"Lord Xun, last night His Majesty summoned many senior ministers and spoke with them in the Imperial Palace until very late. Zhong Hui was the last to leave."
Xun Yi had barely opened his eyes before a subordinate official was waiting to tell him what had happened the previous night.
Having just woken up, Xun Yi was still somewhat drowsy, but the moment the subordinate official spoke, he became fully alert.
He rubbed his forehead and asked rather helplessly, "Whom did His Majesty summon?"
The subordinate official said, "The Three Excellencies, Senior Secretary Chen, Lord Xiahou, the Minister of Personnel, and the Attendant."
Xun Yi's expression darkened.
The emperor had summoned these senior ministers clearly to discuss something important. With ministers of such rank gathered together, Xun Yi hardly dared guess what they had been planning last night.
Yet he had not even been invited to such an important meeting?
He was the dignified Left Deputy Director of the Secretariat. Even Chen Tai and Zheng Mao had gone, yet he was not qualified to attend?
Xun Yi was in a terrible mood. He suddenly realized that the pressure Zhuge Dan, Zhong Hui, and the others had put on him earlier might have been intended to force him to accept Chen Tai's appointment.
Ever since Chen Tai took office, those people had stopped bothering him.
Even now, Chen Tai still appeared to obey his every order, but in reality, Xun Yi's say in affairs had grown weaker and weaker.
Xun Yi looked at the subordinate official beside him. "Go at once and summon Lord Cui, Lord Xin, Lord Yuan, Lord Tao, Lord Lu, Lord Zhao, Lord Yu, and the others to court."
The subordinate official was startled. "Lord Xun, what are you..."
"Go at once!"
Xun Yi swept his hand, and