Wei Zheng advises the emperor (CHINGHUA TANG)
1.SYCOPHANTS “Flatterers and sycophants are pests. To pursue power and profit, they try to find favor with the ruler through their pleasing talk and...
1.SYCOPHANTS “Flatterers and sycophants are pests. To pursue power and profit, they try to find favor with the ruler through their pleasing talk and...
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