While Zhao Xu and Empress Meng were strolling in the Imperial Garden, there was still a stalemate in the Privy Council.

Tong Guan sat aside, Zhang Dun, Zhang Shi, Cai Bian, Wang Cun, and Xu General surrounded a round table, and there were several clerks not far away recording.

Wang Cun sat upright and spoke righteously, saying, "My attitude is still the same. I must never let go of military power. I must strictly restrain the military! Military titles must not be opened, and military force must not be used to rush to war. A saint governs the country, and virtue must be taken as the key!"

Xu Jiang glanced at him and didn't say anything. Wang Cun actually didn't matter. What mattered was Zhang Dun's attitude. It was precisely that Wang Cun's words were in some way Zhang Dun, Cai Bian, or even Zhang Du.

They all have a deep fear of the word "military power". Even if they reform the army, they cannot break away from the category of "checks and balances". But the meaning of the palace is to give certain power to the generals of all walks of life. These generals will become officials with tens of thousands of heavy troops!

Who can feel at ease in this situation?

One bad thing is that the world is in chaos and the separatist rule of the vassal states in the late Tang Dynasty reappears!

As the Privy Councilor, Zhang Shi was the nominal chief of the 'Military Reform'. Seeing that Zhang Dun did not speak, he said, "This matter has been delayed for a long time, and the government has given us enough patience."

Cai Bian listened and looked at Tong Guan not far away, sitting respectfully, as if listening carefully, but without saying a word.

Tong Guan looked serious, as if he didn't feel the gaze around him, and he didn't move.

Seeing that Zhang Dun was still unwilling to give in, and even made no concessions at all, Xu pretended to be pondered, "Grand Prince, 'Military Reform' is of great importance. You can't hurry up. You might as well start with Bianjing City and set up the three camps first. This time, the meritorious generals who followed the army to fight in person were looking forward to it. If they drag it down, they would be afraid that they would block us and scold us on the road."

In fact, the generals and generals in the capital all complained that they were here to receive the rewards and the officials spoke, but the husbands delayed again and again, and it was almost November. Is this going to delay the New Year?

Zhang Dun looked at General Xu and said, "Military power is not a small matter. You should be cautious in every move. Even if the official family dismisses me now, I will still say so."

Xu moved his lips and sighed secretly.

The Song Dynasty has strictly controlled the army since its founding. Strictly speaking, the Song Dynasty did not have a "national army" and was all "immune guards". What about the imperial guards? The soldiers of the emperor!

It has been strictly controlled to such an extent. Nowadays, if the officials want to loosen their ties, how dare the court officials agree?

When Wang Cun saw Zhang Dun’s speech, he became more and more determined, and said, “This is not a question of where to start. There is a problem with the overall plan of the 'military reform' and needs major reforms! In addition, there is a front for the rewards of the meritorious generals. We will ask the officials to start the court on a date and issue an edict to reward them!”

Seeing that Wang Cun was getting more outrageous, Cai Bian said, "This matter is indeed not something to be delayed."

Cai Bian's words made the audience silence.

The patience of the officials in the palace is limited, and they have been stalemate, angering the officials. Perhaps they will be more tolerant of them, but they may interfere with the "military reform" and force them to agree.

Now, who can deal with authority for too long?

Zhang Qu looked at Zhang Dun and said, "There must be an explanation."

Zhang Dun had a stern face and a calm eyes, and said, "I'll look for an opportunity to present to the official family."

Wang Cun wanted to say a few more words, but when he saw that the atmosphere was too stiff, he stopped talking tactfully.

Tong Guan stood up silently, bowed to everyone, and left quietly.

Although no one turned his head, everyone's eyes were on his back.

Tong Guan is the eyes and ears of the official family. Every word they say now will fall into the eyes and ears of the official family.

Everyone once again "split up in disagreement" and left.

Xu General Xu sat opposite Zhang Feng and said, "Mr. At present, the number of the Thirteenth Route Army, as well as the numbers of the three major camps, cavalry, firearms, etc. are being re-planned, and the general managers of each line have also been adjusted. Next year, the 'military reform' of various lines in Jiangnan will be about to start, so it is better to make a decision early."

Zhang Feng was also having a headache about this and said, "Don't care about Zhang Dun, Cai Bian and others' opposition. The government's ideas are too bold, and the current situation..."

Xu Jiang was silent for a while.

In summary, the current situation in the Song Dynasty was at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, and various civil chaos had already occurred one after another. The so-called "clear and prosperous era" was just a manifestation.

General Xu was clear about the situation in the Song Dynasty, thought about it, and said in a stern manner: "No matter what, the change of the era is about to be imminent, and major policies must be decided. Now not only the generals are talking about it, but the court officials are also thinking about it and cannot be delayed."

Zhang Qi looked up at the door without expression.

What is really determined in these matters is the government in the palace, and the government in the palace needs the court to nod, and the "monarch and ministers" complement each other, and one loss is caused. Now the government insists on its own opinion and Zhang Dun dares not give in. How can he break the situation?

Before Zhang Shi could think clearly, a minor official came in and whispered in Zhang Shi's ear: "Mr. Tong Guan just turned back and called Wang Jiao Gong into Funing Hall."

Zhang Feng looked at Xu suddenly.

Xu Jiang looked solemn.

The official has taken action!

Something is going to happen!

Tong Guan took Wang Cun away with him openly, but he could not hide it from Zhang Dun and Cai Bian who had just returned to the Qingtiao House.

Zhang Dun sat on the chair for a while, suddenly stood up and said, "I'll go out."

As he said that, he quickly left.

Cai Bian was not stopped and was full of worry.

The officials had doubts about the "new law in full resumption" and stopped Zhang Dun. The officials were particularly bold in the "military reform", which made the court officials worried and did not dare to nod.

But they all knew that they couldn't hold on for long.

Wang Cun followed Tong Guan to Funing Palace, feeling a little nervous.

He was the leader of the "old party". He ascended to the right prime minister and felt that he was "not worthy of his name". He had only visited Funing Palace alone for a few times.

Funing Hall, side hall.

Zhao Xu was already sitting there, holding the 'Dictionary' in his hand and watching with relish.

Regarding the explanation and evolution of ‘words’, almost every word has a story, and this dictionary is composed of small stories.

This is a brief draft. If it is completely completed, there will definitely be hundreds of thousands of words, and it may be as high as one person when stacked!

Empress Meng sat aside, slowly mixing the soup in the pot.

When Wang Cun saw it, he quickly took a few steps and saluted: "My minister, Wang Cun, met the official family, and met the empress."

Zhao Xu was unaware of anything, and Empress Meng smiled and said, "The King and the Lord will be exempted from the ceremony and will be given a seat."

The yellow gate carried a stool and placed it in front of Wang Cun.

Wang Cun looked at Zhao Xu carefully, recalling the words he said to the Privy Council just now, and secretly broke out in his heart: I was wrong!

Although he was able to gain a foothold in the Political Affairs Hall, he offended the officials!

The more Wang Cun thought about it, the more uneasy he became. Yu Guang felt a little relieved when he saw Empress Meng’s smile, and raised his hand and said, “Xie Guan Family, Empress Xie.”

"What do you think of He Yi's death?"

Wang Cun just sat down, and Zhao Xu said lightly without raising his head.

Wang Cun was startled, stood up in a hurry, raised his hand, and said in a stern manner: "When he returned to the official family, He Yi's death, no matter how he died, it is inseparable from the resistance of the new law on Jiangnan West Road. Even if he was not murdered, he was forced to die. The court should severely punish a group of people. Otherwise, the imperial court and the authority will be gone, and there will be no such thing as the government. If you follow the example in various places, wouldn't it be a mess? The opinions of the ministers, this list cannot be opened, and this trend cannot be long!"

Zhao Xu turned the page and said, "Do you think this way alone, or do the Ministry of Works think this way? What is that Chen Xian's attitude?"

Wang Cun said very decisively: "I think so, and the Ministry of Works also think so."

Zhao Xu then looked up at him and said, "Now, there are two candidates for the Minister of Works in the court, one is Chen Zhen, the other is Su Shi, and the other is Shen Kuo. What do you think?"

Chen Xian and Su Shi were both "old party", while Shen Kuo was the "new party" that had been silent for many years.
Chapter completed!