"Therefore, I respectfully request Your Majesty to accept my resignation from the position of Chief Minister of the Inner Pavilion."
Resigning as Chief Minister of the Inner Pavilion?
Prince Deshun was taken aback.
This Zhao Hongbo really was decisive enough, and ruthless enough.
For thousands of years, the Zhao Family's greatest prestige and power came from having both a Duke and a Chief Minister within the family.
The position of Duke was inherited from ancestors, reflecting the Zhao Family's prestige, but the Chief Minister position was true power. It was under this real power that the Zhao Family was able to thrive and reach its current peak state.
Emperor Longchang also frowned slightly.
Even though in recent times, he had been somewhat dissatisfied with the Zhao Family and displeased with Zhao Hongbo, he had never truly thought of stripping Zhao Hongbo of his role as Chief Minister.
