Cao Song quickly chimed in, "Your Majesty's idea is excellent. This way, we can maximize people's enthusiasm for participation. Your Majesty is truly quick-witted and resourceful. I admire you greatly!"
"Grand Minister of Agriculture, please shut up and let me continue!"
"Oh, Your Majesty, please continue!!"
Cao Song gave an awkward laugh, then quickly shut his mouth.
Those around him couldn't help but feel secretly pleased to see Cao Song get his comeuppance.
Liu Hong glared at Cao Song, then continued:
"As for whether people will like it, that's even simpler. As long as I and you all like it, then the people below will naturally like and support it as well."
For example, aren't fragrant tea, dance music, and the delicacies served at the banquet back then all highly sought after today?
"While Your Majesty's words make perfect sense,... this old minister still feels that something is amiss?"
Hu Guang looked at Liu Hong with a somewhat unnatural expression.
"Hey, there's nothing wrong with it. It's just a matter of what the superiors do, and what the inferiors do! It's always been like this since ancient times! Don't you all agree?"
"Uh~!"
Upon hearing Liu Hong's words, everyone was taken aback and, like Hu Guang, looked at the eloquent Liu Hong with some unease.
The emperor's words were truly insightful, penetrating, and thought-provoking, leaving no room for rebuttal.
What a wonderful phrase, "what the superiors do, the inferiors follow." How did this phrase become a compliment when it came from the emperor's mouth? I've certainly learned something new today.
"What? Do you all think I'm wrong?"
Seeing everyone sitting there in a daze, Liu Hong couldn't help but ask with a puzzled look.
"Ahem~ Your Majesty is absolutely right, 'what the superiors do, the inferiors follow' is a very apt phrase!!"
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