72、Planning is up to people (seeking further reading)

Being greedy for one or two silver pieces is still greed.

If the crimes of the "Upright Officials" in the Court were exposed to the whole world, the common people would surely say that they deserved to be killed.

Therefore, Emperor Chongming had strong reasons for killing any officials in the Court, and justifiably so...

As Commander Liu finished pondering the turbulent affairs of the Court and Jianghu, Ouyang Shuda, seated beside him in the pavilion, had already finished drafting the national policy and handed it to his trusted confidant.

"After this parting..."

"The roads across the high mountains will be long, and we may never meet again."

"Teacher, you are advanced in years, and the roads are plagued by bandits. Would it not be better if I, your disciple, took the trouble of assigning a few family servants to carry water and supplies for you?"