Because, once the child had said it and everyone was laughing, it was too late. Everyone knows the emperor is an idiot now, his authority is pretty well broken. If he gets violent at that point his head will be on a spike by sundown.
Which… Not all emperors in real history have been that smart. So it could be a fitting end for the story nonetheless.
Because, once the child had said it and everyone was laughing, it was too late. Everyone knows the emperor is an idiot now, his authority is pretty well broken. If he gets violent at that point his head will be on a spike by sundown.
Which… Not all emperors in real history have been that smart. So it could be a fitting end for the story nonetheless.