Zhao Zongyi said: "In the early days, the government established the Political System Council to control all officials. Its position is comparable to that of the prime minister in ancient times."
"Um?"
Upon hearing this news, Zhao Yunrang frowned and asked, "How can this be? The prime minister already holds great power, and now he's been reinstated as chancellor. Has the emperor forgotten about Cao Cao?"
Zhao Zongyi smiled bitterly and said, "The key point is that the establishment of the Political System Council is fine, but the head of this Political System Council is Zhao Jun."
"Zhao Jun?"
Zhao Yunrang's eyes widened and he asked, "Zhao Jun from the Imperial City Division?"
"Yes."
Zhao Zongyi said, "Right now, everyone in Bianliang is saying that Zhao Jun is the late emperor's youngest son, and that's why he's held in high esteem by the government."
"absurd."
Zhao Yunrang stood up from the chair, put his hands behind his back and frowned.
Zhao Zongyi hurriedly said, "But it's spreading all over Bianliang now."
"What's the point of spreading these things? As long as he's not a member of the royal family, then Po Tian is just someone with the surname Zhao."
Zhao Yunrang was not too panicked. He was the Grand Master of the Imperial Clan, and no one knew better than him whether there was a person named Zhao Jun in the imperial clan.
Seeing his father was quite calm, Zhao Zongyi calmed down as well and said, "It was my fault."
Although Zhao Yunrang said this, he couldn't help but feel a little worried. After a moment's thought, he immediately asked Zhao Zongyi, "What's going on in the palace? How is your thirteenth brother?"
Zhao Zongyi said, "No news has come out of the palace. Thirteenth Brother is being raised by the Queen. Yesterday, the Queen even sent someone to say that Thirteenth Brother is very cute."
"Hmm."
Zhao Yunrang pondered for a moment, then said, "Don't worry about this matter, just let me handle it."
"yes."
Zhao Zongyi responded respectfully.
Then the father and son talked about some other things, and then Zhao Zongyi left.
After his eldest son left, Zhao Yunrang walked slowly around the house.
Although he was sixteen years older than Zhao Zhen, he and Zhao Zhen were actually of the same generation. During the reign of Emperor Zhenzong, who had no son, he was sent to the palace to be trained as the crown prince.
As a result, when Zhao Zhen was born, he was no longer useful as a spare tire and was sent out of the palace in disgrace.
This incident has always made him feel very ashamed.
After all, he was only one step away from that position, but he missed it because of Zhao Zhen's birth.
Therefore, Zhao Yunrang was jealous of Zhao Zhen throughout his life.
But he hid it very well and never showed it in front of outsiders. He was always respectful to Zhao Zhen and did not give Zhao Zhen any handle.
Now the opportunity has finally come to him.
In recent years, Zhao Zhen followed his father's old path and was still childless at the age of 27. At the suggestion of court officials, he brought Zhao Yunrang's thirteenth son, Zhao Zongshi, into the palace last year.
Although he did not ascend the throne, it seemed like a good idea to place his hopes on his son.
This made Old Thirteen the greatest hope in Zhao Yunrang's life.
And now suddenly Zhao Jun appears?
"Zhao Jun?"
"Zhao Jun!"
Zhao Yunrang thought carefully in the hall and muttered a few words.
This Zhao Jun absolutely cannot be the late emperor's son.
Otherwise, there would definitely not be no rumors for so many years.
And this person is not a member of the royal family.
At least in his memory, there was no one named Zhao Jun in the royal family, including Taizu's lineage.
So what is going on with this person?
Will it pose a threat to Jong-sil's position as crown prince?
Zhao Yunrang narrowed his eyes.
to be honest.
He felt that the threat would not be very big, or even that there was basically no threat at all.
After all, Zhao Jun's origins were unknown and he was not included in the royal family tree, so it was impossible for him to become the heir to the emperor.
Even though rumors are flying everywhere in Bianliang, when has there been no rumors in Bianliang?
Even if he was a member of the imperial clan, the clan was divided into the Taizu lineage and the Taizong lineage. At least in the Taizong lineage, there was definitely no one like Zhao Jun.
Therefore, Zhao Yunrang didn't think that Zhao Jun could cause him any trouble.
The only problem is.
This person is in charge of the Government System Council, controls all officials and becomes the head of all officials. Will he pose any threat to my son's succession to the throne in the future?
If this person has great power and can influence the emperor's decision, what should be done if he is brought back to the palace to be adopted?
Zhao Yunrang pondered carefully.
In his opinion, Zhao Zhen was 27 years old, and there had been no movement in the palace, so he thought he was infertile.
If everything goes well for my thirteenth son, there is a very high possibility that he will become the crown prince.
But I'm afraid that Zhao Jun will cause some trouble.
After all, in addition to the lineage of King Gongjing of Shang, Taizong's descendants also included King Gongyi of Zhen, King Gonghui of Chu, and King Gongsu of Zhou, and there were quite a few of them.
Especially King Gongsu of Zhou, also known as King Zhao Yuanyan of Jing.
His offspring were once brought into the palace by Empress Dowager Liu and were his strong competitors.
If Zhao Jun were to persuade the emperor to send other families' descendants into the palace, his situation would be very passive.
Thinking of this, Zhao Yunrang did not hesitate and immediately returned to his study to write a memorial.
He wrote the note for two purposes.
One was to use the excuse that there were rumors everywhere in Bianliang that Zhao Jun was the late emperor's youngest son to ask the emperor whether this was true, in order to test Zhao Jun's background.
Secondly.
If this person is really a member of the royal family, then he can have a good talk with Zhao Jun. If the other party supports his child, then everything will be easy.
If the other party did not support him, then he would have no choice but to announce the matter and then request that Zhao Jun be allowed to return to the royal family.
Anyway, Zhao Yunrang was certain that this man named Zhao Jun was not from Taizong's lineage, even if he was from Taizu's lineage it didn't matter.
Taizu’s descendants cannot become emperor.
(End of this chapter)
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