Pleasing the common people and increasing one's reputation among them can potentially influence the choices of neutral courtiers, but there's no necessary connection between the two.
The most effective method, of course, is to directly buy them off.
From this perspective, King Sheng has always been quite clear-minded.
On the other hand, the Sixth Princess is somewhat too idealistic.
In the past, when helping King Sheng, because of the Yin Yang School's prophecy, Li Nuo mostly went with the flow.
If the target switched to the Sixth Princess, he must ensure that everything is foolproof.
From the perspective of the Medical School, no matter how many medical colleges are built or how many people are cured, it's not as valuable as gaining the support of the officials in the Imperial Hospital.
Zhao Country is a sacred land for the Medical School, and the court pays more attention to it, making the status of Zhao Country's Imperial Hospital higher than that of Daxia.