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Chapter 9

           AmanwhosimplywishedtoretainhislucrativepostwouldtodayagreewithPfuel,tomorrowwithhisopponent,andthedayafter,merelytoavoidresponsibilityortopleasetheEmperor,woulddeclarethathehadnoopinionatallonthematter.AnotherwhowishedtogainsomeadvantagewouldattracttheEmperor’sattentionbyloudlyadvocatingtheverythingtheEmperorhadhintedatthedaybefore,andwoulddisputeandshoutatthecouncil,beatinghisbreastandchallengingthosewhodidnotagreewithhimtoduels,therebyprovingthathewaspreparedtosacrificehimselfforthecommongood.Athird,intheabsenceofopponents,betweentwocouncilswouldsimplysolicitaspecialgratuityforhisfaithfulservices,wellknowingthatatthatmomentpeoplewouldbetoobusytorefusehim.AfourthwhileseeminglyoverwhelmedwithworkwouldoftencomeaccidentallyundertheEmperor’seye.Afifth,toachievehislong-cherishedaimofdiningwiththeEmperor,wouldstubbornlyinsistonthecorrectnessorfalsityofsomenewlyemergingopinionandforthisobjectwouldproduceargumentsmoreorlessforcibleandcorrect.

           Allthemenofthispartywerefishingforrubles,decorations,andpromotions,andinthispursuitwatchedonlytheweathercockofimperialfavor,anddirectlytheynoticeditturninginanydirection,thiswholedronepopulationofthearmybeganblowinghardthatway,sothatitwasalltheharderfortheEmperortoturnitelsewhere.

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