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According to Ling Zhao's "Outline of Constitutional Government" from that year, after the implementation of constitutional government, the composition and power of the cabinet were redefined. The power of the Grand Secretary was formalized through a system, namely, "the Prime Minister is appointed as the head of all officials, in charge of all affairs, and twelve assistant ministers are appointed to participate in important matters." This is what is now called "Cabinet Ministers." In fact, the number of Cabinet Ministers is not fixed; it is normal to have more or fewer.

Furthermore, the cabinet ministers of the Great Zhao Dynasty also followed the traditional practice of adding the title of Grand Secretary. Generally, the title of Grand Secretary of the Zhongji Hall or the Jianji Hall was chosen from the two positions. The three cabinet ministers in charge of finance, foreign affairs, and domestic affairs chose the titles of Grand Secretary of the Baohe Hall or the Wenhua Hall, while the Minister of Defense usually added the title of Grand Secretary of the Wuying Hall. The remaining cabinet ministers in charge of education, environment, commerce, transportation, etc., usually added the title of Grand Secretary of the Wenyuan Pavilion or the Dongge Pavilion.

Therefore, these cabinet ministers were sometimes also called "Grand Secretaries of the Hall of Fame", "Grand Secretaries", "Prime Ministers", etc.

Grand Secretary of the Eastern Pavilion and Minister of Commerce, Wei Guang, was an elderly man with a square face and a dignified appearance. At this moment, he was listening to a report from an old servant from his hometown in his study with a calm expression.

"So, Huiyuan died of a sudden heart attack?"

"Yes, it has been diagnosed. It was a sudden myocardial infarction. Because the second master did not return to the mansion at the time, but rested directly at the bank, no one noticed that something had happened to him, and the rescue time was missed." The old servant carefully chose his words.

"Is it possible that there are other reasons?" Wei Guang remained silent for a long time before asking again, "Have you had anyone check his personal belongings and the items around him?"

"Your Excellency, the police immediately cordoned off the scene, and the Municipal Bureau sent top criminal investigators to investigate, but... they found no suspicious signs."

Wei Guang nodded, closed his eyes and pondered. The old servant did not dare to disturb him, so he stood aside with his hands at his sides, waiting for him to continue asking questions.

After a while, Wei Guang waved his hand and said, "I understand. You can go now."

"Yes, sir." The old servant bowed and replied, then turned and left the study.

Wei Guang then dialed a number and whispered an instruction.

Shortly after, there was a knock on the study.

"Come in."

An ordinary-looking middle-aged man walked in: "Prime Minister, you wanted to see me?"

"Junping, take some men back to Jin'an and investigate the Second Master's death thoroughly, especially the An family in Jin'an..."