In this court, apart from those who did not participate in factional struggles, the most prominent factions on the surface were Wei Tingsi and Qiu Chengshi's faction, Wang Kuanqi and Yang Zhong's faction, and Xie Yun and Sun Ganzheng's faction.

Sure enough, as soon as Xie Yun left, Sun Ganzheng followed.

"Brother Xie, I would like to visit your residence for a cup of tea." Sun Ganzheng really disapproved of Xie Yun's actions just now. If he hadn't been unaware of the situation and was afraid of hurting his old friend's feelings, he would have knelt down and begged the Emperor to reconsider.

Xie Yun glanced at his old friend with his cloudy eyes, sighed, and shook his head, saying, "I need to go home and teach my son, so I won't delay you from your business."

After saying that, he walked quickly; this time he was really going to teach his son a lesson!

Sun Gan reached out to grab it, but grasped nothing. His hand hung in mid-air. A gust of wind blew by, chilly, and he shivered. "The weather is going to change."

Xie Yun had only taken a few steps when Liang Yunsi called him away, leaving Yang Zhong's faction kneeling in the court. Qiu Chengshi's faction had already gone to run errands. Xie Yun's faction huddled together in twos and threes to discuss what to do, and then swarmed to Sun Ganzheng. As for the imperial clan, such as Prince Rui, they had already gone to find their own advisors.

Those who didn't join the factional struggle or whose family backgrounds weren't strong enough tried to keep their presence as low as possible, while those with powerful backgrounds, such as being backed by a prince, a nobleman, or a member of the imperial family, hurriedly went to inform others.

Xie Yun and Emperor Mingde had a secret conversation in the imperial study for an hour, the contents of which were unknown to anyone. This event is known in history as the Taihe Reform.

After preparations by two emperors, the operation is finally taking place today.

Meanwhile, Zhao Shu was listening to Xiao Zhu's report, "Princess, someone from the Fourth Prince's residence has gone towards Qingzhou."

"Hmph, trying to fish in troubled waters? No way."