As an emperor, one might lack exceptional martial strength or vast knowledge, and might not necessarily need to understand cultivation or production.
However, there is one thing an emperor must understand and be adept at.
That is recognizing people.
An emperor needs to know what a person is suitable for and place them appropriately.
Choosing the right person, on a small scale, is making full use of one's talents; on a larger scale, it can ensure peace throughout the realm.
Choosing the wrong person can lead to neglect in governance at best, or chaos in the empire at worst.
Such situations have occurred numerous times in Zheng Yi's original world.
Unconsciously, Zheng Yi developed a set of skills for discerning people that remain mostly undiscovered.
When his cultivation was low, this technique for assessing people rarely faltered. As his cultivation grew, his judgments became increasingly accurate.
