Lu Yi transmigrates into the Great Zhao dynasty just as a new emperor takes the throne with lofty ambitions. Gathering talent from across the Nine Provinces, the emperor establishes Yunxiu Academy to bring together the literary spirit of the realm and divides the Confucian path into nine ranks. The martial path declines, while the literary path flourishes.
When Lu Yi wakes up, he is astonished to discover that he seems to be the son of a great Confucian scholar!
He thought he’d have a life of comfort and luxury.
Then he happens upon a remarkable quest: [Within three days, win the female emperor’s favor and obtain the True Canon of Heavenly Balance!]
Lu Yi: What? The new emperor is a woman? And nobody else knows?!
So Lu Yi confidently takes down the imperial decree in public, determined to enter the palace and see the female emperor’s true face!
The scholars cry out in shock and anger: “Lu Yi! What have you done? You took down the imperial decree! What are we supposed to do now? How can we sign up to enter the palace and serve His Majesty?”
Lu Yi gives a soft laugh. “Heh, it’s simple. I’ll just go meet the emperor alone!”
With that, he pays no heed to anyone else’s feelings, and strides away, calm and confident!
The female emperor: “Tell me this. Suppose you’ve just taken office as a local magistrate. You’re new to the area, your subordinates defy you and obey only on the surface. How would you win them over and establish the law in a short time?”
Lu Yi smiles calmly. “I have a plan. Have a trusted aide disguise himself as a seventy-year-old man, then steal something in the street. The constables will surely beat and berate him. Afterward, spread word of the incident, and the people will condemn those constables. Then use the public’s sense of justice and the will of the people as a pretext to punish them severely.”
The female emperor is puzzled. “If you punish them severely, how will you win them over?”
Lu Yi: “Then post another notice, declaring that the old man was a spy from an enemy kingdom. That will surely turn public opinion around.”
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