"They all believe that Changfa's greatest crime is attempting to murder his sovereign and father."
Chu Ying was not at all surprised by this outcome. After all, if these officials clung to this single point, they could both demonstrate their loyalty to the emperor and effectively sidestep a number of potential issues.
No one dared claim their own tenure as officials had been entirely clean. They all worried that if investigations started with administrative malpractices, Chu Ying might seize the opportunity to make an issue of it—or worse, deliver a devastating blow that could overturn everything. What would they do then?
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