Idk, I find it hard to get a read on how authoritarian he actually is. If it's not causing any trouble, he might not bother?

Good point! Yeah, true, a lot of the problems do seem to come down to neglect. (I think Chu Shuzhi is an example of the kind of gratuitous cruelty the Regent is capable of than the An Bai situation, which, as you say, isn't exactly typical.)