing, a scholar, stepped forward and saluted: "Back to Your Majesty, Zhao Zhongzhen is outstanding in learning among the children of the royal family, and his calligraphy and articles are excellent, which can be called the talent of Jinshi." ”

Zhao Zhen was overjoyed, and couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't even know that I had such a talented grandson of Wen Taowu Strategy, I was overlooked!" ”