When the most pragmatic civilian emperor in Chinese history, with institutional wisdom that has been tested for thousands of years, fell into the troubled times of the Three Kingdoms controlled by a wealthy family - he wanted to change not only who was the emperor, but the operating rules of the entire civilization. But when he discovered that the perfect system he designed by himself was creating a new privileged class, this experiment in governing the country across time and space ushered in the most cruel test question: Should we insist on the emperor's way of putting efficiency first, or should we return to the original intention of civilians who care about people's livelihood?
