"Alas," the Old Emperor patted Yang Ming's arm, trying to guide him, "But Hanton, the current situation of the Empire is like this, we must all face reality."
"Your Majesty, are you telling me this to suggest that I stop opposing these elders of the Sherman family?"
"No, no, no."
The Old Emperor shook his head and said in a low voice:
"Hanton, if you yield to them, the Empire would have no power to resist them. You must stand before them and apply pressure. You did very well this time.
"A system, without an effective oversight mechanism, will inevitably lead to corruption that seeps into the bones. They are beyond the supervision of the Empire."
"By the way, I heard you mention that you might soon be going to the High-dimensional World?"
"Imperial New Calendar 753, this is a critical time point."
Yang Ming explained carefully:
