In the current circumstances.
Even someone like Gu Xi, the Regent Grand Tutor, has gradually faced criticism.
Left with no alternative, Empress Dowager Deng ultimately issued an edict, admitting her faults.
She claimed, "The administration has lost its balance, leading to frequent disasters," and granted amnesty across the realm.
This was indeed a clever strategy.
The court has many ways to prevent the collapse of people's morale.
After all, the Great Han has just undergone four generations of wise emperors.
But to truly stabilize the people's minds under these conditions, is it possible to do so with just these measures?
The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.
Only through unknown means of the same nature can the people's hearts be truly calmed.
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Changle Palace.
