How can Su Song answer?

They knew a lot of things. The reason why they refused to make big moves is nothing more than that the matter was extremely serious and the end was too big!

If you don’t move, you may be fine, but if you move, you will accelerate "death"!

Seeing that he didn't speak, Zhao Xu stepped towards Xuande Gate and said, "The sage said that harsh government is more powerful than tigers, and the sage said that governing a big country is like cooking a small freshman; the Qing family has no way to go."

Su Song stopped suddenly and quietly looked at Zhao Xu's back who was stepping into the palace gate.

His expression was a little complicated, quiet and speechless.

Su Song understood what Zhao Xu meant, "There is no turning back" refers to the harsh government of the court, the "new law", the new party, and the Zhao Xu himself!

Now, there is no turning back!

If Zhao Xu or the court compromises and gives in, the opposition will inevitably become more surging. More people will be required to give in to Zhao Xu and the court until the "new law" is abolished!

Su Song bowed slightly and did not follow him into the palace.

His housekeeper quietly walked over from not far away. Seeing that Su Song had not entered the palace, he whispered: "Master, are the official family angry?"

Su Song shook his head gently, turned around slowly and said, "Go back home."

The eldest daughter-in-law is still making trouble in the mansion. No matter what, she has to give her an explanation.

The butler quietly glanced at the palace that had never entered, like the bottomless abyss, and hurriedly supported Su Song.

Su Song returned to the mansion and called his eldest daughter-in-law Su Li to the study.

Not long after, Su Li's eyes came out with red eyes and said nothing.

Su Song left the study room, and Madam Su came over, looked helpless and said a few words.

Su Song's face changed suddenly, and he immediately called all the housekeepers in each hospital.

It was also from this day that the Su family was extremely low-key, abandoning the luxury of the past, and overnight, as if they were washed away all the bad luck, returning to their true self, simple and simple.

When Zhao Xu returned to the palace, the green tiled house seemed very nervous and tried every means to find out what Su Song and Zhao Xu said.

Of course, they couldn't hear anything.

Zhao Xu first went to the Qingbow Palace and used excuses to fool Concubine Zhu, but did not pursue Zhao Ji too much, why didn't he return to the palace?

Then, he went to Renming Palace and sat with Empress Meng for a while.

That night, he stayed in Liu Meiren's yard overnight.

The next day, Zhao Xu was in the Chuigong Hall, entertaining Zhang Dun and Cai Bian.

In the side hall, the three of them had a charcoal fire in the middle, and the iron pot in the middle was steaming hot and the fragrance was filled with fragrance.

At this time, there was no stir-frying, most of them were cooked.

Zhao Xu was covered in sweat on his face, and he didn't forget to greet the two of them, saying, "Eat quickly, if you don't eat it, it will be cooked and it will lose its original flavor."

Zhang Dun and Cai Bian are relatively reserved and eat very slowly.

Hearing Zhao Xu's words, he quickly moved his chopsticks.

After eating for a while, Cai Bian couldn't help it, seized the opportunity and said, "The official family, Kaifeng Prefecture's personnel and personnel are still constantly resisting the new law, but overall, the measurement team and the land mu are developing rapidly, and it is expected that this year it can measure 50% or 60%..."

Zhao Xu ate the meat and yelled, saying, "Yeah. By the way, I heard that there have been many complaints recently?"

The "complaints" mentioned by Zhao Xu is not only the complaints received by the yamen at all levels, the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice, and the Censorate, but also various networks of relationships, which are "private reports".

Cai Bian was also deeply hurt and said without any concealment: "Yes. However, I can still suppress it for the time being, and the sound of rebounding in the court is not high."

A straight minister like Li Qingchen and Zhang Dun are completely indifferent to the pressure from relatives and friends around them, but not everyone is.

In the "Yuan Court", there were nearly a hundred officials above the third rank, and some of them ‘expressed their opinions’ for various reasons.

In addition, there are more officials in the military and political circles, above the third rank. No matter what their position is, they will be second to the next level. There are many people who are eager for the suspension of the "new law".

Zhao Xu smiled and looked at Cai Bian, and continued to stare at the dishes in the pot.

Seeing this, Zhang Dun put down his chopsticks and said, "Your Majesty, the green tiled house is planning to divide the land."

Zhao Xu raised his eyebrows, flipped the chopsticks in the pot, and said, "It's so hot that it's burning, so eat it quickly."

Zhang Dun understood and bowed slightly and said, "Your Majesty, there are many refugees in the country now, among which the Ministry of War has reported nearly 200,000, especially the Xiang Army."

The army of the Song Dynasty actually had the purpose of "raising idleness and chaos", just like the officialdom, so it was too bloated and huge. There were quite a few refugees in the wing army.

When Zhao Xu listened to Zhang Dun's words, for some reason, he suddenly thought of Li Zicheng.

There is a joke that a courier brought up a group of people because he was unwilling to accept the layoffs and forced himself to kill the company.

This company is the Ming Dynasty, and Li Zicheng is the post station courier who was laid off.

Zhao Xu quickly curbed his divergent thinking, flipped through the pot, and said casually: "The military reform will be done by the Privy Council and the Ministry of War."

Cai Bian looked shaking and glanced at Zhang Dun.

Zhang Dun seemed to be unaware of anything and said, "Your Majesty, reform is a game of chess."

Zhao Xu glanced at him, then smiled and said, "What Zhang Qing family said is right. Don't worry about dividing land. Wait until half of the measurement before starting. I heard that the implementation of the new tax law is not going well?"

The tax rules of the Song Dynasty have been in operation for nearly a hundred years and have been in operation for a long time. Now they have been greatly adjusted, and it is difficult for local governments to adapt. Moreover, they are very easy to go wrong.

The current officialdom of the Song Dynasty, especially in local areas, is really complicated, especially the "Kaifeng Prefecture Pilot" is in a hot topic across the country.

Seeing that Zhao Xu had rejected it, Zhang Dun was still changing the topic, and silently said: "The Ministry of Revenue did encounter difficulties in the new tax law, but it was because local officials were intertwined and difficult to implement. It also requires strong officials to force them to promote them to be effective."

Zhao Xu held the bowl and ate the food in the bowl. He also agreed with Zhang Dun's words. Most of the "New Party" are now in the court, and in the local area, they are mostly exiled in the early years of Yuanyou and have no real power.

If you want to promote the ‘new law’, you must have strong local support!

In other words, the local official system needs to be greatly changed and the old things in the Xining period cannot be repeated!

Seeing Zhao Xu's expression, Cai Bian pondered and said in a deep thought: "The government, except for Kaifeng Prefecture, the implementation of various 'new policies' has not been very smooth. Local resistance is becoming increasingly serious, and overall deployment is needed."

Zhao Xu nodded, looked at the two of them with a smile, and said, "It's not scary if there is any problem, just solve it slowly. Now, treat Kaifeng Prefecture as the whole country, accumulate enough experience and cultivate enough talents, and wait, I will consider upgrading Kaifeng Prefecture."

“Upgrade?”

Cai Bian instantly thought of the 'road', looked alert and said, "The official has adjusted his powers and duties in various ways?"

They have never talked about this matter seriously, but it is not surprising that many things have been involved.

Especially Xu General, Minister of War, wrote more than once, suggesting that the various routes be merged and the establishment of subordinates of the government office.

Zhao Xu held the bowl and looked at the two of them, slowly pondering in his heart, saying, "Province. I plan to divide the country into twelve provinces, and send senior officials and governors of the court to be responsible for reform matters."

Cai Bian was silent.

This move seems to be a temporary increase, but it still has a severe impact on the "ancestral system", breaking the "ancestral system"'s vigorous weakening of local governments, checks and balances, and direct government policy.

The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms did not go far, and many people were still scared, fearing that the government and the opposition would again fiercely oppose it.

When Zhang Dun heard Zhao Xu's words, he was already considering the candidate.

If there are strong personnel in the local area echoing the imperial court and implementing the "new law", it will definitely achieve twice the result with half the effort!

As for what Cai Bian is worried about, it is not important for Zhang Dun to decisively pass it with just a little consideration. It has been a hundred years since the founding of the country. The court has checked and balanced the local governments, so there are ways to do so!

Zhao Xu put down the bowl and started serving the soup. The first bowl was handed to Cai Bian.

Cai Bian was flattered and quickly stood up. Zhao Xu waved his hand and served Zhang Dun another bowl.

Zhang Dun bowed and said, "Thank you Your Majesty."

Zhao Xu finally gave him a serving of himself, took a sip of the soup, and said, "Yesterday, Mr. Su talked about something with me."

Zhang Dun sat up straight and looked solemnly.

Zhang Dun is now extremely vigilant about Su Song and the "old party", especially Su Song, who is the prime minister after all, has the greatest influence on Zhao Xu.

Seeing his appearance, Zhao Xu laughed and said, "It's nothing. Mr. Su said that the reason why the court struggled to become a public enemy of the court and the people was because of 'being of virtue'. If the court had great virtue, these things would not happen. After thinking about it, this seemed to be true."

Zhang Dun raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Su Song's words should be punished! Where is the court without virtue? Where is the court without virtue? Where is the prime minister's virtue? Let's talk about it, the court without virtue, where is he placed the official family?"

Cai Bian frowned quietly and quickly interrupted: "Officials, Su Xianggong's words are indeed inappropriate, not extreme."

Zhao Xu smiled, held the bowl, waved his hand, and said, "Don't worry about the Cai Qing family, I'm not a mean and polite person."

This refers to Su Song and Zhang Dun.

Cai Bian's face was not relaxed, and he glanced at Zhang Dun.

Zhang Dun realized that what he said just now was inappropriate, so he was silent for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I would like to dismiss Su Song."

Zhao Xu glanced at him and picked up the spoon to drink the soup.

Cai Bian became even more nervous. Zhang Dun was impeaching Su Song and also invited officials for him!

This is a big taboo!

He didn't expect that Zhang Dun suddenly said this, and he was a little anxious, thinking about how to defend Zhang Dun.

Zhao Xu took a few sips, picked up the chopsticks and whipped them in the pot, as if looking for meat, and said, "Why did you finish eating..."

Zhang Dun wanted to say something else, but Cai Bian suddenly interrupted and said, "The official family, Dali Temple in Yongqiu County has been established. The first case will be tried the day after tomorrow. Should the official family go and take a look?"

Zhao Xu's eyes lit up, his face showed interest, and then shook his head again, saying, "Tomorrow will be a test, and there will be a palace examination next, and I can't leave. By the way, the tour of the Dharma Temple should be organized as soon as possible. After the county-level Dali Temple is tried, they feel that it is wronged, so the tour of the Dharma Temple can be finalized."
To be continued...