There were seven or eight colleagues in the court, and Xiao Fan was very happy. He could not have expected that he would be so proud of his face. He originally just gave them a famous post to him, but he didn't expect that none of them would come.

This is because Xiao Fan underestimated his current power in the court. Although he is now just a small Jinyiwei magistrate, anyone present is more important than him, but Xiao Fan's position and his status in the court are really special. Jinyiwei is a private institution directly under the emperor. He will not mention the power of life and death of ministers. In addition, Xiao Fan is deeply trusted by Zhu Yuanzhang and also serves as the attendant of the Eastern Palace. He has a close relationship with His Royal Highness the Grand Prince. This relationship is enough to make all ministers respect him.

From ancient times to the present, ministers who have been admired by two generations of emperors at the same time are rare. Such people are destined to soar to the sky. In the future, Emperor Hongwu will go west and the new emperor ascends the throne. It can be foreseen that Xiao Fan will have greater power. Who should not curry favor with such potential stocks with high qualifications to hit the daily limit as soon as possible?

This is also the reason why these ministers dared to oppose Qingliu and openly supported Xiao Fan when they were fighting with Huang Zicheng and other Qingliu court that day. No one in the court was foolish, and they had long seen Zhu Yuanzhang's dissatisfaction with Qingliu ministers. If they continued to hang out with the Qingliu school, their future would inevitably be bleak.

A great banquet had already been set up in the flower hall on the left side of the front yard of the Xiao Mansion. Everyone gathered together and greeted politely.

Why invite them? Xiao Fan naturally had plans. Since everyone has been branded as a "traitor", of course they have to connect with each other. The so-called "party" word, of course, a person cannot become a party. Only when everyone works together to form a faction will they play a greater role.

When Xiao Fan walked into the flower hall with a smile on his face, the ministers hurriedly stood up and bowed to Xiao Fan. Everyone's face was filled with a smile like a spring breeze. No matter whether the smile was true or false, it at least showed that Xiao Fan had the face and strength, which forced them to smile.

After politely greeting the traitors for a while, Xiao Fan sat in the main seat of the banquet half-super, with the Minister of War Ru Rong and Minister of Revenue Yu Xingui sitting next to him.

Xiao Fan was very humble. He held a pot and filled everyone with wine, then toasted for a week, and said a few polite words like welcoming the guests and hosts. The atmosphere of the banquet suddenly became more peaceful and joyful.

After another tedious polite approach, everyone stopped chopping without realizing it, and then looked at Xiao Fan with eager eyes.

Of course they would not think that Lord Xiao had nothing to do and called them over, and left after a few words and drinking a few glasses of wine. People in the officialdom said every word and did everything with a purpose, and it was impossible to be aimless. So everyone stopped and waited for Xiao Fan to get to the point.

Xiao Fan also stopped the cup, looked around slowly for a while, coughed twice, and then began to speak the opening remarks.

"The spring is bright..."

"Ah, it's not bad, the spring is really pleasant and bright, Lord Xiao is very insightful." The ministers agreed.

Xiao Fan ignored them and continued, "...the treacherous ministers held a meeting."

The ministers were stunned: "..."

No one dares to speak up now.

What does it mean to be a "traitorous minister in a meeting"? Is there anyone who puts a pot of shit on his head?

Seeing that the atmosphere suddenly became sluggish, Xiao Fan hurriedly smiled and said, "...Don't mind everyone, the official is just pursuing rhyme..."

All ministers: "..."
Chapter completed!