Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 491 Provoking Discord
At this time, in the cubicle, the bartender had already served the food and drink, Pang Tianshou picked up the chopsticks and began to eat. One of the other two was Yuan Pengnian, the royal censor of Zuodu from King Gui's side, and the other was Shi Zhong, the science teacher of the Longwu court. Gold Fort.

Yuan Pengnian listened to Pang Tianshou's words, but he didn't have the heart to eat wine. The entire Gui Dynasty court was looking forward to Emperor Longwu's ascension to heaven, so that King Gui could ascend to the throne. King Tang takes over, can he not be in a hurry?

"Elder-in-law, King Gui is the grandson of Shenzong. He is not a vassal in the Tang Dynasty, so he still wants his brother to die?" Yuan Pengnian stretched his neck and complained: "This throne belongs to His Royal Highness King Gui, and it doesn't matter if Longwu takes it over , he Tang Wang still wants to continue to occupy, how can there be such a thing in the world. Besides, the previous three agreed that after Nanjing was conquered, they would discuss the throne, why should Su Guansheng support the Tang Wang?"

Jin Bao on the side just went to let the bartender serve food, so he didn't hear Pang Tianshou's words. Now he suddenly heard that Su Guansheng wanted to make the king of Tang, he was also shocked, there was no sign at all, and Longwu had a prince, how could he help him? Bao Tang Wang?

At this time, he and Pang Tianshou have already boarded King Gui's boat. He is now a dissatisfied official, with a low rank and no dispatch, his salary is pitifully small, and there is no money to earn. Only when King Gui ascended the throne can he have a chance to stand out, but now it is said that the officials of the Longwu court intend to support the king of Tang after Longwu's death. Wang, it’s impossible! It’s not like your majesty doesn’t have a prince, so it’s never the turn of Tang Wang!”

Pang Tianshou put down his chopsticks, and looked at the two of them coldly, "Hmph, Su Guansheng is His Majesty's confidant, does he not know that His Majesty has collapsed? His Highness King Gui is waiting to take the throne, can he not know? If His Majesty can live ten years For many years, he has naturally supported and protected the prince, but now His Majesty certainly does not have much time. The master is suspicious of the country, and the little prince will definitely not be able to compete with King Gui, and even King Lu. Yan didn't dare to support the little prince, otherwise he would be Sima Zhao's heart, and everyone would know it. Now that the Tang Tang sect wants to continue to control the court, they can only be the king of Gaotang."

The two were stunned for a while by Pang Tianshou's several questions, but after thinking about it carefully, King Gui was waiting for Longwu to ascend to heaven, and the civil servants of the Longwu court naturally knew this. Snatch the mountains and rivers they have conquered.

Yuan Pengnian frowned, "Why is there no sign of this incident at all?" "Our family admires Su Guansheng for this!" Pang Tianshou continued: "He knows that His Majesty's blood is not as good as His Royal Highness King Gui, so at the beginning of the Longwu Court Among them, he was the only scholar who insisted on eradicating King Gui, but His Majesty and Wang Yan tended to negotiate with the three families and dismissed him. Finally, the three families seemed to reconcile. The day is worse than the day, and when the country is in turmoil, it is obvious that the little prince is unable to fight for the throne, so he immediately thought of supporting Tang Wang. This kind of thing, he can't even tell His Majesty, so he acts very secretly. He and Tang The two kings, during the suzerainty reform, one was a bad person and reduced the supply of the clan, while the other piled up the salary in the living room and let the clan in difficulty draw it. They immediately enhanced the status of the Tang king and bought a large number of clans If it’s just like this, our family may only think that Tang Wang is a virtuous king, but this time the clan is organized into an army, and the Tang Wang leads it, which exposes their ambitions.”

After Yuan Pengnian and Jin Bao heard the words, they were a little shocked. Su Guansheng, an old fox, really couldn't be underestimated. He actually took advantage of the opportunity of the vassal reform to help the king of Tang buy people's hearts.

"Originally we thought that Wang Yan was the biggest threat to His Highness King Gui's ascension to the throne, but now it seems that Su Guansheng must also be taken down, and it is best to make Tang Wang stinky."

Several of them are people who have been in the officialdom for a long time, and they still have a lot of experience in political struggles. After analyzing the current situation, Jin Bao suggested: "Just now my father-in-law said that Su Guansheng wanted to be the king of Gaotang in order to succeed him in the future, but After all, Your Majesty has a prince, and he definitely hopes to pass it on to be the eldest son of the emperor. Su Guansheng is between this point, so he must support the King of Tang behind His Majesty's back, so why don't we disclose this matter, and refer to his intention of colluding with the vassal king? Bad."

"This is a good idea. Many of Su Guansheng's reforms this time are inconsistent with the ancestral system, but our family feels that now is not the time to deal with Su Guansheng." Pang Tianshou shook his head and said: "The current plan to fight against Wang Yan has already been carried out. Halfway through, if you suddenly deal with Su Guansheng, you will make too many enemies, and your Majesty is still healthy, so there is no need to rush to deal with him and King Tang."

After Yuan Pengnian and Jin Bao heard this, they both nodded. The old eunuch has gone through three dynasties and experienced many ups and downs, so the analysis is quite reasonable.

Seeing this, Pang Tianshou smiled complacently, "This time, the imperial court is going to support Sichuan and Shu, but they really can't afford the money. Su Guansheng, as the secretary of the household department, is a clever woman who can't cook without rice. He and several elders intend to Move the treasury of the Five Loyalty Army. This is our chance. We estimate that Wang Yan will definitely not agree. You can let the few censors who have taken refuge in King Gui take the opportunity to participate in Wang Yan's control of the court tax. Sue him for deliberately rebelling against him, Wang Yan must think that the prophecy was spread by Su Guansheng, and the civil servants want to seize his power, and the two sides must completely tear their skins apart.

Pang Tianshou has worked in the political arena for many years. He has been by the emperor's side for a long time. He has rich experience in political struggle. Light, stubborn, and quick-tempered, he just happens to use it as a gun.

The censor is a legal tool for biting people, and Wang Yan has a lot of things to grasp, such as collusion between officials and businessmen, controlling court taxes, privately paying soldiers, inviting people's hearts, intending to rebel, and can be placed at will.

At this time, in the Longwu court, apart from some officials like Chen Zizhuang and Gu Yuanjing who were loyal to whoever was the emperor, they were Wang Yan, and the civil servants of the Tang Dynasty faction headed by Su Guansheng. They were very powerful, and Pang Tianshou It is impossible to deal with any faction, but he decided to provoke, making Wang Yan and Su Guansheng fight, then they can fish in troubled waters.

"Tall, Eunuch is really tall~" Jin Bao was really admiring when he heard this, and he flattered him happily.

Yuan Pengnian's experience is richer, and he met Wang Yan before, so he thought it was too easy, "How sure is my father-in-law? Wang Yan has made a lot of contributions. Will Longwu cut off his own arm just because of a few prophecies? "

Pang Tianshou sneered in his signature creepy way: "Emperors in ancient and modern times, the most taboo is the master of high meritorious service. How was Yue Fei back then? Wasn't the holy family prosperous? Wasn't the prestige high? Wasn't the meritorious service not great? Why don't you just kill him if you say so. Our family tells you that a rumor can make money if it is repeated a thousand times, as long as we keep preaching that Wang Yan is going to rebel, and if we talk too much, can your majesty not be suspicious?"

(End of this chapter)