▁had ▁come ▁to ▁believe ▁that ▁the ▁Empire ▁itself ▁was ▁dying , ▁and ▁that ▁only ▁an ▁honest ▁investigation ▁could ▁prevent ▁its ▁fall ▁or ▁at ▁least ▁minim ize ▁that ▁fall ' s ▁effects . ▁Therefore , ▁Dem er zel ▁took ▁steps ▁to ▁promote ▁S eld on ' s ▁development ▁of ▁his ▁infant ▁science . ▁ ▁After ▁Dem er zel ' s ▁ret irement , ▁Cle on ▁appointed ▁S eld on ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁new ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff , ▁a ▁position ▁now ▁term ed ▁First ▁Minister . ▁( P rel ude ▁to ▁Foundation ▁states ▁that ▁Dem er zel ▁had ▁no ▁formal ▁title , ▁while ▁its ▁sequ el , ▁For ward ▁the ▁Foundation , ▁makes ▁him ▁the ▁First ▁Minister ) ▁S eld on ▁ex ert ed ▁himself ▁to ▁the ▁full est , ▁employ ing ▁p rag m atic ▁measures ▁to ▁halt ▁anti - Im per ial ▁consp ira cies ▁while ▁simultaneously ▁developing ▁psych oh istory ▁into ▁a ▁system ▁capable ▁of ▁making ▁solid ▁predictions . ▁ ▁Cle on ' s ▁personal ▁in e pt itude ▁became ▁his ▁down fall . ▁W ishing ▁to ▁thank ▁a ▁gard ener , ▁Mand el ▁Gr uber , ▁for ▁his ▁part ▁in ▁th wart ing ▁an ▁assass ination ▁attempt ▁on ▁Dr . ▁S eld on , ▁he ▁promoted ▁Gr uber ▁to ▁Chief ▁Gard ener ▁over ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Palace ▁grounds . ▁Gr uber , ▁not ▁wish ing ▁to ▁abandon ▁his ▁l ifest yle ▁of ▁being ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁open ▁for ▁the ▁Head ▁Gard ener ' s ▁administrative ▁role , ▁had ▁a ▁mental ▁break down