From this day onwards, Liu Zhuang truly committed himself to abstinence as an emperor.
He genuinely intended to shoulder all of this himself.
Yet, even so.
The gloom over the court only became thicker.
Although Liu Zhuang diligently continued his governance as usual, and Gu Kang continued to handle court affairs in an orderly manner.
The entire Great Han seemed unchanged, yet it also felt like everything had changed.
Even among the common people, there were various rumors and fears.
In fact, the prosperous era had not departed.
It's just that people's hearts were in turmoil.
In this era where prophecies and superstitions prevailed, this issue was fundamentally unsolvable.
Unless—the army of Great Han could truly triumph.
Otherwise, it's feared that the people across the land would no longer agree to Liu Zhuang's military actions.
Liu Zhuang seemed to have realized this.
Since then, he had been even more diligent than before.
