"Esteemed Grand Secretaries, these are troubled times. What matters most right now is stabilizing the situation in our Great Cloud Dynasty..."
Tang Yu's words pulled everyone back from their thoughts, and the cabinet meeting began.
As the commander, Tang Yu had naturally never attended a cabinet meeting before.
Yet despite it being his first time, his deft handling of major state affairs made even the old foxes of the cabinet marvel inwardly.
Then they all found it perfectly understandable.
How long had it taken for the chamber of commerce in his hands to grow into the colossal entity it was today?
He had taken control of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, used it as a foothold to build his own network of connections in Kyoto, and handled all of it with practiced ease.
What could mere state affairs possibly amount to in his eyes?
After all, he had even seen off the Son of Heaven. That meant nothing was impossible anymore.
Everyone immediately put away their petty thoughts and chose to keep their heads down and do their jobs honestly.
The cabinet ministers who had once been considered part of the Crown Prince Faction had even less to say.
After all, if Tang Yu had not protected them during the affair involving the Crown Prince, they would be lucky not to have lost their heads, let alone still be standing here.
Now that Chu Tingwei, as the Empress, was governing from behind the curtain, there were indeed many matters of state she did not understand very well.
But having reached her current level of cultivation, how could she possibly be an idiot?
For intelligent people, many things simply required time to learn. Master one principle, and all others would follow.
This cabinet meeting lasted three hours, and quite a few matters