Sun Shaozong stretched lazily and came around from behind the Ebony Desk. He gestured for Zhao Nan to file away the reviewed documents, then headed out to the outer room by himself.
Outside, Qin Kejian was sipping tea as he studied the written judgments from yesterday's trial of the two Jurchen women.
"After studying them for half the day, have you figured anything out?"
Ever since the two copied judgments had been delivered to the Left Temple offices that afternoon, Qin Kejian had turned them over and over in his hands, reading them who knew how many times.
When Sun Shaozong asked, he did not even rise from his chair. He merely set down his tea and said disdainfully, "They're nothing but official boilerplate. What is there to study?"
After a pause, he flicked the judgments with a finger and sneered, "What Qin is examining is what lies behind these two verdicts."
Tch.
The man's professional skills were certainly solid, but his arrogant, self-satisfied manner was truly unpleasant. Besides, when it came to professional ability, he was no match for Sun Shaozong anyway.
Unable to stand that smug face any longer, Sun Shaozong snorted inwardly and said casually, "What is there to examine? Lord Wei likely intends to back down and no longer compete with me."
Wei Yi's swift verdict had initially surprised Sun Shaozong. But after careful consideration, he had guessed that Wei Yi had summoned him over yesterday morning not to evade responsibility, but to ease their relationship and perhaps even show goodwill face-to-face.
Once the proposal for Law Popularization in Rural Areas received the court's approval and was implemented across the country, Sun Shaozong's influence as its initiator would surely rise greatly along with Dali Temple's overall authority.
And Wei Yi, who had already struggled to suppress