On the day Pei Hengyu left Shangjing, the weather was still clear. In the cloudless sky, the scorching sun blazed like fire, tirelessly casting waves of heat over the mortal world.
In the end, Yuwen Junan was not given the title of prince. Pei Hengyu restored his position as the Grand Commander of the Imperial Guard. With the office of chancellor vacant while Your Majesty personally campaigned in Tong City, state affairs were jointly deliberated by Wei Xian, the Minister of Revenue, Zhou Cong, the Minister of War, and Li Tushan, the Minister of Punishments.
However, the Imperial Seal remained in Yuwen Junan's hands. Only decrees unanimously approved by all three ministers could be stamped with the seal by Yuwen Junan himself and promulgated.
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