After the Emperor finished instructing Song Dekang and the others, he asked Sun Kui to summon Prime Minister He and Grandmaster Liu.
Sun Kui personally went to Lanyuan Pavilion to invite them. Prime Minister He was playing chess with Zhao Yao and had to leave the game for later upon hearing the Emperor's summons.
When Prime Minister He and Grandmaster Liu arrived at the Imperial Study, they saw Song Dekang and the others there, realizing the Emperor had something extremely important to discuss.
The two men first respectfully saluted the Emperor, then inquired what the Emperor's orders were.
The Emperor said, "You both need to select one of your sons and send him to Lingnan."
Upon hearing the Emperor's decree, Prime Minister He and Grandmaster Liu did not react as dramatically as Song Dekang and Zhang Gong did.
"Lingnan?" The surprise for Prime Minister He was Lingnan, "Your Majesty, are you sure you want the tenth prince to go to Lingnan?"
