On June 21st, officials returned to the court after their break.
Today's officials were exceptionally diligent, arriving a quarter of an hour, even half an hour earlier at the main hall than usual.
Upon arriving, they didn't enter right away but stood at the entrance in twos and threes, gathering and whispering quietly.
They were eager to know whether the rampant rumors of the past few days were true.
If not, is it that the Great General can no longer endure and is trying to force the emperor to abdicate, using this tactic to pressure him through public opinion?
Most of those speculating this were from the Zhao Family faction and neutral officials, the latter worried, while the former were excited.
When Xiahou Ren, Wei An, and others arrived one after another, they were immediately targeted.
