"They dare not offend the empress's relatives and treacherous officials, so they have no choice but to compromise. Exchanging letters doesn't mean anything. Even I exchange letters with them. If Your Majesty were to wipe them all out, the court would be left with no one to rely on, but..."
Zhao Huan stopped and addressed the officials sternly, "This is your last chance! I hope you will cherish it!"
The officials remained silent, trembling with fear, and dared not utter a sound.
Zhao Huan said, "Aren't you going to thank His Majesty yet?"
The officials then knelt down in unison and kowtowed to Yuan Xiu to express their gratitude.
Seeing this scene, Yuan Xiu leaned back on the dragon throne. Looking at the kneeling officials and Zhao Huan standing alone, his hair stood on end, and his fear reached its peak.
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The Imperial Study.
"You bastard! What kind of emperor am I? Zhao Huan is the real emperor!"
"Since the decision has already been made, why ask for my opinion? Why deliberately embarrass me?!"
"The officials all outwardly thanked me, but in their hearts they were all thanking him! It was Zhao Huan who burned the letters and spared them!"
Lu Lu stood silently in the corner, while Yuan Yun sat on the chair behind the dragon table, eating fruit.
"Sis, can you still eat anything?"
Yuan Xiu flew into a rage and shouted, "Last week, because I used national treasury funds to build a house without his permission, he beat me three times in front of several important officials. Today, he lectured me in front of all the officials. Is he trying to seize power?"
Yuan Yun chuckled and said, "I told him back then that in order for you to take charge of the government as soon as possible, we had to discipline you strictly and make you grow up quickly. If you don't listen, what's wrong with him hitting and scolding you?"
Yuan Xiu argued, "But if things continue like this, how will he be any different from Empress Dowager Feng?!"
"Then what should we do? Why don't you bring back the Imperial Uncle and kill him?"
Yuan Yun took a bite of fruit and said, "Uncle, you have an army of 300,000 men. Aren't you afraid?"
Yuan Xiu was immediately speechless.
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