Liu Yanzong said, "The emperor is subject to the same laws as the common people! I beg Your Majesty to exile the Confucian scholars to the southwest and Lingnan regions! Otherwise, where is Your Majesty's authority? Where is the authority of the court!"

He also said, "Your Majesty, the Confucian scholars are involved in the incident at the Confucius Mansion. I believe that Kong Duancao's letter is not unfounded. There must be a force colluding with the traitors of the Confucius Mansion and instigating the Confucian scholars to oppose the court. I request Your Majesty to order the Imperial City Guard and the Censorate to investigate thoroughly, otherwise the country will never have peace!"

The Imperial Censor He Ye was ruthless. He simply presented Kong Duancao's letter of treason, practically pointing his finger at the prime ministers of the Eastern Palace and saying, "If you dare to oppose the treatment of Confucian scholars again, it means that you are a traitor like Kong Duancao, attempting to protect these Confucian scholars who oppose the court."

This also implies that these Confucian scholars are in cahoots with the Confucius family. The fact that the emperor did not treat them the same way he treated the Confucius family is already considered merciful. If they continue to disregard the consequences, the Imperial City Guard and the Censorate will have to investigate them thoroughly. If a few traitors are indeed "caught," don't blame the emperor for turning against them.

Upon hearing Imperial Censor He's words, the officials of the Eastern Mansion were immediately alarmed and cursed him in their hearts. Xu Churen even rebuked He on the spot for talking nonsense and attempting to cause chaos.

However, after He Ye said that, the people from the East Mansion clearly lost some of their momentum.

Liu Yanzong immediately picked up where He Ye left off, saying, "I think what Imperial Censor He said is quite right. Now that the new policies have just been announced, there must be some people in the court who have strong opinions about Your Majesty's new policies. However, in order to protect themselves, they dare not oppose them openly. Instead, for their own benefit, they are forming cliques and engaging in corrupt practices to obstruct the new policies! I think we should investigate this thoroughly!"

Zhao Huan suddenly asked Qin Hui, "Qin Qing, tell me what happened."

Qin Hui replied, “Your Majesty, with this new policy about to be implemented, the incident at the Kong family's residence at this time is a clear indication of treason. I also believe that what Censor He said is absolutely right. I am willing to accept the investigation by Censor Liu.”

It can be said that Qin Hui's words were very well said. First, he wanted the emperor to investigate thoroughly. Second, he did not explicitly say that it was someone from the two ministries, but rather said to the emperor, "You should start by investigating me, and everyone should investigate thoroughly."

As for who will be found to have problems next, that's up to the Imperial City Guard and the Imperial Guard.

Now the prime ministers were in a real bind. Wasn't this just blatant troublemaking? This He Ye was truly a damn menace!

Zhao Huan nodded, but did not immediately express his opinion. Instead, he asked, "Minister Wang, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty, I believe that this Confucian scholar, who openly defies the court, should be exiled to the southwest and Lingnan regions as a warning to others!"

"My question is whether or not an investigation should be conducted?"

"This investigation is necessary. Your Majesty, please begin with me!"

Zhao Huan then asked the others, and this time the ministers all said that Confucian scholars who opposed the court should be exiled to the frontier.

Zhao Huan sighed, appearing very benevolent: "I am also heartbroken, but a country has its laws and a family has its rules, so I will do as Liu Yanzong says. As for whether there are any traitors colluding with the Kong family within the court, I believe that you are all my trusted ministers and would never collude with traitors, so the investigation will be dropped."

The ministers breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, "Your Majesty is wise."

Meanwhile, the ministers of the two offices, having been subjected to the emperor's alternating wrath and pardon several times, had completely lost their temper with him. After reporting their respective progress on the new policies to the emperor, they left, leaving only Qin Hui behind.

Qin Hui said, "Your Majesty, I believe that with the new policies about to be implemented, we must rectify the court in order to ensure their success."

The emperor said, "No need. I want them to do it. Let's see who fails to do it well. Those who fail to do it well can all get out of my sight."

Qin Hui felt a chill run down his spine. It seemed that the emperor was using the implementation of the new policies to carry out a purge. He had a premonition that this matter of exiling Confucian scholars was not so simple.

After reporting the matter of the Academy of Sciences to the Emperor, Qin Hui proposed: "Your Majesty, I believe that the Academy of Sciences should be established in the capital, Youzhou, Jingzhao Prefecture, Hangzhou, and Guangzhou, with the capital as the main institution, to create a competitive environment!"

"Approved! You shall handle this matter. In addition, I wish to establish a new school, with Shi Ziming in charge. The top engineering talents trained in the new school will be sent to the Academy of Sciences. You and Shi Ziming shall discuss and formulate a set of rules for me."

"Yes, sir!"

Qin Hui was aware of the situation, but was also astonished by the young emperor's methods.

From the moment he ascended the throne, it seemed that everything had been planned. He first took advantage of the main contradiction in the court being the Jin army besieging the city, killed Cai Jing, Tong Guan and others to intimidate the officials, then appointed the pro-war Li Gang to mobilize the people's hearts, and strengthened the Imperial City Guard for his own use. The key step was to personally lead the expedition.

Only when the emperor personally leads a victorious expedition can he truly win the hearts of the army. With the army under his control and the Imperial City Guard in place, the emperor can then easily deal with the court officials.

Immediately after the new policies were promulgated, Shi Ziming was appointed to make academic contributions, diverting the court officials' attention and conflicts from the new policies. He also used the Song Dynasty Gazette to bring down the Confucian family, thus legitimately destroying the holy land of Song Dynasty literati and taking the opportunity to punish those Confucian scholars, greatly weakening the power of Confucianism, and then began to prepare for the new school of thought.

The emperor was well-prepared for every step he took. He might seem a bit dim-witted, but every step was under his control.

Those poor ministers thought the emperor was young and naive. Heh heh, they're in for a rough time.

With this thought in mind, Qin Hui became even more loyal to the emperor.

Qin Hui is a figure who is vilified in orthodox history, and there is even a stone statue kneeling in front of Yue Fei's tomb. He can be said to be infamous for eternity.

But in fact, before the Jingkang Incident, or before he was captured and taken to the north, this person was a staunch advocate of war, a true patriot with his own ideals and ambitions.

Watching Qin Hui's departing figure, Zhao Huan had already made up his mind.

Qin Hui is a very capable person, and also a person who knows how to conduct himself appropriately. He is someone who can be of great use in the future. Let's wait until he finishes handling the Academy of Sciences first.

Just as the matter at the Confucius Mansion was being dealt with, the capital announced the handling of the 50,000 Confucian scholars who had vandalized the Song Dynasty's official gazette. This caused a great stir, and countless memorials flew to the capital, to the two mansions, and to the palace like snowflakes. In any case, the emperor hadn't read a single one, and the ministers of the two mansions didn't need to read them either, but they all knew what they were going to say.

According to the regulations for punishment, each Confucian scholar was fined one thousand strings of cash, regardless of their family's wealth. This matter was carried out by personnel dispatched by the State Affairs Hall, with Wang Boyan as the person in charge.

About half a month later, at the morning court session, Wang Boyan had just finished reporting on the allocation of all the Confucian scholars, stating that the scholars were already on their way to Lingnan and the Southwest, and everything was proceeding in an orderly manner according to plan.

At this moment, the Imperial Censor He Ye stepped forward and interrupted Wang Boyan, saying, "Your Majesty, I wish to impeach Wang Boyan!"

Wang Boyan frowned and snorted coldly: "Imperial Censor He, stop spreading your fallacies!"

Zhao Huan asked, "Minister Wang Kezhong is dedicated to his duties, why are you impeaching him?"

"Your Majesty, more than half of these 50,000 Confucian scholars have been replaced by vagrants, not the real Confucian scholars who committed the crime! Wang Boyan is guilty of deceiving the emperor!"

His words caused an uproar in the court.