At the very same time Hua Mulan returned to the Star Luo Empire.
Inside the Heaven Dou Empire's Main Hall, where the ministers gathered to deliberate, the day's morning court session began.
Two chairs stood at the very front of the Main Hall.
Yet the dragon throne, symbolizing supreme authority, stood empty.
Beside the dragon throne sat a man with delicate, effeminate features.
He was none other than Wei Zhongxian, who had already seized complete control over the Heaven Dou Empire's government.
Below him, the Heaven Dou Empire's civil and military officials stood in orderly ranks.
At that moment, however, they all kept their heads lowered in trembling fear, not daring even to breathe loudly.
Wei Zhongxian looked at them and spoke softly:
"Does anyone object to my proposal just now to appoint Sima Zhao as chancellor?"
Everyone turned their gaze toward the tall figure standing at the head of the officials, a smile perpetually on his face.
A military officer gritted his teeth, stepped forward, and said:
"May I ask, Lord Wei, where Chancellor Wang has gone? Why is he absent from morning court today? And this matter of replacing the chancellor-does His Majesty know?"
Sima Zhao chuckled, and something round appeared in his hand.
He casually tossed it in front of the military officer.
"Chancellor Wang plotted rebellion, so I killed him.
Oh, right. The young prince wanted to rebel alongside him, so I killed him too."
As he spoke, another head appeared in Sima Zhao's hand, and he hurled it toward the assembled ministers.
The head rolled across the floor a few times before its eyes, still wide with the grievance of death, stared straight at the civil and military officials.
Everyone present sucked in a breath of cold air.
Quite a few were so frightened that