Liang Tao and Yang Wei looked dark when he listened to this word of the order.

With the enemy in front of him, there are so many deserters, which is not a good phenomenon!

Although Zhao Xu was surprised, he could figure it out just by thinking about it. Even if the enemy fights at home, he is still thinking about "harmony is the most important thing". How could these wealthy gentry who are accustomed to their wealth and carefree days?

Recalling the absurd drama of the Jin people surround Kaifeng in history, and the imperial court was still full of "peace talks" and even instigated the emperor to go to the Jin barracks to "seek peace" in their tents, Zhao Xu felt angry. Looking at the Privy Council's acceptance of the imperial edict, he said lightly: "Transfer to Huanqing Road. Anyone who shrinks in the war and escapes from the chaos of the army will be killed and decided! Within three generations of his family, the imperial examinations are prohibited, and those who have official positions will be dismissed and will never be deposed!"

Yang Wei immediately bowed, his eyes flustered.

Liang Tao also thought quickly whether his family had served in the north and whether anyone would have escaped.

In this case, the official will not be sympathetic to them!

Tangerine responded and turned around and went out.

Zhao Xu looked at the decree and said, "The Privy Council and the Ministry of War jointly discuss a strict military law. It must be strictly strict. In addition, the Military Law Department should be established in a timely manner, and the Privy Council and the various armies should be controlled by the dual conditions. It should be made as soon as possible and submitted. I will see."

"I obey the order." He raised his hand and said.

Zhao Xu thought for a while and said, "I have to see the battle report on Huanqing Road no matter when it is. In addition, all the northern routes have entered a state of combat readiness and must not slack off!"

"I obey the order!" said the edict.

While Zhao Xu was talking to them, the pigeons in the palace were thundering and gathering with information from all over the country.

Take off the letter paper from the yellow door, record it one by one, and then quickly deliver it to the confidential room.

In a room in the confidential room, a group of civil servants were writing hard to deal with various matters, and then sent them to each room and handed them over to each chief, and then summed them up to Zhang Dun or Zhao Xu.

A few days later, late at night, Zhao Xu was woken up by an anxious knock on the door, and the sound of tangerine peel sounded outside: "The official family, the Xia people besieged Huanzhou."

Zhao Xu was sleeping soundly with her arms around Meng Meiren. He suddenly opened his eyes and lifted the quilt and was about to walk out.

Meiren Meng hurriedly said, "Official family, please change your clothes."

As she said that, she didn't care about not wearing any clothes, she hurriedly got out of bed, took the clothes for Zhao Xu, and put them on for him.

Zhao Xu went to bed all his sleepiness, hurriedly put on his clothes and said to the outsider: "Where is Mr. Zhang? No matter where he is, he will be told that he is coming to the confidential room, hurry up!"

"Yes." Chenpi responded loudly and quickly arranged for someone to pass the message.

Zhao Xu put on his clothes, bent down and put on his shoes while jumping out with his feet.

Meiren Meng put on her clothes, looked at Zhao Xu's anxious back, pursed her lips, and looked worried.

When Zhao Xu rushed to the confidential room next to Chuigong Hall, the confidential room was brightly lit, and all the officials did not dare to breathe, and they were all solemn.

They saw Zhao Xu coming in with his hair disheveled, and quickly got up to salute.

Zhao Xu waved his hand, sat down in the main seat, and said, "Speak quickly."

Lang Zhong of the Ministry of War took a piece of paper, handed it over, and said, "The official family, the carrier pigeon from Huanqing Road, has just arrived."

Zhao Xu almost snatched it, opened it under the lamp and saw a line of small words on it: On November 18, 2018, Xia surrounded Huanzhou and then attacked Mubo Town. The minister ordered him to stick to it.

In just a short sentence, Zhao Xuzai looked at it carefully, frowned and thought for a while, looked up at the doctor and said, "Is there anything else?"

The doctor said: "No more."

Zhao Xu's brows frowned even tighter, and his face showed a serious look.

Huanqing Road is a general term for Huanzhou and Qingzhou. Huanqing Road is surrounded, so Qingzhou and there are also dangers, and other prefectures along the routes are also under pressure.

Zhang Yu's letter is a notice, without any other strategic and tactical content.

Zhao Xu was not sure about the specific situation and was uneasy, saying: "Confidential room, make a code word for military communication, as complicated and concise as possible, so that the content of the communication can be increased, and the message will be sent to Zhang Jingluo as soon as possible. Also, send a letter to Zhang Jingluo, don't ask anything, ask him to report as much as possible."

"Yes." The doctor of the Ministry of War raised his hand and left with a cautious look.

Zhao Xu took Zhang Shi's letter again and read it, except for the Xia people besieging Huanzhou, there was no other content.

Just as Zhao Xu was thinking, Zhang Dun hurried from outside the palace. Regardless of the hot and cold sweat on his head, he raised his hand and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, with Zhang Ju's ability, you can control 200,000 troops and gather our elite soldiers and generals of the Song Dynasty. It is impossible to collapse at once. Please be relieved!"

Last time Cai Bian appeased Zhao Xu, and Zhang Dun came again.

Zhao Xu took a secret breath and understood in his heart that these ministers probably felt that he was young and had not experienced these things. He would be ambitious like the emperors of the previous dynasty before the battle, and retreated when he encountered any difficulties and turned to seek peace.

Once the emperor Zhao Xu turns to seek peace, the direction of the court will change rapidly, and Zhang Dun and other "war factions" may not be able to stop it.

Zhao Xu waved his hand and said, "Sit down and say."

Zhang Dun observed Zhao Xu's face, sat down on the chair, recalling the geography of Huanqing Road, and slowly said: "The official family has densely packed cities and villages in the north, and there are heavy troops to guard it. Huanzhou has not been lost, so there is no big problem."

Zhao Xu nodded silently and said nothing.

This battle was very important to Zhao Xu and the Song Dynasty. For Zhao Xu, it was related to whether he could have enough prestige, suppress conservative forces, and promote reforms. For the Song Dynasty, if he was defeated again after the defeat of the Five Northern Expeditions during the Yuanfeng period, the confidence of the Song Dynasty and the military and civilians would be unimaginable. Perhaps there would never be a day for the Northern Expedition.

Zhao Xu was thinking, suddenly stunned, and looked at Zhang Dun and said, "You just said that there are heavy troops to guard it? Why can the Xia people still reach Huanzhou without any obstacles and even surround Huanzhou?"

Zhao Xu read Zhang Shi's letter many times and could recite it. This time he subconsciously took a closer look.

No problem.

Zhang Dun looked serious, but he couldn't answer Zhao Xu.

On the border of Song and Xia, the Song Dynasty established a large number of cities to defend. These began during the Qingli period. For decades, it was impossible for the Xia people to break through easily without any preparation, so that they surrounded Huanzhou Prefecture!

Zhao Xu looked at Zhang Dun's expression and sat upright, his expression slightly changed under the dark lamp.

Zhang Dun's heart was thrilled and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the Xia people are holding 300,000 troops, the Empress Dowager, the Emperor personally fights, and it is natural that the border troops are not supported. I also ask the official to give Zhang Feng and other generals some time."

Zhao Xu glanced at him, thought about it in his heart, and said slowly: "I don't understand military affairs and can't fight, so I won't interfere with my internal affairs. I can't, nor can the court. In addition, I want the result, and I don't care about the process. But I hope I can know what tactics Zhang Shi used and what strategies he had."

The more Zhao Xu said this, the less he dared to be careless. He was afraid that Zhao Xu would win like Zhenzong, and he was afraid that the war would begin. He pondered and said, "Your Majesty, Zhang Feng is the younger brother of my fellow clan. He is very clear about his abilities and can trust him. I guaranteed it with my head that Zhang Feng will never be timid, and this battle in Huanqing Road will never be defeated!"

Seeing Zhang Dun keep comforting him, Zhao Xu was full of words in his stomach and didn't know how to say them. Putting aside these, he said: "Only the confidential room can know these, and external rumors are prohibited. Start immediately, the confidential room is included in the forbidden area. Without my permission, no one is allowed to enter and exit!"

Zhang Dun stood up and raised his hand and said, "I will receive the order."

Zhao Xu waved his hand, signaled him to sit down, and said, "It is not necessary for us to be the king and the ministers. Once the war begins, there will be many troubles. If you, Xianggong Cai, Xianggong Su, etc., you can recommend it. There are nine people in the Political Affairs Hall, and you can recommend it."

After sitting down, Zhang Dun was silent for a while and said, "Your Majesty, the auxiliary minister is of great importance. At this moment, we need to be very cautious and careful. Please discuss it properly by Rongchen and others."

Zhao Xu nodded and tilted his body and said, "This is also a good opportunity. Take the opportunity to sort out the powers and responsibilities after the reform, and speed up the solution. It is convenient to employ people. We must learn from the lessons of Xining's reform and use the ability and use the virtuous. If the wrong person is caught by someone with a heart, I cannot just protect him..."

"I understand." Zhang Dun turned sideways, stretched his head, and listened carefully.

The Xining Reform was the most intense time when the struggle between the two parties was the "new and old". The struggles between literati often completely denied the other party through "morality". Therefore, from Wang Anshi, almost everyone was criticized and there were endless rumors.

Wang Anshi was in a state of justice and was not caught. But the many people below were different. In addition, Wang Anshi was stubborn and strongly protected some people. This was adding fuel to the fire and prompted the party struggle to become more intense.

This is also an important reason why Emperor Shenzong was shaken by the reform, Wang Anshi stopped his precepts twice, and the failure of the "Xining Reform".

The king and his minister talked in detail under the light. To outsiders, the two of them were just talking together, just like old friends.

The two chatted until dawn before they separated.

Zhao Xu returned to Chuigong Hall, continued to deal with political affairs while feeling uneasy.

Zhang Dun, as if nothing had happened, held a meeting in the Political Affairs Hall as planned to handle various affairs inside and outside the court.

But the subtle changes can't be hidden from the court officials, and each of them couldn't help but turn to the direction of Huanqing Road, trying to find out how far the war has reached.

A day later, in order to relieve the over-tension in Kaifeng City, Zhao Xu and Meiren Meng walked around Kaifeng City in person.

First, I went to Xiangguo Temple to pray for blessings, then to Taixue, Imperial College, and finally to Taimiao.

Han Zongdao, the governor of Kaifeng Prefecture, accompanied him all the way. In the evening, when he was about to return to the palace, he followed Zhao Xu and slowly reported on what happened in Kaifeng City recently.

After talking for a while, Han Zongdao suddenly bent and said, "The official family has a lot of trouble in Kaifeng City. The inspection department was taken away by the Ministry of Justice again. The new official of the state prefectures is really a bit overwhelmed."

Meiren Meng followed the other side and turned her head to look at him.

The folding fan in Zhao Xu's hand snapped, closed it together, stopped, and said, "Han Qing's family, are you trying to retreat bravely?"

Han Zongdao's expression was slightly calm and said, "I am old and weak, and I cannot bear the heavy responsibility. Kaifeng City is involved in the capital and the responsibility is heavy. I dare not drag down state affairs, so I ask the officials to allow it."

Zhao Xu slowly held the folding fan with his left hand, combed it smoothly, and said softly: "Han Qing family, you have chosen a good time."
Chapter completed!