Zhou Wenyong gave Duanmu Zhai an appreciative look and was about to utter a name when a single remark from Xia Yun almost choked him off.
"No... isn't it the Emperor?"
"Ahem. His Majesty was also deceived by villains." Zhou Wenyong coughed lightly again and slowly explained, "Someone wants to win over the entire nobility, treating human lives as dirt. Taking advantage of the fact that His Majesty has just recovered from a serious illness, resumed control of state affairs, and hasn't yet fully grasped the situation, this person and their faction fabricated a complete illusion to deceive him."
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