"The Minister of Rites is to be temporarily suspended from his post. The entire current Cabinet will be restructured. Their final disposition will be decided at a later date, pending further review."
"Furthermore, starting today, I will establish the Eastern Palace Mansion. It will assist in and supervise all civil and military officials. I will also dispatch the Forbidden Army Townhouse Department to stand guard. My palace has no need for eunuchs. In all major matters, I will have the authority to act first and report later."
When he finished speaking, all the civil and military officials of the Imperial Court were utterly stunned.
They could accept the major shake-up in the Ministry of Rites. After all, something this monumental had occurred. To put it bluntly, even if the Ministry of Rites had nothing to do with it, they still had to shoulder some of the blame.
