Chapter 289. Award a glass of nourishing and whitening milk
The sudden response from Emperor Qiao Zhi left the Di Faction as if struck by lightning, each member dumbfounded.
On the other side, Qiao Sen’s faction was ecstatic, as if a father discovered his daughter is not biologically his.
"The Emperor is wise!"
Other ministers supporting Qiao Sen hurriedly knelt down to cement the matter.
As they knelt, those ministers who initially remained neutral instinctively followed suit, immediately causing a quarter of the officials in the Qianxin Palace to kneel.
Only the officials from the Di Faction remained stunned, seemingly unable to accept this reality.
"Do you dare to defy the Emperor’s decree?"
The first minister who persuaded the Emperor to issue the decree jumped up again, angrily reprimanding the Di Faction group.
Under the rebuke, this group finally came to their senses, realizing the Emperor was still watching, each with a frantic expression, quickly kneeling and shouting "The Emperor is wise."
In an instant, all officials in the hall were kneeling; these people were originally spineless and best at siding with whoever had power, betraying without any psychological burden.
To form cliques and abuse power, Di Ao had disposed of most principled officials; now, he was finally subjected to betrayal by this opportunistic group.