After leaving the court, it was still dark and snow was still falling outside.

Xu Bingzhe's head was sent to the gate of the inner city and hung.

Killing people without ransacking their homes is like falling in love with a girl without going to bed. That is not what a normal person should do.

So after retreating from the court, Zhao Ning asked Wang Huaiji to send a message to Zhongshu Sheren (an official who specializes in drafting edicts) of Zhongshu Province to draw up an edict and confiscate Xu Bingzhe's home.

As for the family members, they can just go and fend for themselves.

Originally, this kind of thing was a big deal in the Song Dynasty and needed to be discussed by the governors, but now Zhao Ning has obviously begun to make his own decisions and go beyond the governors to cause trouble.

I have no choice, I have no money now, and those who will confiscate my home will definitely be the fastest.

After receiving the order, Wang Huaiji ran to Zhongshu Province.

The current situation has just opened up, and there is still too much to do.

For example, there is still a very important and urgent thing that needs to be done: strictly control public opinion in Tokyo.

Zhao Ning returned to Wende Hall.

At this time, there was a person waiting outside the Wende Hall.

who?

This person is very famous in history, but he has a bad reputation, and even remains infamy for thousands of years. Everyone shouts, beats and scolds him.

Qin Hui!

During the Jingkang period, Qin Hui's official position was Wailang, the official of the Ministry of War.

What does the Staff Department of the Ministry of War do?

One of the four departments of the Ministry of War, it is in charge of maps, city gods, forts, forts and beacons, and all matters related to the overseas affairs in the country. It also controls the treasury department.

In the Song Dynasty, the Ministry of War was under the control of the Privy Council, and the Minister of War had no real power. The officials in the Ministry of War were basically just handymen.

Because Qin Hui had previously written to Zhao Huan, Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty, hoping that the imperial court would take a tough stance on the Jin people and resolutely take the lead in the war, he was appointed by Zhao Huan as the Staff Secretary, Wai Lang.

In other words, I see that this guy is very aggressive, so to give him some face, come to the Ministry of War.

That’s right!

Qin Hui during the Jingkang period was a staunch fighter.

During the Jingkang Incident, Qin Hui was taken captive to the north. Five years later, he returned to the south, just like a new person, and began his shameless, despicable, and dirty life.

Qin Hui stood outside the Wende Hall. He could feel the majesty of the Wende Hall and his heart was filled with awe.

Seeing the emperor coming, Qin Hui quickly saluted: "I see your majesty, greetings."

Here Qin Hui addressed him as "Your Majesty" instead of "official" directly, which also shows that Qin Hui respected the emperor on the scene and deliberately distanced himself from the emperor and his ministers.

A low-level official like him is not even qualified to go to court, let alone meet the emperor.

It is a great honor to be able to see Tianyan.

Zhao Ning glanced at this person and felt endlessly in his heart, this is Qin Hui!

Qin Hui was an extremely shameless person, a person who could never be cleansed. His manipulation of power in history and his murder of Yue Fei had a very negative impact.

Don't talk nonsense about Yue Fei having a low EQ. Qin Hui killed Yue Fei on "unfounded" charges. Even a shameless person like Qin Hui couldn't find a reason to kill Yue Fei. Do you think Yue Fei has a low EQ?

Logically speaking, this kind of person should not be used.

But Zhao Ning feels that even a piece of shit in the toilet has its uses.

Some dogs can be killed before they are used up.

When it comes to the degree of treachery, Zhao Ning is also at the master level.

"Qin Qing, I've been waiting for a long time."

"Your Majesty takes care of everything."

"Let's go in and talk."

Qin Hui followed Zhao Ning into the Hall of Wende.

It was very warm in the Hall of Wende. The emperor sat down and Qin Hui stood there.

"The current situation is grim. I still remember the memorial you gave me last time."

Qin Hui's mind was also racing. The emperor suddenly wanted to summon him. He didn't know why, but he didn't dare to ask more questions. He just stood there honestly.

"You are right. The imperial court should be stronger towards the Jin people. We should not let the Jin people think that our government is too weak and that the Jin people are greedy."

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

"But there are still many people in Tokyo who want to negotiate peace with the Jin people. I think this is a big problem. Do you have a solution?"

Qin Hui was confused for a moment. You must know that he is just a department-level cadre at the Ministry of War.

On the strategic level of such national affairs, Zhao Guan's family usually discusses with the governors of the two governments. When will it be his turn as a small official?

However, he still bit the bullet and said: "I believe that the people's hearts and minds can be used at the moment. We should unite everyone in Tokyo to defend against the enemy. Gathering the hearts of the people is the first priority."

Hey, don't tell me, this buddy Qin Hui's official position is a bit low, and his character is extremely shameless, but his ability is absolutely nothing to say.

Compared with He Li, who took the scientific examination in the same year, Qin Hui is much better than He Li in some aspects of ability.

For example, right now, he hit the nail on the head.

Is the most important thing for Tokyo City right now to negotiate with the Jinren?

Absolutely not!

Is it to rectify the weapons and fight the Jin people?

Neither!

It unites people's hearts and unites them all!

Zhao Ji, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, and Zhao Huan, Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty, have made the city of Tokyo, especially the court, a mess. Internal fighting has become common, and the main battle and the main peace have been wavering.

As a result, many people in Tokyo are worried and exhausted. How to fight?

Zhao Ning said: "Then how to unite people's hearts?"

Qin Hui said: "Of course it is the officials who have expressed their resolute attitude to the war to everyone in the city."

He didn't know what happened in the court just now, so he advised the emperor like this.

"I have an idea. I plan to set up a temporary newspaper office called Tokyo Daily. You will be in charge of it. The Tokyo Daily will publish a newspaper to the capital every day, publicize the main battle, and call on everyone to unite and fight to the death with the Jin people.

how?"

Qin Hui was a little confused. He didn't expect that the emperor summoned him today because of this incident.

He immediately said: "I accept the order and will live up to the trust of the officials!"

In fact, there were two lines of power in ancient China.

1. Secular imperial power, that is, political power.

Second, the power of orthodox legal principles, that is, the invisible ideological authority of scholars.

The imperial power was in charge of the specific administration, but the scholars' orthodoxy and legal principles were supreme and had the right to interpret everything, that is, the right to public opinion.

The biggest check and balance on imperial power actually comes from here. Imperial power must rely on orthodox legal principles, otherwise it will become unjust and unjust.

This set of Taoist legal principles originated from Zhou Rites, was carried forward by Confucius, and has been continuously refined by Confucian sages since then.

At this time, Zhao Ning wanted to set up a separate yamen for the distribution of Di newspapers, and it was definitely not just to cope with the upcoming war mobilization.

He wants to make arrangements.

The killing of Xu Bingzhe in the court today will definitely shock the scholar-bureaucrats.

He wanted to completely change the situation of the Song Dynasty. From then on, the war with Confucian scholars would only intensify.

Therefore, he must have a public opinion tool completely in his own hands to compete with scholars for the power of orthodoxy and legal principles.
Chapter completed!