Qin Tai, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, spoke up like a cockroach unafraid of death: "Your Majesty, I believe that the personnel changes Your Majesty arranged earlier were somewhat inconsistent with the imperial order."

Upon hearing this, the courtiers were stunned. They looked at each other in bewilderment and began to whisper among themselves.

Qin Tai is really brave!

He actually said such a thing...

How did a mere junior official in the Ministry of Revenue get the audacity to question the emperor in public?

Anyone with a sharp mind could guess that Qin Tai was acting under someone's orders.

Many people have already turned their attention to Mi Zhu, after all, Qin Tai is, after all, a junior official in the Ministry of Revenue. Although his official position is low, he is still a member of the Ministry of Revenue.

Mi Zhu was so angry that he almost ground his teeth to powder. He knew in his heart that his subordinate must have secretly defected to someone else.

But what good is it if he just knows?

To outsiders, it seemed like this guy was out of his mind, that he had instigated the emperor to publicly contradict him and embarrass him.

Mi Zhu wanted to say something, but before he could finish speaking, Emperor Ganwu raised his hand, signaling him to shut up and let Qin Tai finish speaking.

Emperor Ganwu kept his eyes fixed on Qin Tai without saying a word, but a murderous intent gradually crept into his gaze.

Ignoring all that, Qin Tai continued, "Your Majesty, I am speaking out of concern for you. Your Majesty is a wise and virtuous ruler, yet you are constantly busy with state affairs, working tirelessly, and your health is deteriorating day by day."

"Whenever I think of this, my heart feels as if it is being burned and pierced by a thousand arrows."

"Although I am not talented, I cannot bear to see Your Majesty burdened with such a huge and complicated government affairs all by yourself."

"As your trusted ministers, we should always share your burdens."

“Otherwise, what’s the point of having the Three Dukes? What’s the point of having the Six Ministries? If we, the ministers, don’t think about sharing Your Majesty’s burdens and let Your Majesty do everything personally, then the Four Offices and Six Ministries will surely become lax in the future.”

"I cannot bear to see Your Majesty working so hard, so I dare to suggest that the matter of transferring and appointing officials be handled again by Chancellor Lin and the other officials."

"Oh……"

Upon hearing Qin Tai's words, Emperor Ganwu could no longer conceal the murderous intent in his eyes.

But he didn't rush to speak; instead, he observed how the others would react.

As expected, the moment Qin Tai finished speaking, Mi Zhu was the first to lose his composure and angrily shouted, "Shut up!"

"Qin Tai!"

"You have some nerve!"

"You keep saying you want to share His Majesty's burdens and can't bear to see him suffer, but now the imperial edict has been issued and the decision has been made! So where does this talk of sharing burdens come from?"

"Are you here to stand up for His Majesty?"

"Moreover, how can His Majesty's decree be withdrawn or altered without authorization?"

Do you treat the imperial court and imperial edicts as child's play?

"Qin Tai!"

"You are clearly using the pretense of sharing the burden to express your dissatisfaction with His Majesty's wise decision! Who is instructing you to dare to defy His Majesty in the court? What is your true intention?!"

After rebuking him, Mi Zhu immediately held up the protective board and said to Emperor Ganwu, "Your Majesty, Qin Tai has disregarded the court, deceived the emperor, and shown no respect for the monarch. He should be executed immediately!"

After Mi Zhu finished speaking, the other ministers also began to criticize Qin Tai.

Especially the old ministers led by Emperor Ganwu were furious and wished they could tear Qin Tai apart on the spot.

That bastard is absolutely arrogant and conceited!

That's utter nonsense!

Since he's determined to seek his death, we might as well grant his wish!

"Your Majesty! Qin Tai has shown contempt for the monarch and disregarded the imperial edict; he should be executed immediately!"

"I second that proposal!"

"I second that proposal!"

Emperor Ganwu merely sneered, without speaking directly. Instead, he glanced at Lin Xuanfu before looking back at the Minister of Rites and the Minister of Justice.

Of course, scanning these three people would only take the blink of an eye.

Emperor Ganwu's gaze did not linger on them for long.

Although the emperor did not speak, it was not difficult for everyone to see that Emperor Ganwu had now completely decided to kill him.

Your Majesty has been in power for so many years, and this is the first time you've encountered someone rushing to their death!

"Your Majesty! I also have something to say!"

At this moment, the second scapegoat arranged by Lin Xuanfu appeared.

This time, Xing Kang was dumbfounded, because this person was one of his subordinate officials in the Ministry of Works.

Under normal circumstances, the assistant secretaries of the Six Ministries were not qualified to participate in the morning court session because their official rank was only fifth grade.

But this official was different; he participated in the control of the locust plague and the construction of altars in Kyoto.

He was on the first list of officials to be rewarded, which is why he was granted special permission to enter the court today.

Xing Kang was completely numb at that moment!

Is this guy going to publicly criticize His Majesty as well?

Is he here to die too?

First it was Mi Zhu's subordinates, and then it was Xing Kang's subordinates, which made the two men's expressions surprisingly similar for a moment.

The official from the Ministry of Works stepped forward and, disregarding the gazes and reactions of those around him, said directly, "Your Majesty, I do not agree with Lord Qin's words."

Upon hearing this, Xing Kang immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Damn it!

At least they didn't come here looking for death...

But just as Xing Kang breathed a sigh of relief, this official from the Ministry of Works dealt him and everyone else a heavy blow!

"Your Majesty, although I do not agree with Qin Tai's remarks, his intention was ultimately to avoid undermining the laws and order of our great dynasty. I implore Your Majesty to punish him leniently!"

"Go to hell with leniency!"

Xing Kang was roaring in his heart at this moment.

This guy even dared to plead for Qin Tai!

Pleading for Qin Tai is just a roundabout way of criticizing His Majesty.

If His Majesty insists on killing Qin Tai, wouldn't he be branded as narrow-minded? If he deals with this guy along with Qin Tai, wouldn't he be accused of indiscriminate killing?

After all, they refuted Qin Tai's words simply because they didn't want His Majesty to indiscriminately kill innocent people...

These two, singing in unison, are practically roasting His Majesty over a fire!

Sun Jian found this scene amusing.

Anyone in a high-ranking position could see that these two brainless idiots were Lin Xuanfu's men.

Although no one has any concrete evidence, all of this can be understood through simple logical reasoning.

They underestimated the current emperor. The old emperor's methods and shrewdness in handling matters were something they could not match.

They're all playing the good cop/bad cop game here; who can't see through such an obvious tactic?

These two people were just there to be scapegoats.

Emperor Ganwu finally spoke, neither commenting on the right or wrong of the two men nor offering any rebuttal.

Instead, they did the opposite.

Instead of getting bogged down in these issues, you'll only fall into Lin Xuanfu's trap.

It would be better to deal with it directly and decisively!

Emperor Ganwu's face was cold, and he spoke the harshest words in an extremely indifferent tone.

"Promotion and rank, and the immortals offering fruit!"

These simple eight words startled the assembled officials, leaving them stunned and sweating profusely.

Even Sun Jian was no exception; he was shocked by the eight characters "Emperor Ganwu".