After Emperor Yuan finished having those ministers beaten with planks, he said slowly to Zhao Lie, "Zhao Lie, just now these people stepped out of ranks to impeach you. I feel that what they said is indeed reasonable—you have truly turned the world upside down! Let me put it this way: your crimes will not be punished for now; instead, you shall redeem your sins through meritorious service! Rest in the Capital for four days, and on the third day of the fourth month, dispatch troops to the coast!"
Looking at Zhao Lie, Emperor Yuan wore a smile that was not quite a smile.
Hearing this, Zhao Lie sighed inwardly. This incompetent old emperor had calculated this move brilliantly; even he had been schemed against by this old fool.
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