Chapter 2243 Guan Zhuo's confusion

"Hou Yi, what on earth are you going to do!?"

When Guan Zhuo sent someone to inform the third prince, Yuan Ji couldn't help but shouted at Hou Yi in a low voice. There was no trace of the past affection in his words.

Hou Yi said calmly: "Yuan Shangshu should have guessed what I want to do. Don't blame me. I have no choice but to do this. If the second prince is still there, I will naturally follow in your footsteps and follow him to the death. But now the second prince The prince has died suddenly, and I have to think about the future of me and my family. "

"So, you sold us out without hesitation?" Yuanji was still furious.

Zhao Ke's death had already made Yuan Ji very angry. As a result, he was betrayed by Hou Yi again, which almost made Yuan Ji go crazy. In the past, he would not take Hou Yi seriously at all. I never thought that Hou Yi would betray me, but I never thought that Hou Yi's betrayal would come so quickly and urgently.

Only then did Yuan Ji realize that the alliance between him and Hou Yi seemed so loose and could not withstand any impact.

"Yuan Shangshu's words are a bit excessive." Hou Yi said: "I am just trying to protect myself. What's more, I didn't betray anyone."

Guan Zhuo next to them could clearly hear the two talking quietly, but he didn't say anything. He didn't want to get involved in the fight for the throne before, and he still doesn't want to get involved now.

However, Guanzhuo was not in a good mood either. After all, he had previously been relatively optimistic about the second prince Zhao Ke, and hoped that the second prince Zhao Ke could successfully ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, thus ending the chaotic state of their Yanfeng Kingdom.

Guanzhuo did not expect that such an accident would occur at this time. Thinking about it carefully, maybe it cannot be called an accident. After all, everyone knows that Zhao Ke's situation will be very good after he is released from prison. As long as the other princes are still interested in the throne Those who have ideas will not remain indifferent at this time.

Guanzhuo just didn't expect that under heavy protection, the second prince Zhao Ke would still fall in love and be poisoned to death by the people around him.

Looking at the body that was getting colder, Guanzhuo's heart was filled with worry.

Judging from the current situation, it is very likely that the person behind this incident is the third prince. However, the problem is that after Zhao Ke's death, the third prince is already the most likely person to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. However, he is also the most promising. It may be the murderer. Butler Zhao's confession will definitely affect Zhao Lun's ascension to the throne. As a result, it is still difficult to end the vacancy of their Yanfeng Kingdom's throne in a short time.

In other words, Yanfeng Country is likely to remain leaderless for quite some time.

This is definitely not a good thing.

Originally, before the death of the old emperor, their Yanfeng Kingdom was already suffering from internal and external troubles. There were rebels all over the country, and three major empires were eyeing them from outside. The situation was quite unfavorable for them. But now, they actually had a new situation that they could not determine for a while. The bad situation of the emperor will obviously give opportunities to the rebels and the other three empires. To put it more seriously, their Yanfeng Kingdom may even be unable to recover!

The reason why Guanzhuo gave in and risked the release of the second prince Zhao Ke was because he had heard the news that the rebels in Yanfeng Kingdom had become more rampant recently, and the other three superpowers also showed faint signs of dispatch. Only then did Guanzhuo decide to violate his principles slightly and release Zhao Ke in advance.

It can be said that Zhao Ke's wish was good, but unfortunately, Zhao Ke did not succeed in ascending the throne, let alone ended the civil strife in their Yanfeng Kingdom, but died suddenly and suddenly.

What to do now?

Guanzhuo, who had always been calm and resourceful, felt at a loss at this moment. He suddenly lost hope.

Zhao Ke died, the eldest prince escaped, and the third prince was heavily suspected of assassinating the second prince. It can be said that the three princes who were most likely and most qualified to ascend the throne were almost wiped out. Guan Zhuo wanted to break his head, but he couldn't I can't think of any other prince who can overpower everyone and ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor and end the civil strife in their Yanfeng Kingdom.

"Could it be that our Yanfeng Kingdom is about to perish?" Guanzhuo felt a sense of sadness in his heart, feeling that there was no end in sight.

At this time, the eldest prince Zhao Lun, who was suspected by everyone, also felt very bad. He had already known what happened in Zhao Ke's mansion in advance, including Butler Zhao's confession!

Butler Zhao didn't lie. He was indeed Zhao Lun's person. He was the internal agent that Zhao Lun had installed in Zhao Ke's mansion in his early years. At first, Zhao Lun didn't have much expectations for Butler Zhao. He just hoped that Butler Zhao could spread some sporadic news. , after all, when Butler Zhao first entered Zhao Ke's mansion, he was just an ordinary servant, and the information he had access to was very limited. For people like Butler Zhao, Zhao Lun secretly prepared a lot and put them in. There were different princes' mansions, but in the end, only Butler Zhao stood out and became the second steward of the Zhao mansion from a small domestic servant. As for the others, they were still just ordinary servants.

The growth of Butler Zhao has given Zhao Lun a big surprise. This is one of his trump cards, a trump card that almost no one knows. He has never used this trump card until this time, when he felt the influence from Zhao Ke. A huge threat, so he used this trump card.

Butler Zhao did not disappoint Zhao Lun and successfully poisoned Zhao Ke. However, what annoyed Zhao Lun was that this Butler Zhao was not very courageous and could not withstand being frightened. Guanzhuo and the others gave him a little intimidation and then Zhao Lun was very angry when he told everything.

But he was just angry. Zhao Lun was not desperate, because everything now was just one-sided words of Butler Zhao. As long as he didn't admit it, Guan Zhuo and the others couldn't do anything to him.

Of course, this will inevitably affect his reputation and thus affect his ascension to the throne. However, in Zhao Lun's view, he no longer has any rivals in the imperial capital. Even if his reputation is damaged, the ministers will still support his ascension to the throne in the end, and they can only support his ascension to the throne.

Moreover, Zhao Lun is not completely without other preparations. He still has a back-up plan, but he doesn't want to use this back-up plan if he can.

"Your Highness, there is someone from the Ministry of Justice outside, saying that you are invited to visit the Second Prince's mansion." The housekeeper in the mansion came to report.

"He came quite quickly." Zhao Lun sneered: "Tell him that I will go after I pack up. My dear brother died suddenly. As a younger brother, I have to go to pay my respects."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Zhao Lun was not surprised at all that Guan Zhuo asked him to go, and he did not intend to refuse, because he knew that he would have to face it sooner or later, and knowing the news of Zhao Ke's sudden death, he, as a younger brother, should go, otherwise, it would be easy to arouse others' suspicion.