"Dong, dong, dong, dong."
The powerful beat of a drum reverberated throughout Luo'an City. Everyone living there knew that this sound announced the start of the Great Court Meeting that took place every nine days.
For the common populace, this meeting was something they envied. For many, attending such a gathering once in their lifetime would mean they could die without regret!
However, now on the solemn and grand court of the Great Sui Dynasty, hundreds of ministers were all looking on with confusion.
For while the drum had sounded, their sovereign was absent from the court. This was the first time in decades that such a situation had occurred in the entire court.
For a moment, countless eyes turned to a white-haired elder in a python robe: Jin Bowang, the Grandmaster of the current dynasty, and the maternal grandfather of Crown Prince Yang Shenxing, considered the foremost figure in court.
