Chapter 2210 Actively give in

"Your Highness is so righteous!" Zhou Yanfeng and the three of them said in unison, with expressions of admiration on their faces.

This made Zhao Lun quite proud. He said: "Although the second brother is my elder brother, he is now suspected of committing a crime. I can't engage in malpractice for personal gain. What's more, it was my father who was poisoned to death, so I can't do it even more." Take care of brotherhood.”

"Then, what are the second princes going to do?" Zhou Yanfeng asked: "I'm afraid Guan Shangshu won't listen to your orders, right? Of course, I don't mean to offend you, but Guan Shangshu does not seem to be a person who can be Someone who is easily persuaded.”

Zhao Lun's face changed and he said: "I know he is not easily persuaded, but this kind of major matter cannot be decided by him as a minister of the Ministry of Justice. Since a seven-person discussion group was originally established, this kind of matter involves the prince. , matters involving the late emperor should be brought up and discussed. It is too arbitrary for him, a minister of the Ministry of punishment, to make such a hasty decision to release people. This is abusing the power in his hands. This is sorry for his father's treatment of him. His actions at such a critical moment have to make people question his motives.”

The more Zhao Lun talked, the angrier he became, with veins popping up all over his body, as if he was trying to fight Guan Zhuo.

"Your Highness is right." Zhou Yanfeng said: "If Your Highness didn't remind us, we haven't realized that such a major matter should indeed be decided by all members of our seven-member group. Guan Shangshu did not discuss this matter. , even, he has never communicated with us before, which is indeed inappropriate. "

"Yes, Guan Shangshu is a bit arbitrary." Li Yang also said: "Fortunately, His Highness, you reminded me in time, and there is still a chance to save this matter."

Listening to Zhou Yanfeng and Li Yang's words, Zhao Lun's face showed a smile. It seemed that his goal was about to be achieved.

However, before Zhao Lun could be happy for a long time, Qi Kai suddenly said: "Actually, I think it's okay for His Highness to be released."

The smile on Zhao Lun's face froze slightly, he turned to look at Qi Kai and asked: "Qi Shangshu, what do you mean by this?"

"Your Highness, don't get me wrong." Qi Kai said quickly: "I mainly think that His Highness is not an ordinary person after all, and it is not appropriate to keep him in a prison without knowing anything. What's more, Gu Lin's testimony is quite convincing. Therefore, I think the Second Highness should be released. Of course, I am not saying that - His Highness is completely free of suspicion. But after the Second Highness is released, the investigation can continue. I believe that the same should be true for Guan Shangshu. If he thinks this way, he won’t give up easily.”

"Continue the investigation? You said it easily!" Zhao Lun said in a gloomy tone: "Now that people are out, there will be more things that can be done. Do you think Guan Shangshu can continue the investigation? What else can be investigated? ?”

Zhao Lun was in a bad mood. He thought that after Zhou Yanfeng and Li Yang expressed their opinions one after another, Qi Kai would definitely choose to side with him, but he did not expect that Qi Kai would actually have different opinions. This was really surprising. beyond his expectation.

Thinking that he had been looking for Qi Kai for a long time, but Qi Kai had been avoiding him, Zhao Lun felt even more dissatisfied with Qi Kai.

However, he still needs Qi Kai's support now, so he can only endure his anger and dare not get angry at Qi Kai. He just tries his best to refute Qi Kai.

"I believe in Guan Shangshu's ability." Qi Kai said: "Moreover, if this matter is really related to His Highness the Second Prince, I believe he will definitely leak the truth. If His Highness was not responsible, the truth will definitely come to light."

Seeing that Qi Kai was so ignorant of current affairs, Zhao Lun was furious. He looked at Zhou Yanfeng and Li Yang and thought to himself, hoping that these two people could persuade Qi Kai to stand on his side without Qi Kai's support. , he is not sure of victory.

However, Zhou Yanfeng and Li Yang seemed to have not heard Qi Kai's words and kept their heads down.

Zhao Lun was stunned for a moment, then quickly understood, and thought to himself:

Old fox!

No matter how stupid Zhao Lun is, he has already understood at this time that Zhou Yanfeng and the other three are here singing red faces and white faces respectively. As for their purpose, it is naturally self-evident.

Thinking of this, Zhao Lun was furious, but there was nothing he could do.

In this current situation, he needs the support of Zhou Yanfeng and the others. Without the support of the Zhou Yanfeng and the others, the Second Prince's matter will inevitably go wrong, and these people will definitely be against him in the future.

Therefore, he must give these people some benefits. This was decided when he came here.

Thinking of this, Zhao Lun cursed secretly, but there was not much expression on his face. After this period of experience, he had matured somewhat.

"What Qi Shangshu said makes sense." Zhao Lun said: "Oh, by the way, many positions in the six yamen have been vacant recently. I think the three of them have been in the court for many years and have rich experience and very good abilities. I believe that these three people can provide valuable opinions on the candidates for these vacancies.”

It was obvious that Zhao Lun had made a concession. He knew very well that if he did not make a concession, Zhou Yanfeng and the others would never stand on his side. Don't look at what Zhou Yanfeng and Li Yang had just said beautifully. , but when the two of them really expressed their stance, they might not necessarily stand with him. He could see the signs of this from Qi Kai's words.

Therefore, Zhao Lun must make concessions in order to achieve his goals.

Moreover, Zhao Lun actually wanted to take this opportunity to get closer to Zhou Yanfeng and the other two. If he could get closer to them, or even get them to stand on his side, then it would be worthwhile for him to lose something.

Zhao Lun obviously didn't know what Zhou Yanfeng and the other two thought. In his opinion, Zhou Yanfeng and the other two were just ministers after all. They would definitely choose a prince to support in the end. In this case, why couldn't this minister be himself?

In Zhao Lun's heart, he was no worse than anyone else. In fact, he felt that he was better than anyone else and more qualified to inherit the throne than anyone else. Therefore, it was entirely possible for him to get the support of Zhou Yanfeng and the other two.

It was precisely because of these considerations that Zhao Lun was willing to make concessions.

Of course, this was a concession that was forced to be made, so Zhao Lun was still somewhat unhappy in his heart, but he had no choice because of the situation.

Zhou Yanfeng and the other two heard the words and looked at each other inadvertently, with a smile in their eyes.

This was exactly what they expected. With the cooperation of the three, Zhao Lun really made concessions.