"Your Majesty!"
The current Great Elder trembled and bowed deeply:
"You! You must not be swayed by those conspiracy theories!
"You are the core of the Empire, the supreme Emperor! If you..."
"Silence."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"You all, none of us are fools, why maintain such hypocrisy?"
The Old Emperor clicked his tongue, putting his hands in his sleeves, and said calmly:
"They sent people to assassinate my Knight Commander, along with my son and son-in-law, as a warning to keep me in line, to prevent any misguided ideas, or the Emperor of the Empire can be replaced at any time."
"But have you considered, compared to me, whom they must appease on the surface, what are you worth?"
"Servants, loyal dogs?"
"Your Majesty! We are forever loyal to you alone!"
"Save such words for others, why bother trying to deceive me?"
The Old Emperor sighed lightly, slowly waved his hand:
"You wish to gather all the Vassal Emperors under the guise of my birthday, then go ahead."
