Knowing this, one of his highest ministers tried to take advantage of him.
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他们二人正是嘉、万时期文人与权臣的代表,而他们命运的坎坷也正是当时文人与权臣命运的缩影。
They both stand for scholars and influential ministers in the reigns of the Emperor Jiaqing and the Emperor Wanli respectively and their fates are those of the two types in miniature.