Xie Jue had no idea that Xie Xun had ascended to the throne and declared himself emperor. He and the Marshal received the news at the same time and were utterly shocked, with a mix of disbelief and a "how is this even possible?" feeling. He unconsciously began speculating how Xie Xun managed to ascend the throne—he neither needed to painstakingly lead an army to attack Zhongzhou, nor did he have to clash with Fang Chuning on the battlefield, nor was it necessary to fall out with the Marshal. Just like that, he ascended?
The clans approved?
The Capital City is Yuwen Jing's domain. How did he pull it off?
Even with the Kyoto Capital Guard, there wouldn't have been enough manpower.
