This reminds me of how corporations react when they sponsor a political figure then get told to fuck off when they're refused preferential treatment. Assholes wanna act like the law doesn't apply to them, i agree with the emperor, fuck off.
Thanks for the chapter!
Interesting how powerful chaps only remember how they 'helped' in the past while glossing over all the sins and only accepting responsibility for things proud of. Acting like it's all the MC's fault when his disciple not only dueled but tried to kill him using poison along with all the insults during the banquet with only a lame excuse and no apology for not following an imperial edict for no banquets for a week. Had too much pride in the sect and slapped the MC's face in various ways yet despite being emperor is suppose to accept it with a smile and no punishments?