opinion between Idiots and Wise

It was said that a king ruled a very large country, and that one day he wanted to make a long road trip. During his return, he found that his feet swelled because of the off-road walk. He issued a decree covering all the streets of his city with lashes, but one of his advisers referred him with a better opinion. A small piece of skin under the king's feet only, and this was the beginning of the shoe soles

What I want to say is that it is not necessary to be wise to become a king.....