The rest of the group, including Zhong Bao, Chen Zhong, Wang He, and others, were so frightened that they dared not even breathe. They were glad that they were timid and did not choose the wrong team, otherwise they would have suffered the same fate as Li Bin, Zhou Wenyan, Yu Ji, and others.
Zhao Jun looked around and said, "The mission of the Imperial City Bureau is to eliminate evildoers and restore peace and prosperity to Bianliang. In the future, not only Bianliang, but the entire Song Dynasty will be covered with government spies. You should do your part first, and the Imperial City Bureau will soon be on the right track."
"yes."
Everyone hurriedly bowed in agreement.
Zhao Jun then dealt with some other matters before leaving.
At this moment, Kaifeng Prefecture was in chaos.
Li Dewen was suddenly arrested, and the remaining Liu Yuanzhi, Liao Yu, Zhang Pengfei, Zhan Wu and others were panicked.
They never expected that Zhao Jun was so unethical that he simply arrested the seventh-rank judicial officer of Kaifeng Prefecture and showed that he did not even take Kaifeng Prefecture seriously.
Everyone quickly gathered to discuss, and then at Liao Yu's suggestion, Liu Yuanzhi immediately took the lead in finding the other two prosecutors, Ma Yi and Gao Dingyi.
In the room behind the right hall of Kaifeng Mansion, the air was filled with the scent of burning incense. Fearing that they would be discovered by the inspectors of the Imperial City Division if they were to gather outside, several people hid in the hall of Kaifeng Mansion with the doors and windows tightly closed.
Soon Ma Yi and Gao Dingyi were also invited. Since Kaifeng Prefecture directly managed the entire Bianliang, the government indirectly made money through underground criminal forces, but the benefits would definitely be unevenly distributed. Therefore, the two sides had different factions and there were often disputes within the government.
But now that the enemy is at the door, Liu Yuanzhi can't care about anything else and can only invite the other two to come and discuss.
Ma Yi and Gao Dingyi have been worried about the affairs of the Imperial City Bureau these days. Zhao Jun is investigating not only Liu Yuanzhi and others, but also them and the people behind them. Therefore, he immediately agreed to Liu Yuanzhi's request and came to discuss countermeasures.
Everyone sat down in the room. Liu Yuanzhi looked around and said, "You all know the situation. Li Dewen has been arrested. Although he is reckless, he also knows what to say and what not to say. So for now, we can rest assured for a few days. But no one can guarantee whether the Imperial City Bureau will continue to arrest people. Let's think of a solution."
"Who exactly is this Zhao Jun? He's incredibly arrogant. I've already told my brother that I'll have my colleagues at the Censorate submit a joint impeachment petition and have the emperor remove him from office. Without the power of the Imperial City Administration, he'll be at our mercy."
"What a joke! If this person could be dismissed so easily, why should we be so worried? Do you think the emperor has paid any attention to the memorials submitted to the Censorate and the Court of Remonstration these days? It's obvious that there are some intentions behind this. We should think of other solutions."
"So what can we do? This man has suddenly started arresting people, and he's almost ripping a hole through the very sky of Bianliang. Yet, the ministers in the court are silent. Only the Censorate and the Court of Remonstration are filing letters of impeachment. Even my brother thinks there's something fishy going on. With such power, what else can we do?"
Several people were at a loss.
Zhao Jun's actions were tacitly approved by Zhao Zhen. As long as Lu Yijian, Wang Zeng and others wanted him to take the imperial examination, they gritted their teeth and dared not stop him.
These people are insiders and know that the current Song Dynasty has too many shortcomings, so they do not have high demands. They just hope to maintain the basic foundation of the entire officialdom. As for some corrupt officials, they will be abandoned if possible. It is better than Zhao Jun really abolishing the entire officialdom.
Moreover, since Zhao Jun had already revealed the future of the Song Dynasty, Lu Yijian and others did not dare to take any action.
The Ming Dynasty scholars and officials dared to deceive the emperor in this way because the emperor did not have direct control over the military power. The Song Dynasty emperor was different. He had the military power of the 800,000 imperial guards in Bianliang firmly in his hands.
During the Song Dynasty, civil servants only dared to threaten the emperor but did not dare to actually take action against him. So, not to mention that these people were not that cruel, there were still some upright officials among them, and even if they were cruel, they had to hold it in.
The three prime ministers and three councilors, including Lü Yijian and Wang Zeng, remained silent. The other senior officials in the court, including Xia Song, Chen Yaozuo, Jia Changchao, Wang Gongchen, Zhang Dexiang, Chen Zhizhong, Liu Yuanyu, Li Zi, Wang Deyong, Han Yi, and Cheng Lin, from the Privy Council, the Three Provinces, the Six Ministries, the Court of Justice, and the Three Departments, all had different reactions.
Some people continued to submit impeachment petitions, while others, realizing that the wind was blowing in the wrong direction, chose to do nothing.
The most intense ones were the Censorate and the Court of Remonstrations. Seeing that the three prime ministers and three counselors did nothing, they attacked the Imperial City Office and began to impeach the prime minister. Memorials flew to the Council of State like snowflakes.
They fully verified a sentence.
If you don't attack the Imperial City Division, then we will attack you.
So Zhao Zhen, Lu Yijian and others have been very busy these days. On the one hand, they have to deal with the crazy attacks from the Censorate and the Court of Remonstration, and on the other hand, they have to suppress all the things and not drag down Zhao Jun's side.
That is to say, Zhao Jun made a lot of promises to them during the time when he was blind, and he also made everyone crazy. If it were someone else, they would have been fired long ago.
The current situation is that Zhao Jun did not follow the so-called procedural justice of the Song Dynasty, that is, the Censorate and the Remonstration Office impeached someone for corruption, but failed, and then the emperor ordered an investigation and then dismissed the official.
Instead, he took another approach, collecting evidence directly from the public. Once he had the evidence, he would arrest people directly without going through the Censorate or the Court of Remonstration. This brutal and rude approach frightened the officials and made them panic.
Liu Yuanzhi saw the worry in everyone's hearts, so he said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, everyone. Yesterday, a princess was abducted at Xuande Gate. That princess came to Kaifeng Prefecture to report it to the authorities. We said that Bianliang City is now under the jurisdiction of the Imperial City Administration, and we have already put the blame on the Imperial City Administration."
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