The air is still filled with the smell of burning ashes, and the government of Beiping Mansion has basically not suffered much damage, but the raging fire looks scary, but except for the copywriting room of the left chamber public office that was burned down, there is nothing else at all, all because the fire was discovered in time, and the hidden fire shop has already been insulated.

The smell of fire oil was strong and pungent, Zhao Zhen looked at the fire in front of him and said to everyone: "See, a small water walk made my Beijing city in the Great Song Dynasty so uneasy, and it was also due to the fact that I and the Privy Council had already deduced, otherwise the consequences would be really unimaginable!" ”

Xia Zhu coughed lightly, touched his goatee and said: "Qiqi official, our Beijing City is not so unbearable, even if the thieves succeed, they can't get out of Beijing City!" At the beginning, in order to avoid the city of Beijing and the east city, and to prevent the Khitan from falling into Beijing in one fell swoop, the city defense never stopped.

Now Beijing city has been inside and outside the three checkpoints, in addition to the imperial city, there is the inner city, the outer city, Guo Cheng is also under construction, only three divisions of appropriation, can strengthen Guo City, stationed in the forbidden army tens of thousands of people, in addition to Tian'an, Di'an, Yongding, Wansheng four gates, the rest of the city gates are three layers of urn city, bending in the opening. ”

His words were right, everyone also nodded and praised, Beijing City is the center of the Great Song Dynasty, the capital of a country, it is not necessary to repair the city wall and strengthen the city defense.

Bao Zheng opened his mouth to express his support: "Qi Guanjia, although the summer tax has been exempted this year, the autumn tax has begun to be collected, and there are a lot of commercial taxes and customs duties, and the treasury is a huge metaphor, which can only be used to repair the city wall." ”

Di Qing also seconded the proposal: "There is a strong city in the front, and heavy troops are used in the back, which can ensure that the city of Beijing is unhindered!" ”

Several people's topics revolved around the city defense, but Ouyang Xiu didn't think so, and raised an objection: "Official, although the city defense gate is solid, it can't stop the people, and it is mixed with the people, and the means of entrainment are endless, even if the inventory is strict, it may be a hundred secrets." ”

"Oh? What is the high opinion of Master Ouyang, I would like to hear it in detail! ”

Ouyang Xiu's words are to Zhao Zhen's heart, the external plus will never be as effective as the internal reinforcement, just like the museums of later generations, even if the doors and windows outside are strong, they are often inferior to the internal means of prevention, Zhao Zhen knows that the invisible is the most dangerous.

"You can dispatch the Imperial City Division, the black hand secret spy, fight poison with poison, intersect light and dark, garrison in the key places, move the courtyard and the imperial city, the imperial city in addition to the quadrangular tower to add four fortresses, the inner city set up eight fortresses, the outer city set up twelve fortresses, so that the Guanggu Army 20 commanded and supervised the movement in the city."

Good boys! Everyone was stunned by Ouyang Xiu's plan, this is to turn the entire city of Beijing into a huge fortress! It's so costly!

Ouyang Xiu had already seen everyone's surprised expressions, and said firmly: "The official family, although it costs a lot of money and manpower, once it is customized, it can be forever, and this is a plan for future generations!" ”

Zhao Zhen nodded slightly, this is also a good strategy, and it is a strategy to get rid of future troubles forever, the steam engine, gunpowder, and trains of the Great Song Dynasty are all priceless treasures, since it is worth spending a lot of strength to protect them.

"Ordered someone to pass on Su Xun, a scholar from Longtuge University, who was previously the pacification envoy of Yunnan Road, and had great achievements in guarding the glass, coffee and other things, and there has been no leakage so far, this matter should be asked to him!"

This is natural, I don't have time to sleep tonight anyway, it's better to drag him Su Xun, not to mention that he still has the name of participating in political affairs, and he dares not to come when such a big thing happens? !

Ouyang Xiu, who had a good relationship with Su Xun, suddenly smiled and said: "Official, don't you know, Su Mingyun's mansion is on the edge of Guangzhi Bridge, only a few hundred steps away from Beiping Mansion, I'm afraid it's because of his friend Zhang Fangping's visit............ Drink too much......"

Zhao Zhen was slightly stunned, and then laughed and said, "In this way, I will go to ruin the fun!" My Beiping Mansion was burned down, and as a scholar of Longtuge University, and sent by the governor of the government, he actually drank with friends in the mansion, but he was not a son of man! ”

Everyone saw the official family laughing, and for a while the gloom gradually disappeared, Pang Ji smiled: "He Su Mingyun is good at everything, but he is quite good at drinking, and his colleagues are always indispensable to drink and feast!" ”

Zhao Zhen looked at the bright sky, felt a little hungry in his belly, and reincarnated and said to Sancai: "Send someone to the nearest restaurant to get some food, I and all the ministers will go to Su Mansion to eat together, but the wine is not sold!" I remember that I rewarded him with Su Mingyun's twenty cans of pear blossoms! ”

In order to facilitate the transportation, the city of Beijing in the construction of the place in the heavy opening of the waterway, these waterways have become a natural moat, easily divide the inner city of Beijing city into two parts before and after, many wealthy people like to open up a pond in the back garden, the water in the waterway is drawn, quite the beauty of the garden.

Su Xun's home is on the edge of Guangzhi Bridge, living by the water, quite a water town, Zhao Zhen and others came to Su Mansion in a mighty way, and the housekeeper of Su Mansion almost reported to Su Xun with a crying voice: "Master! Oh no! No, it's great...... It's not ......"

Su Xun and Zhang Fangping were drinking happily, frowning and drinking: "What kind of bastard words are you talking about!" What the hell is it, can the sky fall?! ”

For the steward, the sky is falling: "The official family is here with the ministers of the two governments, and they are waiting for you to take over at our main gate!" ”

"Nonsense! It's the middle of the night, how could the official family suddenly visit, and bring the two ministers with him, you and I are Qianyu............"

Su Xun was stunned before he finished speaking, and Zhang Fangping was shocked, he didn't think that the steward who was about to be paralyzed at the moment would dare to use the official family to joke, so he pulled Su Xun to the front door to greet the emperor.

When the two of them arrived at the door, they saw Zhao Zhen standing at the door, and behind him were the ministers of the two mansions, the old and strong Pang Ji, the Xia Zhu with teasing in his eyes, the polite Yan Shu, the mighty Di Qing, his friend Ouyang Xiu for many years, and Yang Huaiyu with a wicked smile!

After a drink interval at an inopportune time, Su Xun and Zhang Fangping hurriedly stepped forward to bow down: "Minister Su Xun, Zhang Fangping, see Your Majesty!" ”

Zhao Zhen looked at Zhang Fangping and said, "Are you Zhang Fangping, the prodigy of the virtuous and Fangzheng family in the first year of Tianxi?" ”

Everyone present was surprised, they didn't expect the official family to know him so well, and even knew which subject Zhang Fangping was, Zhang Fangping nodded again and again: "It's really a subordinate." ”

Zhao Zhen frowned and said, "Aren't you transferred to Jiangning Mansion?" Why in Beijing? This is already very clear, as a prefect, it is a felony to abandon his post without permission, and he can be exiled to Salmon Island.

Su Xun hurriedly explained: "Zhang Fangping does know Jiangning Mansion, but this time he was dropped to Beijing by the officials. ”

Before the end of the year, he was transferred to Beijing by the Ministry of Officials, which shows that his political achievements are remarkable, quite outstanding, so he was exempted from the survey at the end of the year, Zhao Zhen suddenly remembered that he had seen the list of officials who were exempted from the Ministry of Surveying, and then remembered that there was indeed Zhang Fangping's name.

"Oh, I remembered, it's still my imperial approval for you to go back to Beijing to be elected, so let's be even! I came uninvited today, which has stirred your spirits! ”

Su Xun and Zhang Fangping didn't dare to say anything, but the ministers smiled slyly, the official family is anti-guest-oriented!