To cultivate the Wuyou Formula, Jia Lingyun had neglected state affairs for several days. Although the heads of the Six Ministries were effectively his own people, there were still important matters they dared not decide on their own—such as the petition submitted by Dian Chu pleading his innocence.
Ever since Jia Lingyun had become the Prince of Han and established his own administrative office, the imperial court had been effectively hollowed out. All significant petitions were sent to the Prince's Estate, while only trivial, routine greetings were left for the Little Emperor to approve.
When the Prince of Han held court, not only were his own staff present, but the ministers and vice ministers of the Six Ministries, along with a host of officials from the Secretariat, were all in attendance. Although there wasn't as much rigid formality as in the imperial court, Jia Lingyun still sat prominently on a throne, with the other officials standing in their respective ranks below. It had become a miniature imperial court.
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