Chang'an.
Public opinion about the Minister of Justice has swayed back and forth over the past two years.
Two years ago, if someone called him Daxia's greatest villain, few would disagree.
His name instilled fear not only among the courtiers but was also enough to stop a child's cries.
However, over these two years, his reputation has steadily improved because people, upon reflection, realized that although the fact he executed Confucian officials cannot be erased, he has also done more to benefit the people.
The nobles oppressed the common folk, and there was no one in court who could intervene, but he did.
The famous families, arrogant and unchecked, had to restrain themselves in his presence.
On careful analysis, the various reforms in Daxia over the past two years could not have been smoothly implemented without the obstacles cleared by the Minister of Justice for Lord Li. The reforms would have never succeeded without him.
