Chu Fan ignored Liu Ruyan and the others as they continued their discussion. He said, "Of course, we can't simply rely on the people to support the entire country. There's a saying that goes, 'You can trust the power of the people, but never their wisdom.'"

“If the people do not have a wise leader, then the things they want to accomplish may not be realized at all, and may even lead to worse consequences.”

Chu Fan turned his gaze towards Liu Ruyan and Liu Mengli, and said earnestly, "But as the highest-ranking leaders of the Canglan Empire, if you can't unite all the people and make them your strong backing, then are you going to watch helplessly as those forces try to win over the people and ultimately overthrow your rule?"

Liu Ruyan was shocked by Chu Fan's sharp words. Although she had begun to believe what Chu Fan said, her pride did not allow her to be scolded by others.

Liu Ruyan retorted unconvincedly, "But Your Majesty, aren't you actively wooing various factions within Wei and granting them more power? Isn't this one of the important reasons why Wei maintains good order and its people live and work in peace and contentment?"

Yet, Your Majesty, you keep claiming that this way of governing the country is unacceptable. Is it true that our Canglan Empire is so different from the State of Wei that we really need to adopt a different governing strategy?"

Chu Fan wanted to express his true thoughts at this time, that is, he reused these people in the hope that they would rise up in rebellion and overthrow his rule. But none of them took action, so what could he do?

Seeing someone questioning His Majesty's wisdom, Eunuch Li stepped forward and respectfully asked, "Your Majesty, may I have the permission to speak a few more words?"

Chu Fan waved his hand and seemed a little impatient. He really didn't have the mood to discuss other things now. Chu Fan thought in his heart that there was no one in this world who understood him.

Eunuch Li stepped forward, bowed to Liu Ruyan and Liu Mengli, and said, "Your Majesty the Empress and Miss Liu, please forgive my disrespect."

Liu Mengli responded calmly, "Steward Li, just say whatever you want to say. This is Wei State, and you are the masters here."

After receiving the nod, Eunuch Li said, "You have only seen His Majesty empowering court officials and members of the royal family, but have you ever seen His Majesty eliminate thousands of traitors in one fell swoop, including many nobles and court officials?"

"Have you ever seen His Majesty personally cultivate the fields in his free time? This is how he produced food to provide relief to the disaster victims in Hedong and the Nine Provinces?"

"Have you seen how, for the sake of the people of the world, His Majesty locked himself in a palace and developed a miraculous cure. He also sent imperial physicians to the disaster victims to treat their illnesses. He even invented new building materials, allowing the victims to rebuild their homes around Kaifeng City."

"Have you ever seen how His Majesty personally purified the salt, spending countless efforts, in order to ensure that the people could eat cheap refined salt?"

"Did you see that, in order to repay Shu for its assistance in Wei's time of crisis, His Majesty dispatched 200,000 civilians and five million kilograms of refined salt to rescue the King of Shu and his family?"

"Have you seen that His Majesty, in order to bring justice to the common people of the Three Acropolises, ordered the execution of the mayors of the Three Acropolises and punished numerous powerful people who had committed numerous evil deeds in the Three Acropolises according to the law. He even personally removed Lord Changsun from his position as Minister of War and completely purged the Ministry of War of the bad apples."

"Have you seen how, in order to prevent the people from freezing to death in the cold winter, His Majesty painstakingly discovered a way to use black coal, rendering it non-toxic and bringing warmth to thousands of homes?"

"Have you seen that, in order to elevate the status of Wei's soldiers, His Majesty specially built a martyrs' cemetery next to the imperial mausoleum, so that every warrior who sacrificed their lives for their country can receive the respect and rest they deserve. Furthermore, after the Wei treasury became wealthy, the treatment of all soldiers was significantly improved, and their families were properly resettled."

"Have you ever seen how His Majesty, in order to ensure that ordinary people could have the opportunity to learn, devoted all his energy to producing cheap and easy-to-use rice paper? Um, you have seen this."

"Then, Your Majesty, who is so devoted to the country and the people, even if someone from that power wants to rebel, will anyone follow them? Perhaps the moment they say they want to rebel against Your Majesty, they will be spurned by the people at the grassroots level."

"Do you think they dare to rebel? Do you think they dare to go against your Majesty's will? Obviously not. Your Majesty is deeply loved by the people. Any act of rebellion will be resisted by the entire nation. The foundation of the Wei Kingdom is as solid as a rock and no one can shake it."

After Eunuch Li finished speaking, he stood behind Chu Fan again. In fact, the current Wei Kingdom was not as united as Eunuch Li said. At least there were still many large sects that did not obey the orders of the Wei court, but Eunuch Li would certainly not say it under such circumstances.

Chu Fan was confused at this time. From what Eunuch Li said, he was almost becoming a saint, but most of the things he did were just for his own selfish desires.

It is true that I did some things to make life better for the people of Wei, but I also had another purpose at the beginning, which was to force the court ministers and those forces of Wei to rebel. I didn't think so much about it at the time.

I've been playing it down, but is that really the image I have in the hearts of the people? In other words, the reason I couldn't complete my mission was actually because I had unintentionally established an image of wisdom, which in turn caused those forces that wanted to rebel to lose public support, making it impossible for them to find the right opportunity and excuse.

Chu Fan was truly at a loss for words at this point. His original plot had become a sound policy for governing the country, and the public's will had left him in a quandary. Perhaps this was fate. Fortunately, the system had provided another way to complete the task.

But at this moment, Chu Fan was very confused: Is he really that good? Is Eunuch Li just flattering him?

After all, eunuchs on Blue Star love flattery. What Eunuch Li said is definitely not necessarily true.

Therefore, he could not give up the original plan of forcing those forces to rebel. Now that Xuan paper has been mass-produced, it is time to promote education, improve the literacy rate of the people of Wei, and prepare for the future imperial examinations.

After listening to Eunuch Li's passionate speech, Liu Ruyan and Liu Mengli suddenly realized that Chu Fan had made so many contributions and sacrifices for the Wei Kingdom, which was why the Wei Kingdom was so powerful now.