Wen Yanbo arrived in the capital two days later, and he had been demoted to Henan Mansion Yin on suspicion of bribing Empress Wen Cheng, and after a few years, Wen Yanbo was once again activated.

However, this time it was not for Xiangguo, but for the actual crown prince and young master, the formation of the East Palace Council, and the use of his veteran political experience, high prestige and extensive contacts to escort the smooth succession of the imperial heir Zhao Xuan.

Wen Yanbo really lived up to his reputation, and on the first day of his tenure, he reached a consensus with the prefect and established the status of the East Palace.

In the Guike Hall of Chongwen Pavilion, the imperial heir Zhao Ji (Zhao Zhongzhen changed his name), Fan Ning of the East Palace, Han Jiang, the prince's guest, and Wen Yanbo, the young prince's master, sat around the table and listened to the negotiation report between Wen Yanbo and the Zhizheng Hall.

"The first compromise reached between Weichen and the Zhizheng Hall was that the East Palace Council was a temporary body, and once the imperial heir ascended the throne, the East Palace Council would be dissolved."

Wen Yanbo glanced at the three of them, saw that none of them objected, and continued: "The second compromise reached is that the Zhizheng Hall does not report to the East Palace Deliberations, but to the Imperial Heir, and the Imperial Heir exercises part of the monarch's power. ”

At this time, Fan Ning said: "What does Young Master Wen mean is that the East Palace is not a court office, but just a temporary combination?" ”

"To be precise, it is only a temporary senate body, and it cannot exercise its power independently, and it must be discussed with the prefect in the name of the imperial heir, but some small things do not have to be known by the imperial heir, and the other party also understands that this is the opinion of the East Palace, and it is only in the name of the imperial heir to participate in the discussion with the other party, and the three of us are the shadow of the imperial heir."

Zhao Ji smiled: "This flexibility is not bad, I also think that it is a bit illegal to use the East Palace Deliberations as an authority body, but it is reasonable to use the East Palace Deliberations as my shadow, but I still try to let me know the government affairs, I can't live up to the trust of the imperial grandfather." “

Wen Yanbo said with a smile: "This is the third point I want to talk about, the East Palace Proceedings are composed of the three of us, and other officials are auxiliary, but the three of us should take turns to hold the East Palace Pen and lead the East Palace Deliberations, and then the resolutions made by the East Palace Deliberations should be handed over to the imperial heir, and explained by the Eastern Palace Pen, the imperial heir has no objections, and then forwarded to the Zhizheng Hall, if there are any opinions, it is also the current Zhidong Palace Pen is responsible for negotiating with the Zhizheng Hall, once a month, what do you think?"

Everyone accepted this plan, after all, the Son of Heaven did not designate who to be the leader, so everyone took turns on duty, which was the best plan, although Wen Yanbo had strong qualifications, but in this matter, he was not confused.

Han Jiang is a representative of the Northern Shi clan and has deep qualifications, while Fan Ning is the emperor's henchman and also holds the Shenwu Army, although he, the prince and young master, is a first-class official, his status in the East Palace is not necessarily higher than the other two.

Fan Ning smiled again: "I suggest that the crown prince Xima Fan Chunren and the waiter Su Zhe serve as the recorders of the East Palace, and the other Chunfang Ling and Doctor Zanshan can observe and express their opinions, but they don't have the right to vote." ”

Fan Ning's suggestion took care of the emotions of the other three senior officials of the East Palace, Wen Yanbo and Han Jiang immediately agreed, and Zhao Ji also agreed to this plan.

"The last one, the location of the East Palace discussion, I suggest that it be placed in the Chongwen Pavilion, which is where we are sitting now, the imperial heir can participate, can observe, can have his own reservations, and can even submit to the Son of Heaven, but not veto."

Speaking of this, Wen Yanbo said to Zhao Ji apologetically: "The key is that His Royal Highness is still underage, according to the Great Song Dynasty system, the Son of Heaven or the crown prince is underage and cannot govern, so we can only make decisions for the imperial heir." ”

Zhao Ji nodded silently, the emperor's grandfather asked him to share the worries of the monarch on his behalf, but he also set up the East Palace to discuss the matter, considering that he was still an adult, he had nothing to say.

At this time, Han Jiang asked, "What if the Zhizheng Hall does not accept the approval of the imperial heir?" ”

Wen Yanbo said: "Many times, the prefect is unwilling to accept the approval of the Son of Heaven, and will be rejected by Zhu Feng, and then the prefect will have to find a way to persuade the Son of Heaven, but if he can't be convinced, he can only implement it."

It's the same on our side, if the Zhizheng Hall doesn't accept it, it must be rejected by Zhu Feng, if the two sides have different opinions and can't reach a compromise, then they can only report to the Son of Heaven for arbitration.

However, I think that the Zhizheng Hall has the right to arbitrarily refuse, and there is no point in the imperial heir's exercise of power.

So I hope to limit it, in one month, the Son of Heaven can only arbitrate three times at most, and if it exceeds three times in the month, there is no need to arbitrate again, and the Zhizheng Hall must be executed, after all, the imperial heir exercises the power of the monarch, not the power of the East Palace. ”

"Does the other party agree to this plan?" Fanning asked.

Wen Yanbo smiled slightly, "The Zhizheng Hall asked for ten arbitrations a month, but I was only willing to give three times, and I estimated that in the end, the two sides compromised and arbitrated five times a month." ”

The negotiation between the Zhizheng Hall and the East Palace finally reached a consensus under the intervention of the Son of Heaven, with Han Qi representing the Zhizheng Hall and Wen Yanbo representing the East Palace, and the two sides signed and sealed the text of the agreement, and finally reached a government affairs process.

If the two sides could not reach a consensus, the prefect must obey the emperor's opinion, but allowed the prefect to submit to the Son of Heaven six times a month for arbitration.

At noon, Fu Bi and Han Qi walked out of the Zhizheng Hall, Fu Bi sighed and said: "It is nominally the decision of the imperial heir, but it is actually the resolution of the East Palace, this is obviously the power of the Zhizheng Hall, I don't understand what is the significance of the official family doing this?" ”

Han Qi said slowly: "The official family has his deep meaning in making such a decision, haven't you found that the official family is experimenting for the future?" ”

Fu Bi was slightly touched, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Is the official family avoiding Zhao Zongshi's involvement in politics?" ”

Han Qi nodded, "If there is any accident in the official family, and the imperial heir is not yet an adult, how should the government operate?" Generally, the Queen Mother listens to the government, but Zhao Zongshi is still there, so how can the Queen Mother listen to the government? ”

Speaking of this, Han Qi let out a long sigh, "Obviously, the official family is looking for a balance, he is experimenting with the system of dual Zhizheng Hall, didn't you find that the East Palace Council is actually a small Zhizheng Hall?" ”

Fu Bi was silent for a moment and said: "This will cause serious party disputes, which is very unfavorable to the imperial court. ”

"That's a downside! But the Son of Heaven always has to try, and we have to understand his good intentions. ”

Fu Bi nodded and said, "Is there any news from the Imperial Doctor?" ”

Han Qi's expression was a little gloomy, and he said for a while: "Zhang Wenqiu said, let's prepare for the worst." ”

"How much longer?" Fu Bi suddenly became a little nervous.

"Half a year at least, a year at most."

Han Qi sighed and walked away quickly.

Fu Bi was stunned, at least a year, at most half a year, no wonder the official family was so eager to establish the emperor's heir.

Julu Palace, since the princess Gao Tao secretly met with Fan Ning, she no longer hesitated, and began to deploy all-round surveillance of her husband in the palace, mainly a group of henchmen and maids she cultivated, a total of thirteen people, these thirteen handmaidens are distributed in the mansion Zhao Zongshi is likely to appear in various places, through their eyes, Gao Tao monitored Zhao Zongshi's every move.

She was really afraid that her husband would make a stupid move to destroy her son under impulse, and Fanning made it very clear to her that Zhang Yaozuo was not giving up, and he was still waiting for the opportunity to make a final desperate fight.

Gao Taotao knows very well that if Zhang Yaozuo grabs her husband's handle, it is really possible to turn the tables, which is a consequence she never wants to see.

At noon that day, in the living room of the atrium, the maid brought in a general, "Princess, he is here!" ”

"Let him in!"

The family general is called Liu Qu, who is in his thirties, has followed Zhao Zongshi for many years, and is one of Zhao Zongshi's henchmen, and Zhao Zongshi usually takes him with him when he goes out.

Liu Qu entered the door and knelt down, "The villain Liu Qu sees the princess!" ”

"Liu Qu, do you know why I'm looking for you today?"

Liu Qu hesitated, nodded and said, "The villain knows!" ”

Gao Tao saw that he was very interested, so he smiled and said: "You are not young, I believe that you are not willing to continue to do nothing, as long as you cooperate with me and control the prince well, I promise you to enter the Shenwu Army as a commander next year, the Shenwu Army is my son's direct army, General Zuo is my father, Fan Ning is also my son's confidant, I believe that I can still call the shots by arranging a commander." ”

Liu Qu kowtowed and said: "Thank you for the princess's love, the villain will definitely report the prince's movements to the princess at any time." ”

"We are all for the good of the prince, we don't want anything to happen to him, you don't have any guilt in your heart."

"The villain understands in his heart that everything is for the little prince!"

"If you understand, go ahead! I'll arrange for someone to contact you personally. ”

Liu Qu saluted again, and left in a hurry, bribing Liu Qu, Gao Taotao was a lot more determined now.