Emperor Hengwu's banquet for all officials was primarily intended to appease those who had been injured during the recent palace coup.
After all, to put it bluntly, the whole affair was ultimately Emperor Hengwu's own fault. Had he not delegated his authority to Chancellor Su so many years ago, things would never have reached such a pass.
Upon regaining consciousness, he had listened to his trusted grand eunuch recount the entire sequence of court events, leaving him deeply shaken.
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