After a round of turmoil and struggle, the emperor finally reunified the realm.
And with the help of the modifier, it entered a period of distorted prosperity.
Everyone ate meat and drank wine as if they were free.
In reality, that was indeed the case.
The emperor provided the best welfare: everyone had basic food to eat.
Even if they did nothing, there was still plenty of food available for collection.
The problem of famine was completely solved.
Once people no longer worried about food, all kinds of economic activity naturally emerged.
At this time, the Sage once again came to ask while Wenren Sheng was resting. "Why did you help him cheat when everything was going so well?"
"I'm conducting an experiment to see whether taking turns being emperor can make the world better."
Wenren Sheng replied casually, "Because he offered too much."
"Was that really such a simple reason?" The Sage was momentarily speechless.
"Couldn't emotions, faith, and ambition—those precious things—outweigh the benefits he offered?" the Sage sighed.
"Heh. If you always want to govern the world through morality alone, you'll only lose miserably."
"Only by governing through the restraint and distribution of benefits can you grasp the core."
"The things you mentioned can only work for a while. Only benefits are eternal."
Wenren Sheng shook his head.
The Sage fell silent.
"Could you explain in detail?" he asked again.
"No system can operate against the laws by which benefits function."
"Do you think that if everyone were gentlemen, everyone were sages, and everyone strengthened their moral cultivation and self-restraint, a system could be run better?"
"That's impossible."
"You can create an excellent ideal, but that ideal must also take everyone's interests into account, allowing everyone to gain something from it," Wenren Sheng said.
"Whether spiritually or materially,