The words he spoke were grandiose, straightforward, and completely devoid of any deceit or threat. It was simply a matter-of-fact statement, yet it was precisely this directness that shocked both the Emperor and his ministers.
Emperor and his ministers were true political creatures. The Emperor had inherited his position and had been steeped in politics since birth, but the ministers had clawed their way up through the political battlefield. Their political acumen was such that it could almost be described as Great Accomplishment. That's why they had a profounder Cognition of Lu Yuanming's straightforwardness and matter-of-fact manner.
