After adding Fanning's proposal, the plan proposed by Fu Bi passed the vote of the Zhizheng Hall without any suspense, and after going back to sort it out, it will be submitted to the Son of Heaven tomorrow.

Fan Ning walked out of the round hall and heard someone calling him, and when he turned around, it was Han Jiang.

"Han Xianggong looking for me?" Fanning asked with a smile on his part.

"It's been a long time since I've been with you, so let's go have a drink together at noon?"

"Huh! Han Xianggong is willing to have a treat, of course I can't ask for it. ”

Han Jiang said happily: "I think it's almost time now, so it's better to go now!" ”

The time was almost noon, the two came to the Qingfeng Restaurant in the south of the imperial city, called a single room, and the two sat down at the small wine table, and the East Street was crowded outside, which was particularly lively.

Fan Ning took the initiative to pour Han Jiang a glass of wine, and said with a smile: "Han Xianggong is looking for me today, it's not as simple as drinking!" ”

Han Qi sighed, "Don't you think the atmosphere in the imperial court has been weird recently?" ”

"Weird?"

Fan Ning shook his head, "My recent thoughts have been on preparing for war and developing the Southern Continent, and I don't care much about the situation in the imperial court. ”

Han Qi stared at Fan Ning for a moment, and said slowly: "I found that you are very cunning in the change of the official system, you participated, changed the easiest piece, and then withdrew, but now you say that you are focused on preparing for war and developing the Southern Continent, what can I say about you?" ”

"I am not the first to propose the reform of virtual officials, my cousin Fan Zhongyan wanted to change this part back then, but failed, why did I succeed? Has Han Sang-gong thought about this question? ”

Han Qi took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "I'm willing to listen to it!" ”

Fan Ning picked up his wine glass and said lightly: "The key is interests, the reform of false officials has moved a lot of interests, they have no monthly income, no glamorous official positions, you have to make them accept the loss of these benefits, then you have to give them other benefits, and let them rejoice." ”

"You mean overseas lands and titles?"

Fan Ning shook his head, "For them, overseas land is just a castle in the air, just a line of numbers in the account books of the government, they can't rent it, they won't go for the rest of their lives, this land has been lying on the account books of the government, as for the title, it's a good thing, but the real interest that makes the officials excited is not the title itself, but the fact that the title can be inherited for three generations, does Han Xianggong understand?" The right to inherit the title is the compensation for the interests of the people who are willing to give up the false office. ”

"It's a brilliant idea, why can't I think of it before?"

Fan Ning sneered and said: "It's not that I can't think of it, but it's a matter of position, I have always said that I am a reformist, I will consider the interests of both parties, and use the method of compensation to change the law, so that the law can be pushed forward, like this time the three divisions have given up power, how many people's interests have been moved, the change should focus on the future, not for liquidation, this is the position, Wang Anshi wants to liquidate the former gainers, and re-sign various procurement, land and mine contracts, it is no wonder that he can succeed." ”

"So you don't care!"

"I don't care about it or not, it's not my business in the first place, I'm now all focused on war preparedness and the development of the southern continent, and I don't have the energy to think about anything else."

Han Qi nodded, "You're right, if you offend the interests of too many people, you won't be able to change it, I really don't have to worry so much, but the official family is preparing to abolish the voting system of the Zhizheng Hall, this matter should be directly related to you!" ”

Fan Ning slowly drank a glass of wine, and said for a while: "This is the real purpose of Han Xianggong inviting me to drink!" ”

"That's right, we all believe that the abolition of the voting system of the Zhizheng Hall is weakening the power of the prime minister and is not in line with the principle of checks and balances between the monarch and the prime minister......."

"Wait!"

Fan Ning stopped him, "Who does Han Xianggong mean by 'we'?" ”

"Five phases other than you and Wang Anshi."

Han Qi took out a fold from his arms and handed it to Fan Ning, "This is the three-province restructuring plan jointly proposed by our five phases, take a look!" ”

Fan Ning took it and flipped it over, basically the same as what his father-in-law Ouyang Xiu said, but the Zhizheng Hall voting system was retained, but the monarch's power and relative power were separated, and the power that belonged to the monarch belonged to them, such as the right to appoint and dismiss personnel above the third grade, the right to transfer troops, etc., and the Zhizheng Hall did not interfere.

But it belongs to the power of the Xiangguo, voted by the prefect, the monarch has the right to suggest and listen to the explanation, and there is also a chance to dismiss, the second time can not be dismissed, if the Son of Heaven still insists on opposition, it can only be solved by transmutation.

"Isn't that meaningless?"

Han Qi shook his head and said: "The court meeting is just a place to listen to opinions, everyone can debate openly, if the result of the debate is overwhelming, then the minister of the prefect can express his position on the spot and pass a resolution at the court meeting, I think the opinion of the majority of the people, that is, the opinion of the prefect." ”

Fan Ning pondered for a while and said, "What if the Son of Heaven does not agree to your plan for the restructuring of the three provinces? ”

"Then resign en masse!"

Han Qi said with an unusually decisive attitude: "The three provinces system of the Tang Dynasty has the same political affairs hall to vote, and you can't suppress the power of the prime minister under the pretext of restoring the Tang system, the monarchs of the Great Song Dynasty have not crossed this bottom line, we have to explain the rules clearly to the official, we can respect his opinion, but he can't change the system casually, this is the principle, so Fan Xianggong signed it!" ”

Han Qi turned to the last page, and there were already five signatures on it: Fu Bi, Wen Yanbo, Han Qi, Lu Gongshu, and Zeng Gongliang.

Fanning asked, "What about Wang Anshi, did you tell him?" ”

"After you finish signing, the Wenxiang Guild will take this book to him in the evening."

Fanning nodded, and signed his name on the back: Privy Counsellor Fanning.

Han Qi is right, the separation of powers between kings has always been a political tradition of the central court for thousands of years, and it was not until the Hu Weiyong case in the early Ming Dynasty that the system of separation of powers between kings was gradually broken.

Zhao Ji shouldn't have taken the opportunity to recover Youzhou to make this small move, of course Fan Ning could also persuade Zhao Ji, but after thinking about it, he still felt that Zhao Ji should be allowed to accept this lesson.

..........

In the Ningxiang Pavilion of the Inner Palace, Zhao Ji, the Son of Heaven, knelt in front of the imperial grandmother, bowed his head deeply, his face was full of shame, and he was scolded by the imperial grandmother, the Empress Dowager Cao.

"The seven Xiangguo collectively resigned, you really gave the ancestors and the ancestors a long face, Gaozu, Taizong, Zhenzong, and Renzong didn't dare to do anything, but you dared to do it, thinking that if you recover Youyan, you will have hard wings and can do whatever you want?

If your imperial grandfather had half of your courage back then, it was not you who is the emperor now, but Zhao Wenyun, do you know?

You are now capable, and you are forced to resign en masse, so you can handle it yourself! What to do with the mourners? ”

Zhao Ji was full of bitterness, a few days ago he and a few scholars consulted about this matter, and the scholars were all able to do what they said, but now he just put forward the draft, and he was hit head-on by the Zhizheng Hall, and even his most trusted Wang Anshi and Fan Ning opposed him, which made him angry and frightened in his heart, and he had no choice but to ask the imperial grandmother to mediate the matter.

Zhao Ji said with a face full of shame: "Although Sun Er has also consulted several scholars, but this matter is indeed Sun Er's recklessness, and Sun Er asked the imperial grandmother for guilt!" ”

Empress Dowager Cao was also in a bad mood, early in the morning to hear this irritating news, the newspaper said that the official family wanted to restore the system of three provinces and six ministries, but did not mention the abolition of the voting system of the Zhizheng Hall, Empress Dowager Cao now knows that her grandson has done a dirty thing, in order to improve the power of the monarch, actually want to abolish the most important consultative voting system in the relative power.

This kid is still too young and immature!

Empress Dowager Cao hated that iron could not become steel in her heart, and she scolded and scolded, but she couldn't ignore it, after all, the right to appoint from the third rank and above was in her hands.

She glared at Zhao Ji fiercely and said, "Don't listen to the scholars for everything, I don't know if they have selfishness!" This lesson requires you to reflect deeply, and the mourning family is also old, so it is impossible to help you all the time. ”

Zhao Ji's heart was relieved, scolded and scolded, the Queen Mother still had to help herself in the end, he hurriedly said: "Sun Tzu will definitely reflect deeply and will not do the same stupid thing again." ”

Empress Dowager Cao said: "Where is their resignation?" ”

Zhao Ji hurriedly handed over a stack of seven resignation letters, and Empress Dowager Cao was really annoyed when she saw such a thick stack of resignation letters.

She put aside her resignation, and said earnestly: "This official system change Mourning family has also been paying attention, a few months ago, you used your title to exchange for a virtual official, you did a very beautiful and sophisticated job, and the mourning family still wanted to praise you, but I didn't expect that in a blink of an eye, you did something stupid, so that the mourning family really didn't know what to say about you." ”

"Grandmother Qiqi, exchanging titles for fictitious officials is actually a plan proposed by Fan Ning."

"No wonder! It's really like his reformist style. ”

Empress Dowager Cao nodded and said: "Actually, the mourning family does not support changing the law, many rules of the Great Song Dynasty were set when the country was founded, to adapt to the overall situation when the country was founded, and now more than a hundred years have passed, the overall situation has changed, some rules need to be changed, the key is how to change."

To a certain extent, the mourning family is also a reformist, the mourning family believes that the law should be changed with wisdom and patience, just like a mess, no patience, no wisdom, as soon as you go up, you will be anxious to cut with scissors, pick with a sharp knife, even if you finally unravel it will become fragmented, the same is true for changing the law, if you are not careful, it will lead to a serious split in the court, causing a political crisis, the official family, you have to talk to Fanning more, it is good for you. ”

Zhao Ji kowtowed, "The teachings of the imperial grandmother are remembered by the grandson. ”

Empress Dowager Cao took a book from the table and handed it to Zhao Ji, "This is Fan Ning's first application for the development of the Southern Continent to request the transfer of silver from the Inner Treasury, and the Mourning family has approved it, and the silver will be allocated to the special treasury for two million taels, you can handle this matter!" ”

Zhao Ji's heart moved, and Fan Ning really persuaded the Queen Mother.

Zhao Ji retired, Empress Dowager Cao thought for a moment, and said to a female official beside her: "Send the mourning family's Yi Zhi to the Zhizheng Hall and summon the seven ministers to discuss in the Ci'an Palace!" ”