"We pay our respects to our emperor, long live the emperor, long live, long live!"
The crowd saluted in unison.
You flicked your hand and shouted, "Everyone knows my temper, so there is no need for me to reiterate it over and over again. Truth be told, I'm not very skilled at internal affairs, but there is one thing I must make clear, so that no one among you can claim I'm ignorant of the situation."
"We dare not!"
"There's nothing about daring or not, even if it's not said openly, behind the scenes, there will still be gossip. My demand from you, and indeed from all officials, is very simple: be loyal and dutiful, honest and upright! No one is allowed, under any pretext, to break my rules, otherwise, there will be no mercy in execution!"
"Understood!"
Within ten days, news of you ascending as the Han Emperor spread across the Nine Provinces.
