Lord Rui's faction was the one who didn't want the Song family to reconcile with Lord An Le. Apart from the emperor, who didn't want to admit his mistake, the officials in Lord Rui's faction were the ones who didn't want the Song family to be exonerated.
Before Shangguan Pu's accident, they had been suppressed by the other party's momentum. It wasn't easy for Shangguan Pu to get kicked out of the list of candidates, and the only other obstacle left was Shangguan Yu.
Lord Rui was about to win, but Lord An Le's rebellion was about to be cleared. Just thinking about it made them feel aggrieved.
However, so what if they were unhappy about it? Look at the commoners kneeling outside and then at the emperor's dark expression. Anyone with a brain could understand that even the emperor could not stop this matter.
However, they could still try to stop Lord An Le from returning to the capital. After all, the emperor probably wouldn't be willing to let him return.
