The Emperor was angry not only because Bart's words had struck a nerve. There were still no leads on the attack against the previous investigation team, and all sorts of conspiracy theories were circulating in private. Some even claimed that the Emperor himself had orchestrated it to purge disloyal subordinates.
Another reason was the Empire's growing internal strife. In an interstellar society, information spread quickly. Though commoners appeared unable to resist the system, quite a few had already given up.
Extreme incidents had shown an explosive trend in recent years, with some people even taking revenge on society.
Even among commoners working in various positions, some deliberately sabotaged production equipment and the like.
Then there was the ever-deepening divide between the New Nobles and the Old Noble. The Emperor had originally supported the New Nobles in hopes that they would counter the Old Noble's power.
But after gaining power, many New Nobles had no interest in opposing the Old Noble at all. They began enjoying themselves or scheming to preserve their current positions, even framing and sabotaging their colleagues.
Some New Nobles even Betrayed the Country's interests before fleeing abroad.
More importantly, most of what Bart had said was true.
The Empire's system was a noble system. Since long ago, the Empire had taken two approaches to solving problems: favoring nobles in every way, while for commoners, if the problem could not be solved, then solve the people who caused it.
If commoners had disputes or the like, government departments would not take them seriously at all. No matter how well those officials performed, they could not advance without noble support.
Thus, the idea of government serving nobles had been passed down all this time.
What infuriated the Emperor even more was that, regarding both the previous investigation team and