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"I think this matter may not be that simple." Yuan Ji is a cunning person after all. He smelled something unusual from the fact that the eldest prince Zhao Xuan took people out of the city.

"It's not that simple?" Hou Zhong was slightly startled: "What does Yuan Shangshu mean?"

"The third prince Zhao Lun was assassinated. As long as he was not stupid, he would have guessed that the assassin was either us or someone belonging to the eldest prince Zhao Xuan. You all know what kind of person Zhao Lun is. He almost died at the hands of an assassin today. Can he not be angry? He can do anything when he is angry, especially when he still has the forged edict in his hand!" Yuan Ji said: "The eldest prince, Zhao Xuan, is Zhao Lun's brother. , of course he knows Zhao Lun very well, isn’t he afraid of Zhao Lun’s revenge at this moment?”

"What Yuan Shangshu means is that Zhao Lun is leaving the city to avoid the limelight?" Hou Yi said.

Yuan Ji nodded and said: "This possibility is very high! Now it is clear that the third prince Zhao Lun will ascend the throne. Zhao Xuan does not know that we have captured Liu Bingshi, and at this time we have lost our trump card. Naturally, He is panicking and is deeply afraid of Zhao Lun's revenge, so there is a high possibility that he will go out of the city to avoid the limelight. "

Hou Zhong, who was originally in a relaxed mood and did not take this matter to heart, straightened his face, thought for a moment, and said: "What Yuan Shangshu said makes sense. The eldest prince does not have much advantage now. He may have guessed that Zhao The imperial edict in Lun's hands is false, but there is no evidence, and we don't know that we have obtained the evidence, so he must be in deep despair now, and since he knows Zhao Lun's character, it is indeed very possible that he will avoid the limelight. "

In fact, at this moment, no one has found out the truth about the poisoning of the old emperor, and there is no way to wash away the suspicion on the second prince Zhao Ke. If Yuan Ji and the others use Imperial Physician Liu to overthrow Zhao Lun, the biggest benefit will be The person is not the second prince Zhao Ke, nor Yuan Ji and others, but the eldest prince Zhao Xuan!

The second prince is still in prison. Even if Zhao Lun is moved, there is no way to immediately ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. On the contrary, the eldest prince can take advantage and take advantage.

It's a pity that Yuan Ji and others did a good job of keeping the matter of Imperial Doctor Liu secret, and Zhao Lun did not dare to tell the story of Imperial Doctor Liu in a big way. Therefore, Zhao Xuan did not know about it or that it had happened. Zhao Xuan had trouble sleeping and eating, so Zhao Xuan chose to escape.

Yuan Ji and others are also unclear about Gu Lin's affairs, so it is understandable but also worrying for Zhao Xuan to choose to go out of the city to avoid the limelight at this time.

"The question now is whether Zhao Xuan will come back tomorrow." Hou Yi said.

Yuanji thought for a while and said, "Probably not."

"I think so too!" Hou Zhong continued: "He failed to kill Zhao Lun. He must have thought that Zhao Lun would succeed in ascending the throne. He was afraid of Zhao Lun's revenge. How could he dare to come back?"

"If that's true, that would be great!" Hou Yi said with a smile: "He is not in the palace, which gives us more room to display."

Yuanji and the others were very confident in overthrowing Zhao Lun, but after overthrowing Zhao Lun, their next target was the eldest prince Zhao Xuan. Although Zhao Xuan was a little confused and even showed his trump card, he There was no obvious mistake, and he was the eldest prince, so Zhao Xuan was still a big threat to them.

However, this threat was much smaller because he knew all the eldest prince's trump cards and was in a panic.

But now, Zhao Xuan has taken the initiative to escape from the city, and may even not come back for a while. Then, they have a lot of room for maneuver. Before the eldest prince Zhao Xuan comes back, they can investigate the matter of the poisoning of the old emperor. , can help Zhao Ke clear his grievances. As long as they find the real murderer of the old emperor before Zhao Xuan comes back, then, even if Zhao Xuan comes back, they are sure to support Zhao Ke to ascend to power!

"Perhaps, we can let him stay outside Yanyang City forever!" Hou Zhong narrowed his eyes and said slightly gloomily: "Let him never return to the palace!"

When Yuan Ji and Hou Yi heard Hou Yi's words, their hearts skipped a beat, and they instantly understood the meaning of Hou Zhong's words.

In the past, they might have stopped Hou Zhong. After all, murdering a prince was not a trivial matter. Although it was not as good as murdering the emperor, it was still a capital crime.

But it's different now. Now they are in control of the overall situation. If they really kill Zhao Xuan and bring down Zhao Lun, who will come to trouble them? I'm just afraid that this matter will be buried deep underground forever and will not be known to outsiders.

Therefore, assassinating the prince now is not a big deal to them.

Killing Zhao Xuan would bring them a lot of benefits. Before, Zhao Xuan had been living in the palace, so it was inconvenient for them to take action. But now that Zhao Xuan has left Yanyang City on his own initiative, there are more opportunities to take action.

"I think it's feasible!" Hou Yi said with a serious face: "Now the eldest prince has taken the initiative to leave Yanyang City. As we all know, our Yanfeng Kingdom is not peaceful now. There are rebels everywhere. The eldest prince will be encountered on the way. An attack by the rebels is also very possible. Kill him and blame the rebels for this matter. It has nothing to do with us! "

Hou Yi's words are not unreasonable. Everyone knows that rebels are everywhere now. As long as you are in the wild, you may encounter rebels at any time. Even around Yanyang City, there are many rebels. Zhao Xuan is with him. There are not many people in the country, and it is completely reasonable for them to be attacked by rebels. As long as they do it cleanly, no one will associate it with them. To take a step back, even if someone suspects that they did it, they will not. There will be evidence.

"I agree too!" Yuan Ji said. Although he is very old, he is still decisive in killing. When it is time to take action, he will never be soft-hearted: "Kill Zhao Xuan, then all the obstacles in front of us will really be eliminated. No more. Even if the murderer of the late emperor is not found for the time being, it will not have much impact. By then, everyone knows that His Highness the Second Prince is powerful. If we find a scapegoat, the Second Prince will naturally come out and ascend the throne. Proclaimed emperor."

Although the Ministry of Justice is still investigating this matter, there has not been much progress. Hou Yi came from there just now. Originally, this is not a good thing for everyone, but if they can get rid of the eldest prince one after another, and the third prince, then even if the Ministry of Punishment does not find the real culprit for the time being, it will not have much impact. In fact, they can find a scapegoat to take the blame. Without the first prince and the third prince, who will resolutely investigate this case thoroughly? What about the matter?