None except those present at the time knew the contents of the deal struck by the Faust family only the consequences that reverberated through the continent in a hundred years showed the effect of their contract.
A day after this meeting, one of the noble families, the murong family was eradicated on charges of treason ,corruption and sedition.
From their warriors to their women and children, they even hunted down their brunch families. Had that been the end of it, it wouldn't have shocked the neighboring states as even the bustards that had any presence were eliminated.
The resources of the seven thousand years old family were all confiscated by the imperial family stabilizing the empires economy and preventing further decline.
That's how the top noble family was eliminated and how the empress cowed the arrogant clans, preventing them from even whispering her name behind closed doors.
Another small fact to note was the addition of a post previously non -existent ,the assistant prime minister .
Though the title suggested a surbodinate of the prime minister ,it was more of giving him power with out actual power in court.
Everyone one was familiar with the gentleman that took up the post. The great Auron Faust, the man whom with average cultivation talent managed to build a business empire close to spanning an entire continent yet such a man who up until yesterday looked like a young man in his teens just appeared before them as a middle aged man with a cane.
Though some wanted to , none could muster the energy to taunt the man as with his average talent he managed to cultivate to the peak of the golden core realm steadily as he grew his empire.
Such a man was truly terrifying as the void shattering realm was the sealing of the world with few ever showing up to intervene in matters, it left the nascent soul cultivators as the most influential yet this man was directly below such people, a paper thin wall away.
This made individuals not underestimate the young lad.
So when he started making propositions that cut off the noble clans source of wealth , few opposed and fewer opposed him when some of the people opposing him suddenly disappeared.
But that wasn't enough, he also targeted the rights inherited by the noble families. In any case the noble families were so restricted that some wanted to revolt yet any clan that showed suspicious movement suddenly found themselves having some of their dirty secrets in the public with the new wing of the judiciary the internal affairs department breathing down their necks as fine after fine is given.
Like this, the capital that was ruled by the nobles and imperial family was then ruled by the imperial family alone..
Among the most outstanding changes brought was the proposition of an academy to nurture talents to replace the old.
When it was announced that background was irrelevant and that top talents would be recruited into the court it sent a stir through the empire.
This was only aggravated by the schools that popped up aiming at every stage of development.
It not only emphasized the cultivation realm but also the capabilities of individuals.
When sects started loosing their disciples to the academy tensions rose.