This is a classic novel telling the rules and hidden rules in the Chinese officialdom. The protagonist Lao Ts'an decided to not enter the officialdom, and he traveled around China and lived on his medical skills. And the twisting travels were actually adventure in the inner officialdom. Lao Ts'an observed as he traveled. In the vast officialdom, among the various officials, the true faces of the 'honest and upright officials', approaches and details for getting a promotion made people frightened after reading, unveiling the rules and hidden rules in Chinese traditional officialdom culture.
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