Hope for luck

Chapter 486

Hu Xiangang heard Guan Shizhao said that he learned a lot from opera and saw a lot of things, so he frowned and listened for a while.

After a while, the mistress came to the two of them, respectfully asked for instructions, and said that a high-quality private room had been prepared for the two honored guests.

Seeing this, Guan Shizhao hurriedly asked Hu Xiangang to go to the private room to talk. Hu Xiangang didn't think much about it, and walked while listening to the opera sung on the stage.

The more he listened, the more miserable Hu Xiangang's face became. As soon as he entered the private room, Hu Xiangang made a decision and said angrily:

"Ridiculous! How can the matter of the royal family seize the throne be staged on this stage? I really don't care about the imperial court! This official immediately sent someone to seal up this Goulan!"

These words made Guan Shizhao's face change drastically, and he hurriedly persuaded:

"My lord, calm down, it's just a drama, and it's not real. Why are you so serious?"

Hu Xiangang was still full of anger:
"How can you not be serious? This is something that cannot be spread. If the common people read it, what do they think of the royal family? If someone wants to follow suit, where will the emperor be placed?"

After hearing this, Guan Shizhao's face suddenly turned pale. What Hu Xiangang said was exactly what he was doing recently.

After thinking about it, Guan Shizhao still calmed down first, and then argued eloquently:

"My lord, you can't just seal up this Goulan because of this, it will arouse suspicion from others, my lord may wish to think about it, if you use this reason to not allow the Goulan theater to act, then other people will only think you are overbearing and unreasonable, don't you Forget it, right now the New Party is pressing ahead every step of the way!"

These words made Hu Xiangang calm down. Speaking of the New Party, he thought of Gao Pan.

What's more, he came to Guan Shizhao for the sake of climbing high, and wanted to hear Guan Shizhao's opinion.

However, the opera in the Goulan Theater really made him hear something wrong, and even felt that it was very inappropriate.

"Shi Zhao, even so, you shouldn't be indulging in this place. Your Highness needs your advice now, so don't slack off!"

Guan Shizhao saw that Hu Xian had calmed down just now, and he was not going to seal up the Quxi Garden any more, so he also breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly replied respectfully:
"Don't worry, my lord, the students have always kept His Highness's matter in mind, and, recently, the students are also working hard for His Highness's great cause!"

After Hu Xiangang heard this, his brows twitched and he asked:

"You mean, you often go to Prince Gong's Mansion just for His Highness' great cause?"

Guan Shizhao didn't want to reveal this matter at first, but when Hu Xian just asked now, he had no choice but to say it outright.

Hu Xiangang was a little dumbfounded when he heard it, and it took him a long time to react. He stared at Guan Shizhao with wide eyes:
"No wonder you said that you learned a lot from these operas, so you actually planned to emulate these operas?"

Guan Shizhao didn't hear the sarcasm in Hu Xiangang's words, and thought that Hu Xiangang was praising him, so he said with a smile:

"Hey, it's just applying what I've learned, opera can be performed, why can't I put it into practice?"

After Hu Xiangang heard this, his face turned livid:

"Ridiculous! Do you think usurping the throne is a child's play? You can succeed casually? If so, the throne may change every month!"

Guan Shizhao also understood, knowing that Hu Xiangang still didn't believe it, but Guan Shizhao firmly believed in his heart that he could succeed.

Because, he watched these operas every day, and he had memorized some of the scenes by heart. The more he was like this, the more he felt that he could succeed.

After thinking for a moment, Guan Shizhao still whispered back:
"My lord, let's make a bet. If the student doesn't succeed, I'll be a slave by my lord's side from now on, serving you every day, never complaining..."

"If the student succeeds, I hope that you can praise the student, and the student will feel honored!"

Hu Xiangang saw that Guan Shizhao seemed to have been dazed by listening to the drama, and he was very disappointed. Now he finally understood why Guan Shizhao failed the rankings several times.

Just like Guan Shizhao, if he doesn't fail the ranking, who will fail?
After thinking about it, Hu Xiangang didn't try to persuade him any more. Guan Shizhao's attitude was obvious, and he didn't look back if he didn't hit the south wall.

And Hu Xiangang suddenly thought, if this is the case, it would be good to test the bottom line of the new party, as long as it does not affect Liang Wang, it doesn't matter.

Immediately, Hu Xiangang put his hands on the table, narrowed his eyes and said:

"Gao Pan went to see a prisoner in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. This person is from Dantang County. In your opinion, what is Gao Pan planning to do?"

After hearing this, Guan Shizhao frowned and thought for a while, then touched his chin and said:
"If you go to see the prisoner in Dantang County, then maybe you are going to rescue him. After all, Gao Pan was the magistrate of Dantang County before..."

"It's also possible that Gao Pan was looking for trouble and deliberately arranged for a prisoner from Dantang County to make you lose your footing, sir. In the end, you will end up in the same fate as the previous household department!"

Guan Shizhao's last words made Hu Xiangang's heart skip a beat. He didn't want to follow in the footsteps of the Minister of the Household Department and the Minister of Finance, so he hurriedly said:

"Then what do you think is the most likely?"

Guan Shizhao frowned and thought for a while, then replied with a serious face:
"The latter possibility is more likely. Don't forget, my lord. Now that the New Party has the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Households, it can be said that the power to appoint and remove officials and the power to finance expenditures are all in their hands..."

"The two most important ministries of the six ministries are already in hand. After that, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Industry are not that important. The Ministry of War is directly under the emperor's command, but the Ministry of Punishment is very important. After all, once evidence is found, the Ministry of Officials has the right to judge directly. I personally think that the Ministry of Officials will be the next department that the New Party will occupy!"

This analysis shocked Hu Xiangang even more. Originally, he thought that Gao Pan's sudden visit to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs must be a bad thing.

After Guan Shizhao's analysis, he was completely convinced that Gao Pan went to meet people in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice just to overthrow him, the minister of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

Thinking of this, Hu Xiangang suddenly felt a little flustered, Gao Pan's 'combat ability' was noticed by everyone.

After the household department was uncovered by him, half of the officials changed from high-ranking officials who lived in eight seats to prisoners, and some people were even beheaded and ransacked.

Hu Xiangang couldn't imagine that he would be stepped down by Gao Pan like this, not to mention that he was the only real powerful minister around King Liang.

If he also collapses, if King Liang wants to get the support of more ministers, it may be Huangliang Yimeng.

Thinking of this, Hu Xiangang looked at Guan Shizhao and asked:
"Since that's the case, what do you think, how to guard against it? Although this official is not like those corrupt villains in the household department, he can't stand up to a big investigation. Who doesn't have a few slaves? How many servants who bully others?"

After hearing this, Guan Shizhao nodded hurriedly:

"What your lord said is very true. As long as you are upright and honest, the new party will not be able to pull you down no matter what..."

"Students think that adults can first see what the hell Gao Pan is doing. If he wants to make trouble with this prisoner, adults might as well obey him. As long as you follow him, the students think that he can't make trouble if he wants to!"

(End of this chapter)