Chapter 2238 The same method

Zhou Yanfeng and Li Yang were very excited at this time.

They thought they would be in trouble, but they didn't expect that at the last moment, things would turn around and something like this happened.

This is great news for them!

"Qi Shangshu, you don't seem very happy?" Zhou Yanfeng noticed Qi Kai who was in a daze.

Qi Kai quickly said: "Happy, of course I am happy. This news is great news for us. How can I not be happy?"

Zhou Yanfeng nodded and didn't say anything more. He didn't think too much. He just said it casually.

But Qi Kai didn't dare to be careless, fearing that he would reveal some flaws, so he quickly calmed down and collected his thoughts.

"Who do you think is the murderer?" Li Yang said.

Obviously, Li Yang did not believe that Zhao Ke died suddenly due to his own reasons. Someone must have murdered him.

"Actually, it's not difficult to guess who the murderer is." Zhou Yanfeng said: "It's either the eldest prince's person or the third prince's person. I can't think of anyone else who would do this."

Qi Kai nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, under the current circumstances, the eldest prince and the third prince are the most suspicious, and they also have motives for doing this."

"In my opinion, the third prince is the most likely!" Li Yang said categorically: "The eldest prince is not in the imperial capital now. It is not easy to arrange a murder, and it takes time. Only the third prince is the most convenient. Moreover, the eldest prince is now Since he cannot protect himself, he is probably more willing to sit on the mountain and watch the fight, so the third prince is most likely to take action! "

"I agree with Li Shangshu's analysis." Zhou Yanfeng said: "The third prince is not a person who can tolerate it. Seeing the second prince's power gradually increasing, he cannot remain indifferent. I was still thinking about what he would do before. To solve the situation in front of us, I didn’t expect that something would happen to the second prince so quickly.”

"I also think that the third prince is the most likely." Qi Kai said: "However, he was able to assassinate the second prince so smoothly, which shows that he still has some abilities. Perhaps we have underestimated him before."

Zhou Yanfeng and Li Yang nodded.

The three of them, and even many ministers in the court, all looked down upon the third prince Zhao Lun. Especially when Zhao Lun had an unforeseen incident in the main hall, which made him the mouthpiece of the ministers. side joke.

But now it seems that they have underestimated Zhao Lun.

Zhao Ke, Yuan Ji and others must be very aware of the current situation. At this critical moment, anything can happen. Zhou Yanfeng and the others do not believe that they have not thought of this kind of assassination. Obviously, they must be prepared, but Even so, the second prince was still assassinated, which showed that the person who assassinated him was still very capable.

"Now, what should we do?" Li Yang said: "The sudden death of the second prince has eased the crisis for us, but at the same time, once the second prince dies, there is one less candidate for the new emperor. As a result, the third prince He will inevitably become the focus of the ministers' attention, and he will most likely replace the second prince and become the most popular candidate for the new emperor, which is also detrimental to us. "

Zhou Yanfeng and others do not want to see Zhao Ke ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. Similarly, they do not want to see Zhao Lun ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. For them, the throne has always been vacant, and several princes are fighting inextricably. This is a situation they are happy to see.

But now, with the eldest prince fleeing and the second prince suddenly dead, only the third prince is most likely to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. Officials in the imperial capital are likely to focus their attention on the third prince Zhao Lun. If this matter cannot be handled Well, I'm afraid Zhao Lun will follow the trend, and then the situation of the three of them will not be much better than before.

Zhou Yanfeng looked at Qi Kai, as if he wanted to see if Qi Kai could do anything.

When Qi Kai felt Zhou Yanfeng's gaze, he immediately looked like he was thinking, but he was thinking in his heart that he didn't want to take a stand on this matter for the time being. At the moment, he was still a little confused. When he sorted out the things in front of him, After that, he will plan carefully.

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Zhou Yanfeng cursed secretly in his heart, but said calmly: "Actually, this matter is not ugly. Do you still remember how the second prince stayed away from the throne before?"

"Because he is suspected of killing the late emperor!" Qi Kai said quickly.

He was still happy to answer this kind of question. If he remained silent, he would probably cause dissatisfaction with Zhou Yanfeng and Li Yang.

"That's right." Zhou Yanfeng said: "It's just a suspicion. There was no definite evidence to prove that he was the murderer. In fact, he is indeed not a ferocious beast. Now, we can use this trick on the third prince."

"Zhou Shangshu, do you mean that we will place the crime of assassinating the second prince on the head of the third prince Zhao Lun?" Li Yang said.

"Not bad." Zhou Yanfeng said.

"This is a good idea." Li Yang said: "In this case, someone will definitely denounce the third prince. However, the second prince is not the late emperor after all. Even if he is suspected of assassinating his brother, it may not be able to affect the third prince. Ascended to the throne and proclaimed himself emperor."

"Yes, if that's all, nothing can be done to him." Zhou Yanfeng said: "This will only cause trouble for him, but don't forget, there is a prince in the neighboring city to the south not far away. Do you think that the prince will give up the fight for the throne? When the second prince was still there, he could sit on the mountain and watch the fight, but now, if the second prince died suddenly, he could only watch helplessly if he did nothing. The third prince has ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. Therefore, by placing the crime of assassinating the second prince on the head of the third prince, we only gave the eldest prince a reason to criticize the third prince. Only the eldest prince can truly stop the third prince. It is useless to rely solely on the condemnation of ministers and people to ascend the throne and become emperor."

Li Yang and Qi Kai nodded in agreement when they heard this.

The eldest prince and the third prince are on the same level. As long as there is a chance, neither of them will mind killing each other. Therefore, as long as there is trouble on the third prince's side, the eldest prince will not let go of the opportunity. When the time comes, The two princes are fighting again, and they are secretly fanning the flames. The two princes will be fighting inextricably. No one can win, and naturally the new emperor cannot be determined.

This is the result Zhou Yanfeng and the others want to see.

"What Zhou Shangshu said is true." Qi Kai said: "Moreover, we may not need to do it ourselves to plant charges. Guanzhuo has sealed off the second prince's residence. Maybe he can This was done.”