"Won't doing this damage the court's dignity?" Official Gao asked hesitantly.
As soon as these words fell, the various ministers in the cabinet nodded repeatedly.
It damaged the court's dignity far too much.
Even if Chen Shi was a calamity-grade evil spirit, the court could not easily compromise!
If word got out, where would the court's face go?
Zhang Fuzheng glanced at Official Gao. "Then, shall Official Gao lead the troops to subjugate the evil spirit Chen Shi, how about that?"
Official Gao laughed heartily and said with a straight face, "Your Excellency the Prime Minister is joking! Scholar Chen sealed hundreds of fiends within his own body to prevent these fiends from plaguing the world. He has rendered great service to the Great Ming empire and to the common people of the Western Ox Continent; how could he be an evil spirit? He has rendered great service, and he deserves a reward! I have no objection to Your Excellency the Prime Minister's words!"
As soon as he said this, the high officials in the cabinet smiled one after another. "Official Gao speaks well! Well spoken! Rewarding merit is something the court should do in the first place!"
Once the crowd had settled the matter, they proceeded to discuss how the Gongzhou government had been completely uprooted, and how the subsequent posts of pacification commissioner, imperial censor, regional commander, and others should be distributed.
As it concerned the interests of the Thirteen Noble Families, they inevitably argued until their faces turned red.
Deep down, Zhang Fuzheng sighed that being prime minister was not easy, and he felt deep admiration for the former prime minister, Yan Xianshi. *He is slick and worldly, able to arrange things properly for all Thirteen Noble Families; he truly is a man of talent. When I