Chapter 1994 Seven Days

Zhao Lun did not doubt Qi Kai's words, because he felt that Qi Kai was a smart man, and he was now in an advantageous position. Smart people knew how to choose. Moreover, Qi Kai had already abandoned Zhao Xuan yesterday, so there was no reason for him to go back.

Qi Kai left Zhao Lun's house with satisfaction. Zhao Lun did not raise any objections to his explanation and arrangement, which made him feel relieved.

After Qi Kai left, Zhao Lun took people to the Ministry of Justice.

The second prince Zhao Ke was always a threat, because there were many people who supported the second prince, including important figures such as Yuan Ji, the Minister of Personnel, Hou Yi, the Minister of Works, and Hou Zhong. Once the second prince cleared his grievances and was released, it would be a threat to him. The second prince Zhao Ke was even more threatening than the eldest prince Zhao Xuan! Zhao Lun could ignore Zhao Xuan, but he could not and dared not ignore Zhao Ke.

Zhao Lun didn't know whether his father was poisoned by Zhao Ke, but it didn't matter. What he had to do was to put the blame on Zhao Ke. It didn't matter whether Zhao Ke deserved the punishment or was wronged.

"Meet His Royal Highness the Third Prince!"

As soon as Zhao Lun appeared in the Ministry of Justice, the officials of the Ministry of Justice saluted one after another with an extremely respectful attitude.

Zhao Lun was very satisfied with this. This was not his first time to the Ministry of Justice, but it was the most courteous one. Zhao Lun knew that all this was related to the will. Compared with the people in other departments, the people in the Ministry of Justice were more "unlearning of etiquette", but at this time, they also knew who would be the master of this country.

"Where is the Minister of Guan?" Zhao Lun asked.

"The Minister is working inside." One of the officials of the Ministry of Justice replied immediately.

"Take me in."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Led by the official of the Ministry of Justice, Zhao Lun walked into the Ministry of Justice. However, as soon as he entered, Zhao Lun felt uncomfortable all over. Every time he came here, he felt that the environment here was a bit gloomy. Although this was an office instead of a prison, he still felt uncomfortable.

Zhao Lun met the Minister of Justice, who was famous in Yanfeng Country, in Guan Zhuo's office. Guan Zhuo stared at the paper in his hand with a frown, as if he had encountered a problem.

"Sir, the Third Prince is here." The official of the Ministry of Justice who led Zhao Lun in said to Guan Zhuo softly.

Guan Zhuo slowly raised his head, glanced at Zhao Lun, and then stood up and saluted Zhao Lun.

"Greetings, His Royal Highness the Third Prince."

"Get up." Zhao Lun walked up to the main seat without any hesitation and sat down. He looked at Guan Zhuo and asked, "I came here today to ask Minister Guan if there is any progress regarding the poisoning of my father?"

Guan Zhuo waved his hand and asked the official from the Ministry of Justice who led the way to leave. Then he said to Zhao Lun, "Your Highness, I have not made much progress on this matter."

Zhao Lun frowned and said with some displeasure, "Now there is a lot of evidence to prove that my second brother is the most suspected of poisoning my father. Why hasn't Minister Guan convicted him yet? Could it be that Minister Guan and my second brother have something to hide? Is it a secret?"

Faced with Zhao Lun's questioning, Guan Zhuo's expression did not change at all, and he said: "Your Highness the Third Prince is joking. I don't have much contact with His Highness the Second Prince on weekdays, so how can there be a secret that cannot be told? Your Highness the Third Prince, you are of noble status, but you cannot slander others at will, and you should be more careful about your words! As for the "many evidences" in His Highness the Third Prince's mouth, I am sorry that I am stupid and do not understand. Please explain it to Your Highness the Third Prince. "

Zhao Lun's face was a little ugly. He did not expect that Guan Zhuo would not give him face. Not only did he contradict him, but he also asked him to be careful about his words. It was simply unreasonable!

Zhao Lun wanted to get angry, but he was still a prince, and the other party was the Minister of Punishment. He could scold a few words, but he couldn't do it if he wanted to deal with the other party. And a simple scolding was obviously useless to Guan Zhuo. He might even be counterattacked by the other party. It was really unnecessary.

"Old man, remember this, when I ascend the throne, I will use you to establish my authority!" Zhao Lun looked at Guan Zhuo with spitting fire in his eyes, and in his heart he had already included Guan Zhuo in his purge list after he ascended the throne.

Guan Zhuo naturally saw Zhao Lun's angry eyes, but he didn't care. Even if he was really dismissed by Zhao Lun in the future, he didn't care. He only did what he thought was right.

"Guan Shangshu, the second emperor was the last person to see the father, and he was the only one who met the father alone. If this murderer is not him, who else can it be?" Zhao Lun questioned.

"I want to remind the Third Prince a little bit." Guan Zhuo said, "The Second Prince was not the last person to see the late emperor. After he left, the palace maids, eunuchs and even the imperial physicians all had contact with your majesty. Among these people, there is also the possibility that the murderer is hiding."

At this point, Guan Zhuo paused and continued, "Now, the Second Prince is indeed the most suspected, but there is no definite evidence to prove that the Second Prince is the murderer of the late emperor. The remarks that the Second Prince is the murderer are just speculations. The murder of the late emperor is of great importance. Countless people in the world are watching and staring. I will never allow the real murderer to go unpunished. Otherwise, it would be disrespectful to the late emperor and a shame for our Yanfeng country!"

Seeing that Guan Zhuo had raised the matter to a higher level, Zhao Lun was powerless to refute. Indeed, if the king of a country was poisoned, but the real murderer could not be found, it would inevitably be ridiculed by people from other countries, and their Yanfeng country would become a laughing stock.

However, Zhao Lun was obviously unwilling to let Guan Zhuo investigate so slowly. He looked at Guan Zhuo and said, "Minister Guan, are you so sure that my second brother is not the murderer?"

"I don't know who the murderer is, and I didn't say that the Second Prince is definitely not the murderer." Guan Zhuo said, "Everything will be known only after the investigation is clear."

"How long will it take?" Zhao Lun asked.

"It's hard to say, maybe three days, maybe five days, or maybe a month." Guan Zhuo said.

"No, you must give me an accurate time today." Zhao Lun said relentlessly.

"I can't do it!" Guan Zhuo said.

Zhao Lun stared at Guan Zhuo and said, "I'll give you seven days. If you haven't found the murderer after seven days, I'll only ask you!"

After that, Zhao Lun left without looking back.

If possible, Zhao Lun would like to dismiss Guan Zhuo and replace him with an obedient person, but he has no qualifications and no right to do so now. He is still a prince, while Guan Zhuo is the Minister of Justice. It is not possible for a prince to dismiss a Minister of Justice.

But if he ascended the throne, everything would be different. As the king of a country, he naturally had the right, and Qi Kai needed seven days to prepare, so Zhao Lun also gave Guan Zhuo seven days to investigate.

After seven days, if Guan Zhuo still did not close the case, Zhao Lun would dismiss Guan Zhuo's title as the Minister of Justice in his capacity as the Emperor of Yanfeng, without any mercy.