In this chapter, Cai Ming, the principal inspector of the Imperial Academy, is introduced. He tells Cai Ming that the emperor has ordered him to reopen the Qingyuan rebellion case, but that the case must not mention the dead ancestors. This is a disrespect to the grievance of the deceased ancestors, and the emperor will lose his authority if the case cannot be reopened
In this chapter, Cai Ming, the principal inspector of the Imperial Academy, is introduced. He tells Cai Ming that the emperor has ordered him to reopen the Qingyuan rebellion case, but that the case must not mention the dead ancestors. This is a disrespect to the grievance of the deceased ancestors, and the emperor will lose his authority if the case cannot be reopened