I, the Emperor of Ursus!

I woke up as the Emperor of Ursus. What am I supposed to do? There are five Senate presidents, and I had to dismiss four of them. There are ten heads of the Religious Council, and I had to dismiss six. Just look at these ten people. Which one of them doesn’t have gray at their temples? Which one isn’t a pillar of the court? Which one isn’t related to me through our children’s marriages? They’ve all gone rotten, and my heart is breaking! My ancestors entrusted this realm to me, and I’ve let it come to this. I have failed my country, my ancestors, and heaven and earth. I wish I could dismiss myself! And you lot, standing there in all your finery at court: are you really so spotless? Let me give you a word of advice. Turn your hearts, lungs, and guts inside out, and air them, wash them, and clean them up! When I first took the throne, I thought the greatest threat to the court was Kazimierz. After destroying Kazimierz, I thought it was Lungmen. I fought Lungmen, and then Yan became Ursus’s greatest concern. Ah, we reached an agreement with Yan, and now the Infected have become Ursus’s number one enemy. Now I see it more and more clearly: Ursus’s greatest threat isn’t outside... It’s in the court, right here in Saint Petersburg! ...