"Don't worry. Your imperial brother has done a decent job in this position. Since the Heavenly Profound and Earthly Yellow is unavoidable, facing it together is the only solution. Although the old and new systems both maintain the stability of the whole situation, they are ultimately different." I smiled. This was actually a complicated balance: too much leniency would breed evil, while overly harsh punishments would leave the people unable to make a living.
The immortals were people too. Every move made by Heavenly City was like feeling one's way across a river by touching the stones. We couldn't simply follow the harsh laws of the former dynasty, but when granting the people favors, we couldn't let evil and greedy people off the hook, either. How could any ruler not find this difficult?
Next, we had to deal with the landlords and moneybags of the Shengtu family. I was actually extremely disgusted by these families who paid lip service while secretly resisting.
Most of them had been granted too many favors during the transition to the new Heavenly City, in order to win over and stabilize these old families from the former dynasty. The drawbacks of letting them grow unchecked had now emerged. They not only coveted what was in the pot while eyeing what was in the pan, but had also become connected with the Heavenly Profound and Earthly Yellow cult. This was a restoration attempt, which was tantamount to denying the benefits they currently enjoyed. If they overthrew me, did they really expect to receive even more favors?
It was simply enough to make one gnash one's teeth in fury. But from now on, I certainly wouldn't be giving them any more good fruit to eat.
Sitting on Shengtu Hao's imperial throne, I looked down at several family