All eyes were now on Zheng Congyuan, as he had cast aside his earlier despondency.
Prime Minister Lin realized that the Crown Prince held limited military power; despite having covertly nurtured his influence, to everyone else, he appeared to be without military authority.
While trapped in Chenyuan Hall, Prime Minister Lin had also noticed the absence of several of the Crown Prince's capable "generals," especially Ju Nanyi and Wei Qing. Although Prime Minister Lin had an idea of their significance, initially, he believed that with just those few people and the power accumulated in only a few years, they couldn't be compared to the power held by the Wen Family over generations, hence his urgency.
