"Tell me, once people reach the top, can they still see the path they climbed to get there?"
"I think that's hard."
"There are countless roads under Heaven. Which one was ever opened for lowly commoners like you?"
"The foundation of a king's realm should be its scholars. Rule the realm alongside the scholar-officials."
"You look down on the common folk and call them lowly, but perhaps you've forgotten: without their hard work, where would your fine clothes and rich meals come from?"
