It was getting late, and the atmosphere in Chang'an City was still solemn.

In the long streets and short alleys, there were cavalry and armor soldiers patrolling back and forth with torches, and Jing Zhaoyin and Chang'an ordered their subordinates to shout martial law with them, requiring the soldiers not to leave their homes without authorization, and to report in time when someone broke in; The gates were closed, the guards lit the braziers at the head of the city, and troops patrolled the walls in the brightly lit places above the walls and in the shadows of the walls below, so as to prevent anyone from escaping; Weiyang Palace, Changle Palace, Guangming Palace, the Three Princes and Nine Qing Mansions, the arsenal, the grain depot, and the money depot were all taken over by the elite of Yexia, and they were not allowed to enter and leave without permission, even the eunuchs with the decree of the Son of Heaven were stopped...... With iron armor, horses' hooves, white blades shining, and dazzling firelight, Chang'an City seems to have returned to the unbearable time period five years ago in one day.

In all fairness, this scene, in fact, most smart people could have predicted it, otherwise there would not have been so many people who had gone east before, not to mention that there was a dark tide in Chang'an City for more than a year, and a few days ago, Gongsun Xun had a head-on conflict with some ministers on the Baqiao.

However, when the matter really came, everyone found it difficult to accept. But on the other hand, things have come to this point, how can they pretend to be deaf and dumb and stay out of the matter?

So talking about people, it's so contradictory and ridiculous, I know how it will be, how it will be, how many years, it's just a repetition of some clips, but people never get tired of watching it.

The former Prime Minister Dong Zhuo's Mansion, the Taiwei Mansion earlier, and the current General Wei's Mansion, as a place that can really decide the direction of things and the fate of some people, there is a sense of tranquility in the eye of the storm here...... When everyone came to the mansion, most of the soldiers and soldiers covered in blood were naturally disbanded on the spot, only a few stopped outside, Zhang Liao only brought a few people into the house to report, Wang Yun and Wang Bin father and son were only four people were detained in the courtyard outside the hall by the soldiers, but the accompanying ministers and ministers entered the palace one after another, coupled with a completely idle posture in the house, it made this place have a strange and peaceful atmosphere that is completely different from the city.

Not only that, after the ministers sat down in the hall, they did not see Gongsun Xun himself, but first saw the attendants in the palace intimately brought tea and dinner...... The soup is a green vegetable batter soup, two side dishes, scrambled eggs and stewed pork meat, plus the tea served at the end, but it takes great care of the appetite and body of this group of elderly people.

And at this time, you can see the gap between people...... Some cowered and trembled, and could not eat such a proper dinner; However, some people relax as if they were at home, and chew slowly as the 'medical immortals' and 'medical saints' say, while some people, such as Liu Yu and Huang Wan, are indeed old and have worked hard all day, even if they are worried, they have to eat some food and water to supplement them at this time, but they can't cover up the things in their hearts, so they eat a little impatiently.

In this way, all the ministers were in a hurry or slowly, and they were almost finished, and Gongsun Xun only took a few people from the side door to the hall...... There is no intention to make people who have already finished their meals wait too long, nor is it intended to deliberately frighten and intimidate everyone.

But no matter what, after the people sat down in the first few cases, the full hall was still solemn, and after Taiwei Liu Yu and Huang Wan, Yang Biao and others made eye contact with each other a few times, they were just about to speak, but they suddenly heard that the first person took the initiative to speak.

"Today's events are well known, and Dong Cheng, the captain of the city gate...... Scold! Gongsun Xun opened his mouth to talk about things, but as soon as he spoke, he couldn't help but hold his forehead and laugh, and only after a long time did he reluctantly continue, and it was extremely brief. can only say that Dong Guozhang really surprised him, what do you think? ”

Gongsun Xun lost his temper to this point, the hall was full of ministers, and there were many two thousand stones in the accompanying city, and when he heard the words, he became more and more serious - in fact, for these Han supporters, the biggest problem in today's affairs lies in Dong Cheng.

What they knew was the situation - this morning, several important officials took the initiative to come to General Wei's mansion to come out, saying that Wang Yun and three relatives were trying to murder General Wei, and Gongsun Xun immediately started to arrest him, and as a result, there was an armed conflict from the first Dong Cheng, which caused such a big mess.

On the other hand, Wang Yun took the initiative to find Liu Yu and others after the matter was out of control, and admitted that there was indeed a meeting, but it was only to discuss the matter of returning power to the Son of Heaven, and there was no intention of assassination and armed rebellion, Dong Cheng's actions were really unclear to him.

In addition, the leading figures in the public secretary, such as Liu Yu, Yang Biao, Huang Wan, Shi Sun Rui, Zhao Qian and others, were also revealed by Wang Yun 'the truth', that is, the three relatives did not actually participate in the assembly, and several of the leaders were actually ordered to confuse the public with false information, which was intended to make this Wei general ignore the true intention of his prince's division to try to contact Liu Yan, Ma Teng, and Han Sui.

However, Wang Yun really didn't expect it...... First, Gongsun Xun's actions were so decisive, and secondly, Dong Cheng really had some 'extra' preparations.

That's what caused a catastrophe!

To tell the truth, Liu Yu and the others are willing to believe Wang Yun, especially those who came out of the book and the waiter who gave them the message in time, and now that the two sides are reflected, it is needless to say.

And believing is believing, the question now is, how to explain Dong Cheng's matter?!

You can't tell the truth, can you?

To tell the truth, Gongsun Xun must have cut down those people immediately! Wang Yun can't dodge this knife! It's better not to save it!

But if you don't tell the truth, how can you save Wang Yun and Wang Bin? Dong Cheng really can't explain that thing!

As soon as this side was about to be arrested, four or five hundred people over there pulled it out in an uproar, and then dressed in iron armor and holding long soldiers went straight to the arsenal behind Beique Street, and thousands of people engaged in armed clashes on Beique Street, killing and wounding hundreds, war horses, iron armor, spears, bows and crossbows, all without less...... This has changed the nature of the matter, which was a so-called case before, and now a military coup.

No matter how the former is, he can use the law and reason to discuss and argue with Gongsun Xun, while the latter cannot be reasonable.

Therefore, Gongsun Xun opened his mouth to talk about Dong Cheng, and then couldn't help but laugh out of shape, but the Gongqing in the hall was directly generalized - to tell the truth, they thought that Gongsun Xun was angry and laughed!

"General Wei!" Liu Yu was helpless, so he finally got up and came to the hall to the end.

After all, others can hide from this matter, but he, a major minister of the clan who leads the affairs of the Shangshu, can't dodge.

And in any case, even if the fear of Gongsun Xun in his heart has never disappeared, this nominal representative of the Han family will do his best to rescue Wang Yun and Wang Bin, not only because of his identity and the identity of Wang Bin and Wang Yun, but more importantly, he knows Gongsun Xun's strength and determination better than everyone, and he knows better than everyone the weakness of the so-called overall situation of the Han family...... Until now, many people still don't believe that Gongsun Xun, who has always been reasonable and law-talking, will really be ruthless one day, and will really do what to the young son of heaven and how to the Han family...... But this kind of person by no means includes Liu Yu.

It was precisely because he really understood the possible brutal consequences that Liu Yu had to do his best to fight, to fight moderately, to avoid the struggle of violent means, and to do everything possible to avoid or delay possible frontal conflicts.

Perhaps only in this way can we wait for the self-defeat of the Gongsun clan, hoping to regain the glory of the Han family one day.

"Captain." Gongsun Xun didn't look up, he just listened to the voice and knew that it was Liu Yu. "Dong Cheng ......"

"General Wei, the old man thinks that this fact is done by Dong Cheng alone!" Liu Yu barely stood up straight, in terms of color. "Since Dong Zhuo's rebellion, Chang'an has not seen a sword soldier for five or six years, but Dong Cheng has hidden armor and equipment at home, and today he still has the intention of seizing the arsenal...... If he said that he had no ill intentions, I am afraid no one would believe him! Therefore, they are not to blame for their fate today! But Dong Cheng's actions alone do not mean that General Youzhong Lang (Wang Bin) and Doctor Taizhong (Wang Yun) are also involved, if General Wei does not believe it, even if he goes to search the homes of the two of them, there is absolutely nothing forbidden! ”

"What does Taiwei mean......" Gongsun Xun finally looked up, but he still smiled and said. These four people colluded openly and secretly, but only Dong Cheng harbored evil intentions, and the other three had nothing to do with Dong Cheng's actions today...... So what are the four of them colluding with? ”

"General Wei!" Liu Yu knew that the matter really had to be pursued, and there would only be more and more flaws, because Wang Yun, Wang Bin, and several Shangshu and Shilang who had been sued by the prime minister were completely incompatible, and at that time, they would give Gongsun Xun more interfaces, so he simply broke it. "So far, don't you really know what they are colluding with? It's nothing more than a group of relatives, a few close ministers of the Son of Heaven, one who has lost power and wants to take advantage of the opportunity of the Son of Heaven to become an adult to seek power...... But the word for power, some people are talking about the rules, some people are just party style, and they are used to secretly forming gangs, only Dong Cheng is alone, although he is from the Dong family in Hejian, but he is the style of the head of the Xiliang army, which is the most extreme, which will have today's disaster! ”

"Captain." Gongsun Xun finally stopped laughing. "Dong Cheng has his own conclusion, Wang Zishi and General Youzhonglang have no weapons at home, and I also believe it, but what do you say after Fu Wan?"

Liu Yu was stunned, and then his face turned pale, not only him, but many ministers in the audience changed color.

"You see, that's the problem." Gongsun Xun stretched out a hand in the audience and said. "After Fu Wan's house is just ordinary bows and swords, a few pieces of armor are just old things, and the hands are even more ordinary servants, if it is according to the next statement, he should be the same as the second king, and he has no intention of using military armor to seek power. But when you were dining, I heard Zhang Wenyuan say that when he arrived at the mansion, the six sons of the Fu family, knowing that Dong Chengju had failed, still resisted with weapons and were openly hostile...... What does that mean? You said that they colluded to seek power, and only Dong Cheng had this intention to use force, but I pointed to Fu Wan and said, they all have the intention of burning this jade, but they are not ready yet, and the two kings are seeing that things are really impossible, so they are looking for you to find a way back, is it okay? ”

"General Wei...... Wenqi! Liu Yu struggled hard, and there was already a pleading in his tone. Maybe it's just Dong Cheng and Fu Wan, or Fu Wan's self-respecting in-laws for several generations, with a stronger personality......"

"Bo'an Gong!" When Gongsun Xun heard this, he also suddenly got up and left the table and walked to the hall, and at this time everyone noticed that he didn't have a saber on him. "Today's matter has come to this point, let's not play dumb riddles, I am used to talking about everything, you know...... The current situation is that among the people who have died, Dong Cheng has no excuse for his crimes, and he will bring disaster upon himself. Then the two kings are left here, and you are full of maybe, maybe, nothing more than strong arguments. ”

Liu Yu was speechless for a while.

"However, I don't want to easily gather witnesses, so as not to ruin the reputation and identity of those who are the first," Gongsun Xun walked by the other party's side, and said easily. "After all, when people come to me, I have to think about them. I don't want to directly send people to prison and end up with a reputation of being beaten into a trick...... In other words, at this time, there is actually no evidence for the two kings, but the so-called suspicion of guilt, right? ”

"Not bad!" Liu Yu hurriedly agreed...... Gongsun Xun was reluctant to expose the person who was the leader, but he was in his arms.

"That Bo'an Gong, I let him come to this step and admit that he is suspicious." Gongsun Xun came to the other party in a circle, facing each other. "But since ancient times, when it comes to plotting misdeeds and fighting for the right to govern, can there be a saying that there is no doubt about the crime? You see, this is not stealing chickens and dogs! ”

Liu Yu was forced into a corner again, and even Yang Biao, Huang Wan and others behind him also did not speak...... The thing is so hopeless, even if Gongsun Xun is willing to be reasonable, and there is no evidence or punishment, but since ancient times, this kind of general thing of raiding the family and destroying the clan, how can there be no suspicion of guilt?

There has always been a slight doubt, so I will connect them together!

From the moment Dong Chengliang sent out the armor, reasoning was destined to be unreasonable.

"But if you kill without evidence, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince people!" Liu Yu didn't know what to say, so he could only reluctantly argue. "General Wei, this matter is different from Xiliang, it is justifiable for you to annex Xiliang. But what about Chang'an? If this knife is not stopped today, it will not only be Chang'an, but the entire Guanzhong, and even the whole world! Since the first year of Jian'an, Chang'an, Guanzhong, and the world have been roughly peaceful for several years, and everyone knows that this is all your credit, can you bear to contribute to the overall situation with your own hands, and then break it with your own hands? ”

"Can't you?" Gongsun Xun was silent for a moment, as if he was touched, but suddenly raised his voice again and asked rhetorically. "What I have done, I have ruined myself, and what I have done, I have destroyed myself! Besides, the stability of the world before was a temporary situation and could not last long. ”

"For example, today's weight is three points in Cao Liu, two points in the rest of the princes, one point in the Son of Heaven, and four points in the foot!" There are countless ministers behind him, but Liu Yu doesn't want to say anything at all. "Among them, Cao and Liu can take care of the overall situation and support each other for two years, which is already considered a hero of the two, can the two of them continue to unite all the other princes in the world under their noses? I'm afraid that their own alliance won't be able to hold out in the future, so they can do whatever they want. Only if it is so unscrupulous, how will the people of the future think of it? And if you are so unscrupulous, how can you last long? General Wei, Wen Qi, as soon as this example is opened, aren't you afraid that future generations will redo it for the future? For 400 years of the Han Dynasty, you have to plan for future generations! ”

The preface to this remark does not match the afterword, but most of the ministers in the hall actually understood, and then they either couldn't hide their sadness or were angry...... After all, most of the people who can come at this time are those who have the Han family in mind.

Gongsun Xun seemed to understand, and he was silent again, but he walked around behind the other party with his negative hand, pacing back and forth a few times, before he asked softly: "Bo'an Gong, I understand your difficulties, and I really don't want to make this bad example, but this kind of thing, if I stop it, don't say that some fools will misjudge the situation, even my subordinates will not be convinced, right?" Dong Cheng moved the armor soldiers, I have to stand up, right?! ”

This time it was Liu Yu's turn to be silent.

"How's the dismissal and exile?" Huang Wan knew that there was little hope, but he still asked hard.

"Doctor Guanglu said that he laughed, this kind of thing, how can you convince people if you don't kill people?" It was not Gongsun Xun who replied to Huang Wan, but Xi Zhong who entered the hall with Gongsun Xun at the beginning but stood in the side door of the lobby. "Besides, more than hundreds of people died today, so naturally we started by killing and eliminated by killing."

Many people in the hall know Xi Zhong, but no one blames him for interfering without authorization, but ......

"But if you kill them, won't you go back?" When Yang Biao saw the opportunity, he also quickly got up to follow. "General Wei, things have come to this point, if you really have the intention of turning around a little, in fact, you can only take a step back on both sides, and there is no other way...... Why don't you exile the whole clan to Liaodong? ”

"What is the sin of their people, if this kind of thing can't be punished, it will be as if they haven't done it!" Under the lights, it was Xi Zhong who raised his voice again. "It's still the same sentence, today's incident has involved hundreds of lives, so why bother to implicate more?"

"What else can I do?!" Shisun Rui also stood up. "Isn't it as if you didn't say anything about it?"

"I have an idea!" Xi Zhong suddenly laughed. "Since it's a step back...... Lord, how about the two kings killing only one person? The other, in the name of the ruling general, ask the lord to pardon him! ”

Everyone in the hall was stunned, and Gongsun Xun, who had been standing sideways behind Liu Yu and turned his head to look at the direction outside the hall, was also moved: "Kill whom, forgive whom?" ”

"Since it is the princes who come to intercede, why not ask the princes to decide themselves?" Xi Zhong simply followed.

"Wonderful!" Gongsun Xun didn't wait for the ministers to react, so he raised his head directly, turned his back to Liu Yu and raised his voice towards the full court. "Today in the face of all the princes, he will forgive one and kill another...... Only food is left here, no overnight, and the princes will go home now! After leaving the court, those who want to live Wang Yun go to the right, and those who want to live Wang Bin go to the left...... That's it! ”

As soon as the voice fell, dozens of armor soldiers poured out of the side door of the lobby, forcing the minister to go out immediately, Liu Yu suddenly turned around, and Yang Biao simply sat down in the seat. And in the brightly lit courtyard outside the hall, Wang Bin's father and son and Wang Yun were also pale and looked up in shock!

Knowing that as long as you go out, it is like making a choice, just like killing someone with your own hands, so all the ministers are like chickens, and no one moves. But Gongsun Xun ignored these people, and retreated from the side door...... For a time, only dozens of soldiers sealed the side door of the lobby and kept watch with knives.

And I don't know how long it took, but in the end, it was Zhongsan doctor Zhao Qian who raised his head and sighed, and first brushed his sleeves and went out: "The knife is in the hands of people, what do we have to say?" ”

In other words, there is a reason for Zhao Qian, who has two generations and three dukes, to say this...... When Dong Zhuo was there, he tried to attack Yizhou, because Zhao Qian was a native of Chengdu, the so-called first family of Yizhou, so he specially allowed Zhao Qian to use his family prestige to recruit thousands of barbarian soldiers and horses around Hanzhong to participate in the military.

When Gongsun Xun destroyed Dong Zhuo, Zhao Qian wanted to take thousands of soldiers and horses to stay in Sanguan for a generation to watch, but unexpectedly, the ministers of the court and the central government thought that he was cooperating with Dong Zhuo, so he directly assisted Gongsun Xun to issue an order to disband the soldiers and horses and return to Chang'an, and he was idle again.

In other words, Zhao Qian was resentful in his words, because he thought that these ministers helped him leave those thousands of soldiers and horses.

However, it doesn't matter if anyone takes the lead, the rest of the ministers who know that there is no way to hide from this matter have also followed out, and it is not surprising that nine times out of ten, these ministers from the family are mostly from the right, as if they want to save Wang Yun, who is also from the princess family, and no one cares about Wang Bin's father and son, who were born in Handan, Hebei, or really at the last moment, no one cares about any relatives.

Wang Bin's heart was cold, and on his side, Wang Yun, who saw that he was alive, was also lost for a while, looking at the lobby in front of him and his eyes were out of focus.

I don't know how long it took, seeing that even Liu Bo'an was trembling and hiding his face from the hall, the matter was finally settled - Wang Yun escaped with his life, was deposed as a concubine, and was immediately expelled from General Wei's mansion, and Gongsun Xun authorized his nephew Wang Ling to send him back to the mansion.

After a while, several soldiers took Wang Bin and his son out of the courtyard and went to a hidden courtyard in the back, which seemed to be the place of execution.

"My general has a message for me to convey on my behalf." When he came to the small courtyard, Zhang Ji, the leader of the righteous congregation who was in charge of the execution, turned around and said solemnly. "He said that please don't resent him, there is nothing right or wrong about this kind of thing, since you have entered the bureau, you can only live and die! And it wasn't he who decided to kill Uncle Guo today. ”

What's the use of saying that at this point? It's nothing more than a knife. "Before he died, Wang Bin, who had always been a little guilty, actually had a little calmness, and after he raised his head to answer, he turned back and scolded the two sons who were already so frightened that they wept." The two of you must be cousins of the Son of Heaven, this time you will be loyal to the Han family, don't lose the momentum of your relatives! ”

Having said that, how can Wang Bin's two sons not be afraid of one of them just bunching their hair and the other just being crowned, and they ended up like this without going through anything? It was Wang Bin himself, who was about to reprimand again, but he couldn't speak.

"Uncle Guo thinks too much!" Zhang Ji sighed. "Is my general an indiscriminate murderer? There is white silk and poisonous wine in the house, please take care of the uncle, and the two sons can collect the body for the uncle after waiting here...... Not only that, after the two sons say goodbye to the Son of Heaven tomorrow, they can also take their families back to their hometown in Handan, as long as they are no longer contaminated with right and wrong, they can grow old safely without incident. ”

The father and son were all stunned.

And after a while, Wang Bin's face changed slightly, and he slowly bowed his head: "I know that General Wei wants to use my life to break down people's hearts, but now, I still have a little gratitude in my heart...... Please thank General Wei for me. ”

Zhang Ji slowly bowed his head.

"As for the two of you." Wang Bin turned around, and this time the tears were completely unstoppable. "It's always good to be alive...... I have two last words that must be remembered...... If you see the Son of Heaven tomorrow, the Son of Heaven is intentional, and he must not stay in the palace and not leave, but immediately take the whole family back to Handan Township; The second went back to Handan, and I was not allowed to remember today's hatred, as if I died of illness when I moved the capital...... If it's really hard to let go, it's only on Wang Yun! You have to live well! ”

The second son of the Wang family was crying unbearably, but since Wang Bin had finished speaking, he was afraid that the delay would affect the disposal of the second son, so he hurriedly crossed the armor and took the initiative to enter the house.

A moment later, as the armor returned, Zhang Ji signaled that the second son of the free Wang family was forced to endure his grief and personally carried his father's body back to the mansion of Youzhonglang.

On an attic in the backyard of General Wei's mansion, Gongsun Xun watched this scene from a distance and couldn't help but shake his head gloomily.

"Ming Gong doesn't have to mind." Jia Xu whispered on the side to persuade him. "If he dies today, how many people will die less in the future? Besides, since he is a relative of the country, unless he dies of illness after a while, if he can hide for a while, can he still hide for a lifetime? ”

"Where do I mind?" Gongsun Xun shook his head. "Although this matter is Yuan Chang's strategy, it was set by me. And besides, since I was younger, have I seen fewer lives? How many are more innocent than him? Only this father and son reveal their true feelings, I look at this situation from afar, just like a gentleman in the kitchen, naturally moved by compassion, and the so-called human nature is also good...... Isn't it better to kill someone and move their feelings than to kill them without touching their feelings? ”

Jia Xu suddenly didn't say anything, but he was the last person, and leaned over slightly when he heard the words: "What the lord said is very good, but in this case, why does the lord still wait on the tall building?" ”

Gongsun Xun didn't say a word, and watched the corpses of the second son of the Wang family and his father disappear from view, before turning his gaze into the distance: "I came upstairs, I didn't want to see this scene, nor did I want to see how those ministers chosen, but today Chang'an City is rarely brightly lit, and I want to come to the heights to take a look at Chang'an City." ”

The man and the few other people who followed him suddenly woke up at the same time: "Yes, at this time, the palaces and city walls are lit, and it is the first time that the minister has seen such a night outline of Weiyang Palace. ”

"It's just a pity that there is no moon at the end of the month." Gongsun Xunfu looked up at the sky again. "Otherwise, you can ask, how many years has Chang'an been in this month?"

Not only this person, but several people behind Gongsun Xun were a little smiling, but they took the opportunity to change the atmosphere.

"Don't laugh," Gongsun Xun continued to look at Chang'an Cheng in front of him. "Today, my eldest brother actually took the initiative to help in the battle, but he finally understood. And his personality is extreme and narrow-minded, I discussed it with Wen He and Yuan Chang, and I felt that he was the best person to clean up Chang'an...... That's why I called you, be careful, take care of yourself, so as not to get hurt by mistake! ”

"Don't worry, lord!" The person responds immediately. "If the minister is well prepared, there will be no mistakes."

"It's better to be careful, my brother...... I don't listen to what I say, I don't understand what I hear, I don't change what I understand, I make a mistake and I make a mistake, I don't recognize it after I admit it, I don't accept it after I admit it, and I don't say it after I accept it...... If you can't handle it properly, be careful that he will lead you into the ditch! Gongsun Xun turned around and admonished.

This man also bowed his head solemnly.

Seeing this shape, Gongsun Xun breathed a sigh of relief, patted the other party's shoulder and went downstairs, everyone was just about to follow, but they heard the general Wei chanting aloud while going downstairs.

As the so-called:

"When autumn comes, September 8, I will kill a hundred flowers after the flowers bloom.

The heavenly incense array penetrates Chang'an, and the city is full of golden armor. ”

It is obviously a few lines of limerick poems with extraordinary momentum, but at this time, Gongsun Xun actually had a bit of pathos in his mind, and several people upstairs looked at each other, which became more and more inexplicable.

———————I am a dividing line with no moon and no flowers———————

"In the autumn of the fifth year of Jian'an, on the twenty-third day of July, Taizu went west to Chang'an, and the minister was invited to be a general, not so. will be re-invited, Dong Cheng, the captain of the city gate, the left Zhonglang will be ambushed, and the right Zhonglang will be Wang Bin, and the relationship will be chaotic, and the army will not attack the arsenal, and the matter will be punished. Left and right asked to kill the two sons of the Wang family, and entered the palace to dispose of the two nobles of Dong and Fu. Taizu said to him: 'I have been responsible for the Han family for several years, although I have a good beginning, I can't end well, I am ashamed, how can I be sorry for the dissatisfaction of the ministers? 'Although the left and right should be answered, it is not worth much. —The Book of Old Swallows. Volume II. Emperor Taizu Wu Benji

PS: I barely made it up...... Excuse me.