Impressive!
That was their first thought.
They truly had not the slightest doubt that this plan would succeed.
It would absolutely succeed.
The reasoning was simple.
After all, even when they had first heard about this system, their immediate reaction had been to dismiss it as nonsense, without thinking any deeper. This was clearly a failing shared by everyone in this era. Who could have imagined that mere eunuchs could wield such terrifying power?
History had certainly seen plenty of eunuchs meddling in government, particularly the Ten Attendants toward the end of the Eastern Han, who had seemed immensely powerful.
But at heart, they had merely enjoyed the emperor's favor and acted under his mantle. That was nothing like what Li Haoran was proposing now.
Li Haoran's system was to be enshrined in formal rules and regulations, creating an entirely separate little court alongside the imperial court!
If he really pulled it off...
Li Shimin truly dared not imagine it.
"Good! We'll do exactly as you suggest, sir!" Li Shimin declared at once, his spirit swelling with bold ambition.
Li Haoran nodded, then said, "Of course, Your Majesty, you'll need to set aside a larger courtyard for me inside the Imperial City. I need to conduct research."
"Officially, you can say I'm an Immortal Master you invited here to teach you immortal cultivation."
"You'll also need to provide plenty of people to assist me and help gather all sorts of supplies. And send soldiers you truly trust to guard the place. Remember, nothing I research must be leaked."
Hearing this, Li Chengqian immediately spoke up. "Father, the things my disciple is researching are powerful weapons that can let mortals kill immortals!"
Gasp!
At those words, Li Shimin was instantly dumbstruck.
Clearly, it had never occurred to him that such strange