If he showed even the slightest dissatisfaction or rebellion, then he was disloyal.
During the victory speech, Zebert felt unhappy for a moment and even had thoughts of killing Gu Hang. However, his 'sensible' behavior slightly improved his impression score, at least enough for Zebert to consider further 'testing.'
But... now it seems necessary to reconsider this matter.
Testing must still be done.
He could not trust an ambitious person with no loyalty to the Empire to continue growing on the frontier.
The lesson of the Iron Armor is still fresh in memory.
But for now, it's limited to predictions.
Some extreme pressure tactics with a difficult nature seem unnecessary.
Otherwise, how to deal with pushing a loyal minister to rebellion?
He considered the Empire's long-term plans, definitely not out of worry of forcing someone to the point of execution and being reciprocally exchanged one for one.
