A few days later, General Xu handled the mutiny of the Wuqi Army, appeased other parties, and sent them away one after another. Only then did he feel at ease. After receiving the order from the Political Affairs Hall, he rushed to Huanqing Road without stopping.

The martial law was lifted in Kaifeng City, and various problems emerged.

For example, he started a war with Xixia, such as detaining the commander of the "Three Yas", and Zhang Dun's power grew stronger and stronger, and he seemed to control the entire court.

As the initial tension passed and various arrangements were in place one after another, Zhao Xu lost solemnly and slowly returned to normal.

September 6, 2018, the seventh year of Yuanyou.

Early in the morning, Zhao Xu was working with the imperial guards Cuju as usual, but he lost that little bastard Zhao Ji and replaced him with his thirteenth brother Zhao Si.

Zhao Si has already returned from Hebei Road. After walking this trip, the little guy's face seems to have less tenderness and more firmness.

He was opposite Zhao Xu, with Hu Zhong's only team.

Before he could play for a long time, Hu Zhongwei grabbed Zhao Si quietly and whispered: "Your Highness Thirteenth, don't be too serious."

Before he finished speaking, Zhao Si suddenly rushed out and snatched the ball at Zhao Xu's feet.

Zhao Xu was already used to the original rhythm. Seeing Zhao Si suddenly grab the ball, he was stunned and didn't react.

The result was that Zhao Si won three games in a row.

After the break, Hu Zhongwei glanced at Zhao Xu who was wiping his sweat and whispered to Zhao Si: "Your Highness Thirteenth, we can't beat the government."

Zhao Sizheng drank water and heard this and said, "Why?"

Hu Zhongwei made a move, but didn't know what to say, and said, "Anyway, I just can't win."

Zhao Si turned his head and looked at Zhao Xu, and then said loudly: "Cuju is Cuju, you can't let it go."

Hu Zhongwei wants to say something again, Zhao Si has walked back to the stadium.

Zhao Xu wiped his sweat, threw the towel back, and looked at Zhao Si, who was a little taller than Zhao Ji, with a smile on his eyes.

At the beginning of the second half, Zhao Si took the lead and played back and forth with Zhao Xu. As long as Zhao Xu was not careful, the little guy could steal the ball, and it would be difficult for Zhao Xu to grab it back.

Until one game was over, Zhao Xu only won three games, and Zhao Si won all the other seven games.

Zhao Xu wiped his sweat, sat on the steps, looked at Zhao Si and smiled, "Do you know? They don't dare to beat me normally, and they keep giving in to me."

Hu Zhongwei and others listened, looking up at the sky.

Zhao Si took a sip of herbal tea and said with a puzzled look: "Why?"

Seeing his ignorant and curious expression, Zhao Xu tilted his head and smiled and said, "Haha, nothing. Thank you for your hard work on Hebei Road. Is there anything you want?"

Zhao Si blinked, seemed a little confused, and suddenly said, "I want to make a good-looking dress for Shi Mei!"

Zhao Xu was stunned and said thoughtfully: "Well, don't worry, you are still young. OK, you will go find Tong Guan later and ask him to help you."

Zhao Si was immediately overjoyed, with a look of longing on his little face.

Zhao Xu looked at him and smiled more.

Cining Hall.

Zhao Hao has recovered a lot and can get out of bed and walk slowly in the yard of Cining Hall.

The chief had already stepped back from the yellow gate. The palace maid helped Zhao Hao and said, "The official has captured the commander and deputy commander of the Three Yas. He also distributed the Du Yuhou of the Ma Junsi to General Xu. The Ministry of War is currently temporarily in charge of all the powers of the Three Yas..."

Zhao Hao listened, sighed lightly and said, "Now, almost all the northern routes have been disrupted. The fifth routes such as Huanqing Road have been purged by Zhang Yu. The three yamen in Bianjing are useless. My eldest nephew has played a big game of chess..."

The chief minister showed a calm expression, supported Zhao Hao, and whispered: "Suddenly more than 20,000 people appeared, stationed in the north of the city, saying that they were to guard against the Xia people and went north to support at any time, but in fact, they were still guarding against Kaifeng City. There were those 25,000 people, plus Chu You's 20,000, a total of 45,000 people. In Kaifeng City, the official throne was firmly seated, and the Empress Dowager had no choice..."

Zhao Hao walked slowly and sighed: "If I had known that he had set up such a big situation, I would not have to work so hard. I honestly went to Dali Temple to pretend to be dead..."

The chief also felt that Zhao Hao was too strong and the medicine he had put on him was too heavy. He hesitated and said: "Master, the official arrested all the people from the 'Three Yamen'. Will the king be involved?"

Zhao Hao shook his head and said, "No, with the mother in front of me, my eldest nephew can't doubt me. By the way, how about the mother now?"

The chief minister's expression moved and said, "The official reform moves too much. In addition, Zhang Dun's people pursued Sima Guang, Lu Dafang and others relentlessly, and they seemed to be trying to liquidate the court officials from Yuanyou to the present. The Empress Dowager was very angry."

Zhao Hao nodded, and sat down carefully on a stone, looking at the flowers all over the garden, and said, "Xining's method was abolished by the queen mother, so she naturally was unwilling to accept it. But my eldest nephew is now powerful, so wait a little longer."

The chief minister didn't say much, and accompanied Zhao Hao to sit and walk in the yard to recover.

Inside the Political Affairs Hall.

With the continuous return of the "New Party" and Zhao Xu's increasing control of the army, Zhang Dun is becoming more and more confident, and he can do all kinds of tricks to gradually liquidate the "old Party". While strengthening support for Huanqing Road, he took the opportunity to intervene across the country to prepare for next year's reforms.

A series of personnel cases and decrees were continuously formed in the green tiled houses, from the government affairs hall to the six ministries, and sent to the whole country.

In the green tiled room, Zhang Dun is examining the memorial to apply for disaster relief from the two routes in Hebei.

Chen Qi hurried in, raised his hand and said, "Gong-gong Zhang, the messenger of the Xia people has arrived."

Zhang Dun did not raise his head and said, "Place it in Honglu Temple. In a few days, see which Secretary of State has time. Please go and see him."

Peace talks are impossible, and even more impossible to accept extortion from the Xia people. The Xia people also know that it is nothing more than delaying each other's time and inquiring about each other's background.

Chen Qi responded and said, "Why do you want to make some other arrangements?"

Zhang Dun continued to look at the memorial and said, "No. By the way, the river water is about to retreat, and all the summer grains must be raised as soon as possible. Please invite Liang Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue and Wu Juhou to come to the Green Tile House."

Chen Qi said: "Yes, the official will go now."

Before he could leave, Zhang Dun turned to look at Cai Bian not far away and said, "Grandpa Cai, please find an opportunity to send letters to various transshipment departments and order them to step up."

In the system of the Song Dynasty, the Transport Department was a very special organization, responsible for raising and escorting money and grain, and was very important to the local government and court, and relied heavily on it.

Cai Bian thought about it and said, "I have talked with Wu Juhou before, looking for opportunities to carry out some reforms to the Transport Department."

Zhang Dun's sword eyebrows moved, his expression was thoughtful, and he said, "Okay."

Just as Zhang Dun was about to turn his head, Cai Bian said: "The herbs of Fang Tianjun tax law have been prepared. I am going to discuss these two days to the six ministries and seven temples. After the improvement, it will be submitted to the official imperial examination."

Zhang Dun nodded and said, "This is the first reform order of the government. We must be cautious. We should expand the scope a little, and we should put forward any opinions. We have suffered a loss once."

Cai Bian frowned and said, "If it expands, it will probably attract a lot of opposition. Then they will destroy the new method of prescription..."

Zhang Dun snorted coldly and said, "The prince valued their opinions too much at the beginning, and he was forced to do so. In the end, I will not be ruthless this time!"

Cai Bian knew that Zhang Dun was a loyal follower of his father-in-law Wang Anshi and the most determined person in the reform. He pondered for a while and said, "Okay, I'll do it."

The two of them didn't say much. These are all preparations. The most important thing they are to deal with the invasion of the Xia people at the moment.

Honglu Temple.

Honglu Temple is the main institution for receiving foreign countries and foreign envoys.

A group of men in foreign costumes stood in front of the Honglu Temple, with an arrogant expression and raised their faces, looking at Fan Zuyu, the minister of Dali Temple on the steps, and said, "Where is your emperor, why don't you come to greet me in person?"

Fan Zuyu hugged his hands in front of him, with a plain expression and said, "It is best to speak carefully. Disrespect to my emperor is a serious crime."

The man was named Wei Ming Ashan. He looked at Fan Zuyu and sneered: "You Song people are extravagant and corrupt, and you can't do anything. This is a skill! Okay, if you don't come, don't come. I don't want to see him. Come and call me all the best top cards here. I want to see how beautiful the Song people's women are..."

In the end, Wei Ming Ashan was not lustful, but had a violent face.

Fan Zuyu's face turned cold and said, "What are you doing?"

Wei Ming Ashan went straight forward and was about to enter the Honglu Temple and said, "I have been here once before, and I am so happy. If you don't understand the way you Song people treat guests, go and ask your prime minister, they know."

As he said that, he was about to push Fan Zuyu.

Fan Zuyu was caught off guard and almost fell down.

The yamen runners around were shocked and quickly supported Fan Zuyu. The yamen runners were angry and were about to move, but Fan Zuyu held them down, said calmly, "Don't move!"

Wei Ming Ashan saw Fan Zuyu's embarrassing appearance from a high place, laughed and walked inside.

A group of Xixia people laughed loudly, walked towards the Honglu Temple with their heads raised and their chests raised, as if Honglu Temple was their territory and they were the masters.

The yamen runners were so angry that one of them looked at Fan Zuyu and gritted his teeth and said, "My dear, you can't let these people be so presumptuous!"

Fan Zuyu was as angry as he was, but he pressed his face and said expressionlessly: "It is related to military and national affairs. You can't be so willful. Settle them first, and I'll go see Mr. Zhang."

The yamen runners immediately said, "They want those top cards. Last time I heard that they tortured many people to death!"

Fan Zuyu's eyes were cold and he whispered: "Don't call! Order people to watch them, go to Kaifeng Prefecture to ask for people, I'll enter the palace!"

When the yamen runner heard this, he excitedly said, "Yes!"

There are more than 20 yamen runners in their Dali Temple, and the Xia people's mission is more than 30, and they are obviously good at it.

Fan Zuyu called the person over, arranged for a while, and hurried towards the palace.

In the Honglu Temple, Wei Ming Ashan kicked the guest room one by one, glanced at it casually, and shouted loudly: "What kind of broken place? Is this the person living in? Who, Fan Zuyu? Come here!"

He kicked six or seven rooms away, and was very dissatisfied and shouted angrily.

But no one paid attention to them, and there was no shadow of the Song people in the huge yard.

A Xixia man stepped forward and said angrily: "Your Highness, this Song man clearly looks down on us. He just showed his face and ignored us!"

Wei Ming Ashan looked around coldly, with a ferocious look on his face and said, "Okay! Since the Song people dared to neglect us so much, then we will not stay in the Honglu Temple anymore. Let's find a place ourselves!"
Chapter completed!