After a brief deliberation, the surviving civil and military ministers of the Shangwu Dynasty ultimately decided to suppress such news, for if it were to spread, it would certainly unsettle the lords in various regions of the Shangwu Dynasty.
At that time, if it led to widespread chaos, it would be absolutely fatal to their reign as those in power.
Because they were the ones in power, they were well aware of the immense temptation of power and that some people would inevitably raise their swords against them, striving to wrest power from their hands.
What they didn't anticipate was the news eventually leaked; after all, some secrets cannot be contained forever.
The news began to slowly circulate among the common folk, and it was unknown who deliberately spread it, or even more so, who caused it to spread even wider.
