Those who were slow to react also knelt down.
Immediately after, they were seen shouting in unison, "We greet Prince Lin and Grand General Esdeath!"
The Little Emperor saw this scene and not only wasn't angry, but even showed a smile.
Seeing this, the civil and military officials below bowed their heads so low that they almost touched the ground.
Lin Che glanced at the Little Emperor and said, "Adjourn the court."
The Little Emperor nodded, and then announced the adjournment of the court.
The news of the Minister's death spread among the officials after the court adjourned, and for a time, the entire Imperial Capital fell into madness.
Those who had been attached to the Minister were all trembling with fear.
Some virtuous officials loyal to the Empire shed tears of excitement, shouting that the Empire was saved.
In addition to the news of the Minister's death, there were two other explosive pieces of news.
That was Esdeath becoming Grand General and Lin Che becoming a Prince of a Different Surname.
At this moment, everyone knew that the Imperial Capital was about to change.
As expected, the day after the news spread, the Little Emperor began to issue new policies.
He recalled the old officials, while simultaneously cracking down on the Minister's faction, executing all the officials and nobles who were attached to the Minister.
The wanted order for the Night Raid members was withdrawn, and an announcement was even issued, stating that the Empire was willing to recruit Night Raid members.
Najeta, the leader of Night Raid, was even reinstated as an Empire General.
Then came the major reshuffle of the Imperial Capital Guard, the Military Police, and the City Defense Army.
In fact, these policies were all organized by Lin Che and then implemented by the Little Emperor.
The Empire was rotten to the core, and it would take some time to revive it.
Lin Che had the governance policies of China from several thousand years in his mind, so he was naturally confident in revitalizing the Empire.
However, there were too many of those policies, and it was impossible to implement them all at once.
It required a gradual, step-by-step implementation.
As these policies of Lin Che were implemented, the nobles of the Empire could no longer sit still.
This was because many articles in the policies encroached upon their interests.
For a time, almost all the nobles raised their armies in rebellion.
Lin Che was completely unconcerned by this and directly handed the suppression over to Esdeath.
Since this woman loved war and loved to brutalize, he would let her deal with those nobles.
Using their own methods against them!
Let them also experience the fear of being dominated by Esdeath!
...
Night Raid, the base outside the Imperial Capital.
Najeta, dressed in a suit, with short white hair, wearing an eye patch and a prosthetic limb, looked at the letter in her hand with a somewhat grim expression.
Just then, Leone, with blonde hair and a hot figure, ran in.
When she saw Najeta's expression, she couldn't help but ask, "BOSS, what's wrong?"
Najeta put down the letter and sighed, saying, "Leone, do you think the Revolutionary Army is truly for the poor people?"
"This..." Leone was momentarily unsure how to answer.
Although the Revolutionary Army was rebelling under the guise of overthrowing the Empire, its internal situation was not much better.
Especially those higher-ups!
Perhaps at the very beginning, the Revolutionary Army was truly for overthrowing the Empire and establishing a new country without oppression and Darkness.
But as the Revolutionary Army grew stronger, the initial intentions of some higher-ups changed.
Now that the Minister was dead, the Little Emperor of the Empire had begun to work hard and implement benevolent policies, bringing a glimmer of light to the originally completely Dark Empire.
If that was the case, then why overthrow such an Empire?
Most importantly, these benevolent policies were very likely the work of that Your Highness Prince Lin.
From this, it could be seen that Your Highness Prince Lin was a good Your Highness Prince who cared for the poor, and he was saving this corrupt Empire.
But just today, the Revolutionary Army higher-ups sent Najeta an order: assassinate Lin Che!
Clearly, the Revolutionary Army did not want the Empire to be saved.
They hoped the Empire would become more and more corrupt; only then would they have a reason to overthrow the Empire, recruit more talented people, and form more armies!
The appearance of Lin Che clearly made the Revolutionary Army higher-ups feel a sense of crisis.
Seeing that Leone couldn't answer, Najeta couldn't help but reveal a bitter smile.
She had, in the end, misplaced her trust!
Leone glanced at the contents of the letter, and her expression immediately changed.
The people of the Imperial Capital now deeply loved Lin Che; if Night Raid were to assassinate Lin Che at this time, wouldn't they be hated to death by the people?
"BOSS, what should we do?" Leone was momentarily at a loss.
"Assassination is impossible; I need to find an opportunity to meet with that Your Highness Prince Lin!" Najeta couldn't possibly kill a wise king, so she had to test Lin Che to see if he was a wise king.
If he was, then she would disobey the orders!
Night fell, the Imperial Palace.
Lin Che sat on the throne, writing some new policies.
When he was halfway through writing, Esdeath walked in.
She was dressed very coolly, in a white dress, her pure white, jade-like small feet bare, walking directly on the floor.
Lin Che couldn't help but gulp as he looked at those beautiful feet.
It wasn't that he had a special fetish, but they were truly beautiful!
It was strange to say, Esdeath was clearly a General who practiced martial arts every day, but why were there no calluses on her feet at all?
Not only that, this woman wore high-heeled boots every day, yet her toes were not deformed.
Was it because she drank the blood of a Super Danger Beast, and this was a special effect that came with it?
Just like how he was washed by the Holy Fire, changing from ordinary to extraordinarily handsome?
"Do they look good?"
Just as Lin Che was staring blankly, Esdeath suddenly asked.
Lin Che put down his pen and admitted with a smile, "Not only do they look good, but I also want to play with them a bit!"
Esdeath's lips curved upwards, revealing a smile.
She slowly walked up to Lin Che, then sat on the table, placing her beautiful feet on Lin Che's thighs.
The two of them were face to face, admiring each other.
Lin Che was not polite and immediately reached out to play with them.
Soft and smooth, not only was there no strange odor, but there was even a faint, subtle fragrance.
"I suddenly want to start a live stream and let those little sluts in the group see how you look now." Esdeath's other foot slowly moved upwards.
"Hiss! Stop messing around!" Lin Che sucked in a cold breath, unsure if it was from pleasure or fright.
Esdeath smiled slightly, got down from the table, turned around, and left.
Lin Che was immediately dumbfounded. What was going on?
She aroused his desire and then ran away herself?
He shook his head helplessly, only able to calm his restless heart and continue writing policies.
This time he was writing about the Empire's bureaucratic system.
The current bureaucratic system was too chaotic, without clear positions and responsibilities.
So Lin Che, based on the ancient bureaucratic system of China, took its essence and discarded its dross, creating a new bureaucratic system.
It was mainly divided into three parts: central, local, and military.
To strengthen imperial power, Lin Che adopted the six ministries of ancient China: Personnel, Revenue, Rites, War, Justice, and Works. The six ministries were directly responsible to the Emperor.
The local official system was set up with four levels of administrative agencies: province, city, county, and village.
However, the appearance of the Ministry of War would allow literati to control the military, leading to an awkward status for military generals.
So Lin Che also established a Ministry of National Defense, similar to the Tang Dynasty's Heavenly Strategy Office.
The Empire now had two great Generals, so he would let General Bude serve as the Minister of the Military and Esdeath serve as the Minister of the Ministry of War.
Lin Che was worried that the new bureaucratic system might not be suitable and that these people from another world might not understand overly complex official titles, so he didn't create titles like Shangshu or Shilang. He just called them Minister, which was simple and clear!
The Prefects in various places were changed to Governors, the City Lords of the main cities were changed to Mayors, the City Lords of the county towns were changed to County Magistrates, and the leaders in the villages were still called Village Chiefs.
The hierarchy was strict, with each level responsible for the level below it.
For now, this was it; adjustments would be made based on the actual situation later.
After Lin Che finished writing the bureaucratic system, the sky outside had already brightened.
He stood up and stretched.
"If I were Emperor, I should also be a benevolent ruler!" Lin Che joked to himself, then went to wash up and rest.
The Little Emperor would implement the things on the table himself.
The sleeping quarters where the Little Emperor originally rested were now occupied by Lin Che.
All of the Little Emperor's belongings were thrown out and replaced with new ones.
After washing up, Lin Che lay down on the imperial bed and quickly fell asleep.
However, it was at this moment that several members of Night Raid infiltrated the Imperial Palace.
They didn't alarm anyone, changed into the clothes of guards and maids, and successfully reached the Emperor's sleeping quarters.
When Leone saw this scene, she said with some shock, "This Your Highness Prince Lin actually occupied the Emperor's sleeping quarters; this is even more audacious than the Minister!"
Najeta, however, shook her head and said, "It's not that simple; if he were someone like the Minister, why would he constantly implement benevolent policies, clean up the parasites in the Imperial Capital, and offend all the nobles?"
"BOSS, then you mean?" Leone seemed to have thought of something and asked with some disbelief.
"He should have controlled the Little Emperor using a secret technique, and then used this puppet Emperor's hand to save this country!" Najeta guessed.
"If that's true, then that's too amazing!" Leone said with some admiration.
"Whether it's true or not, we'll know if we go in and ask." Najeta said as she walked towards the sleeping quarters.
The other members of Night Raid exchanged glances and followed her in.
The originally sleeping Lin Che was also woken up by their noise.
He got up, put on a coat, and saw Najeta and her group.
Besides Najeta, there was also a hot blonde beauty, a black-haired girl with Akame holding a sword, and a tall, muscular man in armor.
Without thinking, he could guess that they were Leone, Akame, and Brand.
These three were also the three strongest members of Night Raid in terms of combat power at the moment!
At this moment, all of them had been mobilized.