Since taking the throne, Zhao Xu has always emphasized his determination to work hard to govern.

But he has yet to show how decisive this determination is.

In fact, he also experienced a period when newborn calves were not afraid of tigers.

It's Ayun Yigu.

At that time, the minister asked him for a holy judgment, but after he made a holy judgment, he was rejected by the minister.

For the emperor, this was not very harmful, but it was extremely insulting.

The emperor of the Song Dynasty also wanted to save face!

After that, he knew that as an emperor, he must either not take action or take action, no matter how high the price, he must win.

Otherwise, the gain is really not worth the loss.

Therefore, in many disputes after that, he always hid behind, while Wang Anshi, Lu Huiqing and others were charging forward. He just saw that the heat was about the same, and then came out to push the boat along, without any direct conflict with the ministers.

Especially after Zhang Fei brought a lawsuit, he handled it with ease. If you really can't figure it out, just file a lawsuit.

But it is not enough for the emperor to hide behind him all the time; he must also establish his authority.

He hasn't done anything to establish his authority yet.

Zhao Xu decided to use this opportunity to establish his authority, and he happened to be facing the largest interest group in the Song Dynasty.

Let's compete.

Whether it’s a mule or a horse, it must be taken out for a walk.

And the other party also understood that Zhao Xu's idea was to kill them, because so many ministers had complained before, and the meaning was already obvious, but you still want to do it.

Even a fool knows what you want to do.

Today is the fifteenth day, a day to burn incense and worship Buddha. Many dignitaries came to Xiangguo Temple.

In a relatively remote wing of the temple, there were seven or eight people sitting, all dressed in rich clothes.

They are all well-known big landowners in Tokyo, among the top fifty donors to Xiangguo Temple, and they all have scholar-bureaucrat backgrounds. It would be difficult for them to reach this level in Tokyo without anyone in the court.

"Although the official has issued an order, don't panic. There are still many ministers in the DPRK who support us."

The white-haired old man sitting on the front seat said with a calm expression.

This person's name was Pang Huai, and he was from the natal family of Liu E, Empress Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty.

The 100 people Wang Anshi sued did not actually include the Pang family, but this was not a matter of 108 people, but a matter of the entire class. They never said that they would stay out of the matter and just watch the show. They all

It's a very active participation.

They knew very well that if they didn't help at this time, it would be their turn next time.

"Then what should we do?"

asked the person on the left.

This man's name is Zhang Zhen, and his grandfather was the commander of the capital in front of the palace during the Zhenzong period.

"Find a way to win this lawsuit." Pang Huai said: "This is the best response."

The person sitting at the end of the left said: "We are already preparing evidence. In fact, we have always prepared tax bills every year, just in case. But the most important thing is the accounts of the Third Division. The other party will definitely ask for it.

When the Kaifeng Prefecture obtains the accounts of the Third Division, no matter how fully prepared we are, it will not help because our names are not on the accounts."

This person's name is Zhou Cai, and he is the only one on the list.

Pang Huai said: "As far as I know, the Third Division is currently strictly monitoring those accounts."

Having said this, he whispered again: "What do you think?"

"Can you change those accounts?" Zhang Zhen asked Pang Huaiyan.

Pang Huai stroked his beard and said: "Wang Anshi filed a tax complaint for the previous two years. We can just change it. If you are the prefect Lu, they can't see that these are all newly written?"

"It's possible that Magistrate Lu can't see it."

"Don't think too much about this. Don't you know what Magistrate Lu is like?"

"Let's just set it on fire. There is no proof."

"Are you crazy? If you set fire to the imperial city, how many members of your family can fill it?"

"That's right. If you set a fire at this time, you don't have to think about it. It will be found on us. The matter has not yet reached this stage!"

Just then, the light suddenly dimmed.

Immediately afterwards, two more electric lights came in.

Boom boom boom.

A burst of thunder sounded.

Zhou Cai's eyes lit up, "Since fire attack doesn't work, then we can use water attack."

"Water attack?"

"It is true that a new ledger can be seen at a glance, but it is not so easy to see a ledger that has been soaked in water and dried."

In front of the Buddhist temple.

"It's going to rain!"

Cao Ping, who had just finished lighting the incense and came out of the lobby, looked up at the cloudy sky and said to Ma Tianhao beside him: "Fourth, let's go sit first and go back after the rain stops."

Ma Tianhao nodded.

The two went to a side room.

As soon as the front foot entered the door, there was a dense ticking sound outside.

"It's really dangerous."

Cao Ping let out a sigh of relief.

A young novice made a pot of tea for them and went out of the room.

Cao Ping said to Ma Tianhao: "It seems like there are a lot of people here today!"

Ma Tianhao chuckled: "They will never be captured without mercy."

Cao commented: "But I always feel that this is not a good thing. We cannot completely rely on them. We still have to find another way out."

When the Cao family held a dowry for Empress Dowager Cao, they were heavily in debt. Renzong refused to reward her, so she had to pay off the debt for many years.

It wasn't until Yingzong came to the throne that the Cao family began to turn losses into profits, taking advantage of the years when Queen Mother Cao was in power to quickly accumulate wealth.

I’m still afraid of paying off my debt.

And those officials and censors took strict precautions against their relatives.

Therefore, Cao Ping secretly placed many fields under the Ma family's name, and then transferred them from the Ma family to Xiangguo Temple.

Ma Tianhao asked: "Brother Cao, what do you think?"

Cao commented: "You should know that Dong'er and Xiaoyi went to the law firm that day, right?"

Ma Tianhao nodded and asked again: "Brother Cao wants to use Zhang San to avoid taxes?"

Cao Ping sighed: "Actually, I don't want to do this, but the attitude of the officials now makes me very worried. For us, if we don't go to court, everything is easy to say, but once we go to court, it will be a matter of life or death."

Life, we must guard against this trick. Since Zhang San said this, he must have a way. After this lawsuit is over, if those people lose, you can go and find out."

Ma Tianhao said: "That kid must have some tricks up his sleeve. He has hinted at this before, but I ignored him."

Cao Ping asked: "Why?"

Ma Tianhao said: "Brother Cao, you have never dealt with him, so you don't know what kind of person he is. That boy looks harmless to humans and animals, but he is also a man who eats people without spitting out their bones. This silent thing is what I have earned here.

I've gone for thousands of dollars."

Cao commented: "But you also made a lot of money from the mortgage."

"That's true." Ma Tianhao chuckled a few times: "I mean, we can ask him for help, but we must also be wary of him, especially his back-up. At first, the mortgage was said to be a one-time deal, but in the end

Later, he had one contract on the left and another on the right. We couldn't accept it, but the contract was too expensive, costing several hundred guan each, and he ended up earning several thousand guan from us."

Cao commented: "All in all, you still made a profit."

Ma Tianhao nodded: "That's right, all of his original promises have now come true. Our Ma's Pawnshop has indeed reached a higher level."

"That's fine."

Bianjing Law Firm.

"I've found all the evidence you want, including those from the tenant farmers. Don't let me lose."

Wang Anshi pointed to the large boxes of articles and told Zhang Fei.

In fact, Zhang Fei made two preparations. Wang Anshi sent people to check the superficial information. As for the shady information, it was the Imperial City Department who checked it.

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Master Wang, when you win a lawsuit, you lose and you win!"

Before he could finish speaking, Wang Anshi interrupted him, "We must not lose this lawsuit."
To be continued...