This is a locked chapterChapter 31: Resisting a Decree in Public (Part 1)
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In this chapter, we learn that the emperor has ordered the replacement of the emperor's study companion, who is a lowly magistrate, with a more talented one. The emperor, however, has already punished the former companion for resisting the order. The new companion will be able to serve in the imperial court, and the emperor hopes that the new one will become a good judge in the future. However, the emperor is worried that his health has begun to fail him, and he is afraid that his wife will die before she can be cured. He begs the emperor to send his wife to a famous doctor in the capital so that she may be cured, but the emperor refuses, saying that he must return to the palace to inform the emperor of his decision.
This is a locked chapterChapter 31: Resisting a Decree in Public (Part 1)
About This Chapter
In this chapter, we learn that the emperor has ordered the replacement of the emperor's study companion, who is a lowly magistrate, with a more talented one. The emperor, however, has already punished the former companion for resisting the order. The new companion will be able to serve in the imperial court, and the emperor hopes that the new one will become a good judge in the future. However, the emperor is worried that his health has begun to fail him, and he is afraid that his wife will die before she can be cured. He begs the emperor to send his wife to a famous doctor in the capital so that she may be cured, but the emperor refuses, saying that he must return to the palace to inform the emperor of his decision.