() As the situation in various parts of Hebei gradually stabilized, officials in many places came back on their own without being summoned. For no other reason than that, everyone knows that being an official is better than ordinary people, no matter whose rule he is under!

Hebei was so big, and the Song and Qing Dynasties did not have so many available civil servants, so the Song and Qing Dynasties generally reinstated officials who returned voluntarily.

However, these officials who came back soon felt something different. It turned out that under the leadership of the imperial court, the imperial court would not intervene at all for their small actions, and would even come to take a share of the pie. But now it is no longer possible. Think about it again.

Make some national wealth, squeeze the people, etc., as long as the soldiers of King Liang know about it, they will cut off your head directly. It doesn't matter what official position you hold.

As a result, the reputation of King Liang among ordinary people was getting higher and higher, and officials had to keep their tail between their legs. At the same time, it also deepened the resentment of some officials towards Song and Qing Dynasty.

Hate to hate, who allows people to have military power in their hands! However, there are those who are content with the status quo, and of course there are those who are restless.

As soon as Zhu Wu left, a secret report about the prefect of Daming Prefecture colluding with the Lin'an court was sent to Song Qing's desk.

While returning from Daizhou, Song Qing learned about the current affairs in many places. Combined with what Yue Fei said to him, he had a deeper understanding of Hebei under the former imperial rule.

In this era when Chinese people are deeply dependent on land, land is undoubtedly the life of the people. However, due to the corruption of the imperial court, local officials colluded with officials at all levels of the imperial court to frantically plunder the land on which the common people depended for their livelihood.

As Yue Fei said, this is the source of the chaos. To change this situation, we must carry out thorough reform of officialdom.

Just like Yue Fei was killed without anyone interceding in history, this move will definitely stand in opposition to the entire landlord and aristocratic class. Therefore, if we want to implement land reform, we must be cautious.

However, if we want long-term peace and stability and completely gain the support of the people, this move is imperative. The situation in Hebei must be broken and then established.

Song Qing has been thinking about this matter since he came back from Hebei. Now it seems that there are people who can't help but jump out without having to do it themselves.

It should also be said that these people jumped out at the right time, and Song Qingzheng needed a proper entry point.

The person in the secret report, Liu Yu, the prefect of Daming Prefecture, also served in Jinan Prefecture and was a senior court official. The secret report also mentioned that this person seemed to be relatively close to the Jin people, but there is no conclusive evidence and is currently being investigated.

The people who contacted Liu Yu were some state magistrates, or Sima Biejia and other high-ranking officials. And these people more or less kept a group of private soldiers in their homes, so if you don't do anything to these people, you must do it with

Capture them with lightning speed.

After pondering for a long time, Song Qing ordered people to pass the news to Zhu Wu who was rushing to Xixia as quickly as possible, asking him to handle the matter with full authority. At the same time, he asked Cao Zheng to order the internal guards to fully cooperate with Zhu Wu and strive to complete the matter in the shortest possible time.

, and give Hebei a clean sky.

At this time, Zhu Wu's team had just arrived in Bozhou and had not yet entered the territory of Daming Prefecture. After receiving the urgent secret order from Song Qing, Zhu Wu couldn't help but think deeply.

Zhu Wu can be said to be one of Song Qing's confidants. He certainly knew Song Qing's eagerness to change the situation in Hebei, but just as Song Qing thought, this move must be done with caution.

Fortunately, Yan Qing's marriage was covered up, otherwise if a large army was sent out, these people would be alert.

After pondering for a while, Zhu Wu wrote a plan and ordered it to be sent to Song Qing for review. At the same time, he summoned his subordinates to arrange various matters, and notified Cao Zheng to maintain communication with him on intelligence at all times and to prepare for the plan.

Prepare for various emergencies.

Yan Qing's wedding day was scheduled for New Year's Eve, and winter was just about to begin, so there was still plenty of time.

No one would have thought that within this congratulatory team, the biggest integrity storm since the establishment of the Liangshan regime was brewing.

In the back hall of Daming Mansion, Liu Yu sat there with a gloomy look on his face. He didn't move for a long time. No one knew what he was thinking.

In fact, in history, Liu Yu was still very famous in the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty, because he was the number one emperor of the Han Dynasty. With the support of the Jin people, he ascended the throne and became the emperor and established the puppet Qi regime.

If it is abolished, it may leave more marks in history.

However, all this changed due to the emergence of Song Qing. What did not change was his restless heart.

At this time, Liu Yu couldn't figure out why the so-called invincible Dajin Cavalry could come and go in such a hurry.

The Liangshan troops of the Song and Qing Dynasties completely disrupted his plan to use the help of the Jin people to separate Hebei and fight against the Zhao and Song Dynasties.

What Liu Yu didn't know was that fortunately he hid deep enough, otherwise the internal guards would have spotted him long ago. If that were the case, he probably wouldn't even have any bones left now.

In terms of endurance skills alone, Zhao Gou was far behind him.

Liu Yu has now secretly contacted the administrative officials of the six states and seven prefectures including Zhao, Ji, Xing, De, and Hui. Because these officials have long been in contact with him, the process is very secretive.

These people did not fully understand Liu Yu's thoughts. All they wanted to do was to restore the original imperial policy in Hebei and protect the interests of officials and gentry like them.

But now the imperial court has ordered King Liang to take charge of everything in Hebei. How can they accept what King Liang implemented in Shandong?

They also wanted to find General Zongze, the deputy envoy to Hebei, to appease him, but they never thought that General Zongze had already gone to recuperate due to illness. As for where he went, no one knew.

These people have been in the officialdom for many years, so they don't understand that Zongze is probably in danger. In this case, all they can do is contact the court, hoping that the court can take back control of Hebei.

Zhao Huan was afraid of the Song Qing Dynasty as a tiger, and he was busy recharging his strength. How could he care about them? But he could not cool their hearts, so he hinted to them to create trouble in Hebei, so that Liangshan Song Qing could not develop with peace of mind.

When the time comes, the imperial court will take back control of Hebei.

For their own vested interests and for the long-term development of their family, these people joined together and embarked on a road of no return.

Seeing his father sitting there with a long face and refusing to make a sound, Liu Yu's son Liu Lin said carefully: "Father, the people sent by uncles have arrived. Do you want to see him?"

Liu Yu glared at his son and said in a deep voice: "Let your uncle go and don't come forward. The Song and Qing thieves are very cunning. We must not let him know that we are also involved."

"The child understands"

Liu Lin turned around and was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something and said, "I heard that the dog-headed military advisor from Liangshan is going to Xixia. How should we deal with him?"

"You don't have to worry about this matter. Father has his own way of dealing with him."

Liu Yu resented his son for not being able to make steel. His son didn't have any shortcomings, but he had no independent opinions and had to ask himself about everything. It was easy for him to say anything as long as he was there. What would he do if he was gone that day?

Withdrawing his thoughts, his attention turned to Zhu Wu who was about to arrive.

Among Liang Wang Song Qing's subordinates, apart from Wu Yong and Lin Chong, he should be Zhu Wu. If he is a dog-headed strategist, the others will probably be fools.

When Song Qing sent him to Xixia, of course he paid attention to Yan Qing, but more importantly, he should study the joint fight with Xixia against the Jin Dynasty. From this alone, it is not difficult to see that this son of Song Qing had great ambitions.

Now that he has control of Shandong, if he is allowed to completely control Hebei, who else can control him? Can I only live under others for the rest of my life?

Thinking of this, a cold light flashed in Liu Yu's eyes.

At dusk three days later, Zhu Wu's congratulatory team entered Daming City in a mighty manner.

Zhu Wu had a prominent position in the Liangshan regime, so the prefect Liu Yu led all the officials of Daming Prefecture out of the city to greet him. The Sima of Daming Prefecture, General Shi Yong, a hero of Liangshan, had already led his troops to welcome him out the day before.

Shi Yong will be responsible for Zhu Wu's escort in Daming Mansion until Zhu Wu leaves.

Zhu Wu and Liu Yu had never met before. After being introduced by the accompanying staff, the two of them smiled and clasped their fists, saying hello and getting acquainted.

Liu Yu said affectionately: "Master Zhu has come a long way to work hard. I have prepared some wine and vegetables at the residence. I hope Master Zhu will appreciate it."

"Haha! It's easy to say, you and I are both ministers of King Liang, so we should be closer to each other."

After Zhu Wu finished speaking, he turned to Shi Yong and said: "I am going to Mr. Liu's house for a drink, and you will take care of the others!" Then he looked at Li Kui and said, "Would you like to go with me?"

Li Kui shook his head and said: "It's so boring for you to sit together and flatter each other hypocritically. I won't go. I'll go find a drink myself."

Li Kui is a person with a clear mind and will say whatever comes to his mind, regardless of how they feel.

Zhu Wu was doing better, but Liu Yu was inevitably a little embarrassed, thinking that he was indeed a bandit and had no qualities at all.

Zhu Wu smiled and turned to Shi Yong and said: "Watch this Heisi, don't let him get into trouble, and don't give him too much wine."

Shi Yong felt a pain in his head. He thought to himself, can I control this ancestor? But he didn't dare to say no, so he bowed and agreed.

After making arrangements for Li Kui, Zhu Wu and several guards went to Liu Yu's house for a banquet.

As soon as Zhu Wu left, Li Kui seemed to be a different person. He stared at Shi Yong with a pair of bull's eyes and threatened: "I'm going to drink. Don't follow me. Don't blame me for being rude to you. That's right."

"Don't talk nonsense to the military advisor. I'll go have a few drinks and come back."

Shi Yong felt that his mouth was full of bitterness, and said with a bitter face: "But..."

"Okay, okay, it's nothing, but yes, come back!" Li Kui said, waving to the few soldiers around him, "Let's go, let's go have a drink, but I'm suffocated. It won't be the same as what I say next time."

"Come out"

The dozen or so soldiers were all people with a similar temperament to Li Kui, otherwise they would not be favored by him. Under Zhu Wu's strict control along the way, everyone had their tail between their legs and behaved like good babies. Now that Zhu Wu is not here, then

Can you still bear it? They followed Li Kui like a swarm of swarms.

Shi Yong seemed helpless, but a sly smile flashed at the corner of his mouth, and he loudly called for his men to follow him, lest Li Kui and the others could not find their way back after drinking.
Chapter completed!