Edict 2SZ-02-04

To the Court,

''The Imperial Academy is an illustrious institution, which has long been a support of Empires past and present. Yet, this incarnation of the Academy has taken part in conspiracies, sowed sedition and discord, and been a centre of unrest and disharmony. ''

''This cannot be allowed to continue. The vile plant that is not uprooted, but merely trimmed, simply puts forth its poisonous flowers anew. Only by cleaning it can a better tree be planted. As such, we command: ''

That the Imperial Academy be dissolved; 

That of its 126 staff, the following 74 are to be arrested and await their punishment for actively participating in conspiracy and treasonous activity and speech; 

And that the Imperial Academy be reformed, the next day, under the new name of the Gezhiyuan, the Academy of Understanding and Refining, after the phrase of the Great Learning: "The key to Understanding Matters is to Refine our Knowledge".

This order is to be carried out immediately.