At this time, Su Song, Zhang Dun and Cai Bian came together. Seeing Zhao Xu's smile, they looked at the doctor of the Ministry of War with anticipation and eagerness.

The doctor of the Ministry of War immediately raised his hand and said, "Three grandparents, come to Xihe Road to report, they repelled the attack of the Xia people and beheaded more than 2,000."

Su Song's tense face suddenly calmed down, and he nodded slightly.

Zhang Dun seemed to have no surprise on his face, his eyes flashed, and he said, "Xihe Road can defeat the Xia people, Huanqing Road must be prepared over there, and Zhang Feng may be waiting for the opportunity."

Cai Bian listened and nodded thoughtfully.

The Xia people brought an army of 300,000, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor personally fought with each other, and were full of vigor. They really had to fight head-on. Even if they could win, Huanqing Road would have to pay a huge price.

The best strategy is to avoid its edge and wait for labor with one stroke.

Zhao Xu nodded, looked at Su Song and the other two and said, "Remember the merits of Xihe Road, and in addition, we will order other places to pay close attention to the trends of Huanqing Road."

"Abide by the order." Su Song and the other two and the confidential room responded quickly.

Zhao Xu felt relieved and relaxed a lot. He patted his thighs and said with a smile: "If you have any news, please inform me immediately. The weather is getting late, so you all have a rest early to keep your energy."

Su Song and others looked at Zhao Xu and raised their hands.

Zhao Xu was a little excited and waved his hand, got up and walked out.

Zhao Xu entered the Chuigong Hall, gave an explanation, and went straight back to Funing Hall.

Outside the Funing Palace, some palace maids blushed and left quickly. The sounds from Zhao Xu's bedroom really made them blush.

Renming Palace.

Meiren Meng was quietly embroidering something, a confidant palace maid quietly walked over and whispered in front of her: "Empress, the official family has recruited Meiren Liu again today."

Meiren Meng nodded casually and said, "I arranged it."

The palace maid frowned and said, "Empress, the atmosphere in the palace has been a bit subtle recently. Many people go to the beautiful Liu to show their gratitude. You can't continue to do this."

Meng Meiren kept getting needles and said, "At this time of great event, don't talk nonsense, pass on words, gossip, and beat the palace with sticks."

The palace maid pursed her lips, hesitated for a while, and said, "Empress, I think the official family is not as close to the empress as before."

Meiren Meng remained silent and looked up at her.

The palace maid's face suddenly changed and she quickly bowed and said, "I'm talking too much!"

Meiren Meng's face was expressionless and continued to lower her head to embroider.

...

In the next few days, there was no news on Huanqing Road, but a tense atmosphere filled Kaifeng City.

Some rumors of defeat were rampant, which had already shaken some officials from the six ministries and seven temples who were unaware of the situation. They wrote letters, vaguely trying to find out the truth.

Zhang Dun is facing huge pressure. As the leader of the "New Party", once Huanqing Road is defeated, the responsibility will not be Zhao Xu, and it will definitely fall on Zhang Dun!

Not only was the "old party" attacking wildly, but there were also rifts within the "new party". Some people openly jumped out to cut off Zhang Dun, turned the gun around, and called on Zhang Dun, Cai Bian and others to call on Zhao Xu to recall Cai Que and Zeng Bu some husbands during the Yuanfeng period.

Zhao Xu was as motionless as a mountain, and handled government affairs in Chuigong Hall as usual.

With the continuous infiltration of the "New Party" and expanding from the court to the local area, various strange things happened one after another, and some things were ridiculous.

For example, someone complained to Cai Bian that he had received "entertainment" from local gentry in Lingnan and received bribes of 123 coins. The time, place and witnesses were clearly listed.

For example, someone reported Zhang Dun that he had already prepared the "dragon robe" at home, and even took the year name "Da Sheng" and prepared to usurp the throne and become emperor. It was one month later.

Some people even impeached Li Qingchen and accused him of stealing chickens from his neighbors when he was a child, which confirmed that he had been corrupt since childhood and was not worthy of establishing himself in the court.

Zhao Xu knew that the struggle within the civil servant group was fierce and all kinds of strange things could happen. He also knew that the various versions of the word "swept ashes" were still shocked by the bottomless lines of these court officials. He regarded the court as an idiot!

Zhao Xu threw all these memorials into the trash can, looked at Chen Qi standing in front of him, and said lightly: "Next time, don't give me such memorials. Copy dozens of memorials and sent them to the Censorate of the Six Ministry of Seven Temples, etc., especially the Censorate, the Ministry of Personnel, and the yamen of the owner of the memorials. He ordered their chief officer to write me a 'reading note'. If it is not written well, I will read it to him personally at the Zichen Palace meeting!"

Chen Qi looked panicked, and quickly raised his hand and said, "I obey the order."

No matter how you write the memorial book, you always want your face. If you really have to read it out by the official family in Zichen Hall, no matter how thick the face is, it cannot be stopped!

Zhao Xu didn't want these messy comments to bother him, so he glanced at Chen Pi, shook his head in his heart, and said, "Do you have any news to reply to the various inspectors of the Censorate?"

Chen Qi said: "Go back to the official house, no."

Zhao Xu asked afterwards and said, "No one?"

Chen Qi lowered his head slightly, raised his hand, and said, "Yes."

Zhao Xu raised his eyebrows and sat upright.

Although the "old party" in Beijing has been cleaned up, outside the Beijing, except for the remote places where exiled, most officials are still "old party". The "old party" in Beijing patrolled the "old party" outside the Beijing, which obviously there is no possibility of any loss.

Zhao Xu snorted coldly and said, "I really can't have any expectations for them. According to the plan, let them take turns to patrol and record it on the record. I will send a message to the Censorate and order them to re-select effective people and inspect all walks of life again next year... I will be more secret first."

Chen Qi's scalp was numb, he lowered his head and said, "I will receive the order."

Just as Zhao Xu was about to open his mouth, he saw Cai Bian stepping in quickly and said directly: "The official family, Fuyan Road urgently reported that they defeated the invading Xia soldiers three days ago and beheaded more than a thousand people. Fuyan Road was intact."

Zhao Xu immediately took the piece of paper he handed over, looked carefully, and laughed loudly, "Remember the merits of Fuyan Road! By the way, is there any news about Huanqing Road?"

Cai Bian's face was somber that he said, "No, the Xia people should use Huanqing Road as the main battlefield. Zhang Feng and others may fight the Xia people in the Huanzhou area."

After so long, Zhao Xu and the Song Dynasty court basically saw clearly that the main force of the Xia people attacked Huanqing Road. Zhang Qi obviously also hoarded heavy troops on Huanqing Road. The two sides alternated offensive and defensive, and they tested each other, and it was almost the same.

Zhao Xu also felt that it was almost a month since the Xia people besieged Huanzhou and attacked Mubo Town for more than ten days. If they could not conquer for a long time, the situation of the battle will inevitably change.

Zhao Xu said calmly: "I ordered all the intelligence stations in the north to operate with all their strength. Any news will be sent back as soon as possible!"

Cai Bian was about to raise his hand, and a yellow door came in at the side door and whispered a few words in Chenpi's ear.

Chen Pi waved him back without moving, glanced at Cai Bian and Chen Qi, came to Zhao Xu's ear, and whispered: "The official family, the Imperial City Department news, Han Zhongyan had just entered Beijing and went to Kaifeng Prefecture."

Zhao Xu looked at the sky outside the palace, with a trace of strange color on his face.

Han Zhongyan was Su Song's superior when he was in the Privy Council. He was the previous Privy Councilor. He was one of the three ministers during the reign of Emperor Gao and the eldest son of Han Qi.

The reason why Zhao Xu looked strange was because he drove away this person himself, and Han Zhongyan should have no shame to come back.

However, how could Zhao Xu care more about Han Zhongyan now?

He nodded lightly and said, "Look at it."

Tangerine responded and continued to stand silently on the side.

Zhao Xu, Cai Bian and Chen Qi continued to talk about the matter. At this time, in Kaifeng Prefecture, Han Zhongyan, who had entered Kaifeng Prefecture, was sent out from the back door by Han Zongdao.

Kaifeng Prefecture's Houya.

Han Zongdao's brows were tightly twisted, and his face was as heavy as water.

Han Zhongyan's sudden entry into Beijing made him struggle even more uncomfortable.

The official forcibly promoted him to the "Secretary of the Government" and became one of the "Mr." of the current dynasty. He ordered him to lead the reform pilot of Kaifeng Prefecture and to force him to the "New Party" camp. As a person who opposed the reform in his heart, he naturally did not want to accept it. He was always thinking about a proper solution and a way to get out of it.

If it were the past, he could have a big blow and calmly left Beijing with many "envious" gazes and "righteous" reputation. He would not be too far away when he came again!

But now, he only wants to get out, so he dared not openly challenge Zhao Xu.

He stood in front of him, and the judge of Kaifeng Prefecture looked at Han Zongdao's changing expression and whispered: "My husband, things have come to this point... don't get into trouble anymore, right?"

Han Zongdao looked up at him, his heart moved, and said, "That's what you all think?"

The judge looked calm and said, "Your Majesty, the lower officials are asking for nothing but a future. If you annoy the official family, you will never let him go... We, we don't want to go to Lingnan."

Going to Lingnan not only means leaving the prosperous Kaifeng City, the journey is long and barren, but also means a huge setback in the career of the government. No one knows when he will come back, but it is inevitable that his future will be greatly affected.

How could he be willing to be exiled to Lingnan when he was the chief judge of Kaifeng Prefecture?

Good birds choose trees to live in.

Han Zongdao was not surprised. This sentence flashed through his heart. After a long silence, he said: "You are looking at the future of the official career, I am looking at the country and the country. You may not know the 'Xining Law'. I still remember the miserable scene at that time. If possible, I hope I will never see it again. Zhang Dun is upright and anxious. How long has he returned to Beijing? He dared to test the liquidation of Sima Guang and the Empress Dowager. The official family had no reaction for a while. When someone thought of some old things in his ears, he said that Sima Guang and the Empress Dowager would be settled by the Queen of Qiu. Zhang Dun took advantage of the east wind and was afraid that the chaos in the world would be disrupted, which was far better than the Xining period..."

The judge listened, and was so conspicuous that he didn't know what to say.

After all, Han Zongdao was the governor of Kaifeng Prefecture and the "Captain". He stood high and saw far, but his pursuit was different.

Han Zongdao paused and sighed, "Mr. Han was incontinent in Zichen Palace and was embarrassed. He should have been ashamed to see others, but now he came to Beijing alone without any effort. In comparison, I am really ashamed."

The judge opened his mouth and wanted to speak but stopped.

Han Zongdao looked lonely and saw his expression and said, "If you have anything to say."
Chapter completed!