After Zuo Qiu Mingyue proposed a candidate, Zhang Tie agreed without hesitation...
From kicking out Meng Shidao to deciding to issue an edict appointing Tang Ling as Great Xia's new Grand Minister of Education and ordering him to report to Xuanyuan Hill immediately, the entire process took less than ten minutes. Compared to all the wrangling at court over the years, this efficiency was simply worlds apart.
"Li Yunjī, the Chief Justice among the Nine Ministers, has been dismissed and detained for his involvement in the Imperial Way Alliance case. The position of Chief Justice cannot remain vacant for long. Do you have any suitable candidates?" Having just settled on a new Grand Minister of Education, Zhang Tie's voice once again echoed through the grand hall.
No one spoke regarding this appointment. The Chief Justice would immediately be faced with the Imperial Way Alliance case, which would also involve Golden Crow Hall. No one knew what Zhang Tie had in mind, so they all waited for him to speak.
The Chief Justice was now a blade in Zhang Tie's hand. Whether that blade would serve its purpose depended on its master's intentions.
Zhang Tie waited for half a minute. Seeing that no one in court spoke, he continued on his own.
"Since none of you are willing to speak, I'll appoint someone to the position of Chief Justice myself..." Zhang Tie smiled faintly, his gaze sweeping over the civil and military officials gathered in the hall. Just as everyone wondered whom Zhang Tie would choose, he spoke a name none of them had expected. "Where is Xue Bingdao, Vice Minister of Ceremonies?"
At Zhang Tie's words, countless gazes instantly fell upon a second-rank official standing relatively near the front of the civil officials' ranks.
The Minister of Ceremonies headed the