Purple River Chapter 07 Part 06 - Joint Council

1. Everyone takes seat.


2. ZiChuan Shen Xing makes the opening statement. (Telling how dire the situation is, that everyone should put their personal interests aside and work together for the greater good.)


3. Luo Ming Hai makes his report.


4. Di Lin mocks him. (Saying a donkey would have done a better job!)


5. Luo Ming Hai counters with personal attacks. (Calling him all kind of names.)


6. Beginning of the shouting contest ("......." Around two hundred words had been redacted from this page. It was mostly about how willing one was to get involved with the other's close female relatives in an illegal or forceful manner, and how generous the act would have been considering how ugly the opposite sex was.)


7. Once the contest reached the critical point, in order to further illustrate their deep hatred for one and other, they would turn the shouting contest into a spitting contest. (They were both gifted men with great martial prowess and a greater deal of lung capacity. They could even turn spits into weapon, except their aim left much to be desired. Most of the attacks were unfortunately wasted on the Headmaster.)


8. Throwing tea cups.(In order to lower the monthly expenses, before each of their meeting, the Department of Interior would switch out all porcelain cups for metal ones, even so, many were broken beyond repair. Later, after Ge Shan was promoted to the Chief of Staff, she reprimanded them harshly: "Idiots! Why don't you use paper cups instead?"


9. Mutual provocation. ("Come at me if you dare?!" "Oh yeah, you think you can stop me?" "Come and find out!" "Make me!" and the vicious cycle of philosophical questions whether eggs came first or chicken came first continued.)


10. Violence. (ZiChuan Shen Xing had to remind them: "We don't have much time left, can you get back to business!" Only then did those two who were still indulged in philosophical debate finally realize: "That is right, we can't waste any more time. We need to get down to business!" Since they weren't allowed inside with weapons, chairs quickly became their weapons, but the last time they were made to sit on sofa's, and those were made of Red Nanmu[[1]], incredibly heavy. After that brawl, both of them almost died from overexertion, thus preserving the status quo.)


11. ZiChuan Shen Xing's rage: "Do you even realize what you are doing? Where are your dignity and pride?" (By his command, a large group of imperial guards would rush in, batons in hand; beating down any troublemaker they see with complete disregard to what positions they might hold, Supreme Commander or Inspector General alike, and separating them by force.)


12. Accept severe punishments while made to self reflect.


13. Meeting adjourned. (Time to go home and sleep.)

[[1]]Nanmu is a type of wood that was frequently used for boat building, architectural woodworking and wood art in China.

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