"Noisy?"

Zhao Xu snorted and laughed, picked up the teacup, looked at Xu Jiang and Zhang Feng and said, "It's endless."

General Xu bowed slightly and Zhang Feng without saying a word.

The two were not party members, but they tended to be "reform". They could do something during the Xining period. After Yuanfeng, they were suppressed. During Yuanyou and Empress Dowager Gao's rule, Zhang Feng was exiled everywhere and transferred. Xu Jiang simply resigned and hid.

They all knew about Xining and the Yuanfeng period. During the Shenzong period, the struggle between the "new and old" parties never stopped. The big bosses of the "new and old" parties were all high and powerful, with prestige in the world. No one could convince anyone or suppress anyone.

During the Shenzong Dynasty, Emperor Shenzong supported Wang Anshi; in the Yuanyouchu, Empress Dowager Gao supported Sima Guang; now, Zhao Xu supports Zhang Dun.

No matter who supports whom, the party struggles continue, endlessly and everywhere.

Zhao Xu took a sip of tea, looked at the two of them and said with a smile: "Someone has said before that there are rivers and lakes in places; some people have said that one monk carries water to eat, two monks carry water to eat, and three monks have no water to eat. What should I do?"

Although Chenpi deliberately lowered her voice, Xu Jiang and Zhang Feng were sitting very close to Zhao Xu, and the two could hear it clearly.

Whether Zhao Xu or them, they could hear that this "provoking some business" was probably not exhausted.

Xu General thought and said, "The official family left behind Guardian Su and Guardian Han, just to balance the court situation and resolve the party struggle... Now it seems unlikely."

Zhao Xu held the teacup without comment.

He insisted on leaving Su Song and Han Zongdao, not to balance the situation. His biggest intention was to gain a buffer time and he could not force the "old party" to anger.

When he completed the "military reform" and the Kaifeng Prefecture pilot was over, the two years agreed with Su Song would expire almost the same.

Zhang Yue has always tried his best to avoid the struggle between the court, but he is still turning over the official documents on the "military reform".

Zhao Xu took another sip of tea, thought it in his heart, and said lightly: "Chen Pi, go and pass on a message to Mr. Han and Mr. Cao's Mansion, the 'Kaifeng Mansion Pilot' cannot be delayed by anything. For those who are fluctuating and unable to do things, give them a place where they can do things with peace of mind. If there is no such thing as the Song Dynasty, please ask them to go home to farm. By the way, where is Mr. Zhang?"

Chen Pi said: "Gong-gong Zhang has gone to the Ministry of Personnel."

Zhao Xu nodded and said expressionlessly: "My tolerance is limited. Tell Mr. Zhang to go in person. If necessary, the nobles cannot be killed!"

Xu Jiang's face changed slightly, and he immediately pondered and said nothing.

He is the Minister of War. Even if he is not at the court now, he can't hide some things from him.

The nobles, especially the top ones, do not have enough reasons to move easily. The imperial court is now increasingly standing opposite to scholars. If the nobles group is disloyal and the imperial court is further isolated, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Zhang Yu continued to read the official documents, but he seemed to have not heard it.

Tangerine peel responded and left quickly.

After Zhao Xu finished talking about this, he said, "I will go there first if necessary."

General Xu was stunned and said, "Does the official family go to work on the army?"

Zhao Xu shook his head and said, "I am going to boost morale. When necessary, I want to see their drill."

From the bottom of my heart, Zhao Xu wanted to hold a military parade to enhance the morale of the Song Dynasty and break up the weak military atmosphere of "harmony is the most important".

But Kaifeng City is too small and there is no condition for a military parade.

Speaking of this, Zhao Xu suddenly remembered the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, and his eyes flashed slightly.

It’s not that Yanjing City is large and suitable for military parades. But the strategic location of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun is really important!

The Liao people or the Jin people went south, usually with two routes. One was Yunzhou to Taiyuan and directly threatened Kaifeng; the other was Youzhou directly crossing the Yellow River and entering Kaifeng City.

Youzhou is Yanjing, the Beijing of later generations!

From this we can see that the strategic position of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun is important. Whoever controls the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun will get the strategic initiative, and the other party can only be passively beaten!

Now, the Song Dynasty is in a passive state of being beaten.

The Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun have always been a heart-wrenching problem among the Song Dynasty. Although they have given up now, many people still want to take it back.

Zhao Xu was full of thoughts, but he could only hold on. His current priority was to change the weak national disease of the Song Dynasty, not the time for the Northern Expedition.

While Zhao Xu and Zhang Feng and General Xu were discussing the "military reform", Zhang Dun discussed the follow-up matters of "donation" with Lin Xi at the Ministry of Personnel.

After Lin Xi and Zhang Dun finished speaking, he looked thoughtful on his face, which had always been expressionless, and said, "What my husband means is that anyone who donates can be treated preferentially on issues such as the entry into the officialdom of the son, and those who don't have it will be directly removed?"

Zhang Dun said: "The court is planning to balance the gentry and poor families from all aspects, not directly eliminate them, but focus on them. Some people cannot move directly, but suppressing them is necessary."

Lin Xi understood and said, "The official understands."

Lin Xi really understood that this is not as simple as "balance". When they were having a meal with the official family, the official family talked about the issue of "support".

The fundamental reason why the "New Party" failed during the Xining period is that they are a minority.

During the Yuanyou period, why was the "new law" abolished? It was because it was "not allowed to agree".

Therefore, they need to cultivate ‘like-minded’ people and support new strengths.

Only when one rises and the other falls can one gain an advantage in the number of people, allowing the "New Party" to last for a long time, and the "New Law" is hard to repeat!

As the two were talking, a small official quickly came to Lin Xi's room, knocked on the door, and said, "Shangshu, Kaifeng Mansion has something to report to Mr. Zhang."

Lin Xi glanced at Zhang Dun and said, "Come in."

The minor official pushed the door and bowed, saying, "Mr. Zhang, Kaifeng Prefecture has spread a message that Kaifeng Prefecture has brought some business affairs. He was on duty in the duty room last night. When he found out, he was dead. The coroner conducted an inspection and said that he died of fatigue. Many people in Kaifeng Prefecture asked for a temporary suspension."

‘Suspended?’

Zhang Dun's eyes suddenly opened wide, his right fingers turned white, and he grabbed the chair tightly.

Lin Xi waved his hand, waited for the minor official to retreat and closed the door, and said, "Is it the Duke of Qi who killed someone to silence him?"

Zhang Dun snorted coldly, his eyes were like a sword, and he said, "He doesn't have the courage!"

Lin Xi understood as soon as he heard that Qi Duke Qi Cheng no longer needed to kill someone to silence him. Instead, he added fuel to the fire. It was not Qi Cheng, but that people who were "aligned with Qi Cheng's interests" wanted to protect themselves.

Seeing Zhang Dun's face full of anger, Lin Xi said, "There is nothing to be angry. Do you have seen fewer people in the Xining era? Their ghost methods are much stronger than fighting in the court and hindering each other in the local area."

The "New Law" during the Xining period, even with the support of Emperor Shenzong, the opposition from top to bottom was no less than the "New Party". Even Wang Anshi was slandered for nothing, which shows that others and things were all there.

Zhang Dun glanced at him and said, "I will not be as kind as Wang Xianggong!"

Zhang Dun said that, then stood up, and as soon as he opened the door, he said in a deep voice: "Let the people from the Imperial City Department, the Ministry of Justice, and the Censorate come to see me in the Green Tile Room."

The people from the Ministry of Personnel suddenly felt chill when they heard this.

Mr. Zhang, are you going to arrest someone again?

The people Zhang Dun brought responded and hurriedly passed the message.

Zhang Dun felt angry in his heart, and he left the Ministry of Personnel and went straight back to the green tiled house.

Lin Xi sent Zhang Dun out, and turned around and found the head of the housekeeper who was paying for the house, saying: "Make some adjustments to the details of the examination and examination of the quota law, especially in terms of punishment, increase the intensity of punishment. The supervision should be further improved..."

The head responded quickly and said, "Yes, the lower-ranking official will inform the two ministers now."

Zhang Dun just returned to the green tiled house and met Chenpi. After listening to Chenpi's message, he sat on a rocking chair, waiting for Cai You, Cai Jing, and Huang Lu.
Chapter completed!