In the second year of Jingde in Daliang, the nineteen-year-old emperor Xiao Chengjun had been on the throne for two years, but he was a notoriously fatuous emperor.
Fighting with crickets, drinking strong wine, and composing sour poems, memorials piled up like mountains, and he only lazily commented on them with three words: "I understand."
All civil and military officials in the dynasty regarded him as a laughing stock.
Fang Qi'an is a crazy minister who is reviled by everyone in the world.
The Queen Mother put a knife on his neck and forced him to enter the palace to teach this incompetent emperor.
The first lesson he taught the emperor was to smash his most beloved cricket jar in front of Xiao Chengjun, leaving a mess on the ground.
The emperor was furious and drew his sword.
Fang Qi'an stood still where he was, not retreating at all, and only said word by word:
"I will not live for more than a few years. Your Majesty must learn to walk on his own before he dies."
