In the palace, it is like facing a great enemy.

Zhao Xu was in the confidential room, watching the information coming from all over the place, and also staring at various situations in Kaifeng City.

Not far outside the Cining Hall.

A middle-aged yellow door, holding a whip, whipping hard at the two yellow doors and three palace maids who were kneeling on the ground.

Slap

After more than a dozen whips down, five people were covered in flesh and blood, but no one dared to say anything.

The middle-aged Huangmen stared at the five people and said coldly: "Remember it for me, what should I do and what should not be done! In this palace, Huangmen Order is Eunuch Chen, the biggest one is the official family. If you dare to be half-hearted, I will beat you to death!"

As he said that, the middle-aged yellow gate waved the whip and whipped it hard again.

Five people knelt on the ground, trembling and sobbing.

Not far away, I watched the yellow gate and the palace maids, shrank their heads and pursed their lips, and their faces were filled with fear.

Chaos outside the palace are coming one after another, the tides are changing, and the palace is not peaceful, and strange things fall out!

The middle-aged yellow gate fought for a while and said coldly: "Pack up your things and leave immediately. What other accomplices do you have? Take them away quickly. I will not pursue the relationship for a few years. If you are confused, you will be killed by all the sticks!"

"Thank you! Thank you!"

The five people kowtowed repeatedly, got up in panic and surprise, and ran away in a hurry.

The middle-aged man looked at the backs of the five people, snorted coldly, looked around indifferently, and said, "You should listen to me too, do things honestly, don't think about anything that is not bad. If you have ill-hearted intentions and do things in a vague way, not only will your life be lost, but your family will also be implicated!"

The yellow gate, the palace maids changed their expressions and bowed one after another.

The middle-aged Huangmen looked at him again, turned around and left, and came to the side door of the main hall of Chuigong Hall.

Chen Pi was standing next to Zhao Xu. He glanced at him, bowed slightly at Zhao Xu, and quietly stepped back to the side door.

The middle-aged Huangmen bowed forward and whispered: "It's done."

Chenpi held his hands, his eyes were cold and said, "It's a bargain. Keep staring. If you don't know anything about Cining Palace, find a reason to kill a few people."

The middle-aged Huangmen bowed and whispered: "I know it little. In addition, there are many people coming in and out of the palace. The chief minister of the Yan Prince's Mansion is the most frequent, and he goes in and out many times a day."

Chenpi turned around and looked into the Chuigong Hall, thought for a while, and said, "The King of Yan has a special identity, so he can't move around, so he should keep an eye on it carefully. In addition, the Imperial Kitchen, the Custody and the School of the Craftsmanship, etc. should also be on the lookout."

The middle-aged Huangmen deeply felt the murderous atmosphere in the palace, and it was more nervous than ever before, and said, "Yes, father-in-law, don't worry!"

Chen Pi nodded, not daring to leave for too long, and then returned to the Chuigong Hall after giving a few words, standing quietly not far beside Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu was looking at the memorial, as if he was unaware of anything.

Cining Hall.

It was quiet. The palace maids were walking around and didn't know where they went, and half of them couldn't see them.

Zhao Hao sat on the bed, looking at the book, suddenly moved his ears and frowned.

Outside there were teams of strange, messy and neat footsteps.

The chief hurried in from outside and said, "King, I just beat a few yellow palace maids. Now, the guards rushed in, saying that the palace has not been peaceful recently and they are protecting the Empress Dowager and the King."

Zhao Hao's eyes widened a little, put down the book, shook his head and said, "If you want to talk about my eldest nephew, you will be bold and cautious everywhere. The guards he is close to have changed one batch after another, and the defenses in the palace are arranged from time to time. I am so cautious that I can't be more cautious."

The chief minister agreed deeply and said, "I also heard that two thousand people outside the city entered the city, from the Tiger Fear Army. One thousand entered the palace, and one thousand returned to the imperial guards in the imperial city."

Zhao Hao laughed and said with emotion: "It's really inside and out, and there's no corner left."

Zhao Hao said, looked at the next door and said, "What do you say about the queen mother?"

The chief minister was serious and said, "The Empress Dowager has nothing to say, but she is very angry."

Zhao Hao was not surprised, lifted the brocade quilt and was about to get up, saying, "My mother must be angry. The official family is moving further and further away. It would be strange if she is not angry."

The chief minister hurriedly supported him.

Two days later, the confidential room.

Liang Tao, Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and Yang Wei, Minister of the Ministry of Works, stood in front of Zhao Xu.

Yang Wei looked awe-inspiring, raised his hand and said, "Report to the official family, this year's flood season has basically passed, and there will be no more severe floods in the two roads in Hebei. Please rest assured."

Although Yang Wei is not very good at character, he does have the ability. This time, Xu Jiang's evaluation of Yang Wei is "not untied, he is sleeping day and night, working diligently and meticulously."

Zhao Xu smiled and nodded, saying, "I have read your memorial. The Thirteenth brother praised the Qing family very much. Thank you for your hard work. When the frontier war stops, the Political Affairs Hall will discuss the merits."

Yang Wei looked calm and said, "I dare not take credit for it."

Zhao Xu smiled, then sternly said, "What are the plans of the Ministry of Works next?"

Yang Wei thought for a moment and said, "The Ministry of Works currently has two major plans. The first is to lay and repair official roads, bridges, etc. across the country. The second is to dredge rivers mainly based on the "two rivers". The Ministry of Works is currently making plans and making preparations in advance."

Zhao Xu immediately said: "The focus is on all ties in the north first, and we must strengthen support for all ties, especially the army. Not only for official roads, but also for city construction, the Ministry of Works should also provide support. The Ministry of Works and the Ministry of War discusses and presents specific statements for me."

Yang Wei bowed and said in a long voice: "I will receive the order!"

Zhao Xu nodded and turned to Liang Tao.

Liang Tao raised his hand, but hesitated and said, "Officials, the summer tax this year is currently less than half. In addition to the flood season, there are also local intentional delays. According to previous years' practice, it can be about 80% of the year by the end of the year."

The location of Kaifeng, the capital of the Song Dynasty, determined the importance of canal transport. The vast majority of the taxes in the Song Dynasty, as high as 80% of the money and grain were transported through canal transport.

When the Yangtze River and Yellow River flood season come, the canal transportation will be blocked and there will inevitably be some delays.

But it was almost October and half of it came up, and there was a big problem!

Zhao Xu could guess something, it was nothing more than those "old parties" who deliberately did it.

He looked as usual and said lightly: "Is there any problem with military pay?"

Liang Tao hurriedly said: "Don't worry, the official family has sufficient military salary, there is nothing wrong with it."

Zhao Xu habitually pinched his earlobe with his right hand and said, "There is a message to the Political Affairs Hall. On the grounds that the war has become tighter and local taxes are delayed, the salary of in-service officials is temporarily paid half of the salary, and those without positions are paid 30%.

Yang Wei's expression changed immediately, and he quickly returned to normal.

Tangerine responded and walked out quickly.

Zhao Xu's eyes turned to Liang Tao and Yang Wei's people on his left hand.

This is the order of the Privy Council. He looked determined and said, "The official family, the intelligence stations leading to Huanqing Road, the carrier pigeons, etc. are basically ready, and other routes are also stepping up preparations..."

"Well, what about other questions?" Zhao Xu asked with a teacup.
Chapter completed!