Bab 107: The Issue of Belief

Now that the policies are nearly complete, the emperor continued to supplement the regulations. He said:

"We also need to prohibit those who will participate in the battlefield on the eastern continent from using force on other continents. I worry that they will get too accustomed to resolving everything with violence and will continue this habit even outside the eastern continent."

The officials all nodded in agreement, saying:

"I agree."

"I agree."

"I also concur with this opinion."

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In the past, officials would not dare to critique the emperor's opinions, but after being berated by Xia Ni for a while, their belief that the emperor's word was always right had changed.'