Zhao Zhan's brows were just relaxed, and Shan Hang gave him another fatal blow: "Drill the water army, the three divisions of silver may be allocated?" ”

This was not only his mortal wound, but also the mortal wound of the entire dynasty, and until the departure of his two new ministers, it did not change the slightest bit about it.

It was night, the light moon was sparse, the cool breeze shook the light, Zhao Zhan was dealing with political affairs, and at the same time he was thinking about replacing the gold and silver utensils used in the sacrifice of heaven and earth with ceramics and fine wine for well water to save money.

His desk is still full of books, mostly with silver for the three divisions, of different sizes, all of which are judged by Zhao Zhan, and even the materials used to repair and upgrade the flat building are also on it, which is completely different from when the emperor was there.

"Your Majesty, it's late at night." Chang Shi whispered to the side and persuaded in a low voice.

Zhao Zhan grabbed the book related to Shengpinglou, anger rolled in his heart a few times, he let go of his hand, put down the book, and smoothed out the folds.

The king is the weight of all things, and there is the wrath of thunder, how can it fall on such small things, endure small anger, and do great things, it is the royal way.

The reason why the courtiers are like this is that they have lost their fear in their hearts, the first emperor loves checks and balances, and he wants to be benevolent monarchs, so that these old ministers lose their sense of proportion.

The king will punish them, but he must not get his hands dirty.

He got up and opened his arms, ordered the chamberlain to change his regular clothes, and walked out of the Wenzheng Palace.

The hall is cool, after stepping out of the threshold, there is a dry heat coming, there is a floral fragrance in the wind, there are several kinds of aromas of jasmine and Jianlan, after a few steps, the fragrance of gardenia is rich and strong, covering up other aromas, domineering attack.

The suffocating smell like a siege reminded him of Mo Lingfeng, so he frowned in disgust: "Pull out the gardenia!" ”

The chamberlain quickly removed the gardenia, and the fragrance of the flowers returned to silence, and he walked through the wide square, and there was the sound of rustling in his ears, the rubbing of the clothes of the maid, the trembling of flowers and leaves, and the whipping and crying of the concubine reprimanding the maid.

He paused for a moment, was silent for a moment, and suddenly said, "Is there a key to the palace gate?" ”

Chang Shi shook his head: "Not yet." ”

Zhao Zhan immediately said: "Prepare the sedan chair, I will go to Wudesi." ”

Since the death of Huang Yiren, Wu De Si has gradually weakened, and the news that the emperor is going to Wei Xing here arrived before Yu Yuan, and the officials of Wu De Si, who had already returned home, hurriedly turned back, tidied up their clothes, and waited for the royal car in front of the yamen.

The royal car arrived under the guard of hundreds of forbidden troops, and the people of the Wude Division saluted Zhao Zhan, and after Zhao Zhan and Zhao Zhan got down, they glanced at Shi Junping, the new martial envoy of the Wu De Division.

This person is strong, bearded, and his eyes are shining, and he is his biological mother's family and a person worthy of his trust.

Shi Junping noticed the emperor's unusual gaze, and a wave of enthusiasm immediately rose in his heart - Your Majesty's Weixing Wude Division is about to change the sky!

He followed the door and said carefully: "Your Majesty, there is no ice here, and it is difficult to bear the heat, so the minister has ordered someone to go to the ice well to borrow it." ”

Bingjingwu sent ice only in the important place, and it was not common for Wu Desi to do so, but Shi Junping's mention of the word "borrow" was intriguing.

Bingjing is subordinate to the Wude Division, and the ice mining department, ice collection, ice awarding and other matters, the ice well supervisor has to report to the Wude Division, and now the Wude Division, which has an elite forbidden army, can't even control the ice well affairs?

This kind of yamen, which is only attached to the imperial power, once it loses support, the power in its hands will immediately collapse - Shi Junping is not only telling the emperor about the current situation of Wu Desi, but also telling the emperor about Wu Desi's loyalty.

Zhao Zhan knew in his heart: "Where is the prison?" ”

Shi Junping hurriedly stepped forward, bowed down on one side to lead the way, and someone rushed forward to open the door and light the fuel lamp.

The group walked to the door of the prison, the prison has not seen the light of day all year round, it is dark and damp, as soon as the person approached, the sweat on his body immediately dissipated, and the attendant who followed Zhao Zhan even shivered.

Shi Junping stretched out his hand to invite Zhao Zhan in, Zhao Zhan lowered his head and stepped over the threshold, and the first thing he saw was a green moss like oil, glowing dimly in the firelight.

He took a few more steps to check on the situation in prison.

There were no prisoners in the prison, no blood, and there was not even the smell of filth in the cold smell, only a musty smell.

Walking into the torture room, there was a Taishi chair for watching the execution, which had just been wiped clean, opposite the Taishi chair was a dusty torture bench, two pairs of hammers and a pair of shackles were hung on the wall, and four or five soldering irons were inserted in the brazier in the corner.

"Shi Junping, you martial arts are light," Zhao Zhan sat down and patted the arm of the chair, "All step down, I and Shi Qing gossip." ”

The chamberlain and the forbidden army withdrew from the torture room, and Zhao Zhan looked at Shi Junping: "This place shouldn't be like this." ”

This place should be flesh and skin, flesh and blood should be torn, the smell should be bloody, there should be rotting flesh, cold sweat, and hot tears, and the evidence of the sinner's guilt should be displayed under this flickering lamp, becoming a proof of the supremacy of imperial power, adding a strong touch to the stability of the country.

Shi Junping decisively lifted the hem of his clothes and knelt on the ground: "The minister asks Your Majesty to send it, and I will let Your Majesty be like an arm." ”

He knew that the emperor was going to reuse the Wu Desi!

Zhao Zhan said coldly: "I can't send you now, and I don't dare to send you, your Wu Desi should have served in Beijing, you know the public opinion in Kyoto well, and take care of my money bag, but now you haven't done the same, do what you should do, I will be satisfied." ”

Shi Junping lowered his head and chewed the emperor's words word by word.

This morning, there was a dispute in the court, and less than half an hour after the court was dispersed, he heard in his ears that it was those old fellows who were instructed by the emperor not to move.

The Wude Sijing Master is to find out the handle of these old guys, and at least remove one of them from his current position - it has to be the one with a lot of money.

He figured it out and quickly replied, "The minister respectfully obeys His Majesty's teachings. ”

Zhao Zhan got up, walked in front of Shi Junping, bent down and patted him on the shoulder: "It's best if you can solve problems for me, don't delay it too long." ”

The open and secret battles in the court, just in the obscure words, people who can't understand them don't even have the qualifications to conspire and calculate.

And his move can be described as a triple gain.

First, to deter the courtiers.

Second, to appease the people.

Third, the money was confiscated and deposited in the treasury of the Ministry of Accounts for the purpose of suppressing bandits and training troops.

Mo Lingfeng wants to swallow his Zhao family in one bite, and he is not muddy!

Emperor Wu Desi and his entourage did not make waves in the capital of Jokhang, and Hou Fuzhong had no way of knowing, he took his personal entourage, stopped and walked, and returned to Kuanzhou, the capital of Daqi, on July 18, and showed the attitude of Emperor Jokhang to Mo Lingfeng.

Zhao Zhan's anger at the national letter was expected by Mo Lingfeng, she was unmoved, and held the first court meeting the next day.

At midnight on the 19th, when the sound of the newspaper resounded through the streets and alleys, countless houses were already lit up, the doors and windows were opened, the balsam residue was poured into the gutter of the back house, the doors of the shops were opened one by one, the stove was quickly ignited, the pot was steaming, and the aroma of food filled Kuanzhou almost instantly.

Cheng Ting, as a member of this court meeting, couldn't sleep all night, just had sleepiness, but the sound was louder, sleepy-eyed came to the door of Wu Jin's mansion, and after Wu Jin came out, he yawned and handed him a piece of sugar steamed cake.

Wu Jin took it in his hand: "Why don't you go with your father?" ”

"I don't want to deal with him." Cheng Ting lifted the curtain of the window and looked out, and there were cars and sedan chairs abound on the street.

He lowered the curtain: "When I go to court, what if I want to go to the official house?" ”