"Seal all the roads around for me!"
Qi Zi raised his arms. Under the loud shouts, the soldiers behind him held high pine torches. The fire snakes shuttled back and forth on the corridor, and the sound of orderly footsteps reached his ears. .
The officers and soldiers guarded all roads, large and small, and quickly grasped the situation. Qi Zi inspected and arrived at the entrance of the main hall. When he saw Lu Fangxuan coming with his horse, he called the whole team and knelt down to him.
"Sir, everything inside and outside the palace is under control. None of the defenders resisted. I guarantee there will be no unrest!"
A satisfied smile appeared on Lu Fangxuan's face: "Thank you for your hard work. Is there anyone at the Sixth Department's office?"
Qi Zi nodded: "The six ministers usually rest in the palace, and today is probably no exception."
"Okay!" Lu Fangxuan clapped his hands, "Then invite all six ministers to come out and discuss taking over the academy."
Hu Qi, the Minister of Civil Affairs, turned over in his sleep, and the dazzling firelight outside the window instantly woke him up. Hu Qi rubbed his eyes. At first he thought there was a fire, so he hurriedly threw away the sheets, jumped out of bed, and opened the door without changing his clothes.
The fire ahead was getting brighter and brighter. Just as Hu Qi was about to find out what was going on, he was suddenly pressed down to the ground by several pairs of thick arms holding his neck and shoulders.
"Who is that person? Don't move!" The soldiers became angry, their faces turned red, and they held him up with all their strength.
Hu Qi was so crushed by them that he couldn't move. He only tried his best to turn half of his face: "I am Hu Qi... Hu Qi, the Minister of Civil Affairs!"
The hand loosened.
"Master Hu, don't blame me for being rude." These people held their fists and said in unison.
"What are you doing? How dare you do this!" Hu Qi dusted his sleeves and stood up with difficulty.
"We were sent by Mr. Lu Yue to invite Mr. Hu to the main hall to discuss urgent matters. Could you please follow us?"
Hu Qi had been hanging around Wan Heshun all day long and didn't know anything. Now that he saw this situation, he suddenly understood.
"I will put on my official uniform and go to the palace with you to discuss matters." He looked up to the sky and sighed, then returned to the official office surrounded by soldiers with swords and guns.
All six ministers have arrived. They took heavy steps and pretended to be a little uncooperative, but when they saw the cold light of swords, guns, swords and halberds around them, they reluctantly took their seats.
"This military master... When will Mr. Lu come?" The Minister of Industry turned sideways and asked the soldier.
"Gong Yue and Commander Qi are talking outside. Please wait for a moment."
The Minister of War was sitting with Hu Qi. He looked to the left and right, lowered his head and whispered to Hu Qi: "Hu Shangshu, what happened?"
Hu Qi muttered: "Recently... the only major thing to do is take over the academy. I'm afraid Lu Fangxuan is anxious and doesn't want us to gain power."
The Ministry of War's official letter was like ashes: "Aren't our lives in danger?"
"I'm sorry that Lu Fangxuan doesn't dare to do this. We are under the heavy responsibility of the king of Wanjun. If he tries to push his limits, we must not make concessions. Lu Fangxuan will return in anger when he sees us standing tall and clearing the country." Hu Qi noticed that he I mean, I am busy using these words to persuade you.
"Master Yue Guo Gonglu has arrived!"
Qi Zi's voice shocked the six ministers and looked outside the palace door. They saw Lu Fangxuan and three or five confidants coming with smiles on their faces.
"Everyone," Lu Fangxuan bowed, "I'm a little late today, I apologize, I apologize." After saying that, Qi Zi accompanied him to the main seat and sat down.
"Master Lu, if you have something to say, why do you need to invite these soldiers to scare us?" Hu Qi said dissatisfiedly as he looked at the row of people wearing black armor in the hall.
"Hu Shangshu, I advise you to be more honest." Qi Zi responded coldly.
After hearing this, Hu Qi just sneered disdainfully: "Come together, you'd better show some respect."
Seeing that Hu Qi was not timid, Lu Fangxuan expected that this matter would not end easily.
"Stop bickering, let's discuss again the order to take over the academy." Lu Fangxuan glanced at everyone, "Who issued this order?"
"Of course it was sent by Magistrate Ye..." The Minister of War was timid and his voice began to tremble.
"You are wrong." Hu Qi stood up and looked directly at Lu Fangxuan, "The wine was distributed together by King Wanjun and Wei and the people after negotiation. Is there any problem?"
As soon as Wan Heshun's name came out, the whole place fell into silence.
"Yes." Lu Fangxuan replied firmly, "How can two people in the government settle things with just a few words? Sihe Academy is a private establishment. If the government acts so beyond its authority and is so domineering, isn't it a play on power? , who can tolerate it?”
Hu Qi fell back and was stunned for a long time before he recovered. He did not expect that Lu Fangxuan would resolutely break with Lord Wan at this moment, and all the confidence in his heart disappeared in an instant.
"This... Wei Huai is the dean of the academy. It makes sense to make such a decision!" Hu Qi was speechless. The Minister of Industry had to argue forcefully to help maintain the situation.
"Who knows who Wei Huai is as the dean of the academy? Is he appointed by the prefect or the prince?" Lu Fangxuan responded calmly, "Of course, his literary leader is the real deal, and I admit it."
"It's said that Potian's academy was also funded by Wei Huai!"
"This is nonsense. As far as I know, Sihe Academy was run by Wei, Xia, and Yang. How could we not ask Xia Yuanlong but only Wei Huai? Just because he has the title of leader of the alliance." ?”
"In this case, let's put this matter aside for the time being." The Minister of Industry was eager to put an end to the matter.
"No," Lu Fangxuan glanced at Qi Zi from the corner of his eye, who hurriedly held his sword, "We should announce here first, 'The takeover of the academy was hasty and against the rules. Therefore, all officers and soldiers stationed in the academy have withdrawn, and the takeover is cancelled." ', and then convey it as an order to each department."
"Can……"
"Huh?" Qi Zi stared at the minister of the Ministry of Industry who was hesitant to speak, and the scabbard of his sword made a buzzing sound.
"Okay." He wiped the sweat on his cheeks.
Lu Fangxuan handed over an official document and ordered Qi Zi to hand it over to the officers. He also took out their official seals and advised them to stamp them as soon as possible. Hu Qi's eyes were dull and he covered him hastily. Seeing his miserable state, Qi Zi smiled triumphantly and felt a lot of bad breath.
Lu Fangxuan then led all his troops and evacuated the palace. When Qi Zi saw groups of soldiers running out of the inner hall, he asked Lu Fangxuan in confusion: "Withdraw all of them?"
Lu Fangxuan said seriously: "Yes, all withdraw."
Qi Zi smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"Stop, stop everyone!"
Just as the thousand elite soldiers were about to march forward mightily towards the main gate, they saw a group of about thirty or forty people emerging from the diagonal thorns, blocking their way back.
"Master Lu, how could you bring so many people to the palace? Please give me an explanation," the leading officer shouted.
Lu Fangxuan obviously didn't want to pay attention. He got on the horse, rolled his eyes indifferently, and ordered sternly: "Let's go!"
These thousand people seemed unable to see the intimidating formations laid out by the defenders; but the defenders lined up on both sides as if they were escorting the soldiers, watching helplessly as they steadily withdrew from the palace.
