Huang Qianshan raised his head and looked at the emperor in astonishment.

The confession has been written clearly, Huang Qianshan was ordered by Zhao Ye.

Huang Qianshan was originally the magistrate of Hejian Prefecture. When the Jin people went south, he escaped and ran to Daming Prefecture to find Zhao Gou, where he became a deputy marshal.

Zhao Gou followed Zongze Zhanguang and brought out Zhao Ye, Fan Ne, Huang Qianshan and Wang Boyan.

According to the rules, they are all meritorious, although the merit is not great.

Among them, Huang Qianshan had a relationship with Zhao Ye and Fan Ne.

Zhao Ye originally planned to recruit Wang Boyan, but Wang Boyan looked down on Zhao Ye and thought Zhao Ye and Fan Ne were not smart.

As for the Military and Political Council, from the moment they came out of this yamen, they were watched by the officials of the Privy Council. As soon as they made any mistakes, everyone would immediately spit on them.

Zhang Shuye was the one who encouraged Zhao Guan's family to kill Xu Bingzhe in the court. After that, Zhao Guan's family started killing people out of control, so he was naturally regarded as a traitor by countless civil servants.

As for Zongze, he was only brought over from his hometown to take charge of matters in the first year of Jingkang. He had been a local magistrate for the past few decades. It can be said that he had no foundation in the court, but he had repeatedly made great contributions.

Of course, such people are not tolerated by interest factions, and it is normal in political struggles to bring down Zongze.

As for King Kang, Huang Qianshan said cautiously: "Your Majesty, these things were instigated by Zhao Ye and Fan Ne, and I also listened to their actions."

"What I'm asking is, is King Kang involved?"

"This... I really don't know, but Zhao Ye and Fan Ne have always been close to Prince Kang."

"I'll ask you again, is King Kang involved?"

"This...maybe he is involved."

"write down."

"ah?"

"Write it down, I really want you to write it down." Zhao Ning threw a piece of paper and then a pen.

Huang Qianshan started writing immediately.

After a while, Zhao Ning came out. Gao Qiu and the others were waiting outside. They all breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the emperor came out safely.

Zhao Ning didn't say anything and got on the carriage.

On the way back to the palace, Zhao Ning heard the croaking of frogs by the river and the fragrance of lotus flowers in the summer wind.

This... is a really good day!

Privy Council!

The Privy Council of Xifu was an important military and political office in the Song Dynasty, and together with the Government Hall were known as the "Two Governments".

The Song Dynasty is still facing severe military threats. In fact, Zhao Ning has always wanted to take action against the Privy Council.

However, the matters involved in the Privy Council are too wide, and there is no reason for it. At the same time, there is no new yamen to replace it, so it has not dared to make any changes.

But it's different now.

The political achievements of the Military and Political Council were there, and the Song Dynasty produced a group of new powerful generals.

The military and political affairs should be reorganized. After all, the subsequent internal restructuring will be bloody and bloody. The emperor must firmly control the military and political affairs in his own hands, so as to ensure internal reform and centralization of power!

Zhao Ning felt more relaxed than ever before. Along the way, he really felt that the situation was opening up step by step.

After returning to the palace, he immediately sent people to announce King Kang to the palace.

Although he didn't know why the officials were looking for him so late, Zhao Gou immediately changed his clothes and hurried into the palace.

Zhao Ning was in Wende Hall, holding a candle and staring at the map.

There were 37 armies in the Song Dynasty (army is a local administrative division with military overtones, similar to states and prefectures).

The book number of local Xiang troops is 300,000, and the number of national forbidden troops is still at the Zhao Ji era, 800,000!

The war has been going on for the past two years, and the Privy Council statistics cannot keep up with the changes in the actual number of troops on the front line.

These unfavorable circumstances are understandable.

But in fact, in Zhao Ji's time, the local Xiang army did not have 300,000, and at most it did not exceed 50,000.

Not to mention the number of forbidden troops, the actual number may be less than 150,000.

In short, the whole country is living on empty wages.

National fiscal revenue is divided among various levels of bureaucracy.

As for the outbreak of the Song-Jin War, Zhang Jun recruited a large number of troops in Shaanxi. They were all recruited from the Sixth Route. Otherwise, where would so many troops come from?

Both Zongze and Li Gang also recruited on a large scale at the front line.

Because the situation was urgent, Zhao Ning also supported them in doing so.

The emperor formulates a grand strategy and decides the number of border guards together with the prime ministers, and they just go and recruit people.

But this is ultimately just a temporary response to emergency war situations. If we really want to continue fighting with the Jin Kingdom, we have to sort out the entire military and political system, reorganize it, and form a strict and orderly system. We can no longer play like the Privy Council in the past.

In the final analysis, the old faction headed by Zhao Ye and Fan Ne are fighting for their own interests this time, because the number of troops, salaries, military rations, and armament manufacturing in the military affairs are all money.

They don't want this to be in the hands of Zhang Shuye and Zongze.

Zhao Ning was fascinated by this. This time he attacked the Privy Council, but he couldn't cut it across the board.

First, the Privy Council was too involved, and second, Zhang Jun, the Privy Council envoy, was responsible for the defense of the Western Front. If Zhang Jun was affected, the consequences would be disastrous.

After thinking about it, Wang Huaiji said softly at the door: "Guan family, His Royal Highness Prince Kang is listening to the announcement outside."

"Let him in."

Zhao Gou hurriedly entered the Hall of Wende and said: "The official family."

"sit."

Zhao Gou sat down.

Zhao Ning also came over, extinguished the candlestick in his hand, and said, "How are the clan affairs being handled?"

"The official family, all the clans in Bianjing have handed over their fields, totaling more than 4 million acres, and the materials of the imperial court, including iron ore, salt industry, tea, etc., have all been handed over. These involve the specific aspects of commerce and trade.

The amount has not yet been calculated."

"I will ask Wang Zonglio to help you calculate the specific amount of trade."

Zhao Gou was confused, wasn't Wang Zonglio in the front office of the palace? How could he get involved in the clan property statistics?

However, Zhao Gou didn't ask in detail. This time he reorganized the clan in Bianjing, which can be regarded as a great achievement.

He was just waiting to see what the emperor would reward him with.

You should be rewarded no matter what!

Zhao Ning asked Wang Huaiji to make two portions of tea.

Zhao Ning drank tea slowly and said: "Brother Ninth, something happened in the court recently, about the mutiny on the front line. What do you think?"

The tea in the teacup in Zhao Gou's hand rippled slightly. He put down the teacup and said, "I have also heard that the food problem is still a big problem."

Zhao Ning asked again with a smile: "What do you think of Zongze?"

This is a sensitive issue, because in the past few days, ministers have been recommending him, King Kang, to be the general envoy of Hebei.

Zhao Gou said: "Zong Shuai is loyal and brave."

Zhao Ning suddenly looked at Zhao Gou and said with a smile: "But, there are two mutinies in Hebei!"

"Maybe it was an accident."

"But I heard that someone deliberately framed her behind her back."
Chapter completed!