Chapter 1053: Once promised to be the best in the world
Su Zhenting, Tantai Jingzhi, Xu Changqing...
A long list of officials from the East Palace faction filed in.
Even He Kun, Xu Junlou, Fu Minqing and Zou Chenglong came.
Compared with the officials from the Cabinet Department who were originally here, the officials from the East Palace Faction are smaller in number, younger, and have lower official positions.
But all of this, under the leadership of Su Zhenting and Tantai Jingzhi, seems to be nothing.
These two people forced the average line higher.
When many officials from the cabinet factions saw Tantai Jingzhi's appearance, their expressions changed.
They knew that Tan Tai Jingzhi was closer to the East Palace, but during the several court battles, Tan Tai Jingzhi did not express much of his position, and he hardly expressed his political stance, let alone government affairs.
But now, at this time, this world-famous sage can come here with Su Zhenting, which has proven his position and attitude.
"Your Highness, I'm late."
Tantai Jingzhi bowed his hands to Li Chen.
"You're welcome, sir."
Li Chen said warmly: "It's a good thing that you can come, sir."
"It's raining heavily and the roads are blocked and difficult, but what's supposed to come will still come."
Tantai Jingzhi turned around and looked at the officials from the cabinet factions with turbid eyes. Few people could look at him.
Slowly, Tantai Jingzhi spoke.
His voice was not high-pitched, revealing the frailty of old age, but it still reached everyone's ears clearly.
"Everyone, Han Chuang has studied hard for decades, and in exchange for serving his family and country, it is not easy for each of you to be able to stand here. I also believe that when you were young, you were high-spirited and wanted to be a good and honest official."
"Now that things have reached this point, do you really want to rebel against the imperial court?"
After two sentences, the scene was quiet, and no one had the courage to confront Tan Tai Jingzhi.
It was Zhang Biwu again. He knew that everyone could be silent, but he couldn't.
Bite the bullet, Zhang Biwu said: "Sir, we are not rebelling, as long as the prince retreats..."
"I didn't talk to you."
Tan Tai Jingzhi calmly interrupted Zhang Biwu's words, causing the latter's face to turn pale.
He couldn't figure out why Tan Tai Jingzhi, who had always been kind-hearted and easy to talk to everyone, and made people feel so good, would treat him with this attitude.
Soon, Tantai Jingzhi solved his doubts.
"They can all be saved, but you can't, because you guys are the instigators."
After Tan Tai Jingzhi said this, he no longer looked at the purple-faced Zhang Biwu, raised his hand to the officials of the cabinet faction, and said: "I will give it to you with just one sentence."
"It should be noted that when I was young, I was so ambitious that I once promised to be the best in the world."
"You are all outstanding people, but those with less ability or less luck are not qualified to stand here. Most of you have been the number one, number two, or top pick in the past years. Ask yourselves, on the day when the gold medal is named, when the spring breeze is triumphant and the horse's hoof is broken, what is your heart?
I have ideals and ambitions, but now I am standing by the Jinshui Bridge and forcing the palace to rebel?"
After saying that, the scene was still quiet.
Only the heavy rain continued to pour down.
Tantai Jingzhi sighed deeply, turned to Li Chen and said, "Your Highness, I have finished what I said."
Li Chen nodded.
He did not expect that these officials in the cabinet faction would wake up because of what Tantai Jingzhi said.
This is not only about political stance, but also about wealth and life.
As they stand here, they can only go to the dark side. Even if they regret it, they can only go to hell to regret it.
Let Tan Tai Jingzhi say these words, which is nothing more than fulfilling the old man's good intentions.
