Huo Jing tried his best to divert the disaster towards Prince Yu.
These nobles couldn't do anything to Huo Jing as he remained unmoved by their threats, and being from North Zhili, there was nowhere they could go to threaten him effectively.
Prince Yu was still the Regent in the Capital, and everyone was looking for a chance for a justified coup, but no opportunity arose.
However, Huo Jing wasn't wrong; as long as they endured until Prince Yu took power, everything would return to a bright and clear state.
The dark era, after all, must first be endured and passed.
The nobles began to conspire privately.
One person's plan is short, but many people's plans are long.
They truly came up with a strategy.
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Xu Qing spent the entire first month of the year busy abolishing slavery.
As for the policy of officials and gentry serving equally and paying taxes, it was simpler; a decree abolished the privileges of officials and gentry directly from a legal standpoint.
