Dedication to the Nation’s Splendor

When Fang Shifei served as the Director of the Ministry of Revenue’s Treasury Section, all who disapproved of her ultimately faced corruption investigations. After Fang Shifei was promoted to Vice Minister of Revenue, all whom she disapproved of ultimately faced corruption investigations. Exhausted, the Minister of Revenue draped his arm over the Imperial Censor’s shoulder and proposed: “Lord Censor, I have an extraordinary investigator in my department – meticulous and knowledgeable. Perhaps she should be transferred to your office.” …Thus, unprecedented harmony descended upon the imperial court. The Jiangnan region suffered a severe drought, leaving corpses of the starved littered the...