Chapter 2196: Shock

"Hou Zhong is not a man who stays content." Zhou Yanfeng said, "I suspect that the incident in Nanlin City was caused by Hou Zhong!"

Qi Kai was suddenly shocked and said, "Do you mean that Hou Zhong chased the eldest prince to Nanlin City?"

Zhou Yanfeng nodded, "Don't forget, Hou Zhong's methods are very vicious. He is definitely capable of assassinating the prince."

Li Yang also nodded and said, "Yes, he is the kind of person who will do anything to achieve his goals. The existence of the eldest prince is a threat to them. When the eldest prince was still in the imperial capital, they were not easy to take action and were afraid of him. But now that the eldest prince has taken the initiative to leave the imperial capital and go to Nanlin City, they have fewer concerns. It is very likely that he will assassinate the eldest prince in Nanlin City."

"They?" Qi Kai said, "Do you mean that Yuan Ji and Hou Yi are also involved?"

"The possibility is very high!" Zhou Yanfeng said.

Qi Kai was silent for a while. After thinking about it carefully, he felt that what Zhou Yanfeng and Li Yang said made sense.

Hou Zhong is a ruthless person. He is definitely capable of assassinating the prince. Hou Zhong now firmly supports the second prince Zhao Ke. Therefore, the first and third princes are his enemies. In this case, it is very likely that he will assassinate the first prince.

As for Yuan Ji and Hou Yi, they are now in the same camp as Hou Zhong. Moreover, neither of them is a timid person. The possibility of participating in this matter is indeed very high.

"They are really bold and reckless." Qi Kai sighed.

Although Qi Kai has been standing in line for the throne recently, he has never thought of assassinating someone, let alone the prince, but Hou Zhong and others have such courage, which really makes him quite emotional.

Sure enough, for the throne, whether it is the prince himself or the people who support them, they can really do anything.

What about the three of them?

Qi Kai subconsciously looked at Zhou Yanfeng and Li Yang.

He did not think about assassinating someone, but did Zhou Yanfeng and Li Yang think about it?

Zhou Yanfeng is very keen on power now, and he is obviously unwilling to give up the power he has obtained. Perhaps, for the sake of power, he can also do extreme things.

As for Li Yang, he is obviously not a soft-hearted person who can be the Minister of War. He has really been on the battlefield and killed people. Therefore, if necessary, Qi Kai believes that Li Yang will definitely dare to take action against anyone.

Thinking of this, Qi Kai felt a little cold in his heart.

This is different from his previous thoughts. Although he also desires power, he has not thought of using too drastic means. However, now that he has boarded the ship, and has just offended the third prince Zhao Lun, it is probably difficult to get off the ship now.

"For power and status, it is normal." Zhou Yanfeng said lightly.

"Yes, a real man does things without paying attention to details. Although I look down on Hou Zhong, I can understand from Hou Zhong's standpoint in this matter." Li Yang also said.

Zhou Yanfeng and Li Yang's words made Qi Kai tremble in his heart.

His guess was right. The two of them had no objection to this kind of thing. If possible, they would do something similar to Hou Zhong.

"It's a pity that Hou Zhong didn't succeed." Zhou Yanfeng continued, with a tone of regret.

He didn't notice Qi Kai's psychological changes, but just regretted that Hou Zhong failed to assassinate.

"Yes, it will be difficult to assassinate again if it fails. The eldest prince and Duan Wanming will definitely be on guard." Li Yang also said: "Hou Zhong usually does things neatly, but I didn't expect that he would do such a poor job in this matter."

The regretful tone of Zhou Yanfeng and Li Yang really frightened Qi Kai. In the mouths of these two people, it seemed that Hou Zhong killed an animal, not the prince of their Yanfeng country.

Qi Kai tried to control his facial expression, not letting the other two see what he was thinking. He said stiffly: "If Hou Zhong succeeds, I'm afraid it will cause a big wave. After all, he is the eldest prince of our Yanfeng Kingdom."

"It's better to cause a big wave!" Zhou Yanfeng said: "In this way, we have more chances."

"Yes." Li Yang also said: "Only by completely disrupting the existing situation can we have a chance."

Qi Kai is now completely sure that these two people, like Hou Zhong, Yuan Ji and others, will do whatever it takes to achieve their goals.

"Are you really going to support another prince?" Qi Kai heard this from the two people's words.

Nowadays, the situation of their Yanfeng Kingdom is that the eldest prince, the second prince and the third prince are competing for the throne. The three have their own advantages, so the situation is relatively stalemate.

And Zhou Yanfeng and Li Yang's so-called breaking the pattern is obviously not satisfied with the current situation of the three princes competing for the throne, and naturally want to support another person.

In fact, it's not surprising if you think about it carefully.

After all, the three of them were just ministers, and it was impossible for their Yanfeng Kingdom to not have a new emperor to succeed to the throne. Therefore, if they wanted to keep their power, they could only choose to support one of the princes in the end.

The three princes currently vying for the throne are obviously not suitable candidates. They all already have their own supporters. Even if they join, they may not get much benefit. What's more, these three people have their own advantages. , but they also have their own disadvantages.

Therefore, Zhou Yanfeng had previously revealed the idea of ​​​​supporting other princes, and now, this idea seems to have become mature.

"Not bad!" Zhou Yanfeng said with certainty: "The three princes now have their own problems and are not suitable candidates. More importantly, they all think that they can ascend the throne and will not obey our arrangements, even if we are Helping them ascend the throne and become emperor will not give them much power, but supporting a new prince is different. Except for these three princes, the other princes are not popular candidates for the throne. In this case, if we can support If you succeed, the rewards will be beyond your imagination.”

"I also agree with Zhou Shangshu." Li Yang said: "The other princes have no support now. If we choose to support it, then the selected prince can only rely on us and obey our words naturally, and finally he can ascend the throne. According to the emperor, the three of us will also become the most powerful people in this court!"

Qi Kai saw the heat and madness on the faces of Zhou Yanfeng and Li Yang.