The next day, early morning.
During the morning court session, Zhao Zhen announced that he would restore the Taizu system and ordered the Imperial City Office to regain the power of arrest, investigation and trial.
During the reign of Emperor Zhao Kuang, the Imperial City Division was still called the Wude Division, and it was only then that it was called the True Wude Division.
At that time, the Wude Sichazi were basically composed of elite soldiers who had just been pacified by Zhao Kuangyin during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Therefore, they had great authority and could arrest people just like the Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty.
But during the reign of Zhao Guangyi, the Wude Division was severely weakened. It only had the power of arrest and investigation, but no power of trial. After catching a criminal, even if there was conclusive evidence, the case could only be transferred to the Dali Temple and Kaifeng Prefecture for trial.
Then during the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of Song, the Wude Division, renamed the Imperial City Division, further declined. It no longer even had the power of arrest, but only the power of investigation. It completely changed from the emperor's sword to the emperor's ears, and a half-deaf ear at that. Its intelligence capabilities were declining day by day.
This is also why the Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty became famous in later generations, while the Huangchengsi of the Song Dynasty is little known.
After all, no matter how famous the ears are, they are not as famous as the knife.
However, this was a bolt from the blue for the civil service group.
Because it was the efforts of generations of civil servants who snatched the power of arrest and trial from the emperor. How could it be possible that the emperor could take it back again?
Therefore, as soon as Zhao Zhen announced this order, it immediately caused an uproar, and all the civil servants in the court stood up to oppose it.
Even Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng and others were shocked. They rarely stood in the same camp, leading all the officials to come out and demand that Zhao Zhen revoke his decision and cancel the imperial edict he had just issued.
Their reason is simply that the world is now full of talented people and great sages are spread across the Song Dynasty. The government should use the sons of saints to help the emperor govern the world, rather than using these despicable villains as minions and spies.
There are also claims that the Holy Emperor should be upright and not engage in such sneaky things. Or that the Imperial City Officials bribed the emperor and made enemies with the people, so they should never be reused and should be discarded.
Basically, it was to belittle the Imperial City Bureau as a low-class organization, which was also the rhetoric often used by civil servants in the Song Dynasty to belittle and impeach the Imperial City Bureau.
For example, Lu Yuqing, Wang Zongsi, Xu Xiufu and others in the Zhao Guangyi era all used this method to seize the power of the Wude soldiers from Zhao Guangyi.
But Zhao Zhen remembered what Zhao Jun said (cpu), and thought that this was a way to strengthen the imperial power. He gritted his teeth and insisted on this order. He also bypassed the three provinces and directly gave the authority to the Imperial City Bureau, without the need for approval from the prime minister or the like.
After all, the Imperial City Administration was not part of the bureaucracy, but rather half-affiliated with the military, outside the bureaucracy, and its funding came from the imperial treasury. Therefore, as long as Zhao Zhen issued an order, the officials would be powerless.
So despite the opposition from the whole court, this order was still forcibly carried out.
After the court was dismissed, Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng, Wang Sui and other insiders guessed that it was probably Zhao Jun's idea, so they hurriedly requested to meet Zhao Zhen alone, and then brainwashed Zhao Zhen.
Zhao Zhen was extremely annoyed and sent someone to ask Zhao Jun to come and talk to them.
At noon, the atmosphere in Guanjia Hall was a little solemn. Except for Fan Zhongyan, who was not there, the other three ministers, including Lü Yijian, Wang Zeng, Wang Sui, and Yan Shu were all there.
They all sat on chairs, some drinking tea, some closing their eyes to rest, and some looking at their noses and their hearts, and no one spoke.
The only thing they had in common was that their faces were as gloomy as water and they looked unhappy.
A gentle breeze blew outside the hall, but it did not bring a hint of coolness to the people as the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching.
After all, power is about to be seized, and there may still be the huge mountain of the Imperial City Bureau pressing down on their heads in the future. No one would feel comfortable.
After about an hour, Zhao Jun finally arrived.
It's not that he's hard to find, the Imperial City Bureau knows his location very well. The main reason is that he went out of the city today to investigate official fields, and is a bit far away from the city.
When Zhao Jun stepped into the Guanjia Hall and saw the appearance of everyone, he suddenly felt a sense of familiarity.
Isn’t this the scene when everyone used to speak freely in the Guanjia Hall?
He couldn't help but laugh, and walked in leisurely and said, "Hello everyone, you are all here."
As he said that, he sat in the back seat as if he was familiar with the place.
Since these people are plotting against him behind his back, he doesn't need to give them face. They should just be treated as equals.
Anyway, modern people have long been accustomed to the absence of imperial power and have received new-age education. There is no need for them to kowtow to these people and act like slaves.
Now he has come to realize that he saved the Song Dynasty in order to prevent the Mongols and the Qing Dynasty from enslaving the Han people, not for his own ancestors and the old social system.
So if these people continue to block his way, he doesn't mind turning against them completely.
Seeing Zhao Jun's attitude, Zhao Zhen felt a little helpless. He said, "Grandson, look, you want to use the Imperial City Office, but all the officials in the court are against it. My desk is full of letters."
"Use it as firewood, and treat their words as farts."
Zhao Jun said indifferently.
"Zhao Jun, you've gone too far this time!"
Song Shou lost his temper and couldn't help but scold him when he heard his words: "You have no idea how dangerous the Imperial City Bureau is. How can you give them the power to arrest people at will?"
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Cai Qi also said, "These inspectors are unscrupulous and specialize in stealing and underhanded things, then slandering others and spreading rumors to the higher-ups. Do you know how many innocent people the Imperial City Bureau arrested during the reign of Emperor Taizu, and how many families were destroyed?"
Sheng Du shook his head: "Zhao Jun, you are too impulsive. You should think twice before doing some things."
Everyone was looking at him.
Zhao Jun smiled and said, "Why are you all so serious? So, I want to ask Prime Minister Lu a question. I want to know why the Song Dynasty returned to the Yellow River three times?"
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