At the early court session on this day, the officials gathered outside the palace gates well ahead of time.
The grouping of the officials clearly reflected the current political landscape of the Great Ming court.
Liu Bowen was surrounded by a dense crowd of people who, upon closer inspection, were entirely officials from the Zhejiang faction. Yet he did not appear particularly pleased; a formalized smile hung on his face as he remained silent, leaving the others to converse loudly among themselves.
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