Chapter 2249: Parting ways

Although the eldest prince also has stains, Yuanji believes that compared with the other princes, the eldest prince is the most likely and qualified candidate to ascend the throne.

Now, the eldest prince has only one problem:

He is suspected of poisoning the previous emperor, and this suspicion is very strong!

As long as this problem is solved, there will be no more obstacles to the eldest prince's ascension to the throne.

"This matter is not difficult to handle!" Yuanji thought to himself.

The most unfavorable situation for Zhao Xuan now is that Gu Lin testified against him. As Zhao Xuan's former top aide, Gu Lin's testimony is very unfavorable to Zhao Xuan. Therefore, if you want to help Zhao Xuan turn the situation around, you must solve this problem of Gu Lin.

As long as Gu Lin changes his words, then the suspicion of killing the previous emperor on the eldest prince will naturally disappear.

And it is not impossible to make Gu Lin change his words.

Now, Gu Lin is not as eye-catching as before. As long as you think of a way, you can make him change his words.

Thinking that he had conspired with Hou Yi and Hou Chong to assassinate Zhao Xuan not long ago, and now he had to find a way to help Zhao Xuan, Yuan Ji secretly sighed in his heart that things are unpredictable.

Fortunately, Hou Chong did not succeed, otherwise, Yuan Ji did not know what to do now.

While Yuan Ji was thinking about the response, Hou Yi next to him was also thinking about what to do.

Because of the statement just now, many people must have linked Hou Yi and Zhao Lun together. Once the new emperor is sure that it is someone else, Hou Yi will be completely kicked out. If the new emperor is cruel enough, he may even link him to the poisoning of Zhao Ke. At that time, it is not as simple as losing his current power, and he may even lose his life.

Therefore, he must find a way to break the situation.

Unlike Yuan Ji, Hou Yi did not consider other candidates, because he knew that it was a little late for him to consider other people at this time, and Hou Yi did not think that Zhao Lun could not be saved at all.

The problem with Zhao Lun is that Butler Zhao testified against him, saying that he was the murderer behind the poisoning of Zhao Ke, and Butler Zhao testified in public, which made it very difficult for Zhao Lun to overturn the case.

But this matter is not without room for reversal. In Hou Yi's view, Guan Zhuo has a great influence in this matter. As long as Guan Zhuo lets go, it will not be difficult to overturn the case. As an old man in the Ministry of Justice, Guan Zhuo has a strong ability to control the case.

Therefore, now all we have to do is persuade Guan Zhuo to change his attitude. Hou Yi's view of Guan Zhuo is actually similar to Yuan Ji's. With Zhao Ke's incident in front, Hou Yi feels that Guan Zhuo's argument is not necessarily unreasonable. As long as the relationship is clear, Hou Yi believes that Guan Zhuo will change his words. At that time, Zhao Lun will come out, and everything will be different again.

Yuan Ji and Hou Yi were both thinking about their own thoughts in their hearts. They looked at each other inadvertently, and their faces were not very good. They snorted at each other almost at the same time. This pair of former allies has now completely turned against each other and stood in different camps.

"Minister Hou, I really know you today. I didn't expect you to have such a trick." Yuan Ji said in a gloomy tone.

"Same here." Hou Yi said with a fake smile: "Let's not talk about each other. You are not much better than me. I advise Minister Yuan to think about his future. There are many people in the court who are eyeing the position under your buttocks. Now that the second prince is gone, I am afraid you can't sit in that position steadily."

Hou Yi had been dissatisfied with Yuan Ji in his heart a long time ago. He had also seen that Yuan Ji relied on his position as the Minister of Personnel and did not put him on an equal footing. In Yuan Ji's heart, he and he seemed not to be allies, but his subordinates. This made Hou Yi very unhappy, but at that time, he had joined the second prince's camp, and his status in the second prince's camp was not as good as Yuan Ji's. Therefore, even if he was dissatisfied, he could only bear it first.

But now it is different. Zhao Ke is dead. Both of them must find their own way out, so there is no need for him to bear it as before.

Even, if he does it right, he can completely replace Yuanji!

"Among these people, you, Minister Hou, are also included?" Yuanji sneered, "But you may be disappointed. As long as I don't take the initiative to give up the position of Minister of Personnel, no one can snatch it from me!"

"Really? Then let's wait and see!"

After Hou Yi finished speaking, he left the hall and walked outside.

Yuanji looked at Hou Yi's back, his eyes full of cold light, and then he also left the hall.

The two ministers left one after another, each working hard for the ideas in their hearts. As for the body of the second prince, the two did not even look at it again. The second prince was alive and useful to them, and they could serve them, but now that Zhao Ke was dead, a dead person was completely useless to them, and the two naturally would not waste any time and energy on him.

After Yuanji and Hou Yi left, the other ministers in the hall also left one after another. The second prince's mansion, which was just bustling, became deserted in an instant. Only the second prince's concubines and children occasionally cried a few times.

As everyone left, the series of events that took place in the Second Prince's residence began to spread in the imperial capital, and soon spread throughout the entire imperial capital. All those who were concerned about the selection of the new emperor learned about it at the first time.

This incident undoubtedly gave everyone a great shock. After learning about it, everyone was shocked at first, and then began to consider the impact of this incident on them and how they should deal with it in the future.

Obviously, this incident will affect many people. If they don’t want to be hit in this incident, they must think of a countermeasure.

Soon, this news began to spread from the imperial capital to the outside world. Many "interested people" who were arranged in the imperial capital passed the news to their masters behind them after learning about this news.

Duan Wanming, who was in the southern neighboring city, also learned about this news at the first time. When he heard the news, he was stunned at first, and then ecstatic.

This is undoubtedly very good news for them.

Originally, the eldest prince’s competitors were the second prince and the third prince, but after this incident tonight, these two princes, one died and the other was in prison, and both of them almost lost the possibility of competing for the throne at the same time. In this way, who can compete with them for the throne in such a large court?

No more!