The best ring

"It's good that Qi Shangshu understands." Yuan Ji said: "Because of this special reason, Qi Shangshu will not go to the dinner tonight. The second prince will definitely entertain Qi Shangshu alone in the future."

From the beginning, they never thought about letting Qi Kai go to the banquet, especially after Qi Kai agreed to join them, because they needed Qi Kai to temporarily lurk around Zhou Yanfeng and Li Yang, and naturally they could not expose them casually. The relationship with Qi Kai.

The reason why he sent invitations to Qi Kai was because Zhao Ke had sent invitations to almost all important officials, so Qi Kai could not be missed.

Qi Kai nodded in understanding and said, "I understand."

"Shang Shu Qi has great righteousness." Yuan Ji praised: "In that case, I will take my leave first, Shangshu Qi, let's talk about it later."

"Goodbye."

Yuan Ji did not stay at Qi Kai's house for long and left quickly, naturally because he did not want to expose that he came to Qi Kai.

After Yuanji left, Qi Kai sat alone in the study and did not leave for a long time.

It can be said that choosing to join the camp of the second prince Zhao Ke is a big challenge for him, which is different from the previous times.

The first few times he jumped sideways repeatedly, no one else could do anything to him. After all, those people all needed his support.

But this time is different. This time Zhao Ke has more than one target to choose from. As long as one person goes to Zhao Ke's camp, Zhao Ke can attack others. Qi Kai can't guarantee that Zhou Yanfeng and Li Yang will not be accused. Even if there is nothing visible on the surface, Qi Kai does not dare to be careless. It is very likely that the two of them are hiding secretly like him.

In Zhao Ke's camp, there is Hou Zhong. This guy specializes in doing some shady things. Although Hou Zhong's whereabouts are currently unknown, at least he is not dead yet. If he really betrays Zhao Ke, it is very likely that he will He was retaliated by Hou Zhong.

Qi Kai doesn't dare!

Therefore, this choice was very cautious for Qi Kai. After making the choice, he could not change the decision as easily as before.

However, Qi Kai is very confident in his choice this time. Among the princes, the one he is most optimistic about is the second prince Zhao Ke!

And now, since he has chosen to join the camp of the second prince Zhao Ke, he naturally has to consider the issue from Zhao Ke's standpoint. If he can make more contributions in helping Zhao Ke ascend the throne, how will he be treated in the future? Naturally it is different.

The Secretary of the Ministry of Finance is not the end!

The targets Qi Kai is considering are Zhou Yanfeng and Li Yang.

On the surface, the relationship between the two people is very close, even better than the relationship with him. Qi Kai has already faintly felt that the two people look down on him. Their views and goals , seems more consistent.

But after Qi Kai, there was actually still a gap between the two.

This estrangement is the struggle between civil and military forces!

Zhou Yanfeng is the Minister of Household Affairs, a civil servant. Although he is not the head of the civil service, he is still an important figure in the civil service group.

And Li Yang is a military general, and he is the leader of the military generals.

In the court of Yanfeng Kingdom, civil servants and military generals have always been at odds with each other, and quarrels often occur, which has caused deep grudges between the two parties. Now that Zhou Yanfeng and Li Yang are getting closer, it does not mean that the two have completely forgotten their past. Grudges, but they currently have the same pursuit and common goal, which makes them temporarily put aside their past grievances and come together, but deep down in their hearts, the two of them should not be united.

As for Qi Kai, what he needs to take advantage of is this disunity. He can take advantage of this disunity.

Qi Kai's target is not Zhou Yanfeng, who is also a civil servant, but Li Yang, a military general!

Obviously, Li Yang is more afraid of being on the wrong team than Zhou Yanfeng, because he is a representative of the military commander system. If something happens to him, the impact will be greater. Moreover, there is no one with weight in the court to speak for him. Therefore, He was more nervous than Zhou Yanfeng about Zhao Ke's release from prison.

It was precisely because Li Yang was more nervous than Zhou Yanfeng that he had a better chance of convincing Li Yang.

"As long as I persuade Li Yang to join the second prince's camp, it will be a great achievement." Qi Kai said to himself: "With this contribution, I will have a firm foothold next to the second prince in the future, and I may not be worse than Yuan Ji." ”

Qi Kai thinks very far. He sees more than just the present. He wants to replace Yuan Ji. He has always had this idea, and he has nothing to admit. But now, because Yuan Ji is a diehard of the second prince, he wants to replace Yuan Ji. Yuanji is very difficult, but at least he cannot be manipulated by Yuanji.

Therefore, this credit is important to him.

Qi Kai thought about tonight's dinner again. He could definitely imagine that many people would attend the second prince's dinner tonight. He could see that among the three princes, the second prince was the most likely to inherit the throne. He believed that the court would Many of the officials could tell this, and now that the second prince personally invited him, there would naturally be many people going.

"It's a pity that I can't participate in such an occasion." Qi Kai said to himself.

Although leaving Zhao Ke's arrangement, Qi Kai still felt a little regretful. He even felt that this suggestion was probably made by Yuan Ji and Zhao Ke, and that it could not appear in front of Zhao Ke at this time. For him, , is also a big loss.

But since Zhao Ke has arranged it this way, Qi Kai can only accept it.

While Qi Kai was thinking about how to perform well in front of Zhao Ke, Yuan Ji had already recovered.

Zhao Ke was also very excited when he learned that Qi Kai agreed to join their camp.

This matter is of great significance to him!

He can win over other officials in the court, which is not too difficult. With Yuan Ji, the Minister of Personnel, and some leverage in Hou Zhong's hands, it is not difficult to win over ordinary officials.

But the real decision on the throne is not the ordinary officials in the court, but the seven-member group. Of course, it does not mean that the seven-member group can decide everything, but their opinions are quite important.

Therefore, it is very important for Zhao Ke to get the support of the members of the seven-member group. He already had the support of three people before, and now with the support of Qi Kai, his strength increased instantly, and he also had great confidence in inheriting the throne.

"Minister Yuan, you did a good job on this matter." Zhao Ke said: "With Qi Kai's joining, our chances of winning have greatly increased. After the dinner tonight, other ministers in the court will also understand the situation in the court. I believe that it will not be long before I will sit on the supreme position and become the master of Yanfeng Country!"

Zhao Ke was in high spirits when he spoke, and his whole person was in high spirits.