Zhao Ji quickly returned to the palace, and pacified the chaotic Ouchi guards, only saying that Wang Zhong took him out for a walk.

Everyone saw that Zhao Ji was intact, but his face was a little bad and his clothes were dirty, so they put their minds at ease, but they didn't know that their emperor had been controlled by the "life and death charm".

After Zhao Ji returned to the palace, he found a lot of imperial doctors and martial arts masters, hoping to remove the "life and death talisman", but Wang Zhong's "life and death talisman" with the strength of the "Heaven and Man Realm" can only be removed by the same "Heaven and Man Realm" master.

Wang Zhong didn't even hide Zhao Ji, and told Zhao Ji openly, but Zhao Ji didn't believe it and was busy for a while.

Then Wang Zhong began to carry out some reforms in the Great Song Dynasty in the name of Zhao Ji, and there were not many places for reform.

First, change the long-term foreign policy of the Great Song Dynasty, no longer use money to buy peace, but use the money to equip the army, increase the army budget, and transfer the seed master and the seed family army, so that they can rush to the border pass to confront the 300,000 army of the Liao State.

Second, a large number of masters of the beggar gang entered the Great Song Dynasty Forbidden Army and became middle and low-level officers, silently changing the rotten status quo of the Great Song Army.

Third, in the name of Zhao Ji, he officially recognized Shi Taihe as the national teacher of the Great Song Dynasty, entered the court, ranked first, and had the right to openly deliberate.

The changes made by Wang Zhong may not seem like much, but they actually have a great impact.

First of all, Wang Zhong reused the way of the seed master who could fight the war to resist the 300,000 army of the Liao State, completely changing the passive defensive posture of the Great Song Dynasty, and had the intention of taking the initiative to attack.

Secondly, by letting the beggars join the Great Song Forbidden Army, Wang Zhong actually controlled a small part of the forbidden army.

Although the Great Song Dynasty Forbidden Army is a little wasted, after all, the number of people is there, and it is close to the imperial city, so it can be said that whoever is in charge of the forbidden army will control the power of the Great Song Dynasty!

Most of the disciples of the beggar gang occupy the number of middle and lower-level officers in the forbidden army, but these people still have great rights, plus the right to recruit soldiers, Wang Zhong is easy to mix the disciples of the beggar gang into the forbidden army one after another, and over time, when the disciples of the beggar gang completely control the forbidden army, he will not need to use the "life and death charm" to control Zhao Ji.

In the end, Wang Zhong used the position of the Great Song Dynasty National Teacher to win over Shi Tai, in addition to attracting this powerful combat power, but also to win over the Daomen forces, plus the worship court walked into the front of the stage from behind the scenes, and entered the court justifiably, and had the right to speak on national affairs.

Wang Zhong is also more convenient to screen his own people into the court!

Zhao Ji and some discerning people in the imperial court naturally saw Wang Zhong's careful thinking, and they also had the intention to stop it, but unfortunately Zhao Ji was controlled by the "life and death charm" and did not dare to resist Wang Zhong at all.

Those clear-sighted people in the court, but if someone comes out to stop Wang Zhong, there will be a complaint from the imperial history the next day, either for corruption and bribery, or for violating the national law, and no one will run away!

The beggar gang intelligence network is unparalleled in the world, which of the ministers above the court has a clean butt, Wang Zhong can easily grasp their conclusive handles, coupled with Zhao Ji's acquiescence, a large number of high-ranking officials in the court have returned to their hometowns.

Wang Zhong finally didn't rush to kill them all, leaving these ministers with a way back.

Of course, there are also some honest and honest officials in the court, but unfortunately, most of these officials are not liked by Zhao Ji and do not hold important positions, so they can't stop Wang Zhong at all.

Wang Zhong actually had to thank Zhao Ji for being mediocre, otherwise he would not have been able to control the court so smoothly.

Zhao Ji was naturally unwilling, and secretly began to make some small moves, preparing to deal with Wang Zhong, Wang Zhong didn't care, anyway, as long as Shi Tai was on his side, he didn't care how Zhao Ji tossed!

In order to win over Shi Tai, Wang Zhong gave a lot of convenience to the Daomen and even used the power of the beggars to let the Daomen forces quickly open up the situation in the Great Song Dynasty.

The domestic side of the Great Song Dynasty is getting smoother and smoother, but the Liao side is not very good, the seed master Dao and the 300,000 army of the Liao State fought a few times on a small scale, and they were not victorious, and both sides had damage, and the Great Song Dynasty court couldn't bear it at first, and there were many voices of peace, forcing Zhao Ji to hold a small meeting!

There were not many people who participated in this small meeting, but each of them was a figure at the level of a court boss, and he could be regarded as the person at the peak of the power of the Great Song Dynasty, and Wang Zhong and Shi Tai also participated in it.

The meeting was held in Zhao Ji's upper study, in addition to Wang Zhong and Shi Tai, the participants were Zuo Xiang Cai Jing, Taiwei Liang Shicheng, Hubu Shangshu Zhu Mian, and Zuo Shilang of the Military Department.

The main purpose of this meeting was to discuss whether the Great Song Dynasty should fight with the Great Liao.

First of all, the younger brother of the seed master, the left squire of the military department, was the first to express his opinion.

"The eldest brother and the Liao State have fought three small battles, and they have won and lost each other, and they found that the Liao army has a false appearance, and the combat effectiveness is actually not strong, and the commander Yelu Chong has no intention of starting a war.

The family is a famous general, three generations are all born in the army, this generation of farmers is the most brilliant, and his younger brother is not a small person, he is a general.

This time, Wang Zhong took the seed master as the commander, resisted the 300,000 army of Daliao, and transferred the seed division to the central government, and served as the left squire of the military department.

The two brothers are the main battle faction through and through!

After the planter finished expressing his opinion, Zhu Mian, the head of the household department, had something to say.

"What the seed master said lightly, do you know how much food your eldest brother has spent on the small fights these few times, and if you continue to fight, you will bear the deficit of the household department?"

Zhu Mian was in charge of the money and grain of the Great Song Dynasty, but this person actually had no ability, and he relied on currying favor with Zhao Jicai to ascend to the throne, presiding over the "Huashi Gang" of the imperial court, and making the Jiangnan area a miasma.

It can be said that most of the reasons for the disaster in Jiangnan this time are Zhu Mian's masterpieces.

Born in the ranks of the seed masters, the most unaccustomed to being ministers like Zhu Mian, immediately replied: "Lord Zhu, the imperial court pays hundreds of millions of taxes every year, where is this money spent, how can there be no money to fight!"

Zhu Mian was angry, of course he heard that the planter was satirizing him for embezzlement and bribery, and enriching his own pockets with the wealth of the treasury.

"Although the imperial court pays a lot of taxes, it spends a lot every year, civil affairs, military supplies, disaster relief, which one doesn't cost money?"

Taiwei Liang Shicheng saw that the seed master and Zhu Mian were going to quarrel in front of the palace, so he hurriedly walked out and pulled the fight.

"Two adults, now we are going to discuss a war with Da Liao, whether to fight or make peace, and whether the matter of household taxation will be discussed at the next court meeting!"

Liang Shicheng worshiped the captain, and theoretically he was the top boss of the left servant of the military department in the division, but secretly he obviously favored Zhu Mian.

Cai Jing also came out at this time and said to Zhao Ji: "Your Majesty, now that the front-line food and salary are tight, and there is no sign of victory on the side of the big marshal, the minister proposes to withdraw the troops first and negotiate peace with the Liao State!"

Zhao Ji subconsciously looked at Wang Zhong not far away, now the major affairs of the court are no longer up to him, the emperor!

Wang Zhong coughed lightly, then walked out and said to Cai Jing, "Negotiate peace?"

Cai Jing was stunned when he heard this, and then said: "Wang Zhenren has just entered the imperial court, and he still doesn't know some things.

"Don't you have to consume the treasury if you lose money?" Wang Zhong asked rhetorically: "Since they all take out money, why don't they use the money as military pay to support the army at the front in a war?"