Upon hearing these words, the faces of several great scholars, who had previously feared not even death, turned extremely grim. They charged forward as if driven mad.
"Traitor Chen!"
"We shall fight to the death with you!"
"..."
Before they could get close, they were all arrested and taken away by the guards inside the hall.
"Your Majesty."
Xu Wencai said worriedly, "Will this affect the edict?"
"If these people could affect the birth of the nation's fortune, wouldn't that be the greatest joke under heaven?!"
A clear voice sounded. A young man wearing a long robe with a jade pendant at his waist stepped into the hall, clasped his fists, and bowed, "Minister Tang Yingke greets Your Majesty! Yingke daringly recommends himself. May I undertake the drafting of Your Majesty's ascension edict?"
"Why not?"
Chen Sansi said without hesitation, "I'll leave it to you to write. I shall see if those Cao Family house slaves can actually affect the nation's fortune!"