"Ji Changsheng, you shall not die a peaceful death."
"You will face retribution."
"I curse you to never achieve transcendence in all of eternity."
"Devil Leader, you are the largest devil in the world."
...
Ji Changsheng listened to these pleasant sounds of condemnation with a smile on his face, and then received the imperial edict from His Majesty.
Once the edict was issued, these 'loyal officials' were naturally to be arrested.
Soon, the "loyal officials" were all controlled by the Forbidden Army.
The Imperial Palace had already been completely suppressed by Ji Changsheng the previous night, so naturally, nothing would go wrong inside the palace.
With Cao Ziming and Ying Hongye holding fort in the outer court, plus Wei Zhongxian leading the Royal Family's tribute, stability was as firm as Mount Tai.
Unless the Heaven Connecting Commerce Association Branch in Sheng Country made a significant move, there wouldn't be any problems.