The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Chapter 367 Conspiracy
Sheng Hong was dragged out to dinner by King Yong, and King Yong also brought a large group of officials to accompany him. During the dinner, he introduced Sheng Hong to everyone as his good brother.

Sheng Hong was a small official of the sixth rank, when he received this kind of treatment, he was a little confused, he didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in King Yong's gourd.

When he was about to leave, King Yong gave Sheng Hong a box and asked him to take it home to Mrs. Sheng.

Sheng Hong wanted to refuse, but King Yong didn't give him any chance to refuse.

After returning home, Sheng Hong opened the box and saw that it was a thousand-year-old ginseng.

This kind of heavy gift is too hot to handle, so he hurried to Shou'an Hall to find the old lady, and discussed what King Yong meant by this?
The old lady Sheng was also a little confused. It stands to reason that King Yong is a prince, so there is no reason to give such an important gift to Sheng Hong. On the contrary, Sheng Hong gave him a similar gift.

The old lady vaguely realized that King Yong's move should have nothing to do with Sheng Hong, and only Wang Gang was left after thinking about it.

Sheng Hong hurriedly called Wang Gang to Shou'an Hall for questioning.

When Wang Gang saw the thousand-year-old ginseng, he knew that this was King Yong's expression of goodwill, and it should be to thank him for overthrowing the commander of the imperial army.

"Since it was given by King Yong, father can take it!" Wang Gang said indifferently.

The old lady is a fine person, upon hearing this, she knew that Wang Gang must have some relationship with King Yong in private.

"Feng'er, have you taken refuge in Prince Yong?" Old Madam Sheng asked directly.

Sheng Hong was shocked, he came to the capital to be a small official with the purpose of avoiding the struggle for the heir apparent, but he didn't expect his son to jump in on his own initiative.

"Grandmother was joking, what am I, and what qualifications do I have to join King Yong?" Wang Gang laughed.

The old lady Sheng and Sheng Hong thought about it again, who is King Yong, how can Wang Gang, a mere man, be able to serve him.

"Father, if you took the gift from King Yong today, you might be embarrassed by the officials tomorrow, so you have to be prepared." Wang Gang reminded Sheng Hong.

Sheng Hong was puzzled and said, "What does King Yong's gift to me have to do with the officials?"

Old Madam Sheng had already thought of something, and she looked at Wang Gang with complicated eyes.

Wang Gang explained to Sheng Hong: "Father has never stood in a team before, and belongs to the Qingliu lineage. Although the official is small, it is also safe.

But when you received King Yong's gift, many people would think that you had already taken refuge in King Yong. The officials naturally did not want King Yong to become more and more powerful in the court. Since he couldn't beat King Yong, it was his father's bad luck. "

Sheng Hong thought about it too, and broke into a cold sweat from fright, and said, "Why don't I return the gift tomorrow."

The old lady Sheng said angrily: "You took it all back, and if you take it back, what face will King Yong have?"

Sheng Hong was sweating profusely, and asked the old lady: "Mother, what should I do, if I knew earlier, I shouldn't have returned to the capital."

The old lady Sheng sighed: "One step at a time is counted as one step at a time. Now there is no way out."

The next day, the officials really found a small mistake, scolded Sheng Hong severely, and deducted half a year's salary from him.

King Yong also interceded for Sheng Hong, but the officials scolded King Yong even more and made him and Sheng Hong kneel for an hour.

Sheng Hong knelt for a long time and couldn't get up. King Yong was refuted by the officials in public, and his face was ugly.

The ministers in the court have also been silent these days.

First, King Yan's right-hand man, the commander of the imperial army, was kicked out by King Yong, and then another official took advantage of Sheng Hong's small mistake to slap King Yong in the face.

The change of court was so fast that even Prime Minister Han Qi didn't dare to get involved.

Sheng Hong complained to the old lady after returning home, and Wang Gang also received an invitation from King Yong.

Still in the room in Fan Lou, Wang Gang saw King Yong again, but this time King Yong's attitude towards Wang Gang was much better.

"Nephew Sheng Xian, please take a seat quickly." King Yong warmly invited Wang Gang to take a seat, even changing the address.

"My lord, it seems that you have already believed that I have the ability to give you a white hat." Wang Gang smiled confidently.

"Nephew Sheng Xian is really capable, he can even get the handle of the commander of the imperial army, and even the official imperial city secretary doesn't know that Gao Tan is a fake." King Yong laughed.

The corner of Wang Gang's mouth curled up, and he said proudly: "Actually, it's nothing. In business these years, making money is secondary. I used the sales channel of the glass bottle to establish an intelligence organization."

King Yong was stunned for a moment, he probably didn't expect Wang Gang to be so frank, to say things like intelligence organizations so lightly.

However, the greater Wang Gang's ability, the more beneficial it is for him to win the heir.

"Nephew, are the officials really not going to let me or King Yan be the emperor?" King Yong asked.

Wang Gang said: "Nowadays, the official family has sat on the throne for 40 years, and they have mastered the art of checks and balances. They sit back and watch the prince and Yan Wang grow bigger, and their purpose is to balance the court.

But the officials never let you and King Yan touch the military power. In fact, their intentions are very clear, and you are not the candidates for the heir in his mind. "

King Yong is a smart man, and he understood the key at once.

"Which prince has military power in his hands, whoever is the future prince."

The corner of Wang Gang's mouth curled up, he nodded and said: "Yes, the prince may not be loved by his courtiers, but he must not lose power, especially military power.

Because no matter how much trouble there is in the capital in the future, as long as the military power is in hand, the chaos can be corrected and the throne can be secured. "

King Yong stood up, paced back and forth in the room, his expression fluctuating, because he already knew the candidate for the future crown prince.

There are many princes of the Song Dynasty, but only one has an army in his hand and is suitable to be the crown prince, that is the eighth prince Zhao Zongquan.

Zhao Zongquan was established as the crown prince by the government many years ago. Later, because of the birth of the official's own son, Zhao Zongquan voluntarily resigned from the crown prince, and went to other places.

In order to compensate Zhao Zongquan, the officials allowed his palace to privately raise troops, in the name of suppressing bandits.

In this way, Zhao Zongquan became the only prince with military power.

More importantly, although Zhao Zongquan resigned from the position of prince, he is still considered an adopted son of the official family and is still in the royal family tree.

Once the official family dies and there is no reserve, Zhao Zongquan will be the legitimate heir.

The name is justified and there are soldiers in his hands, the more King Yong thinks about it, the more wrong he is, but he can't completely believe that he has been completely defeated.

"Impossible, since the officials like the Eight Kings, why didn't they recall him to the capital?"

Wang Gang replied: "It is precisely because you and King Yan are in the capital that the officials will not find King Yan.

You two kings have been fighting for power for many years, and the strength in your hands is so strong that even the officials have to take care of it. King Yan even secretly bought the commander of the imperial army. "

King Yong snorted coldly and said: "The officials are afraid that the eighth king will return to the court, so he became the target of King Yan and me. He really loves this adopted son."

Wang Gang said: "Yan Wang should have figured it out a step earlier than the prince, so he has been recruiting troops and buying horses during this period of time, buying the commander of the imperial army externally, and concubine Rong internally. The attention of the fight is to change the dynasty."

King Yong was really in a hurry and asked, "Nephew, what should I do now?"

Wang Gang said to himself: "King Yan loses the command of the imperial army, so he has no capital to rebel. He should not make any moves in a short period of time. This period of time is the prince's opportunity."

King Yong frowned and said, "You want me to rebel?"

Wang Gang asked back: "Is the prince really willing to be subordinate to others?"

King Yong shook his head.

Wang Gang continued: "No matter who becomes the king, it is impossible for the prince and Yan Wang to be accommodated, the prince should understand this!

There is no turning back when fighting for the reserve, and if you don't become an emperor, you will become a ghost. "

King Yong was finally moved.

"This king just wants to rebel, but he doesn't have any soldiers!"

Wang Gang said: "My lord, don't worry, as long as you have money, you will have soldiers. I can help you with this."

King Yong's eyes lit up and he asked, "Raising an army is not easy."

Wang Gang smiled and said: "It seems that the prince still doesn't believe me, your army in the middle of Sichuan has already been completed!"

King Yong was shocked, because Wang Gang revealed his biggest secret in one word.

"How do you know?" King Yong now felt that Wang Gang was terrible, and this kind of person must be killed if he is not a friend.

"Although what the prince does is secretive, it is easy for people to find out that a large amount of money flows into Shu from the palace every year."

In fact, King Yong also knew that it was impossible to fight for reserves without soldiers, so he secretly trained an army and hid in Shu, disguised as bandits, with about 5000 people.

It's not that King Yong didn't want to hide more soldiers, but that it was too expensive to raise an army, and even with the wealth of the palace, he couldn't support an army of ten thousand people.

"If you can trust me, my lord, I will pay for all the expenses of the army in the future." Wang Gang's voice was like the temptation of a devil.

"Really?" King Yong said happily.

There are [-] mountains in the middle of Sichuan, and tens of thousands of people can be hidden. As long as the money problem is solved, everything will be easy to handle.

"If the virtuous nephew can really help the king succeed, the position of prime minister will definitely be the virtuous nephew in the future." King Yong began to draw big cakes.

Wang Gang shook his head and said: "My qualifications are too low, even if I have the talent of prime minister, I can't secure the position of prime minister. The prince only needs to give me a secretary of the household department."

When Wang Gang made the request, King Yong felt more at ease.

"Okay, on the day this king takes the throne, my nephew will be my Minister of the Household Department."

(End of this chapter)