The two Ministers stepped forward and directly named the Xuanqing Guard, using words without restraint—"lawless," "rampant"—clearly intent on condemning them to death.
Moreover, after Bai Changqing and Ma Xuanlin spoke, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Personnel also stepped forward in succession to express their support; only, from these two ministries, it was the Vice Ministers, not the Ministers themselves, who came forth.
Then, more than half of the civil servants in the left column surged out, standing behind Bai Changqing and Ma Xuanlin at the center of the great hall, bowing with cupped hands and loudly declaring, "We second the motion!"
At that moment, everyone present in the Ten Thousand People's Palace shared the same thought: I've seen this scene before!
