Chapter 2242 Relationship Breakdown

"I don't agree!"

What surprised Yuanji was that Guan Zhuo hadn't responded yet, but his ally Hou Yi spoke first, and what Hou Yi said was not to support him, but to oppose him!

Yuanji looked at Hou Yi in surprise, obviously not expecting Hou Yi to say that.

"Hou Shangshu, what do you mean?" Yuanji said angrily.

Hou Yi's behavior made Yuanji very unhappy. In his opinion, the two were allies, and no matter what decision he made, Hou Yi should fully support him. But now, Hou Yi actually refuted him in public, which was a slap in his face!

Facing Yuanji's questioning, Hou Yi seemed very calm. He completely ignored the anger in Yuanji's eyes, because, long before he spoke, he had already thought of Yuanji's reaction after he spoke, and Yuanji's reaction was not beyond his expectations.

"I think it's too early to call the Third Prince now." Hou Yi said calmly: "This matter has a great impact. It has not been investigated clearly yet. Calling the Third Prince rashly will only cause unnecessary misunderstandings."

Everyone was shocked when they heard Hou Yi's words.

Hou Yi's words are not difficult to understand, but more importantly, the meaning behind these words.

Hou Yi is protecting the Third Prince Zhao Lun!

Now that someone has pointed out Zhao Lun, Zhao Lun is already a huge suspect. If he is called for interrogation at this time, it will inevitably make more people subconsciously think that the Third Prince Zhao Lun is the murderer behind the poisoning of the Second Prince!

And Hou Yi's opposition to doing so at this time is obviously to protect Zhao Lun.

However, Hou Yi was Zhao Ke's man before. Now that Zhao Ke has been poisoned, the Third Prince Zhao Lun is a major suspect. As a result, Hou Yi not only did not find out the mastermind of the poisoning of Zhao Ke, but instead deliberately favored Zhao Lun, the most suspicious suspect, which was really beyond everyone's expectations.

However, after being surprised, everyone quickly figured it out:

Hou Yi is preparing to choose another camp!

Obviously, after Zhao Ke's sudden death, Hou Yi, who supported Zhao Ke, needs to re-select his side, and based on his behavior just now, it can be preliminarily concluded that Hou Yi intends to join the camp of the third prince.

This is actually not surprising. Hou Yi has to consider his future, and the third prince is indeed the prince who is most likely to ascend the throne now. He does this to consider his future.

However, even though everyone understands this, there are still many people who despise Hou Yi in their hearts.

The body of the second prince is not yet cold, but as a former follower, Hou Yi can't wait to change his camp, and the new supporter is still likely to poison Zhao Ke's third prince. Such behavior is indeed difficult to accept. Some bold people even secretly guess in their hearts whether Hou Yi is also related to Zhao Ke's death, and he and the third prince have already had a secret connection.

Yuanji looked at Hou Yi with blazing eyes. He had understood Hou Yi's thoughts at this time, which made him quite annoyed.

"Hou Shangshu, do you know what you are talking about?!" Yuanji said angrily: "Now that someone has pointed out the third prince, shouldn't he cooperate with the investigation? Why did Hou Shangshu stop it? Could it be that Hou Shangshu was also involved and was afraid that the matter would be exposed?"

Yuanji was already somewhat reckless at this time. He naturally knew that the third prince Zhao Lun was the most likely person to ascend the throne and become emperor, but he had played tricks on Zhao Lun before. With Zhao Lun's character, he would definitely bear a grudge. If he surrendered to him now, Zhao Lun might accept him for the throne, but he would definitely retaliate against him afterwards. Moreover, he was forced to surrender to him now, so he naturally had no status in Zhao Lun's heart. He was definitely not as good as those who surrendered to Zhao Lun at the beginning. Afterwards, his position as the Minister of Personnel would definitely not be kept, and he might even lose his life!

Therefore, Yuanji was a little crazy at this time. He couldn't let the third prince ascend the throne. Even if the second prince was dead and he was doomed to fail, he couldn't let Zhao Ke ascend the throne, otherwise, his fate would be very miserable.

So, when he saw Hou Yi was still trying to protect Zhao Lun, Yuanji began to attack Hou Yi.

Hou Yi was also shocked by Yuanji's words. He knew how serious the crime of poisoning the prince was. Once he was involved, he would be ruined.

Hou Yi hurriedly said: "Minister Yuan, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want! I have nothing to do with this matter, don't slander me!"

"Whether it is related or not, we can only draw a conclusion after investigation!" Yuanji said: "Minister Guan is right. Before the murderer is found, everyone is suspected. Now the third prince is the most suspected. You are trying to stop the investigation of the third prince. What is your intention?"

"I just don't want to let irrelevant people get involved before the matter is investigated clearly." Hou Yi said.

"Unrelated person? How do you know that the third prince is unrelated? Have you investigated it clearly?" Yuan Ji sneered.

......

Yuan Ji and Hou Yi, two former allies, suddenly broke up. They exchanged sharp words and attacked each other in front of everyone, which made people around them stunned.

It must be said that the situation changed really quickly. Before today, if anyone told everyone that Yuan Ji and Hou Yi would attack each other in public, I'm afraid no one would believe it, but now, this thing happened in front of everyone.

"Okay, please be quiet, my Lords." Guan Zhuo, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke up to stop the two from arguing: "The Third Prince must be called to assist in the investigation. After all, someone has now testified against him. Regardless of whether he is the man behind the scenes or not, he should come over. If this incident is really not his doing, he can be cleared of all charges."

After saying that, Guan Zhuo did not wait for the two to speak, and directly sent people from the Ministry of Justice to the Third Prince's residence to notify him to come.

At this time, Guan Zhuo still had great power, especially after the murder. Moreover, the person who died was the Second Prince. As a brother, it was understandable for the Third Prince to come over. Therefore, no one thought that there was anything wrong with Guan Zhuo doing this.

Hou Yi did not speak out to stop him. In fact, when he spoke up before, he knew in his heart that even if he opposed it, Guan Zhuo would investigate Zhao Lun. After all, Butler Zhao was controlling Zhao Lun in public, and Guan Zhuo could not pretend not to know. This was not in line with Guan Zhuo's character.

Therefore, Hou Yi did not think that he could successfully stop this matter, but he still chose to do so. His purpose was not to really prevent Guan Zhuo from investigating the third prince, but to make a public statement and convey a positive message to Zhao Lun, letting Zhao Lun know that he had tried, but failed because of Guan Zhuo and Yuan Ji.