The Military Department leaders thought over and over again, and there was only one possibility: the Emperor's "countermeasure" plan.
But if that were true, the Emperor would have been ready to respond in various ways, and by now he would have used his anger to arrest the Elders of the Elder Court in a massive sweep...
Strangely, the Emperor was very restrained and had not prepared to move against the Elders.
Everyone could feel that the Emperor was struggling to contain his own anger, and this anger did not seem like an act or pretense.
Because the Emperor had no need to put on an act for anyone, so the Old Emperor's acting skills were far less than theirs.
Then came the question,
It didn't seem like something the Emperor would do;
Nor was it likely the Elder Court would have done it;
