When he said these words, Chu Ge had already prepared himself for the instance to fail.
Indeed, his words carried the intent of confronting the emperor to vent his frustrations.
To be honest, ever since he started this scholarly instance, Chu Ge, as a player, had truly harbored a stomach full of fire.
As a loyal official seeing power-hungry courtiers dominate and an incompetent emperor reign, I risked my life to offer my counsel. Wasn't it all for your empire, Your Majesty?
What was I even hoping to achieve?
And yet, there was both a court caning and imprisonment. Without even a royal physician, I had to scrape my own bones with a broken porcelain bowl to treat my wounds, while you all, who were good for nothing, kept trying every way possible to refute me with twisted logic.
Either by trying to tarnish my reputation, proving I was just seeking "personal fame," or persuading me to become corrupt and enjoy the banquets like everyone else.