Just as Shi Ju finished speaking, there was a sudden noise like a tsunami not far away. Before he could follow the sound and turn around, Zhao Ning had already appeared in mid-air.

With a casual wave of his hand, Zhao Ning lifted Shi Jue to a high place. The two of them looked around and saw thunder falling in every area of ​​Yanping City, shouts like a tide, and a huge flow of people, each of them surrounding a certain point.

Shi Jue was stunned at first.

Hundreds of people were dispatched from each district, totaling nearly a dozen people!

They actually acted at the same time, shouting "Unite, resist oppression, resist exploitation" and ran towards their goals, with high spirits and fighting spirit.

Shi Jue's eyes narrowed.

As the captain of the Duwei Mansion, he knew Yanping well, and he immediately discovered that the places where the people were rushing and surrounding were the locations of the large trading houses in Yanping City.

This situation is like a replica of the Jinzifang incident, and there are hundreds of replicas at one time, and the number of participants has reached an appalling level!

Shi Juan was shocked.

He immediately realized that this was the chess game in Zhao Ning's hands, and the true face of Zhao Ning's turmoil behind the scenes. Today, it is the prince of the Jin Dynasty who is leading the common people to fight against the unkind officials and businessmen who are greedy for wealth!

At this moment, Shi Jue firmly believed in the Jin Dynasty's path of making decisions for the people.

At the same time, he was extremely lucky that he managed the Duwei Mansion quite well on weekdays. Although he did not charge less money, his bottom line of conscience was not lost. Today, he did not order any swords or crossbows to be drawn on the Jinzifang clerks and the people.

If he really killed the people, he would have become the enemy of Zhao Ning and the Jin Dynasty. There would be no chance for him to atone for his sins. He would only be pushed down to Caishikou and beheaded!

"You have to remember that the common people are not soldiers, and you cannot hold them to the same standards as soldiers."

Zhao Ning stood with his hands behind his back, facing the surging tide in the city, just like commanding thousands of troops to attack the Tianyuan army during the National War, calm and calm, unmoving and iron-willed.

He continued without looking back: "And when the common people become warriors, the entire dynasty will be turned upside down. It is definitely not a situation you want to see."

Shi Ju clasped his fists and said, "In this humble position, I will obey the prince's teachings!"

Zhao Ning looked at Shi Jue: "Do you know what you should do next?"

Of course Shi Jue understood: "I will summon all the soldiers of the government to dispatch now!"

One hundred thousand people turned into one hundred thousand warriors and set off huge waves in Yanping City, which inevitably ushered in a counterattack by the officials and businessmen. In the thin line between life and death, the latter could not just sit back and die, so someone needed to protect the people.

This is his chance to atone for his sins.

Zhao Ning nodded slightly and waved his hand, signaling Shi Jue to leave immediately.

After Shi Ju left, Zhao Ning continued to overlook the entire Yanping City battlefield, paying attention to the overall situation but not neglecting the details.

In today's battle, most of the officials are destined to stand on the opposite side of the people. Let Shi Jue lead the soldiers of the Duwei Mansion to fight with the people against the officials and businessmen. This is to show that the Jin Dynasty still has government power.

During the turmoil, he confronted the common people. After contacting him, he understood and recognized the justice of the common people in starting this war, and was willing to immediately change his stance to help the common people.

If the officials and government of the Jin Dynasty were all enemies of the people, then the Jin dynasty was the enemy of the people.

At the same time, the actions of the Duwei Mansion are not only to help the people, embolden the people to strengthen their strength, and protect the people, but also to divide the power of the bureaucracy from within and weaken the overall strength of the bureaucracy.

Thirdly, after today, the Jin Dynasty will still need bureaucrats to govern the country, so we will take the opportunity to pull out some forces with conscience and righteousness from the whole bureaucracy, so that in the future, the Jin Dynasty can have people available.

Otherwise, relying solely on the officials discovered and trained by Zhao Ning during the autumn harvest and spring plowing would not be enough to support the effective operation of the entire national machine.

...

Imperial City.

Prominent officials from three provinces and six ministries gathered together and packed the room. They were all as anxious as ants on a hot pot. Each one seemed to be roasted on the fire. They kept whispering to each other and stretched their necks to look outside. Yan Ping moved.

- In chaos, the people gathered together to besiege the property of those rich and powerful people who were unkind. The scale exceeded 100,000 people. They were fighting, fighting and crying for blood everywhere, and the center of the imperial court was paralyzed at this moment.

Zhao Beiwang is still following Chen Xun and Zhang Tingyu to discuss matters. No one can see them. The prince is still missing. There is no one who can take charge of the matter at the moment. The situation seems extremely absurd from every aspect.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the Zhao family is behind this turmoil. But since the Zhao family did not express his attitude clearly, but chose to remain invisible for the time being, how to deal with it is the choice they, the ministers, have to make.

In other words, this is Zhao's test for all officials.

In other words, this is Zhao trying to test their attitude and asking them to express their position.

"Master Shangshu, no matter what, Yanping cannot continue to be chaotic like this, otherwise countless innocent people will be affected or killed or injured. I suggest that we send out troops to suppress it immediately!"

An official from Dali Temple gave Wang Zai advice.

His immediate boss, Zhang Tingyu, was away, and after the founding of the Jin Dynasty, Wang Zai was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, with the title of Tongping Zhangshi. He was one of the central bosses and had the authority to counsel on military and state affairs.

Xu Lin next to him disagreed: "How to suppress the excitement of the crowd? If it is not handled properly, blood will flow like a river!"

He lost an arm last year, but his temperament has not changed at all.

"At this time, there are Hu Honglian and Fan Ziqing in Jingzhao Mansion. If we want to dispatch the government officials from Jingzhao Mansion, we must go through them, which will definitely not work; and the soldiers from Duwei Mansion have already been dispatched;

"As for the rest, besides your Dali Temple, there are still some soldiers, and only the people from Wuhoupu on the bottom floor are available. What can they do?" Fang BuTong kept shaking his head.

That's all Yanping City's ordinary security force, not to mention facing a hundred thousand people, this security force itself is not enough, not to mention that the people from Jingzhao Mansion can't be dispatched now.

"All the men and horses from Dali Temple can be dispatched." The Dali Temple official couldn't wait, and then he gritted his teeth and showed a fierce look, "But if we want to control the situation, we can only dispatch the army, and we must dispatch the army!"

"Who can send out the army?" Wang Zai sighed, "The Governor is still in the East Palace."

Yanping's soldiers and horses are divided into two parts, one is the resistance army, and the other is the Yuancong Forbidden Army. No matter which one is used, they cannot circumvent the military order of the Governor's Office, and they must have the emperor's troop deployment tiger talisman. Where will they go now?

Do these things?

"Then what should we do? Just watch the unruly people rebel and overthrow Yanping?" Dali Temple officials became anxious.

Wang Zai pondered for a moment and had an idea in his mind, "You guys stay here for a while, I'll go see Duke Di and Duke Zhang."

In the current court, under Chen Xun and Zhang Tingyu, Di Jianzhi and Zhang Renjie hold the highest positions of power and prestige.

A moment later, when Wang Zai paid a visit to Di Jianzhi, he saw Zhang Renjie was also present. He cheered up and immediately explained his purpose and asked the two of them how to deal with this situation.

Obviously, Di Jianzhi and Zhang Renjie were discussing this matter before Wang Zai arrived. However, judging from their red faces, it was obvious that they had different opinions. Now that Wang Zai has arrived, they should come up with a conclusion.

"Without the Governor's military orders and His Majesty's tiger talisman, we indeed cannot mobilize the army, but in extraordinary times we should use extraordinary methods. Hundreds of thousands of people rioted in the capital. In ancient times, only the riots of the Zhou Dynasty can be compared."

Di Jianzhi had an idea early on, "Faced with this situation, we must act immediately, and we must not sit back and let the situation worsen and get out of control.

"Since this is His Majesty's test for us, there is no reason for us not to handle the matter properly!"

Wang Zai's eyes lit up: "Gong Di agreed to mobilize the army? But...how do we mobilize it?"

Di Jianzhi's eyes were sharp: "Although the Grand Governor is not here, the four Deputy Grand Governors are not just decorations. If the four Deputy Grand Governors can appear at the same time and are willing to bear the responsibility for the consequences, then dispatching the city defense army to maintain Yanping's public security will not be a problem.

It’s not impossible!”

There is no such thing as a city defense army in Yanping. The city is defended by units of the Forbidden Army in turns. Therefore, the city defense army is the Forbidden Army, but it cannot be said that the Forbidden Army is the city defense army.

At present, Di Jianzhi deliberately highlighted the three words "city defense army", focusing on the city defense army's status of maintaining order in the city, so that it could be dispatched legitimately to a certain extent.

The so-called city defense not only protects against enemy forces outside the city, but also against the enemy inside the city. This is common sense during wartime.

Wang Zai was greatly refreshed: "That's right! I'm willing to work with Duke Di to convince the four deputy governors!"

The two were about to get up, but Zhang Renjie stopped in front of them.

He looked at Di Jianzhi and said, "You must think clearly. You are going against His Majesty and the Crown Prince, and you are also going against the hundreds of thousands of Yanping people!"

Zhang Renjie, who is usually a bit bohemian and aloof, is extremely serious at this moment.

Mobilizing the Forbidden Army into the city can restore order in Yanping, but it is still essentially suppressing the people. If the people do not retreat obediently, the Forbidden Army will arrest many people; if there is a conflict between the two sides, the army will kill people.

After all, the military is a killing machine.

In other words, both Wang Zai and Di Jianzhi chose to stand on the opposite side of the people at this moment, safeguarding the bureaucracy as a whole and safeguarding the interests of the existing ruling class.

These two people usually have good official reputations. They are people of noble character and upright conduct. During the National War, Di Jianzhi worked hard in Yunzhou, and Wang Zai chose Zhao Ning last year because he worshiped Zhao Ning and respected the Zhao family.

He rebelled against the Song family.

It can be said that before this moment, they were all good officials deeply loved by the people, and they were also the kind of honest officials that the people most wanted to see! They had made great contributions to the country and the people, and they would also have a good name in the history of history!

But at this moment, faced with the war initiated by the common people against the officials, businessmen, dignitaries, and the ruling class, they did not hesitate to choose to side with the latter.

After all, they are also part of this class.

Everyone must safeguard the interests of their own class, otherwise it will be betrayal.

Di Jianzhi looked at Zhang Renjie sternly: "Officials who are corrupt and bend the law should of course be punished according to the law. If they harm the country and the people, they must not be tolerated, but this should be done by court officials and not by the people of the country!

"There are nobles who harm the people, there are landlords in the fish and meat villages, and there are merchants who exploit the clerks. If they violate the laws of the Jin Dynasty, they should be arrested and questioned by the officials and tried according to the law, instead of being attacked and killed by the people!

"This is the rule, this is the order, this is the way to govern the country, and it is the truth from ancient times!

"Brother Zhang, if today's rebellion is not suppressed immediately, and once the unruly people get a taste of it, they will often gather people to cause chaos, kill the rich and imprison the government, then where will the majesty of the imperial court exist, where will the power of the government exist, and where will the order of dynasty rule be?

"How can the world not be in chaos?!"

After hearing these words, Zhang Renjie did not step aside.

He just shook his head: "I only know that there is nothing wrong with people seeking justice and dignity; I also know that it is a fact that the current government is dark, the government is corrupt, the powerful are unkind, and the world is declining; I know even more that the country should be based on the people, and the people

The strong side has real national strength.

"Brother Di, you have been in the resistance army with me, why can't you understand this all of a sudden now?

"At this moment, why are you going against your original intention of making decisions for the people?"

Di Jianzhi became angry and roared: "Clear hierarchy, orderly hierarchy, these eight words are the foundation of great governance in the world!

"If the administration of officials is corrupt, then we should rectify the administration of officials. Which dynasty was not like this at the beginning of the founding of the country, and which time was it not because of this that a peaceful and prosperous era was established and the country became strong?

"The powerful are unkind and the people are living in poverty. Then we must clean up the world and rebuild a bright and prosperous world!"

"For the people to judge the officials for the following crimes, this is the way to create chaos and the source of disaster. It is not the way to govern a country!

"Brother Zhang, the situation is urgent and I have no time to talk to you. If you don't get out of the way, don't blame me for being unkind!"

Di Jian's determination was as strong as iron, and so was Zhang Renjie. He lowered his face, stared at the brother in front of him who had shared weal and woe with him before, and had a deep love for him, and said word by word:
Chapter completed!