The two parties control the government. A powerless young emperor sits on a high throne with no one available. In the end, it is him who works step by step, using his body as a bait and his life as a bet. He does not care about self-esteem, reputation, gains and losses, life and death, and helps him control the world.
"I can hand over the Tiger Talisman, I can be infamous, I can behead the merchant, but he wants to live... I have done a lot of things for you, and I have never asked you, and now I beg you to let him go."