By the time Li Xuan and Luo Yan met with Minister of Revenue Xiao Ci, it was already nightfall.
This was because they had been delayed for some time at the Ministry of War by Yu Jie and Shang Hong. These two had detained Li Xuan until they had clarified the matter, only then were they willing to let him go.
Yu Jie immediately summoned the Style Light, went straight to the Ministry of Punishments, and sought out Shaobao Yu Shiyue; Shang Hong, the left Shilang of the Ministry of War, entered the palace directly, prepared to seek out his two cabinet colleagues for discussion.
At this time, the cabinet was only beginning to rise in status in the Jin Dynasty.
The original cabinet was established during the Jianling era. It served as the advisory body to the Jin Emperor but had no real authority initially; it consisted of members selected from the Hanlin Academy.
