After the monarch and his minister arrived at the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Emperor Chongzhen motioned for Wang Chengen to fetch a stool for Fan Jingwen.
Fan Jingwen was already sixty-two years old.
Emperor Chongzhen preferred not to have him standing if it could be avoided. Li Banghua had only just left, and the interior of the Imperial Court was not yet completely settled. Fan Jingwen was the only figure capable of overawing the court; he could not afford to let him be worn out.
Chapter 650