"Since you admitted your mistakes, bear the punishment then. From now on, you people will return to your place and stay there. You are not allowed to step outside your house and get involved in any form of politics. You are not allowed to contact anybody. Whoever violated my order, his whole clan should be wiped out."
The officials were all stunned.
The officials who were kneeling on the floor were shaking. They raised their heads and said unbelievingly, "Your highness…"
"Drag them out!" The king's eyes were full of coldness, yet at the same time, there was a slight sense of sadness.
These men were all important figures in the court. If there was a provocateur in the court, he must be one of these men.
Although it was just some foolish fight among some foppish lads, it actually mattered at times.
The army had just left and the capital was in the weakest moment. The military families felt mostly unsafe at the moment. Yet they actually stirred up troubles at the very moment.
