This story mainly tells that the emperor paraded in the so-called "clothes that only sages can see" made by two swindlers because of vanity, and was laughed at.
Andersen really knows the weakness of human nature. He asked the emperor, ministers and people to help the scam land safely. He "told an imaginary story in the form of dialogue with dramatic liveliness", not simply because he "satirized the ugly nature of feudal rulers", but because he frankly taught adults a lesson on human weakness and warmth.
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In Andersen's story, the main purpose of the emperor to buy this magical new dress is to govern the country more effectively in a simpler way, which is very similar to the function of ideology. Ideology is created in a distorted form to safeguard the interests of the ruling class.
Similarly, when the emperor heard of a magical coat, the first idea that came to his mind was to use it to better govern the country. "Put it on, I can clearly judge whether the civil and military officials are competent; It is easier to distinguish between a wise man and a fool. "
Although the emperor is crazy about new clothes, the most fundamental driving force of his desire for this kind of clothes is to govern the people in a simpler way: to enjoy the highest authority easily without overworking the country.
Ideology works in a strikingly similar way: "Citizens think they obey God's will, but in fact, they obey priests and tyrants." In other words, just like the liar in Andersen's fairy tales, the king can firmly control his subjects by making up some "beautiful lies". It was for this reason that the emperor naturally decided, "I should make an appointment to let them start spinning cloth."