Zhao Siyuan bowed and urged, "Your Majesty need not be angry, nor need you worry. Everything can proceed step by step. As long as the court remains steady, these disasters will naturally resolve themselves when the right time comes."
The words had barely left his mouth when someone immediately stepped forward to refute him. "Most of these are man-made disasters; what do they have to do with the timing of heaven? Grand Secretary Zhao's words sound suspiciously like shifting blame and condoning negligence."
The gathered ministers were startled, never expecting anyone to dare openly criticize the head of the current cabinet—arguably the highest-ranking official among the hundred officials—right in the imperial hall.
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