"I can't possibly be more free than yourself Prime Minister. You choose not to stay in your residence and instead choose to come all the way here. Are you thinking of taking the Minister of Law position... before it is decided?"
King Duan had sparred with Yu Yiping many times in the courts. He could hear the provocation in the tone so he decided to do away with the formalities.
When everyone heard this...
All of them looked at each other. In the courts, these barbs were usually traded in a more civil manner. Such outright confrontations were rare.
After all, these were two high ranking and powerful men.
One was the Left Prime Minister and the leader of the other officials. The other was King Duan, the sixth son of the Emperor and the commander of the army and city guards.
They were both powerful and respectable men.
But now...
