Especially the elders of the Elder Court.
Before today, they had been following the Emperor's will, holding back their resentment, planning to make a move against the White Ghost on Emperor Star. Even if they couldn't have the White Ghost punished, they wanted to make him suffer a bit.
But now, the Emperor is clearly expressing his fondness for the White Ghost.
This reminded the elders of... the incident where the previous Great Elder led the elders to force the throne and ended up being countered and killed by the White Ghost...
The elders quickly found their stance, hurriedly sending messages to their offline nobles, instructing them to send more resources to Saka Star.
By the way, as the banquet gradually reached a minor climax, catalyzed by music and dance, the new Great Elder and the Archbishop of the Imperial Development Divine Sect jointly toasted Yang Ming, saying many words of praise and gratitude for Yang Ming's contributions to the Empire.
