Yan Dongsheng nodded. Fu Yanshou's words coincided with Hu Dafu's.
Fu Yanshou took a step closer and advised in a low voice, "Your Majesty, beware of inviting a wolf into your house!"
Yan Dongsheng's eyes brightened, and he fixed his gaze on Fu Yanshou. Misunderstanding his meaning, Fu Yanshou hurriedly knelt. "This old servant deserves ten thousand deaths!"
Yan Dongsheng said, "I'm not blaming you! Get up!"
Fu Yanshou rose, only to hear Yan Dongsheng sigh. "I truly cannot decide which move to make!"
Fu Yanshou said, "Since you cannot decide, why not simply watch from behind the ramparts? Why must Your Majesty personally intervene?"
Yan Dongsheng gave a bitter smile. "I'm already entangled in this. How could extricating myself now be so easy?"
Fu Yanshou said, "First Li Changxing was attacked, then Kou Zisheng was killed. Whom does Your Majesty intend to send next to hear Yuan Tianzhao's case?"
Yan Dongsheng said, "Every minister now fears for his life. It's as though appointing someone amounts to sentencing him to death."
Fu Yanshou said, "Although this happened in Bohai, it was actually brought about by the struggle for imperial power in Great Yong."
Yan Dongsheng was already riding a tiger he could not dismount. Standing aside and watching would hardly be easy. Through gritted teeth, he said, "That bastard Zou Yong is entirely responsible for the predicament I'm in. I will not rest until he is dead!"
Just then, an announcement suddenly came from outside: "Her Majesty the Empress Dowager has arrived!"
Yan Dongsheng and Fu Yanshou exchanged a glance. The Empress Dowager's arrival at such a time surely meant urgent business. Yan Dongsheng frowned, a trace of disgust flashing in his eyes.
"What did you say?" Li Chenzhou looked at Tang Jingyu in astonishment, clearly shocked by the news