Liu Hong handed the approved memorial to Zhang Rang, who understood and took it, then passed it on to Chen Fan.
Liu Hong then said, "I have already approved the joint memorial submitted by Minister Duan and Minister Fu! If the Grand Tutor and the Grand Commandant have no objections, send it to the Secretariat and let them draft an edict!"
Chen Fan opened the memorial, and Li Ying also leaned forward, both looking towards the lower right.
When the two saw the eight characters, “The might of the Han Dynasty! Not to be offended!”, they couldn’t help but feel a chill run down their spines.
"Excellent! Your Majesty is right!"
Even though Chen Fan was over seventy years old at the time, he couldn't help but feel a surge of passion when he saw those eight characters, and Li Ying beside him felt the same way.
Liu Hong laughed and said, "Hehe~ It's not that I'm saying it well, but this was earned by the efforts of hundreds of wise and capable ministers throughout the ages of our Han Dynasty. Of course, we can't lose it!"
Chen Fan spoke first: "That's right! We, the younger generation, even if we cannot bring glory to our ancestors, we must never bring shame or disgrace upon them!"
Although Li Ying didn't speak, Liu Hong could tell from his serious expression how he felt.
So Chen Fan and Li Ying also signed their names on that memorial.
Zhang Rang hurriedly arrived at the main hall of the Ministry of Personnel with the memorial in his hand. He looked around but did not find Yin Xun.
Zhang Rang frowned slightly, then looked at a high-ranking official who was processing official documents and asked in a gentle voice:
Where is Yin Xun, the Minister of the Imperial Secretariat?
"The Minister is currently handling official documents in the back hall!"
Upon hearing Zhang Rang's question, the young Guan Ning replied without looking up, continuing to handle his official duties with his head down.
"you...."
Seeing that the young man was blatantly ignoring him, Zhang Rang was speechless. However, he dared not make a scene and hurriedly headed towards the back hall.
Upon hearing Zhang Rang's voice, Yin Xun, who was working in the back hall, dared not delay. He immediately put down the official documents in his hand, got up, and hurriedly walked towards the front hall.
Guan Ning and the other young men could look down on Zhang Rang, because they were all people who had been summoned by the emperor, so they naturally had nothing to fear from this eunuch.
However, Yin Xun was different. Although he was nominally the Minister of the Imperial Secretariat, the younger generation recently recruited by Liu Hong only obeyed the emperor's orders and basically ignored him. It could be said that he was just a mascot in the Imperial Secretariat.
Yin Xun dared not underestimate Zhang Rang, a close advisor to the emperor, so he quickened his pace.
Then came a series of sounds, such as "thump," "plop," and "ouch."
And so, the two people in a hurry bumped into each other without any surprise.
"Hey~ Who is it? Watch your step! Trying to run us over?"
Caught off guard, Zhang Rang was knocked off balance by Yin Xun, who suddenly rushed over, and fell to the ground.
"Ah...this...this..."
Seeing Zhang Rang lying on the ground, grimacing, Yin Xun panicked and rushed forward to help him up. However, he accidentally tripped over his own foot and fell straight down.
Zhang Rang, still in pain, had just raised his head when he suddenly felt a dark shadow pounce on him. He opened his mouth wide and watched helplessly as Yin Xun smashed into him.
With a muffled thud, Yin Xun landed squarely in Zhang Rang's arms. In that instant, Zhang Rang felt as if his ribs were about to break and couldn't help but cry out in pain.
"Ouch~"
Zhang Rang's piercing screams of pain once again echoed throughout the entire Ministry of Personnel, drawing the attention of all the officials working in the front hall to the two of them.
Zhang Rang was lying on the ground, while their superior, Yin Xun, was buried in Zhang Rang's arms. This scene was truly unheard of.
"Get your hands off our house right now!!"
Feeling discomfort in his chest, Zhang Rang ignored the pain and hurriedly looked up. He saw Yin Xun's left hand resting squarely on his chest, and the sight before him made his eyes widen in horror.
"Huh? Oh, oh..."
Upon hearing Zhang Rang's roar, Yin Xun looked down and immediately blushed. He quickly stood up and pulled Zhang Rang up as well.
"Pfft~ Ha~"
Several ministers and vice ministers in the front hall, seeing the two men's disheveled appearance, couldn't help but burst out laughing. Although the sound wasn't loud, it still clearly reached Zhang Rang's ears.
However, the others maintained their composure and did not laugh out loud, but their flushed faces made it clear that they were struggling to hold back their laughter.
Upon hearing that grating laughter, Zhang Rang, who had just stood up, felt his chest heave and his face turn as red as a pig's liver.
Today was truly embarrassing; I fell, and to make matters worse, this old man...
If this got back to Zhao Zhong and Jian Shuo, who knew how they would laugh at him? Thinking of this, Zhang Rang's gaze toward Yin Xun was almost spitting fire.
Seeing Zhang Rang's murderous look, Yin Xun swallowed hard and hurriedly explained, trembling, "Zhang... Zhang Changshi, please forgive me, it was an accident, absolutely an accident!"
Zhang Rang, his face flushed, gritted his teeth and said, "I know this was an accident!!"
Fortunately, Zhang Rang did not lose his mind. He remembered the purpose of the emperor's sending him here and did not dare to waste too much time.
Zhang Rang then took out the memorial, looked at Yin Xun, and said loudly, "It is an imperial edict from His Majesty!"
As soon as Zhang Rang finished speaking, the officials who had been enduring the hardship in front of the Ministry of Personnel quickly stood up respectfully.
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