Just as the morning court was about to conclude, an urgent report came in: Imperial Envoy Cui Changxiao was ambushed by river bandits on his return from successfully quelling water bandits in Quanzhou, Fujian. He fell into the river, and his fate is unknown.
Upon hearing this urgent report, Emperor Chu's face was filled with anger. His sharp eyes swept over the officials present, and he repeated the word "good" three times, but each "good" was laden with irony.
"...Were they truly remnants of the river bandits, or did someone provoke this assassination by meddling with the coffers of some national parasites? What a good bandit, do they really think all of Fujian belongs to them?"
The officials knelt down: "Calm your anger, Your Majesty."
How could he calm his anger?
