The man who had arrived was none other than Sima Shi.
Head lowered, Sima Shi walked into the hall, step by step.
When he raised his head, several ministers felt inexplicably uneasy.
Sima Shi's gaze swept across the ministers before him without lingering on any of them, passing through their ranks to fix squarely on Wang Xiang, who was hiding behind the crowd.
Then he walked toward Wang Xiang.
At that moment, Wang Xiang felt a chill down his back, his hair stood on end, and his whole body involuntarily shuddered.
"Grand General!"
Fortunately, Gao Rou stepped into Sima Shi's path.
There was something different in Gao Rou's eyes as he looked at Sima Shi. After enduring Sima Shi's repeated threats and suppression, the current Minister over the Masses had finally reached the end of his patience.
With so many ministers present, Gao Rou was not afraid that Sima Shi would resort to violence.
Sima Shi was brutal, but he was no madman.
He would not dare become another Dong Zhuo!
Besides, Gao Rou had previously lost the ministers' support because of Zhong Hui's lies. Ever since, Sima Shi had twisted him around his finger, leaving him utterly unable to fight back.
Now that the Minister over the Masses saw this opportunity, he refused to let it slip away.
He would become the ministers' backbone again. He would take charge of this affair. This time, never mind Zhong Hui-even if Zhong Yao himself came, he would never surrender his authority again!
Sima Shi looked at Gao Rou before him, his expression still calm.
"What is it you wish to do, Minister over the Masses?"
"Back then, you suddenly wanted to send your son Gao Guang to Huainan."
"Now Guanqiu Jian is stockpiling provisions, and you have brought the ministers here