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Therefore, unless the emperor personally decrees the expansion of the Great Liang city.
Otherwise, with Song Zan alone as the governor of Great Liang, where would he get the qualification to mobilize the world's resources and seek benefits for himself?
Even so, he must not be the one to initiate the proposal, otherwise, even if the emperor adopts it, he, the initiator, would offend others.
The officials from all regions who suffer from the harm to their interests would all resent Song Zan, and this would be greatly detrimental to the opponent's future development in the officialdom.
Although a solitary official is often liked by the emperor and used as a tool to purify and reform the bureaucracy,
if there were a choice, who would want to be a solitary official?
In officialdom, it is gratifying to call upon numerous colleagues to respond and be a leader of The Upright, is it not?
However, in these times, it is indeed not easy to be The Upright.
