There were five ministers in the cabinet. At the morning court session, Lu Yin dismissed two of them outright, and the others didn't dare say a word.
That was exactly the effect Lu Yin wanted. He could accept advice, but the timing mattered. Once he had made up his mind, anyone who still dared to oppose him wasn't offering advice—they were trying to force his hand. Compared with an Enlightenment Realm Expert, these ministers were no more than ants. He wouldn't care about their resistance.
At present, there were only eight captains left in the Imperial Court Thirteenth Team, including Wendy Yu Shan. The other five teams had no captains. Lu Yin had appointed himself captain of the Imperial Court First Team, leaving four teams without captains, so he issued an order to recruit new ones publicly.
"Your old servant Piru pays his respects, Your Highness." After the morning court session, Lu Yin received Piru in the imperial palace's back garden—the very place where Undying Yu Shan had often summoned him.
"Rise. Please, sit." Lu Yin regarded Piru warmly. The old man hadn't openly opposed him at court, which proved he wasn't foolish and could be put to use. Besides, he hadn't been too afraid of Kadgar back then.
Piru didn't sit. He bent forward and said respectfully, "Your Highness, I ask you to think this over carefully."
Lu Yin took a sip of tea. "You mean the power restructuring?"
"Yes. Experience has shown that any restructuring of power shakes the empire and brings consequences that cannot be predicted," Piru said gravely.
Lu Yin looked at Piru. "I'm no politician, and I don't want to be one. The restructuring might turn out well, or it might turn out badly. I don't care about that. I care about one thing: whether