Qin Yao held a book, sat by the table, and asked, "For those who delight in the people's joy, the people will share their joy; what is the next line?"
Liu Ji sat upright at the table, his eyes watching the raindrops falling from the eaves outside the window. After being dazed for a moment, he answered, "For those who worry about the people's worries, the people will share their worries."
Qin Yao asked, "What does it mean?"
Liu Ji swallowed, "It means if a king takes the people's happiness as his own, then the people will also take the king's happiness as their own. If the king takes the people's worries as his own, then the people will also take the king's worries as their own."
The original phrase did not mean this, but since he referenced Landlord Ding's commentary, he directly identified the pronoun in the text as the king.
This is also a way of answering, aimed at pleasing authority.
Qin Yao considered his answer correct and continued to the next question.
