This chapter's epigraph comes from the opening lines of Act III, Scene 1 of the novel, which was published in the English edition of the New York Times in December of the same year. In this chapter, we are introduced to a new character named Mingsong, who has just been promoted to the rank of lieutenant. Mingsong has just arrived at the prefecture level, and he has just joined the ranks of the new customers of the government. He is now a new customer for the government, which means that he is a member of the elite class of government employees. When Mingsong arrives at the prefectural office, he
This chapter's epigraph comes from the opening lines of Act III, Scene 1 of the novel, which was published in the English edition of the New York Times in December of the same year. In this chapter, we are introduced to a new character named Mingsong, who has just been promoted to the rank of lieutenant. Mingsong has just arrived at the prefecture level, and he has just joined the ranks of the new customers of the government. He is now a new customer for the government, which means that he is a member of the elite class of government employees. When Mingsong arrives at the prefectural office, he