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"The current situation is very unfavorable to us." Hou Yi said worriedly: "Almost everyone believes that the second prince ordered Hou Chong to do this. The second prince's reputation collapsed almost instantly."

Regardless of whether Zhao Xuan poisoned the late emperor or not, Zhao Ke could not commit suicide privately, let alone assassinate him. Zhao Xuan had to accept trial. After all, he had the status of a prince and represented the majesty of the royal family. Such behavior by the second prince was very corrupt. of reputation.

Now, it is a critical moment in the fight for the throne. Reputation is very important to several princes, and it even has a great impact on the ownership of the throne.

It is precisely because of this that Yuan Ji became angry and Hou Yi was so worried.

"This matter has nothing to do with the second prince. He is still in prison! It is difficult for us to meet him. How can he give orders to Hou Zhong?" Yuan Ji said angrily.

"We know this situation, but others don't." Hou Yi said: "In their view, the second prince is also a prince after all, and it is easy to pass on the news, even in a cell. Connect with the outside world.”

Hou Yi's words make sense. They know the true situation about the second prince, but outsiders don't. In the eyes of many people, being a prince must have privileges, even if he is in prison. I think It is not difficult at all to contact the outside world.

Yuanji also knew this, so his face looked extremely ugly. He couldn't explain it to everyone one by one, and even if he explained it, others might not listen.

"It's really terrible!" Yuan Ji said angrily: "Duan Wanming, an old thief, usually seems to be fine, but I didn't expect him to be so good at adding insult to injury!"

Duan Wanming's presence is not strong on weekdays. Although he is the lord of the southern city, he has no say in major affairs of the court. The old emperor will not let him participate in the government affairs. All of this is naturally related to him. It's related to his identity, because he is the father-in-law of the eldest prince!

Duan Wanming also understands this. He doesn't care much about government affairs on weekdays and lives like a marginalized person, so that many people ignore his existence, Yuanji is one of them.

It was only at this time that Yuan Ji realized that Duan Wanming was not simple, and he was definitely not a fringe person. Moreover, he was also a city lord. This was something that many people had ignored before.

After discovering this, Yuan Ji realized that although the eldest prince Zhao Xuan escaped from Yanyang City, it did not mean that he had completely lost the opportunity to ascend the throne. His confidence came from Duan Wanming. With the support of such a city lord, Zhao Xuan still has a chance to compete for the throne.

After all, the southern city is not far from Yanyang City, and there are troops stationed there!

After realizing this, Yuanji felt very bad.

He thought everything was under his control, but he found that everything was out of his control. Many things were completely different from what he thought before. He had overestimated himself before.

Originally, Zhao Xuan fled the imperial capital, and Yuan Ji was very happy. He thought that the second prince had lost a competitor. The only one who could threaten the second prince was the third prince, Zhao Lun. And Zhao Lun was not a shrewd person. Yuan Ji was confident that he could fight. Zhao Lun wins.

However, at this time, Yuan Ji discovered that his competitors had not decreased, and the eldest prince was still likely to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. What made him even more uncomfortable was that Zhao Lun, whom he thought he could easily control, did not win either. A few people from Zhou Yanfeng actually confronted him openly, but he couldn't do anything to them.

Everything was terrible, and Yuanji's mood was like the dark sky, covered with clouds.

"Maybe Duan Wanming didn't mean to add insult to injury, but actually recognized Hou Zhong." Hou Yi said.

This is not impossible. After all, it is the city lord's palace and it is on Duan Wanming's territory. It is very possible for Hou Zhong to reveal his secret.

"Hou Zhong is a loser!" Yuan Ji said angrily: "At the beginning, I vowed that there would be no problem in assassinating the eldest prince, but what happened? He was not killed, but he caused a lot of trouble to the second prince. I really hope he dies. It’s better to be outdoors!”

Hou Zhong had been so confident in his words before, and Yuan Ji also believed in Hou Zhong's ability, but he didn't expect that it would become like this.

Unfortunately, it was too late to regret now. Everything was a foregone conclusion and they were completely passive.

Hou Yi frowned slightly, feeling very dissatisfied with Hou Zhong in his heart.

It stands to reason that the relationship between the two is good. The relationship between Hou Yi and Hou Zhong is definitely better than the relationship with Yuan Ji. But now, Hou Yi hates Hou Zhong in his heart because of Hou Zhong's mistakes. He too is in danger.

The carriage stopped slowly and arrived at the Xingbu Yamen.

The two calmed down and got off the carriage. No matter what, they still had to deal with the matter in front of them first. As for other matters, they would wait until they left the Penal Department Yamen.

The two met Guanzhuo successfully. To be precise, Guanzhuo had been waiting for their arrival.

In the slightly dark room, the three of them seemed a little silent.

Yuan Ji and Hou Yi have been thinking about the words in their minds. They know very well that Guan Zhuo's attitude is very important, especially at this time, they must convince Guan Zhuo to believe them and release the second prince.

However, this is not easy, especially after Duan Wanming issued a statement.

"I believe that the First Prince's matter has nothing to do with His Highness the Second Prince."

Just when Yuanji and Hou Yi didn't know how to start, Guan Zhuo spoke first, and Guan Zhuo's words surprised the two.

"Guan Shangshu, how could you..." Yuanji looked at Guan Zhuo in disbelief.

Yuanji thought that with the previous rumors and Duan Wanming's current statement, Guan Zhuo must have believed that the assassination of the eldest prince was instigated by the second prince, but he didn't expect Guan Zhuo to say such a thing, which was really beyond Yuanji's expectations.

Hou Yi also looked at Guan Zhuo with surprise, and under the surprise, he was happy.

No matter why Guan Zhuo said this, it was obvious that this was a good thing for them. Guan Zhuo didn't have the same idea as others, so they had a greater chance of rescuing the second prince.

"Very unexpected?" Guan Zhuo said: "Originally, when I heard the rumor, I also thought that it was Hou Zhong who assassinated the eldest prince, but after Duan Wanming issued a statement, my mind changed."