He gained Li Qin's trust by completely betraying Da Wu, and at the same time, he used his position to make money.
He has always despised associating with such people.
As for Qian Qianyi standing next to him, as a former leader of the literati, he has become a laughing stock as the news of the water being too cold spread throughout the world.
He consistently slacked off on the tasks assigned by Li Qin.
I had contacted him before, but he was always hesitant. It was obvious that he wanted to do it and try to save His Majesty, but he was too timid to do it.
In the end, he didn't participate.
When the time came, all the officials had arrived.
Li Qin and Emperor Zhu Qizhen arrived at the banquet together.
Everyone treated Li Qin with utmost respect upon his arrival.
They knew that Li Qin was the main character at this banquet.
As the banquet began, Li Qin took his seat, produced a list, and addressed the assembled officials:
“While I was quelling the treacherous officials outside, someone inside the capital was conspiring with them to commit treason.”
As soon as Li Qin finished speaking, the atmosphere in the room instantly fell silent, and everyone lowered their heads tremblingly.
Li Qin, however, did not read the list in order, but instead read it randomly:
"Zhu Yuanwei, Principal Clerk of the Ministry of Personnel; Qin Ruji, Censor; Fan Weizhi, Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices..."
As Li Qin continued to call out his name, the guards beside him immediately went down to arrest him.
They pulled those people away from the banquet one by one.
At this point, the officials sitting further away at the banquet had no idea what was happening.
After a moment, they heard that it was about arresting officials who had participated in the rebellion.
At this moment, all the civil and military officials in the court were trembling with fear.
Everyone was incredibly nervous as they watched their colleagues being taken away one after another.
Everyone was afraid that they would be the next one to be killed.
At this moment, an official watched in trembling as another official next to him was slashed with a knife for refusing to be taken away.
He was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground.
Finally, to bolster his courage and demonstrate his loyalty, he stood up and shouted in a trembling voice:
"Long live the Duke! Long live Lord Li! Long live the Duke!"
As soon as he spoke, the trembling officials around him immediately began to shout.
"Long live Lord Li! Long live the Duke!"
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