After the materials were prepared and laid out properly, the Emperor wrote two separate imperial edicts with great speed and decisive strokes.
He sealed them with his personal seal and sent them back to the capital immediately by the fastest riders available.
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Five Days Later - The Capital
When Prime Minister Victor received the imperial edict delivered by a exhausted courier that morning, he was absolutely shocked by its contents.
Without hesitation, At once he summoned several important officials of the court to discuss this grave matter in his private study where they could speak freely.
After these loyal ministers entered the study looking curious and concerned, they looked at each other with confusion written clearly on their faces.
Clearly they did not have been informed about why the Prime Minister had urgently summoned them at such an unusual hour.
