If it were not for Qin Xiyue—the richest woman in the world—backing him up, coupled with Chu Ying forcing wealthy merchants across the Chu State to bleed a fortune, the imperial treasury would likely have gone bankrupt long ago. By then, let alone playing the fool emperor, he and every single concubine in the inner palace would have had to take to the streets to beg for food.
Of course, if Prince Rainsworth truly had the resolve to break his wrist to save his arm—on one hand stripping the nobles of their privileges, and on the other ceding benefits to the domestic slaves—then Chu Ying would have nothing to say and could only tip his hat to him.
Hearing this, Prince Rainsworth let out a faint sigh. "Your Majesty’s strategic brilliance is beyond my reach."
Chapter 572