The point Chu Ge found was precisely that phrase, "to govern the world with scholars and officials."
This phrase had been used before in an instance during Emperor Taizu of Sheng's reign, and now, it was being used again.
Coincidentally, it was exactly what Wen Jun had said.
This matter took place shortly after Wang Wenchuan's reforms, during an imperial court debate.
At that time, the debate between the new and old factions moved from national affairs to the details of the reforms and finally devolved into a verbal firefight. In the end, the emperor, who was wholeheartedly supporting the new laws, couldn't take it any longer and stepped down.
The historical record described the incident as follows:
Wen Jun also said, "The ancestral laws are all in place; there is no need to introduce changes that will lose the people's hearts."
The emperor said, "Changing the laws indeed displeases the scholars and officials, but what inconvenience does it cause the common people?"
