At the banquet, the military commissioner Duan Zhijie was also nowhere to be seen.
The officials understood the situation and didn't ask any further questions. After drinking for a while longer, they took their leave.
At this moment, Zhao Huan sat in the pavilion in the backyard, the autumn wind blowing and the chill growing stronger.
Duan Zhijie knelt below: "Your subject deserves to die ten thousand times over."
Wang Kui'an poured a pot of tea, and Zhao Huan drank a cup of tea, which made him slightly more sober.
He suddenly stood up and kicked Duan Zhijie, causing Duan Zhijie to stagger to the side.
"I appointed you as the military commissioner, and you've gone and started killing people indiscriminately here!"
"I deserve to die! Your Majesty, please execute me!" Duan Zhijie said, forcing a smile. "But I still believe I have done nothing wrong!"
Zhao Huan angrily said, "Why haven't you repented yet!"
Zhao Huan kicked him again, and Wang Kuian quickly said from the side, "Your Majesty, please take care of your health."
"Your Majesty, please execute this wicked minister!"
Zhao Huan picked up a teacup from the table and smashed it down: "You think I wouldn't dare to kill you!"
Duan Zhijie lay prostrate on the ground, motionless.
Zhao Huan sat down again and poured himself another cup of tea: "Go down!"
Duan Zhijie bowed again, and after finishing, he turned and left.
At this moment, all the officials who had attended the banquet at the palace had left, and there was no one else in front of the palace.
Duan Zhijie walked to the front of the palace, and Wang Kui'an caught up with him.
Duan Zhijie was dejected. He had only been the military commissioner for half a month, and now it seemed that he might not be able to keep his head.
"Wang Shangguan."
Why is Commander Duan so discouraged?
"I have failed the Emperor's trust." Duan Zhijie outwardly admitted this, but inwardly he hated Wang Kuian to the core.
It was this damned eunuch who encouraged him to kill so many people that now all the officials in Qin Prefecture have a problem with him.
"It seems that Commander Duan still doesn't know how to read the Emperor's mind."
"Wang Shangguan, what do you mean by that?"
“If you had defended yourself just now, His Majesty would never use you again, but you stubbornly allowed His Majesty to execute you, and His Majesty will give you an important position.”
"You mean I've kept my position as military commissioner?"
Wang Kui'an smiled and said, "Don't even think about it, it's beyond saving."
Duan Zhijie was slightly taken aback: "Then..."
"Why bother with a mere military commissioner like Commander Duan? Only by gaining the emperor's favor can one realize one's grand ambitions."
Duan Zhijie was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Lord Wang. I understand."
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