The absolute power that had controlled the Dao Court for hundreds of years had vanished.
On this day, the entire Celestial Wu City fell into great turmoil. The order Emperor Jia You had issued before summoning the Civil and Military Officials became his final Holy Decree:
[The Imperial City Department is to place the entire city under martial law.]
This Holy Decree was originally intended by Emperor Jia You to scatter the Imperial City Department's forces, making it easier to suppress them at a moment's notice. Now, however, it had become Lü Yang's perfect justification.
After all, Emperor Jia You and the Three Ministers had gone into seclusion without leaving a single word, so naturally, the last Holy Decree issued before their departure was the standard to follow. Not to mention, right before he left, he had praised Lü Yang in front of all the Civil and Military Officials, calling him "loyal and devoted to the state." What more was there to say?
