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Li Gong was imprisoned in the West German Palace.

Defu sent a number of people to the palace, and they were all Li Gong's subordinates, but in fact they were all guards and imprisoned him in disguise.

Shen Jiu was very satisfied with Defu's arrangement.

Imprisoning Li Gong like this can not only prevent anyone from seeing Li Gong, but also ensure his safety.

In this way, the guard is to guard for seven or eight days, and there are already vassal kings who have come to the capital one after another.

The feudal kings had a uniform date of worship, but because the fiefdoms were far and near, the feudal kings arrived in Kyoto sooner or later.

Shen Jiu scattered a few vassal kings who had arrived in Kyoto in advance, and finally waited for the day of the unified audience.

The vassal kings all had a distant or close blood relationship with the previous emperor, and the so-called audience was more like a family banquet.

But this family feast was not very pleasant.

Shen Jiu sat on the high head, looked at the vassal kings who were seated one by one, and glanced at Defu.

Defu bent down in understanding and asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty?" ”

Shen Jiu said in a low voice: "Which one is King Su?" ”

Before the original owner became the emperor, he was a prince who had never seen the world, and after becoming the emperor, King Su went to the fief again, and she had only seen King Su once, and she couldn't find King Su from so many similar faces.

Defu raised his eyelids slightly, his gaze fell to a table, and then he whispered, "Your Majesty, the third one on your left hand is it." ”

Shen Jiu looked over lightly.

This was a young man in his early twenties, with a handsome face and narrow eyes. This is not a kind appearance, but he keeps smiling on his lips, and his narrow eyes keep curling, which suddenly makes people feel friendly.

Shen Jiu glanced at him, afraid that he would notice, so he quickly looked away and looked at the empty seat on his right.

That's where Xie Linzhi is.

Although this is half a family banquet, it is not very serious in the end, and some low-ranking ministers in the court have also come.

Shen Jiu frowned slightly: "Hasn't Xie Linzhi come yet?" ”

Defu whispered: "I didn't listen to the palace people's report. ”

His voice lowered a little: "Maybe something is delaying-"

As he spoke, he suddenly saw a eunuch hurrying over.

The eunuch stopped behind the screen, poked his head out, and kept looking this way.

Defu was slightly stunned, he hesitated to glance at the eunuch, then reported to Shen Jiu in a low voice, turned his head and walked over, and asked the little eunuch, "What's the matter?" ”

He looked displeased, and the little eunuch panicked, almost forgetting what he had come for, and paused for a while before stammering: "Minion, the minion just received a letter." ”

The eunuch took out a letter with a sealed letter, trembled and handed it to Defu: "It is said that the Prime Minister cannot come for some reason, and this is his resignation." ”

Defu lowered his head, glanced at the seal of the Prime Minister's Mansion under the white letter, and then suddenly sank his face.

He took the letter and hurriedly walked back to Shen Jiu.

As soon as Defu handed the letter to Shen Jiu, before he could say anything, the next vassal king asked with a smile: "Your Majesty, it's almost time for the banquet, why hasn't the prime minister come yet?" ”

Shen Jiu's fingertips paused slightly, and he directly crumpled the letter.

Defu suppressed his voice and quickly retold the words of the little eunuch just now to Shen Jiu.

Shen Jiu pinched the letter, his eyelashes drooped, and he quickly raised it, and said with a smile: "The prime minister has something to do temporarily, so he can't come to the banquet." ”