Superiority?

In chapter five and six of Gulliver's Travels we are introduced to the laws and culture of the Lilliputians. But the climax of both chapters does not revolve around these, instead it revolves around the fire incident in the emperor palace which is solved by the act of Gulliver urinating on the fire and therefore putting it out.

Even though this is a heroic act and without it, the consequences could have been worse, it also shows superiority. Throughout the past chapters we have seen that Gulliver respects the emperor and is very grateful when he is granted his freedom. Also the only thing that Gulliver wishes to do is gain the emperors trust. But the way he put out the fire shows to the Lilliputians that in the end the 'giant man mountain' has and will always have superiority. So obviously the emperor feels threatened because it demonstrates to the kingdom his weakness, and as a leader he must not allow this to happen.