Chapter 318 - 200: The Dragon’s Wrath_2
As the Chief Historian in Li Ke’s residence, Quan Wanji should have rectified Li Ke’s behavior. His failure to uphold Li Ke’s morals is a crime worthy of death! Li Shimin said this, mostly to save his own face - it was not his son’s fault for the error, but that of the people around him who failed to advise him properly.
Liu Fan, as straightforward as Wei Zheng, immediately retorted, "Even Fang Xuanling, serving Your Majesty, cannot stop you from hunting, how can we solely blame Wanji!"
His point was that Fang Xuanling was an Imperial Minister and still unable to stop Your Majesty from hunting, how could we solely blame Quan Wanji for his crime!
Fang Xuanling, who was directly named, remained unfazed, imperturbable as thunder.
Li Shimin had intended to recover his dignity, but instead ended up more embarrassed. He suddenly rose to his feet, fiercely kicked over the table in front of him. Along with a loud crash, overwhelming anger swept through the hall, and afterward, the hall was filled only with the sounds of shattered porcelain and falling documents. The slaves in the hall were terrified into prostration.
Li Shimin snorted coldly, flicked his sleeves, and left. Striding ahead, the maids couldn’t keep up, and the bead curtains rattled loudly as he brushed through them.
There was a silence in the great hall, the temple workers lay on the ground for a long while before they recovered. Slowly easing their emotions, they called out in a sharp voice, "Court is dismissed!"
Then, starting with Grand Chancellor such as Fang Xuanling, the elder statesmen began to exit the hall in succession.