"My lord, I obey the imperial edict!"

Yin Xun quickly composed himself, bowing respectfully as he stood still.

Zhang Rang then slowly began to relay Liu Hong's message to Yin Xun.

"I have heard a report from Xiliang that the mere Dongqiang dared to harbor arsonists, disregarding the might of my Great Han and trampling on the laws of my Great Han. If all the surrounding Qiang, Hu and barbarian tribes are like this, where is the dignity of my Great Han? Where is the face of me and my ministers?"

Fortunately, Marquis Dingbian reacted promptly and led a large army to demand the return of the criminals. I was greatly relieved. After discussing with the Grand Tutor and the Grand Commandant, I granted Marquis Dingbian the authority to make decisions on the spot.

Anyone who dares to defy the might of the Great Han Dynasty may be beheaded; anyone who dares to wield weapons shall be executed!

As soon as Zhang Rang finished speaking, the entire Secretariat fell silent. Everyone was deeply shocked by his last words.

Including Guan Ning, all the young officials promoted by Liu Hong were extremely excited, their hearts were surging with passion, and the last sentence kept echoing in their minds.

Everyone had forgotten the awkward moment between Zhang Rang and Yin Xun. In the silent hall, only the heavy breathing of the crowd could be heard.

Even Yin Xun stood there stunned when he heard this, feeling a surge of emotion in his chest and his heart racing.

Who hasn't had a passionate youth?

"Ahem~ Minister of the Imperial Secretariat, did you hear me clearly?"

Seeing Yin Xun's absent-minded look, Zhang Rang couldn't help but cough twice.

"Your subject obeys!!"

Hearing Zhang Rang cough, Yin Xun finally came to his senses and reached out his trembling hands to take the memorial from Zhang Rang's hands.

"Very well! In that case, Minister of the Imperial Secretariat, please draft the edict as soon as possible! His Majesty is waiting!"

"Oh, very well, Attendant Zhang, please wait a moment!"

Yin Xun hurriedly took the memorial back to his seat, opened the joint memorial signed by Duan Jiong and Fu Xie, glanced through it briefly, and only after finding Liu Hong's reply and the signatures of Chen Fan and Li Ying at the end did he confirm that it was correct.

Then he took out a blank imperial edict and began to rack his brains to search for various allusions and words to polish it, as Liu Hong had instructed.

At the end, the last sentence that Zhang Rang had just relayed, along with the emperor's reply, were added verbatim.

"Attendant Zhang, please take a look!"

Half an hour later, Yin Xun finally finished writing the imperial edict and handed it to Zhang Rang.

Zhang Rang received the imperial edict, glanced at it briefly, and was so moved by its contents that he almost flew into a rage.

"Hmm! Not bad, not bad! Minister Yin is indeed exceptionally talented, his writing is truly exquisite! Now that the imperial edict has been drafted, I shall take my leave!"

"Attendant Zhang, you are truly a guest..."

Zhang Rang nodded in satisfaction, casually praised Yin Xun a couple of times, and before Yin Xun could reciprocate, he hurriedly left the Ministry of Personnel with the imperial edict, leaving Yin Xun standing there dumbfounded with his mouth half open.

"Anyone who dares to defy the might of the Great Han shall be beheaded! Anyone who wields a weapon shall be executed!"

"The might of the Han Dynasty cannot be violated!"

Not long after Zhang Rang left the Ministry of Personnel, these two sentences spread like wildfire through the Ministry of Personnel, quickly reaching the entire court and then spreading to the surrounding areas.

Countless students from the Imperial Academy, scholars, and young knights-errant took to the streets to spread the word, and in an instant, the passion and enthusiasm in everyone's hearts were ignited by those two sentences.