The court ministers never trusted Kenji to begin with.
Those loyal to the emperor believed Kenji posed a great threat to Pluvia, so they didn't trust that he could faithfully assist her. Meanwhile, those opportunists and factions supporting the crown prince and various princes all hoped to eliminate Kenji to weaken Pluvia's control.
These people formed an opposition against Kenji's supporters. Many of the ministers present expressed disapproval of Kenji's nepotism.
Not to mention the old general before them—as traditional military officers, they were already gradually fading from the army. Now that Kenji had arranged so many new commanders he had discovered, once these old generals left the military, more troops would likely fall under Kenji's control.
Therefore, the old general would not allow Kenji's appointment of Lina, as it was equivalent to pushing Kenji to an even greater concentration of power.
