Chapter 2222 Preparing to persuade Guan Zhuo

"Difficult does not mean completely impossible!" Hou Yi said: "Judging from today's incident, Guan Zhuo obviously does not believe that the late emperor was poisoned by the second prince. He also has the idea of ​​releasing the second prince. With this basis , it is not impossible to persuade Guanzhuo to release the second prince."

"If Guanzhuo is someone else, we may be able to induce him, but for Guanzhuo, this method may not work." Yuanji thought for a while and said.

Regarding Guan Zhuo's character, Yuanji knew very well. After all, the two had been working together for many years and had known each other for a long time. It was undoubtedly very difficult to impress Guan Zhuo with money. This method basically did not work in front of Guan Zhuo.

"If you can't use inducements, you can use righteousness!" Hou Yi said.

"Justice?"

"That's right." Hou Yi nodded and said, "Guan Zhuo is very loyal to the court and the royal family. With this, we can take advantage of it. Now that the throne has been vacant, it will not only cause instability in the court, but also add to the Many unnecessary accidents may also attract the prying eyes of the other three countries. I think Guanzhuo is definitely not willing to see the situation in our Yanfeng Kingdom become more and more corrupt."

"You are right!" Yuan Ji's eyes lit up and he continued: "It is indeed unlikely that inducements will work for Guan Zhuo, but it is possible to make him put the overall situation first. He is so loyal to the court. The royal family definitely doesn’t want the situation to deteriorate further.”

"I think we should strike while the iron is hot!" Hou Yi said: "We lost in today's matter, and Guanzhuo actually lost too. He probably wouldn't feel better either. In this case, we want to convince him , it will undoubtedly be relatively easy.”

"Not bad." Yuanji nodded: "Let's go find him now!"

Hou Yi also nodded in agreement. Instead of returning home, the two of them chased Guanzhuo together.

On the way, Hou Yi suddenly talked about Zhao Qi.

"Yuan Shangshu, what do you think about the return of the seventh princess to the court?" Hou Yi asked.

"Come back as soon as you come back." Yuan Ji said nonchalantly: "Our Yanfeng Kingdom can't afford to raise an idle princess?"

"What I mean is that the return of the Seventh Princess will have an impact on the current situation in the court." Hou Yi said.

"Influence? What influence can it have?" Yuan Ji said: "Although she is a princess, she is still a woman in the end. She has no say in such national affairs. When the late emperor was here, she was indeed very favored, but now If the late emperor is gone, who will indulge her? If she has self-awareness, she will be her own princess peacefully when she comes back. If she is not smart and wants to participate in the selection of the new emperor, she will probably get into trouble. "

Yuan Ji didn't take Zhao Qi too seriously. After all, this is a patriarchal society. No matter how noble her status is, Zhao Qi is only a woman. What's more, the late emperor who always doted on her is no longer around, so Zhao Qi will naturally be more important in important matters. There is no say anymore.

"That's true." Hou Yi said: "Originally, the relationship between the Seventh Princess and His Highness is still good. If the late Emperor is still there, maybe the Seventh Princess can use her influence on the Late Emperor to change the current situation. However, now that the late emperor is gone and the eldest prince himself has fled the imperial capital, there is probably nothing the seventh princess can do. "

"Speaking of which, the people of Tianji Kingdom are really interesting." Yuan Ji said: "They were the ones who wanted to marry before, but now they are the same ones who regret the marriage. They took the initiative to let Zhao Qi return to the court. Could it be that they still want to rely on Zhao Qi to influence us? What’s the situation in Yanfeng Country? If they really think so, I can only say that they are too naive.”

It is true that Zhao Qi was quite favored before and had a great influence on the old emperor. To a certain extent, he could indeed influence many things.

But now that the old emperor has passed away, the remaining princes and princesses will not coddle Zhao Qi like the old emperor did before. Therefore, it is completely impossible to rely on Zhao Qi to influence the situation in the court.

If Zhao Qi were a man, Yuan Ji, Hou Yi, and even some other people, seeing that Tianji Country took the initiative to let him return, would probably suspect that Tianji Country had ulterior motives, or even secretly form an alliance with him to steal their Yan Feng. country.

But Zhao Qi is just a woman. Even with the status of a princess, she cannot do much in the current Yanfeng Kingdom.

"Tianji Kingdom is not at peace now." Hou Yi said: "They are too busy taking care of themselves at this time, and they should not interfere in the affairs of our Yanfeng Kingdom."

"It's hard to say." Yuan Ji said: "Tianji Kingdom and Shuiyue Kingdom have always been eyeing our Yanfeng Kingdom. Even if there are internal conflicts, it is probably difficult to dispel their thoughts. However, the seventh princess should have nothing to do with this matter. I think they probably felt that our Yanfeng Kingdom was about to fall into civil strife, so they did not want to form an alliance with us, so they released the Seventh Princess, and then turned around to form an alliance with the Shuiyue Kingdom to target our Yanfeng Kingdom. If With the Seventh Princess in the middle, it would be difficult for them to handle this matter, and the Shuiyue Kingdom may not believe them."

"You put it that way, it's really possible." Hou Yi said: "Tianji Kingdom originally intended to form an alliance with Shuiyue Kingdom, but they didn't expect that the late emperor would agree to the marriage. Now that the late emperor passed away, they saw our predicament. In addition, one of their princes has died, so it is logical to dissolve the engagement. At the same time, the seventh princess is sent back, the marriage is cancelled, and she will probably form an alliance with Shuiyue Kingdom again. "

"So, we have to deal with the internal affairs as soon as possible, otherwise, Tianji Kingdom and Shuiyue Kingdom will never keep watching in silence." Yuanji said.

"I think this matter can be discussed with Guan Zhuo. I believe he will understand the danger involved." Hou Yi said, "In this way, he should be more likely to release the second prince."

Yuan Ji nodded.

While talking, the two had already caught up with Guan Zhuo and left.

"Do you two adults have something to say?" Guan Zhuo looked calm as he watched Yuan Ji and Hou Yi chasing after him.

Guan Zhuo was not surprised that Yuan Ji and Hou Yi would come to him again. After all, they had been busy trying to rescue the second prince. Now that the second prince was still imprisoned, they would naturally not give up.

However, Guan Zhuo did not expect that the two would come so quickly. They had just separated for a short time, and the two actually caught up.

"We have something to talk to Minister Guan about." Yuan Ji said.

"What is it?"

"Let's talk about it in the carriage."

"Okay."

Guan Zhuo did not refuse, and directly invited the two to get on the carriage.

"What do you two want to talk about?" Guan Zhuo took the initiative to ask in the carriage.

"We want to talk to Minister Guan about the Second Prince's affairs." Yuanji said.