Zhao Jun returned to the Imperial City Division. Arresting people was only the first thing to do, and there were many other things to deal with later.
For example, continue to collect evidence, find victims, and dig deeper into the umbrella of protection.
And now they have only caught some of the big fish on the list given by Fan Zhongyan, and a large number of small minions and shrimps have not been caught yet.
Therefore, if we want to eradicate all evil, we must continue to dig deeper.
But on August 26, the third year of Jingyou, it was a day that brought a slight shock to all the officials in the court, the people of Bianliang, and the Emperor of the Song Dynasty.
This morning when Zhao Zhenqing was attending court, he had to withstand the pressure from some censors and censors to help Zhao Jun block their attacks.
As a result, he heard the news that the Kaifeng government office had been raided at noon, and he almost fainted.
At 9:00 in the morning, Zhao Zhen was still reviewing memorials in the study of Chongde Hall. People's livelihood in all parts of the country was not very good now, and the Political Affairs Hall was busy with official business every day, and he was also diligent in his work.
Not long after the court was dismissed in the morning, he heard that Zhao Jun led his men to break into a branch of Wuyou Cave and arrested many people from Wuyou Cave.
Cao Xiu reported everything to him. After listening to it, Zhao Zhen's first concern was Zhao Jun's fainting. Fortunately, the doctor diagnosed that it was just a momentary fainting from anger and there was nothing serious.
But even so, he immediately asked Wang Shouzhong to bring the imperial physician over.
After receiving Wang Shouzhong's report, he learned that Zhao Jun was fine, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhao Jun is now much more important than him.
"Sir, the young man has clearly been overly enraged by the creatures in Wuyou Cave. We must immediately bring people to arrest the officials behind Wuyou Cave."
After Wang Shouzhong reported the incident to Zhao Zhen, he said, "I'm afraid the action has already been taken."
Zhao Zhen paused for a moment, holding the imperial pen. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "Wang Shouzhong, do you think we should arrest those people?"
"Ordinarily, I shouldn't interfere in these matters, but I feel..."
Wang Shouzhong said sternly, "They should be arrested, or even killed!"
He also came from a poor family.
"Um."
Zhao Zhen sighed and said, "Then arrest him."
The thing that Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, Wang Sui and other ministers were most worried about finally happened.
Zhao Jun was too stubborn and could not tolerate any grain of sand in his eyes. Before his eyes recovered, he started to demand the killing of all corrupt officials.
Those people could only persuade Zhao Zhen, hoping to help Zhao Jun pass the imperial examination and become an official.
Zhao Zhen was a soft-hearted person, and he was also afraid that after Zhao Jun's eyesight recovered and he took power, he would really start a massacre as he said when he was blind, so he agreed.
As a result, Zhao Jun agreed to the imperial examination, but he took another approach, forcing Zhao Zhen to give the Imperial City Bureau the power of trial and the ability to review.
In addition, Fan Zhongyan gave him the things he had investigated when he was the acting governor of Kaifeng Prefecture, and after he went to Wuyou Cave, he probably could no longer suppress the murderous intent in his heart and took action against those behind the scenes.
Zhao Zhen has actually been paying attention to the entire process.
Although Cao Xiu obeyed Zhao Jun's orders, Zhao Jun also tacitly agreed that he would report everything to Zhao Zhen, so Zhao Zhen knew everything.
Zhao Zhen was well aware of the forces behind those people in Kaifeng Prefecture.
When Fan Zhongyan was the magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture, how many times did he write letters to impeach those people?
Isn’t it because Zhao Zhen protected them for the sake of the Ma family, the Han family and other families of high-ranking officials in the court?
Therefore, Zhao Zhen actually knew everything.
He was just playing dumb.
As long as the foundation of the Song Dynasty can be maintained, it doesn’t matter how corrupt the officials below are.
But today, Zhao Jun was obviously going to tear off the roof and demolish the dilapidated house he had decorated. As for Zhao Zhen, he could do nothing about it.
We can only let it go.
At noon, news came again.
Yan Wenying, the deputy chief of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, rushed in and reported to Zhao Zhen: "Your Majesty, something terrible has happened."
"What's wrong?"
"Zhao Jun, the head of the Imperial City Department, sent people to surround Kaifeng Prefecture and arrested all the officials, both high and low."
"What?"
Zhao Zhen was horrified and asked hurriedly, "What's going on?"
"Zhao Jun arrived at Kaifeng Prefecture and stormed in, killing anyone who tried to stop him. He then put the officials on prison carts and read out their crimes before the people."
Yan Wenying said, "At least a hundred officials from Kaifeng Prefecture have been arrested and taken to the Imperial City Administration. Right now, the Imperial City Administration's imperial guards are all over the streets, arresting Kaifeng Prefecture officials on duty and raiding their homes!"
"Is Zhao Jun trying to turn Bianliang upside down?"
When Zhao Zhen heard about this, his heart tightened and he almost fainted from anger.
Zhao Jun is too bold.
Zhao Zhen thought that at most they would arrest a few officials and raid the homes of guys like Li Dewen, but he didn't expect that they would directly wipe out Kaifeng Prefecture.
This matter has caused really big trouble.
I am afraid that even if Kaifeng Prefecture is restored in the future, its majesty will no longer exist. How can Kaifeng Prefecture govern Bianliang in the future?
"Your Majesty, now is not the time to be angry. Now that the young man has done what he did, the Censorate and the Court of Remonstration will definitely file a petition. You should think about how to shut those people up."
Wang Shouzhong hurriedly persuaded.
Zhao Zhen sighed and said, "Alas, this eldest grandson is too worrying."
Wang Shouzhong also smiled bitterly.
To surround Kaifeng Prefecture is to poke a hole in the sky of Bianliang.
At this moment, someone came in and said, "Your Majesty, several officials from the Political Affairs Hall want to see you."
"What's coming will come, let them in!"
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