The Entire Court Heard the Tyrant's Inner Thoughts (Reborn)

Li Ruan returned from the dead.

In his previous life, Shi Wenjing had fought him to the death and installed Prince Jing as emperor. But in the end, that man was even worse than him. Less than ten years later, he lost the empire through extravagance and excess. What a joke.

Reborn into a new life, he would establish an unprecedented golden age and make every last person who betrayed him die without a proper burial. Especially the regent, Shi Wenjing. Hah!

What Li Ruan didn't know was that the entire court could hear his thoughts.

In court, Li Ruan looked at the great general.

In his previous life, the man had micromanaged the command, causing the army's defeat and the loss of two provinces. In the end, Li Ruan, enraged and humiliated, made the general a scapegoat and had him beheaded. This time, I'd better not meddle. I'll hand over all command to him, and I won't keep pushing for results. If he still loses the battle, I'll execute his whole family afterward.

The excited great general said, "Your Majesty is wise. No sage ruler of old could compare!"

The tyrant: ?

Li Ruan glanced at the grand scholar. In his previous life, he'd always treated him as a trusted aide, and the man had praised him as a sage ruler every day. Well, well. The moment I died, Prince Jing confiscated more than twenty million taels of silver from his home. You treacherous bastard. Even my treasury doesn't have that much. Behead him. Behead him.

The grand scholar dropped to his knees, drenched in sweat. "Your Majesty, heavy rains have fallen in the south, and floods may soon break out. I am willing to offer my entire fortune to provide disaster relief and aid the people."

The tyrant sighed. So he really is a loyal subject. A little greedy, but he's good at making money. I'll keep him around for now.

Li Ruan looked across the whole court. Actually, there are plenty of loyal officials among them. When the Great Yong fell in my previous life, many ministers chose to die in battle rather than surrender. They're all loyal subjects. This time I mustn't complain about their nagging. I have to put them all to good use.

The ministers knelt in tears. "No one is wiser than Your Majesty!"

Huh, where's that traitor Prince Jing? Oh, he's fainted.

After Li Ruan returned to life, he brought back a power: he could see the task trees of good and evil growing on other people. He could tell at a glance whether someone was loyal to him. He had assumed that the regent, Shi Wenjing, was plotting to usurp the throne. Who could have known that the task tree formed by his loyalty would blot out the sky and cover the entire palace, while the fruits representing affection were enough to fill Li Ruan's bedchamber?

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1. Tyrant bottom vs. regent top

2. A powerful pair working together to build a golden age. Nothing but pure satisfaction from beginning to end.

3. The sweetness is off the charts. Read with caution.

Theme: It's never too late to turn over a new leaf.