Daming: Grandpa Emperor, please get up and sit on my throne!

“The Dragon Guard and the Tiger Guard… ceremonial guard…” Fu Youwen murmured, only then did a look of joy return to his face—being able to return with the usual pomp and circumstance probably meant that he had made the right bet!

"If they were really coerced by those bandits from the Huaixi nobles, the Dragon Guard and Tiger Guard, who are His Majesty's personal guards, would have been dealt with long ago, and would certainly not have been able to give His Majesty a grand display!" Fu Youwen felt... that was probably true!

With a look of joy on his face, he asked repeatedly, "Is there anyone else?"

The Imperial Guard shook his head: "Of course not. His Majesty's entourage is not something just anyone can follow." He felt increasingly bewildered: Why were these learned, eloquent officials asking such pointless questions today?

After confirming it several times.

Fu Youwen's face then revealed an expression of wild joy and triumph: "It really is His Majesty who has returned! It really is His Majesty who has returned! I knew it... I knew it! His Majesty has always been a man of his word, and he can accomplish anything he sets his mind to! Hahahahahahaha! His Majesty has really won! He has really returned! Hahahahaha!"

With his heart finally at ease after a long period of anxiety, Fu Youwen couldn't help but lose his composure and burst into laughter.

After saying that, he turned around and patted Liu Sanwu on the shoulder, raising an eyebrow and saying, "Old Liu, what do you mean? I didn't lie to you, did I?"

Upon hearing his voice, Liu Sanwu's dazed eyes gradually focused, and he came back to his senses. His eyes widened in disbelief as he said, "Your Majesty... how did he do that? These... those are the noble families of Huaixi, each one a figure who has fought their way up through countless battles..."

The unexpected surprise almost knocked Liu Sanwu, the old man who had been worrying about everything, unconscious.

Fu Youwen stroked his beard and chuckled, "Didn't I tell you long ago? What ordinary people can't do, His Majesty might be able to do! Because he is His Majesty, he can do it!"

Although he had been on tenterhooks before, now that everything was settled and he had won his gamble, he started to boast and brag after the fact.

Liu Sanwu took a deep breath and murmured, "There must be a reason behind everything..."

He couldn't understand it, he really couldn't understand it—how could he possibly turn the tide when it was a sure loss?

Like Liu Sanwu, most of the other court officials in the area were in the same situation.

Even with the result presented here, no one can understand what exactly happened or how it was done. It's like seeing the sun rise in the west, but why it rises in the west... nobody knows!

among the crowd.

Only Qin Kui, the Minister of Works who had known the most confidential information from the beginning, and Xia Yuanji, Gu Pu, and others who had been personally instructed by Zhu Yunwen for a while, remained remarkably calm, exchanging a knowing glance: "With His Majesty's extraordinary talent, how could he possibly put himself in such a dangerous situation?"

And at the same time.

Standing with Liu Sanwu and Fu Youwen, Minister of Personnel Zhan Hui… his eyes flickered somewhat guiltily, and he lowered his head slightly, thinking to himself:

"They actually...they really had the ability to suppress the nobles of Huaixi? This..."

"Although I did not wish for Lan Yu and his group of brutes to be in power, His Majesty has dealt with them so decisively this time... Does this mean that... His Majesty's determination to conduct a land survey and crack down on the privileges of the gentry, scholars, and nobles... has removed one of the biggest obstacles?"

"..."

Zhan Hui was quick-witted.

Before Zhu Yunwen dealt with the nobles of Huaixi, his biggest concern and threat was that these military nobles and marquises were in power, and that the scholars he disliked would inevitably meet a bad end.

But after dealing with the nobles of Huaixi...

He immediately realized that his situation had completely changed—the matter His Majesty was about to handle was something that had been brought up at the morning court session!

And this... was also not what he wanted.

Thinking of this, Zhan Hui frowned, his eyes filled with melancholy: "Although I don't know exactly what method His Majesty used to suppress those arrogant and unruly soldiers... but an emperor who can even suppress the nobles of Huaixi is truly terrifying! This matter... is troublesome!"

While everyone was still in shock and disbelief, unable to extricate themselves...

Zhan Hui was already beginning to feel worried.

On the other side, everyone looked bewildered, as if in a dream.

Fu Youwen stepped forward and addressed the crowd, saying, "Everyone! Now that His Majesty has returned to the palace, we should naturally line the Meridian Gate to welcome him back!"

As the saying goes, seeing is believing.

He knew that everyone would find it hard to believe when they first heard this news, so he would let them see for themselves and watch His Majesty return triumphantly! Then they would have no choice but to believe it or not.

Zhao Feng nodded in agreement with a delighted expression: "Lord Fu is absolutely right! We should immediately head to the Meridian Gate to welcome His Majesty back to the palace!"

Everyone readily agreed to the suggestion.

Ultimately, it's absurd that Zhu Yunwen, a young emperor with little power and resources, managed to resolve the united attack against him by the nobles of Huaixi. It's utterly absurd, like the absurd opening the door to absurdity itself!

Of course, they were equally eager to see if Zhu Yunwen had really returned unharmed!

So, of course, everyone chimed in, "Let's go! Let's go take a look at the Meridian Gate!"