Luoyang Royal Court, Huizong held court.
An eunuch announced, "Today Your Majesty is feeling unwell. Those who have issues may present them; those who don't, court is dismissed."
Civil and military officials stood to the left and right, exchanging glances.
Grand Marshal Su Yuanjing stepped forward to report, "Your Majesty, during the last Buddhist Festival, Your Majesty composed a poem in the Bodhisattva Buddha Hall, causing great discontent among the Buddhist Sect. I request Your Holiness to issue a decree to erase the poem as a sincere apology to the Bodhisattva, to quell the anger of the Buddhist followers!"
Huizong, seated on the golden throne, glanced to his sides.
The ministers debated, echoing each other's sentiments.
Prime Minister Cai Jing stood out and addressed Su Yuanjing, "Minister Su is making a mountain out of a molehill. His Majesty merely wrote a poem. It should be their Buddhist Sect's honor, not anger. How did it turn into public outrage?"
