In their hearts, they all thought that if they could seize this opportunity, their seats might finally shift a little.
Hadn't they just seen that Zhu Jun who spoke up earlier already receive praise from the new Emperor?
Praise like that was rare indeed, and with such praise, what it pointed to was naturally a promotion.
So the new monarch actually liked this sort of speech, this kind of flattery. For a moment, all of them were itching inside: if they stood up now as well, perhaps when the rewards were handed out, they too could get a share.
Of course, that was what these deputies were thinking; as for their immediate superiors, and those two Chancellors to the left and right, and the six Ministers, their faces were all extremely ugly and extremely complicated.
They exchanged glances and all saw the bitterness in each other's eyes.
