After the siege of the capital city was lifted, Li Feng immediately abolished the two ministers left and right sitting idly and eating wages. Then, in order to make it easier to manage, he imitated the official system of the former dynasty, setting up the 'Grand Council'*, leading the Six Ministries, and initiating a number of scholarly ministers who could now show their true skills in times of trouble.

*The Grand Council (军机处; literally Office of Military Secrets, or Military and Political Affairs Office) was an important policy-making body during the Qing dynasty ^^

In the Grand Council, the lights were always bright even deep into the night. When Jiang Chong pushed the door in, it was already the third period of the night watch*. The steam lamps were as bright as day, but Yan Wang had fallen asleep on the table with a brush still in his hand.

*from 11:00pm to 1:00am

Jiang Chong did not want to alarm him, he personally took over the stack of reports held by a servant, then dismissed all the underlings and gently stepped inside. But after all, he was a civil officer — he was not well-versed in concealing the noises of his movement.

Chang Geng was startled awake by him. The moment his eyes opened, red marks flashed across the eyes of the usually exquisite Yan Wang, like a ferocious light filled with murderous intent, suddenly surging at the person in front of him.

Jiang Chong was not able to react yet he'd already broken out in cold sweat, like a rabbit locked in the killing intent of a beast. He involuntarily stepped back; his large sleeve dragged down Chang Geng's brush holder, making it fall over immediately.

Only then did Chang Geng sober up, and in an instant, his murderous aura was taken back as swift as a scattering cloud. He stood up and said: "No problem, I'll clean it up myself."

Jiang Chong looked at him in horror and wondered if he was confused just now, that his eyes deceived him due to exhaustion. He carefully asked, "Did Your Highness have sleep paralysis?"

"It is nothing," Chang Geng casually said, "My chest was pressed... did my unsightly expression frighten you? I am usually a little hot headed when woken up. I fell asleep for a while just now; I almost didn't know where I was."

As he said so, Jiang Chong could not ask any more questions. He felt that His Highness' hotheadedness after being awakened was a bit too extreme.

Chang Geng tidied up the brush holder he had knocked down and asked, "Why, does Brother Han Shi have any business?"