If the law is followed blindly, the court will become weak and penniless; how can it possibly survive?
"Moreover, His Majesty is also aware of this matter."
Su Wanwan took a deep breath, her voice light yet unusually sharp:
"Did the Emperor also instruct them to set fire to the houses?"
Clearly, Chief Steward Li did not consider the Nanjing fire to be a major incident.
Extraordinary measures are needed for extraordinary events, and sometimes there is no need for follow-up.
That's the scariest part.
Relying on the emperor as their backer, they act without any bottom line, wantonly trampling on the court laws that have been upheld for many years, which will only make more and more people feel insecure.
If this continues, the very foundation upon which the Great Liang Dynasty depends for its survival will be destroyed, and its collapse will only be a matter of time.
Steward Li remained silent.
Although the Emperor did not give specific instructions, his tacit approval of their trip to Jiangnan to exploit wealthy families indicated that he had anticipated such threats and violence.
Su Wanwan's eyes deepened.
The people Lu Xingjian valued were all ruthless in their actions.
Of course, without being ruthless, one wouldn't have been able to turn the situation around so quickly.
She also realized that Steward Li was only obeying her on the surface, and was only doing so out of respect for Lu Xingjian.
In reality, Lu Xingjian remains her true master.
In essence, the so-called "Inner Offices" were still institutions that served the emperor.
Wasn't she, as the empress, also serving the emperor?
There is no such thing as a free lunch.
The internal and external offices that Lu Xingjian had put so much effort into building were not something he could simply give to her just because he said he would.
She has to prove herself to get it.
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