There were a total of five ministers in the Imperial Cabinet, and two of them had been dismissed during the court session. The others did not dare to say a word.
This was exactly what Lu Yin wanted. He could accept advice, but that depended on the timing. If anyone dared to oppose him after he had made up his mind, then it would no longer be an advice, but rather an attempt to force him to abdicate. Compared to an Enlighter, these ministers were like ants, and Lu Yin did not care about their resistance.
At present, the Thirteen Imperial Squadrons only had eight captains left, including Wendy Yushan. Five of the other squadrons were missing captains, and Lu Yin himself was the captain of the First Squadron. There were still four squadrons without captains, and he issued an order to recruit captains.
"Garope greets Your Highness." After the court session, Lu Yin met with Garope in the back garden of the palace, where Undying Yushan had often summoned him.
"No need for formalities, please take a seat." Lu Yin looked at Garope warmly. This old man had not openly opposed Lu Yin during the court session, which meant that he was not stupid and could be used. Furthermore, he had not been too afraid of Karthika back then.
Garope did not sit, but instead bowed and respectfully said, "Your Highness, please reconsider."
Lu Yin took a sip of tea. "Are you talking about the restructuring of power?"
"Yes. Facts have proven that any change in power will shake the Empire and bring about unpredictable consequences," Pilo said in a deep voice.
Lu Yin looked at Garope. "I'm not a politician, and I don't want to be one. The restructuring of power might be good or bad, but I don't care. I only care about one thing: whether or not my words are useful."
Garope's body trembled, and he looked at Lu Yin. "Your Highness, your words represent the emperor, so of course they are useful. Your Highness, please consider the consequences of restructuring power."
"Then tell me, what are the disadvantages of establishing these four departments?" Lu Yin asked.
Garope solemnly replied, "It's easy to create powerful departments. These departments were all established by Your Highness, and the people inside hold great power. If they have any selfish motives, there will be very serious consequences."
Lu Yin knew what Garope meant. Many emperors had departments that were loyal to them, and these departments were the emperor's eyes and ears. Of course, they could also be the source of the empire's collapse.
Lu Yin looked at Garope. "Lord Garope, you must have misunderstood. I have no intention of abolishing the Imperial Cabinet. The Lu Ministry of Staff, the Lu Ministry of Defense, and the Imperial Cabinet are all part of the empire's upper echelons, and they restrict each other......
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Garope's heart skipped a beat, and his face paled. He hurriedly bowed. "Your Highness, please understand. This old subject has absolutely no intention of using his position for personal gain."
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. "... Garope was about to speak when he suddenly thought of something." I don't have anyone to recommend. I'll have to trouble Your Highness to consider. "
Lu Yin glanced at him and nodded. "I understand. You may leave now."
"I'll take my leave." Garope left.
Lu Yin sat in the back garden and tapped a single finger on the table, deep in thought.
Establishing the four departments wasn't just to help him deal with government and military matters. There was another use that he wouldn't tell anyone about, and that was the benefits. Adding four new departments naturally meant that there would be more seats. These seats weren't prepared for the people of the Great Yu Empire, but rather for the people of the other weaves that he might occupy in the future.
For example, Grandtop Weave. Once Grandtop Weave was completely occupied, the Great Yu Empire's authority would need someone from that weave, or there would be regional discrimination. Grandtop Weave wouldn't agree to an authority that didn't have someone from their own side. A large weave could create ten Lu Ministry of Defense and Lu Ministry of Defense, which would consume a large number of seats. Lu Yin also needed to reserve one or two seats in the Lu Ministry of Staff and Lu Ministry of Defense for Grandtop Weave.
This was a form of exchange. Exchanging authority for a weave's recognition of the Great Yu Empire was far more effective than military suppression.
Garope had thought this through, which was why he hadn't recommended anyone to join the cabinet. Recommending someone to join the cabinet would not only reflect his own selfishness, but it would also cause the cabinet to lack seats.
However, Lu Yin felt that Garope was overthinking things. At present, he had no plans to allow anyone from the other weaves to join the cabinet. At the very least, he would have to wait until Grandtop Weave was occupied by the military before he could use his authority to rope them in.
There was a purple plant in the back garden that had the attack power of an Explorer. It was very peculiar, as it would completely restrain itself when facing powerhouses.
Undying Yushan had once told Lu Yin that this plant was the only one that had survived on that planet, and it had been brought here. Because of this characteristic, the plant would change its attack power according to the environment it was in.
Back then, Lu Yin had touched the plant under Undying Yushan's watchful eyes. Now, there was no one around. Lu Yin raised his hand and touched the plant again. It was still very soft and comfortable, and the plant didn't seem to have any desire to attack. It could sense Lu Yin's strength, and it would bend down in the face of a powerhouse.
If even plants were like this, then there was no need to talk about humans.
Lu Yin had been threatened and suppressed too many times, and he had even been treated as white meat. Now that the Innerverse and Outerverse had been separated, it was a godsend opportunity. He would not allow himself to repeat those mistakes. He wanted to become someone at the top, and only he could threaten others.
At this moment, Bronsen arrived and bowed respectfully, "Your Highness, as you expected, that person went to the princess' residence, but Princess Wendy Yushan did not meet him."
Lu Yin nodded, "Pass down the order, dismiss him immediately."
"Yes," Bronsen left.
Lu Yin had already expected that the third cabinet official to be dismissed would appear. Someone would definitely ask Wendy Yushan to stop him, and as expected, these people were bold enough to stop the change in power. However, it didn't matter. Regardless of whether or not Wendy Yushan would stop him, even if she did, would she be able to stop him?
The Great Yu Empire was no longer the Great Yu Empire of the past. Now that things had developed to this point, Wendy Yushan was only a princess in name, and she no longer had the ability to interfere with the empire's power.
Why didn't these people understand?
Even someone like Wendy Yushan, who did not understand politics, understood this.
His gadget beeped, and Lu Yin glanced at it and sighed. It was Hai Qiqi. That brat had not given up and had personally gone to the Astral River to find a way to return to the Innerverse.
Lu Yin was not worried about her safety, as he had filled his eyes with star energy to observe her. The number of rune lines on her body was terrifying, and she was definitely no less than a Hunter's. This brat had a trump card, so he would let her search for it. It was better than curling up on the beach.
Following the dismissal of the three cabinet officials, rumors began to spread on Zenyu Star that the Great Yu Empire was about to change its name to the Great Yin Empire, that the Royal Regent was about to ascend to the throne, and that Princess Wendy Yushan was under house arrest. Countless rumors began to spread, and not just on Zenyu Star, but throughout the Great Yu Empire as well.
The rumors caused a lot of discussion, and many people believed them to be true. This made many of the Yushan family's loyalists unhappy, and over the next few days, nearly a hundred people sought out Wendy Yushan to verify the authenticity of the rumors.
Wendy Yushan appeared, but she only met with those people for a short while before leaving.
The rumors of Wendy Yushan being under house arrest were quickly dispelled, but there were also rumors that the Royal Regent had threatened Princess Wendy Yushan, which led to another group of people visiting her residence.
Lu Yin knew everything that had happened, and he had ordered the Thirteen Imperial Squadrons to find the source of the rumors. He had even massacred a group of people to prevent the rumors from spreading.
However, this only treated the symptoms and not the root of the problem. As his authority grew, these rumors would definitely resurface, and at that time, the Yushan bloodline would definitely clash with those who supported him.
There were also people from the Zishan bloodline involved, and these people would naturally support Lu Yin, so the conflict would only grow.
Lu Yin could not wait to fill up the four ministries, but it was not that easy, and it was not easy to find talented people.
There were only two people left in the cabinet, and it could not operate normally. Lu Yin made an exception and promoted Gavin to the cabinet. This finance minister was not as scheming as Sicar, nor was he as useless as Bailey. He was barely qualified to join the cabinet.
The cabinet of three could now operate normally.
Lu Yin also invited Xueshan Auna to join the Lu Ministry of Defense. With him around, the Auna family's influence would increase. Now that the Great Yu Empire was at war with foreign powers, not only did they have to maintain the stability of Frostwave Weave, but they also had to suppress Grandtop Weave. The Lu Ministry of Defense desperately needed talented people to join them.
Xueshan Auna and En Ya were still not enough. Lu Yin's control over the Great Yu Empire's military was still insufficient, and he was not even familiar with the commanders of Grandtop Weave's military. If not for his battle record of killing Enlighters, he even suspected that those commanders would have declared themselves kings outside of the Great Yu Empire.
With a lack of talent and insufficient control over the military, Lu Yin had no choice but to send the Eighth, Ninth, and Thirteenth Squadrons to Grandtop Weave to monitor the military, but they were not allowed to interfere with military deployment.
As for Frostwave Weave, he sent the Sixth and Eleventh Squadrons to monitor the military.
Five of the Thirteen Squadrons were transferred away, leaving behind only the Second, Third, and Twelfth Squadrons, as well as his own First Squadron.
The Thirteen Squadrons were directly under the emperor's jurisdiction, and with them around, Lu Yin was temporarily at ease. He could spend his time slowly filling in the four ministries.
Undying Yushan had not only left behind the Thirteen Squadrons, but also a secret guard that had secretly protected him. Unfortunately, all of the guards had died at the hands of the Neohuman Alliance.
When he thought of the Neohuman Alliance, Lu Yin thought of Sigmund Mathers. Back then, Sigmund Mathers had defected from Genma Space Station and colluded with the Neohuman Alliance. Sigmund Mathers had been wrongly imprisoned, which was a great crime against humanity. Even Undying Yushan had not been able to save him. If not for Lu Yin giving Sigmund Mathers credit for finding the Corpse King, he would have died long ago.
Now that the Innerverse and Outerverse had been separated, no one could check if Sigmund Mathers had been imprisoned. Lu Yin directly released him and had him join Grandtop Weave's Lu Ministry of Defense to monitor Grandtop Weave.