Because he was Xu Yanli's son, a born deity, and an unparalleled powerhouse.
He himself was the firmest, most unshakable foundation of this empire!
After Xu Cheng'an officially ascended the throne and took power, the first thing he did was not grant a general amnesty or reduce taxes. Instead, he launched sweeping reforms and implemented new policies.
The little fellow had once said that if he became emperor, he would grant a general amnesty. But why should those who had broken the law be released without facing punishment?
The fifteen-year-old emperor had a young, fresh face. He looked no different from a student studying at an academy.
Strings of jade beads hung from his ceremonial crown, veiling half his face and adding to his youthful innocence.
The officials knelt before him. Many of the old ministers secretly looked down on him.
In the end, he was just a boy, barely grown. Young and untested, no matter how high his cultivation was, how could he support such a vast empire without knowing how to scheme?
Everyone watched with skepticism, waiting to see what would happen.
But before long, all the officials in court witnessed the young emperor's thunderous methods.
The first new policy was land reform.
He abolished the aristocratic system of private land ownership that had lasted for thousands of years. All land across the empire was nationalized and fairly distributed according to population and household size. Private buying and selling, as well as the consolidation of land, were strictly forbidden.
As soon as the decree was issued, the great aristocratic families across the land erupted.
The powerful clans, who had relied for generations on vast estates and hereditary fiefs to live in luxury, lost the foundations of their power overnight.
In court, old ministers wept and pleaded, citing ancient