Taejo, the founder of the Dynasty, had emphasized the Confucian belief that <em>"the ideal Emperor should understand the suffering of farmers and directly experience their toil"</em>. Seongjong, the sixth ruler of Goryeo, followed this ideal and established policies by which the district officials were appointed by the central government. In addition, all privately owned weapons were collected to be recast into agricultural tools.
The correct answer is:
a)because Confucius valued virtue for both rulers and citizens.
