"Please issue a royal decree, Void Sage Fang, to uphold the endangered realm and quell the unrest!" The other three Grand Academicians finally bowed their proud heads.
Fang Yun nodded lightly, then held the Imperial Jade Seal of the ruler of the Chu Kingdom and issued a royal decree.
"All officials of the fourth rank or higher within Jingzhou City of the Chu Kingdom shall come to the palace immediately. Anyone who fails to arrive within half an hour shall be executed!"
Then Fang Yun continued issuing royal decrees, ordering the Jing Commandery Prince to take over Jingzhou City's defenses and place the entire city under martial law.
Finally, Fang Yun shut down message transmission throughout Jingzhou City.
Fang Yun sat high upon the throne and waited quietly.
Only a few dozen breaths later, the first group of officials arrived outside. Before they even entered the palace, one declared with impassioned fervor, "I heard that the villain Zhang Longxiang stormed the palace! This humble subject was late in coming to Your Majesty's rescue and begs your forgiveness. Zhang Longxiang and his son are Rebel Species who betrayed the kingdom, committing the most heinous treason. Their ten degrees of kinship should all be exterminated!"
Then another official used Tongue Blossoms Thunder to echo him. "The King of Chu is wise and enlightened! By rooting out these petty villains and revitalizing the Chu Kingdom, our great kingdom will surely become the strongest nation in the Literary World within ten years!"
The four Grand Academicians below Fang Yun's throne looked embarrassed. They could only lower their heads and say nothing.
Before long, those officials reached the steps outside the palace. Before they stepped onto the palace terrace, they saw a young man in green robes seated upright on the throne, looking nothing like