Chapter 399: Confiscation of Military Power (4)

In the throne room, Emperor Wen Hui sat on the dragon throne with a dark expression. Looking at the officials in the hall, he threw the memorial in his hand at the face of the closest official.

The official was hit in the face, but he did not dare to say a word and immediately knelt down.

Ever since Shen Xin, his wife, and Shen Qiu entered the palace, they had not left. No one outside knew what happened, but the officials knew very well that Shen Xin and his wife had clearly been detained by Emperor Wen Hui. Why were they detained? It went without saying that Emperor Wen Hui wanted to show them who the ruler of the dynasty was.

All the officials understood this simple logic. Generally speaking, all they needed to do was pretend nothing happened. However, Emperor Wen Hui's expression today was a little strange.

"Earl of Pingnan, you tell me!" Emperor Wen Hui called out.