Chapter 904

Early the next morning.

Before the morning sun had even risen, the gates of the residences in Buguangli and Yongheli were opened one by one.

The carriage drivers, who had long been waiting outside the gates, lifted the curtains of the carriages early and welcomed the masters coming out of the residences into the carriages.

The officials who left their homes greeted their neighbors on both sides before boarding their carriages and heading toward the direction of the Southern Palace.

Only the officials whose residences were near Dong Zhuo's in Buguangli kept their heads down and boarded their carriages in a hurry without saying a word.

As if they were afraid of being seen by someone.

The front of Dong Zhuo's residence had already been cleaned.

Duan Yu, who had changed into black court robes early in the morning, had a precious sword hanging at his waist.

Tie Shitou and Wang Hunu, along with two personal guards, had long been waiting in front of the residence gate.

Duan Yu, looking high-spirited and with his head held high, walked out of the gate, mounted his horse, and headed toward the Southern Palace.

The Three Excellencies, the Nine Ministers, and all officials of six hundred *dan* or more gathered outside the gates of the Southern Palace.

Before long, hundreds of officials waiting for the morning court had gathered outside the Sima Gate.

After entering the Sima Gate, one had to get off their carriage and horse and walk.

Except for the princes and dukes, even the Three Excellencies had to do the same.

Therefore, carriages and horses were generally left outside the Vermilion Bird Gate.

The officials who came for the morning court waited in groups of three or five outside the Sima Gate.

Led by General-in-Chief He Jin, Minister of Works Yuan Kui, Grand Marshal Yang Ci, and Minister of Works Zhang Wen, large numbers of officials were gathered around them.

What they were discussing was undoubtedly what had happened in Luoyang city last night.

Duan Yu had returned and killed the Lieutenant of the Commandant, Wei Ban.

And it was in the residence of the Commandant of the Capital, Fu Wan.

Some officials who didn't know what had happened last night were simply jaw-dropped when they heard the news.

What made the officials discuss even more heatedly was that although Duan Yu had killed Wei Ban, no news had come out of the Imperial Palace.

It was as if they didn't know about the matter.

Everyone was guessing the Emperor's attitude toward this matter.

As time passed, the morning sun had already illuminated the square in front of the Sima Gate.

Basically, all the officials had arrived.

Outside the crowd, in the distance near the edge, a cry of surprise suddenly came.

"Make way."

Duan Yu, dressed in black official robes and wearing a martial cap, pressed one hand on the sword at his waist and said to an official who was standing with his back to him, blocking the way.

That official, who was thin and whose official robes indicated a rank of only six hundred *dan*, turned around with a frown.

However, the first thing he saw when he turned around was Duan Yu's chest.

When the official looked up and saw Duan Yu's face clearly, a cry of surprise rang out.

"Ah... Gen... General Wei, I... I... I am sorry, this subordinate did not know it was General Wei."

Saying this, the thin official of six hundred *dan* hurriedly made way to the side.

And the crowd, which had just been noisy, suddenly became quiet.

General of the Guards, Duan Yu!

In an instant, all the officials blocking Duan Yu's path automatically cleared a passage for him.

Duan Yu nodded with a slight smile to thank them, then walked forward with his head held high. ===== CHAPTER 906 =====