Chapter 2215 Yuanji's Promise

"Li Shangshu is so humble!" Yuan Ji smiled and said: "With your master's ability, he is more than enough to serve as a defender of a city. I believe that in the future, he will be able to become the commander in charge of thousands of armies on the battlefield like Li Shangshu did back then. Now this The position of commander of a small city defense army is just mediocre.”

"It's too praised, it's too praised."

As he said this, the smile on Li Yang's face became brighter and brighter, and he had no intention of refusing anymore.

In fact, in the military system, Li Yang, as the Minister of War, has more say and power than Yuanji.

But since he is the Minister of the Ministry of War, he naturally has to pay attention to his influence and cannot do something unscrupulously. He wants to promote his son, but he cannot go too far. His son has only joined the army not long ago and has no military merit. Under such circumstances, if he forcibly promotes him, it will inevitably leave a bad impression on others and will also affect his and his son's image in the military.

But if this transfer order is proposed by Yuan Ji, it will be different. Others cannot attack Li Yang with this matter. It cannot be said that he is nepotistic. He can agree to it. In this way, he can do it without taking any risks. There is nothing better than promoting your own son.

At this time, Zhou Yanfeng and the three of them also realized that Yuan Ji was giving them a benefit in exchange for their support in the matter of the second prince. To be honest, Yuan Ji was really good at doing things, and Very smart, Zhou Yanfeng and the three of them were quite satisfied with his arrangement, and they were all very excited. If they had not discussed it before and made a decision, they would have joined Yuanji's camp by now.

The three of them had guessed before that Yuan Ji and Hou Yi might promise some benefits in exchange for their support, but none of them expected that Yuan Ji and Hou Yi would be so willing to spend their money, and the promises they made were beyond their expectation. The anticipation also made the three of them quite excited.

Because of Yuanji's promise, the atmosphere in the living room has obviously become a lot more relaxed. Although Zhou Yanfeng and the other three have already made a decision in their hearts, this is obviously the time to break up. Breaking up at this time will only make Yuanji and Hou Yi were alert, allowing them to make other plans.

They wanted to catch Yuan Ji and Hou Yi off guard!

"We just digressed." Yuanji brought the topic back: "Let's talk about His Highness's affairs again. This matter is imminent and Guan Shangshu has basically announced it to the public."

Obviously, Yuanji wanted the three of them to express their stance. He also wanted to see whether these people would eat the bait he threw out.

"I think Shangshu Guan did the right thing in this matter." Zhou Yanfeng was the first to express his opinion: "After all, His Highness is not an ordinary person and cannot be kept in prison all the time. This has a bad impact. What's more, there is Gu Lin's testimony now. I I think it’s time for His Highness to regain his freedom.”

"Yes!" Qi Kai also said: "Before his death, the late Emperor liked His Highness the Second Prince very much. The Second Highness was a loyal and filial man. How could he do something like poisoning the late Emperor? There must be someone else who is the real culprit in this matter. Its people!”

Both of them expressed their opinions, and Yuan Ji looked at Li Yang. Although Zhou Yanfeng and Qi Kai expressed their opinions, the number of votes was enough, but after all, Li Yang was with Zhou Yanfeng and Qi Kai. If he has different opinions, it is likely to affect Zhou Yanfeng and Qi Kai.

But just now, Li Yang didn't agree to release Zhao Ke.

"Ahem." Seeing Yuan Ji and Hou Yi looking at him, Li Yang coughed twice and said, "I just thought about it and felt that what Yuan Shangshu said before is also reasonable. I didn't consider this matter well. His Highness really shouldn’t be kept in prison.”

Seeing Li Yang saying the same thing, Yuan Ji finally breathed a sigh of relief. He and Hou Yi both had smiles on their faces, and they felt much more relaxed instantly.

"It's great that the three ministers can think so." Yuan Ji said: "We can't let go of the murderer who poisoned the late emperor, but we can't wrongly accuse a good person. His Highness is innocent and shouldn't be locked up in prison all the time. , Now, Guan Shangshu has finally made the right decision, and we should support it.”

"Not bad." Zhou Yanfeng and the other three nodded in agreement.

At this time, a servant came to report and said: "Master, His Highness the Third Prince sent someone to send a message, saying that he would come to the palace to discuss important matters. At the same time, he also asked me to inform Li Shangshu and Qi Shangshu. ”

As soon as this servant finished speaking, the servants from Yuan Ji and Hou Yi's house also hurried over and said the same thing.

Yuanji and the other five people all knew what the "important matter" in Zhao Lun's mouth was, and Zhao Lun couldn't wait any longer.

This is not surprising. After all, according to the news, Guan Zhuo is preparing to release the second prince tomorrow morning. If Zhao Lun does not seize the time, it will be too late.

"Everyone, let's go together?" Yuan Ji looked at the crowd and asked.

"Together!"

The five ministers left Zhou Yanfeng's residence together and headed towards the palace together. When the five arrived at the palace, they found that Zhao Lun and Guan Zhuo had already arrived. Zhao Lun was talking to Guan Zhuo with an angry and anxious expression. , on the contrary, it was Guan Zhuo, whose expression was very calm.

Seeing that Zhou Yanfeng and the others came together with Yuan Ji and Hou Yi, Zhao Lun's expression changed slightly, and he kept looking back and forth at the five of them.

"Why did His Highness call us so urgently?" Yuan Ji was the first to speak.

Zhao Lun glanced at the five people again, and then said: "I heard that Minister Guan was going to release the second prince. I just confirmed this from Minister Guan. I think it's inappropriate, so I called everyone to discuss it together."

"Third Prince, releasing the second prince is our Ministry of Justice's business, so there is no need to discuss it, right?" Guan Zhuo looked at Zhao Lun and said.

Obviously, Zhao Lun should have tried to persuade Guan Zhuo just now, but it didn't work. Guan Zhuo was still determined to release Zhao Ke.

"If it's releasing ordinary prisoners, it's naturally the business of your Ministry of Justice." Zhao Lun looked at Guan Zhuo and said: "But the second prince is not an ordinary person. This matter is not a trivial matter. It should be decided by our seven-member group."

"Third Prince, pay attention to your words. The second prince is just a suspect, not a prisoner." Guan Zhuo said.

"Whether he is a criminal or not, as long as he is suspected, he should not be released easily." Zhao Lun said: "This is a suspicion of poisoning the late emperor. Minister Guan, you just let the second prince go so easily. Are you worthy of the late emperor's trust in you?"

"It is precisely because the late emperor trusted me that I cannot wrongly accuse the second prince, but must find the real murderer!" Guan Zhuo said without giving in.