Do not presumptuously try to guess at the emperor’s will, these are words Yunqin’s officials often spoke.

Everything under the sky belongs to the emperor. As officials who receive an official’s salary, they shouldn’t try to guess at the emperor’s intentions, they just needed to properly do the things the emperor assigned.

However, in the end, would they really not think to themselves?

In reality, it was the opposite. Every single subject might try to analyze their superiors, figure out their opponents, guess at the exact thoughts of the emperor.

Moreover, what Lin Xi felt was down-to-earth and lovely about this world was that even though most of the people in this world viewed the emperor’s will as that of heaven, their loyalty towards imperial authority ingrained in their very bones, there were still many officials whose bones were incredibly tough. If the superiors they were loyal to, the emperor they were loyal to did things that were wrong in their eyes, they would also feel anger, they would also protest and resist.

That was why the things that happened in the royal court would definitely be faithfully spread, learned by Yunqin’s people.

Yunqin Emperor’s attitude this time triggered a deep impression in the people, triggering powerful discontent and conflict, even making many people completely change their...