In the early hours of January 1, the foolishness value was tallied.
Zi Shou opened the system interface.
[Foolish Emperor System] [Host: King Zhou, Zi Shou] [Checking reputation] [Tally imminent] [Foolishness value: 23] [Tally in progress]
After all those twists and turns, he actually still had 23 points.
Zi Shou was so moved he wanted to cry.
Finally!
Three points were his earnings from the previous tally period. After all that effort, he had finally managed to earn another twenty!
Those twenty points were nothing to sneeze at.
This was a historic step!
One small step for a foolish emperor, one giant leap toward ascending on the spot and punching straight through the Heavenly Dao!
The main sources of his foolishness value were nobles.
As early as the previous tally period, Zi Shou had suspected that the calculation of foolishness value depended on people's status, with different ranks carrying different weights. Feudal Lords and nobles gave more points but were few in number; ordinary commoners gave fewer points but were numerous.
This tally confirmed it.
Zi Shou began analyzing why he had succeeded this time. First, he had deliberately cultivated an impression of himself as a foolish emperor among the nobles and Feudal Lords, and he had gone on a tour to broaden his reach.
His previous foolish acts had only affected the commoners of Chaoge and the Feudal Lords. Leaving the Feudal Lords aside, commoners were the most fickle of all. Once something unexpected happened, his foolishness value would basically vanish.
This time, however, he had not only extended his reach to the commoners along his route but also made sure to affect the Feudal Lords of various regions. Take his declaration that All the World Is Guilty: everyone knew King Zhou differed from the sage king