As soon as Han Jiang left, Fan Ning called Zhong Nan and said to him: "There are tea boys in the left and right Chunfang. You can arrange Wang Xi and I will find another one here."

Zhong Nan's face turned pale and he stuttered: "Sir, do you think he can't do it?"

Fan Ning glared at Zhong Nan fiercely, and if he continued to talk, he had to change him. What does it mean? You still need to explain it to him yourself?

Zhong Nan immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing and hurriedly said, "I'll make arrangements now!"

"besides!"

Fan Ning called him again and instructed: "The conditions for the Prince's guest, Mr. Han, must be exactly the same as mine, and there is no need to be a little careless."

"The villain understands that he will never favor one or the other."

He bowed and left in a hurry. At this time, the tea boy Wang Xi said at the door: "A eunuch came to pass the message just now, saying that the emperor summoned him. I saw the official talking, so I didn't disturb you!"

Fanning suddenly started to rise. He changed his mind and immediately asked the tea boy to get out of here and not stay in the East Palace again.

He hurriedly got up and hurried to Ziwei Palace.

He waited outside the imperial study room for a while, and a eunuch came out, "St. Fan Zhan, the emperor summoned you in!"

Fan Ning sorted out his clothes and walked into the imperial study quickly. He saw that the emperor looked tired and was sitting in front of the imperial desk and drinking a bowl of ginseng tea.

Fanning stepped forward and bowed, "My minister Fanning, please see Your Majesty!"

"Fan Aiqing is not given a favor and calm!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Fan Ning stood up, stood aside with his hands down. Zhao Zhen looked at him and asked gently, "I heard from King Liang that you have a bad relationship with Ouyang Xiu?"

Fan Ning smiled bitterly, "Your Majesty is worried about the family affairs of the empress!"

Zhao Zhen smiled, "Actually, I am very interested. If you change your mind by chance, you can improve my mood. Why not talk to me?"

Fan Ning thought about it and started when he came to Beijing to meet Ouyang Qian when he was young.

Zhao Zhen laughed, "I still remember that when your grandfather first came to Beijing with you, I gave you a bracelet. I didn't expect you to fall in love with Ouyang Xiu's daughter at that time?"

"The bracelet given by Your Majesty has been preserved to this day."

Zhao Zhen was in a good mood and nodded and said, "Continue, what is Ouyang Xiu's attitude when he knows it?"

Fan Ning had to take care of Ouyang Qian all the time. Later, by bribing Ouyang Xiu's stepmother, Ouyang Xiu was forced to agree to marry a daughter, and then put forward several conditions and said it.

Finally, he said: "In fact, I know that Senior Ouyang cannot let go of his face and cannot accept the fact that his daughter is a concubine. But I asked myself, I have always regarded Ouyang Qian as his wife. In fact, I also have a concubine, who is the real concubine, and her status is completely different from Ouyang's concubine. I have always hoped that Senior Ouyang can understand this point. The status is not important, but the happiness of my daughter is the most important."

Zhao Zhen nodded slowly, "Famousness is important, happiness is also important, so let's do it! I will make an exception to help you once this time, and I hope your father-in-law and son-in-law can make a good relationship."

Fan Ning knelt down and thanked him, "I cannot repay your kindness, I can only do my best to assist His Highness King Liang."

"I am also very concerned about the East Palace!"

Zhao Zhen asked again: "How is the East Palace running now?"

"Report to Your Majesty, the shelf of the Eastern Palace has been initially built. His Highness Liang is studying in Chongwenguan, and everything is developing steadily."

Zhao Zhen shook his head, "It's a bit late for him to study now. My energy is no longer as good as before. I'm extremely tired after just reviewing a few memorials. It's useless to take any tonics. I plan to transfer some minor government affairs to the East Palace to get busy and share my worries. With the structure of the East Palace, Fan Aiqing and Han Aiqing should assist King Liang more and let him grow up as soon as possible."

"I will do my best to assist His Highness Liang!"

"Does Fan Aiqing have any good suggestions for the structure of the Eastern Palace?" Zhao Zhen asked with a smile.

Fan Ning pondered for a moment and said, "I have a suggestion, can I ask a husband to come to the East Palace every day to explain to Your Highness why a certain government resolution is made like this. My husband will not interfere in the affairs of the East Palace, but he will teach Your Highness in government affairs."

Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "I don't think it's right to let Zhizhengtang intervene in the Eastern Palace. King Liang does not need the Prime Minister to teach him, otherwise I will let him participate in the discussions of Zhizhengtang. I have been thinking for a long time and decided to promote Wen Yanbo to the young tutor of the crown prince. He, Han Aiqing and Fan Aiqing form the Eastern Palace to discuss matters. Except for major military and national affairs and personnel appointments and removals of third ranks or above, all other memorials that require my instructions will be transferred to the Eastern Palace, and you three will assist King Liang in making instructions."

"I obey the order!"

In the afternoon, an order was sent from the palace to officially rename the King of Liang Zhao Zhongzhen to Zhao Xu and enthrone the emperor's heir. The emperor's heir is in a sense the crown prince or the crown prince, but the two are still different. The emperor's heir is just a name, and can be enthroned or abolished.

However, the crown prince or grandson is an important weapon of the country. It cannot be enthroned, but must be enthroned. A grand ceremony must be held to establish a crown prince. Once it is determined, it cannot be changed easily.

It can be understood in this way that the royal heir is the informal crown prince and the backup of the crown prince.

Zhao Zhen had his last resort to enthronement in this way. The rule of the Zhao royal family was that the crown prince could not be established early, and the heirs must be determined until the last moment. However, Zhao Zhen's energy and physical strength could no longer support the operation of the government, so he had to delegate power to King Liang. However, delegating power to King Liang is also called inappropriate, so he used the title of royal heir as a compromise.

The rule of the Zhao royal family did ruin many major events. For example, when Song Zhezong died, he did not designate an heir. In the end, the Empress Dowager Xiang chose a well-behaved prince she liked as the emperor despite the opposition of the ministers. This was Song Huizong, who had given birth to a great country in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Only Song Yingzong in history broke this rule. After he ascended the throne, he enthroned his eldest son Zhao Zhongzhen as the crown prince. The reason was very simple. He himself had enough of the pain of Song Renzong's refusal to enthrone the crown prince.

Zhao Zhen then issued an order, entrust Wen Yanbo as the young tutor of the crown prince, and form the Eastern Palace to discuss matters with the crown prince guest Han Jiang and the crown prince Zhan Fanning, assisting the emperor's heir Zhao Xu in handling the government affairs of the court.

In Mudu Town, Wu County, Fan Tieniu received a package sent from the capital. This was specially sent by his nephew Fan Ning to deliver it from the capital. The package contained two wooden boxes, which contained some seeds he had never seen before.

At the same time, there was also a letter sent, in which Fan Ning repeatedly reminded him to harvest these seeds and try planting them after spring tomorrow. Both of these are unique crops in the world.

Fan Tieniu felt a little panicked. How could he send such an important thing to himself?

"Tieniu, what's wrong with you today?"

When his wife, Lu, saw that her husband was a little confused all day, came over and asked.

Fan Tieniu said with a frown: "Aning sent me some crop seeds and asked me to try planting in the spring next year. It was said that it was unique in the world. I was very nervous. What if I smashed it?"

Lu laughed, "You are famous in all the villages to grow grains. Even if you plant them, who can plant them well? Aning trusts you and sends the seeds to you. Seeing that you are so worried, it will not be that the seeds have become moldy!"

"No, I have carefully looked at the seeds. They are well kept, have a very complete appearance and are well-dry."

"That's it! You just put it in the seed warehouse and keep it with your wheat and rice seeds. You will plant it after the spring next year. Has Aning taught you the method of planting?"

"One is called corn, he said it is similar to planting Jigu, and the other is called pumpkin, which is like planting winter melon."

Jigu is sorghum, which is relatively rare in the south of the Yangtze River, but there are also some. Fan Tieniu has been planted before and is easier to grow. As for winter melons, every household has planted them in front of and behind their houses, and Fan Tieniu is even more troublesome to grow melons.

"Iron Niu, if you are not at ease, use the acres of land behind our house to try planting first. In winter, the ridges are well prepared and the base fertilizer is applied. Planting will start in the spring next year. I guess some seeds are left behind Aning. He asked you to plant them in the south, and the north must also test them! Don't worry too much."

His wife's guidance gave Fan Tieniu a little confidence in his heart. Thinking about it, if the land that has been planted for twenty years is not good, there are very few that can be planted well. He was relieved and nodded and smiled: "Carry the seeds first. By the way, I am going to Changzhou County today. It seems that Su Magistrate Su has been promoted. I want to congratulate him."

"Then you have to change your clothes. You are a staff member at least. You are wearing short clothes all day long, and you are not afraid of people making jokes?"

Fan Tieniu only wore a long gown when he went to Beijing to attend his nephew's wedding a few years ago. Usually, he liked to wear a short blue cloth dress, wide-crotch pants, a cloth strap around his waist, cloth shoes on his feet, and barefoot when he went down the field, which looked like an old farmer than an old farmer.
Chapter completed!