Ding Dian's love for Ling Shuanghua is the original author's interpretation of loyalty, a portrayal of people's aspiration for beautiful love in his time, and also his most ideal and precious view of love in his mind.
Of course, with the change of times, people's opinions on many things are also subtly changing.
As a modern man living in the early stage of the Great Cosmic Era, Ye Weiming couldn't understand Ding Dian's actions. If it were him, he would never make the same low-level mistakes as Ding Dian. Moreover, with absolute power, he has more than one way to make Ling Tuisi "naturally" die, then inherit his wealth and marry his daughter...
Indeed, if Ding Dian were replaced by Ye Weiming, then the story of "The Liancheng Decree" would not be a depressing narrative of struggle, but a true feel-good story. The entire core of the story would change, and there would be no room for Di Yun at all.
Therefore, this assumption is not valid.
