This chapter opens with a description of the Ministry of rites, which is responsible for administering examinations, education, etiquette, and foreign affairs. A fifth- grade official and an assistant to the ceremony, external affairs department, the ministry is also responsible for greeting foreigners. It is the job of the fifth-grade official to greet foreign guests, and he never accepts bribes or dirty money from higher-ranking officials. He is praised by his people for his upright conduct. The oracle tells the story of a big shot that occurred in the Daxi kingdom. Four years ago, the holy emperor's son, chenzhongqi, came to the state to mediate a war between the state and others. He sent a letter saying that he had returned to the kingdom. Everyone in the state was relieved, but the wounded man at the post office later came back with a secret document. The wounded man had joined hands with wager and set a trap to the department of justice. He asked the empress to silence all those who knew of the matter