The best ring

Guan Zhuo, the Minister of Punishment, usually gives people the impression of being upright and incorruptible, but Yuanji and others do not believe that Guan Zhuo is a fool. A fool will never sit in the position of the Minister of Punishment.

If the eldest prince and the third prince are kicked out of the ranks of competing for the throne one after another, and the second prince Zhao Ke has their support, they do not believe that Guan Zhuo will stick to it to the end. At that time, he is likely to choose to turn a blind eye. In that case, they will have more room for operation.

"I will go in person for the matter of the eldest prince!" Hou Zhong said to the two.

Yuanji and Hou Yi nodded. Assassinating the eldest prince is definitely not a trivial matter. If it succeeds, they can rest assured. If it fails, it may bring them a lot of trouble. They are not at ease to leave such a thing to their people. It is naturally best for Hou Zhong to lead the team personally.

"Oh, there's one more thing." Hou Zhong seemed to have remembered something and said, "There's news from Tianji Country. The emperor of Tianji Country has terminated the marriage with our Yanfeng Country on the grounds that their second prince was assassinated. Our Seventh Princess should have already set off to return."

Hou Zhong was well-informed and learned the news from Tianji Country very early.

After hearing Hou Zhong's words, Yuan Ji and Hou Yi were both a little surprised, and in addition to being surprised, they showed a slightly ironic smile.

"I really didn't expect that the Seventh Princess would be able to come back in her lifetime. I guess when she left, no one thought that she would come back one day." Hou Yi said with a little emotion.

A marriage alliance is different from an ordinary marriage. A marriage alliance means marrying far away from home in another country. The transportation is so inconvenient now. In addition to the change in status, generally speaking, a princess who is married to a foreign country will never have a chance to come back, even until she dies. When Zhao Qi agreed to go to Tianji Country for a marriage alliance, no one thought that she would be able to return to Yanfeng Country one day. Even the old emperor did not think that Zhao Qi could come back. The promises he made to Zhao Qi were more like a comfort.

And now, Zhao Qi was actually broken off the engagement and set off to return home, which is naturally quite surprising.

"Hmph, what about the assassination of the second prince? The reason why the emperor of Tianji Country broke the contract must be that he knew that our previous emperor had passed away. The benefits of marrying with us are not as great as before. Maybe he is thinking about attacking our Yanfeng Country. If he insists on the marriage, what excuse can he use?" Yuan Ji sneered. The mocking smile he just showed was directed at the emperor of Tianji Country.

Being able to be the Minister of Personnel, Yuanji's cognition is naturally not so simple. He knows very well that if the old emperor is not dead, then even if the second prince of Tianji Kingdom is killed, the emperor of Tianji Kingdom will insist on marriage, at most he will change Zhao Qi's partner.

But now that the old emperor has suddenly passed away, everything has changed, especially now that the new emperor of their Yanfeng Kingdom has not been determined, and there is some chaos in the court, which makes the emperor of Tianji Kingdom feel that marriage is not the best choice.

Their Yanfeng Kingdom has been declining in recent years, and now the emperor has died, and there are signs of chaos. The emperor of Tianji Kingdom cannot be unaware of these things. Originally, he agreed to the marriage, and he had the idea of ​​uniting their Yanfeng Kingdom to target Shuiyue Kingdom. Now their Yanfeng Kingdom is busy with itself, and even if the marriage is completed, it may not be able to deal with Shuiyue Kingdom together with them.

Instead, cancel the marriage. Without this relationship, Tianji Kingdom can attack their Yanfeng Kingdom at any time, just like Shuiyue Kingdom, which is much more cost-effective than marriage.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with Yuanji thinking this way, but he doesn't know that the situation in Tianji Kingdom is also very complicated. Jin Zheyun's cancellation of the marriage before was not just what he thought, but also had other considerations.

"Minister Yuan is right." Hou Zhong said: "Our previous emperor passed away, and the situation in the court is unclear, which will inevitably make people in other countries have some inappropriate thoughts."

"The strength of Shuiyue Kingdom and Tianji Kingdom is stronger than our Yanfeng Kingdom. I thought that after agreeing to the marriage with Tianji Kingdom, the situation could be eased. I didn't expect such a change. If Shuiyue Kingdom and Tianji Kingdom join forces again, I'm afraid that our Yanfeng Kingdom can't resist it." Hou Yi also said.

The three people all had some worries on their faces. It is true that they want to support the second prince to compete for the throne, but they are also important officials in the court of Yanfeng Kingdom, so they naturally have to consider the situation of the entire country.

Now, because of the sudden death of the old emperor, the external situation that had been slightly eased suddenly became acute again. Not to mention Shuiyue Country, which has been eyeing Yanfeng Country, now even Tianji Country, which could have been stabilized through marriage, has become dangerous.

But they have no way to resist foreign enemies at present. Their own problems have not been solved, and the fight for the throne has not been decided. This makes the three people more or less worried.

"Don't think about those things first. Our first task now is to take the throne!" Yuanji said, "And it has to be fast! The sooner the new emperor is determined, the more favorable it will be for our situation. If it drags on, I'm afraid the armies of Shuiyue Country and Tianji Country will come to our door."

Hou Zhong and Hou Yi nodded in agreement.

They don't have much time left, not only because of the fight between Zhao Xuan and Zhao Lun for the throne, but more importantly, the external environment does not allow them to waste too much time on the fight for the throne.

They must solve this matter as soon as possible.

"Do you think the return of Her Royal Highness the Seventh Princess will have an impact on the selection of the new emperor?" Hou Yi suddenly changed the subject and said, "You know, Her Royal Highness the Seventh Princess was the most beloved princess of the late emperor."

"So what?" Hou Zhong said indifferently, "If the late emperor were still alive, perhaps the Seventh Princess' words would have some influence, but now that the late emperor has passed away, the Seventh Princess has lost the late emperor's favor. She is no different from other princesses and has no say in the matter of the new emperor."

After all, this world is still a patriarchal society. Things like Wu Ya's ascension to the throne are rare in a thousand years. Women don't have much say in this society, even Zhao Qi's princess is the same. After the death of the late emperor, she is not much different from other princesses in the hearts of the ministers.

What's more, confirming the late emperor is a big deal, which is related to all aspects and involves the interests of many people. Can these people listen to the opinions of a princess?

It's impossible to think about it.