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A state that punishes integrity as a faction crime has chosen its own executioners

This lesson plays out across 1 chapter of the chronicle. Read where it was learned — and what it cost.

• The Emperor Who Priced the Empire
  Eastern Han — Ling Di (Depth) · 170 AD - 183 AD

  Ling Di posted price lists for government office, ran a market stall in the palace for practice, and called two eunuchs his father and mother. The empire's honest men were meanwhile banned from office for life.