Even if Zhao Zhen ordered him to raise his head and look at him, all that was shown in the other party's eyes was fear, so that Zhao Zhen couldn't see anything at all.

According to the Dongzhong Institute, everything in the court was fine during this time, and the ministers were also conscientious. Even when asked about the performance of King Jing Zhao Xi, Dongzhong also performed very well, learning the art of the emperor in Zhaoren Palace, practicing martial arts in the morning and evening, and burning incense and praying from time to time to pray for the blessings of the official family.

So the words are completely rules, that is, don't spare the bad, and don't emphasize that someone is doing well, and it seems that there is no tendency at all, like some old fritters in the court.

But this move without any tendencies fell in Zhao Zhen's eyes and made him form an extremely bad impression.

The secret spy department is an official pro-army, which is a son-only theory.

In case of trouble, you must have a tendency, that is, you must report to the official family, whether it is good or bad. But this kind of report without a position in Dongzhong clearly means that he already has a position, that is, the secret spy department has begun to deteriorate, and it is no longer his Zhao Zhen's eyes and ears as before.

It's just a pity that Chen Lin is missing, and I don't know if she lives or dies. In such a situation, Zhao Zhen was sick in bed again, and there was no more suitable candidate available in his hands, even if he wanted to replace Dongzhong, he didn't know who to substitute. In this way, he can only let him leave first, and then there will be a suitable person to re-attack the idea of the secret spy department.

After Dongzhong, Zhao Zhen met with many important ministers, and learned from their mouths what happened in the court when he was sick during this time.

It's a pity that Zhao Zhen's trusted prime minister Jia Changchao has long been Empress Cao's person, and he is destined not to hear any real news from his mouth.

In addition, most of the other courtiers were asked to talk, either Empress Cao or Zhao Yunrang, or Jia Changchao, in the face of such a huge force, most of the courtiers chose to be obedient. When facing the report of the official, all the words are discussed, seven points are true, and three points are false.

The real part is gone, the false thing is that Queen Cao can't control the court at all, if it weren't for the other ministers to do their best, I'm afraid that the court situation will be chaotic now.

This result is exactly what Zhao Zhen wants to hear the most.

Zhao Zhencong's experience made it difficult for him to really trust a person, let alone a woman.

After hearing that Empress Cao was not enough to suppress the ministers, he relieved himself and thought that the supreme power of the Great Song Dynasty was still in his own hands, and among the important ministers who reported to him, Pang Ji was also included.

Pang Ji is also one of the Zaifu, and at the same time one of the staunch supporters of King Zhao Xi of Jing.

It is conceivable that with their status, once a Zhao Xi ascends the throne, his identity will inevitably rise.

Such a person can stand on the opposite side of Empress Cao and Zhao Yunrang, and the words of such a person should be the most credible.

It's just a pity that Pang Ji is too smart and too good at judging the situation.

Often the smarter the person, the more he will not bet the treasure on a Rao, the moment he saw Zhao Zhen, Pang Ji did not report truthfully, nor did he go to Queen Cao's bad, of course, it will not be her good.

Until now, Pang Ji's idea was to continue to observe and observe.

What Pang Ji needs to see is that Zhao Zhen really regained the palace, and the moment he regained power, he even directly designated the successor from Zhao Zhen's mouth to be Zhao Xi, and only at that time would he really fully support King Jing.

Until then, there are still variables, so a smart person like him won't bet easily.

When it comes to the battle for storage positions, once a bet is placed, it is impossible to buy it, the stakes are too big, and before there is a clear situation, Pang Ji will not move lightly.

Just like now, although Zhao Yunrang talked to Pang Ji, he didn't agree, he didn't fully support the other party, and he was still between hesitation and hesitation.

Among the courtiers, there are naturally some people who can't be bought with the truth.

For example, the three priests Song Qi, such as the privy envoy Bao Zheng.

Song Itch will not be bought, because he has been contributing to the economic development of the Great Song Dynasty all his life, and other things, as if they have nothing to do with him, he may pay attention to it, but he will definitely not express his opinion easily.

Such a courtier is a lonely minister, who is the most reassuring to the emperor and the person that the emperor likes to use the most.

Zhao Yunrang also saw this truth, he never talked to Song Qi, let alone did anything to win over. This is because he knows in his heart that such a capable courtier does not need to be wooed at all, if his son is on the throne, Song Qi will also do his job well, on the contrary, Zhao Xi will be on the throne, and the same is true.

This is simply a man for the country, not for a certain monarch.

When Zhao Zhen saw Song Itch, this person really didn't say anything more about the court, but when he talked about the treasury revenue, there was a lot.

According to Song Qi, the treasury revenue has fallen by at least 30% compared with the previous two years.

Among them, part of this is caused by the departure of Su Shi, and after the circulation of items such as kernel tea, cigarettes, burning knives and silk cloth, the commercial tax is much less.

But the more important reason is that Suzhou was occupied by Li Tang.

More than half a year has passed, and the official army of Zhao and Song still has not exterminated Li Tang's forces, which has made many people in the south panic, and even worse, they have already started other ideas. In the face of the imperial court's taxation, it is far from being as happy as before, looking at it, it seems that the imperial court is forcing them to be anxious, and they may contact Li Tang.

The south has always been a major place for paying taxes, and now there is instability there, which will inevitably have an impact on the revenue of the state treasury. After Song itched to finish this, he asked if he could send a large army to destroy Li Tang, or at least drive them out of the south, otherwise in the long run, I am afraid that there may be problems with the country's finances.

In history, the so-called Renzong Shengzhi, the rich are not the real people, but those powerful and clans, and the lives of the people have not changed much. The income of the court is only a little more than in previous years.

During the Renzong period in history, there was no major conflict with Liao and Western Xia, and the silver in the treasury was enough. But the appearance of Su Shi disrupted the original history, and more than two years ago, it directly clashed with the three tribes.

As a result, there is a limited amount of silver in the treasury. Now, with Suzhou and Changshu and other places occupied by Li Tang, there is a trend of chaos in the south, and the income of the national treasury is not as good as before, and there is even a tendency to make ends meet.

When Song Qi saw Zhao Zhen, he mainly mentioned these things.

finally came to tell the truth, but it was something that gave Zhao Zhen a headache.

"Zeng Gongliang hasn't solved the matter of Li Tang yet? Okay, I know, I'll find someone to discuss and solve this matter quickly. ”

sent away Song Itch, and then came Bao Zheng.

As soon as Bao Zheng saw Zhao Zhen, his eyes were red, especially when he saw that Zhao Zhen was a little laborious to even sit at this time, and he still needed to meet him half-lying, he felt even more distressed about the official family in his heart, and some words naturally couldn't be opened.

What happened in the court during this time, Bao Zheng saw it in his eyes and listened to it in his heart

In particular, Empress Cao and Zhao Yunrang, in order to win over more courtiers to use them, were constantly giving them benefits, and some court officials had more and more land in their hands, causing more and more people to be displaced.

The people have no land to plant and no food to eat, and this is what can affect the foundation of the country, and it is a sign that the country will be destroyed.

Seeing these with Bao Zheng's temperament, he was naturally angry in his heart. But his anger is only in his heart, not on his face, and it does not come out of his mouth.

Don't think that Bao Zheng's personality is straight, he will do whatever he wants, and even like in film and television dramas, he will be ruthless in the face of the emperor's relatives. In a feudal society, this is simply not possible.

The emperor is in control of everything, how can he tolerate his courtiers pointing fingers at his family, or even beating and killing?

This is just a willingness of some later generations to finally beautify such a young person. Bao Heizi in history, that is definitely not a simple character, if he is simple, he will not become an important minister in the court at all, let alone be left in the capital, such an eye-catching person, the best result is to be sent to an unknown place to retire.

It's not a simple Bao Zheng, seeing that some people are powerful, he just adopts an attitude of not greeting, he tries his best to do the work in his hands well, and then waits, waiting for the official family's body to recover, waiting for the court to regain a clear appearance.

And it was in this waiting process that Bao Heizi missed Su Shi more and more.

He also thought more than once that if Su Shi was still in Bianliang, the situation would definitely not evolve to this point.

No, Su Shi is here, Li Tang may have been driven out of Zhao Song now, if this person is here, Empress Cao and Zhao Yunrang will not be as domineering.

Su Shi is a reasonable person, but he doesn't follow any rules. It really him off, and anything could have been done. Such a courtier is indeed uncontrollable, but in troubled times, he is also a great talent that is really needed.

It's just a pity that Su Shi has left Zhao Song in frustration, and now he is thriving in the land of Goryeo. I heard the news a while ago that Fu Bi's identity is now rising and he has become the head of civil officials.

Many people who received this news still scoffed, thinking that just being the head of a civil official in Goryeo was far less powerful than Zhao Song, who was rich in land and resources.

But Bao Zheng doesn't think so.

The Su Shi he understands is definitely not a lord of dissipation, and now he is in Goryeo, but who knows if he will counterattack Liao in the future?

Maybe for others, they will be satisfied with being able to get Goryeo, but Su Shi will definitely not.