Hope for luck

Chapter 495
Naturally, Gao Pan couldn't hear the conversation in Prince Gong's mansion, but at the moment he was referring to Prince Gong.

In a garden in Luwang Mansion, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, and the spring is bright and beautiful, which makes people linger and forget to return.

However, Gao Pan, who was behind King Lu at the moment, didn't have the heart to appreciate the colorful scenery, but frowned and said:

"Your Highness, Prince Gong seems to have been persuaded. Recently, more and more members of the old party have entered and exited Prince Gong's mansion. The most surprising thing is that Jiang Linming, the censor of the left capital, is actually one of the deeply hidden old party members. ..."

"The minister didn't know before that Jiang Linming was also a member of the old party. It didn't look like it before!"

With the confrontation between the old and the new parties, more and more officials have stood in line, and before this, the Zuodu censor Jiang Linming and Gao Pan had never thought of it.

Therefore, at the moment, his face is quite solemn, as if he is a little worried about Jiang Linming's standing in line.

While Lu Wang looked at the delicate and beautiful flowers blooming in the garden, he joked:

"I can't tell, you're very well informed, why doesn't this king know about it!"

These words made Gao Pan's face stagnate, and then a cold sweat broke out, and he didn't know how to explain it for a while.

Fortunately, Lu Wang didn't seem to intend to get too entangled in this issue, but went on to say:

"I didn't expect that after more than ten years, Uncle Gong's ambition has not changed. Gao Pan, what do you think, what should I and my father do?"

Gao Pan understood that King Lu was not asking how to deal with Prince Gong's ambition, but how to deal with Prince Gong.

After all, Prince Gong is also the brother of Emperor Tianfeng, and both of them are princes born to the late emperor.

Seventeen years ago, when Emperor Tianfeng had just ascended the throne, Prince Gong plotted a palace coup, but was discovered by Emperor Tianfeng, and he was not beheaded, but was placed under house arrest in the palace.

Now that Prince Gong has another heart, how to deal with him has become the biggest problem.

In Prince Lu's heart, it seemed that he was not worried that Prince Gong's coup d'état would succeed again, but was worried about how to deal with Prince Gong afterwards.

In Gao Pan's heart, he naturally wanted to kill Prince Gong. After all, he still bears the hatred of his parents in this life. Gao Pan even wanted to kill Prince Gong himself.

Thinking of this, Gao Pan had an idea, and whispered beside King Lu.

After King Lu heard this, his eyes widened instantly, and he stared at Gao Pan intently:

"You, do you want him to die that much?"

Gao Pan took a deep breath, squinted his eyes and replied:

"Your Highness, now that Prince Gong is not dead, people in the old party will still feel that there is an opportunity to take advantage of it. Only after he dies will the old party completely die down!"

"Besides, Prince Gong's ambitions are growing. After more than ten years, he still has illusions in his heart. His immortality is a huge hidden danger to the emperor and your highness!"

These words made King Lu narrow his eyes, and after a long time, he sighed softly:

"Since that's the case, I will tell my father this statement, and I think my father will also accept it. As for...whether you can show up, this king thinks that you should not go. Swords have no eyes, and this king is afraid..."

In the last words, Lu Wang didn't make it too clear, but the meaning was already obvious, that is, he was worried that Gao Pan would encounter accidents because of this.

And Gao Pan said firmly:

"Your Highness, don't worry, I still have the power to protect myself after learning a martial art. Besides, the palace has already been arranged. I don't think that Prince Gong and others will fight to the death in the end!"

After hearing this, King Lu sighed slightly:
"Hey, it's hard to say, since they are preparing to make trouble, they will definitely not be caught without a fight..."

Gao Pan still bowed and replied:

"It's okay, I will protect myself as the main priority, I will not let myself get hurt, I am also very afraid of death!"

When Prince Gong heard this, he couldn't help laughing, and then he didn't stop him anymore, and even teased Gao Pan like a slippery monkey, who couldn't catch or hit him at all.

Hearing this, Gao Pan couldn't laugh or cry, he didn't expect that in Lu Wang's eyes, he was such an existence, but he didn't think much about it, just laughed along with him.

……

With the end of the imperial examination fraud case at the end of February, the strife in the court has reached the point where fire and water cannot be tolerated.

Whatever political opinion the new party puts forward, the old party will definitely try its best to oppose and ridicule it, so that the extension of the new policy to several other provinces has been delayed again and again.

Even Dong Pingzhang, the first assistant, could not enforce it in the face of this situation, because the provinces promoted by the New Deal this time have already touched the vital interests of many officials in the court.
Since the implementation of the New Deal last year in Dantang County doubled the tax revenue, Dong Pingzhang proposed to extend the New Deal to several southern provinces.

As soon as this proposal came out, it immediately met with fierce resistance from the old party. Local officials such as the governor of Jiangnan and the governor of Donghai also submitted memorials one after another, stating that the New Deal could not be implemented.

This situation was much more violent than when the New Deal was implemented in Dongshan before, so that Emperor Tianfeng had to deal with it carefully.

In the end, this matter dragged on for several months, and what the people in the court were waiting for was a flood in the South River, which affected several provinces in the south!
The national treasury is already empty, and with the Dongshan riots last year, the cost of military pay has already exceeded the budget.

Now that there is a flood in the south, countless people are waiting for relief from the court, but the court can't make up the money and food at all.

Dong Pingzhang took the opportunity to mention the New Deal again, thinking that the New Deal was already the general trend. If there was another catastrophe and the court did not allocate funds for disaster relief, it would definitely spark a civil uprising, and it would be too late.

Seeing this, Emperor Tianfeng summoned many ministers to discuss it overnight, and finally rejected all opinions and decided to adopt Dong Pingzhang's proposal.

Because at this time, these ministers can't come up with any remedies except for a few empty words.

In the end, it was Dong Pingzhang who proposed to use work as relief and issue relief bonds in the name of the court, which was able to plug this loophole.

It was also because of these two measures that Emperor Tianfeng firmly supported Dong Pingzhang, because the New Deal actually increased the court's tax revenue.

More importantly, Dong Pingzhang is not just talking big words, but has practical actions.

And these two methods were naturally provided by Gao Pan to Dong Pingzhang.

Work-for-relief means that while the victims have something to do, they can also get corresponding remuneration, and it also has a certain effect on mitigating floods.

As for the relief bond, it is naturally a cross-generational debt that Gao Pan came up with in combination with modern thinking.

This kind of bond issued by the imperial court is naturally the first time in this era, and it temporarily relieves the pressure on the treasury funds.

However, Gao Pan also reminded Dong Pingzhang that this method is ultimately just a way to quench thirst by drinking poison. It cannot be issued as a last resort, otherwise, in the end, no one will buy this kind of bond at all.

(End of this chapter)