His words brought about approval and relief among many of the gathered government officials. Unlike his father, who even experts deferred to thanks to his vast ocean of political knowledge, skill, and experience, Rui was the exact opposite. Their biggest concern had been whether he would try to take matters into his own hands the way that Emperor Rael was capable of doing in some vain attempt to live up to the Emperor of Harmony.
Thankfully, Rui conveyed humility and self-awareness. He was not Rael. He would need to be hand-held like a baby learning to walk when it came to governance and policy.
He even intended to create a chief minister position who understood his will and his intentions and could handle most of the day-to-day problems for him, but that would have to wait until after he became Emperor.
