Chapter 227 The raging fire in winter
Cai Bian was very angry and stared at Kaifeng Mansion, with a gloomy face.
During the day, he had just arranged a series of things to reform the new law, but unexpectedly, a fire broke out as soon as it was dark.
Cai Bian knew very well that those people couldn't help but take action after all!
His cheeks were straightened, his eyes were wide open, and he didn't say a word.
The fire in Kaifeng Prefecture became more and more prosperous, and the fires surged into the sky, shining half of Kaifeng City. Even in the palace, you could smell the pungent smell of smoke.
Kaifeng City is not big, and the wind is dry in winter, and the noise at night awakens almost all the people in Kaifeng City. They look in shock and frightened in the direction of Kaifeng Mansion, staring at the rising fire.
The officials from the confidential room and the green tiled room all came out, standing behind Cai Bian with panic expressions.
These civil servants are not fools, and they can't tell that something big is happening.
As the first experimental area of the "New Law", Kaifeng Prefecture suddenly encountered such a fire, which goes without saying!
After waiting for a while, one of the civil servants stepped forward and whispered, "My husband, do you want to go and have a look?"
Cai Bian took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his chest, and said in anger with anger: "What's so good about it? It can't save things and catch people!"
When the civil servant heard this, he didn't dare to speak anymore, so he shrank his head and retreated.
Other officials were even more afraid to speak. The husbands must be furious in such a big fire!
Cai Bian's eyes were full of anger. He could see clearly that since these people dared to do it, they would definitely not leave much handle. If they were a little more fierce, it would be possible to leave two corpses completely cut off all clues.
Cai Bian was thinking about countermeasures in his heart, and suddenly, he turned to look towards the Funing Palace. It was pitch black and it seemed that he had noticed nothing, and there was no movement.
But Cai Bian knew very well that the officials in the palace knew better than him!
Cai Bian thought of a countermeasure and suddenly said, "I'll go to the Ministry of Justice."
The officials behind him naturally did not dare to say much, and watched Cai Bian leave, but the chills rose on his back.
At the same time, outside Kaifeng Prefecture, there were countless people watching the fire and whispering everything.
In the darkness, there were shadows, staring at the people coming and going, with pride, sorrow, anxiety, and excitement, all the time.
Han Zongdao, Cao Zheng had arrived here, and looked at the wet ground, people coming and going to put out fires, and the case file room had been swallowed up by the fire, and it was so burned that it was so burned.
The two of them had different expressions, but their anger was the same. They dared to burn Kaifeng Mansion, and the emperor was the best in the world. They were too brave!
Han Zongdao was full of anger and his face turned pale. He was the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture. How could he not be angry when these people were making trouble on his head!
While Cao Zheng was angry, he quickly thought of countermeasures in his heart.
In addition to burning Kaifeng Prefecture, he also had to find ways to find a way to retrieve the burned "new law" various official documents, books, documents, etc., so that the "new law" that could not delay the restoration of the "new law" after the rest of the court.
Currently, only Kaifeng Prefecture has the most comprehensive file. If you want to get a second copy, you have to start over. I don’t know how much manpower and material resources it will take.
Seeing that the opening of the morning is about to begin, time is too late!
Han Zongdao soon thought of this and became more angry and said with a calm face: "I can't save you anymore. Let's go see Mr. Zhang."
Cao Zheng's eyes were facing the uncontrollable fire, and it was also radiating with light and a look of pain. After a while, he said, "This is the only way."
All the documents were burned down, and the Green Tile House, the Political Affairs Hall and Kaifeng Mansion were going to be busy again.
These people are hateful!
Han Zongdao called a few people to explain, then looked at the fire spreading out of Kaifeng Prefecture, and left Kaifeng Prefecture with Cao Zheng and went to Zhang Dun's mansion.
There was still a foul smell outside the gate of Zhang Dun's mansion, which still remained undispersed even after being cleaned.
Han Zongdao and Cao Zheng knew that Zhang's mansion was thrown into the house during the day, so he endured it and entered the house.
Zhang Dun was in a bad mood today, not because some people were so brave that they burned Kaifeng Mansion, but after he returned home, his wife had a very rare quarreled with him for a long time and actually asked him to resign and return to his hometown.
Zhang Dun was not sleeping at all. After seeing the fire in Kaifeng Prefecture, he sent the person who came to send the message and drank it in the pavilion with a pot of wine.
"I have met Mr. Zhang." Han Zongdao, Cao Zheng and others came to the pavilion and raised their hands and said.
Zhang Dun didn't speak, and drank wine on his own, not even a plate of side dishes.
Han Zongdao and Cao Zheng looked at him, but he didn't know how to speak for a moment.
What they are facing now is not only those who oppose the reforms burned Kaifeng Prefecture, but also those who should be wary of their next actions.
This is a huge obstacle and test for them and the resumption of the "New Law" and the implementation.
What made Han Zongdao and Cao Zheng dim was actually Cai Que's memorial.
After Cai Que's "death advice", Kaifeng Prefecture was burned. The biggest responsibility was Zhang Dun, the leader of the reform faction.
It can be foreseen that the attacks on Zhang Dun by the court and the opposition tomorrow will inevitably be as strong as the tide, far beyond the past!
After drinking a few drinks, Zhang Dun suddenly spoke, "It's no big deal. Most of the things must be recorded in the Green Tile House, it's nothing more than to sort them out again. Kaifeng Prefecture summoned everyone again and emphasized that everything will not change and will not be affected."
How could it not be affected? This is just the beginning. If it is really implemented, I still don’t know what will happen!
Han Zongdao couldn't help but look at Cao Zheng, wondering, Zhang Dun, who had a hot temper, could he be so calm when facing such a big thing?
Han Zongdao and Zhang Dun had a relationship. Knowing that this person's eyes were not rubbing sand, and at the critical moment when the new law was launched, how could Zhang Dun be so calm?
"What do you want to do?" Han Zong said in a stern manner.
Just as Zhang Dun was about to pour wine, he found that the wine was gone. Then he remembered his wife who rarely quarreled with him. He immediately put it down with a bang and stood up and said, "Stop drinking!"
After saying that, he stopped talking and went back to the room.
Han Zongdao frowned, looked at Zhang Dun's back, thinking about the meaning of the word "quit drinking".
Cao Zheng was puzzled. After reaching this juncture, why did Mr. Zhang become "gentle" instead?
Cao Zheng is not concerned about Zhang Dun's temper change now. He is thinking deeply about what to do next? Zhang Dun said lightly, "It's no big deal." But when they actually operate, they don't know how much trouble they will have.
Cao Zheng couldn't figure it out, so he looked at Han Zongdao and said, "Grandpa Han, what does Mr. Zhang mean?"
Han Zongdao shook his head, looked at Zhang Dun who had entered the room, and said in a serious manner: "No matter what he means, something big will definitely happen tomorrow. You should think about tomorrow."
Cao Zheng was shocked and alert. Burning Kaifeng Prefecture was relatively small, but the key was to attack Zhang Dun - what if Zhang Dun could not hold on?
Cao Zheng felt chills in his spine. He didn't dare to think of such a picture. If Zhang Dun fell at this critical moment, it would probably be a joint reaction. The newly restructured court may collapse!
The two looked at each other, without saying anything more, and hurriedly left.
Tomorrow's affairs have to wait for dawn, and they have to prepare the affairs of Kaifeng Prefecture as soon as possible.
At this time, the fire in Kaifeng Prefecture was gradually under control, but it also burned down many houses around it, and there were bursts of crying.
The yamen runners of the Ministry of Justice surrounded Kaifeng City and inspected everywhere. More than 30 people were arrested in a short time, most of them were idle beggars and the like.
At this moment, Cai Bian left the Ministry of Justice and walked around many mansions without any cover. He wore official uniforms and sat in sedan chairs, and was all out of the ceremonial guards as the deputy prime minister.
None of the people in the Six Tribes and Three Temples can sleep.
There was a fire in Kaifeng Prefecture, and Xianggong Cai, who has always been low-key, set up a ceremonial guard in the middle of the night, which shows that things are extraordinary.
The next morning, Zhao Xu turned over and continued to sleep with Meiren Liu in her arms.
Meiren Liu pushed her coquettishly and said in a whisper: "Officials, let's get up. Last time someone said that I was charming..."
Zhao Xu buried his head in Liu Meiren's chest and said in a muffled voice: "I didn't sleep well last night, so I'll sleep for a while."
Meiren Liu looked out the window and said with a little unstable breath: "The official family, it's dawn, it's so big that it's so hot last night, the husbands outside the palace must have been waiting..."
There was such a big fire in Kaifeng Prefecture last night, and there must be many people who came to apologize.
Zhao Xu had no choice but to sigh and had to climb out of the gentle town reluctantly.
Meiren Liu served Zhao Xu to dress and wash, and said softly from the side: "The official family, the Empress Dowager's health has not been very good recently. Should I go and have a look?"
Zhao Xu washed his face, wiped his hands, and said, "Well, you go with Xiaoniang, I like you more."
Meiren Liu showed joy and said, "Yes, I will go to see the Empress later."
Zhao Xu smiled, pinched her face with his hands, and said, "I've become sensible recently, go ahead."
Meiren Liu smiled shyly, bowed, left Funing Hall, and went to Qingbiao Hall.
Zhao Xu went out with a refreshed spirit and shouted: "Hu Zhongwei, Cuju!"
Hu Zhongwei was on duty. When he heard this, he was overjoyed and responded, happily summoning his teammates.
After Zhao Xu went down the steps, Chenpi rushed over. Zhao Xu waved his hand and said, "Let them do it by themselves."
Chenpi stopped and said, "Yes."
Zhao Xu, Hu Zhongwei and other imperial guards, had a lot of fun playing, but the arch outside the hall was tight and stern.
Su Song, Zhang Dun, Cai Bian and Han Zongdao were all there. They were waiting for the order, but they listened to Zhao Xu let them "take care of it" and their expressions were moved.
Su Song silently said, "Let's have a meeting and finish these things as soon as possible."
The "meeting" Su Song said was not a meeting of the Political Affairs Hall, but an enlarged meeting of the Six Ministry and Three Temples!
Regarding Cai Que's "death remarks" and the burning of Kaifeng Prefecture, the government and the country were in turmoil. The Political Affairs Hall received more than 60 memorials early in the morning.
In addition to the "old party", there are also a large number of "new party". Cai Que is the largest leader of the reform faction after Wang Anshi, and his influence is far beyond Zhang Dun. His "death advice" ignited the suppressed anger within the "new party".
Zhang Dun did not "reinstate a new law in full", and also did not "reinstate a new party in full". Cai Que, Zeng Bu and others were blocked from the capital and did not reinstate, and they were still exiled, and there were more wandering "reinstate a new party".
Chapter completed!