My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare!-Chapter 406 - 275 Hunter and Prey [9000 words merged into one]_3
Three Provinces, Six Ministries, Nine Si. More than half of their government offices had taken a stand in support of King You.
Honglu Si was barely noticeable, Ministry of Justice was Li Xuanjing's territory, Sinong Si wasn't interested in anything beyond agriculture, and except for the Ministry of Justice, all elements of Three Provinces, Six Ministries, Nine Si stood united.
Unlike its usual role of impeaching Li Xuanjing, the Imperial Censorate this time maintained a rare silence during this collective impeachment.
Such a large number of influential officials impeaching a single person was unprecedented since the establishment of Daxia.
Even His Majesty would probably not be able to ignore such a situation.
Unfortunately, the Minister of Justice was not present at the court today, otherwise the courtiers would realize whether the always composed Minister of Justice could remain indifferent under these circumstances.
Faced with the impeachment by the masses, Han Wang, acting as Regent, made no decisions in the court.
He stated the issue was significant and announced it would be discussed further at a later meeting.
As the decision-making body of the court, after the assembly, all the pressure descended on the Secretariat.
Secretariat.
The desks of the two Assistant Ministers were piled high with petitions.
They exchanged a look, their expressions grave, their eyes solemn.
These petitions came from the Three Provinces, Six Ministries, Nine Si, various states and counties around the Capital, numerous nobles from Chang'an, academy students petitioning, even two Scheeren from the Secretariat had submitted petitions.
Just as in the court earlier, all the petitions were aimed at the same person.
Minister of Justice Li Xuanjing.
These impeachment petitions were merely an extension of what had happened in the court earlier.
Such a scene would have been more than enough even to impeach the Prime Ministers.
Driven by the Wang family of Jinyang, Han Wang and King You had unusually joined forces and escalated the situation to such an extent aimed at Li Xuanjing, indicating a significant plot was at play.
Considering the scenes from the earlier court session, it was feared that something dire was about to unfold.
Now, the Secretariat faced a choice.
To go along with Han Wang and King You would surely incur His Majesty's displeasure.
But with so many petitions submitted, they couldn't just pretend to see nothing.
This put them in a difficult position.
While they were wrestling with the decision, two figures casually walked into the government office.
Both bowed respectfully.
"Greetings, Director of Secretariat."
"Greetings, Chief of Staff."
The Left and Right Prime Ministers were not always present at every court session.
They had both been absent from the court earlier.
The Right Prime Minister walked up to the desk, casually flipping through a few petitions before tossing them back down, and said calmly, "Such a grand gesture. This is about purging the royal side, a rare sight indeed..."
The Left Assistant Minister looked distressed and said, "Lord Right Prime Minister, please don't joke about this. The situation has really escalated. What should we do?"
The Right Prime Minister waved his hand and said, "Ask the Director of Secretariat. Li Xuanjing is his disciple. Whether to clean his own house should be his decision."
Hearing this, the other elder lightly said, "Since the Right Prime Minister suggests so, let's issue a decree immediately. Have the Ministry of Justice, Imperial Censorate, and Zongzheng Si go to the Ministry of Justice to apprehend the man. If there is resistance, execute on the spot."
The Right Prime Minister was startled and exclaimed, "You would really execute him?"
Li Xuanjing was a constant contradiction for him.
Sometimes his actions made him wish he could decapitate him a hundred times.
Yet sometimes, his deeds were so commendable he couldn't help but applaud.
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Li Xuanjing in the court gave him headaches.
But if Li Xuanjing were truly gone, the people of Chang'an might suffer once more.
With Li Xuanjing in court, things were bad.
But without him, they would undoubtedly become worse.
The Left Prime Minister looked at him and asked, "Isn't that what you meant?"
The Right Prime Minister's lips moved but finally, he said, "To prevent matters from escalating, we need to apprehend him, but execution on the spot is unnecessary. He is, after all, a third-rank official. Let's temporarily detain him at the Imperial Censorate, awaiting His Majesty's decision..."
The Left Prime Minister turned to the two Assistant Ministers and said, "Did you hear? Do as the Right Prime Minister says."
Moments later, after the Right Prime Minister stamped the imperial decree, he suddenly realized something and looked up sharply at the Left Prime Minister and angrily said, "You old fox..."
No sooner had the decree from the Secretariat been drafted than an official rushed in, panic-stricken, and said, "Gentlemen, something terrible has happened outside!"
Indeed, something had happened in Chang'an.
After the court session, the officials and nobles who had impeached Li Xuanjing did not return to their mansions or offices but gathered at the palace gates.
Then, they marched along Chang'an Street.
These were influential individuals from the Three Provinces, Six Ministries, Nine Si, and various government departments.
Clearly, the impeachment in the court was just the beginning of this action.
"Clear the royal side, purge the nefarious officials!"
"Kill the treacherous officials, rectify the court!"
The crowd shouted slogans as they walked down Chang'an Street, and as they moved forward, their numbers grew.
From the residences of major officials, figures kept emerging and joining the procession.
Uninformed commoners, seeing the massive scale, boldly followed behind, shouting support.
Almost simultaneously, from various academies in Chang'an, groups of students emerged. They were filled with righteous indignation, shouting the same slogans as they left the academies and marched in the same direction.
The common people, who had never seen such a display, mostly hid in their homes, not venturing out, peering through doors or windows.
The shops along the streets also shuttered their doors, and passersby and peddlers, upon seeing the scene from afar, quickly ducked into alleys to hide.
