Qi Haoran returned home in a huff. At night, he hugged Mu Yangling and complained in a low voice, "I finally know why the Great Zhou is so chaotic every year. The Emperor pushes state affairs to Minister Qin and the six ministries, but the six ministries mostly have to listen to Minister Qin. With everyone shirking the responsibilities of government affairs around, there will always be a delay."
"There's a flood in Jiangnan, clearly happening right in front of us. Yet, when the memorials were submitted to the Imperial Court, the Emperor got someone to prioritize the memorials and only left behind 10 to 20 of them that he was interested in. The rest were all thrown to Minister Qin and the six departments. However, the six departments didn't dare to take matters into their own hand and they had to wait for Minister Qin's approval regarding the important matters. After obtaining permission, could they be issued for execution. The entire procedure would take at least half a month…"
