The hall of the Seven Stars Divine Court was silent for a moment, with only the sound of crazy heartbeats.
Wu Zhicai lay on the ground, sobbing softly, and seemed very sad.
Emperor Dongfang Jue sat there stupidly, his eyes dazed, and for a moment he didn't know how to react.
The Minister of Rites Wu Ying collapsed on the ground, like a pile of dry bones, lifeless.
The ministers and officials around looked at each other in bewilderment, some were shocked, some were bewildered, and some were even... afraid!
Only Jun Xian remained calm and observed the dust with the concentration of a microscopic scientist.
Everything at the moment seemed to have turned into a painting, and the name of the painting was - Horror!
Why does it have such an impact
First, the Wu family is a family of scholars, and the most important thing for a family of scholars is "reputation". The first serious problem with this complaint is "son suing father". This alone is enough to make the Wu family fall into the abyss.
One of the core ideas of Confucianism is "filial piety"; obviously, the incident of the son suing his father crushed "filial piety" to pieces. Compared with the "evil deeds" that Wu Zhicai sued Wu Ying for, Wu Zhicai's actions were the biggest blow to the Wu family!
The crime of suing Wu Ying was only Wu Ying's personal problem. However, Wu Zhicai's behavior, the matter of "son suing father", was enough to shake the Confucian tradition of the Seven Lights Divine Court.
This was truly a case of cutting off the firewood from under the cauldron. The reputation that the Wu family had accumulated over countless years was kicked away by Wu Zhicai in one go! And the Minister of Rites Wu Ying was completely finished this time.
From this moment on, the Wu family was no longer eligible to participate in the struggle in the court of the Seven Lights Divine Court. To be more precise, Wu Ying himself was no longer eligible to continue to serve as the Minister of Rites!
Needless to say, many officials immediately took advantage of Wu Zhicai's misfortune and severely criticized Wu Ying, and then they all dismissed Wu Ying from his position.
Then, a middle-aged Confucian scholar named Zhao Qingyan took over the position of Minister of Rites. This Zhao Qingyan once studied at Luoxia Peak, and the person he studied with was Junxian!
Then, Qian Sen took out a new document and showed it to Zhao Qingyan. Zhao Qingyan took a look at it, but did not approve it immediately. Instead, she pointed out a few problems.
Compared to Wu Ying's attitude of simply denying, Zhao Qingyan pointed out the problems seriously and in detail, and asked Qian Sen and Huang Xing to revise it on the spot. After the final deletions and revisions, Zhao Qingyan said, "Go find someone with good calligraphy and re-transcribe it. We will present it to His Majesty tomorrow morning."
"Okay, okay." Huang Zhen and Qian Sen agreed repeatedly. From beginning to end, no one looked at Emperor Dongfang Jue.
Dongfang Jue's face was livid, veins on his hands bulged, but he was powerless at this moment. He could only watch Wu Ying being dragged away and Jun Xian kicking away a nail with ease. No, he stepped on a nail and flattened it.
But today's court was destined to be turbulent. Soon, officials came out to "report and impeach". Those who were reported were all officials who had previously stood on Wu Ying's side; and those who were impeached were mainly officials who had previously wavered - this impeachment was a warning.