The next day, the emperor allows the prince to dress as an idiot and go on a mission. The prince asks the emperor if he can go anywhere outside the imperial palace, but the emperor says that he must be the emperor of the state, not the prince of the country. He tells the prince that the prince must be careful not to ask for anything outside of the palace, and that the mission must be "not as simple" as the emperor said it would be
The next day, the emperor allows the prince to dress as an idiot and go on a mission. The prince asks the emperor if he can go anywhere outside the imperial palace, but the emperor says that he must be the emperor of the state, not the prince of the country. He tells the prince that the prince must be careful not to ask for anything outside of the palace, and that the mission must be "not as simple" as the emperor said it would be