The stars and the moon in the sky have not dispersed, and the earth is still pitch black.
At this time, many people should still be in their sleep, not awake.
But there was such a group of people, who were already fully dressed at the moment and were on their way to attend the meeting.
Tang Fan slept late last night, and his spirit was already a little weak. Sitting in the swaying sedan chair now, sleepiness came up one after another, and he fell asleep unconsciously.
In a daze, I only felt that the sedan chair stopped abruptly, and the movement was a little more abrupt than usual. Tang Fan couldn't stop his inertia, and his body leaned forward. The hardest edge of the official hat was so painful that he gasped for breath, and all the drowsiness flew out of the sky.
He took off the official hat, reached out and touched it, but luckily there was no blood, just a bag.
There was a faint noise outside, followed by the voice of the bearer: "Sir, we can't walk ahead, should we take a detour?"
Tang Fan opened the sedan curtain, and a gust of cold wind came in immediately, making him agitated, and his mind became a little clearer. "what happened?"
The bearer said, "It seems that someone is arguing!"
Tang Fan frowned, and when he looked around, a sedan chair was blocked in front of him, and he couldn't see who owned it. It was no wonder that his sedan chairman stopped so quickly, because if he went further, he would collide with one.
"Go and see what's going on." Tang Fan ordered.
The bearer responded, went around the sedan chair in front to find out the reason, and returned shortly after.
"Sir, someone is indeed arguing."
Tang Fan was a little surprised: "Who's arguing?"
It stands to reason that at this hour, there are only officials rushing to the court on the street. Everyone is an official in the same court. They look up and see each other, and they are always polite. There is no possibility of congestion, but there are exceptions to everything.
The bearer said: "It seems that Li Shilang of the Ministry of Rites collided with the carriage of Mr. Qiu, the imperial envoy of the Youdu, and the two sides clashed!"
The Li Shilang of the Ministry of Rites in his mouth was Li Zisheng, and Qiu Lao, the imperial envoy of the Youdu, was naturally Qiu Jun, Tang Fan's teacher.
Tang Fan immediately asked, "Is the teacher okay?"
The bearer said cautiously, "It's okay, Elder Qiu is scolding Shilang Li!"
Tang Fan knew what was going on as soon as he heard it, and then he smiled wryly.
Qiu Jun had never been accustomed to such fortunate people like Li Zixing, the servant of the Ministry of Rites was of the third rank, and others could not easily provoke him, but Qiu Jun, as the imperial envoy of the second rank of the Right Capital, naturally would not be afraid. He suffers from not having the opportunity to scold him on weekdays, and even if he scolds, he will not be taken seriously by the emperor. Today, he managed to catch an opportunity for Li Zi to justify his losses, of course Qiu Jun will not let it go.
What's more, the last time the Censor Lin Jun of the Metropolitan Procuratorate was imprisoned for impeaching Li Zisheng, Jixiao and others, Old Man Qiu has always hated this.
Because he understands his teacher's personality, he has already deduced the cause and effect without having to go to the scene in person.
Tang Fan waited for a while, and seeing that the sedan chair in front had no intention of starting, he had to get out of the sedan chair and walk forward on the snow.
Not long after walking, I saw two sedan chairs in the middle of the road, Qiu Jun was standing beside him, foaming from his mouth, scolding Li Zisheng according to the scriptures.
Li Zisheng was not a jinshi, and he was not that knowledgeable, but that didn't mean he was afraid of Qiu Jun. The former had a arrogant look, and at first glance he didn't take Qiu Jun seriously.
There were seven or eight people surrounded by the two, all of whom were officials who were blocking their way because they were going to the court. Everyone was trying to persuade them, and most of them let Qiu Jun calm down.
No persuasion, no, in this cold weather, who wants to stay in the snow? Besides, being late for no reason in the early morning will be deducted from the salary court. Everyone worked so hard and couldn’t get much money every month.
Qiu Jun saw that the people around him were trying to persuade him, but he became angrier: "Do you think I don't want to leave? My sedan chair was damaged by him, and the carrier was injured, so I can't get up!"
Everyone took a look and saw, isn't it? The two sedan chairs collided for some reason, and they collided so badly that the pole behind the sedan chair in Li Zisheng broke one side, and the sedan chair Qiu Jun fell to the ground. , one side is also crushed, the good thing is that the old man came out quickly, otherwise everyone will be injured.
But in this way, the two sedan chairs are in the middle of the road, and the sedan chairs in the back will naturally be unable to pass.
Hearing what Qiu Jun said, Li Zixing sneered and said: "Elder Qiu is so unreasonable, obviously your bearer was in a hurry and wanted to overtake my sedan, but he bumped into it and overturned the sedan. You don't reveal your identity, how does my bearer know that your old man is sitting in it! The sedan chair is also broken, and who will pay for it!"
Qiu Jun said angrily: "Don't talk nonsense, my old bearer has followed me for many years, and he is the most stable on weekdays, how could he hit you just because he was in a hurry, obviously you are walking too slowly, my bearer I was afraid that I would miss the time of my court so I had to speed up my steps!"
Li Zisheng sneered with yin and yang sarcasm: "You are rushing to the court, is it possible that I will not rush? It's snowing and the road is slippery, why don't you let people walk slowly? Why are you so angry when you are old? If you are in a hurry, you will not be able to enter the cabinet, what is the use of being in a hurry?"
Qiu Jun was furious: "You shameless and lucky person!"
Hearing this, Tang Fan couldn't help but appear.
I can't tell who is more reasonable about the collision with the sedan chair, but Tang Fan knew that this trivial matter was just a fuse, because Qiu Jun and Li Zisheng represented two parties that were incompatible, and it had been a long time since everyone looked at each other. , just taking advantage of today's opportunity to break out.
But seeing that there were more and more sedan chairs behind them, and the two of them continued to fight like this, they had to be less than half of them early in the morning. Although it wasn't considered "no reason" late, it was still disgraceful.
"Teacher." He said.
Everyone looked back, drinking, it turned out to be the old Tang Ge! He quickly made way for him, and bowed his hands to say hello.
Thinking that Tang Ge Lao might also be late because of this, everyone's mood suddenly became less anxious, and there was a sense of peace of mind that "the sky is falling and there is a high support".
Tang Fanchao smiled at everyone and nodded in return. He didn't have the pretence of Zaifu being high, but he didn't just lower his profile to gain goodwill. If there are always some people in this world who can make people feel heartbroken at first sight, Tang Pan must be one of them.
Five or six years ago, he might not have had such a bearing. He moved his qi and raised his body. In addition to his appearance, temperament and knowledge, the changes brought about by his status and status were also very important, and more importantly, his mind and spirit.
What kind of vision a person has, determines what height he will stand on. As the saying goes, the relationship is born from the heart. Although Wan An is the first assistant, and his figure is also tall and burly, if he is standing with Tang Fan. One piece, in terms of bearing and behavior, is a little inferior after all. This piece is radiated from the inside out, invisible and intangible, difficult to describe and difficult to draw.
Seeing Tang Fan, Qiu Jun's face softened a little, then he became tense again when he remembered that Li Zisheng was still there.
Tang Fan didn't wait for Qiu Jun to speak, and said to Li Zisheng: "Li Shilang, since the sedan chair has been crashed, it's useless to say more, now it's dark and the road is slippery, and if you drag it on, you're going to be late, so hurry up. Let the servants lift the sedan chair so that the people behind can pass."
Li Zisheng can ignore Qiu Jun, but he has to buy Tang Fan's account.
This is also because Tang Fan's influence in the court is gradually increasing, and he has surpassed his teacher. He has become a leading figure among the officials in the departments around the eleventh year of Chenghua.
Li Zisheng said: "Tang Pavilion is old, and Xiaguan An dare not obey, but two of Xiaguan's four bearers were injured, Xiaguan has already ordered them to go home, and the remaining two are afraid of Can't lift the sedan chair."
Tang Fan didn't say anything, and looked at his bearer: "Go and help Li Shilang's bearer."
Since he had the idea of calming things down, being a teacher couldn't refute his own students' face, Qiu Jun also calmly asked his bearer to help.
With the joint efforts of several people, the two sedan chairs were finally moved aside, and everyone was relieved.
Tang Fan let them go first. For fear of being late, everyone had no time to humbly, so they quickly pleaded guilty and got into the sedan chair and left.
"Teacher, why don't you go to court in the students' sedan chairs?" Tang Fan asked Qiu Jun.
Qiu Jun shook his head: "No need, the old man asked someone to rent a new sedan chair."
Tang Fan laughed: "It's not dawn now, no one rents a sedan chair, so don't be polite to the students. I'm still young, but I can't stand the cold when you're old!"
After all, he was forced to let him into his sedan chair, and he told the sedan chairman to take the teacher to the gate of the palace.
He watched the sedan chair leave, and then turned to look at Li Zixing, who had a hesitant expression, and said with a smile, "Does Li Shilang want to wait for the sedan chair with me, or go to the court on foot?"
Li Zisheng smiled reluctantly: "It's better to walk to the court on foot, so as not to be late, your lord will say goodbye."
Tang Fan didn't leave him either, and nodded: "Then please do it."
The snow was not deep, so he could still walk if he wanted to, but the snow dust would inevitably get into his boots and soak his socks while walking. Tang Fanning could wait a little longer, and didn't want to wear a pair of wet socks all day. is torture.
Standing under the eaves of people on the street, he watched Li Zixing walk away with the help of his family, and his eyes moved to the two messy and mutilated sedan chairs by the roadside. Too late to capture.
The Tang family only had one sedan chair for backup, and the bearer went back to the Sui family next door to borrow a sedan chair, but this time, Tang Fan waited for nearly half an hour before they came over with the sedan chair.
The Ming Dynasty was divided into the Great Dynasty, the Symbian Dynasty and the Chang Dynasty.
The Great Dynasty is the grand meeting held on every grand festival. The Synodic Dynasty is held on the 15th day of the first lunar month. Usually, it is the Chang Dynasty. Since the Yongle Year, the Chang Dynasty has gradually become a formality. They dispersed and went back to the yamen office on duty.
When Tang Fan's sedan chair stopped at the gate of the palace, the sky gradually brightened, the street became lively, the snow began to melt under the sunlight, and the coldness seemed to soak into the bones through the cloak.
At this time, it is estimated that the daily routine has already ended, and Tang Fan did not intend to join in the fun, but planned to go directly to Wenyuan Pavilion.
As soon as he arrived at the palace gate, he was stopped.
Tang Fan raised his eyebrows slightly: "Why, you don't know me if you haven't seen me for a day?"
The other party hurriedly smiled and said: "How can you do it, Mr. Tang Ge, don't be familiar with the little one, it's just a word from above that there are too many people who are late today, and His Majesty is angry, saying that those who are late are all standing outside. , sober and sober, and the little ones dare not disobey!"
Tang Fan was a little surprised: "What about Yushi Qiu and Li Shilang of the Ministry of Rites, have you seen them?"
The other party said: "I see, they all went in, and they arrived half an hour earlier than you, so they were not late, and the people behind were not so lucky, and they were all dragged and beaten. Or take a leave of absence, don't go in."
According to the rules of the country, there will be ten slaps for being late for no reason. If the old man of Tangtang was also beaten in public by taking off his pants, it would be such a sensation. It is estimated that Tang Fan will not want to go out for a whole month.
But today's emperor is lazy and soft-hearted. It's been a long time since he was late to play the board. At most, it's a salary deduction.
Tang Fan asked, "Why is Your Majesty angry, do you know?"
The guard shook his head and said, "You're stumbling me. As a young man, how can you find out about this?"
But standing still is not the way to go, Tang Fan thought about it, and said, "That's it, you go and talk to your boss, just say me..."
Before he finished speaking, someone called him from behind: "Runqing!"
Tang Fan turned back, but saw a sedan chair being carried by the sedan chairmen panting and trotting all the way, stopped not far from him, and then came out of a man, who also hurried and took a few steps towards him, but the same Liu Jian in the cabinet.
Liu Jian is over fifty, and he is thin, but he is in good spirits. He is tall and tall, with black hair on the temples. He doesn't look old at all.
Tang Fan stopped and bowed to him: "Brother Hui'an."
Although the two are twenty years apart in age, they are both in the cabinet and their seniority status is equal. Theoretically, they only need to be called by their names, but in order to show respect for their predecessors, Tang Fan called them by Liu Jian's nickname.
Liu Jian wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Why are you late?"
Tang Fan smiled bitterly: "It seems that it is not suitable to travel today."
He turned his head again and said to the palace gate guard, "See if you can be accommodating and let the two of us in, we can go and explain to His Majesty the guilt in person."
The other party saw that there was another pavilion elder in the blink of an eye, and he thought it was strange. He said what day is today, don't wait for another one later, the imperial emperor was blocked from the palace gate because he was late, that was really a big joke. .
He looked embarrassed: "I also ask the two of you to forgive your sins. It is really a strict order from the top. I also act according to the order and dare not violate the slightest bit, otherwise the two of you will be fine. We, the messengers, will be punished."
Liu Jian is also a kind person. Hearing this, he said to the guard, "Then you go in and help us with a report. We will wait here."
The other party agreed, leaving his companions to guard, and turned around and walked inside.
When the snow melts, it is the coldest. Even if the body is wrapped in a thick cloak and a cotton-padded coat under the official robe, it can't stop the coldness from entering the mouth of the leader. Liu and Tang are standing at the door and can't help rubbing their hands. Stomp your feet to dissipate the cold.
Tang Fan asked, "Why did Brother Hui'an arrive?"
Liu Jian smiled bitterly: "Oh, don't mention it, I don't know how to get it on the road from my house to the court. Someone was digging a ditch early in the morning, and the road was blocked. Not to mention, I, a bearer, slipped and fell into it. In the end, I had to ask people to go home and find another one, and then detoured all the way to get here."
As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Fan looked a little strange. "how?"
Tang Fan also told him the reason for being late.
The two of them are not stupid people. When they compare their hearts, how can they not detect the coincidence and weirdness here
Liu Jian grabbed the remaining palace guard and asked, "Apart from the two of us in the cabinet, has anyone else entered?"
The guard didn't know why, so he answered truthfully: "They all went in."
Liu Jian: "Where's Xu Pu, old man Xu Ge, he also went in?"
Guard: "Yes, Mr. Xu Ge went in early in the morning."
Liu Jian and Tang Fan looked at each other: "Runqing, look at this...?"
Tang Fan said solemnly, "Go ahead and take a look at it!"
Seeing that they were not looking good, the guard seemed to be trying to break in, and quickly said: "Don't be embarrassed by the two of you, my brother has already gone in to report, and he will be out soon, please wait for the two of you!"
Liu Jian said: "After entering, we will go to apologize to Your Majesty, you don't need to take any responsibility!"
After saying that, he strode forward, the guards were at a loss, wanted to stop but did not dare to stop, for fear that the weapon would hurt the two Saisukes, and in the end it was himself who was unlucky.
"Stop!" The two entered the palace gate a few steps before they saw a small team of janitorial guards approaching from a distance.
Liu Jian and Tang Fan stopped and waited for them to approach.
These people are not as talkative as the palace guards, their faces are expressionless, as if the six relatives do not recognize them. Even if Tang Fan and Liu Jian reveal their identities, they still ask them to return to the outside of the palace gate and not to forcefully enter.
Liu Jian was furious: "I'm waiting for the dignified ministers, but now I have to follow Er et al.'s orders or not. Whether this is His Majesty's order or not, when we meet His Majesty, we will know for ourselves, so don't dodge!"
The other party did not evade, there was no fear, but he just cupped his hands and said: "This is indeed an oral order from Your Majesty.
Liu Jian was still about to get angry, but Tang Fan stopped him and asked the headed imperial guard, "Have you heard His Majesty's words with your own ears?"
The other party said: "Exactly."
Tang Fan asked, "When His Majesty was speaking, who was next to him?"
The other party didn't know Tang Fan's intention, so he was hesitating whether he should answer this question, but seeing Tang Fan's stern eyes, which could be turned into a sharp blade, his heart suddenly burst, and he couldn't help but reply: "At that time, there was also Li Zi, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites. Lord Li is here."
That turtle grandson!
Liu Jian almost wanted to scold him, but he held it back because he wasn't Qiu Jun, so he couldn't control his temper.
Rao is so, his face also became ugly.
Since Li Zisheng is an official of the Ministry of Rites, he has every reason to ask the emperor to severely punish those who are late on the pretext of correcting the etiquette, but why did he choose to stop Tang Fan and Liu Jian again today
Previously, the two of them thought that something had happened in the palace, but after thinking about it carefully, they realized that it was impossible. Although today's government is becoming more and more abandoned, but in this dynasty, especially after Emperor Yingzong, the plot of forcing the palace to rebel is fundamental. Impossible to happen.
Since nothing happened on the emperor's side, the only thing that happened was the cabinet.
Thinking about it a little further, based on what they know about Wan An, if there is any major issue that requires a cabinet vote to pass, Wan An also knows that Liu Jian and Tang Fan are absolutely impossible to agree, and will definitely try to put them aside. Liu Jian and Tang Fan, Liu Ji is a wallist, and Xu Pu is clumsy at arguing with others, and the situation of the cabinet will be one-sided.
When the raw rice is cooked, it will be too late even if Tang Fan and Liu Jian object!
Thinking of this, the two of them turned their footsteps and stopped going to the Qianqing Palace, and turned directly to Wenyuan Pavilion.
The duty of the Guards was, and they didn't dare to stop them, so they had to follow behind the two of them, chasing them while saying, "Hold on, two adults, two adults!"
However, Tang Fan and Liu Jian ignored it and strode forward. The scene was ridiculous.
It's just that on the side of Wenyuan Pavilion, it is another scene.
Today's Chang Dynasty emperor did not arrive, and everyone was used to it. After a false story, they all returned to their respective yamen. Wan An called the cabinet ministers together for a meeting. The content was related to the astrology of the current time.
His eyes swept across Liu Ji, the second assistant, quickly and meticulously taking everyone's expressions into his eyes in that short period of time. His eyes finally fell on the two empty positions left and right of Xu Pu. , took it back.
"Visions appear in the sky, one after another, the whole country is in panic, and everyone must have experienced it."
He made his opening remarks, and seeing that there was no reaction from the crowd, he continued: "I believe that you have heard about the Prince's request for guilt. As a minister, I should be aware of what you want, and I should be anxious about Your Majesty's urgency. Thinking of what Your Majesty thinks, we should understand many things even if His Majesty didn’t say it.”
These words are paradoxical and seem inexplicable at first, but there are old fritters in the officialdom, and many words do not need to be explained clearly, like Liu Ji immediately understood: Wan An is trying to take the opportunity to unite with the cabinet to encourage the emperor to abolish the prince. !
No wonder Liu Jian and Tang Fan didn't come today! He secretly scolded the two people in his heart, thinking that the two of them got the news early in the morning, so he deliberately avoided it, but he didn't expect that the sedan chair of the two people was still blocked on the road at this moment!
Liu Ji is not a member of the Wan Party, nor is he a pro-Prince Prince. He is at odds with Wan An, and he always judges the situation, so it is basically which side is the windy. Like today, if he knew the wind in advance, he would not be at all. Will come to court, report the illness directly at home, and avoid trouble. At that time, if the prince does not fall, he will not offend the prince. If King Xing can ascend to the throne, he will congratulate Zhuangwei for the new prince, and neither side will be offended. This is the long-term way of being a minister.
Who would have thought that Wan An suddenly made such a move today, which was completely unexpected.
Liu Ji's palace was deep and calm, but Xu Pu was completely stunned, with a look of consternation on his face.
Wan An turned a blind eye to the reaction of the two, and continued to say his own, Peng Hua, Yin Zhi and others were as calm as ever because they were mentally prepared.
"I have prepared a copy of the memorial, and I am going to present it to Your Majesty. You can take a look. If there is no problem, just sign it, and it will be signed by our cabinet."
After he said that, he pushed the memorial in front of him forward and pushed it to Liu Ji, who was on his left.
As the matter had come to this point, Liu Ji naturally had no choice but to pick it up. He picked up the book and unfolded it, and found that although there was no mention of the abolition of the prince, every sentence implied that the emperor wanted to be assertive, make up his mind early, and said that no matter what the emperor was. Whatever decision is made, the cabinet will support it.
If the emperor abolished the prince, if the cabinet followed the officials against the emperor, it would mean unanimous opposition from the court and the public, and the emperor had to consider the opinions of the senior officials.
But if the cabinet is on the emperor's side, and it can help the emperor to appease the officials, there will be no limit to how much trouble they can make.
After realizing Wan'an's idea, Liu Ji sneered secretly, raised his head and said, "Yuan Weng, Liu Xixian and Tang Runqing have not arrived yet, this cabinet co-named, without the two of them, I'm afraid it's not good, it's better to another day. Wait until they come."
Wan An's expression remained unchanged: "No need, the two of them won't be on leave today, and it's enough to have a joint name like me."
The implication is that Liu Jian and Tang Fan are ranked at the bottom of the cabinet, and there is no difference between them.
However, Liu Ji smiled slightly: "Yuanweng's words are too bad. No matter what, I am equivalent to a cabinet minister. How can I ignore the two of them, or wait until everyone is together."
After that, he closed the memorial and passed it to Peng Hua next to him.
Peng Hua directly took it over and took a look, then picked up a pen to write his name, lowered his head and blew it, and handed it to Yin Zhi after the ink was dry.
When Yin Zhi signed his name, Zuo Shu returned to Liu Ji again.
All eyes fell on Liu Ji.
Seeing that he couldn't be fooled by Tai Chi, Liu Ji said, "I don't know when the cabinet still has the rule of sparse joint names, Yuan Weng is not in compliance with the rules, if the people below find out, he will only say that our cabinet does not want to assist and persuade His Majesty. , but followed the nonsense."
Wan An said indifferently: "Why didn't I persuade Your Majesty? This letter is to urge His Majesty to make up his mind as soon as possible and come forward to calm down the material discussion, so as to avoid rumors and unsettled people."
He took great pains to write such a memorial. Although he suggested that the emperor should make a decision as soon as possible, there was not a single sentence that mentioned the abolition of the prince, so there was no need to worry about getting caught.
To sign, or not to sign
Liu Ji's heart was also hesitant.
If you don't sign, it will be a trivial matter to offend Wan An, and more importantly, it will offend Concubine Wan. Who doesn't know that Concubine Wan is the one who wants to abolish the prince the most, and she is the important person who can make the emperor obey.
If it is signed, in case the prince is not abolished, then he will be considered to be clinging to the party. What if the prince wants to include him in the liquidation list after he ascends the throne in the future
However, just when Liu Ji was determined to be difficult, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside.
Everyone couldn't help but look up. The next moment, the door of the conference hall was opened, and Jin Yiwei headed by Wantong walked in from the outside, wearing brocade robes and thick boots, aggressive.
They didn't say hello to the cabinet ministers, they just bypassed Wan'an and the others, stood in line behind the cabinet ministers, staring at them without saying a word.
Liu Ji couldn't help glaring at Wantong: "Commander Wan, what are you trying to do!"
Is this a treason!
Wantong grinned, wearing a unicorn suit on him, not as straight as Suizhou, but rather bloated.
"Liu Cifu doesn't need to be nervous, the lower official was ordered to send a manuscript, please read it."
Liu Ji said angrily: "Wenyuan Pavilion is a secret place, idlers are not allowed to enter, whose order are you following!"
Wantong Da Lala said: "Naturally it is His Majesty's order."
Wan An took the manuscript, hurriedly glanced at it, and handed it to Liu Ji: "You all have a look."
Liu Ji took a look and saw that there was a record of Qin Tianjian's recent astronomical phenomena.
According to the above records, since this month, comets have appeared a lot, seven or eight times, large and small, and the comets that have been discussed by the government and the public, such as the comet into the Big Dipper, are just a few of them.
Why did the emperor suddenly hand over such a manuscript to the cabinet for circulation
Liu Ji was secretly shocked. Based on his speculations about the emperor's thoughts, this should be because the emperor also wanted to abolish the prince, but it was difficult to explain it clearly, so he hoped that the cabinet would be sparse first, and then he would put it forward.
To put it bluntly, let the cabinet help you make up your mind and share the pressure.
Liu Ji passed the manuscript to the next person, and he himself sat in his seat without saying a word.
Wan An said: "Everyone has other things to do at hand, and I don't want to delay your work. I will quickly sign this summary, so I can submit it to your majesty."
Wantong urged meaningfully: "Your Majesty and your concubine have an appointment to go to Nanyuan to enjoy chrysanthemums in the afternoon. Yuan Weng is late and I'm afraid he won't be able to catch up."
This sentence is to remind Liu Ji of the relationship between the emperor and Concubine Wan.
When the emperor asked Wantong to send the manuscript, he might not necessarily have brought such a large group of people to send it, but now a row of Jinyi guards are staring at the cabinet ministers with fierce eyes, and everyone is stared like this. Mans on the back, fidgeting.
Under such pressure, Liu Ji gritted his teeth and wrote down his name with a pen.
Wan'an and Wantong's expressions relaxed slightly.
Now there is only one Xu Pu who has not signed.
Wan An didn't believe that Xu Pu's bones would be harder than Liu Ji's: "Qianzhai, please stop."
Xu Pu knew that he had fallen into the trap they carefully designed today.
He shook his head: "Yuanweng forgives his sins, I cannot sign this memorial."
Wan An's face sank: "Why?"
"Because the kingdom establishes the elders and not the younger! The crown prince is not at fault, how can he be dismissed because of prophecies? This is a big absurdity. If there are those who hide evil intentions, they should be regarded as chaotic ministers and thieves, and everyone will be punished!"
With these sonorous words, Tang Fan appeared at the door of the council hall, with Liu Jian behind him.
The backlight made the surrounding of the two figures seem to be coated with a layer of soft light.