Chapter 2205 Yuanji's invitation

"Minister Guan, your choice is wise." Yuanji said to Guanzhuo: "I think the Second Prince will be very grateful to you. When the prince comes out, I will make some arrangements to welcome the Second Prince. I hope that Minister Guan will be able to come."

"Yes, Minister Guan must come." Hou Yi said: "The Third Prince will definitely welcome Minister Guan's arrival."

Obviously, Hou Yi saw Yuanji's thoughts, and he agreed with Yuanji's idea.

Being able to get Guanzhuo's support can greatly increase their power in the court, and at the same time, it can also make many hesitant officials turn to trust them again and stand on their side.

Of course, more importantly, Guanzhuo's ability is not weak. If his camp can get him to join, the strength will definitely increase greatly.

Guan Zhuo was not stupid, so he naturally saw what the two were thinking. He shook his head and said, "The government is busy with official business, so I'm afraid I won't have time to attend the banquet."

Guan Zhuo didn't refuse directly and bluntly. He had a position, not a stupid mind. In his opinion, the second prince was still the emperor who had the most hope of ascending the throne. Even if he didn't clearly support him, there was no need to annoy him and make the relationship between the two sides stiff.

"It's admirable that Minister Guan is concerned about official business." Yuan Ji said, "However, I think the second prince won't mind waiting for Minister Guan. Minister Guan can go to the banquet after he's done with his work."

Obviously, Yuan Ji was determined to invite Guan Zhuo to the banquet.

If the second prince could come out, the nature of this banquet would naturally be extraordinary. It can be said that all forces inside and outside the imperial capital would pay attention to this banquet, and if Guan Zhuo could attend this banquet, even if he went late, the message conveyed would be extraordinary. Yuan Ji was willing to wait, and he believed that the second prince was absolutely willing to wait.

Guan Zhuo hesitated a little, but finally nodded and agreed.

Yuanji and Houyi were overjoyed. Although Guanzhuo still hadn't made a clear statement, being able to attend the banquet was already a very good thing. More importantly, it would make other people have a lot of associations, which was very beneficial to them.

"Then we will wait for the arrival of Minister Guan at that time."

After that, Yuanji and Houyi left the Ministry of Justice.

When they came, they were in a heavy mood, and could even be said to be very irritable and desperate.

But when they left, they were quite happy and smiled.

The change in mood before and after this can be said to be earth-shaking.

The two smiled at each other and felt a lot more relaxed.

"This is really a way out." Yuanji said with emotion in the carriage.

"Yes." Hou Yi nodded: "I thought that after the rumors came out, Guan Zhuo would definitely force the second prince to stay. Unexpectedly, his attitude changed. Speaking of which, we have to thank those rumors, especially the statement from the southern neighboring city, which indirectly helped us a lot. If it weren't for these news, Guan Zhuo probably wouldn't have made up his mind so quickly."

"Yes, who would have thought that the news that was originally unfavorable to us would help us now." Yuan Ji smiled and said, "Perhaps, even the person who spread the news probably didn't think of this situation."

"That's for sure." Hou Yi said: "They can think that spreading these news must be to put the second prince to death, but they didn't expect that it would help the second prince instead. Yuan Shangshu, what do you think the people behind the scenes will look like when they know that the second prince is about to be released from prison?"

"I think it will be very exciting." Yuan Ji said.

"Hahaha."

The carriage was filled with laughter and a relaxed atmosphere. The pressure on the shoulders of the two for many days was instantly relieved a lot.

At this time, Wu Fan didn't know about these things in the outside world. He was in the palace.

This palace was Wu Fan's first time. When he came again, he felt that things had changed.

The last time he came, the old emperor was still alive and majestic, and people dared not look directly at him. The seventh princess Zhao Qi was still an innocent little girl, with a smile on her face, as if she had never been bothered by anything.

Now, the old emperor is dead, and Zhao Qi has experienced a lot of things. She has matured a lot compared to before. Of course, her mood has become heavier.

There is no owner in this palace for the time being. Although it is not desolate, it seems to have lost some popularity.

Wu Fan went to the eldest prince's bedroom. There was no one here now. The surroundings seemed very quiet. The bedroom seemed a little messy and dusty. Obviously, the eldest prince Zhao Xuan was in a hurry when he left.

Wu Fan searched in the bedroom for a while, but didn't find anything too valuable. According to the information he had learned, Wu Fan also believed that it was very likely that the eldest prince poisoned the old emperor. Otherwise, he would have no need to flee Yanyang City at this time.

However, he obviously did not leave any clues in this palace, or maybe he left clues, but someone got here earlier than Wu Fan and took away the evidence.

Wu Fan left the eldest prince's palace without any results and went to Zhao Qi's palace.

Compared with the eldest prince's palace, this place is cleaner. It can be seen that someone has been cleaning here since Zhao Qi left. It is probably because the late emperor felt guilty about Zhao Qi.

Wu Fan did not finish the tour of the huge palace, but he felt that the eunuchs and palace maids here were very confused. The palace, which was previously clearly divided into different levels, now had a loose atmosphere, which was impossible before.

If you think about it carefully, this is not surprising.

The old emperor died and the eldest prince fled. Now there is no master in the palace. However, the candidate for the new emperor has been delayed and has not been determined. Without anyone to control the people in the palace, they naturally became unorganized.

Everyone here is waiting for the new owner of the palace to appear, but no one knows who the new owner will be or when he will come.

Wu Fan wandered around the palace for a long time, and basically gained nothing. However, he did get a thorough understanding of the palace's environment.

When Wu Fan returned to Zhou Mansion, he also learned the news from the neighboring city in the south from Zhou Guang.

"The city lord of the neighboring city to the south is very good at timing." Wang Hao said: "In this case, almost everyone will think that this matter was done by Hou Zhong, and Hou Zhong was instructed by the second prince. ”

"Sir, why did Duan Wanming do this? Is it just to avenge Zhao Xuan?" Zhou Guang asked: "If he does this, wouldn't the third prince win? This won't be of any benefit to him, right?"

"The third prince will win?" Wu Fan shook his head and said, "Not necessarily. You know, the eldest prince is still in the southern city next to Duan Wanming."