Now he gave an order he obviously expected to be obeyed "if you do find anything, don't try to take over yourselves.
He expected his order to be obeyed because he was the supreme ruler. 
mnli hypothesis: He expected his order to be obeyed because he was the supreme ruler.  premise: Now he gave an order he obviously expected to be obeyed "if you do find anything, don't try to take over yourselves.