Chapter 2217 Unexpected Change of Words

"I agree to vote!" Zhao Lun was the first to express his stance.

Compared with this matter being decided entirely by the Ministry of Justice, it is obviously more beneficial to Zhao Lun to vote. What's more, he has met and communicated with Zhou Yanfeng before, so he doesn't mind voting.

"I agree too!" Yuan Ji said immediately. After finishing speaking, he looked at Zhao Lun specifically.

Yuan Ji is also not afraid of voting. After all, in his opinion, Zhou Yanfeng and the other three have been bribed by him, and his votes are stable. Moreover, the decision to release the second prince through a vote can also convince the ministers and the people. At the same time, it also gave Zhao Lun no excuse to refute in the future.

"I agree!"

"I agree too!"

"And me!"

"I agree!"

Hou Yi, Qi Kai, Li Yang, and Zhou Yanfeng said one after another.

Finally, everyone's eyes turned to Guan Zhuo, who had not expressed his stance yet.

Now, six of the seven-member group agreed to vote to decide this matter. On the contrary, the Minister of Punishment, Guanzhuo, who was supposed to be responsible for this matter, did not express his position.

Ordinarily, if six of the seven people agree, the matter can be carried out, but after all, the Ministry of Punishment has been in charge of this matter, so Guanzhuo's attitude is very important.

Facing the attention of everyone, Guanzhuo showed no emotion or anger on his face and said calmly: "Since everyone has decided to decide this matter through voting, I have no objection."

No matter what Guanzhuo thinks, since six people have already agreed, it is useless for him to object. If he persists, it will be detrimental to him. I am afraid that Zhao Lun will really be able to plant some crimes for him.

Moreover, Guanzhuo also wanted to see how many of these ministers supported the second prince.

Seeing that Guan Zhuo also agreed, Zhao Lun smiled and said first: "I object to releasing His Highness the Second Highness without fully proving that he had nothing to do with the poisoning of the late Emperor."

Naturally, no one was surprised at Zhao Lun's statement. It would be strange if he supported it.

"I support Shangshu Guan's decision to release the second prince immediately!" Yuan Ji said: "The second prince's status is very ordinary. He must not be kept in prison without conclusive evidence. It will damage the royal family's face."

Yuanji was very smart. When he expressed his stance, he not only brought Guanzhuo in, but also moved him out of the royal family, looking openly righteous.

"I also agree with Guan Shangshu's decision to release the second prince immediately!" Hou Yi said: "The late emperor loved the second highness very much. There is no way that the second highness would poison the late emperor."

The three people who expressed their stances one after another were all expected.

Immediately afterwards, Guanzhuo said: "It seems that I don't need to say anything. Yuan Shangshu and Hou Shangshu have already finished speaking for me."

It was obvious that Guan Zhuo's words were somewhat vindictive. He obviously also heard the meaning of Yuan Ji and Hou Yi's words. They wanted to tie him into their camp, although he did also want to release him. The second prince, Zhao Ke, still felt unhappy in his heart, feeling like he was being forced and plotted by Yuan Ji and Hou Yi.

Yuan Ji and Hou Yi felt a little embarrassed, but they didn't take it too seriously. As long as the second prince was released from prison, Guan Zhuo would not be as important as before, and they would not need to please Guan Zhuo like before.

As Zhao Lun said, once the second prince is released from prison, it will not be easy to arrest him.

"Ahem, now there are three votes in favor of releasing the second prince." Yuan Ji looked at Zhou Yanfeng and the others and said, "I wonder what your opinions are?"

There were already three people who agreed to release the second prince, and only one more person agreed. At this time, Yuanji was full of confidence.

However, Yuanji didn't notice that even though his side was far ahead, Zhao Lun didn't have much worry on his face, and even had an expression of gloating.

Zhou Yanfeng and the three of them looked at each other, and it was Li Yang who spoke first. Li Yang stepped forward, looked at Zhao Lun, then at Yuan Ji and Hou Yi, and then said: "I personally feel that, Your Highness, Third Prince What he said makes sense. It is not appropriate for His Highness to be released at this time. After all, the suspicion on him has not been completely cleared. The poisoning of the late emperor must not be treated with such contempt or neglect. "

"Um?!"

Yuanji, who was originally full of confidence, heard Li Yang's words, and the smile on his face froze instantly, and his heart sank suddenly.

This is not a good sign!

Although he only needs one more vote of support, whether Li Yang supports it or not will not have a great impact on the final result. After all, there are still two people, Zhou Yanfeng and Qi Kai, who have not expressed their opinions. Just one person agrees.

But you must know that Li Yang, Zhou Yanfeng and Qi Kai are in a small group. Do Li Yang's words also represent what Zhou Yanfeng and Qi Kai are thinking?

Yuanji had to worry about this in his heart.

Thinking of this, Yuan Ji subconsciously looked at Zhou Yanfeng and Qi Kai. However, these two people had calm faces, and it was impossible to tell what they were thinking from their faces.

"This must be Li Yang's personal idea and has nothing to do with Zhou Yanfeng and Qi Kai." Yuan Ji comforted himself in his heart: "Before, at Zhou Yanfeng's house, Li Yang did not agree with the release of His Highness. Although he changed his mind in the end, most of the time I’m still unhappy, but it’s normal to regret it now.”

Thinking of this, Yuanji felt a little better.

But even so, he was still a little uneasy.

Hou Yi and Guan Zhuo also showed a little surprise on their faces, especially Hou Yi. He had gone to Zhou Yanfeng's house with Yuan Ji before, and naturally knew that Li Yang had agreed to stand on their side and support them. Now Li Yang suddenly changed his words, which made him hard to accept.

"Li Yang, what are you talking about?" In a hurry, Hou Yi even forgot the honorific and directly called Li Yang by name, and he was still questioning.

Obviously, in terms of scheming, Hou Yi is still a little worse than Yuan Ji. Although Yuan Ji was surprised and annoyed in his heart, he didn't show anything on the surface.

Hou Yi's attitude obviously made Li Yang very dissatisfied. He frowned and said, "I said that the second prince cannot be released now. Is Minister Hou deaf? Can't he hear it?"

"But you...you didn't say that before!" Hou Yi said.

"Before? When? Why don't I remember it?" Li Yang said with a cold smile.

Hou Yi stared at Li Yang in a daze, but didn't know what to say.

Previously, Li Yang was in favor of releasing the second prince, but this kind of thing could only be said verbally, and naturally there could be no written document. Now that Li Yang suddenly changed his mind, Hou Yi had no way to deal with him.