In order to prevent chaos, the Political Affairs Hall allocated many forces from the Song Dynasty.

This time, almost all the violent institutions of the Song Dynasty were used, from the Censorate, the Ministry of Justice, to the Imperial City Department, and then to the army.

Zhang Dun considered it very comprehensively and acted quickly, not giving those people much time to react.

In Kaifeng Prefecture.

Han Zongdao looked at one of the many reports issued by the court. The general content was: There were too many people with ulterior motives caused by the restructuring of the court. The prefects in various places should maintain local stability. Once a major problem arises, the prefects in the court will be the prefects who are responsible, and require the prefects in various places to be "fearless in the face of affairs and brave in taking responsibility."

Zhou Rushui, the judge of Kaifeng Prefecture, looked at Han Zong's face as deep as water, and said curiously: "My husband, is there any problem with this mansion report?"

Han Zongdao's experience was naturally unusual for the Kaifeng prefect who could be the "Cutting Prime Minister". He could not see the content behind this seemingly ordinary mansion.

Han Zongdao looked up at him and said, "Don't underestimate Zhang Zihou, the reform of the court has been basically completed, and his hand is about to reach the place."

Zhou Rushui was stunned and said, "Is it this residence report?"

Han Zongdao's expression became more and more depressed. He nodded slightly and said, "At the meeting of yesterday's Political Affairs Hall, Zhang Zihou criticized the local government for using the four words "man incest" and then said that officials protect each other, officials shirking responsibility, and officials are inconsistent. No matter how good the court's policies are, they will become unrecognizable when they arrive at the local government. Instead, it will increase the burden on the people and become a bad policy. I didn't care at that time. Now I think that Zhang Zihou just ambushed. This mansion report is probably to remove the word "zhi" from the prefect."

The biggest emphasis of the Song Dynasty system was the word "checks and balances". It was not only the power of the court was divided, but also the number of checks and balances to prevent any person and the organization from being too powerful. This is even more so in the local area. "Know" means agency. In short, there was no normal "grass" in the Song Dynasty, all of them were agents! And various powers and duties were also divided, and even the prefect did not have much real power.

This causes people to fail even if they want to do things. Once there is something, they can’t find the person responsible. Anyway, some institutions are institution, and people are shirking responsibility for each other and playing past the ball.

Especially since the Yuanyou, the "old party" has carried out a comprehensive liquidation of the "new party", and almost always exiled in the name of the "prefect", and changed positions at most half a year. From this, we can imagine how corrupt the place without a chief official is.

Zhou Rushui heard this and still felt something was wrong and said, "Mr., what are you worried about?"

Han Zongdao shook his head and said, "You will soon find out that the place is no longer than the court, the emperor is far away from the sky, and the relationship is complicated. It cannot be solved by reform."

Zhou Rushui was a little more optimistic than Han Zongdao, and changed the topic: "My husband, the official family has left the palace and the generals in the northwest returned to Beijing. Will there be any impact?"

Han Zongdao picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and said, "Emperor Shenzong and Wang Anshi were still restrained and could hear advice. But our current official family and that Xianggong Zhang have fewer concerns. It can be seen from the past six months that Zhang Jing returned. When Zhang Jing came back, he should have completed the last arrangement of the official family. There is Zhang Dun in the government and Zhang Jing in the army, and no one can object."

Zhang Dun is the leader of the "New Party". Since Xining, not to mention those who have a low position, even Cai Que and Zeng Bu, the former "New Party" boss, can only get to the top with Zhang Dun. It can be seen that his influence is not short of supporters.

Zhang Shi had just defeated the Xia people, and the shame of defeating the five routes during the Yuanfeng period of Yixue. The reputation of the government and the country was rising. He was in charge of the Privy Council, which was almost everyone's hope. With the support of the 200,000 troops in the northwest behind him, even some chaos could be easily suppressed!

The government has left-handed politics and right-handed army. What else can stop him from re-launching a new law?

Zhou Rushui listened to Han Zongdao's plain words, and his heart gradually became dark. In this way, the method of reviving Xining was almost unstoppable. The old things during the Shenzong period might be repeated, or even go further!

While they were talking, inside and outside Kaifeng City, I don’t know how many people were trying to distinguish themselves from Wang Cun, Meng Yuan, Zhao Hao and others, and at the same time, they hid and erased the illegal traces in the court and the country.

Many wealthy courtyards that were once luxurious suddenly became poor, and all kinds of extravagant things disappeared, turning into extremely thrifty appearances.

...

When Kaifeng City was in chaos and countless people were in panic, Zhao Xu had already left the city, standing on the official road at the Shili Pavilion outside the north gate of Kaifeng, looking at the north.

Seeing that Zhao Xu had been standing for half an hour, Tong Guan stepped forward and whispered: "The official family has rained and snowed in the north recently, and maybe the road is not easy to walk, so why not sit for a while and have a tea?"

Zhao Xu looked at the north, anxious and expectant, and waved his hand to Tong Guan.

He not only looked forward to Zhang Qi, the Privy Councilor, but also was very curious about the Western Army. He wanted to see the famous Zhong Family Army and the Zhe Family Army. These are the talents he will rely on in the future!

Behind Zhao Xu, there were also a group of people from the Green Tile House, the Secretariat, the Political Affairs Hall, the Privy Council, the Ministry of War, etc. They watched Zhao Xu stand for so long, but still refused to rest and looked at each other quietly.

The government can wait for so long regardless of fatigue, which shows the importance it attaches to Zhang Feng and others.

I don’t know how long it took, but a yellow gate came forward, handed a note, and whispered: “Officials, the intelligence station is coming, and it is expected that there will be one stick of incense to come.”

Zhao Xu took it and gave a deep breath, suppressed his excitement, turned to everyone, and said with a smile: "If you are tired of your family, find a place to rest for a while and have a tea, no need to worry."

The person behind him dared not. He hurriedly raised his hand and said, "I am not tired."

Zhao Xu ignored them and continued to wait.

Sure enough, not long after, I saw a flag in the distance, followed by horses, carriages and people walking.

Zhao Xu immediately sorted out his clothes and walked forward a few steps.

When the people behind him saw him, they had to follow him.

In the distance, Zhang Feng and others already knew that Zhao Xu was waiting for them. Zhang Feng was sitting in a carriage. He was standing outside the door, looking away from afar, silently pondering for a moment, and said, "Call the various strategies and generals, the generals, come forward and meet the official family with me."

Almost all of them knew that the Song Dynasty officials were waiting for them in front of them, and they were even more excited when listening to Zhang Feng's words.

Not long after, Xu Jiang, the Minister of War, Sun Lu, Hedong Road, Xihe Road, Wang Wenyu, Wang Anli, Zhe Keshi, Zhong Shidao and others arrived next to Zhang Zhi's carriage.

Zhang Feng looked at the Shili Pavilion, which was getting closer and closer, and said to everyone: "The official family went out of the city to welcome him. It can be seen that he valued us. When meeting the official family, you must be well-polite and not offend him. You should know the importance of it."

Everyone looked stern and said in unison: "Don't worry, Mr. Zhang!"

Zhang Feng looked at Wang Anli with a restless look and turned to Xu Jiang and said, "Shangshu Xu, you are a close minister of the official family. If you are not careful later, please help me make a comeback."

General Xu smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Zhang, please don't worry, you are the general. There is no need to think about the rumors outside, and there is no need to worry too much. The official family went out of the city to greet him personally. I have not seen any of them in the Song Dynasty. It can be seen that I will not blame you easily for your attention."

Everyone listened, and then their faces calmed down a little.

They are border ministers and generals, but they will not ignore the situation in Kaifeng City. Seeing that major events are one after another, even the prime minister Lu Dafang has been imprisoned, so how dare they still be lucky.
Chapter completed!