The best ring

The old emperor's sudden illness had a huge impact on the entire Yanfeng Kingdom. Because of his special status, Hou Zhong had no trouble meeting the old emperor. After all, he was directly responsible for the old emperor. His boss is the old emperor.

However, this time, even he could not see the old emperor, which showed how serious the old emperor's condition was.

At this time, Hou Zhong had to think about himself.

In fact, Hou Zhong had been thinking about himself and paving the way for himself a long time ago.

As a person who can see the old emperor at any time, Hou Zhong has a better understanding of the old emperor's current situation than the ministers in the court and even the princes. He clearly knows that the old emperor's situation is not optimistic. The condition was very serious. Although the old emperor had been trying his best to hide it, as a person who often saw the old emperor and was a careful person, Hou Zhong still discovered many details.

Hou Zhong knew very well that his identity and status were closely related to the old emperor. Once something unexpected happened to the old emperor, his status would inevitably be affected. As for the old emperor's princes, his relationship with them was not very good. Moreover, he still does not know the specific thoughts of the old emperor, and therefore, he does not know which prince the old emperor is optimistic about.

Therefore, it is somewhat unrealistic to place hope on the next emperor. He can swear allegiance to the prince, the future emperor, after everything has settled, but before that, he must do something in advance. This was due to his habit of planning everything for a rainy day. When he could not determine the future prince, he chose to cooperate with the minister.

In fact, Hou Zhong had been in secret contact with the ministers in the court during this period. However, his identity was too sensitive, so he did not let the old emperor know about it, nor did he let anyone else know about it.

Of course, he did not dare to forget what the old emperor had told him. After all, the old emperor was not dead yet, and he was still his minister.

As for the details of arresting other countries, this is Hou Zhong's responsibility. He also knows very well that a superpower like Shuiyue Kingdom will definitely place spies in their country. Over the years, he has also been arresting He also caught a lot of these spies, but he still couldn't clean them up. At this critical and sensitive moment, the secrets of Shuiyue Kingdom jumped out again, so Hou Zhong naturally paid special attention.

If you want to keep your identity and status, you must prove your worth.

Now, it was time for Hou Zhong to prove his worth.

Thinking of this, Hou Zhong shouted: "Come here!"

Then, groups of guards at Hou Zhong's residence lined up neatly, waiting for Hou Zhong's orders with murderous looks on their faces.

Hou Zhong glanced at the guards at his residence with satisfaction. These people were the foundation for his foothold in Yanyang City and the entire Yanfeng Kingdom.

"Set off!"

Following Hou Zhong's order, everyone followed closely and headed outside. The entire Yanyang City once again seemed extremely dignified and solemn.

When Hou Zhong was leading his troops to clear out the Shuiyue Kingdom, Yuan Ji, the official minister, was visiting the second prince Zhao Ke.

Yuan Ji and Zhao Ke were the only two people in the huge study room.

This is not the first time that Yuan Ji and Zhao Ke have met in secret. In fact, during this period, the relationship between the two has been quite close, especially after the news that the old emperor was seriously ill came out. We meet more frequently.

"Your Highness, the Second Prince, I heard that people from the Shuiyue Kingdom came to see you again?" Yuan Ji asked straight to the point, looking at the Second Prince Zhao Ke.

Hearing Yuan Ji's words, Zhao Ke looked a little embarrassed. He looked around and said, "How did Yuan Shangshu know about this?"

In Zhao Ke's opinion, this matter was quite a secret, and others probably didn't know about it. But after Yuan Ji saw him, he actually pointed it out, which surprised Zhao Ke.

"Second Prince, you must not forget that His Majesty has set a final time limit for determining the candidate for the Crown Prince. During this period, all princes who may become the Crown Prince will receive everyone's attention." Yuan Ji said: "Although His Majesty has already asked His Royal Highness the First Prince handles government affairs, making him the most popular figure in the entire court. However, as the second prince, you have received a lot of attention. It can be said that your residence is now being monitored by countless people. , it’s not a secret that someone from Shuiyue Kingdom contacted you.”

Yuan Ji's words made Zhao Ke's face even more embarrassed. He said, "So, Yuan Shangshu, your coming to my house has been known to others?"

"Hou Zhong's people are keeping an eye on the princes' mansions 24 hours a day. I am sure that I can't hide it from his eyes when I come here." Yuan Ji said: "But please don't worry, Your Highness the Second Prince. Where is Hou Zhong, veteran minister?" It has been settled, our private meeting will never be heard by His Majesty."

Hearing Yuan Ji's words, Zhao Ke was shocked.

You know, Hou Zhong has always been directly responsible to the old emperor. Others have no chance or qualifications to order Hou Zhong. Everyone knows the importance of Hou Zhong’s identity and status. As the second prince, Zhao Ke , and also contacted Hou Zhong privately, but to no avail. Hou Zhong was not close to them at all, and he didn't even have a chance.

And now, Yuan Ji actually said that he had settled Hou Zhong. How could this not surprise Zhao Ke?

What none of them had accomplished was now accomplished by Yuanji.

Zhao Ke was a little bit unbelievable about this. Hou Zhong, who had always only listened to his father's orders, was so easily persuaded when he was persuaded?

"Is your Highness the Second Prince surprised?" Seeing Zhao Ke's expression, Yuan Ji laughed and said, "As the saying goes, if a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. You know what the situation is now. I know it, and everyone knows it. It is true that Hou Zhong only obeyed the orders of the Majesty before, but he is also a human being after all, and he also has to plan for his future. The situation of the Majesty is obviously not good. If Hou Zhong wants to keep his identity, he must consider some things in advance. At this time, it is normal for him to be persuaded."

Zhao Ke's surprised expression on his face eased a little. After thinking about it carefully, he felt that Yuan Ji's words made sense. Although Hou Zhong had a special status, he was also a human being after all. It was normal for him to consider himself. As a veteran in the court, Yuan Ji had to be first-class in terms of qualifications and eloquence. In this case, it was very normal to reach some kind of agreement with Hou Zhong.