The Most Sinister Strategist: The Empress Fears I've Gone Too Mad

Yue Yun transmigrates to the Daqing Dynasty, just as the Empress is purging her powerful ministers. One confession, and his whole family is saved! Everyone: “How can a confession for framing a court official save anyone? Shouldn't the whole family be executed?” Yue Yun: “Heh. The Empress herself executed him! If I confess, that means the Empress confesses too!” Empress: “A terrible famine has struck Guanzhong. My esteemed ministers, do you have any good solutions?” Yue Yun: “Trade grain for husks. One jin becomes three. As long as the people have something to eat, that's what matters.” Empress: “...” Empress: “The Tartars keep raiding our borders. I wish to put an end to this threat. What do you think, my minister?” Yue Yun: “I have a plan. Send several thousand cavalrymen to scatter laxatives along the river. Don't engage the Tartars. Just kill their cattle and sheep, then dump the carcasses into the river. Within a year, the Tartars will collapse without us having to attack.” Empress: “...” Empress: “A surrendered general has come to join us. I have no intention of accepting him, but I fear losing the trust of the realm. Do you have a good solution?” Yue Yun: “First, have the Duke host a grand banquet for him. Then take a token from him and send him out to war. Use the token to force his son into rebellion, then catch him off guard and have his deputy execute him in front of both armies! I call it the ‘Golden Saber Stratagem’!” The Empress furrowed her brow, the corner of her mouth twitching. “Why does everyone I find turn out to be so sinister and deranged? He's a literal evil spirit, the King of Hell walking among the living!”