While Zhao Xu was talking to Zhang Dun and Su Song, the Minister of Rites Li Qingchen was not idle either.

The Minister of Rites' Value Room.

Li Qingchen looked at a document, looked up at a guard covered in armor in front of him, and said, "Is it from the Privy Council?"

The guard in the armor raised his hand and said, "Yes. This letter of nationality first went to the Tongzhengsi Department, then the Chuigong Hall, behind it was the Privy Council, the Political Affairs Hall, and the Ministry of War, and then here."

When Li Qingchen heard this, he lowered his head and carefully reviewed the letter of the country, and snorted coldly: "The people of Liao want me to withdraw my troops from the Song Dynasty to compensate?"

The armored guard said: "The official family, the grand grand grand duke, the grand grand duke, and others will ask for the opinions of Shangshu Li."

Li Qingchen nodded slightly, picked up the pen, and wrote on a piece of white paper: I will never agree.

He put it in the official document and handed it to the armored guard, saying, "Have you returned to Beijing?"

The armored guards took the document and said, "Xu Xianggong inspected the three armies in the north and has not returned to Beijing yet."

Li Qingchen thought for a while and said, "Is the Consultative Yuan in the palace almost built?"

The Consultative Yuan was built in the palace, opposite the Political Affairs Hall, one east and one west, and was built last year.

However, because the imperial palace of the Song Dynasty was too small, many places needed to be demolished and could not affect the life in the palace, it was built very slowly.

The armored guard came from the Privy Council. He raised his hand and said, "It should be soon after I go back to Shangshu Li."

Li Qingchen stood up and said, "Returning to Mr. Zhang, the Ministry of Rites is responsible for the Foreign Affairs, but this matter is unusual. I suggest that the various yamen be involved, find time to hold a joint meeting, give specific opinions, and submit it to the official family for the imperial view."

"The last general is recorded and he will leave." said the armored guard.

Li Qingchen sent him away, standing in front of the table, his expression gradually became a little cold.

He knew that Su Song was in Beijing today, and that Su Song was also known that Zhang Dun was invited away by Zhao Xu.

He never agreed to Su Song's return. He said it many times in front of Zhang Dun, Cai Bian and others, and even argued with Zhao Xu in the Chuigong Hall, but in the end, he failed to stop it.

Su Song's return was a huge setback in their action to liquidate the "old party" and would give everyone the danger signal.

Su Song's return is not only a blow to their "new party"'s enthusiasm for reform, but also aggravates the already fierce struggle between the "new and old" parties.

In Li Qingchen's view, Su Song's return has no benefits, no benefits, no reason, no benefits, no family or country!

But no matter what, Su Song is back after all.

His return indicates that the party struggle between the two parties in the government and the opposition will inevitably intensify, and the obstacles to the "Shaosheng New Deal" will be even more serious.

Li Qingchen's heart turned countless thoughts, and his expression became even colder. His eyes flashed with a cold and cold light. He suddenly shouted: "I will never agree!"

A passerby was startled and hurriedly avoided.

In the "New Party" of the government and the opposition, almost everyone was full of resentment towards the "old Party", and the heart of liquidation was filled with everyone's heart.

Even Zhang Dun, Cai Bian and others were prime ministers at the beginning, and they were the main players and promoters. Now that they had no opponents, they were also the defaulters and had never stopped them.

Zhang Dun and Cai Bian have different positions and will not deal with some juniors, but Li Qingchen and others are different.

Their resentment was full of private ownership, private and public ownership, and never diminished.

After Zhang Dun and others liquidated and left Lu Dafang, Fan Chunren and others quit the army, Li Qingchen and others continued to promote various liquidations.

Among them, they included extreme actions such as digging the graves of Sima Guang and others, abolishing the throne of Empress Gao, and abolishing the Empress Meng.

All of these were forced to suppress by Zhao Xu.

But this did not hit Li Qingchen and others. They turned outward and liquidated and retaliated against the "old party" in the world.

Their actions were inconsistent with the administration of the court, but they did not cause any movement or obstacles.

But with Su Song and the return of the leader of the "old party", Li Qingchen's inner anger rose again, and he was already thinking about how to fight with Su Song's Consultative Yuan.

"Come here, I'll send an invitation to the Ministry of Justice, Huang Zhongcheng, the Censorate, and come to my house tonight." Suddenly, Li Qingchen shouted outside.

"Yes." A minor official appeared at the door and responded urgently. The Secretary of State was unhappy, so they had to be careful.

Li Qingchen left the duty room and went straight out of the big yamen.

Lai Zhishao and Huang Lu are in charge of the Ministry of Justice and the Censorate. They are Zhang Dun's loyal confidants and the two sharpest knives in Zhang Dun's hand!

Li Qingchen sat in the carriage and walked towards the Taixue direction.

He has been very busy recently, inside and out, and importantly, this Enko in the first year of Shaosheng.

He was in the carriage, and had already put aside the incident of Su Song returning to Beijing and was thinking about this imperial examination.

Enko in the first year of Shaosheng is undoubtedly very important. It is not only the "first time", but also indicates the direction of the imperial examinations in today's reign and the development of the "Shaosheng New Deal"!

Everyone knows that this time the imperial examination is to select materials and store talents for the "Shaosheng New Policy". The future court will surely be a Jinshi in this world!

There are also many people participating in this imperial examination.

Royal relatives, wealthy families, scholars and poor families, all inclusive.

Too many people have seen opportunities and want to make their mark on Enko this time and usher in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

But after Li Qingchen arrived at the Imperial Academy and talked to Shen Kuo, he realized that there was another side to the matter.

Two examiners from all over the world sat face to face, drinking tea and talking.

After Shen Kuo returned to Beijing, he was very busy. He said with a headache: "The number of participants in Enke this time is less than 3,000, less than the average of previous years. These are on the list, and there are probably fewer people who actually enter the examination room."

Li Qingchen listened and understood, and aroused Su Song's return to Beijing, his expression getting worse and worse.

Shen Kuo looked at him and said, "More and more people resisted Enko this time, from south to north, especially the incident of Jiangnan West Road, which caused a violent backlash among the southern gentry."

Li Qingchen filled his chest with anger and snorted coldly, saying, "If you don't come this time, you won't be allowed to come in the future!"

Seeing that Li Qingchen was a little angry, Shen Kuo said, "Imperial Examination is a major national event, and you cannot act irresponsibly. Shangshu Li, the subordinate official, thought he had to think of a solution. If the number of people who entered the tribute court in three days raise their hands, the court's face would probably have nowhere to be placed."

If the number of imperial examination candidates is too low, it means that the court is "unpopular and despised by the world."

Such things cannot be allowed to happen in the court, and even more so in the government!

Li Qingchen suppressed his anger and calmed down a little, saying, "There is nothing to worry about, it will not fall by more than 3,000. The most important thing is to select materials. This time, the topic of Enke was drafted by our grandfather and others. Let's take a look at who can stand out."

Seeing that Li Qingchen was not that nervous, Shen Kuo felt a little relaxed, and there were many people wandering around in his heart.

This time, Enke was involved in many people, including Meng Tang, a national uncle with a special status, as well as the sons and nephews of Zhang Dun, Cai Bian, Li Qingchen and others, and their disciples and former officials.

Of course, there are also children of big families such as Fan, Lu, Sima, and Han.
Chapter completed!