"People, you disrupt the court and politics at the palace gates today, and tomorrow more people in the Capital City will heed slanders and cause trouble at the royal city, the day after, people from other prefectures will start to riot."
After a pause, the Emperor continued, "When that time comes, the whole of Great Zhou will be in turmoil, bandits and thieves will take advantage of the chaos, neighboring countries will seize the opportunity to attack the borders, and Great Zhou will be in deep water and fiery heat, with war raging everywhere, and the people displaced and homeless. Tell me, is this what you want?"
"Do you want war? Do you want enemies holding big knives to your throat? Do you want your wives and children to be humiliated?"
