Everyone says the Emperor owns the world, but they don't know that much of this "wealth" is hollow.
"If this continues and the National Treasury remains empty, Your Majesty's path will only grow more difficult," Song Yunzhao sighed.
Feng Yi let out a cold laugh. "That's why this time, I must eradicate this cancer."
Song Yunzhao strongly agreed, echoing the Emperor. "Why can we never completely subdue Beiming? It's because the National Treasury is empty, and the soldiers lack the resources to continue the northern campaign. These great aristocratic families and powerful local clans only care about their own interests, ignoring the fate of the nation. We must make them spit out what they've devoured from the court."
Feng Yi: ...
The words were crude, but deeply satisfying.
He found himself more and more willing to discuss matters of the court with Yun Zhao, precisely because she understood him.
