Chapter 828 - 825: Prosperous Mountains and Rivers
After the Yan Army entered the city, Second Prince Murong Ping followed Murong Yan’s instructions, ordering the Yan Army not to burn, kill, or loot from the civilians, and announced Yan’s new political policies in Chang City.
The civilians knelt and thanked the emperor’s grace, while the Wei nobles who remained in Chang City were filled with resentment, unwilling to leave the old capital of Wei. They intended to negotiate with Murong Ping, planning to use the support of their Wei old aristocratic family to coerce Murong Ping, but they didn’t even get to see Murong Ping’s face.
The implementation of new policies would harm the interests of the old aristocracy. At that time, it was precisely for this reason that the Yan Kingdom, after Empress Ji’s reforms, was scorned by the noble families of various states.
And the reason the monarchs of other states, seeing Yan gradually becoming powerful due to Empress Ji’s new policies, even looking down on other states, could not imitate Yan, was because the rulers of each state did not have the courage of Empress Ji and did not dare to make a decisive break with the aristocracy.
The aristocratic forces were deeply rooted in the court, and a slight mistake could overthrow royal authority. There were precedents for this in various states, so historically, the attempts at reforming to strengthen the states were often weak and ultimately failed due to the pressure of the aristocracy. The strong ministers and pioneers who advocated for reform often met tragic ends.
Empress Ji’s reforms succeeded because of the favorable conditions of the time, place, and people.
But if other countries wanted to imitate, if the reigning monarch did not have the determination to stake everything, and the courage to face the overthrow of royal power, it would be difficult to shake the old regime even a little.
On the twenty-fourth of the same month, Second Prince Murong Ping tidied up the Wei Imperial Palace and led his troops outside the gates of Chang City to welcome Emperor Murong Yu into the city.