EBE Chapter 504 Joy of Life 60
Chapter 504 Joy of Life 60
In fact, if Li Chengze were the one sitting on the throne now, the first thing he would do would be to eliminate the Censorate.
No matter how powerful the Censorate is or how important it is to maintaining imperial power, once it becomes someone's private property, its advantages become hidden dangers.
The stronger the Censorate is, the greater the potential threat it poses to the court. Do not place your hopes on the loyalty of any one person.
Humans are complex beings; even the most loyal subordinates may betray you over trivial matters.
Moreover, Ye Qingmei's death was no small matter for Chen Pingping.
Secondly, Li Chengze will also eliminate Fan Jian.
When Emperor Qing ordered Fan Jian to establish the Tiger Guard, Fan Jian trained these Tiger Guards into his own confidants, making himself the object of their loyalty. How is this any different from betrayal?
In addition, people like Li Yunrui, Li Chengqian, and Lin Ruofu should also not be allowed to live. If these people are eliminated, the country can be mostly stable.
And most importantly, of course, is to kill Emperor Qing.
Unfortunately, even after killing Emperor Qing, there are still three Grandmasters waiting for him.
It would be better to let Emperor Qing carry out his previous plan directly, and then reap the benefits himself.
Before that, it would be best to focus on the imperial court.
This country has been established for quite some time, and beneath its surface prosperity, undercurrents are surging.
The relationships between the powerful and wealthy have become so intertwined that they have formed an unbreakable network of interests, with wealth and power constantly converging into the hands of the very top few.
Although Ye Qingmei's appearance greatly boosted the country's economic strength, the lives of ordinary people did not improve substantially as a result.
Soap, sugar, glass, and other things that should have benefited the people were instead used by Emperor Qing as tools to amass wealth.
The high prices made these items luxury items accessible only to the upper and middle classes in Kyoto.
For example, Fan Xian had never heard of these things before in Danzhou. It wasn't until he came to the capital that he learned from Fan Jian that these things had already been created by Ye Qing.
It can be said that the changes Ye Qingmei brought to the world were limited to Kyoto.
Her brief appearance seemed solely intended to place Emperor Qing on the throne and leave him a substantial "legacy."
The various inventions she brought into this world became tools for Emperor Qing to amass wealth;
The Ye family business she founded eventually fell into the hands of Emperor Qing.
The Supervisory Council she established became a powerful tool for Emperor Qing to consolidate his rule;
Even her son is now being used by Emperor Qing;
She herself was also plotted to die after Emperor Qing had drained her of all her value.
Tsk tsk, thinking about it this way, Ye Qingmei's life was really quite tragic!
Li Chengze shook his head, lowered one leg to steady the swaying swing, and stopped thinking about these meaningless things.
Then he took out a small booklet from his pocket, which contained a list of officials in Nanqing, with the officials to be removed highlighted.
He must now carefully plan to take advantage of the current chaos, break the entrenched power structure, remove the rotten flesh from the country, eliminate those who are incompetent and hold positions without merit, and lay a solid foundation for taking over the country in the future.
Li Chengze never showed any mercy when dealing with these officials in the imperial court.
After all, the people of the world will be his subjects in the future; but those officials may not necessarily be his subjects.
Li Chengze enthusiastically devised a comprehensive plan to remove court officials starting from the day the ban was lifted, at an average rate of one every five days.
(Happy New Year to everyone!)