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No one in the tea stall dared to answer Cui Hao's words.

Although they weren't educated, it didn't stop them from knowing what could and couldn't be said—at least when someone shouted about overthrowing the feudal dog emperor, they would tacitly pretend to be deaf and wouldn't even cast a second glance.

After all, if they went up to pin the person down and were mistaken as an accomplice, it would be a stroke of bad luck.

Cui Hao swept his gaze around, looking extremely smug, as if he had said something incredibly profound that awed the crowd. The smile on his face widened as he said:

The books say, The people may be made to follow a path of action, but they may not be made to understand it.

It means you just let them do it, but you can't let them know why they are doing it.

My father says that Li Junzi wanting to distribute dangerous weapons to everyone in the world is naturally the source of chaos.

The New Deal promoted by Li Junzi is naturally also the root of the chaos in our Xuanwu Kingdom. If it were truly a good policy for the whole country, why would she be driven away like a stray dog?

A burly man looked at Cui Hao's naive and overly honest expression, weighed the colored tea water in his bowl, and although Cui Hao's words and behavior were not endearing, this bowl of tea was still considered a benefit. He called out:

Whether it's the New Deal or not, that's the officials' business. There are some things we can't talk about. Friend, why not just drink your tea?

Cui Hao nodded and smiled, pulled up a stool, and sat next to the burly man, speaking with extreme familiarity:

The New Deal is indeed the officials' business, but whether we participate or not is closely related to you and me. Li Junzi has entered the Xuanwu Kingdom after all, so the implementation of the New Deal is inevitable. I'm just worried that someone will truly become a sacrifice for the New Deal. After all, once the New Deal passes, it will leave a mess everywhere.

Hearing this, the burly man still didn't dare to reply, cursing his bad luck in his heart and calling himself a fool for engaging with this half-wit who had more money than sense and a smart father.

Seeing that the burly man ignored him, Cui Hao shook his head helplessly again:

My father told me not to say these things outside. I just saw that everyone here is a friend, so I spoke from the bottom of my heart.

The burly man couldn't hold back and spoke again:

Your father is right. You should listen to your father and stop talking.

Hearing this, Cui Hao sighed softly:

But I feel my father isn't entirely right. That's a great scholar from Mount Junzi, how could she bring a source of chaos to implement? Friend, I just want to ask you one sincere question: do you think the New Deal is good or bad?

Hearing this, the burly man fell silent for a moment, and finally answered:

Being literate has the convenience of being literate.

Cui Hao nodded with a look of understanding, then stood up:

It's just a pity that there are few people who think like you. If there were more people like you, perhaps the New Deal could be implemented.

My father said that not everyone needs to understand the principles, because if everyone understands, the one who suffers might be yourself.

As his voice fell, the eyes of everyone in the tea stall turned to Cui Hao.

At this moment, everyone was wondering whether Cui Hao was truly stupid or deliberately playing dumb.

Cui Hao waved his long sleeves, turned, and walked out without saying another word.

Chen Baiqing and Li Xingtian listened to this entire conversation from outside the tea stall.

Without any extra movements or words, Li Xingtian and Chen Baiqing tacitly followed him.

Li Xingtian pursed his lips slightly, seemingly still savoring the words Cui Hao had just said.

He was a pure cultivator, and the principles between cultivators were not found in books.

Chen Baiqing looked at Cui Hao ahead and asked:

Do you plan to play the fool at every tea stall and then agitate your theories?

Cui Hao slowed his pace, a smile appearing on his face:

I am, after all, an Ultimate Great Circle Golden Core cultivator. How could I play the fool every time? Didn't Li Junzi bring many foolish Confucian scholars? If it really needs to be done, just let those Confucian scholars do it.

Furthermore, when it comes to agitation, the noble families have a natural advantage. To truly implement the New Deal and resist the noble families, it does require Master to push the general trend. I was just genuinely curious about how the people of the world view this matter.

Li Junzi had been in the capital of the Xuanwu Kingdom for over a month.

During this period, there was not a single trace of the New Deal being implemented, but the noble families and dignitaries of the entire Xuanwu Kingdom capital had already been doing everything in their power to resist Li Junzi.

Whether it was submitting memorials to the throne or publicizing the drawbacks of Li Junzi's New Deal, they even compiled children's nursery rhymes to start slandering Li Junzi.

Nowadays, if children in the Xuanwu Kingdom capital couldn't sing the nursery rhymes slandering Li Junzi, they would probably be ostracized.

Such a massive momentum was also considered the pinnacle of the mortal realm.

Even those who didn't care about who Li Junzi was or what the New Deal was had come to know about Li Junzi and the New Deal due to various reasons.

Among them, Cui Hao had also secretly exerted a lot of effort, silently giving people many ideas behind the scenes. At least a few lines in the nursery rhymes were written by Cui Hao.

The New Deal ought to be discussed and known by people, even if it was negative.

If no one really discussed it and it didn't become a topic of conversation for people over meals and tea, then the probability of the New Deal succeeding would truly not be high.

Li Junzi was not affected by public opinion, nor did she immediately start implementing the New Deal. Instead, she was still in the capital writing her own unique works.

Chen Baiqing naturally had her eyes on Cui Hao and understood what he had done:

You don't need to do so many things. Since Master has made arrangements, as long as you follow the rules and do it, you won't go wrong.

Hearing this, Cui Hao didn't answer but looked at Li Xingtian and said:

Second Senior Brother, what do you say?

Li Xingtian looked over: Say what?

Naturally, about Third Senior Sister's words.

Li Xingtian spread his hands, his tone somewhat helpless:

I've never handled this kind of thing, and I don't understand what you guys want to do.

Anyway, what you and Baiqing said both make sense. Whoever speaks last, I believe them.

Li Xingtian was telling the truth. Sometimes when the two argued, no matter how much he agreed with the reasoning heard earlier and felt it should be so, in the end, he could always be persuaded by the last person to speak.

Perhaps it was because they were people from his own sect, and he was willing to believe them in his heart.

Cui Hao grinned and changed the subject: Then did your Fifth Junior Brother act like a fool just now?

Not really, because your reasoning was very good, Li Xingtian said with a sincere tone. Junior Brother, sometimes you are like Master. If the situation permits, you always choose to be a good person for once.

Hearing this, Cui Hao froze, stopped in his tracks, and stared intently at Li Xingtian.

Seeing this, Li Xingtian also slowly stopped. Looking at Cui Hao staring at him, there was confusion in his expression:

What's wrong?

Cui Hao spread his hands, his tone rather exaggerated:

Second Senior Brother, you really are the most affectionate and righteous Second Senior Brother. You actually saw through the most sincere side of your Junior Brother's heart.

Li Xingtian looked helpless, naturally feeling that Cui Hao was teasing him:

Although I've never beaten you up, if you act like this, your Second Senior Brother won't be able to hold back.

Chen Baiqing smiled slightly without speaking.

She naturally understood that when Cui Hao's sincere side was seen through, he subconsciously wanted to use playing dumb to cover up his inexplicable embarrassment.

In Chen Baiqing's line of sight.

Cui Hao leaned against Li Xingtian's side with a rogue-like appearance:

Second Senior Brother! I still want to hang out with you in the future.

Li Xingtian shook his head helplessly and said:

"As long as you don't try to pull a fast one on Second Senior Brother."

"How could I possibly fool Second Senior Brother?"

Upon hearing this, Li Xingtian replied with absolute certainty,

"You can."