From this day onwards, the entire atmosphere of the court changed.
Not only could Gu Qing sense it.
All officials, both big and small, in various departments could feel the undercurrent hidden beneath the seeming stability.
No—
Perhaps it should not even be called an undercurrent.
It was an open struggle.
Because the Emperor had stepped forward.
Indeed, since that day after meeting with Gu Qing, Zhao Hong no longer secluded himself in Kinder Hall as before but stepped to the forefront instead.
And he engaged in a tug of war with the overt Grand Tutor Gu Qing and a host of ministers.
An emperor is still an emperor, after all.
Especially when he's accompanied by a group of ministers, even Gu Qing, the Grand Tutor, found himself powerless against this.
This was also the inevitable result of Gu Qing's insufficient capabilities.
He was unable to control everyone, nor could he concentrate all power on himself.
