Minister He clearly had no intention of holding anything back. What he wanted was to stir up everyone's greed as much as possible, then make them support him wholeheartedly.
Of course, something like this could not be kept absolutely secret, but it only needed to remain secret for a short while.
Expecting something this major to stay completely secret? That would be naive.
Before anything happened, those who were supposed to know definitely already knew. It was only because various factors remained balanced that relative stability was maintained.
Just like before Tang Zhou exposed the secret, the great aristocratic families had never stopped making their little moves.
The only ones truly kept in the dark were the common rabble below.
Even among the common rabble, the clever ones could see some of the signs.
The so-called stability before a drastic upheaval was merely the result of compromise among all sides. Like a terminally ill patient, a strong dose of medicine would definitely kill them, while dragging things out would at least let them keep breathing. Naturally, they would drag it out to give everyone more time to make arrangements and settle the inheritance and such.
So, Minister He revealed a limited amount about his cooperation with List.
List's plan to occupy Federation territory definitely could not be mentioned. Instead, he spoke of the generous terms List had offered, then told them that the other side needed support and needed to seize faith.
Once you boarded the pirate ship out of greed for profit, they would tell you the truth. By then, even if you wanted to run, you would not be able to.
This method never failed.
After Minister He finished speaking, the gathering did not fall silent. Instead, it grew even more heated.
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