"How preposterous!"
A sharp voice sounded, and a gray-haired old eunuch slowly emerged: "Your Majesty, these old ministers left by the Grand Ancestor are becoming increasingly arrogant, relying on their status as veterans."
This person's name was Wei Yuan.
Back when the Grand Ancestor abolished the eunuch system, it wasn't reinstated until the era of Xuanhe.
Since then, he had risen to his current position as the Chief Eunuch of the Rites.
As for the original Dongfang Jingxing, he had been dispatched long ago, more than two hundred years back, to guard the Scripture Hall.
The Jianlong Emperor's face was indifferent: "Who's to say they are not my elders?"
"Even if they are elders, there should still be clear distinctions between ruler and minister!"
Wei Yuan said indignantly: "Your Majesty, you mustn't continue to indulge these nobles; each of them acts arrogantly like kings, and if things continue this way, it's only a matter of time before a major incident occurs."
