"There are some matters to discuss..." Dong Qingping said, glancing towards Prime Minister Lu and Lu Jinxian.
Prime Minister Lu, perceptive as ever, understood that some things couldn't be spoken in front of him and tactfully supported himself on the table, ready to take his leave.
"Prime Minister Lu and Minister Lu need not hurry, sit!" Bai Qingyan gestured to the already standing Prime Minister Lu, signaling both him and Lu Jinxian to sit, "The four present here are ministers upon whom Bai Qingyan will rely heavily in the future; there is nothing that cannot be spoken. Only in this way... can there be mutual trust between ruler and subjects, so that we can work together to establish a strong Zhou Dynasty."
Mutual trust between ruler and subjects...
