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Chu Zhao, an unfavored prince, volunteered for a remote fief to live a lazy, carefree life—teasing birds, drinking farmhouse wine, and mediating trivial disputes for villagers. To his shock, his "slacker moves" were all misinterpreted as wisdom: letting villagers elect their own leaders was called "wise leadership"; giving idle official land to refugees was praised as "foresight"; even his excuse for avoiding paperwork—"letting subordinates grow"—became a story of "caring for officials." The emperor, suspicious and fearful, sent spies and imperial envoys to investigate. But the spies ended up learning to bargain at the market with him, and the envoys were dragged to help elderly women carry water—all becoming his biggest fans. Watching his reputation grow more mythical by the day, Chu Zhao cried out in despair: "I really just wanted to lie flat!"
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