Chapter 180: Keeping a secret~)
Chenpi arrived at the green tiled house and passed on Zhao Xu's words to Cai Bian and Zhang Dun. Without stopping for a long time, he quickly left again.
Zhang Dun naturally knew that Han Zhongyan had returned to Beijing, and also knew that Han Zhongyan had been waiting outside his mansion for a night last night.
At this moment, Han Zhongyan went to Qingshou Hall, and the emperor's message was naturally targeted by him.
Zhang Dun thought for a moment and said to Cai Bian: "Send a message to the Ministry of Personnel and the Censorate, and ordered their two ministries to discuss and submit a report to the Political Affairs Hall as soon as possible. There are three items: First, officials who have been dismissed and retired can submit secret letters and not publicly comment on the major policies and guidelines of the court. Second, officials of the fourth rank and above in the court must report in advance before they can get permission from the Political Affairs Hall. Third, the examination of the vocational law should speed up the progress, and the officials said that "responsibility is assigned to others, and shirk responsibility is strictly prohibited." Other details will be discussed in detail by them."
Cai Bian listened and remembered and then said, "Tonight, I will meet Lin Xi and Huang Lu. By the way, the Ministry of Personnel plans to cut off redundant officials. There are two thousand people in the early stage. What do you think?"
Zhang Dun said: "I think it's less! However, if they ask for stability, they will stabilize first, and wait until the Huanqing Road war is decided."
Cai Bian also had this idea and said, "Okay. I will stop Han Zhongyan later and see what he talked about when he saw the concubine."
Zhang Dun snorted coldly and said, "What's there to ask? It's just asking the concubine to put pressure on His Majesty."
Cai Bian said vigilantly: "It depends on his purpose. The official family has always been filial and goes to the Qinghou Palace from time to time to greet him. If the concubine speaks, the official family will probably be in a dilemma."
Zhang Dun's eyes were cold and he said, "No need to ask. You inform Cai Jing that Han Zhongyan will immediately send him back to his hometown and order the local prefect to watch."
Cai Bian frowned and said, "Is this inappropriate? Is it probably causing some trouble."
Zhang Dun said: "I don't have time to pay attention to them. Please let Cai Jing block the trouble. I will go to the Ministry of Revenue later. There are too many tax problems this year, and various localities and various transshipment departments need to make great efforts to rectify them."
Cai Bian reminded: "This year's matters are too complicated, don't be too rushed. Liang Tao and others are under great pressure. Exercising too much pressure will backfire."
Zhang Dun had already stood up and said decisively: "I have a clear idea in my heart, let's act separately."
Cai Bian was relieved and left the green tiled house with Zhang Dun and acted separately.
At this time, Zhao Xu was already in the Chuigong Hall, and he had to review more and more memorials. And the content about the "New Law" was becoming more and more abundant, and he had to put in more energy.
Han Zhongyan stayed in the Qinghou Hall for half an hour, and accompanied by the yellow gates of the Qinghou Hall, left and left the palace.
As soon as I arrived outside Xuande Gate, I saw Cai Jing standing alone not far away.
Han Zhongyan's expression cleared slightly when he saw Cai Jing.
He hated Cai Jing, who was a very treacherous villain.
Han Zhongyan also knew in his heart that Cai Jing appeared here mostly because he followed a certain attitude in the palace and walked over.
Cai Jing had more gray hair on his temples and more mean face. He watched Han Zhongyan come over and his face was weak - he also disliked Han Zhongyan.
Han Zhongyan also made great contributions to the reason why he wandered around and lived in no place in the past seven years!
Cai Jing stood beside the carriage, and said in a happy and sad tone: "I am ordered to send Mr. Han back to my hometown."
Han Zhongyan didn't expect the palace to be so resolute, and he was about to drive him out of the capital after entering the palace once.
He stimulated his face and said, "Is it the official family's meaning or Zhang Dun's meaning?"
Cai Jing had no time to talk nonsense to him and said, "Please ask Mr. Han to get on the bus. There will be escorts from the Ministry of Justice and the imperial guards in the palace to ensure that Mr. Han returns to his hometown safely."
Han Zhongyan looked at Cai Jing, turned to look at Xuande Gate and the huge palace, and his heart suddenly became heavier.
Whether it was the official or Zhang Dun, driving him out without hesitation shows that what the palace had to do was already very firm and he could not let him talk about it even more.
He could not tolerate him, nor could he tolerate many of the "old people" of the Empress Dowager.
"I want to meet the official family." Han Zhongyan looked at Cai Jing and said.
Cai Jing said lightly: "Mr. Han doesn't have to struggle, please."
Han Zhongyan's face became tense, and his deep heart suddenly became breathless. He looked a little older. After a moment of silence, he got on the carriage prepared by Cai Jing.
At this time, he was no longer the once-magnificent Privy Councilor and had no ability to resist.
Cai Jing waved his hand immediately and said, "Let's leave."
The carriage started moving, and the yamen runners of the Ministry of Justice and the imperial guards in the palace escorted the carriage out of the city.
Not far away, someone seemed to notice it, but no one stepped forward.
Han Zhongyan came without any movement, and he left calmly.
Many people in Kaifeng City didn't know that Han Zhongyan had ever been here.
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Not long after Zhao Xu was in Chuigong Hall, he returned to the confidential room - Xu Qiang's letter.
Zhao Xu looked at Xu Jiang's letter and said that he had a lot of content. It was a relatively complete letter after deciphering, with a total of five or six hundred words.
Zhao Xu looked at him seriously. There were a bunch of people in the confidential room in front of him.
Xu wrote a lot of this letter, including Xihe Road. The Xia army attacking Xihe Road was frustrated and had left and turned to Huanqing Road.
There are also Huanqing Road. Zhang Shi of Huanqing Road adopted the "strategy of luring the enemy into deep". He ordered several key cities to stick to it. At the same time, he ordered Zhe Keshi and Zhong Shidao to lead their troops to retreat in wartime, and there were also various troops following and ambushing them.
Mubo Town is a strong city that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If the Xia army cannot break through Mubo Town, it will be difficult to advance south. It is an important road to guard Huanqing Road.
If the Xia army cannot break through, then there is only one way to retreat.
Zhang Feng and others are planning and waiting for the opportunity.
After carefully studying this letter, Zhao Xu felt very relieved.
He trusted Xu Jiang very much. This man acted decisively and cautiously and would not speak nonsense. He made random excuses to appease him and the court.
After reading Xu Jiang's letter, Zhao Xu silently estimated the time. The Xia people had been attacking Mubo Town for a while and it was impossible to spend it for a long time.
"It's only been these few days..."
Zhao Xu talked to himself, and became nervous again.
If there is a decisive battle, who will win and who will lose?
Before Zhao Xu could stop thinking about it, Chen Pi came in from outside, glanced around, and whispered in Zhao Xu's ear: "The official family, Your Highness Ninth and Your Highness Thirteenth are in Cuju in Funing Hall, and they are in a fight."
Zhao Xu stood up suddenly and walked out and said, "Is it okay for me? Why?"
Chenpi followed behind and said, "It's okay, it's just a little bit of skin breaking, it's a matter of Cuju, the concubine has passed."
Zhao Xu took a deep breath and his face remained unchanged. These two little bastards caused trouble all day long and needed to be cured.
When Zhao Xu arrived at Funing Hall, he saw more than 20 people playing on the court very fiercely. Zhao Ji and Zhao seemed to run back and forth, not like the one he had just fought.
Concubine Zhu stood outside the court, looking worried, and shouted from time to time.
Zhao Xu walked over and saw Zhao Xu and stopped to salute.
Zhao Xu waved his hand and said to Concubine Zhu: "Xiao Madam, why are you here?"
Concubine Zhu frowned and looked annoyed, saying, "They are only nine years old, so you can ask them to join the group of guards Cuju. What if they bump into it and stumbling? You ask them to stop me quickly and I will take them back to the palace."
Zhao Xu was stunned. It was the first time that Concubine Zhu lost her temper at him. She looked at the two little guys walking over the court, coughed, and laughed, "Don't worry, little girl, I have been watching them."
Concubine Zhu snorted, and didn't even look at Zhao Xu, but directly looked at Zhao Si and Zhao Ji, saying with a heartache: "Hurry up, come with me, I'll let the imperial doctor show you, I won't stop playing this Cuju in the future..."
Zhao Ji and Zhao Si stood together, almost identically tilting their little faces, showing a pleasant smile, but Yu Guang looked at Zhao Xu.
Zhao Xu didn't know why Concubine Zhu suddenly got angry with him. Aren't these two little guys good?
Zhao Xu laughed and said, "Xiao Madam, just watch it here. It's getting late. Xiao Madam, let's have a meal in my palace..."
Concubine Zhu ignored Zhao Xu and went up to pull Zhao Si and Zhao Ji, and walked towards the Qingshou Hall.
Zhao Si and Zhao Ji were pulled by Concubine Zhu, with reluctance on their faces and wanted to play, but they couldn't find any excuses. They could only look at Zhao Xu with a bitter face.
Zhao Xu looked at Concubine Zhu's back and was confused, and said to Chen Pi next to him: "What's wrong with Xiaoniang? Is there anything else in the palace?"
Chen Pi thought for a while and said, "There is nothing else except Han Zhongyan's entry into the palace and the two of His Highnesses' fight just now."
Zhao Xu listened, thinking.
It is not a big deal for Zhao Si and Zhao Ji to fight. What if a nine-year-old child fights again, let alone a group of guards watching.
"Is it Han Zhongyan..."
Zhao Xu muttered to himself, thinking, and said, "What else did the little lady do after Han Zhongyan left the palace?"
Chen Pi said: "It was the palace gate that the concubine personally sent Han Zhongyan out, and there was nothing else."
Zhao Xu knew that Concubine Zhu had always been away from the court and did not like to get involved. What did Han Zhongyan say that could make his mother react so much?
Before Zhao Xu could figure it out, a yellow gate hurried over and said, "Report to the officials, the Imperial College, the Imperial College, and many alternate officials blocked Kaifeng Prefecture."
Zhao Xu looked at him with a frown and said, "Is it for the purpose of restructuring the imperial court and reducing salary?"
Huang Mendao: "Yes, there are more than a hundred people, excited and entangled with the yamen runners."
Zhao Xu was angry and immediately said with a cold face, "Ship the Ministry of Justice to take down the leading few people and deal with them seriously! Notify the Political Affairs Hall to study it carefully and come up with a plan!"
Chen Pi was a little worried and said, "There is a lot of controversy outside the government. If the Ministry of Justice arrested people, it would be even more trouble."
Zhao Xu waved his hand, turned back to the Chuigong Hall, and said, "Let them make trouble, as long as they can't make trouble in the palace."
Tangerine was eager to speak but stopped, so she had to keep up.
Zhao Xu had just arrived at the Chuigong Hall to sit down, and new information was found in the confidential room.
Zhao Xu came to the confidential room and looked at the translated papers delivered one by one, with a solemn expression.
This information all comes from Xihe Road, Fuyan Road, etc. These information shows that the Xia people strengthened their attacks and had the intention to support Huanqing Road.
There are very few information on Huanqing Road, so it is so secretive.
Chapter completed!