Left Chancellor Mu Xianke, Imperial Academy Doctor Zhang Jiucheng, and more than thirty others had their official robes stripped off by the imperial guards. Dressed in white, they walked down the steps of the Golden Palace, all of them looking indignant.
"Left Prime Minister, I never expected that we wouldn't be defeated by the Right Prime Minister, but instead by this newcomer!"
"Hmph! Do you think I really want to fight with the Right Chancellor? That's all for His Majesty's benefit. Since His Majesty likes to play the game of imperial balancing, then let's pretend to fight and put on a show for her. That way, none of us will leave the court..." Mu Xianke said with a cold snort.
"Brilliant! The Left Prime Minister is truly brilliant!"
At this moment, Zhang Jiucheng, a professor at the Imperial Academy, said, "What's the use of saying all this now? The officials have all been dismissed. His Majesty is serious this time."
"Hey, do you think His Majesty has lost his mind? How could he suddenly become so ruthless!"
"Yesterday, His Majesty secretly summoned Qin Chuan in the Imperial Study. I found Qin Chuan to be rather strange. Could it be that he has planted a curse on His Majesty?"
"You mean, His Majesty is being controlled by Qin Chuan?"
"Stop talking about such unreliable things," said Chen Liang, a Grand Secretary of the Hanlin Academy. "His Majesty has clearly been planning this for a long time, wanting to use Qin Chuan as a tool to 'kill' us. Right now, let's think about what to do next!"
"His Majesty not only forbids us from becoming officials, but he also wrote a will in advance forbidding our descendants from holding office. This is outrageous! I think His Majesty has truly gone mad!"
More than thirty people walked out of the Golden Palace, discussing amongst themselves as they headed towards the outskirts of the palace...
Mu Xianke snorted twice, his eyes turning sinister. "I'd like to see how His Majesty can function without us, his trusted ministers. Right now, refugees are rising up everywhere, war is breaking out along the southeast coast, the Xiongnu are repeatedly raiding the borders to the north, and the Jiang Kingdom to the west is stirring up trouble. This is a serious crisis for the nation. Without our support, the sky would have already fallen. His Majesty's actions will surely bring disaster upon himself, and the nation is in grave danger..."
"The Left Prime Minister is quite right. I dare to guess that once Qin Chuan messes things up, His Majesty will definitely invite us back to court, and we will be reinstated..."
"That's right. At that time, His Majesty will not only be begging us to return to court with tears in his eyes, but he might even issue an edict of self-reproach!"
"It's clear that women are ultimately short-sighted. His Majesty is just like a woman, lacking long-term vision. The rest of us should stay in the capital and wait for His Majesty to invite us back to court..."
"That's exactly right..."
As they chatted, the gloomy mood dissipated from these thirty-odd people, and they became smug, eagerly anticipating the scene of the court coming to a standstill...
...
At this moment, the court assembly was still ongoing.
After the thirty-odd people were driven out of the court, the main hall became noticeably quiet.
The remaining Right Chancellor faction and other ministers, though each harboring their own ulterior motives and plotting their own schemes, all kept their mouths tightly shut.
They were all terrified of being dismissed from their posts.
It's one thing for him to resign from his post, but to also forbid his descendants from holding office is outrageous...
Hopefully, it's just His Majesty's momentary anger, and not something he truly is.
However, the civil service group is not afraid of this. After all, His Majesty will also pass away. When the new emperor ascends the throne, he can abolish any will or instructions, no matter what. After all, the dead can't do anything, so wills and instructions are practically just waste paper.
Seeing that everyone had quieted down, the Empress slowly said, "Guards, drape the Imperial Preceptor's robes and crown over Mr. Qin."
Before long, in front of all the civil and military officials, and with the help of eunuchs, Qin Chuan put on a black robe embroidered with gold dragons and a purple-gold crown, looking just like a prince...
This is the Grand Preceptor of the Great Khan, whose status is equivalent to that of a king of a different surname.
After changing into this outfit, Qin Chuan looked even more stylish and imposing, and the Empress nodded in satisfaction.
After expressing his gratitude, Qin Chuan said, "Your Majesty, there are two matters that urgently need to be addressed."
The Empress was delighted that Qin Chuan had so quickly taken care of her worries, and she said, "Please speak, Grand Preceptor."
Qin Chuan said, "The matter of sending people south to annihilate the Japanese pirates cannot be delayed."
At this moment, the officials in the court looked at each other, all feeling apprehensive, clearly unwilling to get involved in this mess.
I had long heard that those Japanese pirates were ruthless bandits who killed without blinking an eye. Even if I had Qi Jiguang's Art of War, if I couldn't defeat them and fell into their hands, I would surely die.
According to battle reports sent back from the coast, the Japanese pirates killed indiscriminately, raped women, and even murdered women as old as seventy. After raping them, they would impale the women on wooden stakes, subjecting them to the most humiliating acts...
Even more shockingly, a county magistrate led his men to resist the Japanese pirates, but they were no match for them. The pirates ripped out his internal organs and threw them at the city gate, where his entrails spilled out onto the ground...
The heinous acts committed by the Japanese pirates were countless and too numerous to recount.
Despite the civil officials' gritted teeth and determination to resist the Japanese pirates, when it came to actually sending them to the front lines, they all backed down, lacking the courage to do so.
At this moment, Right Chancellor Li Zongmin looked at Qin Chuan and said with a forced smile, "Then, according to the Grand Preceptor's opinion, who should be sent south to fight against the Japanese pirates?"
By saying this, he was outwardly admitting defeat and acknowledging the status of the Qin Chuan Grand Preceptor.
Qin Chuan understood the implication, but he had no answer to the question. After all, the Empress had said that among all the officials, only Zhang Chaozong, An Dingguo, and Xiao Yun were capable fighters. Zhang Chaozong was defending Jizhou, and An Dingguo and Xiao Yun were free, but if there was a war in the north, they would be indispensable. Therefore, he didn't know anyone else in the court, and the matter was of great importance, so he dared not recommend anyone recklessly…
Just then, a voice rang out from inside the hall—
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