The two brothers in the same mansion, both in charge of the military and political circles, almost possessed all the power of the Song Dynasty, and have never been there since ancient times!

This is already a great honor!

If you marry the queen and the royal family again, the status of the Zhang family would be too high!

Too much is too little!

Zhang Dun himself was full of criticism. If he was not careful, the Zhang family would be in trouble!

After Zhao Xu said this, Zhang Dun still hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, I think this matter should..."

Zhao Xu didn't give him an excuse to shirk his mind and said, "That's it. Brother Quan, are you full? Come on, let grandpa hug and dad take a break."

Zhao Xu reached out and handed Brother Quan to Zhang Dun in front of him.

Zhang Dun originally wanted to say something else, but when he saw this, he swallowed the words back into his stomach, took Brother Quan with a smile on his face.

Zhang Feng secretly held his breath and pondered whether he wanted to speak.

Zhao Xu slapped his legs and said to Empress Meng: "Sage, you are the eldest sister of Meng Tang's wedding. You are here to host it. The fourteenth one is the mother of the mother. After walking a long way, after returning to the palace, I will have a good rest. I will leave the matter outside the palace to you."

Zhang Dun held Brother Quan and said after hearing this: "The official family, have you gone to Jiangnan West Road?"

Zhao Xu took the teacup and held it in his arms. Thinking about the experiences and experiences of Jiangnan West Road, he smiled and said, "The overall situation is controllable, and such a price is acceptable. My ideas have not changed. The reform must be firm and continue, and we must not give up halfway. All established plans must be carried out steadily and cannot be relaxed."

Zhang Dun was not surprised, and Zhang Feng nodded secretly.

Many people in the court were worried that Zhao Xu would repeat the old story of Emperor Shenzong when he saw too many things, and became hesitant and suspicious, so that Wang Anshi stopped his preface twice.

“For the Advisory Council,”

Zhao Xu took a sip of tea and said, "The rules are not perfect enough. Let's take it step by step. Don't worry, gradually adjust to the most appropriate way. Tomorrow, I will have a good talk with Mr. Su."

"I will find an opportunity to have a good talk with you about some controversial matters. Some things need a common understanding, some things can be put aside for the time being, and some things are not worth paying attention to."

...

"Dali Country, Qingtang Land, needs to be managed slowly. This time, as short as five years, as long as ten years..."

"Let's leave it there for the time being, and it will be useful in the future..."

"We cannot underestimate the Liao Kingdom, but we don't need to overestimate it, let alone be afraid. As for the same sentence, both internal and external means are used, and there is no warmth between countries, etiquette and morality, just to die. Don't care about what means to use. Only the final winner is qualified to write history books with a pen..."

Zhang Dun, Zhang Feng, Su Shi, and Qin Guan all made statements of listening.

Obviously, the officials who went out to Beijing to inspect had a lot of ideas.

Zhao Xu and his family of three stayed in Zhang Mansion until midnight before returning to the palace.

Before he could rest, except for Brother Quan sleeping well, Zhao Xu and his wife went to the Qingbow Palace and were scolded for a long time.

The news of Zhao Xu's return to Beijing spread the next day, and there was an inexplicable relief expression in the capital.

When Zhao Xu was not in Beijing, too many people were so overwhelmed by Zhang Dun that they couldn't breathe. Instead, Zhao Xu came back and was moved and relaxed.

Zhao Xu came back very calmly and did not make any big moves after he came back.

He took advantage of various opportunities and occasions to talk to the court officials in detail, constantly trying to bridge various complex relationships, and focused his main energy on reform.

In the fifth year of Shaosheng, early May.

Weihai.

The warships were covered with the sea, and the black muzzles were roaring loudly towards the shooting range, and explosions on the shore were heard one after another.

Gu Zi

Zhao Xu, Zhang Feng, Xu Jiang, Guo Cheng and others stood on the wardrobe and watched from a distance.

When the first round of artillery was over, Xu Jiang patted his ear and said with a smile: "Officials, these warships are enough to scare many people just by scaring people."

Zhao Xu smiled with his hands behind his back, "I don't want them to scare people. In the future, they will land in Hebei."

As he said that, Zhao Xu turned toward the northwest.

Now, there is no Tianjin yet, and that place is still in the hands of the Liao people.

The crowd also turned around and looked, Xu Jiang said, "This new Liao emperor is arrogant, extravagant and despised, and is favored by treacherous and slanderous. It is said that the Liao Kingdom has complained and the people are in vain."

Guo Chengdao: "Speaking of this, the Liao Kingdom is really extraordinary. Such a big rebellion has been around for five years, but it still stands firm and seems to have not been greatly affected."

Xu General and Zhang Feng also nodded secretly, alert in his heart.

The foundation of the Liao Kingdom is indeed very solid, and it is probably not that easy for the Song Dynasty to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun.

‘That Aguda should be about to make his mark, right?’

Zhao Xu thought to himself and said, "Zhongpu is doing well, but the attention should not only be focused on the northwest and northeast directions, but also on the northeast direction."

Xu General was stunned, thought about it carefully, and said, "Your Majesty, the northeast is vast and the earth is sparsely populated. Although there are some uprisings, they are not large in scale and have been suppressed by the Liao Kingdom..."

Zhao Xu couldn't help laughing and said, "It's not that simple, wait and see. The military reform of the three northern routes has already achieved some results. We can launch a tentative attack on the Liao Kingdom, drag their troops and consume their national strength."

"Yes." Zhang Feng replied.

Five years have passed, and Zhang Feng is getting older and needs to use crutches.

Zhao Xu looked at his gray hair and hunched over, and thought of Zhang Dun again.

Thinking in his heart, he said, "I've finished reading it, I'll go back tomorrow."

Everyone had no objection, turned their heads and continued to watch the navy's drill.

After six years of training, the navy has achieved some results, but it is of no use except for suppressing water bandits.

When it was over, Guo Cheng sent Zhao Xu and others back to Beijing. Walking on the road outside the base, Zhao Xu carried his hands behind his back and said with a smile: "I know that spending so much money for the navy every year is useless. There are some voices in the court, but I have suppressed them, so the Guo Qing family doesn't need to worry."

"Yes." Guo Cheng's temperament is more steady and taciturn than before.

As he said that, he couldn't help but look up at Zhang Yu.

This is his noble man. Over the years, Zhang Shi attached great importance to him. Every time he was promoted, Zhang Shi tried to disagree.

However, this person is too old and wants to retire two years ago and is repeatedly tried to keep him by the government. Now, he can no longer walk for a long time and needs a wheelchair to listen.

'Mr. Zhang, I'm afraid he's going to retire.' Guo Cheng thought to himself. Even if the officials are reluctant to leave it, Zhang Feng is here and it's impossible for him to stay forever.

"so,"

Zhao Xu looked at the willow tree that sprouted from a distance and said, "The navy went south, walked along the coastline, took a look, and recorded the customs and routes."

Guo Cheng was stunned and then said, "Yes."

Zhang Qi didn't speak, sat in a wheelchair, looking sleepy.

Xu Jiang pushed the wheelchair and did not interrupt.

After talking for a while, Zhao Xu, Zhang Feng and others got on the carriage and started returning to Beijing.

Just after returning to the palace, Zhao Xu had not had time to drink tea in Funing Palace, the yellow gate came to report: "The official family, Wang Xianggong of the Consultant Yuan asked for a meeting."
Chapter completed!