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Chapter 464: Initial Establishment of the Cabinet
On the first day of court, the new Emperor Riyue used thundering means to deal with two old princes with considerable seniority, and established his authority over everyone in the morning court.
According to the royal ancestral precepts, royal family members cannot be easily held accountable, but this time Kong Deming also took a tacit attitude towards the result, so other royal family members naturally did not dare to argue.
The purpose of killing the chicken to scare the monkey was successfully achieved. Before everyone could react, the establishment of a cabinet was pushed forward without any discussion. The position of Prime Minister was temporarily appointed to Mingde Hall Master Jing Hongchen, and the remaining members were waiting to be selected.
After all the officials realized what was happening, they submitted memorials one after another to the court on the second day, begging the new emperor to think twice before acting and to revoke his decision so as not to undermine the foundation of the country.
Naturally, Huo Yuhao coldly rejected all of them without exception.
The ministers were expressing their opposition one after another, while the senior soul masters were keeping a wait-and-see attitude, always feeling that things were not that simple.
Sure enough, a few days later, when the first batch of cabinet members were listed, everyone was stunned.
They were surprised to find that most of these people came from Mingde Hall or were old friends with Jing Hongchen. There were only a few important officials who tended to be neutral.
This is definitely not a good thing.
It was another morning court session. Huo Yuhao sat on the dragon throne and said in a deep voice, “If you have anything to say, please get up.”
From the outside, he was sitting upright on the dragon throne in front of the palace, wearing a purple gold crown and a sun and moon dragon robe. His gorgeous attire symbolized the supreme power of the Sun and Moon Empire, and he was accepting the audience of the Sun and Moon ministers.
But in the simulation, he was wearing a simple black short coat, and his sitting posture was also very special, with his body leaning forward and his hands folded. He didn't look like he was coming to the court, but more like he was coming to a company meeting.
After nearly a week, he roughly sorted out the organizational system and official institutions of the Sun and Moon Palace. The basic situation was not much different from that of the Xingluo Royal Family, and the types of political affairs were also similar. The biggest difference was in the military, which was also a more difficult problem to solve.
Kong Deming did not appear beside the dragon throne today, only the Northern Douluo was there.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report."
It was still the same old man from a week ago. He fell to his knees again with a thud and said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, the establishment of a cabinet will shake the foundation of our Sun Moon Kingdom. I hope Your Majesty will take back your decision."
After he finished speaking, the civil servants behind him spoke in unison.
"I hope Your Majesty will take back your order."
Huo Yuhao has gotten used to it.
The establishment of a cabinet had a huge impact on these civil service groups. They had to submit joint memorials every day, which had become a daily task.
But even if they stuck their butts out high, Huo Yuhao simply ignored them.
"Get up, I have made up my mind on this matter, don't mention it again."
"Your Majesty, all the cabinet members are from Mingde Hall. Jing Hongchen is going to defy the Holy Power and dominate alone!"
"Your Majesty, when did our Sun and Moon Court become a place where outsiders have the final say?"
Those civil servants had no other tricks except to submit their reports or kneel down. Huo Yuhao was tired of watching them.
He was too lazy to pay attention to these civil servants. No matter what they said, they could not stop the establishment of the cabinet.
Huo Yuhao announced calmly, “I will be in seclusion to practice, and the government affairs will be completely handled by the cabinet. Do not disturb me unless it is important.”
This sentence completely made the officials feel that something was wrong. This was not simply setting up an auxiliary agency, but completely delegating power.
"Your Majesty, as the ruler of a country, how can you treat the court as a joke?"
One of the remonstrators said loudly without any fear: "As a king, you should work hard and diligently. How can you neglect the affairs of state?"
Huo Yuhao retorted coldly: "If we don't have strong power, how can we defend this country?"
As he spoke, a chilling pressure slowly emanated.
The minister's face changed, and he looked towards Beidi Douluo, his back covered in cold sweat.
Kong Deming stopped attending court a few days ago. The other ministers in the court were simply unable to compete with the Northern Douluo. Their memorials and advice were simply unable to influence the stubborn new emperor.
"A tyrant, a tyrant..."
This remonstrant minister cried out silently in his heart.
Even if Huo Yuhao couldn't hear their inner thoughts, he could guess roughly what they were thinking, but he didn't care at all.
"Is there anyone else who would like to play?"
"I have something to say."
Another minister spoke loudly.
Huo Yuhao turned his gaze towards him. He now recognized him as the Minister of Military Affairs of the Sun-Moon Empire.
He asked in a deep voice: "What's the matter with the military?"
The military minister's expression was extremely solemn: "Your Majesty, urgent news has been sent to Mingdu from the northern border."
"What's the matter?"
"The Grand Duke of Glory rebelled and wanted to establish his own duchy."
The Minister of Military Affairs spoke slowly, and the other officials couldn't help but look grim upon hearing his words.
Hearing the word rebellion, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but frown slightly, appearing to take it very seriously.
The Minister of War gave a detailed account of what had happened.
Grand Duke Huihuang is also the hereditary Grand Duke of the Sun-Moon Empire, and his fiefdom is located in the north of the Sun-Moon Empire. He is stationed in the Tianqian Fortress in the north and has tens of thousands of troops at his disposal.
Huo Yuhao was puzzled and asked, “Doesn’t he know how powerful the Hand of Nation Protection is? How could he have the courage to establish his own principality?”
The Minister of Military Affairs replied, "It was the day when His Majesty was changing his term, and he had no time to take care of the border. The Grand Duke of Brilliance is willing to continue to submit to the Sun-Moon Empire. As long as Your Majesty approves, they are willing to double the tribute."
“Ha.” Huo Yuhao sneered, “A tiny country like you is dreaming of becoming a king.”
"They will have to double the original tribute. I don't know how many people will be exploited again."
At this time, a deep voice took the initiative to accept the order and said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the army to quell the rebellion, and we will return victorious within a month."
The Minister of Military Affairs hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, suppressing the rebellion is a big deal, but there is no rush. If Mingdu easily sends a large army to suppress the rebellion, Xingluo and Tianhun Empire will definitely notice it and take advantage of the chaos to harass the eastern border."
Huo Yuhao paused after hearing this. After a long silence, he said calmly, “Don’t worry about the border issues between Xingluo and Tianhun. I plan to send an envoy to Xingluo and Tianhun within a month to discuss border issues peacefully.”
When these words were spoken, everyone in the court was stunned.
Huo Yuhao continued, “The Sun-Moon Empire will promise that the border troops will never initiate a war, but will never be afraid of an invasion.”
This statement immediately aroused the opposition of a minister who advocated war: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten the holy war four thousand years ago? After that war, our Sun Moon Empire lost the name of Sun Moon Continent, ceded territory and paid compensation, and lost power and humiliated the country. The mission of us younger generations is to avenge the humiliation of the Sun Moon Ancestors and sacrifice the victory of the holy war to the Sun Moon Ancestors. How can we talk about peace?"
"My Sun-Moon Empire is strong and powerful. The three Xingluo countries and Shrek joined forces to resist. Now my Sun-Moon Empire has accumulated strength and should conserve its strength, train its troops, and make the three continental countries surrender to the artillery fire of my Sun-Moon army."
The war faction was a more radical group of ministers. After the new emperor ascended the throne, they all felt that the new emperor would be able to lead the Sun-Moon Empire to launch another holy war.
Because of the addition of Beidi Douluo, the Sun and Moon Empire has an Ultimate Douluo who is unparalleled in the world in combat power. Coupled with the army of Sun and Moon, it is absolutely possible to sweep across the Three Kingdoms invincibly. Even Shrek Academy will never be the leader of the Sun and Moon Empire. Rival of the Moon Empire.
Compared with these radicals, Huo Yuhao is considered a conservative. He thinks these radicals are too conservative.
His eyes shone, he sat up from the dragon chair, and scolded: "Since you want to start a holy war so much, fine, I will grant you your wish!"
"I can launch a holy war right now. I will give you five level nine fixed-type soul guide shells. You can send them to the capitals of the three kingdoms on the mainland and Shrek City to detonate them. There is no need to mobilize the Sun and Moon armies. How simple it is."
"You dare?"
The minister who advocated war blushed red in the face. It was easy to say, but it was actually a fantasy.
Huo Yuhao asked in a cold voice: "I am kind-hearted and cannot bear to see the people of Sun and Moon suffer from the flames of war. Moreover, there are so many people in the Sun and Moon ancestors who advocate peace. Are you going to condemn them one by one?"
The man opened his mouth for a long time before he uttered, "I dare not."
There are those who advocate war in the court, and naturally there are those who advocate peace. Seeing this, the ministers who advocate peace could not help but brighten their eyes, thinking that their chance had come.
If I can cater to your Majesty's ideas and gain your approval, I might have a chance to be elected into the cabinet.
"From now on, foreign affairs, national defense, and military affairs will all be managed by the cabinet."
"Retreat."
The new emperor ended another day of morning court and left the palace.
All the ministers have their own little thoughts in their minds.
This new emperor is really weird.
He did not like to have too many followers and never rode in a dragon chariot when traveling. For this reason, the etiquette officials also made several reports, begging His Majesty to pay attention to royal etiquette, but the new emperor still did his own thing.
Moreover, after retiring from court, he returned to his palace and, under the pretext of practicing, did not easily accept visits from any courtiers. Only Jing Hongchen and a few others were qualified, and other ministers did not dare to intrude without permission.
The change of emperors did not seem to have any major impact on the people of Mingdu. They were the same as they were when the old emperor was alive.
The difference is that after the political situation stabilized, all the major forces began to operate again.
The people who participated in the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven that day were all deeply impressed. On the day when the new emperor ascended the throne, they suddenly saw a strange picture in their minds.
If one person saw it, it could be considered an illusion, but if millions of people saw it, it would be a miracle. Everyone guessed that it must be a magical trick performed by the new emperor.
Huo Yuhao announced peaceful coexistence with the other two countries, and to be honest, this did not cause any waves in the hearts of the people.
The current Sun-Moon Empire has just won the Youth Soul Master Competition, ending Shrek's undefeated myth for ten thousand years. The people have a strong sense of pride towards the three kingdoms on the mainland, and do not have too strong a war sentiment.
Anyway, I can survive without a war, but if there is a war, I might have to go to the front line, so it’s better not to fight.
After the Holy Spirit Church disappeared from Mingdu, the people's sense of happiness improved a lot. At least they no longer had to worry about walking at night.
Sun and Moon Imperial City, Worship Hall.
Starry Sky Douluo Ye Yulin showed a trace of worry in his eyes, and respectfully said to the silver-haired old man in front of him: "Mr. Kong, you have not been in the court in recent days, and no one can check and balance Your Majesty."
Kong Deming shook his head: "There is no need for me to check and balance. Your Majesty is not a bloodthirsty person, and he will not demote his subjects without reason. You should be able to see this."
Ye Yulin said worriedly, "But Mr. Kong, the new emperor has a close relationship with the Northern Family. I... I am afraid that he will become a puppet of the Northern Family. You can see that the series of measures he has taken after he ascended the throne are all aimed at reducing the power of the royal family."
Kong Deming lowered his head and sighed: "It is precisely because the royal family has too much power that they keep killing brothers and killing kings in the face of supreme power. It is not a bad thing to suppress the imperial power. It has both advantages and disadvantages. I don't want to see the younger generations of the royal family killing each other again."
"Mr. Kong..."
Ye Yulin wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Kong Deming: "I believe in Hong Chen's ability. Mingdetang can develop into one of the three major forces in the mainland under his leadership. There will be no better candidate than him for the position of the Prime Minister of the Cabinet."
"I ended my retreat early in order to take charge of the overall situation of the Sun Moon Empire. Now that the overall situation has been decided and the new emperor has ascended to the throne, I will also go into retreat again and continue to strive for the realm of a tenth-level soul mentor."
"Yulin, go ahead."
"Yes, Mr. Ye."
Ye Yulin stopped trying to persuade him and could only bow and leave the worship hall.
The Sun and Moon Imperial City is an elegant palace with a quiet environment.
This place is a little far away from other palaces, as if to provide its members with a place where they will not be disturbed.