Epilogue To Zhanshi's Room

The emperor and minister relationship can be seen on page 284 of the text with the conversation Chunyu Fen has with the king. “ Now that he had to put up with groundless complaints and defamation, he was very unhappy”, this quote shows his obligation and respect that he has for the current king. Even with all the hard work he did in Southern kingdom he did not let this inflate his ego. He remind loyal to the king that has given Chunyu Fen his position of power.

“Yes that’s the one. He’s known us since we were tadpoles and he tells us about his adventures in the river.”

Emperor K’ang-hsi was one of the greatest Chinese emperors of all time. Ruling from 1662 to 1722 he was also one of the longest ruling emperors in Chinese history and for that matter the world. K’ang-hsi brought China to long-term stability and relative wealth after years of war and chaos. Jonathan Spence writes from the eyes of K’ang-hsi getting his information from K’ang-hsi’s own writings. Though a little biased towards himself this book still provides important insight into his mind. Emperor of China is divided into six parts; In Motion, Ruling, Thinking, Growing Old, Sons, and Valedictory.

In 211 BCE, another ruler was thinking the same thing about himself. Shi Huangdi looks at the field of peasants laboring away. He liberated all of China, started the production of the Great Wall of China, reformed the political system, and put down any opposition dared to show its head. He smiles to himself, remembering his claim that his

Aixin quickly stood up and enthusiastically asks, “Then can i see it please!” But shen just laughs and says, “How bout I show you a real bunny instead.”

In October of 211 B.C E., the First Emperor set sail for his fifth tour of his empire. The emperor was looking for an elixir of immortality. The elixir was stuck on an island guarded by a sea monster. Along side him during his journey was, Li Si, Meng Yi, and Zhao Gao. Li Si was still the prime minister during the Qin Dynasty. Meng Yi was the younger brother of General Meng Tian. Zhao Ghao was a palace eunuche and minor official of low rank (85). During this time, the First Emperor was already afraid of death. He had undergone assassination attempts before the journey. He was also seeking immortality. After nine months on the journey, the emperor was nine thousand miles away from home. The emperor suddenly became ill (87). The Qin Dynasty

The Emperor usulally gets the last word in anything that happens in his nation. This rank is went on, not picked up.

With the events taking place, “he” abdicated over concern for the future of the nation. The stamp of the Emperor and the signatures of those ministers gave verification to the document. The letter’s intent was simple and straightforward, to bring into the conflicts and to form a government of all the people. A telltale remark in the last line expresses concern that Dowager Empress Longyu wanted to save the life of the Emperor, “… and will enjoy the respectful treatment of the nation” (Proclamation).

Sebald described the second emperor, Kaung-hsu, as being “fascinated by the mysteries of modern machines” (152). Although this may seem like a minute detail, Kaung Hsu’s love of modern machines is a representation of his favor for modernization. It was this interest in modernization that eventually led to a great disagreement with the Empress (152). Once it was clear that Tz’u-hsi would deny the nation of Kaung-hsu’s ideas of modernization, Kaung-hsu attempted to “wrest power to himself” and was stopped by the Empress (152). The Empress then imprisoned Kaung-hsu in a moated palace (152). Once the Emperor was confined, the Empress would be able to rule uncontested for as long as she lived and as long as the Emperor was powerless. To keep the Emperor powerless, Tz’u-hsi made sure that he stayed isolated for ten years until the late summer of 1908 when he started having “chronic headaches and backache, renal cramps, hypersensitivity to

He turns to the busty blonde reporter who is smiling at him, her dress cut so low he is surprised that

China is a country with a long history. Looking back in history, there are many virtuous personages. After I read the Book of Odes and the Chronicles of Zuo, I found that both the official Zhongshan Fu and the Zichan are outstanding people, who help their duck to make a better kingdom.

Instead of following the horde of people, Xiumei turned to crown prince’s palace, where her cousin was resting, with her personal attendant, Zhaohui, trailing behind her.

As the empress dowager shot Zhing another cold glare and lifts her chin up and says, “The emperor is probably just curious and playing around” a guard informs her that the Minister of Central Affairs (Sun Da), Minister Yu, Minister of Palace Affairs (Gao Yi), and Minister Yan Tai are requesting a meeting with her.

As Zhanshi approaches JingYi’s room, he was surprised to hear screaming from inside the room. “Ahhhh...HOW CAN HE DO THIS TO ME!!!!...Ahhhhh ---crash--smash--”. { What is going on inside there?! } Zhanshi question to himself and pushes the door of the room open. As he walks into the room, he was again surprised to see it in a mess.

“You look gorgeous, My Lady! Absolutely beautiful! I have never seen such beauty like you in all the Seven Kingdoms, Lady Kang. Perfectly fitting for the next Crown Princess. My Crown Princess-” Seulgi broke out of her trance blanking out into the distance as the plump, cheeky seamstress claps her clammy hands excitedly in childish giggles.