Outside the government office, Xu Chongyi waited at the gatekeeper's door, pacing back and forth, waiting for the clerk to pass word.
A moment later, Hu Yue came out to announce: "Elder Xu of the Xu Family, my master invites you inside."
Xu Chongyi lifted his robe hem and walked through the government office. From afar he could already see Hu Junye seated in the Taishi Chair at the chief seat of the main hall, with the officials of the Capital City Ministry of War lined up to the left and right.
Among the Eight Great Merchants, only the Wang Family's Landlord, Wang Dequan, had arrived. As for the rest, he still saw only each family's Shopkeeper standing in the main hall, the Landlords nowhere in sight.
Xu Chongyi stepped into the main hall, and in the next instant, Hu Junye waved his hand to the Ministry of War officials on both sides. The officials filed out one after another, leaving only Minister of the Ministry of War in the Capital, Wang Changzhen.
