The Court Assembly of Great Wei, which had not convened for a long time, was called once again.
Ever since Cao Mao had seized actual administrative power through the Imperial Secretariat, the Court Assembly had existed in name only.
Cao Mao had not held a Court Assembly in a very long time. After all, everyone who could actually get things done was already in the Three Offices.
When it came to handling major affairs, more people did not necessarily mean better results.
Pooling ideas was sound, but if someone stirred up trouble and delayed proper business, the losses would outweigh the gains.
With that in mind, Great Wei had gone a long time without holding a Court Assembly.
Whenever the ministers discussed major affairs, they did so within the Imperial Secretariat.
Today, when they learned that the emperor was calling a Court Assembly, they were all somewhat taken aback.
Though they did not know why the emperor suddenly wanted to hold one, they could all guess that something major must have happened!
Early that morning, the ministers gathered there. Unlike before, once they arrived, they separated into clearly defined groups according to their affiliations.
In the past, they had usually lined up by faction.
Now, however, the ministers of the Imperial Secretariat stood beside Wang Chang, while the Three Excellencies and Nine Ministers gathered around Wang Su. Everyone lined up according to their department, which was quite a rare sight.
Xun Xu stood beside He Zeng. This was also the quietest spot, with hardly anyone willing to linger there.
Beside He Zeng were only the Guo Family's Two Fools and a few ministers from the Censorate.
Xun Xu's initiative in approaching him rather surprised He Zeng, who even struck up a brief conversation with him.
The ministers waited for a