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"Please make it clear, Your Majesty."

"How are the arrangements for the people you sent to the south?"

"Don't worry, the officials have arranged people on every road."

"Seize important state capitals first."

"I've prepared it a long time ago." Gao Qiu took out the list from his sleeve and handed it over, "This is the list of personnel secretly dispatched to various state capitals."

"Closely collect the sentiments of the people in the South, the situation of officials, their attitudes towards the New Deal, and their attitudes against Kim."

Gao Qiu looked smug, and he said: "The government has 1 hearts. The family members of every person sent out are in Tokyo and are taken care of by the imperial court. Their children can successfully enter the University of Tokyo when they grow up. You can also have a good official position."

"But if you can't do it on a regular basis, you'll also..."

"One more thing, how is the situation in the capital during my absence?"

Gao Qiu immediately changed his face and said, "Official, here!"

He excitedly took out a letter and said: "These people have all mentioned that they want to resign. From the three provinces and six ministries, to the Privy Council and the Imperial Academy, there are people who want to resign. The number is as high as 230 six people. This is what I heard. , there may be omissions."

"Have you all quit?"

"Eight resignations, namely..."

Zhao Ning said: "Only eight resignations?"

"Officials, these people are going to resign. If they quit, then..."

"You think they'll resign?"

"They all submitted their resignations, and it is said that Mr. Zhao did not approve them."

"Ms. Zhao didn't approve, so they can be more relaxed!"

Gao Qiu is a little confused, officials, I dare you to hope that they will resign!

Zhao Ning quickly read the list.

There are indeed some officials in important positions who want to resign. For example, some people in the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Officials want to resign.

The reason for most people is that something urgent happened in their hometown.

It's obviously urgent, so you should deal with it quickly!

But this group of people resigned two months ago, and they are still enjoying their official positions.

Officials: We are resigning!We are resigning!I do not care!We just want to resign!

It seems that when I was not in Tokyo, they all danced happily!

Half an hour later, Zhao Ding, Xu Han, He Li, Zhang Shuye, Wang Zonglian, and Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Zuoxuan Mo Chou, all received an urgent call and entered the palace to arrive at Wende Hall.

At this time, most of the other officials in the capital were drinking flower wine outside Donghua Gate, so who would have the heart to inquire about it.

"I see you, Your Majesty!"

"All free."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"How's the situation in the capital during the time I've been away?"

Everyone was silent for a moment, and Zhang Shuye spoke first: "The imperial guards are practicing day and night, and everything is as usual. The additional imperial guards sent to Huaixi have all arrived."

This shows that the current situation in Huaixi is very stable. If it is not stable, Zhang Shuye will say: The guards sent to Huaixi have already begun to suppress the rebellion.

Zhao Ning nodded and looked at Mo Chou, Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

Mo Chou immediately reacted, and he said in a sky-falling tone: "Your Majesty, something is wrong!"

"What's the panic?"

"As of now, 270 six officials have offered to resign!"

As soon as he said this, the atmosphere at the scene immediately became solemn, and the faces of the three ministers were not very good-looking.

Obviously, during this time, there has been no less controversy about this matter.

The number of people that Mo Chou said was a bit more than what Gao Qiu heard.

"What about the list?"

"Oh, here it is."

Mo Cho immediately took out a list and handed it over.

Zhao Ning looked at it carefully again, and it was similar to what Gao Qi gave before.

He opened his mouth and asked, "Why is there five people in the Kaifeng government official Cao Canjun?"

Everyone is silent.

Sergeant Cao Canjun is a petty official to those present, so naturally it is not their turn to take care of them, let alone ask them about these things in normal times.

But today, Zhao Guan's family turned out alone to ask.

For a while, the hall fell into silence.

At this time, the sky was completely dark, and candlelight was lit in the Wende Hall.

Zhao Guanjia's face was calm with a hint of coldness, and his bright eyes were as cold as snow.

After a moment of silence, Zhao Dingcai said, "Middle and lower level officials are redundant."

It was silent again, and everyone felt that the atmosphere was a little scary.

According to the appointment process of officials in the Song Dynasty, most of the middle- and lower-level officials were recommended by local senior officials, and the Ministry of Officials used the situation on the recommendation letter as a reference.

With so many state capitals in the Song Dynasty, it is naturally impossible for the ministers of the official department to check one by one. Basically, the doctor thinks it is okay, and the ministers of the ministers will generally pass.

Perhaps the only criterion to be considered is which faction the recommended person is from.

In the Song Dynasty, the number of candidates for imperial examinations reached an unprecedented level, and the system of grace and shade was the worst in all dynasties.

Every year, a large number of people enter the officialdom, and there are no extra positions, so they are sent down.

Naturally, there is a situation where the same position is filled by multiple people.

Not only did this fail to achieve the effect of more people and more strength, but instead they pushed each other. The three monks had no water to drink, and finally all lay down and did not work.

And the imperial court still had to give salaries.

Don't look at Zhao Ning's serious face now, in fact, he is already smiling inside.

Zhao Ning picked up a pen and began to check the list: "I see that you are all in a difficult situation, but I think this matter is easy to deal with. Since Cao Canjun, a soldier from Kaifeng Mansion, wants to resign, why stop him!"

"There are also 23 persons in charge of the Ministry of War of the Privy Council, and 18 persons in charge. I don't know what they usually do, but I think that eight persons in charge and six persons in charge are enough. If that's the case, why don't we agree!"

Zhao Guanjia wrote quickly.

Xu Han immediately came out and said: "Officials, if they agree, will the other officials resign as well? If everyone resigns, wouldn't it be..."

Now officials are obviously threatening to resign. This is a game. If Zhao Ning comes to be tough, more people will be forced to resign.

"Since you are going to resign, how can I stop you?"

Everyone was shocked, the officials really want to come hard?

You can resign!

It's not too much to check the Secretary of the Imperial City, right?

The Ministry of Punishments will check their accounts again, isn't it too much?

When my court is a vegetable garden?

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Zhao Ning said solemnly: "The higher-ranking officials still have to be sympathetic to the lower officials."

Everyone looks at me and I look at you.

Officials!Now is not the time to talk about empathy!They have all resigned, how will the court still operate?

Wouldn't that be a great chaos?

Even He Li couldn't wait any longer, he said: "Officials, even though this is the case, if these resignations are approved, it may affect the government affairs of the court."

Zhao Ning did not answer them directly.

The core of today's issue is not whether to approve or not.

Zhao Ning said: "Who is in charge of the Audit Court now?"

In the past few months, Huaixi's taxation was investigated, and many people were killed. Didn't the Audit Court be set up in the Zhengshitang?

It has been several months, and there should be a certain number of officials in the Audit Court.

First trial, all right?

Zhao Ding replied: "If you go back to the official's house, the Audit Court is now the former deputy transfer envoy of West Jing Road, Lu Zai. The envoy and deputy envoy of Huainan Road Jidu Transshipment have rich experience in wealth."

Luzai?

Zhao Ning felt that the name was somewhat familiar.

Lu You's father?

As soon as the Audit Court was mentioned, everyone seemed to immediately realize what Zhao Guanjia wanted to do.

Zhao Ning said: "I think it is still necessary to take the matter of resignation and auditing into the agenda. It is better to start from this time. Every resignation, the routine regulations of the audit institute, and the financial affairs of the audit officials are also to avoid some corrupt officials. The evil official, worried about the Dongchuang incident, deliberately took the opportunity to escape."

Before everyone had time to speak, Zhao Ning said again: "Of course I trust every official, but governing the country requires regulations, laws, and discipline. What do you think?"

Everyone was shocked, but the truth was indeed such a truth, and there was no way to refute it.

Mo Chou, the dog licking, immediately said: "Your Majesty is wise, I also feel that it is very necessary to leave the audit. This is related to the cleanliness of officials. Only corrupt officials will object."

One sentence from Mo Cho blocked the others' words, so what else could others say?

Everyone said: "Your Majesty's words are very true."

"Then Mr. Zhao will arrange this matter?"

Zhao Ding said: "The minister receives the order."

The resignation itself is in Zhao Ning's arms.

The officials are exaggerated, overstaffed, and overstaffed, and they have long thought about rectifying them.

Now that the Kingdom of Jin has finally stopped, if we don't take advantage of this opportunity, when will we wait?

However, the matter of resignation is not the end of the audit.

There are many people to offend.

Most of the officials came from grace and had nepotism. Taking advantage of this opportunity to get rid of the redundancy would definitely hurt the interests of many people and attract countless saliva.

Zhao Ding is also a person who understands the general situation and weighs the overall situation. He is calm and experienced in doing things. Let him handle this matter. In the end, he can get everything right. He can not only complete the task, but also minimize the negativity.

This is not something ordinary people can do.

After talking about the turmoil of resignation, he fell into a brief silence.

He Li said: "Official, the envoy Jin has been in the capital for a while, and this time he said that he must see the official no matter what."

"Oh, what did the envoy say?"

"The envoy said that they came with sincerity to discuss peace."

"Sincerity?" Zhao Ning smiled disdainfully, "What is the attitude of the whole court towards the arrival of the golden envoy?"

Xu Han said: "Most people in the court are opposed to the peace negotiation, but the ministers have also inquired about it in private. In fact, many people want to negotiate a peace."

"What do you guys think about this?"

Everyone turned their attention to Zhao Ding, obviously hoping that he would speak up.

The current situation has reached the point where it is most appropriate to negotiate a peace.

A peace negotiation does not mean surrender, it is a temporary gain of time.

Strictly speaking, the Zhao Ding in history belonged to the peace talks faction, and he had a very good relationship with Yue Fei, the leader of the hardline war faction.

And Zhao Ding's peace-talking faction is different from Qin Hui and Zhao Gou's capitulation faction.

This kind of real peacemaker believes that the war should be ceased first, and the internal affairs should be rectified quickly, and their own strength should be developed, and then wars will be launched after they grow stronger.