Seeing that Tang Changsheng looked less than pleased, Emperor Mingde chuckled. "Well? Had enough time in the spotlight these past two days? The people of Great Chu all think you're a hero now!"
What had happened at the Elder Council that day had gone straight onto television.
Naturally, the coverage focused on how swiftly and cleanly Tang Changsheng had subdued the man who had mutated after taking Holy Salt.
The footage had also been edited to make it look as though the man had gone berserk and lunged at the elderly Elders, only for Tang Changsheng to step forward and subdue him in one graceful move...
That incident alone might not have made Tang Changsheng a star and a hero throughout Great Chu.
But paired with specially edited news reports and footage of the suppression of the Hemp Mountain Riot, the public's current fear of Holy Salt, and Tang Changsheng's fierce determination to ban it outright...
Taken together... Tang Changsheng had to admit the power of Great Chu's media. In just a few days, they had made him an idol to the entire nation and helped the public readily accept that the previously unknown Tang Changsheng was the Pingyin County Lady's fiancé.
The Hemp Mountain affair had then given him a chance to earn merit and build his reputation. As the Son of Heaven Mingde gradually aged and the benevolent, generous Crown Prince took a path closer to the people, the Imperial Family needed another wise and mighty figure of towering prestige to sustain its powerful influence.
Otherwise, with Great Chu's wealth of talent and strength, they would never have needed him to handle a mere affair at Hemp Mountain.
"Then I must thank Your Majesty for giving me the chance to take the spotlight!" Tang Changsheng did not feign