Fragments of Machiavellian Strategy

His cousin was shot dead by his opponent, but his father, who was a second-rank official, died mysteriously in the rebellion in which not a single soldier was lost... The young man stayed in the temple for three years, and was summoned to the palace by an imperial edict. After the palace examination, he won the title of civil servant, and was transformed into the prince of the country. Dai Yuan, a prominent figure, said that his son inherited his father's legacy, and some said that he had half a fragment of his political strategy...