Chapter 2197 New Target

Qi Kai was a little scared!

When Qi Kai just realized that Zhou Yanfeng and Li Yang, like Hou Zhong and others, would do whatever it takes to achieve their goals, he was just shocked and sighed. Now, after hearing what Zhou Yanfeng and Li Yang said, he was really scared!

Obviously, from the words of Zhou Yanfeng and Li Yang, it is not difficult to see how strong their desire for power is. They are not even satisfied with being just ordinary ministers. They not only want to dominate the court, but also want to control the future emperor!

Such thoughts scared Qi Kai, so that Qi Kai's face was a little ugly.

What Qi Kai didn't know was that Zhou Yanfeng and Li Yang had been secretly observing his expression after they finished speaking. Therefore, every change in his expression fell into the eyes of Zhou Yanfeng and Li Yang.

Qi Kai tried to squeeze out a smile and asked, "Do you have a suitable candidate?"

"Ninth Prince Zhao Yan!" Zhou Yanfeng said lightly.

"Ninth Prince?!" Qi Kai was a little surprised and said, "How old is he? He is not even ten years old, how can he be the emperor?"

"It is precisely because he is young that he needs assistance." Li Yang smiled and said, "In this way, we can keep the power in our hands and prevent our Yanfeng Kingdom from falling into chaos. I also believe that with the assistance of the three of us, the Ninth Prince will definitely be able to govern our Yanfeng Kingdom well."

Looking at the expressions of Zhou Yanfeng and Li Yang, Qi Kai understood that this candidate was already discussed by the two of them, but they did not tell him before.

This made Qi Kai feel a little strange, but at the same time, he confirmed his previous guess that these two people really wanted to control the future emperor. They said they were assisting, but in fact they wanted to undermine him. Qi Kai still saw this very clearly.

And now, Zhou Yanfeng and Li Yang also wanted to take him with them. Should he join?

Qi Kai knew that Zhou Yanfeng and Li Yang still needed him. After all, he was also a member of the seven-member group and had one vote. Without his support, Zhou Yanfeng and Li Yang would lose their power in the seven-member group. This might be the reason why they were willing to take him with them.

But should he join?

If he joined, he would become one of the powerful ministers, with power in the court, but obviously, his status would still be lower than Zhou Yanfeng and Li Yang, but it would definitely be much better than now.

But if he failed, he would be beheaded and buried without a place to rest. After all, this kind of fight for the throne was quite tragic. The ninth prince was so young, and no one had thought that he would ascend the throne and become emperor. It would undoubtedly be difficult to succeed, and the possibility of failure was very high.

If he did not join, he would naturally miss the opportunity to improve his power and status, but at the same time, he would not have to worry about being executed. However, he might become a marginal person in the future, and might even be forced to retire early.

How to choose?

Qi Kai was a little embarrassed.

Since he took the initiative to express his attitude before, he naturally had ambitions and wanted to give it a try. If it was before, he might have agreed. After all, with the help of the three of them, the Ninth Prince might not be unable to succeed.

But the conversation just now made him full of fear of Zhou Yanfeng and Li Yang. He felt that cooperating with them was tantamount to seeking the skin of a tiger, which made him have a lot of concerns.

"Minister Qi, what do you think?" Zhou Yanfeng looked at Qi Kai and said, "What do you think of His Highness the Ninth Prince?"

Li Yang also looked at Qi Kai, obviously waiting for his answer.

"Very...very good." Qi Kai said: "However, the ministers in the court..."

"With the support of our three ministers, His Highness the Ninth Prince already has the capital to compete for the throne." Zhou Yanfeng said: "Of course, the support of other ministers is equally important, so we still have to strive to gain the support of other ministers. In the next period of time, we will contact the ministers in the court and attract more people to join our camp."

"Yes, and it must be fast!" Li Yang said: "Now the eldest prince, the second prince and the third prince all have their own troubles and have no time to take care of other things. This is my We should seize this opportunity to expand the strength and influence of our camp. However, in order to avoid alerting the enemy, we should not show the Ninth Prince first. In this way, the other three princes will naturally be less afraid of us, and may even try to win us over. "

Zhou Yanfeng nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, when the time is right, we will bring out the Ninth Prince. In this way, we will definitely catch the other three princes off guard!"

Although Qi Kai felt that Zhou Yanfeng and Li Yang's approach was too shocking, he was very supportive of Li Yang's arrangement.

Now, there are only three of them in their camp, and their strength is not very strong. If they show their ultimate goal at this time, they will be attacked by other princes in advance. Even the people of the three princes may unite and kill the three people on their side first.

As long as they don't show the Ninth Prince, the threat to the three princes will be much smaller. After all, no matter how much they jump, they are just princes and will eventually have to submit to the princes. When the other three princes don't know that they have a new target of support, they will naturally be less afraid of the three of them.

So, Qi Kai also nodded in agreement and said, "This is the best."

This matter seemed to be settled, but the three people had their own ideas.

"Let's talk about the matter in the southern neighboring city." Zhou Yanfeng said: "Duan Wanming is still searching for assassins all over the place, and there is a lot of noise. Hou Zhong may not be able to escape safely this time."

"It would be best if he died there." Li Yang said: "In this way, the strength of the second prince's camp will be weakened."

"But I don't think it's likely." Qi Kai said: "Hou Zhong is very smart. He has been trusted by the late emperor for so many years. Obviously, he is capable. It is unlikely that Duan Wanming wants to find him and kill him."

Speaking of this, Qi Kai thought After thinking for a while, he continued, "Do you think we can make a fuss about this matter?"

"What do you think?"

"The identity of the assassin is still unknown. Even if everyone has some guesses, after all, the real person has not been caught and there is no survivor, so there is no evidence." Qi Kai said, "But we can publicize it to the public, saying that the person who assassinated the eldest prince is Hou Zhong, and now Hou Zhong is not in the imperial capital, and has not shown up for such a long time. In this way, it will arouse everyone's suspicion and will also cause a head-on collision between the people of the eldest prince and the second prince."

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