In the carriage, Ji Yuchen kept mulling about the tax system that Su Wen mentioned.
Su Wen said, "Old man, I've already told you everything that I can say. As for you, don't disturb me in the future. Let's pretend that we don't know each other. If you want to tell His Majesty these things, tell him. But don't bring my name with you. I don't want to cause trouble!"
"His Majesty knows that you are the one who proposed the tax," Ji Yuchen said.
Su Wen shook his head and said, "It's fine if His Majesty knows, but no matter what suggestions you make to His Majesty in the future, it's all your own doing. It's all your own thinking! Don't bring me along anymore. I don't want to get involved in these matters."
In Su Wen's opinion, once he openly proposed reforms, he would be making the world his enemy.
He did not want to throw himself under the proverbial bus.