Although Sun Shenxing said this, Gao Panlong's face still did not look good.

The most likely reason for asking him to go to the Ministry of War to find Sun Chengzong is to ask him to surrender to Sun Chengzong and let him protect himself.

The reason why Sun Shenxing did this was because he could no longer protect himself.

Judging from the current situation, my side has been purged, so there are only two people left, Sun Shenxing and I. Will those people let us go?

Whether they were coveting their positions or fearing revenge from Sun Shenxing and me, the best option was to crush them head-on. Therefore, it was certain that the two of them would face more attacks.

What we should think about now is not how to fight back, but how to protect ourselves.

Sun Shenxing has always been a man of his own ideas. Now he actually asked himself to join Sun Chengzong, which means that Sun Shenxing has no ideas and no confidence in protecting himself, or he has no confidence in protecting himself and himself.

what does that mean?

This means that Sun Shenxing felt like a clay Buddha crossing the river and could not save himself, so he said such words.

He asked Sun Shenxing if things were really that bad. Although Sun Shenxing said that he was prepared for any eventuality, the situation was actually that bad.

The position of Minister of Rites is so crucial. Why do people think so?

Because there is a power in the hands of the Ministry of Rites, and that is to carry out education.

The so-called education is to be in charge of education throughout the country and to organize imperial examinations in various places. These are all managed by the Ministry of Rites.

Therefore, the position of Minister of Rites was extremely important. The imperial examinations were to be held next year, and no one would leave that position to Sun Shenxing. Therefore, Sun Shenxing was already prepared for the day when he would be attacked and forced to resign. The most important thing was, did His Majesty still want Sun Shenxing to continue?

Seeing Gao Panlong's gloomy gaze, Sun Shenxing smiled and said, "That's not necessary. We should have expected this day to come, so it's no big deal. If I leave, you have to take good care of yourself."

"The court is now full of corrupt officials, powerful ministers, and eunuchs. I have the will but not the strength to deal with it. However, there will always be a day when the clouds will clear and the sun will shine. So you must be good and wait for the opportunity in the Ministry of War. At the same time, try your best to unite with people of integrity and ideals to wait for tomorrow."

After hearing Sun Shenxing's words, Gao Panlong stood up, bowed respectfully, and said, "I will go, and I believe that you will come back one day. Then we will assist the wise ruler, cleanse the court, and restore peace to the Ming Dynasty."

Sun Shenxing nodded and said with a smile, "I don't know if I can come back, but there is one thing I want to tell you, and that is to work hard. Even if you can't come back due to something, if you can do this one day, I will be very happy."

After bidding farewell to Sun Shenxing, Gao Panlong left his house and went straight to Sun Chengzong's mansion.

This place is now very crowded with people coming and going, and many people hand in visiting cards every day, but not everyone can see Sun Chengzong.

Some people met Sun Chengzong and left happily; some people could not meet Sun Chengzong and wandered around the door of Sun's mansion every day without giving up.

Sun Chengzong is now a cabinet minister, so naturally he will not meet people easily; even if he is not a cabinet minister, Sun Chengzong will not meet them easily on weekdays.

We are not on the same path at all. Moreover, Sun Chengzong has just been selected by Your Majesty and is now forming a clique for personal gain. Where does he put Your Majesty?

The homes of several other cabinet ministers were the same as Sun Chengzong's. Although there were always people hanging around, the cabinet ministers rarely saw them.

However, Gao Panlong was naturally different. When he came to Sun Chengzong's house, he would naturally be received.

In the hall of the back house, Sun Chengzong met Gao Panlong.

Seeing Gao Panlong's dejected look, Sun Chengzong probably knew the reason, but he didn't say it because he really didn't know how to say it.

Things have come to this point and there is no room for recovery.

The fact that Yuan Yingtai and Wang Huazhen survived is already the greatest achievement. It is basically impossible to save others.

Especially in order to save Yang Lian, many people were calling for him, but Sun Chengzong knew that there was no hope at all.

Sun Chengzong read Han Yu's interrogation records. Han Yu did not deny Yang Lian a chance, but rather gave him the opportunity to defend himself. As long as Yang Lian confessed, whether it was Zou Yuanbiao or Gao Panlong, it would be fine.

It was just that Yang Lian didn't speak up, so he ended up in this situation today. Going to the palace to plead for mercy at this time was completely meaningless.

This incident made Sun Chengzong very dissatisfied with Gao Panlong.

In Sun Chengzong's view, Yang Lian was just a victim. The whole thing was caused by Gao Panlong and Zou Yuanbiao, and had little to do with Yang Lian. But now Yang Lian was taking the blame and might even lose his life for it.

Zou Yuanbiao is already dead, so let's not talk about that. What makes people feel cold is Gao Panlong. In recent days, Gao Panlong has never submitted a memorial or worked hard for Yang Lian.

Then there was Sun Shenxing, the Minister of Rites. They did a lot of things, but they didn't save Yang Lian. They put the blame on Han Yu, forcing him to do his job impartially.

Finally, things have come to this point, causing the emperor to be dissatisfied with the powerful ministers. The cabinet was completely purged, and even the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue were all involved.

If it weren't for Sun Shenxing and Gao Panlong's selfish motives, things wouldn't have come to this point.

Sun Chengzong knew all of this, but he couldn't say it. Sun Chengzong had intervened once before, but he hadn't intervened since then. Even today, it was impossible for him to intervene again.

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